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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-08-04
Mrs. q. w. Doak

Mrs. G. w. Doak has accepted the
Superintendency of the Domestic De-
partment of the Fair this year. Now,
let the housewives of Tazewell give
Mrs. Doak their help, and show what
they can do in the way of nice cook
ing, etc. Nice premiums are offered
in this department. Make it the best
of the show. The catalogue will be
out soon.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-08-04
Sunday School Meeting at Falls
Mills

There will be meeting of the
neighborhood schools at Falls Mills
the first Sunday in August, at 10
O'Clock. The schools of the neighbor-
hood are asked to be present, espec-
tally the officers and teachers and the
older pupils. The Secretary of the
county association will be present and
other speakers. Let everybody attend,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-08-04

moved out of the large old log hous,
INTO now framed house which h,
built. and in which he now lives com
fortabIy. and converted the old los
house into.a church. He put in plain,
plank seats across, and here he has
thoughtfully and wisely collected
quite nice little Sunday School
which he meets every Sunday and
with the help of his daughter, Mrs.
Spence an intelligent, good woman,
and others of the community, he is
doing the best he can to study the
Bible. There is no church in the com
munity, and this house and Sunday
School meets decided want. The
Odd Fellows are building church
and hall combined nearby. The people
are all helping. and the lower room
VIII be used as Il church for all de
nominations. and the upper part as n
lodge room. Good for the Dry Fork
people! | spoke twicc-at 10 80 i'm
the morning and 2 80 in tho after
noon, and he il said, the people listen
ed attcntively to my poor speeches.
did tho best | could to emphasize the
pressing need of religious training for
the children, and of Bib'e study for
the older people. hope good will re-
suit. Bill Graham, Joe Taylor. j. +.
Brown, Harve Mitcell and Newt AS
bury and w. w. Rye and II number of
other familiar faces were present,
and did me the honor tn listen to n
poor speech for an hour, and not 90
to sleep. am sure never saw n finer
looking lot of boys and girls and
young married people than saw on
Sunday afternoon, and more babies
than | ever saw in any crowd of this
size. Tho little fellows got restless
and warm, and tried to kick UP a
racket but they failed. They didn't
bother us. We went right ON speak
ing and listening, and let the babies
cry. must stop this gossip. am
glad lived to make this trip, and
spend this day. This big, old log house
is exactly like the one in my old
neighborhood Mt home, where |, with
father and mother, brothers ana sis
ters, attended long ago 1t was like
going back homc.' and beginning
over again-the old songs. dogs, ba-
bies, and all. 1t was great day for
this poor pilgrim.
AS the hands of my watch were
creeping around near the s O'Clock
mark turned my horses head towards
home. For two miles up the shady
road the boys and girls were going
home from the meeting, swinging
along, two and two, care free and
happy.I recalled many similar walk
and scene of years ago, just like the
one ! witnessed on Dry Fork last
Sunday afternoon. recall, too,
haunted hollow" so called that |
had to come through on my way back
home mt night. alone. A long slope
down into the hollow, long slope up
the other side. OF course / stayed
late, and when reached the top of
the hill ! would take Off my hat,
strike 2 40 gait, and hold 1t until
l reached the top on tho other side,
my feet making noise on the hard
ground like pony on plank road.
In the years to come these boys and
girls. as old men and women, as the
shadows of the years fall upon them,
will 90 back in memory, as am doing
now, to these quiet, rural scenes of
the long ago. May they be able to do
so, haunted by no ghosts of mis-
spent youth j. A. l..
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-08-04

+ Buy 1t now. Now Is the time to buy
bottle OF Chamberlain's collie. cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy. 1t is almost
certain to be needed before the sum-
mer Is over This remedy has no SUI
perlor. For sale by ALL DEALLRs.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-08-04

The puplit of Presby terian church
will be filled on next Sunday at IL
a. M, by Rev. DR.. E.O. Guerrant, of
East, Ky. The doctor was we'll known
to the Tazewell people in the stormy
days of 61-'5, as adjutant of Mar
shall's Brigade, and cavalryman SER
wing at the time in Southwest Vir-
ginia and Eatsern Kentucky. The doc
tro, since the war, has devoted him
self, and with marked success, to home
missionary work in the mountainous
regions of his State, and is most
interesting personality, and delight
full speaker, of unusual pulpit ability.
All who can should hear him, espec.
tally his old comrades of the sixties.
Come out. A. j. L.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-08-04
interesting Lecture Monday Night

