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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1909-11-12

government must give IA speciaI per-
init before such business or occuna-
tion can be engaged I'm.
rms latter class includes tho
liquor traillc. So hazardous docs
the government consider this busl-
heSS' before any man can engage I'm
IL he must have a special nermit
iioih the government. A man has
nm Inherent right To engage in anv
business which is legally and moral
iS right' useful or necessary, and for
such' no special permits or liberty Is
required. In order To engage i'm tho
liquor traiiic man must first have
"a special permit or license from the
! United States government, one from
the State, and last, one from the
town or community wherein the
business Is located. A man is not
at liberty to engage In the IIquor
business under the constitution. said
the speaker, as are men i'm other
VocationS for the reason that the bus
mess does not come under anv or
either OF the heads of occupation or
caIIlngs useful or necessary. The
saloon Is an outlaw, and any govern
ment' community or individual aid
ing and abetting 1t Is likewise an
outlaw.
Inc saloon, said the speaker is a
mugWump in politics. II the town
or State is Democratic the saloon Is
Democratic;i ;if Repu blicun the saloon
is Republican. 1t is always In
politics-has always been, and bv
secret and corrupt methods sought
TO and succeeds, too, in most places.
In controlling politics, aad vet howIs
that we should stay out of politics.
The speaker further stated that n
Few years ago the saloon was against
local option, now they are for it, and
against Statewide prohibition. for the
reason' That under local option they
can mold, by hook and crook, certain
towns and cities few wears longer.
whereas, IL the question of State
wide prohibition Is submitted to the
people, the traffic will be wiped ont.
root and branch, in the State. and
this Is what we want to do, and bv
the help OF the good people of the
State intend TO do.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1909-11-12
REME.wBER THE 0ATE THREE DAYS ONLY
Chapman'S, TaZeWell. Va.

rather than pedigree requirements
OF any particular breed type.
Shelling percentage depends upon
Depth OF Kernel, Size and Density
of Cob, Filling of Butts and Tips,
Space ut Cob, Burrows between
Rows.
That is, for best Smelling percent
age, the ear must carry uniform
size well out from Butt to Tip; must
have small cob; deep grains, close
ly set shoulder to shoulder; grains
clustering close around butt and
if possible, covering the tip com
pletely.
Rulses-1. Exhibits confined to
corn raisers, land owners or renters.
of Burke's Garden.
2. Exhibitors may enter rs MANY
tens rs he chooses.
3. Best single ear will be selected
by the Judge from the collection OF
tens
4. Judging will be done on We'd
nesday before Thanksgiving, there
fore exhibits must be at Academy on
Tuesday before Thanksgiving.
D. Exhibits should be done up in
packages of ten ears each, carefully
tied, and with name OF exhibitor at
tached.
6. Exhibitors will remove exhib-
its from building Immediately after
show.-This rule will not be en-
forced.
Red and speckled corn may be en-
tered for display but will not COM
pete for prizes. Ribbons will be
placed on all winnings.
A. S. Greever Sec.
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ADRIA.

Adria, Va, Nov. IO-Rev w
Gose preached an excellent sermon
at this place Sunday.
Mrs Scinthia Shmder sent few
In Graham last week.
Mrs. Alice Peery OF Five Oaks
was visiting her mother at this place
Monday.
Misses Belle and Kate Mann.
were The guest OF Miss Viola ConIev
Sunday.
Miss Elizabeth Compton and Miss
rose Davidson spent Wednesday
night ut Mrs. Minnie Sluss.
Mr.. Il. ID. Mccall. returned TO
MS home at Shrader last week. from
Arizona where he has been for the
past year.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1909-11-12
In a Quandarys

Editor Clinch Valley News: The
Secretary of the Corn Show in
Burke's Garden is in quandry.
lie wants you to be present at the
Show, as you are sort of Commits
sioner of Agriculture for Ta~ewelI
county, and because you will be
wanting our exhibitors 10 show corn
at your Fair Corn Show next Sep
tember, and for reasons more person
al, also; but-there are some matters
to be adjusted first. You haven't
recovered those potatoes yet and
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1909-11-12
Burke'S Garden.

