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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-10-18
Grand Jury Would Not Indict Him

The reports which have appeared
in the papers with reference to the
killing of M. +. Esser by Samuel
Hawkins, of Tazewell, appear to
have been misleading and exaggerat-
ed. The shooting occurred at Gary
about two O'Clock Sunday morning,
Hawkins being charged with the
crime by three Hungarians. Hawkins,
MIR. Esser and MIR. Johnson were
at the point where the tragedy oc-
Cured to preserve order, Hungarian
dance being in progress. The shooting
occurred, and three Hungarians, who
we're disturbing the peace, were re-
monstrated with to be quiet. The
three officers were in the act of ar
resting them, when the shooting oc-
Cured. The coroner's inquest at Gary
layed the murder to Hawkins, but the
grand jury, which was in session at
Welch, refused 10 find an indictment
against Hawkins. MIR. Barns Gillespie
went to Welch Tuesday, and after a
thorough investigation, is thoroughly
satisfied of the innocence of Hawkins.
1t is thought that the crime was
committed by one of the trio of Hun
garians. 1t was stated that there was
absolutely no motive for the crime,
in so far as Hawkins was concerned,
and that he and Esser were on friendly
terms.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-10-18
What The Courthouse Needs

Editor the News Tine writer has
just read with some degree of care
the "The Courthouse Committees"
report favoring the construction of n
new county building. We note that
among the several suggested reasons
why we should have new court
house. Is the bnd condition, in san
itary sense, existing, especially in
the basement of the present building.
this reminds us of an amusing story
told in the presence of the writer by
n bright and intelligent woman, n
citizen of the "Great Valleys prin-
ciple city:
"a country family becoming tired
of rural life decided to move into
town. A rather too prevalent habit
nowadays, in view Of the high cost
of living, and not being able or de-
sirious of purchasing a home, they
proceeded to rent one. Now, this
family had habit, which in our
Ignorance. wa thought was peculiar
only to the legal custodans of public
buildings, such as courthouses, etc.
of allowing such vast Accommodations
of inevitable debris, dust, dirt, and
all manner of filth and rubbish to
remain undisturbed in all of the dark
closets, corners, and along the walls,
and especially in the Easements, un-
til the house became no longer habit
able, when, like our committee, they
proceeded to look up new quarters.
Finally, and after considerable
lapse of time, involving many re-
moves. and for reasons already noted,
and for which they found it difficult
to secure new quarters; so in q close
search for home they ran across the
owner of their first abandoned domi-
cile. Finding him ready and anxious
for a trade. not having had tenant,
owing to existing conditions, since
they had left. and as nothing better
was in sight, bargain was soon
struck and in they moved. Finding
themselves confronted with the same
old filthy conditions that had once
forced them to seek pastures new, and
our lady friend added that their next
neighbors reported that perhaps for
the first time in their experience, the
whole family entered Into as vigorous
campaign and complete house clean
ing be as they were capable of or
ganizing.
| Moral: Would not our courthouse
committee, supervisors, court officials
and all in authority, find it better to
organize, at and at once have a
thorough house cleaning and complete
renovation of the present building
than to resort to imposing an addit.
ional burden upon the patient tax
payers of the county, who, alread,
loaded with vitality important worl
of getting themselves out of the muc
by the construction and improvement
LOT the county system Of highways,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-10-18
TannerSVille