DIR. Guerrant. who breaches here in
the Presbyterian church next Sunday,
will lecture under the auspices of the
Tazewell Chapter of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy. The
place of lecture will be announced by
posters later. Admission 25c and 15c.
The ladies are anxious to raise the
amount promised by them to the
Home in Richmond, as stated in this
paper last issue, and the proceeds of
this lecture will go that way. Every
body should come out to hear this old
soldier tell of his experiences during
the war. He saw service in South
west Virginia as well as elsewhere in
the South. Not his "old comrades
and old soldier only but the young
people generally should hear this lee
ture on "reminiscences of the Sixties.
History well written reads we'll, we'll
spoken is better. Come out for your
own good. and also to help the ladies'.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-12-28
LIME TO DISINFECT STABLE
Will Be Found Excellent to Destroy
D~ecaylng or Animal Matter
Preserve All Manure,

To disinfect a stable and destroy
~decaying animal or vegetable matter
lime is excellent to use. But manure
should be preserved and not de,
stroyed, consequently lime should
never be used in or about a stable
where manure is made or kept. Its
use decomposes the manure and lib,
crates the ammonia-the most -valu.
able element of plant food.
Acid phosphate, ground rock phos'
,phate and land plaster are the three
best materials to use if other absorb,
ents are scarce.
Air Stacked lime contains a mixture
OF carbonate and hydrate of lime. II
is not so caustic as fresh burned lime.
Lime stone is perfectly neutral and
has the same value as dirt or road
dust as an absorbent. 1t also pos,
sesses a value on sour, heavy soil be-
it n~eutralizes the soil acidity
and improves its physical condition.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-12-28
JUDGED BY THEIR CLOTHES
Apology That by No Means
Mended Situation.

Herman Fellner tells this story on
himself, according to the New York
correspondent of the Cincinnati Times
Star. He was In Washington on bust
ness recently ard met three or four
friends on the street. After a mo-
come with him. I'm or the stuff"
said he, but l want to buy you each
a cigar"
They happened to be in front OF a
combination cigar and news stand at
the moment. Led by Mr.. FeIlner, they
all trooped In. The clerk hurried to
the cigar case to wait upon them. Be
fore Mr.. Fellner could indicate his
wishes the clerk had slapped a box
on the glass case. Here y are" said
he. Best dime smoker in town"
Mr.. Fellner is sort Of fussy about
his smokes. He looked at the cigar
then showed the box away. Have
you no other price," he asked.
The clerk showed the box in the
case. Sure thing" said he. MY mis-
take and your treat"
Having pulled off this time-worn
witticism, he addressed Mr.. Fellner
c~ontidentially. Your clothes sort OF
fooled me-" said he. you fellers are
a pretty well-dressed lot, o know"
Then he put another box on the coun-
ter. Here" said he. rs the best
nickel smoker in the village"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-12-28
TREATING HORSE FOR WORMS
Three Different Remedies Given, Any
One of Which VIII Be Found 20
Be Quite Effective.

This is one of the best worm de-
stroyers for unthrifty colts and horses
that we have ever tried: Mix together
one pound each of sugar and salt; in
this mix one-half pound OF fine smok-
ing tobacco, six ounces OF powdered
sulphate of iron. AS q dose for a ma
ture horse give a heaping tablespoon
full in a wheat bran mash every morn
ing for two weeks. Colts should be
given in smaller proportion to size and
age.
A veterinary supply house advises
the following remedy for worms in
horses: Give a t~easpoonful of pow
dered copper sulphate every morning
in feed for three or four days, then
give two ounces Of turpentine in a
pint of raw linseed oil. Feed soft feed
and keep the infected animal in the
stable while under this treatment.
A veterinary physician, signing no
name, suggests this treatment in an
exchange: Clear the bowels by allow
ing the horse to fast over night and
give in the morning two unces OF
%turpentine in a pint Of raw linseed oil
or cruel. followed in the course of an
hour with a bran mash; repeat this
for two or three mornings. Santosin
in half or one ounce doses, made into
powders, with linseed meal, may be
given to valuable horses for two or
three mornings in succession, fol-
lowed by a %cathartic.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-12-28
A PASTOR 50 YEARS
Rev. John CoWan in One Church
That Long.
Half a Century Ago a Young Man
Came to a Missouri Community
and Has Been Pastor There
Ever Since.

