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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-03-13
What is Life?

Oh how often l have wondered
What the purpose of Life is;
What Death is, and where man goeth
When he sinks into the grave.
If our birth is but the start,
Surely Death is not the end
what's the use to preach and pray,
II Life stops but mt the grave?
II man lived before his birth.
(Which l think not to be true),
Then our actions here can't alter
what our lives may once have been.
Ever since this world was founded
And the course of Life has been run,
Man has ever had Il vision,
Of world that is to come.
f n Christian reads his Bible,
lie will see the place Man holds,
lust between the Saints of heaven
And the lower beasts so dumb.
Then should man in this high station
Se but like the beasts so dumb?
.hlnk you that his course is run,
N the quick and ileeting moments
IwiXt his sudden birth and death?
Watch the little mountain daisy
AS 1T springs up from the ground;
See it grow each day in stature
Till it's crowning point is reached.
Then it slowly droops and withers,
Sinks into the dust again.
From it's roots another flower
bursts upon our view next year.
Then it grows and reaches its stature,
Sinks into the dust again.
That is what Life means to me,
Not space of idle years,
But time of preparation
For aworld that is to come.
Grow we like the little daisy,
MI our crowning point is reached,
Then we slowly droop and withcr-
Sink into the dust again.
But our soul, our very Lies blood,
Fades into lovlicr flower.
TAZEWELL BOY.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-03-13
Senate Repeals Land Bill.

Following the ablest argument
made on any subject since the Leg
lslature convened, the senate on last
Friday afternoon passed the bill to
repeal the act of two years ago which
affects titles to more than thous-
and homes in Buchanan county. The
bill was advocated by Senators Roy
all and Buchanan, and opposed by
Senators Cannon and Bowers.
The debate lasted for nearly four
hours. The first vote on the meas
ure was 20 to s.
The act sought to be repealed
served to give color to title to valu-
able land in Buchanan county which
have been in possession of occu-
pants for many years. They were
sold nearly one hundred years ago
for delinquent taxes and were delin-
quent in 1876 and sold. The claim
involve both titles but reliance is
placed on those of record prior to
1865. Homes of thousand persons
were placed in jeopardy by the act OF
two years ago, and there are suits
pending now which were brought ir
three days after the new law was
enacted. The bill yet has to pass
the lower house of the Legislature.
LATER-The bill above referred tc
came up in the house yesterday and
was passed by a vote of rs to 12
Thus the cloud on about one thousand
homes in Buchanan is removed.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-03-13
SPECIAL NOTICE.

On an dafter May 1, 1914, along
with many other papers in the state,
the subscription rate of the .Clinch
Valley News will be $1.50 per year.
This increase in the rate is absolute
ly necessary if anything like decent
or reasonable living is to be made
by its publication. Everybody knows
how the cost of living and of doing
business has increased. The expenses
oil running paper now are double
what they were few years ago. Our
prices have not, ut any time, increased
We believe our readers, most of whom
are reasonable, successful business
men, will approve this step. They
do not work for nothing, and do not,
therefore, believe that others should
do SO. The truth is, for the past two
years the paper has been supported
by other departments of the .oifice.
The paper has not supported ITSELF
The merchants and business men of
the town have seen fit to discontinue
advertising, which, heretofore, had
enabled the paper to be published at
a small profit. But now, as our col
umns will show, the town is doing
little TO support the paper. We are
forced, therefore, to put the paper
Oii u Dd5iS WHICH VIII give at least
reasonable return on investment and
labor. The paper is worth Sl.5O a
year--abOut 3 cents per week-if it
Is worth anything. At any rate, the
price will be S1.50 after May /, SO
please make a note OF this and gov
ern yourselves accordingly.
All subscriptions, new or renewals.
will be accepted, CA course, at the
old rate up to May /. All subscrib-
ers paid UP beyond May / will not be
charged the new rate until their sub
scription expires. FOR instance, if you
arc paid up TO date in 1915, or any
month after May 1, 1914, your new
rate will go into effect at the time
and date to which you are paid. On
and after the expiration of your pres
emf subscription you will be charged
| Sl.50 from that time.
All subscriptions, new and renew
ais, will be received for one year or
as many years as you choose in adj
vance, at the old rate. Wen see now
who of our readers are reasonable
and fair, and VINO of them want il all
themselves, and the editors to have
nothing.
CIINCH VALLEY NEWS
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-03-13
Thomas Lee Moore Dead.