Tannersville, Oct 1.-The Sunday
Schools of this place and Little VAL
ley, have been ably Superintended by
Mr.. S. B. Wyatt-the one in Little
Valley at 10 a. M, and here, at
Crabtree's Chapel at 3 p. m. The in
terest. instead of tagging, as the
summer advanced as the -gained
steadily-till on last Saturday, Oct.
IL, the two schools met in Joint
picnic. or entertainment, which your
correspondent will endeavor to de-
scribe briefly. The schools met at
Crabtree's Chapel, where the church
was beautifully decorated in ever
green, autumn leaves and flowers.
The pupils of both schools wore
badges of red and brown, while those
of the Superintendent and teachers
were solid red.
The church was filled to overflow
ing-the children occupying the front
seats. The exercises were opened by
singing, followed by a short prayer
by Rev. MIR. King, pastor of the
Methodist church on the Tazewell Cir
cult. Next on the program was an
excellent address by Mr.. King-then
came the recitations by the "little
folks" interspersed with appropriate
songs. which were led by Mr.. Wiley
Dilman. When the morning exercises
were over the schools were treated
by Mrs. S. B. Wyatt, after which they
formed in line, and marched and
sang, being LED by the Superintend-
ent, waving white flag bordered by
red and blue, on which were the
words: "All Hail the power of Jesus
Name" They marched out and around
the church to where long table. un-
der spreading oak tree, was bounti-
fully heaped with" good things to
eat".
After dinner had been served, the
church was again filled with people,
and Mr.. H. H. Cook, from Chatham
Hill, gave another fine address on
Sunday Schools-then just be-
fore the hour for dispensing the
schools assembled in front of the
church, where the picture was made
by MIR. Clay, a travelling photograph
er. Thus ended the day hut not the
schools, for they are still in progress,
looking forward now, to the 27, the
day on which Mr.. j. A. Leslie has
promised to make GA few feeble re-
marks, eh? One of the notable
features of the day was the good be-
havior. One who was present.
Mr.. j. M. Glass, of Broadford,
was in the Valley today gathering up
cattle.
Mrs. S. C. Holmes is spending
some time with her son, Robert, at
North Holston.
Mr.. Wiley Dilman is conducting a
singing school at Garner School
house.
Mr.. Reese Asburry has gone tc
Washington County, to attend schoo
the coming session.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-10-18
Vital Statistics Law

1
SpeciaD-Paul T. Jeanrenaud OF
Newport News is probably the most
ardent champion in Virginia of the
new vital statistics law, for the very
good reason that the enactment OF
this statute has saved him and his
family an estate in Switzerland which
otherwise they would have lost.
Indeed. judging from his CORE
spondence with the State Board of
Health, Mr.. Jeanernaud seems to
think that the General Assembly of
Virginia enacted this law TO save him
from loss at the very time he most
needed legal assistance.
A naturalized American citizen
and a prosperous business man, MIR.
Jeanrenaud received notice during
the spring that his grandfather had
died in Switzerland and had left to
him and his brothers and sisters n
considerable estate. All that he had
to do was to prove his relationship
to the dead man. For himself and his
brohers who had been born in Swift
zerland. this was easy, as their births
were duly recorded in the canton-reg-
ister. But Mr.. Jeanrenaud had n
young sister born in America, whose
birth, in the absence of any law, had
not been legally recorded. Unfortu-
nately, too, the girls mother was
dead and the physician who had been
present at the child's birth had also
died.
This seemed to remove the last
hore of getting the estate, for in
unmerable legal difficulties would
arise where the title of all the heirs
cold not be established. Just at the
time MIR. Jeanrenaud was giving up
hope, he saw the that new vital sta
tistics law had been passed and that
it was possible to record the birth of
any one born before the enactment of
the law, provided legal proofs of
birth could be produced. Quick to see
the possibility thus afforded him, Mr..
Jeanrenaud at once began n search for
the nurse who had attended his mother
at the birth of his sister. The nurse,
as it happened, had moved from Vir-
ginia and her whereabouts were not
known. MIR. Jeanrenaud began a ma
tion-wide search and finally. when he
was despairing of success, heard that
the nurse was practicing her profes-
sion in Florida. He located her at
last and had her file with the State
Board of Health legal statement of
the birth of his sister. This was
found to be in proper form and was
accepted by the State.
AS if by maigc, Mr.. Jeanfenaud's
difficulties were obviated and his
claim established. He had only to
procure legal copy of the certificate
of birth and forward it to the proper
Swiss authorities. He expects, in the
course of few days. to receive the
full amount of the estate and, in the
meantime, blesses the General AS
sembly of Virginia, while wondering
why the enactment of such neces-
sary law was so long delayed.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-10-18
CATTLE FOR SALE

l have about one hundred cattle for
sale-70 feeders will weigh from
ten to eleven hundred pounds, and 30
smaller cattle that will weigh nine
to nine and one-half hundred.
Cattle on grass near Bailey S witch
E. X. CROCKETT, Wittens Mills,
Virginia.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-10-18

We are offering bargains in our
fencing, will exchange for wheat or
corn Star Milling Co.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-09
GLOBE SIGHTS
BY THE ATCHIsoN GLOBE.

