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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-04-29

The following two essays on Poca-
hontas, were selected rs the best
among n number of competitios in
the High School:
Pocahontas was the daughter of
Powhatan, the Indian chief. Poca-
hontas often came TO jamestown
with her wild train of Indian boys
and girls, and they played about the
market place like other children.
Pocahontas was devotedly attached
to the English, once she overheard
her father laying plan To massacre
the white men OF jamestown, she
started of in the night, alone, maxi
ing her way through the dark
woods and the tears rolling down
her cheeks, - she begged Capt. Smith
not TO send her back TO her father,
for he would Kill her if he knew
what she had done. This lovely
child who was so often the guard
ian angel of the colony, went to
jamestown, where a Young English
man, named Rolfe fell i'm love with
her. The Indians were considered
such an inferior race that Rolfe
scarcely knew what To do, rs such
a marriage would be regarded as
sin i'm England lie wrote TO Sir
Thos Dale, that he knew the Bible
said that Christians must not marry
strange wives, who were heather,
but Pocahontas was willing To be-
come a Christian. lie said he loved
her with all his heart, as she did
him, and they wanted To marry each
other. Sir ThOs. Dale gave his con
sent and they were married in the
old church mt Jamestown. Before the
marriage Pocahontas was baptized
under the name "Rebecca. Rolfo
took her TO England where she was
called Lady Rebecca and treated like
n Princess. AT the court of King
James, she met Capt. Smith. She
was then twenty one years old and
he thirty seven, il had been about
six years since they parted. Capt.
Smith thought il would not be best
for her TO treat him as sheu sed TO do
in Virginia, so he was very dignilied
and called her Lady Rebecca," up
on which she rut her hands before
face and began To cry, and said IL
was unkind in him TO treat her so
coldly, that she called him" Father"
when he was in her country, and
she would call him Rather. This
was their last meeting. She had one
child, born in England. Soon after
her interview with Captain Smith
she and her husband were returning
TO Virginia; had gone down TO take
ship foI that purpose, when she
became SUDDENLY iii and died. Her son
returned and among his descendants
are some of the best known families
in the state.
think Pcahontas Statue ought To
be in the "Hall of Fame" because
she saved the colony. We might not
have been here il she had not been so
kind hearted To the strangs men.
Mamie Vandyke,
Fouth Grade, Tazewell High School.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-04-29

Pocahontas was the daughter of
the king of the Rappahannock In
dams, whose name VISA Powhatan.
Captain John Smith was among
the first white men that settled at
jamestown in the year 1907. Captain
Smith went up the Rappahannock
river 10 trade with the Indians for
some corn which the settlers at
jamestown were much in need of.
While he was trading with the In
dams, he and his little company Of
settlers were attacked by the In
dians. All the men, except himself,
were killed at once. The Indians
took him TO Powhatan. On the way
which was in Gloucester county, in
Virginia, Captain Smith amused
the Indians with "a small com pass
which he always carried. The king
decided that he should be killed by
crushing his head by blows from
Indian clubs. When his head was
laid upon a block of wood, and the
clubs were about TO fall upon him,
Pocahontas fell upon his neck and
claimed his life under an old Indian
custom, which gave to any Indian
who had lost a relative or friend the
right to adopt any one in their stead.
She saved Captain Smiths life in
this way.
Afterwards she seemed to take the
English settlers under her care, once
going through the forests a long way
TO warn the settlers that her people
were going TO attack them. Pocahon-
tas asked them not To tell the In
dians what she had done. She said
that her people would kill her i.
they knew what she had done. She
did all she could to aid and protect
! the settlers, and was called by them
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-04-29
ClInCh Valley lnsur-
anCe Agency, inc.

Successors TO f. Hurt Insur-
ance Agency and Tazewell In
surance Agency.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-01-19

son would have a fit Of disgust il IN
yited to make a meal Of rats. The
cases of plague that have been traced
to them have appeared in families,
so far, OF low intelligence. where a
lack Of education and of proper
fastidiousness in their ideas of food
has been evident.
The ground squirrel Is a carrion
feeder and is just as filthy as the
hideous hyena. the buzzard or the
vuIture. He is worse than the rat
in his habits and no one who is ac-
quainted with his life history ana
what he eats can ever think of such
an animal being used for food with
out a sensation Of loathing.
The tree squirrels are altogether
different They live on nuts ana
small fruits and their regimen is al
together vegetable AS they are pro-
tected from indiscriminate slaughter
and are not to be found close to CIV
ilizatim, their carcasses are seldom
offered for sale in the markets, ana
they are not often placed upon the
table But their cousin. the ground
squirrel-fah! let's not talk about it.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-01-19
BILLY AND /.

