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STANLEY'S EXPLOITS

No explorer before since has approached the
harvest that Henry NJ Stanley reaped (says a
writer In the New York SUM, and no man of let
ters. soldiers. scholar has had such a single
lecture tour Stanley's greatest. In something
like ten big cities he received $4,000 for his first
appearance. For the first night in another group
of cities he received $1,000 and in still another
group $500. Travelling in special car upon
which he lived in most places. and accompanied
by four five guests. he ended the tour with 1884,
900 clear of all expenses. For that first night In
New York charity paid StanIey's agent $4,000
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Ing club at the Loo Apeldoorn which Mr.
Newcome: assisted by the Duke of Leeds and Mr.
Stuart Wortley. had formed in the year 1899
was dissolved the very year 1t had reached its
majority. -
one detail in Stradanus drawing deserves spe-
cial notice i. e., the turnedup heads of the two
herons at which hawks are about to stop II
shows that the artist fully believed the legend
sanctioned even by such late writer's as Walter
Scott, that the heron when hard pressed and
stopped at by the hawk will point his beak up-
wards and thus receive the descending enemy
upon Its point, thereby infcting serious injury
II not killing him outright According to modern
experts this pretty story has no foundation in
fact. 1t seems extraordinary that for centuries
artists went painting incidents which they
never could have seen, Scores if not hundreds of
pictures of what once a favorte and aristo-
cratic sport depicting this very occurrence
Stradanus' predilection for portly men and
women as well as for steeds of the cart-horse
type, and for unwieldy fat spanels and hounds.
betray his Dutch origin. and perhaps also a bus.i
nessike desire to please his principal public in
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Artificial Ice.

There are 1904 Ice making factories
In the country, making 12.647,949 tons
in 1909. The number of factories In
creased 6S4 in five years. or 81 per
cent. The ice made does not repre-
sent the total. only that made for sale
in ice factories only. The capital In
vested in these establishments is $11s,-
$4,000, a gain of s52.05o.0o0. The
average capital was $4,000. The val
ue OF the ice was $42.s53,000. The
total horsepower was 217.7s9.
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the lowlands and in northern Germany. For prac-
tcally all OF his drawings were engraved and pub
lished In the former country, were most 9TH
ers of similar nature with the exception per-
haps of those of his pupil Tempesta who. living
in Rome and evincing like fertility and indus
try. had some of his drawings engraved by Ital-
ians AS edition after edition of Stradanus series
were issued by the Gale brothers of Antwerp and
eagerly bought up, the circle of his admirers in
northern Europe grew ever wider; but there Is no
evidence that his work in the picture-book line
became very popular in Italy, the country or
his adoption. There his celebrated Naples fres-
Goes for Don Juan of AUSTRIA and his equally
good designs for tapestry for the Medici Grand
Duke enjoyed far more popularity.
Considering the immense difficulties of trans
portation which then still handicapped all inter
national and especially all transalpine intercom-
munication, 1t is rather curious that the formid-
able distance intervening between the city the
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- HE recent discoveries OF prehistoric designs in
in the south of France confirm the assertion
made by medieval writer's that as sport formed
the subjects of the earliest designs the disciples
- of Nimrod rightly claim to have given the
! first impulse Unfortunately for us, the old
skin-clad sportsman artist who covered the walls
of his Perigord with outline drawings of his
eilowdenizensthe mammoth the giant bear and the
securing himself undyng fame the
most archaic of all artists endowing that
gallery with the distinction of being the most ancient of all
art repositories failed depict his form divine in
necon with the trotting mammoth the shambng bear
True the spirit of sefenacement which this omission
trays evnces refreshing absence of the personal clement
proves convncngly than could library of volumes
wat an infinite vista of between that flint
welding cave man and the modern selfassertye presshe
button sportsman But say judging this instance
OF archaeological seoberaon quite Justly? Was that
uogiodytes failure to leave single indication the
reiauVe position of man and beast really the result of
ulne dimdence? What that this
the eistocene had already from that
condition when man still the hunted instead the
hunter? How do know that Elephas primgen
nus or the formidable Ursus speoeus portrayed in
CORD Louvre hunting him. the pigmy homunculus?
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What proof have we that
these crude tracings were not
drawn with trembling hand
after a horror-struck retreat
to his cave. when his senses.
which then were still as keen
as those of the hawk, the far
scenting deer. or the acutely-
hearing wolverine, warned
him of the approach of his
relentless foe? Indeed. have
We not evidence supporting
such doubts in the shape of a
stone hammer found embed
ded in the skull of a Megace-
ros hibernicus? Had that
blow been dealt by a hunter
to an animal already down in
order to dispatch it. the prec-
ious flint tool. which to pro-
duce had cost such infinite
labor, would not have been
left where Professor Wau-
choppe found 1t untold ages
later. What more likely
than that the blow was In
hirfad ne N lor--rrs- - -
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ture of elephant-hunting It's
amusing details. such as
the long file of natives
carrying off loads OF
dismembered elephant on
their heads and shoulders.
are curious enough. The
picture of the bear-hunt is
more true to life. though we
may express some doubt
whether horses could be
got to charge bears in the
way Stradanus pictures.
Our last drawing repre-
sents the Flerentine artists
ideas OF heron-hawking 1t
tells its tale fairly plainly.
though. of course. the Incl
dents 1t represents are far
too crowded together. II
was considered the noblest
of all hawking. and though
1t is not SO long ago that
more than two hundred
heronries existed in the
British Isles-some of them
comprising as many as n
hundred nests with four or
hve eggs in each-the sport
is now extinct. Mr.. Harting
tells us that In the last cen
tury Mr.. Edward C. New
come OF Norfolk. who was
the last English falconer
who kept heron hawks (he
died in 1S7D. killed in two
seasons with hi. two ia.
nous hawks. Sultan and De
Ruyter. which he had i'm.
ported from Holland. no
fewer than one hundred and
eleven herons. This shows
that the royal sport became
extinct in England not in
consequence of any dearth
OF herons. In the Neither
lands 1t is still kept up.
though the celebrated Hawk
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Since Teacher Did Not Know.

