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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-05-06
THE REPUBLICAN TRUMP
CARD

The Republicans have played
their trump card i'm this campaign.
To pursue the figure, they have
shown their hand. The Tazcwel !
Republican, in it, last issue. makes
another of several recent futile at
tempts to play poor hand we'll. -
This trump card, the only one
in the deck, is the part Mr.. Stuart
took i'm the constitutional convention
which framed the election laws OF
the state. This is all. This is the
source OF his SHINING. lie helped TO
frame and pass law the object of
which was TO purify, rs far as posSi-
bic, the electorate of Virginia, 10y
cutting out the more Objectionable
and vicious classes OF negroes i'm the
state. Does our contemporary approve
Of this feature of the law: Are the
Republicans glad or sorry that the
ignorant, disreputable negro cannot
now vote? Will our contemporary
kindly answer Eyes" or mo" 10
this plain, simple question: Did
the Republican members OF the con-
stitutional convention oppose or ia
vor this special feature Of the law?
The answer must be yes or no. they
did or did not, which? II they did
not favor il, then they are sorry the
negro was DISTINGUISHED, and hence
logically, would restore him the bal
lot if they could, and had the oppor-
tunity. On the other hand, il they
are glad the negro was disfranchised.
and ninety nine out of every one
hundred are, then all this talk about
the DISTINGUISHING the poor. Hitter
ate white man is political rot. for
everybody knows, that any law
passed other than a general one
would have been i'm violation of q
provision of the federal constitution.
and could not have become law.
So there Your are. Glad or SONY.
which?
The new constitution, which Mr..
Stuart helped 10 frame gives ever,
man, black and white, rich and
poor, the same right To vote. The
same qualifications apply TO all.
and if any man does not vote il i,
his fault.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-05-06
Real Estate Agents tIindering tbe
Cause

Roanoke, Na.-IIome SEEKERS who
have come to Virginia in resnonse -
advertisements offering land for sale
are complaining that real estate
dealers have been advancing the
price Of land beyond that advertised
The result has been, saws Mrt II
La hanme Agricultural and Indus
trial Agent of the Norfolk and Yves.
Tern Railway, that people have gone
away and bought land in other In.
calities. In speaking of this matter
Mr.. laBaume says: 81 dc not pro.
pose personally, to give up or TO re-
lax my activity in the least, because
our Virginia free holders are so short
sighted rs 10 Kill the goose that is
laying the golden egg Virginia
lands have a legitimate market val.
ue at prices averaging from 5000 to
5000 per acre for ordinary lands in
middle, southside and tidewoter
Virginia With extra ordinary spr.
'onndings, productive ability and
unusual improvement in The wav of
buildings, they may run as high as
s6O.Oo TO 10000 per acre, but The
normal value should not exceed tbe
former figures.
When our people, without anv
excuse, double, triple and quadruple
the price at which lands were offer.
ed Few years ago then they cease 10
oe an attraction and the Western
people positively will not buy them.
ne agents should absolutely refuse
10 list lands that are held at prices
beyond moral value and thus dis
courage this tendency. They are not
ioIng so generally, however, in the
neantime j am going to divert a
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-05-06
A Diamond i'm the Rough

l have met lot of people
On my journey here below,
Who were always discontinued
Grumbling bout their lot Of woe.
Never seem To know the blessing
That trial might SecIete,
Or in passing take lesson
From the beggar on the street,
But they fancied that the roses
Should be grown without IA thorn
That 1T ought TO rain ut midnight
And be pleasant in the nom,
Ana they never stop to listen
or To reason out, alone,
That a jewel owes its luster
To the grinding OF the stone.
With the humble and the IowIy
With the aged and the youth,
With the saint and with the sinner,
For the evil or the truth,
with the Monarch and the noble,
With the naughty and the proud.
with the beauty, OI the woman
Who must battle i'm the crowd
There is but to learn by labor,
And by facing every day
What there is of JOY or sorrow
That may come our troubled way
That the fight in every struggle
That a tempting gate has thrown
Is the cutting of the Jewel
BY the grinding OF the stone.
in the soul OF every mortal
Hidden deep from even them,
Lies buried treasure, waiting,
That will be precious gem
II we Will but delve and find il
Meath the surface OF the clay,
Adm Will throw the dust and ashes
And the lust Of earth away,
Cherish il and keep il flawless,
Till the wondrous Master Hand.
With lis skill OF love and patience.
That we cannot understand.
Shall have ground and cut it truly
And returned il for our own
And ii sparkIes like the Jewel
by the grinding OF the stone.
If duty be unpleasant,
lis duty still To do
And the false that is successful
Is but passing, while the true
That has failed To win its mission.
Shall but know the noble ends
When the battle shall be over
And the victor comprehends.
For the coward knows his measure
And he hates himself the most.
And the braggard is rs empty,
AS the echo of his boast
But to they who are courageous
Shall the honor yet be known
As the lustre To the jewel
by the grinding of the stone.
William Wakefield.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-05-06
Burial of Charley Honaker.

