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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-09-17
Germans Flay Roosevelt.

st. Paul, MIMI, Sept S.-Resolu-
lions expressing profound disgust for
the monumental egotism" of Theo-
dore Roosevelt were adopted by the
Federation of Associations of Ger
man veterans, meeting with the Krieg-
erbund of North America, an organi-
cation composed of former members
of the German army now living in the
United States.
The resolution refers to Mr.. Roose-
welt as the "loquacious ex-politician
of Oyster Bay" and condemns what is
styled his "insensate spite against
the German people,"
After a spirited debate the Krieger-
bund voted to admit membership vet
Grams of the Austro- Hungarian army
who can read and write the German
language.
Resolutions adopted declared against
the sale of arms and ammunition to
belllgerents and asked the government
to hold to strict accountability the
pro English press" which it is charg-
ed is attempting to arouse hatred in
the United States: 1t was decided to
hold the next meeting of the fedora
ton in Philadelphia in 1917.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-09-17
GIVEN UP TO DIE

Norfolk, va.-"My brother-in-law
used Golden Medical Discovery and
was cured OF severe cough. This
called my attention to it. 1 was in
very bad shape; was rundown and
had bad cough. i got worse and was
doctored for pneumonia but instead OF
getting better L got weaker. Then
stopped the Doctors medicines and used
Golden Medical Discovery After
month | began to gain. had been
given up to die. had been troubled
also with q weak heart. | shall al
ways feel very grateful to DR.. Pierce
for his Golden Medical Discovery
My daughter is now using it and it
Is the best tonic l have ever been able
to find. 1t has no alcohol in it and is
perfect tOnic."-MRs. @. SHAW, 31S
w. York Street.
Twenty-fOur hours after you start to
take DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery, poisonous matter and blood i'm
purities begin to leave your body
through the Liver, Bowels, Kidneys and
Skin. Buy 1t now! At druggists.
It's tonic and builder that brings
new activity to the liver, stomach and
bowels in short time, thus causing
sallowness, Indigestion and constipa-
ton to disappear.
Good blood means good health; good
health means strong men and women,
full of vigor and ambition, with minds
alert and muscles ever willing. Any
medicine dealer will supply you with
DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
in either liquid or tablet form. Send
to DIR. Pierce, Invalids' Hotel, Buffalo,
N. Y, for free book.
DIR. Piercc's Common Sense Medical
Adviser-a great doctor book-of zoos
pages, cloth bound-answers many i'm
portant questions. Copy will be sent
for dimes { or stamps) to pay wrap
ping and mailing charges.
Doctor Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regu-
late and invigorate stomach, liver and
bowels, Sugar-coated and easy to take
as candy.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-09-17
Allies Buy 425,OOO Horses Here

Washington, Sept. 9-425. 900 horses
and mules have been shipped out of
the United States for the European
beliigerents and their purchase has
been big boon in the market for me.
dunn class horses, department of the
agriculture said today. w
Government experts have been watch
ing the market closely, and thew find
that very few high-bred horses have
oeen exported with the result that
creased.
T. Most OF the horses have gone to
England, but many shipments have
been made to France and some ~
Italy. The supply is not being ser1
iousiy depleted, government officials
estimating that there are TODAY an
II 100000 horses and r.
100000 mules in the country.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-09-17
CLINTwooD ON BOOM.
Many New Houses Going Up-Rail-
road Only Seven Miles Away.