1t was in the primary class of a graded school
in western CITY, and the day the 22d OF
February.
Now. who can tell me whose birthday this is?"
asked the teacher.
A little girl arose timidly.
well. Margaret, you may tell us" said the
teacher
Mine" was the unexpected reply-Everybody's
Magazine
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and the receipts from the lecture s14.763.
On the other hand Alexander Graham Bell used to
lecture for s25 night in schcolhousos and the
struggling inventor glad enough of the fee.
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sear-Huntins.-sy stradanus.


not interfere in a more discouraging manner be
tween artist and engraver
For more than half century that studio in
Florence, of which Stradanus gives in OF
his arts and crafts" series. called the Nova Re-
perta, characteristic picture, SENS to have gone
on supplying busy hands in distant Antwerp with
material of the most heterogeneous kind. Saints
and devils. popes and emperors. holy Legends and
scenes from purgatory. wars and sieges land as'-
ties and naval engagements, royal progresses aui
peasant fetes hunting, fishing and fowling
galore. the horses of all nations. the crafts ID
trades of the civilized world. the discoveries II
Columbus and Vespucci, scientific inventions Of
the day. the working of the silkworm and sec es
of other subjects of the most diverse nature,
one and all depicted with realism and with a
power of imagination that really amaze It
shows what extraordinary demand for illus
trations had suddenly sprung UP in the second
half of the sixteenth century among the nations
of northern Europe they awoke from the intel
lectual stupor that had enchaned them during
medieval times
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-10-11
A Pedestrian

Mr.. Geo. w. st. Clair is qualify
ing for walking contest with any
who may care to compete. One night
last week he missed his train in Blue
field. He phoned to Tazewell for his
auto to start in that direction and he
would meet it at some point on the
road. The auto started all right, but
the unexpected happened and it refus-
ed to move. Mr.. st. Clair didn t
know that however. and walked all
the way home, arriving here about
midnight. He expected the headlight
of his car to show up at every turn
in the road. but she never did. Auto
mobiles have way of doing tricks
similar to this unfortunate occurrence.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-10-11
New Game Law

Under the state law partridges
may be killed only during November
and December west of the Blue Ridge
mountains. The Board of Supervisors
is given authority to shorten the hunt
ing season, and to make regulations
to further the game within their
county.
AS the law now stands in Tazewell
County, partridges may be killed only
during the first twenty days of Nov
ember and during the last eleven days
of December The last eleven days in
December were included in the open
season in order to Accommodate the
boys who are away at school, and
those away at work, who return dur
ing the Christmas holidays to visit
home-folks and take a hunt.
The provisions making it unlawful
to kill more than ten partridges or
any day was thought proper in orde,
prevent experts from slaughterinp
the birds during the open season.
Judge Kegley will be asked to ap-
point fifteen game wardens in eacf
magisterial district to see that the
game laws are enforced.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-10-11
Death of Erastus Thompson

