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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-03-22
CHAPTER xvIn.-(contfnued.)

CHATTER xvIIl.-(Continued.)
Here she comesi" shouted Ezra
Simmons, the postmaster Right on
time, too"
Sure enough A cloud of dust in
the distance. rising on the spring
wind, and the rattle of rapidly turn
ing wheels The reception committee
prepared for action Captain Elkanah
descended from the carriage and moved
in stately dignity to the front of the
post Office platform.
The stage, its four horses at a trot,
swung up to the platform.
Hurrahi" shouted the committee,
its unlimited guests and the accom-
panying crowd of Bayport men and
boys which had gathered to assist in
the welcome. "HurrahI"
A passenger or two peered from the
coach window. The stage driver
ironically touched his cap
Thank ye,'' he said. Thank We
very much
Captain Elkanah frowned his disap-
prevail
We are cheering Cap'n Nathaniel
Hammond of Trumet," he explained
haughtIy. I'VE are here to meet him
and escort him home. Where is hep
Where's Cap'n Hammond?"
We'll, now, I'll tell We; 1 don't know
where he is
You don't? Isn't he with your"
mo. he amt. And he didn't come
on the train, nuther. He was on it
The conductor told me he see him and
set along with him between stations
as fur as Cohasset Narrows. Bat
after that he never see hide nor. hair
of him Oh. that's so. Here's the
mail bag. Ezry.'
Captain Zeb stepped beside the
stage and put one foot on the wheel
Say. That" he whispered, .is that
all You know? Where did he go top
Well" the drivers voice dropped
lower Well" he whispered, Il did
hear this much. A chap know was
on the train and he said he see Cap'p
Nat get off the cars at the Cohasset
Narrows depot and there was WON
an with him.
"a woman? A woman? What wou-
an?"
blessed If 1 knew. And he didn't
nuther. So long, Git dap,"
The reception committee and its
escort drove slowly back to Trumef.
The Daniels following was disguised
and disappointed
Trumet spent that evening wonder
ing what had become of Nat Ham
mend, Captain Zeb Mayo wondered
most of ALL Yet his wonderment was
accompanied by vague suspicious of
the truth And. at eleven O'Clock.
when the village was in bed, a horse
and buggy moved down the Turn-ofr
and stopped before the Hammond
gate A man aiighted from the buggy
and walked briskly up to the side |
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SYNOPSIS.

Mrs Keziah Coffin. supposed widow. Is
tnn 9oI1eg to move from Tru net to BeS-
Ior whom she had kept house Ryan
indignanty pefgEed G CAPT Ekanah Dan
1els, leader of the Regular church. offers
in Trumet- Keziah takes charge of Rev.
him advice as to his conduct toward
members OF the parish Ellery causes a
meeting ElIery's presence is bitterly re
scented by Eben Hamm9nd, leader OF the
guardian and Isllery escorts her home in
packet into port safely through fog and
Spouse to demand She is curiously
Nat Nat calls on Keziah. and il devel-
ops that they have been lovers since
for attending "Come-outer'' meeting. Ell
Jerry is caught by the tide and is rescued
meets Grace While walking in the fields.
and learns that she walks there every
Sundays with the Daniels AnnabeI, the
captains daughter. exerts herself to
tees with vexation his desire to get away
every Sunday at certain time she
again importunes Keziah to marry him
fahey whe e Wants had 6 to marry w Gaee
EIery asks Grace to marry him. She
she fears to dispIease her guardian Ell
kanah Daniels tells Eben about the meet
ings between Elle-y and Grace Eben
declares he viii make Grace choose be
tween him and the preacher. Grace finds
him in faint, following the excitement
of Elkanah's visit Just before he dies
Eben exacts a promise from Nat and
Grace that they will marry. Keziah
breaks the news to Ellery and later he
received note from Grace saying she is
to marry Nat. and asking him not to try
to see her again KeZiah tells the story
of her own marriage with a man who
turned out to be a good-for-nothing. and
who was reported to have been lost at
sea. and of her love for Nat whom she
cannot marry because the husband is
alive Captain Nat sails for Manila to ,
be gone two years: He says he and
he returns Nat is overdue, and it is
feared that he has been lost at sea:
kez1ah gets letter from her husband
saying he Is coming back Grace goes on
a visit to relatives of the Hammonds. a
vessel flying distress signals is discovered
Off the coast. Ellery goes with party to
board the vessel a man is found suf-
fering from smallpox, the rest of the
crew having deserted. He is taken to an
helps nurse him. Before he dies it is dis
covered that he is Keziahs husband. Ell
iery. left alone in quarantine. is found
wandering in a delirious condition by
Grace She takes him back to the
shanty and sends for help Keziah and
Grace nurse El1ery, who is suffering from
brain fever. The doctor and Keziah
spread a report that Grace and Enery are
engaged News comes that Nat has
arrived safely in Boston. The story of
the wreck of Mats vessel comes out and
homecoming is arranged.
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door. There he knocked and then
whistled shrilly.
A window overhead was opened
who is it?" asked a feminine
voice.
Don't be frightened, Gracie." re-
piled the man at the door. Its me
Nat. I've come home again.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-03-22