MANY we" houses Going Up-RaIi-
road Only Seven Miles Away.
Freeing, Va, September 1O.-The
town of Clintwood, the capital of Dick
enson county, has taken on new life
and energy during the past few
months, and to one who knew the
town in its days of latent industry,
its present favorable aspect would
come as surprise.
Prior to the completion of the Caro-
lima, Clinchfield and Ohio railroad. the
nearest shipping point to Clintwood
was Coeburn, on the Norfolk end Yves
tern, distance o twenty miles. The
two points were connected by rough
mountain road only, which were prac-
tically impossible for any kind of con-
veyance during the greater part of
the winter season. Now the completion
OF the new road brings the town to
within seven miles of the railroad
facilities, Fremont being the ship
ping point. The town is connected
with this station by u fine graded
road. The distance between these
points is practically eliminated, being
covered by automobile in thirty min
utes in either direction. This means
OF transportation facilities has helped
TO give the town an impetus and spir-
1t OF energy and progress is anotably
dominant characteristic.
AS to location, Clintwood is situated
in the valley of Holley Creek, which
has long been noted as the most beau
tiful part of this section. 1t has an
altitude of 1900 feet and is blessed
with pure air and fine water, two val
liable assest of any town.
NEW BUILDINGS.
Since the ushering in of the build-
ing era, Clintwood has been rather
congested, the lands adjoining the
town were held by those unwilling to
convert them into building lots. But
TO relieve this situation, Roland E..
Chase, James X. Damron and Jonah
Mullins have purchased what is known
as the Marjorien Jesse farm at the
price of $4,000. This farm lies south
OF the town, the graded road that con-
meets Clintwood with Fremont pass
ing through it. This is to be known as
the "Damron Addition" and as a
corps of engineers are now at work
upon it, the limits of the town will
soon be extended.
Among the buildings now in process
OF erection, some of these UNDERGOING
the finishing touches may be briefly
mentioned the following:
The County Court House is being
! 900. T-o'
The Dickancop oou,+,, L,,I. $780,, -
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-09-17
Here's Printer That Stepped Into
Something Good.

New York, Sept. 11.-Robert E,
Hicks, the printer, who voluntarily
confessed at Il Bowcry mission meet
ing one Sunday in June that he had
been fugitive from justice TO rthir-
teen years, and who was pardoned bv
President Wilson after serving at the
BiackwelPs Island penitentiary forty
days of long forgotten tenn months
sentence, is reaping the reward for
5oDeying the call of conscience. He
has accepted a position in an Indiana
printing concern at salary of SIS 900
a year with an option of joining the
hrm and has moved west with his
wife and three babies to start life
all over again along what promises to
be pleasant lines.
Hicks got out of Jail on July 90, and
went straight thome to his wife and
babies. anu
And now" he said, "a great load
has been lifted from my mind and 7
can better work to take care of INV
family" my
Hicks frineds declare that his bene-
factor was attracted to Hicks by his
act IN going to Jail when Their wasn't
any real need of it and made him an
offer of his printing presses and his
services and the deal was clsoed.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-09-17
VIRGINIA'S CROPS

The crop estimates given out by the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture for September 1st puts Virginia
corn crop for the year 1915, at CO.
100000 bushels as against SO. $50 OO0
bushels for 1914. Wheat, 1864 900
bushels against 11,296,OOO in 1914.
o oats, 100000 bushels against q
100000 in 1914.
Hay, 772,O0O tons against 469.OOO
tons in 1914. Apples, 10000, 900 bush
els against 15,90OO,OO0 in 1914. Po-
tatoes, 13,400,000 bushels against =
100000 bushels in 1914.
1t appears that Virginia has a fro
mendous bumper crop of everything.
except apples, and this crop is ample.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-09-17
Making the Sermon an End In Itself.
(Rev. w. o. Talbert, in the Balti-
more Southern Mehtodist.)