Rev. Graydon Patty after attend
ing the funeral of his late friend, MIR.
Hal Peery, accompanied his father
home and spent day or so with his
mother at the parsonage before re
turning to Emory.
Mrs. A. S. Greever and Master
ALBEIT Sidney were visiting i'm town
for the week end.
Rev. >. o. Hall was in the Gar
den with friends for several DAYS
previous to filling his pulpit OIL Sun
day.
Rev. h. l.. Richie is at home foI
the winter and expects to meet his
regular appointments both here and
in Tazewell.
Miss Belle Huddle had as he,
guests over Sunday Miss Mamie
Harkrader and Mr.. Robert Tarter,
both of WytheviIIe.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1909-11-12
Celebrated His Fifty-First Birth
Day.

Mr.. T.. V. SPOTS, Ex-Mayor OF
the city, celebrated his fiftfy-Grst
birthday on Monday evening at his
home on Mechanics Avenue. A few
congenial friends, viz; Clerk, s. NJ.
Graham, Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Bot
timer, Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w. Doak
gathered around the Ex-Mayor to
congratulate him upon the accession.
and to enjoy dainty but bountiuI
repast served In honor thereof. Mr..
SPOTS has reached and passed the
Summit station in good trim and
with such a head OF steam on as
assures a successful and safe run TO
the end of the journey. May 1t be
a long run!
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1909-11-12
SIX ACRES--6OO BUSHEL.

Mr.. Mat HelmandoIIar, manager
on the farm OF e. Il. Brown, reports
that he has just gathered 600 bushels
measured, corn from six acres OF
land.
Not more than two-three Mt the
outside-years time Is needed to
bring the average Tazewell land up
to this standard. There is much
land In Tazewell that will produce
this quantity now, and by little
careful intelligent management, will
produce l25 bushels to the acre.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1909-11-12

Mr.. and Mrs. rrubie Suiter are
spending n few days with Mr.. Suit
er's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
GTeever.
Mrs. Rush Moss has returned
from a visit to her sisters and other
relatives and friends in Smyth coun-
ty.
Miss Maggie Howell has a large
school and her pupils are quick and
we'll behaved.
Mr.. Steve Boiling has purchased
an interest in J. II. Crockett and
Cos. store and will move his family
next week into TIE house recently VA
Gated by Mr.. Mongle.
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The Oldest Native Voter.

John Moore, tile well known
painter, Is 81 years old today. and
says he Is the oldest living voter.
born In this town. Is he correct ?
lie Is useful man, and deserves 10
live another 5Oyears.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1909-11-12

STRAYED-A small bay mare,
about twelve years old. Suitable
reward will be paid for her return TO
IL. Il. Henry, TazeweIl, OF VIM.
Mitchell, Graham.
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The Columbus journal., 1909-10-20
A BANKERS NERVE
Broken by Coffee and Restored by
Postum.

A banker needs perfect control of
the nerves, and a clear, quick. accu-
rate brain. A prominent banker OF
Chattanooga tells how he keeps him
self in condition:
up to II years of age I was not
allowed to drink coffee, but as soon as
l got out in the world I began to use
1t and grew very fond of it. For some
years / noticed no bad effects from its
use. but in time it began to affect me
unfavorably. My hands trembled, the
muscles of my face twitched, my men
tai processes seemed slow and in other
ways my system got out. of order
These conditions grew SO bad at last
that had to give up coffee altogether
MY attention having been drawn to
Postum, began its use on leaving OF
the coffee. and 1t gives me pleasure to
testify to its value. l find it a delicious
beverage: like it just as we'll as l did
cofiee, and during the years that I
have used Postum I have been free
from the distressing symptoms that &C,
companied the use of coffee. The nerv-
BUSINESS has entirely disappeared, and
I am as steady of hand as a boy of
Is. though / am more than 90 years
old. owe all this to Postum"
There's a Reason" Read the little
book, "The Road to MELVILLE" in
pkgs. Grocers sell.
Ever read the above letter: A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, md fnll Of human
The Columbus journal., 1909-10-20