Fiction romances end happily because
they end so soon.
No president can do much for a dead
beat. and no president should.
No news from home isn't good news TO
a boy who writes home for money.
If you can talk man into #. he WASH
out very far when you began.
All politics is machine made, although
some may be better than others.
Thinking what you would do for your
friends if you were rich, won't help them
much.
man never becomes too old to throw
out his chest as he passes looking
glass.
In your desire to give the devil his due.
don't give him everything else you can
get hold of.
Lent seems blamed short to a man who
can't see much but millinery bills at the
far end.
Sometimes one scans next months mag
azines this month and wonders why they
hurried so.
Eating isn't much fun after man be-
gins to carry around several varieties OF
dyspepsia tablets.
If man compliments you freely dom
be mean enough to suspect him of want
ing to sell you something.
Time flies faster as one grows older.
but never so much so that it doesn't seem
quite awhile till pay day.
You know many good things about peo-
pie that you should enjoy telling them
more than the evil you may hear.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-09

Her description of the cherry trees,
the brook and the stone bench remind
eo me of a similar spot and interested
me in her work. She has some talent
She might have succeeded. But when
she told me that the trees, the brook
the bench and the lover was real. that
the lover was Roger Galbraith, and
that she intended to give him UP for
her profession / determined to end her
ambition. 1 did it for her sake-and-
and for yours. Roger. 1t seemed unfair
tnat two women should for the same
reason make you unhappy"
TWO women? Only one woman ever
made me unhappy"
L sent Mabel back to Won. She will
piness''
Sent Mabel back to me? You sent
1er BACK to my nephew; he is also
roger Galoraith. You are coming back
70 me, Edith. 1t has been ten years
since you told me that you loved your
ART petter than you could ever love me.
Z DeheVed you were happy and salts
neo with the lot you had chosen. I
nave always loved you, dear. But I
coulo not come to you until 1 heard the
story of lonely, successful woman
toId by cruel heartless editor to
literary novice
1t is spring. the editor answered
me sadness was gone from her Iips
f1er race was radiant. THE cherry
blossoms are in bloom, the stone bench
i! Is ny the brook, and II am going TO
lnem. Copyrighted 1912 by AS
sociated Literary Press.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-09
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Most of the men who claim to be
women-haters are merely posing.
X x X
Nobody has ever lived as vet who
was clever enough to graduate from
the school of experience
X X y
Poor card players are popular with
other players who are never satisfied
unless they are winning.
X x X
Some of the men in the public eye
are as annoying as the little bug that
gets into a persons optic.
x y
What has become of the old-fash-
Toned boy who called it a mouth
organ" and always had a battered one
in his pockets?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-09
EVENING CHAT
81 RUTH CAMERON,

Ihere are several kinds of herftages.
some people inherit money. Other peo-
PIE, whose ancestors have not bequeathed
theh any great amount of money still
take vast pride in valuable heirlooms
such as old furniture or quaint ieweIrv
LEI others who have received neither
money nor helrlooms, consider some we'll
hnoWn name as a desira BILE heritage
want to tell you today of a heritage
somewhat different from any OF these
day. ~ 'e'
The sha mpoo lady told us of it. We
were talking about inventions and pat
EMS. and dentist who is trying to pat
eIt an 1dea which he has conceived, and
prevent anyone from using that idea
without paying him royalty
said the shampoo lady That's moi
much like my grandfather"
ventor?" ga AZ
We'll, he certainly was" said the
shampoo lady. He invented the iron huh
you see on all the wheels. You know it
is used all over the world NOWADAYS. but
IN the old times there were only wooden
vented the iron hub"
And didn't he patent it?" we asked.
Indeed he didn't" said the shampoo
lady. do you think II be doing heads
if he had? why all his grandchiidren
would be millionaires if he had patented
that hub. But he wouldn't. Everyone
thought 1t was great idea and advised
MIN to get patent, and what do you
suppose he said? Why should 1 patent
it? It doesn't seem anything very great
to me, but if it's good, 1 want the people
to use it -
The shampoo lady paused to reach for
a towel. "Of course" she went on there
are times when I see that it would be
fine to be a millionaire. I don't mind
working bit, but when ] heard about
that little Bryce girl who has such a
lovely voice and can't afford to have IT
trained, just because she has to support a
father who drinks, I would have liked
some of that hub money And when 1
read about foreign places, especially
Venice and the Alps, and realize that I'll
probably die without ever seeing them, 4
do wish 7 had money enough to travel
some. But most of the time I really and
truly am just as contented with that
speech and spirit of my grandfather's for
a heritage as if he had left me money,
and I wouldn't change it if 1 could"
Can anyone doubt that that woman,
healthy and strong a she is. happy in
her work, contented with her means, ap-
preciative of all the intellectual oppor-
tunities. and delighted with all the simple
spired and enriched by that splendid
speech and the spirit behind it. is far
happier and more blessed than some OF
those in this land who inherit plenty OF |
ill-gotten wealth, but little else from their |
ancestors?
I cannot.
There are many kinds of heritages. Not |
can leave wealth. beautiful |
heirlooms a well known name to the |
succeeding generation, but everyone can /
leave such precious heritages as health, |
the right attitude towards life. and the in |
spiration of a fine life and fine spirit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-09
JAYHAWKER JOT.y