inc funeral of engineer Charley
Honaker, who was killed at Virginia
CITY on last Saturday, occurred in
Bluefield Monday afternoon, the Ma
sons knights Tenplars and EIks
and brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gIneers having charge of the funeral.
Mr.. Honaker was one of the most
popular engineers of the Norfolk and
Western. He married several wears
ago Miss Peery, daughter of Mrs.
Beetle Peery, formerly resident of
this county.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-05-06
THE DL.:EAT IN DANy,IIE

The recent defeat of the dry"
ticket i'm the recent election i'm Dam
Vile is by no means declaration on
The part OF the citizens of that splen-
did little city, that they are i'm favor
of the open saloon. Neither was the
recent election i'm Bristol by which
the city voted "wet. As we see if.
it was uecaIse local option, after n
fair trial had proven not a success so
far as TO keeping liquor out of these
cities. 30 long rs div towns can be
Hooded from wet districts lust so
long will local option be Intellectual.
The last General Assembly failed 10
pass any law by which dry territory
could be protected and it's wishes
carried out. How can any law rroye
eirectual when some other law is
permitted To annul il? Tazewell is y
local option town, and has been for
years, but we Will not he very much
surprised, Judging from remarks
heard recently from some good, CON
SerNative men, if Tazewell does not
agree 10 some kind Of dispensarv
or other means Of dispensing liquor.
some day.
Local option, in reality and in fact,
in its present shape, is failure. It's
chief Virtue consists in that we do
not have the open saloon. SO long as
liquor in any quantity can be ship
ped in here from nearby wet towns.
Just so long will the wishes OF the
majority he annulled, aud absolute
statewide prohibition he necessity
and a certainty, sooner or later. II
the vets i'm Danville regard the
recent election ms a victory they will
do we'll To bear in mind, as the
Lynchburg News suggests, that they
paid high price therefor.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-05-06
INDIANA DEMOCRATS

The thanks of this Office are due
Mr. Thos. W. Cecil for copies Of The
indianapolis News, containing de-
tailed accounts OF the great State
Convention OF the Democratic portv
recently held AT which Hon. John
w. Kcrn. vice Presidential candidate
was nominated for the United States
Senate against Mr.. Beveridge the
Republican incumbent. This new
departure of naming senators bv
State covenlionS is becoming popu-
lar and is the nearest thing to elect
ing by the people direct.
There was opposition in Indiana.
but the Governor of the state. Mr..
Marshall, made great speech which
swept the convention, the result of
which was the death blow to Tag
gartism' the curse of Indiana politics
ii is said, for long time.
John w. Kern is regarded As one
of the great men of his Stale. His
popularity was shown in this con-
vention in that, after publicly re-
guessing that his name be not used
and further publicly declining be-
forehand to accept if nominated
every other candidate withdrew in
his favor, and his nomination WAS
enthusiastically unanimous.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-05-06

portion OF our business To sections
where l know lands can be obtain
ed for reasonable prices.
1--WE have had TO go into other
states, traversed by our lines OF rail-
way i'm order to Insure the sale of
property To homesekeers, whom we
cannot interest in Virginia at pre-
vailing prices. l find that this ten
dency to boost their figures skyward,
has not yet maintained To- any degree
i'm this other territory, and desire
10 assure you that | shall continue
To do business at the old stand and
To do il with YOU or with any other
reliable and legitimate agent who
can show me he has good properties
To offer ut reasonable prices and that
homseekers will not be subj ected 10
the annoyance and aggravation OF n
continually rising scale of prices
when they want To- close on prop
erty.
II have i'm my files whole stacks
of letters from people who have writ
ten me complaining OF the tendency
10 refuse To sell except mt prices Ian
oer than those advertised and
know that these questionable meth
DDS are driving thousands OF good
settlers from our state.
We have a large number of good
people in Virginia, who would be a
great dea! better of, if they would
sell half or two thirds of the proper
w they are encountered with, at a
reasonable price, and thus secure tht
necessary capital to go on and devel-
op the balance, TO say nothing of
the increased development that
would accrue as result of ;he new
settlers and consequent Improvement
of adjoining property"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-05-06
Is THIS A POLITICAL SCHEME?