Editors Note.-This account Of q sew
enteeth century scientific expedition was
published In the Auburn OLD Citizen.
March IS. 1856. as an item Of local in
terest. there living at that place at that
time many descendants of Pauly. the en-
gineer-the Poleys. Parkses. Fosters. and
other families being represented in the
list The original manuscript in French
was in the possession of John Pauley OF
Kansas. who was at the time Of the pub
LEGATION visiting his Illinois kinsmen.
This account is particularly interest
ing at this time. as 1t describes the con-
ditions prevailing on the coast Of Cali
fornia. In 1863. an event fittingly celebrat-
ed by the Golden Gate City.
The malady described by Pauly. which
decimated the ranks OF the French expe-
dition. occurred at the same time as sew
eral other writer's mention a very severe
prevalence of scurvy in California, and
was probably the same.]
The Columbus journal., 1909-10-20

agreed with the Able Chappe that If We per-
ished he might find other means to land else
where with the rest, which would be SUFFICIENT for
making his observations. I embarked then In
the long boat with my four sailors. steering d.
rectly for the coast; the nearer We approached 1t
the more we're sensible of the difficulty OF
landing
We were constantly thrown back by the accu-
INFLATED waves, and our boat threatened all the
while to ship water. When on the point of losing
courage, of the sailors discovered. at a dis
lance, the mouth of an unknown river. This dis
covery animated US; We reached the coast by this
mouth but with great difficulty. I sent back the
long boat for the Able Chappe and the Spanish
astronomers. who arrived safely enough.
Arrived on the peninsula the twenty-frst of
May, 1869, 13 days before the epoch of the tran
sit of Venus. We found no (azile pouvoir nous
METRE labir), the inclemency of the weather.
The savages that repaired to US said that a con-
tagion was prevailing in this country which raw
aged 1t completely. The Interpreter who trans
lated this added that they said that In order to
withdraw ourselves from the influence of this ter
rible malady, it was necessary to remove some
hundred or more leagues farther to the north
The means of undertaking this new journey,
broken down with fatigue as we were; we had
neither horses nor carriers to transport our bag
gage; it was impossible to march on foot. and We
shrank from journey through desert All these
reasons decided us to occupy ourselves with no
business but that which had brought us.
We labored to construct an observatory. which
was ready the twenty-eighth day of May. six days
before the epoch when we would have need of It.
We made our observations on the third of June.
with the greatest exactness
The contagion made new progress every day:
a general sorrow reigned in all this part of Cali
fornia; we were not long without participating In
1t in distressing manner This dreadful malady
came upon us six seven days after the observa-
ton We were wholly without succor; we could
not be useful to one another. because We were at
tackled almost all at once.
The little medicine that we had brought from
France was useless, from want Of knowing how
to apply It.
Nevertheless. the able, all sick as he was, con-
tinued his observations all the time. After OBJ
serving an eclipse of the moon. he at last yield
ed to his fantness the delrium of his disease left
him but little time to examine himself; he died
the first of August, 1853. We were all dying
and the companions of our voyage), when had
the sorrow to close his eyelids.
Our situation and our want Of strength induced
us in this case to bury him without much cere-
mony. l devoted some moments to regret for the
loss had suffered, and In the height of a disease
from which did not expect to recover, took the
precauton to collect all the papers relating to the
The Columbus journal., 1909-10-20

object of the voyage. l placed them in a casket
with an address to the viceroy Of Mexico.
earnestly begged some Indian chiefs who were
about me to make this casket safe in case we
should all die. and to transmit 1t to the vesse!
which ought to arrive in the month of September
to take us. My intention in this was to secure to
my country this valuable depot. l remained in
my condition of Sickness pain and wretchedness
until the twenty-ninth of September.
At last the captain of the vessel arrived, he
had landed at the island of Cerayo. which is sitl-
ated some 30 leagues from San Jose. My Joy was
so much the greater in seeing him that he pressed
me to quit the fearful place where NJ. Liable
Chappe and all the rest had died. We were car
ried to Ceralvo. forgot to say that this cruel
contagion had taken from the chaplain and
nearly all the persons that formed little COM
pany.
Although sick and oppressed with grief. 1 was
compelled to undertake the perilous route which
I had followed In coming. sometimes upon mules
sometimes upon the backs of the Indians, when 1t
was necessary to cross the streams. With all
this trouble. I reached Mexico the twenty-th
day of November. 1869.
There l was received by monsieur the marquis
of Croix, the viceroy Of that country, with COM
passion worthy of that good patriot. He had had
the kindness to send to meet me a carriage and
his physician. Arrived at the capital of Mexico.
and having paid my respects to the viceroy was
lodged by his orders at the expense of the city.
When I left Mexico the marquis de Croix rec
commended me cordially to the commander of
the Spanish fleet in which embarked. We land
ed at Cadiz the twenty-first of July, ITO. The
court was at the Escurial l had myself taken
thither, and presented myself to the marquis dos
sun, then French ambassador In Spain. He re-
ceived me with marks of kindness and consider
alton and gave orders to show me whatever they
have to show strangers in this royal house.
He caused me to dispatch in advance of the
party the strictest orders through the minister of
customs that at no pass on my route must be
searched either myself the chests in which
were the observations which bore.
did not arrive in Paris till the fifth of the fol-
lowing December I sent to the Academy the OBJ
servations that made In California This so
ciety expressed the greatest satisfaction with my
zeal and my services. They presented me to the
king and to all his ministers. They solicited for
me a recommendation Of my labors. His majesty.
Louis XIV granted me a small pension of S00f.
Tie government is too equitable to leave me In
want in the flower of my age. afflicted with the
evils which have incurred for the service. and
indispensably obliged to have a servant to lead
me- hcpe then, from his justice and from his
goodness, that he will grant me an increase Of the |
pension sufficient to enable me to accomplish with
decency the rest of my public career.
The Columbus journal., 1909-10-20
Good Gunnery at Sea.