Fulton, MOBILITY years the pastor
OF n church. That. is the record of
Rev. DR.. John Fleming Cowan. Re-
Gently b people in northeast Gala
way county entered upon a two-days'
celebration in his honor.
For half a century Doctor Cowan has
served the Old Auxvasse Presbyterian
church as pastor. For two score
years and ten he has presided as spir-
1tual adviser and servant of a church
that is in a sense the mother church
OF many of those now in existence in
this section.
Doctor Cowan came to the Old Aux
vase church as a young man of TWEEN
ty-four. The country was rent with
strife and the lines were sharply
drawn. He was a man of southern be-
liefs and his people were of the same
mind. He fitted into the post and he
mas fitted there ever since.
Auvasse church is so-called because
1t stands on a high elevation in a big
bend of the A~uXvasse river, a stream
that derived its name from the
French. 1t is on the highway between
Williamsburg and McCredie, two viii
lagos in the northeast part of Galloway
county. The church was organized
June 80. 1928, by pioneers from Ken
lucky and Virginia. Three buildings
have served as meeting places for the
congregation since that time. All Of
them have been modest structures.
The present church is a frame build
ing and is extremely simple.
Doctor Cowan has been satisfied to
labor among these Industrious, honest
and worthy people. His congregation
has been satisfied to listen to the
plain, yet convincing m Of the
man who has served them from early
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-12-28
Just Like Bennett.

ARNOLD Bennett, the latest visitor
to these Shores" said a New York
editor, us said to be the greatest liv.
ing English novelist. l plump for
Wells or Conrad myself. However,
The editor smiled.
"a critic at the club the other day
raj listening to an e%xecrable young
novelist. The young mar boosted on
Unfortunately, but at last / heard the
critic get in the words:
"Do you know, you remind me Of
Arnold Bennett?'
REALLY! The novelist blushed
and laughed for pleasure. Really?
come now, do you really think
Yes; you stutter So said the
critic"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-12-28
Rack for Feeding Cattle.

apart, and to these posts securely nail
two-by-twelves. one above and two be-
low, leaving spaces between the two
upper ones through which the cattle
may put their heads and eat. A stack
of hay may be put In the rack, If
desired. After the stack is fed out
several loads may be thrown into the
rack and forked to the outside as the
cattle eat it. The shape of the rack
enables it to stand very much press.
ure by the cattle.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-12-28
ECZEMA DlSFIGURED BABY

Our little boy Gilbert was troubled
with eczema when but a few weeks
old. His little face was covered with
sores even to back Of his ears. The
poor little fellow suffered very much.
The sores began az pimples, his little
face was disfgured very much. We
hardly knew what he looked like. The
face looked like raw meat. We tied
little bags Of cloth over his hands to
prevent him from scratching. He was
very restless at night, his little face
itched.
1--WE consulted two doctors at Chi
cago, where we resided at that time.
After trying all the medicine Of the
two doctors without any result, we
read of the Cuticura Remedies, and
at once bought Cuticura Soap and
Ointment. Following the directions
carefully and promptly We saw the
result, and after four weeks, the dear
child's face was as fine and clean as
any little baby's face. Every one who
saw Gilbert after using the Cuticura
Remedies vas surprised. He has a
head of hair which is a pride for any
boy Of his age, three years. We can
only recommend the Cuticura Rene
dies to everybody" (Signed) Mrs. H.
Albrecht, Box $50. West Point, Neb..
Oct. 26, 1910. Although Cuticura Soap
and Ointment are sold by druggists
and dealers everywhere, a sample of
each, with 32-page book, will be mailed
free on application to "Cuticura."
Dept. IL L. Boston.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-12-28
Read IL Differently,

