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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-12-19

Russell in 1888. In 1888 General
Russell moved from Aspenvale
to the Salt Lick, and the old
house. known as the Madam
Russell House, was standing a
few years ago. General Russell
died January Ia, 1893, and in
1872, Mrs. Russell moved to a
very large, log house in the
Chilhowie neighborhood, and
Just a little north of the old
Town House, where she lived
until the Lord took her home,
March 18th, 1925. She is buried
at Aspenvale, which was after
wards owned by John M. Preston
and known as z Mile Ford. Mrs.
RusselPs only daughter, Sallie
Campbell, married Francis Pres
ton, and was the mother of Hon.
VIM. c., Thos. l.. and John S.
Preston, also of Sallie B. Pres
ton, who became the wife OF
Governor and General John B.
Floyd.
The above is not written fol
publication but for your infor.
nation, which you can do as yor
please with.
On a hill over looking the east
end of Abingdon, lived Judge
Peter Johnston. His wife,
was told when child, was sister
to Patrick Henry. She was the
mother of five sons. never
knew of but one daughter a Mrs
Mitchell. One of her sons was
the father of ]. w. Johnston
who used to live in this county
Her other sons were Clemen.
who was drowned trying to fore
New River on horse back. The
others were Peter c., Beverly r
and Joseph E.. our own Con
federate General, and next to Lee
the greatest and best we eve
had. | had no better friend thar
Beverly r. Johnston, who in my
young days was at the head O.
the Abingdon bar. On this farm
east of Abingdon now sleeps al
of this great Johnston family
Their graves are enclosed by /;
brick wall.
This meager notice of tn,
Johnstons, like the other, i
written for your information
and not for publication whicl
you can use in your own Language
to suit your self.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-12-19
How TO Avoid Cold
Weather Diseases

To prevent cold wather dis
eass. put your body into pro-
per healthy condition to success
fully resist them. Colds, grippe.
bronchitis. pneumonia, catarrh,
typhoid fever, rheumatism and
other ailments may be escaped
in most cases. if this is done.
Build up your health and
strength-your nerves and blood
and entire body--into such shape
that you can count on good
health all during the winter
months-by taking Rexall Olive
Oil Emulsion, the ideal blood,
nerve and body builder.
This is remarkable medicine,
but a common-sense one. 1t
doesn't stimulate. So-called
"tonic" that stimulate give YOU
no permanent relief; but leave
you worse off than before. Rex
all Olive Oil Emulsion contains
none of these harmful, stimulat-
ing ingredients, such as alcohol
and dangerous and habit-form-
ing drugs. Its great benefit to
you is through its real nerve and
blood and body building effects.
1t nourishes. builds, strengthens
Its merit does not rest on max
ing you feel better for a few
minutes at time after taking,
it, but on making you feel better
as a result of making you well.
Rexall Olive Oil Emulsion is
the ideal blood and nerve food
tonic You who are weak run
down, and you who are apparent
ly we'll now, but are liable to
suffer from various cold wather
ailments, use Rexall Olive Oil
Emulsion to get and keep we'll
and strong. For the tired-out.
run down, nervous, emaciated
or debilitatd- the convalescing-
growing children-aged people
it is a sensibl aid to renewed
strength, better spirits, glow
irg health.
Rexall Olive Oil Emulsion
king of the celebrated Rexall
Remedies-is for freedom from
sickness of your family. You'll
be as enthusiastic about it as
we are when you have noted its
pleasant taste, its strengthen
ing, invigorating, building up
disease preventing effects. If it
does not help you, your money
will be given back to you with
out argument. Sold in this COM
munity only at our store-The
ReXall Store-one Of more than
1000 leading drug stores in the
United States, Canada and Great
Britain. John Ella ckson, Drug
gist, Tazewell, Va.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-12-19
GREETING TO YOU.