Hon. Thomas Lee Moore, one of
the best known attorneys of the
Southwest, died at his home in Roam
oke on Wednesday following stroke
of paralysis, which he suffered some-
thing like two weeks ago.
MIR. Moore was for number of
years United States Attorney for
the western district OF Virginia, be-
ing succeeded in that position by
Hon. Barnes Gillespie, of this place,
about four years ago. He was also
prosecuting attorney of Montgomery
county while living there, and al
ways enjoyed the confidence and re-
spect of those with whom he came
in contact both as attorney for the
commonwealth and as attorney for
the government. AT the time of his
death he was chairman of the Pro-
gressive party in Virginia, having
followed Roosevelt out of the Re-
publican ranks in the memorable bolt
of 1912. He is survived by his wife
and several children.
The announcement Of his death
will be received with profound re-
gret by his numerous friends through
out the Southwest, where he was we'll
known and extremely popular.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-03-13
Here IL Is Apain

A communication from where or
whence is not stated, reaches this
office signed, written by Friend"
giving an account of the. sale of some
property and consequent removal Of
u "fine citizen from Clear Fork. near
Shawver Mills" This paper has n
number of friends, but has n, idea or
earth who wrote or sent this letter,
and' Oh course, cannot print it. Why
won't people learn that articles for
puoilcatlon in n newspaper must be
signed by the writer? The waste
basket gets scores of letters which
are Of interest, but which cannot be
published because of the absence of
The authors name, and still they come
ana still they go-to the waste bas-
ket.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-03-13
MAIN STREET NJ. l.. CHURCH
REV. B. B. PLATT, Jr., Pastor.

Program for Sunday, March 18th.
Sunday-School Mt 9:45 II. M, Rev. CIR.
Brown, Superintendent.
Bible Class for men only, Mr.. A. st.
st. Clair, Teacher, meets in church
auditorium at 10 o'clock.
Preaching by the pastor Mt IL n. IN.
Subject: "The Plains of Ono"
Special music.
NORTH TAZEWELL CHURCH.
Sunday-School at 10 II. m. Mr.. II.
III. lreson, superintendent Preach
ing by the pastor Mt 7:30 p. m.
Every one is cordially invited to Mt
tend these services.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-03-13
ST. CLAIR STUART
KILLEDON RAILROAD
Former Tazewell Citizen Run
Over by Engine in Hagerstown,
Md. - Roy Conley Killed at
Princeton.

The people of this town and COM
munity were shocked and distressed
on Wednesday morning ON learning
OF the tragic death death of st. Clair
Stuart, son of Judge j. IL, Stuart.
who moved from Tazewell to Roam
oke several years ago. The unfortu-
nate man was killed at Hagerstown.
Md, by being run over by a yard en-
gine on the Western Maryland Rail-
road, on which he was at work, He
was thirty-three years old, and leaves
a wife and two small children. He
had been living in Hagerstown, the
papers state, for about two years. AT
this writing no further details are
available.
Judge and Mrs. Stuart have the
deepest sympathy of many friends
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-03-13
T'ipiop News.

Tiptop, Va, March l2, 1914
Roy Conley, the eighteen year
old son of John w. Conley, was
instantly killed on the yards of the
Virgininn Railway ut Princeton, w.
Va., on the 10th instant while
checking cnrs. a special train was
run on the Virginian and connec-
ton mndc with the Norfolk and
Western mt Oakvale, and the body
OF the young man was brought up
to Bailey on No. IL yesterday and
conveyed to the Tabor cemetery on
Mud Fork, where it was buried be-
side that of his mother who died
several years ago. Rev. Spring
oiliciated at the grave.
Roy was held in high esteem mt
Princeton, which was attested yes
tcrday, ms several of the people of
on the train and to the grave, walk
ing across Stony Ridge and facing
the worst storm of the year. There
were n number of beautiful flowers
placed upon the grave, which, in
spirit, seemed to mock the storm,
and sny: $50 sleep the young who
sink to rest"
John Conley, the father Of the
unfortunate young man, was born
and raised Mt Witten's Mill, and is
well known in Tazewell. He is
now contractor at Princeton, and
is brother of Britain Conley and
Mrs. S. G. Mcbride, of Mud Fork.
The mother of the dead boy was,
before her marriage, Miss Kinzer,
daughter of John Kinzer, deceased.
Mrs. T. II. Smoot continues to
improve, and her ultimate recovery
is now hoped for by her friends.
Henry Profit, one of the tenants
on Henry Bowen's farm, is in
hospital in Blueiield suffering with
some trouble of the head or ear.
1t has not yet been decided whether
or not an operation will have to
be performed to relieve him of his
suiferings.
in n very bad condition, suffering
with cancer of the head and face.
If the weather here has ever
been any worse than at present, the
"oldest inhabitnnt" seems to re-
member nothing about it. 1t rains,
SHOWS and blows ali the time. Feed
is getting scarce and the stock thin
ncr each day. What little time it
thaws the earth is sodden, and the
mud is next to impossible.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-03-13
Got The Wrong sIade.
Cove Creek. Va. March 10.