AS requested by our neighbor, Tn,
editor of the TazeweI Republican.
we give place 20 d notice of the an.
pointment of Mr.. Boykin, The good
roads expert, who will be here 10 de-
liver lecture OH next FRIDAY NIGHT
We willingly make this announce
ment In the interest Of the eood
roads movement as We are desirous
always Of helping along, and men
ZION the matter editorialIy only for
the reason, that in speaking of the
matter TO a friend lie remarked That
the general impression prevails, that
the whole affair is political move
on the part of Mr. Slemp and his
friends, and that the general good
and outcome OF the occasion would
be very much Iessened and discount
ed on this account. Whether this is
an electioneering scheme or not we
are unable TO state. If not, such an
impression as referred to is verv un-
forIuHaie. The wording OF the an.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-05-06

nouncemcnt tbat Congressman c.
B. Slemp has arranged for l.. Il.
Boykin TO lecture at TazeweII. -
coming in this way, at this time.
is calculated TO make the impression
which our friend says exists we
cannot believe that Mr.. Slemp would
undertake Ia appear on the field i'm
such disguise, and we hoye Mr.. Bow
kin will have large audience.
Whatever may be the ultra motive
90 .hi"c' sought, of one thing we feel
S''" rat is that MIR. Boykin
NJ. -l.f~ en- good roads, and not
on p~u.Ic,.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-05-06
ChiIdrS CRY
FOR FLETCHER'S
Q a 8 7 Q RIA
Sentiment In Politics

My son, IL is all right TO be senti.
mental about your mother, or vou,
best girl, or your home but never he
sentimental about your political par
/ ty.
Brown, Jones and Smith were
SentimentaIists in politics. For SEN
timental reasons they voted the reg
ular ticket of glorious old partv
That has kept the United States on
her feet for fifty years, when she has
not been OH her knees.
Aided by the votes of Jones'.
Brown and Smith, the party ma
chine put men in municipal Office
who were eXtravagant and neglect
full.
Taxes were therefore high.
Accordingly high were the rents
that Jones, Brown and Smith had
TO pay.
The party machine sent men 10
the state capitol and Washington 10
DO the bidding of the trusts, the rail-
roads and Wall Street, who were the
owners and prOprietOrs of the party
machine.
Living was therefore almost costly
enough To be regarded rs luxury.
and Jones, Brown and Smith felt
large callous spots growing on their
necks from the pressure of the woke.
That was years ago, and the cal
Ious spots are thicker today than
ever before.
Today Jones has ii in for all the
trusts something fierce.
Brown would rather denounce the
ailroads than eat.
Smith declares that Wall Street
Is vampire.
Next fall Jones, Brown and Smith
Will go to the polls and vote the reg
llar ticket as usual.
Loyalty is a noble quality, nv
son; but loyalty to a party that is
iisioyal to you is sentimental TOM
hyrot. Newark Evening News. ;
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-05-06
Good Roads Lecture

Congressman G. b. Slemp has ar
ranged for l.. +. Boyl:in, a good
roads expert Of the department Of og-
rIcuitnre, Office of good roads, to lee
lure ut TazewelI on Friday, May 18Th
In tie Court House. The lecture will
he illustrated by stereoptican views.
ana Is said to be very interesting. A
large audience should greet Mr.. Bow
kin, when he lectures hele.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-05-06
Graham Teachers.