corrects constipation Munyon's Paw-Paw
Pills are tonic to the stomach, liver and
nerves They invigorate instead of weaken:
they enrich the blood instead of impover-
ishing it. they enable the stomach to get all
the nourishment from food that is put into
It Price IS cents AL Druggists
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-03-22
CONSTIPATION

Munyon's Paw-Paw
Pills are unlike all 9TH
er laxatives or cathar-
tics They coax the
liver into activity by
gentle methods. they
do not scour: they do
not gripe; they do not
weaken: but they do
start all the secretions
of the liver and stom-
ach in a way that soon
puts these organs in a
healthy condition and
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-03-22

And your shoes pinch. Aliens Foot-Ease, the
AntisePtic powder TO be shaken into the
shoes, Is just the thing to Try 1t for
Breaking in New Shoes. Sold Everywhere,
Csc Sample FREE Address, A. S. Olnsted,
Leroy, NY. Don't accept any substitute. Adv.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-03-22

Truth may be stranger than fic-
ton, but the latter commands high
er price in the magazine field.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-03-22

A young man should learn to pad
die his own canoe. even if his father
does own a motor boat.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-03-22
a Wise Plan

A Wise Plan.
The French have the right idea
They protect the woman
~How?'
Draw up marriage contract"
Il see- Fix the alimony while the
groom is still in love-"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-03-22
Daily Thought.

Such are the habitual thoughts,
such also will be the character Of thy
mind, for the soul is dying by the
thoughts.-Marcus Aurelius
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-03-22

sEEDS-Alfalfa So; timothy, blue grass s.
On crop paym'ts j. Mulhall, 500 City, La. Adv.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-03-22

Only One "BRONIO OUININE-
That is LAXATIVE BROMO QUIN1NE Look
for the signature of Z. W. GROVE Cures a Cold
In One Day, Cures Grip in Two Days sc.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-02-14
Want 10 See the President?

Are you going to Washington
March 4th? 1t would be we'll for
those who expect to go from this
community to "get together" i,
and as body arrange accomoda-
tions, and perhaps cheaper rates
might be secured thereby. Vir-
ginia and New Jersey will lead
all other States, it is said, in at
tendance and display.
Luther Dickenson, of the N.
q w. at North Tazewell, Va,
has gone to a great deal of
trouble to get up the data, in
cluding rates, single and com
pany, to Washington and re-
turn. An opportunity of seeing
a Democratic President inaugur-
ated has been wished for. Call
on Dickenson and he'll tell you
how to get there.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-02-14
Bad Artillery.

Whitfield Johnson, colored,
was brought here from Poca-
hontas Friday night, charged
with the murder of another
colored man of that town. 1t is
said that Johnson has other
charges of murder against him.
He shot the man at at Poca-
hontas with rifle of large bore,
the bullet entering just below
the mans right eye and lodging
in his brain, from which he died
instantly. The artillery with
which the murder was commit
ted is in charge of Common
wealth's Attorney Harman, and
looks as if it had seen service in
the revolutionary war.
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MR.. ELLYSON SAYS
COMMITTEE is RIGHT
Acted Properly in Refusing to Call
Primary to Settle POstOfice Diff
erences for The Two Towns.

