Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-10-02

Of human liberty. With homogeneous
peoples ruling Austria-Hungary, with
the Empire of Austria disabled. the ]
Balkan dream of Slav unity realized,
with Belgium rehabilitated and posi-
bly, the world disarmed.
The reason of man. and to "less
degree of animals, is something to
wonder at-William Hays Ward, in
The Independent.
We take issue with this distin-
guished space writer as to the assum-
ed superiority of mans reasoning
powers. Recently, we observed a pair
of mules make beautiful approach
into the depot yards, turn and back
the wagon gently against the plat
form, rest two of his tired feet, and
taking lesson from the driver, (who
mad gone to sleep at Liberty HilD,
they fell into peaceful slumber.
The same day, we saw two men u.s.
ing their tongues and face muscles in
violent alteration concerning the
merits of prohibition and local option.
What they said had no bearing on the
subject, except to confuse it, and was
purely an exhibition of physical force,
supplemented by the prejudice of op-
posing creeds. See the differencel
Why, we can take an humble bee
hive and show better regulated gov
eminent than "mere man" has ever
founded.
The London Spectator beseeches its
American cousins to increase their
navy and protect the Monroe doc
trine.-Jounrnal.
Must have got letter from Hobson
That Illinois Congressman must have
congenital Japophobia.-Digest,
May it not be something he uses?
Jack Johnson arrested in London
for disorderly conduct.-Press.
lie didn't have to be drunk to be
disorderly. We have seen many white
men receive and deserve similar treat
ment but it is only justice to his race
to say that they have only one Jack
Johnson,
Hobson voted against the war tax
because of the tax on beer and wills
key. They must not depend for
revenue on tax on alcohol"
Alabama should retire Hobson. He's
too goody-goody for this rough life
of ours. He ought to refuse the sal
airy he has never earned. It's paid
from the internal revenue receipts
largely.
Bryan opposed Sullivan who gave
Wilson the World.
And they havn't quit voting for
Sullivan yet, out in Illinois, because
he "did" give the nomination to Will
son.
"The foreign policy of the Wilson
administration has brought the gov
eminent of the United States into
ridicule."
It's hardly fair to hold our Repub
lican friends to continuing respon-
sibllity for an outgoing, purely the
result of impulse, and the profound
birth of political eXpedients. 1t was
absurd enough at the time, but in a
few months, what a change. The
heart and brains" of American di-
plomacy is acclaimed the world over.
The first American diplomat, the hope
of humanity, the pride of his country.
Taking Congressman through the
third degree.-Headline.
Is this movement started for use in
the ninth district only, or all around :?
Losses among English officers ter
rible.-Dispatch.
Our proud cousins across the water
would better stay in the trenches with
the Tommies.
Some one rises to say that during
the entire campaign not one PRAYER
was heard from any quarter or any
source for the success of the saloon
business and the failure of statewide
! prohibition.
The End of Summer.
The rose that wrote its message on
the Moons
Bright manuscript has turned her