Erastus Thompson, father of Stuart
Thompson, died Mt the home of his
son in Thompson Valley Saturday
night in the 85th year of his age.
The venrable gentleman had been ill
only few days. The funeral services
occurred Monday, the officiating min
ister being the Rev. w. w. Carson,
pastor of the Thompson Valley Pres
byterian church, of which deceased
was a member. Mr.. Thompson pass
ed away in the house which had been
his home since he was seven years
of age. Deceased was known as one
of the best and most highly respected
men in the county, and his death will
be mourned by wide circle of friends
and relatives,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-10-11
SIemp on PrOgresslves.

Representative Bnscom Slcmp.
chairman of the Virginia Republican
state committee, has given out the
following statement regarding the
Roosevelt program for an independent
party:
"lf the third party was lcgiti-
mate third party it would undertake
to get recruits from both the Demo
Gratis and the Republicans, and in
such cnae ii would be favored by q
great many individuals, who are look
ing for better conditions in the state
government, which, owing to the
weakness of the Republican party in
the state they cannot secure now."
But if the third party is going to
be composed, as APPARENTLY it is in
Virginia of disappointed Office seekers
it will fail as /. ought to fail. The
Republican party has not enough
votes in Virginia to constitute third
party and the only way it can be sue
cessful in building up new organ
ization, and this, fear, they will
not do because the motives of third
party are not sincere. They are act
ing from malice and not from any
fixed convictions 80 far as the good of
the United States is concerned
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-10-11
Marriage of Interest

Judge Samuel Cecil Graham, of
Tazewell, and Miss Claire Guillaume,
of Richmond, were married at the
brides home at LOG West Grace
Street Wednesday afternoon. Miss
Gillaume is we'll known IN Tazewell,
where she was guest in the Graham
home for several months. Judge and
Mrs. Graham will re turn to Tazewell
in short time.
From Tuesdays Richmond News
Leader: Miss Claire Guillaume was
the guest of honor at brilliant re-
ception given yesterday afternoon at
the Woman's Club. She was gowned
in black lace over black satin trim
mings of jet. and wore corsage
bouquet of lilies of the valley. Mrs.
w. G. Stannard, newly elected presi
dent of the club, stood at the head OF
the receiving line, and those receiv-
ing we're: Miss Jane Rutherford,
Mrs. Archer Anderson, Mrs. William
Rulleffin Cox, Mrs. L. l.. Lewis and
others. The out pouring of club
members and the brilliancy of the
affair was great tribute tc Miss
Guilliaume. whose marriage tomor.
row to Judge Graham, of Tazewell,
will remove her from Richmond.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-10-11
BOTH SIDES
PRESENT ISSUES
Democrats And Republicans
Speak To Moderate Sized
Crowds Tuesday.

The public speaking in the court
house and in the theater of the Taze-
we'll Amusement Company attracted
about two hundred to two hundred
and fifty people to town Tuesday.
The oldtime enthusiasm, which usual
ly prevails in political meetings,
widely advertised as this one was,
was lacking but both the Repubi-
ems and Democrats had good crowds
to hear the speakers. Opinion, of
course. differs, as to the size of the
crowd at each meeting.
General Rufus A. Ayers, candidate
for Congress on the Democratic tick
ct and Attorney j. Norment Powell,
candidate for elector on the Demo-
cratic ticket in the courthouse and
Senator John &. Noel, of Lee county
and postmaster Lou Gleaves, of
Wytheville, spoke in the thcater in
the interest of the candidacy of Mr..
Slemp. The latter gentlemen confined
their remarks mainly to the tariff,
urging their hearers to vote for the
return of the Republican party to
power.
Mr. Gleaves. as is his custom, in
jccted great deal of humor into his
remarks, and amused his hearers,
many of whom were Democrats. the
Democratic meeting having adjourned,
by his story telling.
Mr.. VIM. II. Werth, in short,
strong speech, introduced General
Ayers to the audience in the court
house. Mr.. Powell was introduced by
Mr.. A. S. Higginbotham.
The speech of General Ayers is
printed in the supplement to the
News.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-10-11
Honor Roll