A few days ago a member of
the County Democratic Commit
tee wrote Hon. j. Taylor Ellyson
giving an outline of the many
constructions which had been
put on his letter of Nov. q
1912, to the Clinch Valley News
in regard to holding primaries"
to determine candidates for the
various post Offices to be filled in
this county by the incoming ad-
ministration. The commit ttee-
man closed his letter to Mr.
Ellyson as follows: Personally,
| construed your letter to mean
that where all the applicants for
office where a postmaster is to
be appointed agree to submit
their claims to n vote of the
patrons of said Office, you saw
no objection to the primary"
plan. Please let me hear from
YOU" Here is Mr.. Ellyson's
reply to Col. j. B. Boyer:
Dear sir:-Yom letter of
January Both received. You cor
rectly interpret the meaning of
my letter. The party organiza-
tlon rs such has nothing what
ever to do with determining
who shall be endorsed for Feder-
al positions. Democrats seeking
positions under the Federal
Government, who wish to decide
among themselves by primary,
who shall receive the exclusive
endorsation for any particular
Office, may enter into such an
and if those who
shall conduct Democratic pri-
maries voluntarily consent to act
in suchsa primary as is suggest
ed, they can, of course do so,
but where there was such di-
vision as is apparent from a
newspaper article you enclosed
me, think the committee acted
wisely in declining to take any
part in such a primary,
Yours very truly,
D. TAYLOR ELLYSON,
Chairman.
1t appears from Mr.. Ellyson's
reply that it is not within the
province or duty of the county
committee as such, to meet and
any candidates for
Federal appointments.
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Burke's Garden News.

Burke's Garden, Feb. 13.-Mr.
John D. Greever and daughters, Miss
es Ida and Emma, are in Birmingham
this week as guests of Rev. and Mrs.
E. H. Copenhaver.
Rev. 7. II. Campbell prenched two
excellent sermons in the Baptist
Church last Sunday.
MIR. Charles Gildersleeve, of Bris-
tol, Tenn, and Mrs. w. b. Gillespie,
of Ell Paso, Texas, will spend part of
this week with their aunt, Mrs. C.
II. Greever.
j. M. Hoge returned yesterday
from Chicago with 100 cattle, which
he expects to Craze on his Burke
Garden and Bland county farms.
We are glad to note that MIR. Jno.
ID. Fox, who has had severe attack
of pneumonia, is able to be out again.
A. w. Davis, who has been in
search of cattle for several days, is
expected home tomorrow.
The work on the good roads is moi
quite dead, but is progressing slowly
J. B. Meek and son, Roy, returned
home Saturday from an extended
hunting tour in Florida.
Whitley Fox, of Wolf Creek, wai
a business visitor to the Garden NJ on
day. 9
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Adria

Adria, Va. Feb. 10.-We are
glad to note that those on the
sick list are improving.
Mrs. Sallie Killen entertained
several of her friends at the
home of her parents Sunday.
Among those present were Mr..
Rector and Miss Ida Whit,
Acrhie Lee Pruett, Walter Hank
ins, Joshua Spence, Nose Hank
ms.
Mr.. Peery and Avery Whitaker
were the guest of Miss Rosa
Mitchell Sunday.
Clarence and Archie Pruett
were visiting Mrs. Martha
Whitt's Sunday.
Miss Carrie Beavers was the
guest of Miss Rosa Mitchell
Sunday.
We are glad to note that all
that attended the dance at Kirk
Whitt's Saturday night report
a nice time.
There will be preaching at the
Odd Fellows church the fourth
Sunday in this month at II
O'Clock a. m.
Misses Dora Hankins ant
Dreusilla Whit were visiting
Mrs. Nose Pruett Sunday.
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CONVICT FORCE FOR
TAzEWELL ROADS
Maiden Spring will Get The Camp
and Pay Difference to the Other
Disiricts--Doctors Fees Reduced.

The Board of Supervisors
Tuesday closed the negotiations
for a convict camp to be brought
to the county about the last of
April. The camp will be estab-
llshed in the west end of the
county, and as long as they re-
main there that district is to
pay the other two districts of
the county their pro rata of the
value of the convict labor. This
arrangement is thought to be
better than scattering the camp.
which will be composed of about
sixty men, in different sections
of the county. The other dis
tricts will employ free labor, and
will receive an additional sum of
money from the west end dis
trict to apply to the roads.
The work will be begun at the
Maiden Spring district line, in
the Cove, and will be pushed
west about eleven miles.
The supervisors adopted the
following schedule of allowances
to physicians for services rem
dered the poor at request of
Overseer of the Poor is hereby
adopted, the amount for each
visit being based on the number
of miles travelled by such
physician:
One mile, $1.OO; two miles,
81: so; three miles, SITS; four
miles, 200; five miles, $50; six
miles, 2.75; seven miles, 3.25;
eight miles, 3.75; nine miles.
a. 25; ten miles, 500.
In no case shall the allowance
exceed $500 per visit, except
the Board of Supervisors may,
IN its discretion, under special
circumstances, make an addi-
tional allowance.
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Woman's Missionary Society.