They say they are going TO shoot you.
Old BIlly, but don't you fret.
For the fellow dares to NEEDLE with
you. must reckon with me you
bet;
You're poor old horse, Old Billy. and
you aren't worth much, It is
true,
But you've been faithful friend to
me. and III safely see you
through.
Shoot Old Billy? guess not though
you may be old and gray.
By the self-same stretch OF mercy
they'll be shooting me some
day;
! haven't much love FOR the fellows
who follow the shooting plan;
If they had more pity for horses and
dogs they'd have more love for
man.
That's right, Old Billy | like it-your
muzzle agar st my face;
We've had rafting times together,
and once we won the race
Do you remember II, Billy. the dude
that we downed that day
And the way he sw0re that an old
farm horse should show his
trotter the way
They tell us that horses have no
souls, and they all declare It
true;
That shows how little they know, Old
Boy, and it proves they don't
know you;
We'll. well. tbs a mighty question and
quite beyond my ken
But the more know OF horses like
you, the less ! brag about men.
You've been good horse, Old Fellow,
steady and brave and true;
You have given us FAITHFUL service
done ala that a horse can do:
You have earned your keep; You shall
have il; so live as long as you
can
For Justice IS justice, and right is
right. whether it's horse or a
man.
Boston Transcript
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-01-19
digging in the straw.

digging in the straw.
Some farmers neglect the twenty.
five to fifty cents that the battening
Of cracks in the coop would cost,
and each month feed dollars worth
OF extra corn in order to supply the
animal heat needed
The answer to the question, Does
winter poultry pay? Depends in a
iaIg e measure upon where your hens
are roosting If on the bare branches
of tree. on the northeast corner OF
the barn, there can be no doubt about
It,
There Is disposition to sit around
and sleep in winter Hens will drop
into that habit If you do not help
them to stir around and work for
their living That is why a scratch
ing shed is good, and why plenty OF
litter keeps the fowls healthy.
Scatter a little grain among litter
at noon, and give full feed at
night. What is meant by a full feed
of grain is about good handful for
each owl in the pen. mixture OF
corn, wheat, oats and barley, equal
parts BY measurement, makes an ex-
cellent mixture for winter.
Nov when the old year is passing
our thoughts are apt to wander back
reviewing the poultry work Of the
past season. We can all see past
mistakes and how we can improve
matters next seagJn. and, seeing. we
should resolve to do our best, and
then keep the resolution.
You may have some old hens that
look as If they might go through
the winter all right SO they may,
but viii they be profita6Ie2 That is
the question, and Il is safe to say,
No. they viii not.
So let the old hens 20. They will
bring pretty good price now be-
fore Christmas.
Raise your chickens outdoors at ali
seasons Of the year. give them every
opportunity to get fresh air and sun
shine. Keep them in small fioeks IN
I'll they roOst regularly. Keep the
roofs Of all brooders and coops water
tight; dampness is fatal to chickens,
old or young. II coops leak, cover
with tar roofing or canvas painted
with several coats Of white lead.
See 70 the hens comfort It is
much easier 10 keep her laying by
good care than It is TO get her to las
Ing again after she has quit.
II must not be forgotten that with
out grit even soft foods will be slowly
and poorly digested. Laying hers
suffer more for the want Of grit than
any other kind Of poultry. The hens
can not produce many eggs unless
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-01-19
Contrasts in Fabrics