Gas City will soon be in the mar
ket, in all probability for another
name It's supply or gas is to be
turned off at the end of 80 days.
If we should publish all the things,
says the Cimarron Jacksonian. that a
dictagraph in this or any other town
could reveal there would be a riot in
side of ten hours.
If the snow storm the first of the
week is any indication, remarks the
Neosho Falls Post, we should say the
ground hog is something of a bull
The Prairie Hall correspondent of
the Elsmore Leader advises the adver-
Users in that paper to tell what you
pay for butter and eggs, so we won't
have to bother central
A jack rabbit came Looping down the
center of Main street last Friday, re-
ports the Elsmore Leader. He went
through without stopping, did not
even whistle for the crossing.
For once, at least, are all the Kan
sas weeklies in agreement. They are
unanimous in saying that the recent
SHOWS were the heaviest that have
visited Kansas in many years.
A Louisville boy, reports the Wa
mego Times, wrote to a Wamego girl
that he would like to be her valentine.
of valentine but I'll take you as
comic supplement-
Attention is called by the AthoI Rec
ord to the fact that when Norton was
in the race for the new state institu-
ton, they called it the hospital for
the insane. But since they lost they
call the the asylum
The editor of the Stafford Courier
has just returned from Florida with a
couple of young alligators, notes the
Logan County News, and it continues:
1t is his intention to train them to go
out and bite delinquent subscribers
who refuse to come across. But we
don't see how that's going to help. No
blood in turnips, you know
Apparently the headline writer's on
the University Daily Kansan are not
being trained for active newspaper
work. A head in one of the recent is
sues of that most interesting publ
cation read: Stuffed a Game to the
Kansas Aggies." It is to be presum ed
that such slang as Stuffed is perfect
y Ineligible to collegians. but to the
ordinary public it would be as Greek.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-09
by THE WAY
BY HARVEY PARSONS.

! A man named Stilwel was primarily
! responsible for the shortest railroad
between Kansas City and gulf shipping
points; and he didn't make much out
OF the project which is now paying
millions in dividends. Then he project
ed the nearest route from the center
OF civilization to the Pacific ocean. Mean
| While he neglected to let Yimhill, Pierp-
morgan and other magnates water the
stock-and SO he is now i'll the hands
of a receiver.
Hon Stubs, leader of the Roosevelt
orchestra, has established a precedent;
| heretofore 1t has been customary TIC
get the key-iaote from the piano Hon
Stubs gets his from the bull fid-
ole.
AS the shipment of arms to Mexico
IS considered legal when the consignee
is bona fide resident of the trouble
some-odd to Paul Adams. editor of a
paper in the Beleaguered City. He
might want to shoot the can or can
printer.
Hon Bryan is knocking both Taft
and T. r. and boosting LaFollette. Like
the late Marc Antony, he reserves mis-
laudation for the deceased.
Another mystery has been cleared
UP. a dispatch-with editorial tenden-
c1es, announces that most of the Kan
sas money id in New York banks. We
mad failed to account for a shortage
of $685. in the distribution of our last
pay check, and hereby apologize to the
better portion for suspecting her of
beating US staying awake for it.
1t may also be said in extenuaticn
of the automobile, that it never takes
the lines under its tail and kicks holes
in the dash board.
Even a mother can sometimes spot
defect in child, but a grandparect
is always color blind.
Mrs. Grace, of Atlanta, is accused of
shooting her husband while she was
asleep AS soon as this soaks in, sleet-
ing alone will become more popular with
married men.
The Yankee bullfghter of Mexico
has jumped his job and returned to
railroading. We have always held
that red-blooded American preferred
some occupation which carried an ele-
ment of danger.
After a man has to pay a woman
q big wad on a breach of promise suit
about the only way he can get even
is to marry her for her money. And at
that, sometimes it would prove a los
ing game.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-09
0 WORLD. BE CAREFUL.