Honor Roll for Richlands High
School for September, 1912.
80 per cent on daily recitation, 90
per cent on department 95 per cent
on attendance.
High School John Boggess, Nell
lie Fisher, Rachel Hewson, John Re-
pass.
7th Grade Oscar Elswick, Anna
King, Robert Lddle.
9Th Grade :-Zeddie Long, Ira Hell
ton, Madge Hazy, Mary McKenry.
Maude Dowdy.
5th Grade Irene Mutter, Mary
Hickman, Leona Elkins, Madge Har-
ris, Pauline Brown.
4th Grade :-Narcie Hankins, Jes-
sic White, Edward Peery, Mary
Williams.
3rd Grade ALEX Childress, Della
Gilley. Matte Helton, Mary Sue
Shafer, Mary Ball, Matte Harris.
End Grade :-Mrytle Kipps, DELPHI
inc Hazy, Maggie Hairless, Elmore
Rimmer.
1st Grade - Cassie Trivett, Greco
Shelton. Garlic Caudill, Henry Clild.
less, Willie Wilson, BuskilI.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-10-11
For Republicans

The Richlands Enterprise, which
the Wise News calls the LOWEST lit
tie bull moose in the United States"
hands out the following jnb in the
last issue:
Those ten bleeding followers of
Slemp who tried to force an imposter
upon the Graham Progressive Club,
were very audacious to say nothing of
their inconsistency. Mr.. Slemp was
one of the main causes of the great
split at Chicago and aided Penrose
and the Kerosene gang organize the
State and National Committees, to
repeat the same old fraud four years
hence. The Prorgessives see the bull
let hole and don't propose to swallow
the obnoxious crow bait that is offer
ed by these contaminators of Vir-
ginia politics. MIR. Walter Graham
has the endorsement of the National
and State Progressive organization,
and is in full accord with Roosevelt
and Johnson and is positively oppos-
ed to all crooks. A vote for Roose-
welt, johnson and Graham is vote
fort the masses of the people against
the special few that are sapping the
substance of the poor. No, we cannot
be fooled bv old tricks, and when a
jackass robes with a Moose hide. we
can tell his voice."
"Bascom is now lame duck and
will after November 5th be a dead
duck. His aspirations to the Guber-
material honors will vanish in thin
air after the cold chilly winds in Nov
ember. He will learn lesson by ex-
perience, that some folks cannot learn
elswehere. What fearful thing it
will be to meet with the condemns
tion of an indigant and betrayed peo-
lple.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-10-11
A SETTLEMENT IN
ROAD QUESTION
Agreement Reached Where
by Two Plants Will work..
Where One worked Before

The much discussed road question,
eiiectlng the road plant in East
Jeifersonville district. wherein the
question of authority had arisen be-
tween Supervisor Daniels and the
State Highway Commission, was ami
cably settled here Wednesday. thus
saving expensive litigation in the
courts and much loss of time. The
cfushcr of the punt in dispute, which
was moved tn the Wittens' Mills
road. will be removed to the road
near town, and another crusher, now
the property of A. j. May, will be
leased and placed on the Wittens
Mills road. The roller belonging to
this town will be repaired and placed
ON tho Jelrersonvillc road. and work
Will be begun on both roads and push
ed.
The citizens of the Mittons Mills
community have accepted the agree
ment and will abide by the decision.
1t is contcndod by those unbiased
that the stand taken by Mr.. Wilson.
of the highway commission, was the
only position he could consistently
take. because of the precedent that
might have been established. How
ever, the arrangement cannot be con
strued as n victory for tho highway
commission by any means.
The discussion and argument which
occurred in tho courthouse Tuesday
afternoon and Wednesday morning
was all but pleasant. Very strong.
plain lnngunagc, with the bark re-
moved. was INDUCED In by both sides,
and the feeling ran high. The gentle
men from the Wittens Mills road
were in n frame Of mind, produced by
The wrongs they contended were be-
ing forced upon them by the highway
commission that might have resulted
in personal encounters, but for the
coolncss of some Of the participants.
However, the "dog- fall' settlement
will wipe out the bitterness and roads
will be built where they are needed.
or thcre'll have to he good reason
why.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-10-11
NORTH TAzEWELL
CAUSING TROUBLE
Want New Court House In
That Town Petition In
Circulation.