A man was charged with stealing q
sheep belonging to Sir Garnet Fitz
Maurice.
81 found the poor creature strayin
on the road, me lord, an was jus,
drivin' 1t home" pleaded the accused
Can you read?" asked his lordship
"a little, me lord"
you could not have been ignorant
then, that the sheep belonged to your
landlord. Sir Garnett Ftz- Maurice, as
his brand, G. F. M was on the ami.
NAL"
True for ye me lord, but sure ]
thought the letters meant Good Fat
Mutton!'"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-12-28
STOCK
DgJ NOTES

Linseed meal contains bone-forming
matter.
Horses with tender feet need lots
Of attention.
In the purchase of a new horse al.
ways purchase a mare.
No domestic animals increase or
decrease as rapidly as pigs.
Parasites common to sheep infest
southern fiocks just as elsewhere.
Keeping comfortable goes a long
ways toward making cheap pork.
1t is a mistake II the hog is not fed
in a clean place free from dust and
mud.
horse a do than his feet will
stand.
Failure to secure profits in hog
raising are usually due to misman-
agement.
Good clean food, pure water, fresh
air and clean surroundings such as
stables and yards will keep stock
healthy and increase the profits on
the place.
Any work or exercise which pro-
duces severe strain on the muscles,
especially of the headquarters. is liza
BILE to cause abortion in mares,
One of the first essentials for the
well-being and comfort of live stock
Is the water supply, which, upon the
average farm, Is entirely inadequate
to the needs CT the stock.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-12-28
THE OLD AOxNA3sE PRESBYTERIAN
C5DGC4

youth until the declining years of his
life. Nowhere in this section is a
community of better people and no
where is there a man of the cloth
who has followed nearer in the foot
steps of the man whose teachings he
has e~ndeavored to emulate than Doc
tor Cowan. Idealism has been dem
,onstrated in its fullest sense.
When the preachers of the pioneer
days came to serve the congregation
at Old Auxvasse they found a church
built of logs. In 1910 a church Of
brick was erected. Then in 1870 came
the building that is still serving as
the home of worship.
Doctor Cowan was born at Potosi,
Mo-, March s, 1887. Much Of his early
education was gained through his IA
. Their, Rev. John F. Cowan, one of the
early Presbyterian ministers of the
state. He graduated from Westmin-
ster college in 1858 and then took a
theological course at Princeton Semi
nary, completing his work there in
1861.
Rev. Mr.. Cowan lived in the coun-
try near the church until his wife died
and his daughter married. His wife
was Miss Jane Grant, a native of Cal
laway county. In 1888 Mr.. Cowan
moved to Fulton, where he is teaching
modern languages in Westminster col
lege. These new duties did not lessen
his love for the pastoral work Of the
Old Auxvasse church and he contin-
ued in the pastorate.
He has preached to the congregation
of the Old Auxvasse church $500
times. In other churches during re-
vival meetings and occasional visits
be has preacher 1900 times. He has
conducted fifty revival meetings in
various churches.
To the Auxvasse church during the
fifty years of his pastorate 5S5 mem
Beers have been added, 200 children
hhve been baptized and 240 couples
have been married. One hundred and
t~hirty-seven members of the congrega'
ton have died during that period and
Doctor Cowan has conducted their fu-
nerals. OF this number 65 were men
and ~ omen
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-12-28
He Knew Her Well.

Now, old man, make yourself CON-
Portable and let's talk over the good
old times. We havn't e each 9TH
er since We were boys together. l
told you | was married, didn't 1? By
the way, did You ever live in Paines-
yille?"
Yes, l lived there three years"
Ever meet Miss Katish?"
"Ha! ha! Why, | was engaged to
her! But that's nothing-all the fell
lows in my crowd were engaged to
her at one time or another. see
you've lived in gainesville. Why did
you ask about her, in particular?
Come-confess?"
why, I-er-I married her"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-12-28
One Good Mutton Breed,

Mutton sheep should lever be Of
mixed breeds on n farm. Get one
good mutton breed, stick to it and de-
velop it to the highest notch possible,
A lot of mixed lambs never bring the
highest price on the market. 1t is
those of one breed, uniform in size,
shape and condition that get the big
money.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-12-28
Leather Halter Preferred.