Q world; be cheerful! Wherein lies the
1t is to stay the bitter thought and
To seek in all mean things some goodly
part,
TO hear this old, sweet tale. and having
To keep it in the heart.
Thus runs the tale: The Master on His
OF wonder working. faring forth one
morn
Came to a city's market place and found
The townsmen viewing with disgust and
Scorn
Some object on the ground.
And drawing near, the Son of God de-
serted
A Ioathsome thing. pitiable wreck
dog, with tortured eyeban staring
wide;i
He saw the shameful halter round its
neck
Its torn and bloody side
'Faugh! how it desecrates the ARR cried
Foul crows meat!'' said another, and
third:
Mark ye the rope; its thieving days are
done"
So cursed they all with contumelious
The hfeless flesh and bone.
But ere the Master went upon His way
He spoke with sweet compassion, look
ing down
Where the poor, broken, nfeless creature
lay:
Behold it's teeth. Pearls of a Caesars
crown
Were not more white than they.''
O world, too long in forum and in mart
You have preferred the bitter thought
and word
Seek you in all means things some goodly
part;
Hear. world, this old. sweet tale. and
having heard,
0, keep it in your heart.
Tom DAILY, in the Catholic Standard and
Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-09
I'D VERTXSXNG TALKS
BY WILLIAM c. FREEMAN

The advertising manager of a big store
called on the telephone the advertising
manager of a big newspaper.
The newspaper advertising manager an
swered rather CURLY and in a tone of
voice not very pleasing, saying:
We'll, what do you want?''
The store advertising manager, resent
ing the tone, answered, You go to
blaZes" and hung up the receiver.
Two or three days later the newspaper
advertising manager called up the store
advertising manager, who answered.
who is this, please?''
The answer was the name of the news
paper man, Whereupon the store man said,
GU are not permitted to call me on
the telephone" and hung up the receiver.
Who was it that said, "a word, a look
tone, may lead to calm or strife?'' So
many of us neglect the little courtesies
in our business lives that go so far toward
establishing pleasant relationships. The
telephone is used very often in our bust
ness advertising. A courteous answer
pleasant information of voice-always pays,
even If the party on the other end of
the line is not equally courteous. 1t is
hard to be pleasant when the other fellow
is seeking a quarrel, but you have him
whipped Immediately that you are not
disturbed by his raspiness.
A telephone conversation that is cour-
teous and pleasant on both sides gets
people together quickly-and the reverse
of a pleasant conversation frequently
brings disaster
One advertising manager of a big
monthly publication, tired out from a
hard day of many perplexitieS, answered
a customer rather sharply over the tele-
phone.
The next day he called on the customer
and apologized. His quick action saved
him a fine contract, because the adver-
tiser was very much miffed and had in
tended cutting the publication of of the
list.
Little things, aye. little things, make
up the sum of life
CTo be continued.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-09
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
TFrom the Chicago News.I

IFrom the Chicago NewS.l
Fair, but false-A blond peruke
Many a tailor's goose lays golden eggs
for its owner.
It's easy TO find fault when you are
looking for trouble.
And too little self-confidence is as dis
astrous too much.
The woman of the hour is the one WIN
says she'll be ready in minute.
He's a poor minister whose voice fills
the church and empties the pews.
Some writers have a wealth of thought.
and they all have a thought Of wealth.
Many a man thinks himself smart until
his smartness lands him behind the bars
How it must jolt the wife of block
head when she is celebrating her wooden
weddingi
Many a painter who claims to be we'd
ded to art probably wishes he had mar
ried a rich girl instead.
And lots of people would never think OF
trespassing If they didn't see a notice 10
the effect that Il wasn't allowed.
We are adnnonished that good name IS
better than great riches-but most OF ma
keep right on hustiing for riches just tho
same.