Once more, gladly and joyful
ly, we wish the readers of this
paper and everybody else, a
Joyous happy, bright Christmas
Think only of your past mistakes
to profit by having made them
once for all. Count the blessing
which come to you in myriad
ways and forms forgetting not
TO share them with those less
fortunate and less successful.
The editors of the Clinch
Va ley News are grateful, first
to Benefcient Providence, and
next to the large number of
good friends who have stood by
them another year, by which we
have been able to stem the tides
and reach this good hour. To
one and all our readers merry,
happy Christmas, and may you
have many more of the same.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-12-19
The Colonel and Alfalfa

Editor the News: | have not
had the time to answer your
editorial about my views on
alfalfa. 1t is true | may not
have tried it, but | submit have
been a diligent reader of the
News and if | don't know some
thing about it, it is not my fault.
| contend that the same amount
of corn and fertilizer on timothy
or any of our native grasses
would produce equally good
results.
But our county is a Blue grass
county, and once the sod is torn
up it is very hard to replace it.
| do not hear of other Blue grass
sections going wild over alfalfa
and if you wish to make the test
as to which the animal would
prefer let a steer to timothy,
clover blue grass or alfalfa and
you can see quick which will be
consumed. My first article might
be mlsconstrued | meant no re-
lection on our foreign born
citizens. | spoke only of the
vegetable product. l am no
farmer, but | have field of corn
in Abbs Valley that will 90
against any thing in Tazewell.
AS to what you did with
Napoleon your famous horse you
did worse with him than the
British did with his namesake
for you sold him and the British
took the other fellow without
asking his consent.
James S. Browning.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-12-19
sotmach Troubles Disappear

Stomach, liver and kidney troubles
weak nerves. lame back and female i'll.
disapper when Electric Bitter is used
Thousands of women would not Dewitt
out a bottle in thair home. Eliza Poo
of Depew. Okla. writes: electric
Bitters rased me from bed of sick
ness and suffering and hns done me a
wcrld of good. l wish every suffering
woman could use this excellent remedy
and find out, as did. just how good
1t is AS it has helped thousands of
others, it surely willdo the same for
J on. Every bottle guaranteed, soc.
and $1.00. At allDruggists. I'll. g.
Buckler & Co Phila. or st. Louis.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-12-19
Too Much rosperity.
Sandy Valley News:

Sandy Valley News:
Some able booted people a.
round this place who are always
complaining about the high co 81
of living, pay two dollars for q
load of wood and two dollars for
a load of coal when they could
in days time, if they would
work themselves, cut five loads
of wood and dig five loads of
coal. These same men could rent
all the land they could tend for a
plttance and still they buy on
credit all their vegetables, corn
and meat.A little financial crisis
would be a blessing to thu
country, in the way of putting
such people to work or else
starve.
The same here.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-12-19

leave as legacy to posterity.
Through all the ages great minds
have been searching for the
different machines in the human
body. The search is just begun.
The next generation will be-
gin where we leave off and find
at the finish that the search has
just begun.
Endless, boundless, limitless
for all time, if there be all time.
There is no place in this search
for the biggot who knows it all.
When he and all his clan pass
away, there will be left of the
unknown enough to fill the little
vessels of all his successors anC
leave the search still new, still
just beginning.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-12-19
Swanson and the Currency Bill:

Washington, Dec. 17.-Senate
changes in the administration
currency bArso far will not cause
any protracted discussion when
it goes to conference with the
house. in the opinion of Presiz
dent Wilson With administra-
ton leaders, he hoped for pass
age by December 20, and smooth
action in conference that will
permit the full Christmas vaca-
ton for congEess.
senator Swanson, one of the
administration supporters on the
banking committee, defended
the administration bill in the de-
bate today.
He said the measure was wise
prudent and conservative; that
1t retained all the good features
OF our present currency and
banking system and only elimi-
mated acknowledged evils and
supplied confessed additional
needs.
oald ne: The system veers
between helpless weakness and
annie strength. 1t gives the
banks OF the country neither a
master nor slave, but a strong.
vigorous co-worker and assist
ant"
Democratic senate leaders to-
night expressed the belief that
The measure would be passed
days. ~
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-12-19
Just a Woman's Heart.