The following teachers have been
CHOSEN for the coming session for The
"Iaham High School: Principal, :.
a. livesay; Mrs. ID. G.. Burton
MISS Nicie Graham. Miss Caroline
BAY ley Miss Carrie Mcclure. All
OF The teachers that have bee so far
CHOSEN were members of the faculty
Tor the past year.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-05-06
Fire at Princeton

Princeton had a heavy fire OH
Sunday morning, which did about
$50, 900 damages. The fire started in
The City Grocery Company's store,
and is thought 10 have been started
by spontaneous combustion. Prince
ton has no fire department.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-05-06
Recital

Ihe following program was sue
cessfully rendered by the pupils OF
Miss Carrie SPOTS at their final Re-
cital I'm the Auditorium OF the High
School, Honaker. Virginia. April
Sth at 4 > o. IN.
PART /.
Calvipa-" La Chassez. " miami diner
Misses Flossie CLARK and Gedie Shoe
maker.
hrognan-'P Prince Golden Feather"
piano solo.
Jaynee Hurt
KutZheimer - WeIcome March -,
piano duet,
Evangeline and Lucille Hartsook.
SpauIdine-SeIection, solo
Eula Howard
hFom The Upmire vocal duet,
Cross your Heart
Gaynelle Lockhart and Bertha
Sutherland.
Streabog. Valse-piano solo,
Edna Yates.
Streaoog - Birds of Paradise. :"
piano duet,
Dewey Miller and Maude Wallace.
oeSten-" GonodlieG, piano solo,
Willie Fletcher.
NeidlInger--" Rockin' in de VIM"
vocal solo,
Miss Evelyn Hurt.
Delioes -" Pizzicati, from Sylvia
Ballot, piano solo,
Fiossie Clark.
Metcalf, - bsent. Cooke, 1.-Two
Marionettes, vocal solos,
Una Meadows.
PART IL.
Ellmenreich - "Spinning Song"
piano solo,
Maude Wallace.
Rand" Noding Roseo, piano duet.
Callie Muksley AMI Lucy BOYD.
Bonheur Dance Of the Butter
flies, " piano solo,
Una Griffith
White-"O tell us Merry Birds, -
vocal duet,
Willie Fletcher and Una Meadows.
LudoVie-" Nalse des Papillons, -
piano solo,
Nerna Griffith.
Robinson-Drill and Song, "Japa-
nese Maids, In costume, First and
second gIade pupils.
l4ebierre-" Caprice Russo" piano
solo
Mamie Steed.
Cloy-' Polka" piano duet.
Bertha and Grace Sutherland.
Fairield-"Only the Stars Could
TELL vocal duet,
Mrs. kendrick, Miss EVELYN Hurt.
Chant de Amour" piano
solo,
Gaynelle | ockhart.
Chaminade--" Scarf Dance" piano
solo,
Gedie Shoemaker.
koelling-"Lo Batter" No a.
prestisimo-piano solo,
Grace Sutherland.
Finale-Hari-Gra Gallon.
Willie Fletcher, FIossie Clark.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-05-06

Never hesitate about giving Cham
pertains Cough Remedy to children.
III contains no opium or other narcot-
les and can be given with implicit con-
noence. AS quick cure for coughs
ana colds to which children are sus-
cepiible. It is unsurpassed. Sold by
all dealers.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-05-06
A.W, GLEASON.
Z. =. Carter Dead

l. a. Carer, one OF the we'll
known citizens of Graham, died at
MS home in that city on last Friday
night. MI. Carter was sick onlv a
short while. lie leaves a widow. but
no children.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-05-06
Ttate of Ohio, City of Toledo.

NVhlilN
FRANK J.Cheney makes oath that he
Is senior partner of the firm of f. J
Cheney and Co. doing business in the
Clty OF Toledo, county and state afore-
Sai"' and that said firm Will pay the
sum OF one hundred dollars tor each
ana every case r Catarrh that cannon
&c cured 10y The use OF Halls Catarrh
Ouie' Frank j Cheney
sworn to before me aud subscibed
III my pr"san,c, this 9Th day Of Dec
y. ID, 1885
ovai A.W, GLEASON.
Notary Public.
man > Catarrh Cure is taken internal
~ ana acts directly on the blood and
Ihucu"uS suif'"es Of the system. Send
Tor testimonials free.
+, .. Cheney and Co Toledo. O.
SOLD ny druggists, 75c.
I"kr 'iai's Family Pills for consti.
patton,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-05-06

Regular packages 10c. and Theoretically
sealed tins for hot climates. s
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-05-06

VIRGINIA CAROLINA CHEMICAL
L COMPANY.
fiease send me a copy Of your 1910
Farmers Year Book free of cost.
Name. ........
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-16
TIE ERIE csnal. IS fM FxtMFLE,