If our navy's gunners can shoot lit.
tie targets so full of holes nobody is
able to see the exact score they can
shoot up an enemy's big battleships
SO thoroughly that nobody can tell or
many care to know which guns won
the victory. The target practice oil
the Virginia capes should make every
American proud of our ships and OF
the men in them.
The Columbus journal., 1909-10-20

NJ Liable Chappe undertook this voy.
age with a courage worthy of his zeal
for the progress Of science. l was &C.
lectcd to accompany him and we set sail for Mex.
leo in the month of September, 1858.
After a perilous voyage Of about 5000 leagues,
We arrived in Mexico on Easter day. 1869. Time
was passing: We stopped but eight days to re-
fresh ourselves. The viceroy procured US mules
and provisions. and we undertook to perform by
land part of the remainder of our travels, which
was about 800 leagues Amid lofty mountains.
dreadful precipices and arid deserts, encoun-
tered new dangers every day. We failed from
fear thousand times. We were also oppressed
by the excessive heat, which left US hardly
strength enough to drag ourselves A thousand
insects of every species gave no rest by day or
night. and we had constantly to be on our guard
against the very ferocious beasts with which the
country is covered. Moreover. We lacked the nee
essaries of life, for the provisions that got in
Mexico had been spoiled by the heat We were
obliged to live on wild cattle and whatever fruits
we could find here and there. We made our halts
the burning thirst with which We were constantly
consumed; to find one 1t was often necessary to
march a whole days journey.
Arrived In the evening In some valley, or on
the side of some hil we would endeav0r to take
upon the ground let Ia belle etoille) the repose
which our cruel fatigue rendered SO necessary.
When scarcely asleep we were often aroused by
came down upon us from the heights Of the noun
tains Many dark night We had to save our
selves and our equipage. fearful at every step Of
tumbling down some of the precipices.
After running a thousand risks we arrived at
last at the port of San Bias. on the Pacific ocean;
thence We embarked for California on a brigan
tine which the viceroy of Mexico had had pre-
pared. The Pacific ocean. although very tran
gull is not the less dangerous on account of the
(vigies) with which it Is filled.
The great calm which prevailed at that time
caused to despair of arriving in time to accom-
plish the object of our voyage. After six weeks
sailing. during which we made but $50 leagues.
on the greatest breadth of the sea, the shortness
of the time caused us to risk a hazardous exploit
The part of California near which we found our
selves was the port of San Jose-so dangerous
that one had ever landed there The access to
It is guarded by the incessant waves that break
impetuously against the rocks.
The Spanish astronomers who were of our CON-
pany wished to wait for favorable wind to land
at Cape st. Lucas which was distant but ten
leagues. The landing there is indeed less danger
Gus. but did not follow their advice because
we were pressed to arrive at the place of our des-
tination: we resolved to attempt to disembark at
the first land we should discover.
While these gentlemen were yet celebrating.
four Indian sailors and myself let down the long
boat: we took with US half Of the instruments
The Columbus journal., 1909-10-20

months use Of them."-MrA g. A.
WILLIAMS, b. +. D. No. n Boz -.
Gardiner, Me.
No woman should submit 20 . surEi
cal operation. which may mean death.
until she has given Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, made exclusive
" from roots and herbs, . fair trial
This famous medicine for women
has for thirty years proved to be the
most valuable tonic and renewer Of
the female organism. Women resid-
ing in almost every city and town in
the United States bear willing testi-
mony to the wonderful virtue Of Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable COMPOUND.
It cures female ills. and creates radi-
ant buoyant female health. II you
are i'll, for your own sake a. we'll as
those you love. give 1t trial
Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass,
Invites all sick women to write
her for advice. Her advice f. freq
md always helpful.
The Columbus journal., 1909-10-20
Our police are excellent, thanks