Ilmes-DiSpatch:
In Newport, as they wonder
why she did it what could have
possessed Mrs. Lorillard Spencer.
first among teauties richest
among widows. 10 cut the bounds
of lifelong friendship, and to
sail as a missionary for the
Philippine Island.
Some of them are whispering
between the dances that her
brilliant mind has failed her,
and that she needs rather the
straitjacket than the simple
grab of the deaconess. Others
shrug fair shoulders over the
punchbowl and cyinically call
her hysterical.
They may be right. We do not
know. Yet itseems to ust hat in
the frank declaration of her
purpose Mrs. Spencer gave the
reason. She was going to be a
missionary to the Jolos. she said
to remain a year. At the end
of that time, if her heart leads
her back home, to her friends
she will return.
Does any woman fail to see
why she has gone away to the
wilderness? Every true woman
knows. There come times to all
of them when the preachers
wall Of vanity" is echoed in
the heart-times when an over
whelming desire seizes and i'm
pels to the desert place. Home
ties, social distinction, the
garish glare of crystal lights,
the whril of hourly pleasures
they grow burdensome and re-
pulisve. One thing seems greater
than all these. That one thing
is to listen to the voice of the
heart, and to forget self in
service.
Jeanned' Arc felt that impulse
when amid the rifting apple
blossoms she saw the shining oil
forms st. Michael and st.
Catherine Maria Theresa hearc
that call when she nursed the
babe that might not wear {
crown; Florence Nightingale
listened to the same whisper as
she read of horrors in the
Crimea. One nobler that these
obeyed the same mandate wher
streaming with the waters Of
baptism, he fled away to the
wilderness. 1t is the old, old cal
OF the heart that must be needed
by her who would be content.
Will she come back? Perhaps.
And if she comes again, We
wager her heart will be happier,
her smile will be brighter and
her charm will be greater.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-12-19
A NEGRO AT THE HEAD

A: l.. Johnson negro student
in Harvard University has been
chosen as class day orator of
1914. Harvard has been called
1.-THE Oxford of America" and
supposed to be among the most
exclusive. Harvard exclusive
ness" has become a familiar
phrase in this country but not
exclusive it appears as to race
or color of its students.
Some dozen years ago a negro
student from Mississippi named
Bruce, was chosen orator of his
class at Harvard. Concrete ex-
amples like this are worth more
than IN ere talk and theory.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-12-19
Tannersville Items.

Tannersville, Dec. 17.-Robt
Able and family are guests al
the home of w. E. Able today.
MIR. and Mrs. T. A. Harris re-
turned to their home in "Possum
Hollow" Sunday after extended
visit with Mr.. Harris sister
Mrs. WINNER and Mrs. Asbury,
here.
Mr.. w. H. Necessary spent
Saturday night and Sunday at
the home Of w. R. Patrick.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. j. Whitehead
were guests at the home of Mr..
| Vince Hagys Sunday near Broad
ford.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. F. Asburv
were visitors at D. M. Winners
Friday.
Albert Clair and sister Miss
May, of Smythe county we q
visitors at w. A. Crabtrees Sun
day. ~
Mr.. M.F. Brown left Saturday
for Wilkes county N. c.. to see
his mother who is seriously IN
at her home there.
Dan Pickett, Thompson Valley
was visiting friends here Sun.
day and Monday.
Mr.. Gilbert Osborn is still
very weak after a long spell of
Mrs. c. W. Asbury returned.
home Thursday after a extended
visit to her brother Mr.. Fred
Hit and other relatives in
Washington county. =.
Mr.. Jas. Taylor, Bradford.
spent Sunday night with his
brother, w. S. Taylor here.
Mr.. Dan WINNER and family
were visitors at Mr.. CIV. Crab.
trees Sunday.
Some of our more progressive
citlzeIns are wondering what
school superintdents are maid
for anyway. There hasn't been
one in this community this
school year. But Just wait until
hey are elected by the people.
,.ney Will come around just be-
ore the election if at no other
line. Stand Patter. '
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-12-19
NEW YORK'S MAYOR

Mr.. Mitchell, the newly elect
ed mayor of New York, seems
to be between two fires. On the
one hand he is appealed to help
relorganize and reform Tam
many. On the other hand he is
appealed to for assistance in or
eanlzing new Democratic party
in the city. He will do neither.
we predict.
His declared purpose is to give
New York the best government
possible. The best way to de-
stroy Murphy and.his crowd is
to starve them out. Let the
whole bunch severly alone.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-12-19
STOLEN THUNDER.

The editor of this small light
in Journalism is in what you
might call small sized guam
Diary, sprung upon him at a time
when his mind was naturally
occupied with Christmas
questions and his thoughts run
ing in the same direction. He is
mistified and fiabbergasted. The
whole trouble has been caused
by two distinguished and
esteemed Richmond contempor-
aries. In three separate issues
of these above indicated palla-
diums of our liberties, several,
bright and pungent editorial
paragraphs were copied from
the Clinch Valley News, which
fact created no surprise in this
office, of course, but the disap-
rointment and disturbance came
when it was noticed that said
editorial clippings were accredit-
ed, in every case to "The Marion
News" Why should and how
should the Richmond editors, in
every instance above mentioned,
associate us with Marion? There
can be, perhaps only one of two
explanations, viz: that the Rich
mond editors, in some vague
manner think the editor of the
Clinch Valley News rightfully
belongs in a certain big white
house which the Marion people
have in their midst, or that these
editors aforementioned should
be there themselves.
One editor from this town has
recently moved to that historic
city, and we respectfully suggest
that this county is sufficiently
well represented now, and that
the program be varied a little,
and one or more Richmond edi-
tors emigrate west for a while.
Now, that we have leased our
mind'' we feel better, and less
ambusficated.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-12-19
DR.. Hobson's Ointment Itcbv
EcZemB.