There are not a great many success
full examples of waterway traffic in the
United States. We are continually
looking to Europe for our inspiration
along this line. But there neverthe-
less are some notable exceptions. For
instance. there is the Erie canal, of
almost historic memory, as history
goes nowadays, and certainly Of great
promise and possibilities for the future.
The annual report of f. c. Stevens.
superintendent of public works of the
state Of New York, contains the first
information which has been vouch-
safed the public as TO the outcome of
an inoortant experiment which was
last year made on the canal. A cor
poration known as the New York,
Buffalo & Great Lakes Trans porta-
ton Company built and put into COM
mission late in the season a canal
steamer and five consorts, which were
able to make one thru trip from
Lake Erie TO the Hudson river before
the close of navigation. Superintend-
ent Stevens says that while he can not
give definite information as to the sue
cess of this experiment, he infers that
the initial achievement Of the feet was
satisfactory to the corporation which
owns it, as the management has an
nounced that a second fleet consisting
of a steamer and five consorts "of
theoretically the same type will be ready
to be placed in commission by the
opening of the coming season of navi-
CATION The experimental feet took
IS 600 bushels of wheat across the state
in it's trip last fall, an amount that
looks large enough in comparison with
previous barge capacity to make the
future of canal traffic quite promis-
ing.
Altho naturally there has been a
subsistence in construction along the
canal. because investors will not builG
boats in any great number until the
enlarged locks are ready, there was ar
inn provement in canal traffic during
1903 The tonnage reported from the
New York canal system for the year
was 3,116,536. as against 3,o51,S77 tons
in 1908, and 3,407,914 tons in 1907. II
will be noted that While there was q
gain over the figures of 1908, the ton
mage fell short Of that of 1907, the yea,
of remarkable heavy traffic preceding
the business pause which was felt thru
out 1908.
The Erie canal is worth considering
as a type of the waterway of future
America. 1t must always be remem-
bered, however, that there are water
ways and waterways, and that tft
Erie canal is not reconstructed Mis-
/ souri, river.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-16
STORIES ABOUT PEOPLE.
Kicked His Pastor Down Stair.

A certain Episcopal clergyman in
west Philadelphia received most in
hospitable reception the other night
when he went to call on a member Of
his vestry. The vestryman in question
was alone in the house, the servants
being out, when he heard ring at the
bell. Going downstairs he found an
intoxicated negro, who demanded
money for a drink. Highly incensed,
the vestryman went back up stairs.
after ordering the man away, but hard
ly had he seated himself when the bell
rang for a second time.
A second visit to the door found the
same negro back again, and the vestry-
man thoroughly aroused, seized the Of
fender by the shoulder and pushed him
down the steps.
While all this was going on the
clergyman was walking down the street
and few minutes later had mounted
the steps Of his vestryman's house and
rung the bell. He stood with his back
to the door. when suddenly to his as
constituent. the portal flew open, a
man rushed out and he received a
powerful kick. sending him flying down
the slippery steps. 1t required lot of
explanation and apology to close the
breach caused by the incident. The
clergyman and his vestryman are still
on rather cool terns.-Philadelphi
Telegraph.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-16

In the same city another man is by
accident or disease. twisted like green
withe out of the form in which he was
created. Bent into the shape of hg-
ure IS" this man has gone about earn
ing a livelihood. When the other man
came down town of a morning with a
twinge of rheumatism and a bilious
outlook wondering whether it is worth
WHILE he was generally fortunate
enough to run across the cripple where
their paths cross on the way to their
labors. And this man. whose bent and
tortured body bore witness of his suf-
of toll glad of the sunshine, of life and
extended opportunity. The sight was
a panacea for rheumatic pains. for
mental depression. 1t Immediately be-
came shameful and cowardly thing to
look ahead except with level eyes, well
coming another day and the benefcence
of hard work The splendid courage
within that racked and broken body
stung like a lash. II thrilled like liquor
in the blood. And in thankfulness to
God for himself and with pity
whelmed in admiratio for the brave
cripple the other man went on to work
as a bridegroom 10 his wedding.
Look about. When the daily task
seems hard and illpaid look about and
gain from the sublime courage of
those whose excuse for self pity is
greatest the splendor of manliness, the
grandeur of duty and the stimulant of
hope All about us they go on their
way day by day, brave, accomplishing.
useful. Keep them in sight, these
men who rise above the weakness of
years and carry the handicaps of
pain and trouble and twisted bodies
with eyes which desptse weeping and
hearts that fear not. SO shall you
find strength and learn the infinite ca
pacities of your own souls.