l wonder if it would be considered
an objectionable offence in me if l
should modestly and hunbly call at
tentlon to what seems to me Il prev
aient and serious fault among the
preachers, namely, making the SER
mon an end in itself and not u means
to an end. The aim of the sermon
should net be confounded with the
sermon itself. We often start cut to
use method to an end, but the meth
cd itself becomes the end and conceals
the real aim. The aim may be diff
cult and the method easy, those to
whom we may preach may be averse
to our aim, but eager for our agency,
the means employed may be in them
selves beneficent, hence under such
circumstances we content ourselves
with the prosecution of our methods.
allowing our aim to fall into the back
ground, Robert E. Spccr, in his
christianity and the Nations" says,
the maintenance of hospitals and
schools is not the aim of The Christ
IAN missionary. They are the meth
DDS by which he is to achieve the real
end. But it is not at all difficult
Tor the missionary to become so deep
ly absorbed in the schools and hospit-
ais that he loses sight of that for
which they were established. A preach
er says, my aim is to make Christ
known, and in keeping with that aim
preach Christ and leave results to
God" But if there are no results
how can he know that he has made
| Christ known? If no one responds
now can we be sure thai any one
mas heard? The true preacher aims at
and works for the actual conversion
OF sinners, and he will not be content
with mere seed sowing for future
harvest. Perhaps no phrase is more
abused to day than that of "seed-sow-
ing. A pastor of Il church preached
Tor two weeks in revival meeting
ana while the town has many unsaved
persons in it, and while not one ac-
cepts Christ as a personal Saviour
curing the meeting, yet the preacher
contents himself with the Thought
that he has sown some good seed.
OF course there is legitimate SOW
ing OF the seed, but neither the phrase
nor the idea should be made an excuse
Tor limp and self-centercd ineflicien-
cy. There are many wellmeant and
well written sermon on nothing in
particular and addressed to nobody in
particular. The preacher and his
hearers thus spend forty minutes in
Joyrlding, whiel the only result reach
ed Is the transient pleasure by the
way. Power is worth while only for
the sake of its product, and spiritual
power is given only by him who will
faithfully use it for that fer which
II was given the saving of lost men.
l'fhe sermon is nothing within itself.
only means to an end. The sermon
as means to an end should be the
very best the preacher can build, but
he should never be satisfied with hav-
ing merely preached beautiful SER
mon.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-09-17
TOM SMOOT THROWS HIS
HAT IN THE RING


Graham Correspondence in the
Bluelicld Telegraph
Now 20 to it, Tom Smoot is full
Rcdged candidate fot' treasurer i'm
TaZewcll county and J. f.. Morton has
withdrawn from the race in Mr..
Shoots favor The pressure from
The supporters Of Mr.. Smoot became
so strong and pronoun,c ed that there
was nothing left for him 10 do except
TO swing back on the tract, and now
thc Smoot special is on the rail with
Il full head of steam. There will be no
chorofOrming this time ana The popu-
lar Tip Top farmer is in il to Il finish.
During the past few weeks the Smoot
sentiment continued TO loom up so
strong that nothing could prevent the
ro-entrancc of Mr. Smoot into the
trcasnrcr's fight and yesterday it was
definitely arranged that nc get lin the
ring for the final dash.
The die IS cast and the trcasurer's
light IN Tazcwcll county is ON. The
name of Mr.. Smoot has been house
hold word in Tazcwell county since
carly spring, when an apparently uni
Versai sentiment came from every
corner of the county calling on Mr..
Smoot to make the race for the office
OF treasurer During the spring and
summer the agitation was kept up
until Mr.. Sm0ot finally gave his CON
sent 30 run. However, an effort was
made to keep him out of the fight,
which temporarily restrained him
from making AN active campaign of
The county. but Il reaction followed
the attempt to prevent his making the
race ana instead of having the effect
for which il was intended, the scnti-
mcnt grew stronger i'm his favor until
the CLIMAX was reached yesterday
with the official announcement from
Mr.. Smoot that he was Il candidate.
For the past several days the poll
ticianS and leaders had scented a new
move and the developments spread
quickly over the county that Il sudden
switch was contemplated in the treas
urcr lineup and yesterday afternoon
IN Graham when Mr.. Smoot appeared
ON the streets in company with sew
cral friends. the news was soon spread
over The town of the significance of
the mancuvcrS of the day. A number
OF out-of-town Republican leaders
came in from the west end of the
county ON the morning train, includ-
ing the candidate, and by 3 o'clock the
final arrangements had been perfected
whereby T. X. Smoot was candidate
for the office of treasurer of Tazcwcll
county.
Tom Smoot is among the best known
and best liked and most popular men
in the county. lie is known for the
warm handshake and he treats all
alike, rich and poor. black and white.
While he never before aspircd to II
public office, his friends have long
picked him to some day occupy one
OF the important Offices of Tazewell
county, and many Of them believe that
the tine has arrived. Mr.. Smoot is,
however. opposed by very popular
man in II. T. Britain, the incumbent.
and probably no other man in Tazc-
well county could have held the treas
urer S office without opposition rs long
rs Mr.. Britain has held it. It's going
To he Il pretty race.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-09-17
virginians Enjoy An All-Day Picnic.
lodi (Calif.) Sentinel.D