Inc constantly itching, burning
sensation and other disrgreeable forms
OIL eczema, letter, talt rheum and skin
eruptlons promptly cured by Or. Hob
sons Eczema Ointment. Geo. w. Fitch
1" MENDOZA, Ill. says: 81 purchased
pox OF DIR. Hobson's Eczema ONT
rent. :" Have had Eczema ever since
'he civil war, have been treated by
many doctors, none have given the
Dehefit that one box of DR.. Hobson's
Eczema Ointment has. Every sufferer
should try it. We're so positive it will
ne.p you we guarantee it or money
refunded. At all Druggists or by mail
ooc. pfeiffer Chemical Co Phila. & st.
Louis.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-12-19

Georgetown, Texas. j. A. Kimbro
says; For several years past Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound has been
my household remedy for ali coughs.
colds and lung troubles. It has given
permanent relief in anumber os .cases
OF obstinate coughs and colds. =, g.
tains no opiates. Refuse SUBJ
For sale by ell druggists.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-12-19
Phone No. 81.

and discourage their boys, as to
farm life, and the boys "cuss
out" and leave for public works
or some position in town. This
is discouraging feature, and
one which is doing most to drive
boys and girls too, from the
farm. What are we going to do
about it?
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-12-19
Constipation Poisons You.

1t you are constipated, your entire
system is poisoned by the waste matter
kept in the body-seiious result often
follow. Use DR.. Kings New Life Pills
and you will soon get rid of codsti-
patiot, headache and other troubles.
25c. at Druggists or by mail. H. E.
Bucklen & Co Phila. G. st Louis.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-12-19
A 10Th CENTURY FARMER

He was about 65 years old,
hale and hearty. He said, in re-
ply to a question, that he was a
farmer, and had been far ing
all his life. His father was a
farmer before him. The family
had lived in the same neighnor-
hood for several generations
back. He said he owned a small
lot of land, about 5 acres, and
rented land from his neighbors.
had two horses and two cows,
and eight children had been born
to him, all of whom had left
home as soon as they were old
enough to make a living by hir-
ing out. He was asked if he had
saved up any money during his
life as farmer. He said he HAD
not, that if was impossible for a
man to WORK rented poor land
and make even a living, let alone
saving money. He was asked
how much corn he made per
acre last year. He first said he
did not know. 1t was evident he
didn't wish to tell. He was
ashamed of. it. Finally he ad
mitted that his crop averaged
less than 8 bushels per acre, and
half of this went to the owner
of the land. Out of his years
work he got corr enough to
fatten three hogs and to feed
his two poor horss until Christ
m"S, taking out enough to bread
him" until spring. He had no
hay nothing but the fodder
from half his crop, to keep his
horses and COWS during the
winter. When the weather per-
mits he will do hauling and
work ,his winter for his neigh
hors and buy hay and chop to
feed his team. And this man
called himself "a farmer" He
perhaps was doing the best he
knew how. Fifty! That man
shout work land all his life and
6kssx nothing! What was wrong?
land was not to be blamed,
Hbugh this farmer did thai
Very thing. He complained that
nobody couldn't do any better
on such land". The land was
what the farmer made it. 1t was
no surprise to learn that he sub
scribed to not a single news
paper of any kind, consequently.
he didn't know how to farm.
and DIDN'T seem TO want to
know. There were examples of
good farming in his community.
tapt it never seemed to occur to
him to observe or inquire how it,
was done Shame. Pity. And
MERE are Hundreds of these
tess ignorant men all 90
mia, who are weari~u6
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-12-19
Southwest Governors