The Tazewell station auxiliary
OF the Women's Missionary
Society, met February Sth, with
Mrs. Alex st. Clair. Twenty
seven members were present.
The president, Mrs. Lacy
Tynes, presided, conducting the
meeting in a most business-like
way { everything moving like
clock work, revealing the fact
that the program had been care
fully planned and Thoroughly
studied. Devotional services
We're conducted by Mrs. ID. p.
Hurley; the scripture lesson be-
ing taken from John 17-17-26.
The mission field for consider
alton and study was 1.-The Dark
Continent of Africa" Mrs.
Doak opened the subject by an
interesting talk on travels in
Africa; Mrs. King followed with
u fine talk on 1.-The Call of
Africa, she spoke of the work
being done by the Presbyterians
IN Africa and of Bishop Lour-
buth's and Prof. John Gilbert's s
recent visit to the dark continent.
The places visited and where
work is being done was pointed
out on the missionary map, which
brought it home to us. Some
pictures of pioneer missionaries
were given by Mrs. HARRISON,
followed by a solo, sweetly sung,
by Mrs. Hodges. Miss Lou Wit
ten then discussed Paine An
mex and the Industrial Work" in
a very helpful way. The Negro
Work Tor the Negro" as taken
up by Mrs. Harman, which
showed us that they, too, are in
terested in the betterment of
their present condition. A Self
Help Greed" for the negroes
was read by Mrs. Conrad Tynes
also paper by Mrs. Coulling on
Social and Civic" work.
Business work was then taken
up and readily disposed of, each
vice president being ready with
her report. Various committees
We're appointed to look after the
local work, one to see about pur-
a pipe organ for the
new church now going up, an
other to select a carpet, and var
ious other things. This auxiliary
is wide awake. The daintiest
and most enjoyed by all came
last, when our hostess, Mrs.
st. Cliar served courses of re-
freshments in Tazewell's best
style and only those who have
been here know how far above
par that is.
MRS. ID. p. HURLEY.
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all the party work for the past
decade, and you have already
heard them say, that party SER
vice should be the first consider
alton. This argument has its
merits, but not unless the issue
is left to an impartial tribunal,
and of such the county commit
tee is not, | mean its dominating
members and influences. Now,
while it may be true that Mr..
Buchanan was not the Lamb
especially booked for this feast,
fail to see where he has been
any more treacherous than
others, some of whom are now
bowling such a doleful tune, and
feel sure if his effort had not
landed the pie, the incident
would have passed unnoticed,
and, at most, would have met
with only smile and no criti-
cism would have been rendered.
Had the county committee done
its duty to the party and freed
itself from personal influences
which now control it, and had
| given to the Democratic voters
of the patrons of the Tazewell
postoffice the right to select
their postmaster, it would not
:, have been necessary for you,
| MIR. Editor, to have published
the Millennium" article nor ]
to write this letter, but instead
of the discord, now apparent,
there would have been harmony,
except perhaps a dismal moan
from one or two members of the
committee, who could not have
, secured vote for the position
and who know it only too well
? Mr.. Editor, we are informed
> that Senators Swanson and Mar
| tin are being kept advised o1
: the Tazewell situation and wer,
{ furnished with copies of the las
: issue of your paper. Will you il
e equal kindness and fairness fur
e nish them with copies of thi
d issue, and by so doing you will
e greatly oblige, A DEMOCRAT
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A Son of The Old Dominion

John d. Greever is one of the
sons of the Old DomiEaon who
is an interested visitor at the
National Corn exposition. Mr..
Greever comes from his home in
the far-famed blue grass region
of Burke's Garden, Va, which
is largely engaged in raising ex-
port cattle, some of the finest
specimens in the world being
produced there, nearly all of
which goes to foreign markets.
Mr.. Greever is one of the sur
vivors of the 600 Confederate
prisoners who were brought
from Fort Deleware and placed
in front of the Federal lines on
Morris Island, where they re-
ceived the calling fire of their
own comrades and suffered like
wise other hardships and many
indignities. The heroism of the
800 Confederates can only be
compared to that similar number
who made the ride to death and
glory at Balaklava. The ranks of
the 600 are growing very thin,
but the members of the brave
band keep in touch with each
other by the publication of an
annual bulletin. Mr.. Greever is
stopping with his son, Rev. DR..
W. H. Greever, at Eau Claire. -
Columbia S. C. State.
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News of Cedar Bluff.