Cove Creek, Va, March 10, 1914.
Clinch Valley News:-
Gentlemen:-I see in your issue of
February 9th statement saying
that the Saxon Lime & Lumber Com
pany had obtained judgment against
j. w. Slade for the sum of $500.
This being a mistake | will ask you
to correct it in your next issue, as
have had no dealings with that COM
pany. 1t was S. w. Slade, Of Gra-
ham, Va, who. was in the trouble
with them. Hoping to see your cor
rection in next issue, and thanking
you in advance, remain,
Yours respectfully,
j. w. SLADE
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-03-13
Search Us.

What sort of an Alfalfa Meeting
was that you all had on Tuesday?
Not single speaker, except yourself,
mentioned alfalfa, not even the presi-
dent of the club. If this is not a good
Joke on the club, then Pm Dutch
man."
-, INQUIRER.
The above question is respectfully
referred to the president of the cl ub.
We did our best-even to Quitting
in" and asking one of the speakers
a question about alfalfa. He didn't
even then take the hint.-Editor.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-03-13
every Youth y

The play, every Youth, which
proved such success at Horsepen
on February 21st, will be reproduced
by request at Bear Wallow Church,
near North Tazewell. on tomorrow
night, March 18th. The performance
will begin promptly at o'clock p.
M, and is for the benefit of the
Bear Wallow and Horsepen churches.
An admission of % cents will be
charged adults and 10 cents for
children under ten years of age. Let
everyone come and spend an evening
OF rare enjoyment, and aid worthy
cause.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-03-13
An Explanation.

In justice to all parties concerned,
and the editor of the Clinch Valley
News as well, we here state that,
the news article in last weeks issue,
concerning Mr.. Buchnan's recommen-
dations, etc, n Washington corre-
spondence, was inserted in this paper
as paid advertisement, and should
have been so marked at the time, but
was inadvertently overlooked. 1t is
only fair, just and honest all round
that this statement be made.-Editor.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-03-13
INQUIRER.
.hr. Martin is Elected County Road
EnKlueer.

Mr.. George "A. Martin, who has
hau chafge oI the county road engi-
iieer once here SINCE lIs esJabnsn-
nieiit, was elected county road engl-
heef ny tne Board OF supervisors on
1uesuay W succeed Dlr. NJ. 1. Lee, re-
sieneu. Mr. u. +. Coleman, STATE
highway commissioner, came mere
1AVii nIcnnionu and Was III attendance
a. Che meeting OF the Doard, and was
hisniy Sratlled at the selection Oh
lhr. marCin. his selection meets the
heaf.y approval of the people in JET
tersonVhie ana Maluen springs DIS
trlcts, over winch he VIII have SUI
pervision. Mr.. Martin viii retain as
ONCE engineer hir. Richard Eggleston
iAeaoe, VINO mas held the positlon for
Ses erai months.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-03-13
neadIy Shooting AGrny.

a deadly shooting affray took
place on the morning OF March 10th
the passenger train running between
Jaeger and Berwind, w. Va, in which
K. l.: Taylor, II deputy sheriff, was
Killed, ~. ID. Beavers, an cx-United
States marshal, fatally wounded, and
ID. w. Beavers, brother and man
named Ilinkle were also shot. The
shooting took place in the smoking
car, and was the result of a quarrel.
it is said, about money transaction.
All of the men are said to have been
under the influence of drink. Credit
another to General Booze.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-03-13
FIVE DOLLARS IN com

will give Five Dollars in Gold
for the best pen of Silver Laced
Wyandotts and best pen of Buff Wy
andotts, Matched from eggs bought
of me and exhibited at our county
fair this fall. Chickens must be
Matched by 10th Of May, and four
pens Of each variety must cons
pete. Eggs SIPS per fifteen.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-03-13
NOTICE.

Having sold our mercantile busi-
ness on the 10th of last July, we are
compelled to close up all outstanding
accounts. Our books are yet in the
hands of Mr.. jeff Ward, our success
or, and il you owe us anything we
hope you Will settle with him at once.
All accounts that are not settled at
once, we will be compelled to place
in the hands Of an oincer for collec-
ton.
Yours very respt..
49, j.. S. & A. T.. GILLESPIE.
Tazeweil. Va, Mar. IL, 1914.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-03-13
The Farmer.
A Maverick.