The following bits of history
VIII be interesting to the read
ers of this paper. AS a general
rule "reminiscences are read with
much interest, as much or more
so perhaps, than any other form
or character of literature. We
defer to our friends modesty,
and omit his name. He has our
thanks, and we hope he will
give us other matter along this
same line incidents of the men
and times of the long ago.
Tazeweli, Dec. editor the
News: In your notice of the
Governors of Virginia from the
Southwest, you over looked two
who lived at Abingdon, Washing
,on county Virginia.
In 1884, Littleton w. Tazewell
was elected Governor and Wynd-
ham Robinson Lieutenant Cover
nor. Mr. Tazewell resigned in
April 1886, and Mr.. Robinson
was Governor from April 1886 to
March 1887, when David Camp
bell, of Abingdon. was elected
Govern u and helu the office un-
til March 1910. knew both of
cheese men, Mr.. Campbell in my
boyhood, and Mr.. Robinson lived
for several years after the War
And now, as to Patrick Henry's
sister: Judge Graham was only
Sy right III his information,
S Apbell and Mrs.
e one and the same
Eth Henry was born in
ne.n Virginia July
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-12-19
Cove Creek Items.

Cove Creek, Dec. 15.-Mr. and
Mrs. Adam Shannon spent yester-
Gay at Mr.. M. F. Neels.
Mrs. Sam Belcher left Satur-
DAY, for Rocky Gap where she
will visit her daughter, Mrs.
Laura Powers for a week.
Mrs. Ava Beclher spent Satur-
Gay with her sister, Mrs. Leila
Carper.
!; M. F. Neel has bought back
M place he sold j. H. Crabtree.
Vel is building a new kitchen
iip - room.
killed three nice
! ! !; = ! = ! ::
Esday weighing
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-12-19
Guarding Aaginst Croup.

The best safeguard against crour
IS bottle of Fo!ey's Honey and Tia,
Compound in the house. P. Fl. CHM
Middleton, Ca, writes: "My children
are very susceptible to Group. easilS
catch cold. l give them Foley's Honey
and Tar CompQ,sa<zsks aUery jnstan.
: : ! ! |
they get prof . s.a.c
The Neshoba Democrat., 1913-04-03
Pains in the Stomach

If you continually complain of
pains in the stomach, your liver
or your kidneys are out of order.
Neglect may lead to dropsy, kid
ney trouble, diabetis or Bright's
disease. Thousands recommend
Electric Bitters as the very best
stomach and kidney medicine
made. Fl. 7. Alston, of Raleigh,
N. c.. who suffered with pain in
the stomach and back, writes
"My kidneys were deranged and
my liver did not work right. l
suffered much, but Electric Bit
ters was recommended and l i'm
proved from the first dose. |
now feel like new man," 1t
will improve you, too. Only 25c
and 81. 90. Recommended by
Mars Bros drug Co.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Neshoba Democrat., 1913-04-03
Typewriter ribbons and
carbon paper kept in stock,
Neshoba Democrat.
Coughs and CONSUMPTION

Coughs and colds, when neg
lecte, always lead to serious trou
bic of the lungs. The wisest
thing to do when you have a cold
that troubles you is to get a bot
tie of DR.. Kings New Discovery.
You will get relief from the first
dose, and finally the cough will
disappear O. FL. Brown, of Mus
cadine, Ala., writes: "My wife
was down in bed with an obsti-
nate cough, and I honestly be-
lieve had it not been for DR..
Kings New Discovery, she would
not be living to-day" Known
for forty three years as the best
remedy for coughs and colds
Price SOC and $1.O 90 Recommend
ed by Mars Bros drug Go.
(Advertisement)
The Neshoba Democrat., 1913-04-03
PEOPLE SHOULD GUARD
AGAINST APPENDICITIS

Philadelphia people who have
stomach and bowel trouble should
guard againstappendicltis by taking
simple buckhorn bark, glycerine, etc.
as compounded in Adler-i-ka, the
German appendicitis remedy. A
SINGLE DOSE relieves sour stom-
ach, gas on the stomach and consti.
patton INSTANTLY because this
simple mixture antisepticizes the or
gans and draws off the impurities,
}. B. Turner, Druggist.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1913-04-03

You will look a good while be-
fore you find a better medicine
for coughs and colds than Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy. 1t not
only gives rellef-it cures. Try
it when you have a cough or cold,
and certain to be pleased with
the prompt cure which it will ef-
feet. For sale by all dealers.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Neshoba Democrat., 1913-04-03

There is no case on record Of a
cough, cold or lagrippe develop
ing into bronchitis, pneumonia
or consumption after Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound has
been taken. The genuine is in a
yellow package. Refuse substi-
tutes, Irdy Drug Co.
ADVERTISEMENT