Cedar Bluff, Feb. 13 Miss Sadie
Mcclure left Wednesday to visit Mrs.
S. o. Perkins, of Millwood, N Y.
Mrs. Perkins is most pleasantly re-
membered as Miss Lena Scott.
Miss Laura Ward and Miss Clara
Brown are visiting friends here.
The play Kentucky Bell" upon
the urgent request of many people of
Cedar Bluff, will be repeated at the.
school auditorium February 22nd. at
8 O'Clock p. m. Several new features
will be added in harmony with the
natal day of the father of his country
Miss Evans entertained the caste at
the Blue Sulphur Inn last week, i'm
mediately after the. rehearsal for the
repetition at Richlands. Delicious re-
Treatments were served and most
enjoyable evening was spent.
The play at Richlands was, If pos
sible, greater success than it WAS at
Cedar Bluff.
HONOR ROLL OF CEDAR BLUFF
HIGH SCHOOL.
Bird Grade-Virginia Beavers, Ma
zie Whit, jake Nixon. Joseph Hurt.
Charlotte Wingo, Lucille Wynn, Irene
Mccall, Bertha Hankins and Kyle
Mcclure.
9th Grade-Lucile Mccall, Rachel
Brown, Attic Houchins, Cora Russell,
Nellie Keyser. Mary Grinstead, and
Clara Johnston, Ida Bragg.
9Th Grade-Barbara Atwell, Gus
sic Brown. Mildred Mcclure, Belle
Russell, Lake Repass, jeff Russell,
Eva Hurt, Henry Houchins, and Rob-
ert Mitchell,
7th Grade--Sam Baylor, Matte
Griffits, Roy Keyser, Ella Russell.
John Russell.
HIGH SCHOOL.
I II. 2 a.--Grant Lowe, Lawrence
Lowe, Hazel Wynn, Sherman Pat
!, rick, Willie Nixon, Bessie Russell,
Flora Atwell.
H. b.-Flora Nixon, Emnet,
Brewster, Bsrt;s Sparks, Myrtle Neel,
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A Walking Preacher.

Rev. Thomas II. Campbell is
fond of walking. He made the
trip to Burke's Garden and re-
turn to fill his regular appoint
ment last Sunday, on foot, as a
matter of choice. He got several
small lifts" along the wax.-
however, Walking is good now
that the new roads are built.
Miss Lula Jones, who teaches at
Grafton, walked to town from
her school one Friday afternoon.
There is no exercise more
pleasant or healthful than walk
ing on good road in nice, crisp
weather.
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Preaching Notice.

There will be preaching in the
Tazewell Bapt. church Sunday
IL a. m. The interior of the
building has been greatly i'm
proved, it is not yet entirely
finished, but will be ready for
services Sunday morning. Let
all the members and friends
come out to the service Sunday.
T. H. Campbell, Pastor.
s.. School at 9:45.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-02-14
BETTER SCHOOLS
BADLY NEEDED
Children Have Not Advantages Here
That Are Offered by Poorer
Counties-Reason: No Money.

! G. A. Wagner in last issue OF
this paper, makes a strong ples
for better schools in the country,
1t is the same old question. How
to secure better schools in town
and country has been a question
for years and years, and the an
! swer has always been the same
money. With money sufficient
a good school can be had any
here one is needed. Without
money to build good houses and
pay good teachers we cannot ex-
pect good schools.
The trouble in the country is
a lack of money to employ
teachers. The result has been,
short terms and poorly equipped
teachers. If the towns have bet
ter schools than the country it is
because, as a rule, the town
people have taxed themselves
supplemented the regular school
fund, and built houses and hired
teachers. Pocahontas, Graham.
and we believe Richlands and
Cedar Bluff have each made ap-
preparations necessary and
sufficient to furnish nine months
free High School advantages.
Tazewell does not. Tuition is
charged for the High School in
this town-7the only town in the
State, so far as known to the
writer, where tuition in the
High School is not free. This
town has little advantage, so far
as higher studies are concerned.
over county schools. If children
are deprived of advanced studies
in the country because of in
ability to pay tuition, the same
is true of a number of pupils in
this town. 1t is a lack of money.
The town and district does not,
for some reason, make the nee
essary provisions, and so, num-
Der of pupils are forced every
year to stop school when the
ordinary free school course is
completed, because their parents
are unable to pay a monthly
tuition. That the people in the
country desire better schools of
longer terms and of higher
grade, goes without saying,
but how to get the money nee
essary is another question. Money
is hard to get. The Tazeweil
High School is losing every day
for the want of another teacher,
but there seems to be no funds
available. How to get the money
is the question. Will Mr.. Wagner
or some other clear headed
financier, turn his attention to
this phase of the subject?
There ought to be a great
campaign waged in this county
for better schools as was done
for good roads. There ought to
be good school of high grade.
running for nine months in the
year, within reach of every boy
and girl in the county. How
shall it be secured?