The use of two fabrics in one costume,
when they are happily chosen, is at
tractive to the eye and to the sense of
economy, for the scant models of the
past few seasons have allowed little OPP
portunity for making over without the
addition OF some other material. Con-
trasts are sought in fabric and often in
color, and best of all, the sleeves, al
ways difficulty in the remodeling prob
lem, are seen in two fabrics. A navy
blue serge, for example, may have little
jacket effects of black silk on the waist,
and the upper portion OF the sleeves will
be of the black silk, with the lower of
the serge. Some sort Of shaping will
be given the joining edges, TO suggest
an intentional. and not a piecedout eff
feet Remodeling is largely a matter of
cutting the coat according to the cloth,
but many highly original effects are born
of the planning contingent upon a miss
ing corner on an otherwise satisfactory
piece of cloth Many OF the late winter
models show so much in the way of
chemisettes, cross-over bands, vest
edges, plastron and panel and girdle
that, with these models in mind, the am
ateur dressmaker must exercise discre-
ton TO avoid the effect of scraps and
patches. That all men do not think
alike saves life from a dull monotony.
and there is the same gracious relief in
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-01-19

Many and various are the styles OF
wall and roof that are advocated
The roof plan, lighting and ventila-
ton are so closely related that they
should be considered at one and the
same time The common half pitch
roof, with the windows placed as
high as the caves will allow on both
sides and as low as safe from the
pigs. is good. Such a building should
run north and south. A roof thar
has met considerable favor in many
parts of America is the double shed
roof The two parts of the root
should have the same pitch and be
Of the same length The wall on one
side should be three or four feet
higher than that on the other side.
so that there may be a drop OF three
or four feet between the higher and
lower parts of the roof at the center
OF the building. Such building
should be built TO have the upper
window face the south
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-01-19
Cordially is a Worthy Asset.

The cultivation Of a helpful spirit
OF cordiality, of arge-mindedness, a
broad. generous way Of looking at
things. says Orison SWEET Marden in
Success Magazine, is Of inestimable
advantage, not only to the growth OF
character, but also to getting on in
the world. 50 much of ones success
depends on the personal equation, SO
much upon the possession Of attrac.
tive qualities, upon the personality,
that the importance of those things
cannot BE- overestimated. There is
nothing else, for instance, which ere
ates a good FIRST impression 50 quick
~, and calls Out such feeling Of
good will, as a frank, cordial manner
IA manner that Is perfectly transDar-
ent, that conceals no guile. covers no
malice: while there Is nothing else
that VIII freeze a person so quickly
as an icy. formal, suspicious manner.
have sat down al table in hotel
Or restaurant with a cold, repellent
personality, when II has been posi-
h&t--iF Wv Rlfs9olA4E W E5AA AbNiNB NfFA
without speaking to the man for his
whole manner forbade one to look at
Eim On the other hand, / have sat
at table With foreigners who could not
speak word of our language, and yet
heir cordial, gracious salute as sat
down warmed me for the rest Of the
day.
While travelling through New Mex
60 and Arizona sometime ago. in hot
weather, there was young southern
er on the train who seemed to get ac-
quainted with his fellow travellers
without effort. and who made the hot,
dry. dusty and otherwise dreary trip
real pleasure because of his sunshine.
His face was so radiant and he was
so fun OF animal spirits and simple,
kindly good nature that II did one
good TO look al him.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-01-19
FACT AND FANCY.

There's many prison cell contain
ing an ambitious youth who tried to
forge his way to the front
A fishbone stuck In the throat can
always be dislodged by the swallow
ing Of raw egg
Truth is stronger than fiction,
but the liars keep making : very
good uphill fight
1t is easy to be contented with
ones lot when It is a lot Of money.
OF the male party to the average
international marriage contract it
may indeed be said that Ibis dream
of love is ore
They remit money b. postcard in
italy most conveniently. The sum
In stamps is stuck on a postcard. the
stamps are cancelled, and their cash
value is promptly paid the recipient
at the other end.
There was quite a scene the other
night at a Cinnaminson bridge party.
A loser paid lady with her own 1. q.
us The lady said It was most un-
gentlemanly She said she wouldn't
have minded being paid back in her
own coin but she disliked paper mon
ey.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-01-19
Roundabout Farm, Dairy,
Garden and Hennery