Use a leather halter rein instead Of
a chain when tying horses in their
stalls. They may become ~entangled
break and release them without seri-
u injury, while the chain will hold
and often times cause their death.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-12-28
Mistake of Breeders.

A great many breeders seem to
think If they possess a pure-bred boar
the quality of the COWS does not count
for much. This is a sad mistake in
deed, and farmers cannot be too care
full in the selection of well-bred sows.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-12-28
Sheep Are

Sheep are animals and of
rather delicate constitutions and suf
fer more from bad ventilation d :
overcrowding than any other animal
on the farm: It is a mistake therefore
to confine sheep during the winter in
close quarters. If kept dry their
fieeces will keep them warm. Who
ever heard of sheep freezing to death?
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-12-28
Name and Function.

The following story is told of DR..
Boyd Carpenter, the bishop of Ripon.
In the days of his early ministry there
came to him one day a young man and
a maiden, very bashful, very self-con-
scious, and on a very obvious errand.
"Are you Mr.. Carpenter" asked the
young man In a faltering voice.
Yes" was the r%eassuring reply,
Il am Carpenter-and joiner"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-12-28
Handy for Feeding Hogs.

Orange Judd Farmer. Make a tube
with inch boards about three and one-
half feet high. Place this at one end
Of trough. Pour swill through this
tube and you will not be bothered by
the hogs in their eagerness to get the
swill.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-12-28
RACK FOR FEEDING CATTLE
ing Roughage to Animals Dur
ing Winter Months.

To make a rack to feed cattle hay
or other roughage during the winter
set a stake at what is desired to be
n circle around the stake with a ra-
dius of ten feet, which may be done
either by using a tape line or a ten
foot pole, says the Homestead. Begin
on this radius and set posts eight feet
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-12-28

place in mouth as indicated in the H.
l%ustration. Insert the neck of the
bottle between the front and back
teeth, keeping it up to the root of the
mouth and giving a little at a time. II
the horse coughs, let the head down
for a time.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-12-28
Feed and Rest for Horses.

Feeding horses at least an hour and
a half before Harvesting them, and
giving them a full hour at noon, is not
only humane, but it Is profitable to
the owner. Horses shown these atten-
lions last longer, do better service
and are more free from ailments.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-12-28
Pius of LARGE litters Best.

1t is a fact that the pigs of large lit
tiers are usually more uniform in size
and fatten more quickly than those of
small filters. Here is where the good
breeding OF the SOW comes in.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-12-28
Training for Colt.

The profit and pleasure to be de-
rived from the use of horses depends
upon how much they have been
trained. Every colt should be trained
before he is put into hard work on the
farm.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-12-28
METHOD OF GIVING DRENCH
Plan Is Shown In illustration That
viii Be Found Great Improve
ment Over Ordinary Way.

The ordinary way Of giving a
drench is with a glass bottle, but one
made Of tin and fiatboard is better.
Make a loop at the end Of rope and
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-12-28

Tightness across the chest means a cold
on the lungs. That's the danger signal.
Cure that cold with Hamlins Wizard Oil
before it runs into Consumption or Pneu-
monia.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-12-28
DEVICE FOR FEEDING SWINE
Swill Poured Through Tube EIimin-
ates Trouble Caused by Animals
Trying to Get It.

The illustration shows a handy hog
feeder which will save the farmer
much trouble, says a writer in the
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-12-28

There are few shade trees in the
average mans field OF labor.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-12-28

Bronson-So you claim to have in
vented a flying machine?
Woodson-Yes.
Bronson-Does 1t fly?
Woodson-Yes. All I've got to do
now is to devise some means Of
finding put where it is going to light.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-12-28

Mrs. Wfnslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
t~eething, softens the gums, reduces infamma-
ton, aIlays pain, cures wind collie, CSC a bottle.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-12-28

There is seldom any money In the
helping hand a man is willing to lend.