The proposition advanced by the
people of North Tazewell to move the
courthouse to that town is receiving
support from citizens throughout the
county, and is viewed with alarm by the
business and professional men of the
town of Tazewel.
Quite few of the citizens of Taze-
well, however. look upon the matter
as joke. If the citizens of North
Tazewell and community persist in
their efforts to change the location of
the county seat. an election would re-
suit that would be the livest PROPOSE
tion we have "gone- -up-against" in
several moons.
The appended article from one of
the leading citizens of North Taze-
well. who is not advocating the
change from selfish motive, throws
some light on the matter. His sug.
gestions about the jail are interest
ing:
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-10-11
TannersviIle

Tannersville, Va. October 7th
1912. MIR. w. X. Dilman will com
mence singing school here tonight.
There will be Sunday School Pic.
mic at Crabtree's Chapel Saturday
with the dinner on the ground. Every
body come and bring n basket filled.
A squad of our brave boys under
the guidance of Chieftain Homes,
went in the Bear rough Saturday to
caprtue benr that had been playing
havoc with Ryburn Patrick's sheep on
Flat Top mountain. but old bruin af-
ter eating two fine sheep, tho pre-
vious night. had departed just before
the boys got there. They are planning
to go after him again soon, hoping he
will leave them again.
II. j. White WINS Mt Snltvillc Fri
day.
w. Nj. Kirk visited his parents
and attended the Fair mt Marion, last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Webb were
gusets of Mr.. Edd Abels Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs. II. j. Whitehead
were visiting at Mr.. Geo. Taylors
Sunday.
Willie Lawson has been earring the
mail from Tannersville to Saltville,
the past week and he has been deliv-
ering the goods to perfection.
Mr.. Ira Wyatt was visiting friends
at Maccrady's Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ryburn Patrick, MIR.
and Mrs. John Patrick, Mrs. Isanc
Patrick. were guests of Mr.. Jas. Pat
rick Sunday.
Mrs. Will Patrick and two sons,
returned to their home in the Cove
yesterday after several days visit
with relatives at Emory, North Hol-
ston and here
w. f. Hit Il. p. Hit and |. IL
Patrick have been business visitors to
TaZewell the past week.
The creak of the cane mill is fill
ing the air at present.
Reese Asberry left Saturday for
Washington County where he will en-
ter school, at Green spring High
School.
Walter and George Patrick were
guests at MIR. Whitcheads Sunday.
Miller Asberry's many friends wish
to know what keeps him down the
road so late Sunday evenings.
Miss Gardner, of Hillsville, arriv
ed Monday and is progressing nicely
with her school, in Little valley.
Master Henry Holmeas has beer
right sick for several days.
Robert Holmes. of Broadford, visit
ed his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. p.
Holmes.
Some of the Bull Moose calls are
taking effect at this place, the Presi
Dental vote will be about divide
and Slemp will get very good ma
jority. Signed Stand Patter.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-10-11
Public Sale

l will offer at Public Sale at the
front door of the Court House. Taze-
well, Va, on Thursday, the 7th day
of November, 1912. the following
property:
Ten acres of land about one 1 1-2
miles S. W.of Indian p. O., Tazewell
County. Va, same now being oc-
cupied by by N. r. McDilda, for de-
scription see d. B. 68 Page 48O
Tazewell County records.
The same being property conveyed
to me as Trustee to secure FRICK
COMPANY of Waynesboro, Pa, by
deed dated the 18th day of Novem-
ber. and year of 1911, and recorded
in the Clerks office of Tazewell
County, in Deed Book No. II Page
274 Sale at IL 100 o'clock, Noon.
Terms Cash.
A. J .CRUEY, Trustee.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-10-11
A Fine Mill

From all reports Higgiubotham and
Bane, the large merchant millers of
Cedar Bluff are building up large
business in this county and points
contiguous to the Norfolk and Wes-
tern. They have in recent years con-
structed one of the most substantial
mill dams and races of any mill in
this section. The dam and race are
both made of solid cement, which
does not admit of the loss of any
water or of inconvenience which fire.
quently is not the case with mills
composed of wood. The Norfolk and
Westerns new road entering Cedar
Bluff gives them an additional mar
ket for their products.