portant requirement of a good pig
such a way as net to allow the colo
air to come in direct contact with
the pigs, and the foul air had bet
ter be removed from near the floor
be neglected, however. and an outlet
alone is not a perfect system. There
are two well known, practical sys-
TENS of ventilation in use, the King
and the Rutherford. Either is good,
and when properly established is
sure to work well in a piggery, as
in any other building The King sys-
tenn is well known throughout Amer
lea for the last Is years, being the
design of Prof King of Wisconsin
agricultural college. The Rutherford
system is a Canadian design, the pro-
duct of Director Rutherford of the
Canadian animal husbandry depart
ment. 1t is simpler in construction
than the King and works just as well
Drainage is one of the prime neces.
sites Of a good piggery The pen
floors should be built to slope either
to or from the passage. two inches
in the y feet will be found to be
ample pitch If it slopes to the pas
sage a small drain viii be necessary
down each side of the passage. II
It slopes from the passage a drain
all along the back OF the pens ana
under the beds viii be necessary
The better plan is usually where il
slopes to the passage and runs along
it TO some underground drain.
The question Of partitions is OF
considerable Importance For the
partitions next the passage it is just
possible that wire may have some
advantages. Very strong wire. wen
stayed by numerous strong uprights.
must be used. Wire partitions are
Of value in making a pen light aDG
airy. but are a sadvantage IN ieay-
ing the pigs more exposed to drafts
which often cause serious troubles
The feed-room should be provided
with a heater II much winter teed-
ing is TO be carried on. Around the
walls should be feed bins. and a
small root pulper should find place
on the floor Under the bedroom
should be a root cellar and over #
a loft for storing straw. with a chute
tleadiug taerefrDn into the nzs4age
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-01-19
CAPE CLOAKS
TO REAPPEAR
MORE and Bengaline will Ger
tainly be Used in Spring
Coats

effects. Such scarf is illustrated o.
TINS page. There IS no fitting OF shaping.
luSt length CASUALLY about three yards1
OF the chosen material in full width.
Smaller Scarfs OF satin with edging and
lengthwiSe stripes of marabout or fur
are worn as neCkpieces, and have large
hat mutts to match. a very pretty form
OF net scarf has the ends decorated with
a simple geometrical sort of design.
worked IN coarse cham stitch with en-
broidery silk: other scarfs are made of
alternate rows of ribbon and lace A
form OF scarf that may be arranged as a
unique dress garuiture is divided in half
and each end IS gathered into the end
OF a band that IS about FIVE inches wide
and eight inches long. This band is of
some handsome trimming or of the
scarf material embroidered or braided.
here are several ways 20 arrange it on
the waist. One is TO place the narrow
band at the front, carry the scarf ends
back under the arms, cross them at the
back and bring them over the shoulders
to the front again, where they should be
slipped under the front part of the scarf
and fall, one at each side, in a straipht-
down line. The arrangement might be
reversed. and in either case novel,
JaeAet-Sort of arrangement would re-
suit
Coats will grow shorter as is to be
expected for spring and evidenced by
some exceedingly early models, but Il
seems more than probable that the long.
straight cape-cloaks, so we'll liked this
autumn, will reappear, for a time at
least. Moire and bengaline have been
so successfully used for coats that they
are rather certainty for the spring. A
very limited trial was made this fall of
tailored coat and skirt suits OF fouiard
silk They were so very successful that
we may expect to hear more of them.
Foulard and the Rajah weaves own the
field for any sort of dress suit as the
days grow warmer There are still
many cold days to come, however, and
foulards and Ralahs need not come into
the story yet, except that anyone with
the comforting knowledge that she has
one or the other hanging safely and
comfortably away may bear il in mind
for possible re-development of some
model that may attract. In woolens for
spring the tendency is toward rougher
surfaces, but for general wear serge,
with a hard rather than soft cheviot
finish, is to be preferred. and these. with
panamas and mohair, will be by no
means neglected among the materials of
moderate price Navy blln and black
continue TO be the most popular colors.
and for spring gray and gray effects are
promised
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-01-19
Hints For Stock Owners.