Qnscribed to Geo. w. Koiner.)
AS natures husbandman he sows the
seeds,
That springing render tribute to his
toll,
AS heaven dispenses he supplies its
needs,
He's patron priest and prophet of
the soil.
H. M. S.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-03-13
Smallpox In The Valley.

A father and mother, vaccinated
during the war between the states
are nursing their young daughter who
was exposed, without vaccination, to
the ravages of smallpox; mother
who was vaccinated thirty years ago
is caring for her family of ten, none
Of whom had ever been protected
against smallpox; an old man of 80
and baby of six months, both un-
vaccinated, are stricken with smallpox
These are some of the cases cited by
an officer of the State Board of
Health who has been investigating
an outbreak of smallpox in Shenan-
doah county.
According to the announcement of
the board the epidemic in Shenandoah
which has assumed serious propor-
tions, began with a case coming to
the neighborhood from Maryland and
suffering with what had been dag
nosed as "chickenpox." Two weeks
elapsed before the disease was found
to be smallpox, during which time
it was scattered broadcast. The small
pox is of the continent type and
some of the cases are described by
DIR. Il. X. Flanagan, inspector of the
board, as severe in the extreme.
Taken as WHOLE" says the board,
the smallpox situation is one that
requires widespread and general vac
cination. Without this, we may ex-
pect apparently mild cases of the
disease to cause epidemics as serious
as those in Craig and Shenandoah"
FOR SALE---AT ONCE
An up-t0-date Dry Goods and
Ladies' Furnishing Store, of
$4,000 stock; best location and
the best established trade in the
best educational aud most aris-
tocratic town in West Virginia.
Address this Office.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-03-13
Cutting Affray at MAXWELL.

Reese Hall, of Pisgah came near
losing his life Saturday night last
through being stabbed by Charles
Witt, of the same community. Hall,
with several others, was returning
from church at Maxwell when the as
sault occurred. The wound, which
extended from the point of the chin
to behind the left ear narrowly missed
the jugular vein, and ten stitches were
required to close it up. Following
the cutting Witt took to the tall tim
Der and nothing has been heard of
him since. The cutting was tie re-
suit of an old grudge which Witt
held against Hall.
The ladies' are requested to turn to
the editorial page and read the offer
of free samples of alfalfa seed, and
drop this office q card,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-08-28
Ne LAWS OF LOUISIANA.
.tInq And Trapping Licenses

ming And Trapping Licenses
~ license, 50 cents, issued only
,.sal residents of each parish and
,.nIy in the parish in which issued.
a licerse, So, required of every
]. hunting outside his own parish,
,ood in any parish Of the State
.',llont professional hunters license
,ocident amature hunters H.
SIS.
saDper's license ST.
Game Birds
auETIES AND SEASoNS.-Game
declared to be the following only:
gaese, brant, ddckS, groSbecS,
marsh hens or mudhenS), cootS
.lefeau), gallinuleS, Snlpe' WOOD
candpipers, (cherookS and papa
ia. tatlers, Curlews, plovers, quaa
and red.winged blackbirds. Open
81 on all game birds, Nov. l'Feb. Is
n kildser and wild turkey hens,
may not be killed at all until
1915
only the following game birds
sOldand only between Dec. Is
TsA Is Wild geese, brant, ducks
deau, rail and Snipe.
gln LIMIT lone person, One Day
lure or Professional, (-One wild
in. IS dHckS. poule d'eau, cherOOks
sssSO snipe or Is geese, grosbecs
calIinuleS, papabotteS, taderS
Ts, ploVerS, quail, doves and red
aed blackbirdS.
OURS OF HUNTING. Shooting re
ted to hours between sunrise sant
WPPING.-All game birds must bt
IA with number and names o
Is, and name of hunter, and mus
lie taken out of the State, but ma.
keD out by actual owner if not in
ID for sale.
ne Federal game law, which pro
all migratory game birds, fixe
gen season in Louisiana from Nov
/, except WoOdcoCk, Nov. 15.Jan.
the Fedaral law also there is
naouS close season until 1918 on al
Of the ploVer and Snipe familie
vt WOodc0Gk, Wilson Snipe create
lesser yellowlegs, and golden an
breasted plovers.)
NoH7Game Birds
ARIETIES.-An birds not mention
the game list or the outlaw lis
aon,game birds and cannot be kille
aY time except by holder Of a pei
b collect for strictly scientific pun
Trapping. caging and rubbin;
sOF nongame birds also prohibited
M that any householder ma
ina cage not more then one resid
nd one migratory bird.
lBIN PROTECTED. 1.-The robir
b was formly included from the
and is therefore, d non.game bir
mas not be killed at any time.
lR0F Plumage.-.S of plumag
parts Of non.game birds prohibit
AES.-Following epectes may b
at any time: Turkey buzzarC
ylture, or carrion crow; due
Cooper hawk, or blue darteI
skinned hawk, great.horned OW
English sparrow, and crows, AN
oackbads or grackses when d
Aiige to crops, and kingf1shel
nesting in leyees.
Game Animals
lRRELS. Open season Oct.
IS Sale permitted in open season
anit r.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-08-28
JOHN J. ROBIRA WITHDRAWS.