Our police are excellent, thanks
to the stimulus of our law. When a
crime is committed a sleuth is put
upon the case and given. say 30 days.
to land the criminal. II the sleuth
fails, he himself pays the penalty of
the crime, less two degrees. Thus. if
the Sigel murder had occurred in
China, a police official would now be
undergoing life Imprisonment. That.
too, is a just and stimulating law.
For If the police can neither prevent
nor punish such crime as the Sigel
then they should be them
The Columbus journal., 1909-10-20
HELD TO STRICT ACCOUNTING

money lender hanged himself on CHS
doorpost. Chi was condemned to
death. You see. he was really respon-
sible for the money lenders death.
"A son able to support his parents Is
Imprisoned for life II he won't do so.
A son unable to support them is i'm
prisoned for three years, as We hold
and quite rightly-that there must be
something wrong with a young man
who can't support his parents.
The Columbus journal., 1909-10-20
Chinese Police Officials Az Expected
to BE Urgent In Preventing and
Furnishing Crime.

In lemon c0lored silk Chinese dip
lomat on an Atlantic City pier talked
about Chinese laws.
Some of our laws. you know, are
very stimulating" he said. For ex-
ample. Chi owed money to a money
lender. Chi would not pay, and the
The Columbus journal., 1909-10-20

HE observation of the tran.
sit of Venus on the Sd of
June. 1896. was an object
OF interest to all the
learned. The Royal Acad.
envy Of Sciences proposed
IN tho King Vo,,fo Wv IN
The Columbus journal., 1909-10-20
Expensive Silence.

Little four-year-old Alice was lying
on the floor whining and crying stead
lily one afternoon. until. her fathers
patience exhausted. he called out to
her: "Oh, stop, Alice, and I'll give
you a penny"
Alice stopped only long enough to
answer: Il can't stop for less than a
nickel! BoOhOO! BOOhOO!"
The Columbus journal., 1909-10-20

The angels are always waiting to
open the windows of heaven over the
head of the man who will bring the
last 1.-THE into the storehouse
The Columbus journal., 1909-10-20
A Ready EXPLANATION.

- Ready explanation.
What is the reason you were SO
late in discovering the north pole?"
Well" answered the explorer, you
see they have such long nights in the
arctic regions that oversight"
The Columbus journal., 1909-10-20
4 French Scholar.

As William bent over her fair face
he whispered: Darling, If / should
ask you in French ii l might kiss you,
what would you answer"
She. calling up her scanty kn6wl-
edge of the French language, ex-
claimed, Billet doux."-Tit-Hits.
The Columbus journal., 1909-10-20
tuberculosis Among Soldiers.

tuberculosis Among Soldiers.
For 1000 active troops in the armies
If the great world powers. the follow
ing figures show the percentage OF
cases of pulmonary tuberculosis:
United States. 472; Great Britain and
colonies. "a; France. So: Germany,
LIS; Austria, 10. and Russia, 81.
The Columbus journal., 1909-10-20
The Soft Answer.

The Soft Answer.
At dinner In Bar Harbor a Boston
woman praised the wit of the tate Ed
ward Everett Hale.
walking on the outskirts of Boston
one day." she said. he and I inadvert-
emily entered field that had a No
Trespassing' sign nailed to q tree.
Soon farmer appeared.
Trespassers In this field are prose
cuted.' he said in grim tone.
DR.. Hale smiled blandly.
But We are not trespasscrs. my
good man. he said
What are you them" asked the
amazed farmer.
"'Were Unitarians.' said DR.. Hale"
STAR
The Columbus journal., 1909-10-20
POOR BOY.

Dear me! Why do you cry so bit
terly?'
I'm cryin' cause I'm so wicked dat
I'm goin' ter play hockey, instead Of
g0in' ter school, boo hoo"
The Columbus journal., 1909-10-20

selves punished for their rank inca
pacity."
The Columbus journal., 1909-10-20

make the necessary outlay to send to
California for this purpose. The late
M. Liable Chappe undertook this voy-
age with courage worthy of his zeal
for the progress of science. l was &C.