A man with only one COW or one
sheep should care for that one-see
that it has plenty of fresh water and
good feed-as If he had a hundred.
There's where the honest pennies
come in.
As a rule hogs that viii weigh
about 250 pounds are most in demand
Pigs will take good care Of them
selves If provided with the means
for doing It
IN the market When heavier there
will be some fault found.
There are many breeds Of hogs
and all have their partisans: but
any hog IS a good hog that will keep
on growing into money every day
However. no breed will do this with
out intelligent care.
hlanlei Is to a horse what an
overcoat Is to man. He needs it
when not IN active work
1t is best to turn colts Ia the open
PADDOCK or small field near the sta
bic every fine day for exercise.
Prose can PART evening and moon
light. but poets are needed to sing
the dawn.-Meredith.
The lively, busy pullet is now send
ing joy to the hen plant
More quality and less quantity is a
good motto to start out on.
a little heavier feed as the days
grow colder Corn fills the bin ex-
actly.
Fowls love TO thrash out a bundle
Of wheat or oats, and 1t does one
good to step around to the door Of
the poultry house and listen to the
tner1 chatter while the foVls are
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-01-19
A WINTER HOME FOR THE PIGS

Every perfectly satisfactory pig
gerry for winter use must be well
lighted from the south, east and west.
If from all three directions, so mucn
the better Direct sunlight, rather
than diffused light, is what is required
TO insure health and aid in santa
ton. says the New York Tribune
Farmer Warmth is another import.
ant feature OF the satisfactory pig
gerry. Walls such as described be-
low will, other conditions being favor
able, prove sufficiently nonconductive.
Warmth must never be secured at
the expense of pure air If it IS inn
possible to ventilate properly and
maintain a sufficiently high tempera-
ture with the natural heat of ami
mails 1t might be fonud advanta-
geous to use artificial heat. In any
case, pure air is more to be sought
than high temperature in winter
quarters.
Freedom from moisture on the
walls and ceiling is another import
ant requirement This may be in
sured by proper construction of walls
ar7 ~eime and by perfect yentila-
ton The walls and ceiling should
be built with dead air space. This
space should have building paper on
both sides Of it: that is, wall, start
ing from the outside, should consist
Of matched inch lumber, tar paper,
studding. tar paper. matched inch
lumber A similar construction should
be called for in the ceiling. Another
factor affecting the freedom of pig
gerry from moisture is the materlaI
used in construction Of walls ana
floor Wood, although not very dur
able. is quite likely the best suited
for the walls Cement blocks. or
hollow cement walls, are likewise
said to be very satisfactory. :, GOD
en- floors are a constant source of
annoyance on account Of the quick
ness with which they wear out ana
the practical impossibility Of keep
ing them clean Cement floors are
said to be TOO damp. but a cement
feeding floor. with a good. tight WOOD
fioored sleeping room is likely to
prove satisfactory.
A sufficient and effective system
Of ventilation is another very im-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-01-19

hey have grit to assimilate their
food.
Fowls must have green food IN
come form or other for egg produc.
ton during the winter months In
cooked or scalded clover hay or al
falfa we have good substitutes, ana
Il Is wise to mix either one with the
morning mash; but, if at all possible,
some real green stuff should also
be given each day
Sprouted oats are fed by many
poultrymen, and to good effect
It is a noteworthy fact that fowls
prefer green food in the morning.
It Is a relish to them. It seems to
brace them up, and they are more
lager for IT,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-01-19
A DISGUSTING plsH.

Sacramento Union-The presence
Of bubonic plague germs In ground
squirrels has been established in this
state beyond doubt. but no person
who is discriminative ia his tOod
needs fear beng infected. Those who
live or the plans and in the foot
hills. where these pests abound,
would turn up their noses at a pro-
posal to eat them, just as city per.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-01-19

Oh, come, let's all be poets
What though we cannot rhymei
It's easy when we know its
Just singing all the time.
Just sounding on the tabor
God places in our hearts,
And taking to our neighbor
The message He imparts.
JOHN KENpNcK BANos.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-01-19
Huge soarfs Ponnlar

The long coat and the long cloak have
kept securely in favor The popularity
of the loose, untitled cape cloak, almost
a huge scarf in fact, has been a Bit in
consistent when worn with the closely
fitted princess gowns, but there is no
question OF the popularity Of the scarf in
every size and material In heavy satin
or satin-faced cloth, edged on all four
sides with a band OF marabout, an en-
veloping wrap for evening wear is pro-
duced, capable Of most graceful drapery