The following is taken from the Jen'
ming Times Record
John j. Robira, until recently has sheen
a tentative candidate for Congress on
the Progressive ticket, was interviewed
by Times Record reporter and asked
what he thought would be the outcome
OF to days primary, and whom ne
would have to defeat lin the general
election where upon he made the fol-
lowing statement:
For sometime have abandoned all
hope of making the race for Congress.
A careful survey of the situation in the
district convinced me of the fact that
the chances for election were not suf'
flciently cheerful in view of the ad.
vanced price for rice brought about by
the European war, The people of this
district had not yet been sufficiently
hard hit by the operation OF the Demo.
cratic tariff program, as they were in
the Third, to justify making the fight.
The result is that there would not be
sufficient interest to W4rrant my max.
ing the race at this time, and not being
in the habit OF chasing rainbowS, |
concluded it best policy to await such
time as it may seem more opportune.
"Yes sir, am yet a Progressive, The
effect of the high price of rice is the re-
suit of the European war, and 1t is not
caused by ANY Democratic legislation.
mot being a Democrat | am not con.
cerned as to who will be the Demo.
cratic nominee. Both are good men,
but they represent the wrong economic
policies"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-08-28

Incomplete returns from the election
Yesterday indicate that DR.. L. Lazaro
was reelected to Congress from this
district by an Overwhelming majority
The total vote in Jefferson Davis Par
iSh was as follows: Lazaro $50; Vincent
269, with Edna box not heard from.
CalcaSleu Parish, Lazaro 68l; Vincent
Ala, with two small precincts not heard
from
Evangeline Parish approximate vote
Lazaro 500; Vincent 40.
st. Landry Parish, approximate vote
Lazaro 7OO Vincent 100,
Acadia, Beuregard, Allen and Cam
eron, MO figures have been reported
.but the vote went heavily for Lazaro IN
all the parishes.
| EorERailroad Commissioner the race
seems to be between Kelly anu Taylor
with, chances somewhat favoring Kelly
In Calcasieu Parish the vote was as
follows: Taylor 1854, Jumel 1873, Powers
l138, Kelly 374,
In jefferson Davis Parrish W. B. Cab
bert was elected member of the Demo
cratic State Central Committee
Congressional Commute EN- n al
large R. L. Derouen, Claud Gauthiel
and DR.. S:tA. Pennington.
Parish Congressional Committeeman
C. E. Carr and j. G. Richard.
For members of the Parish Schoo
Board Ward /, DR.. V. A. Miller wa!
elected; in Ward 2, S. A. Spencer was
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-08-28
ELECTION ORDERED.


The Parish School Board met
Wednesday in Jennings and among
other things the Board ordered an
election in School District No. IA of
Ward Five upon proposition to incur
debt and issue negotiable bonds of the
district to the amount Of 100000 for
the purpose of erecting school build.
ing in the district. The proposed
bonds are to run for a period Is years
and bear five per cent interest.
The election is ordered to be held
throughout the district on Tuesday
September 29th.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-08-28
Summer Constipation Dangerous

Constipation in Summer time is more
dangerous than in the fall. winter or
spring. The food you eat is often con.
taminated and is more likely to fer.
ment in y cur stomach. Then you are
apt to drink much cold water during
the hot weather, thus injuring your
stomach. Collie, Fever, Ptomaine
Poisoning and other ills are natural re.
suits, Po.do-lax will keep you well, as
it increases the Bile. the natural laxa.
tive, which ribs the bowels Iof the con-
gested poisonous waste. Po.do.lax
will make you feel better. Pleasant
and effective. Take a dose tonight. Soc
at your Druggist. ADV.