(Lodi tCalif.) Sentinel.)
One of the pleasant midsummer af-
fairs was the picnic given Thursday
at Smiths Lake in honor of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. l.. Moore and Mr.. and Mrs.
G. w. Doak, of Tazewell, Tazewell
County, Virginia. The Moores and
Doaks have been the honor guests
ut number of social events this
summer given by the Virginia people
OF Lodi, but this possibly was one of
the largest and most enjoyable of the
list.
All the Virginia people of this vic
unity were invited and it was later
found that at least one member of
each family present had come origin
ally from TaZewell county. Thus the
time passed quickly in the telling of
tales OF other days, and those present
decided that no year would again
pass without Virginia reunion in
Lodi.
AT high noon sumptuous dinner
was served under the oak trees that
border the lake. During the after
noon boating was also enjoyed.
Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs.
W. l. Moore, Mr.. and Mrs. G. w.
Doak, Mr.. and Mrs. S. b. Wilson, Mr.,
and Mrs. w. S. Montgomery and son,
Mr.. and Mrs. II. King, Mr.. and Mrs.
W. Thompson, Mr.. and Mrs. w. w.
Huron. Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Black, Mr..
and Mrs. G. w. Smith, Mr.. and Mrs,
III. w. Stille, Mr.. and Mrs. A. How
cry, Mr.. and Mrs. II. Roush, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. Wilkinson, Mr.. and Mrs. J. e,
Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Black, Mrs.
W. Corell, Mrs. Caroline George, Mrs.
Mamie Carr, Miss Elizabeth Mont
gom!ery, Miss Olive Montgomery, Miss
Susie Black, Miss Josephine Thomp-
son, Miss t'larence Thompson, Miss
Louise Smith, Tom Huron, Tom
Burkett, Walter Thompson, Charley
BLACK, Raymond Wilkinson, Clinton
smith, Ward Smith, Terrell Howery
Wilson.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-09-17
Older Men Direct War.

Oldish men still remain on ton in
this war after year of hard fight.
ing. The four conspicuous comman-
ders are Joffre, of the French; Won
Hindenburg, of the Germans; French
OF the English and Grand Duke Mich
olas, of the Russians. All are we'll
up in the sixties.
That is an unusual circumstance
Caesar was a young man when he
invaded Gaul. Alexander was a bow
when Re made his great conouests.
Napoleon became the military me-
teor on earth before lie was 30. and
he and Wellington were only 46 when
they met at Waterloo for TIE last
hight either ever witnessed.
Washington was about as when he
wintered at Valley Forge, and he was
not yet so when CORVALLIS surren-
dered to him his army at Yorktown.
Grant was only AZ as he stood at Ap-
pomattox. Stonewall Jackson had won
military record for all time be-
fore he was killed at 80.
Won Moltke was the exception, as
he was 70 when, 45 years ago this
summer, he trapped TIE armies of
France in six weeks. But these seem
to be the days when old men get the
plums.
Didn't our Governor just designate
as Pennsylvania's three greatest men
one 70, another 70 and a third 77?-
Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-09-17
Not n General Ailment.
lThe Daily Telcrrnnh y

ne Dally Ielcgraph.I
The Clinch Valley News SAYS we
did not give it credit for being hon
est III the sentiment that county Of
fices should be filled by the people
without regard to politics, the voters
making selections on the grounds of
merit and availability for the posi-
TONS. We hasten to declare our limo
ceence OF any such intention. We be-
neve our contemporary meant it. but
ne is rara avis among Democrats.
IL would be little more convincing
TO our clouded vision, however. if
some one would point out county
that is safely Democratic in which
the doctrine the News breaches i;
practlced. If such plan is good in
the county of Tazewel ii ought to ba
good I'm the state at large. We fail
to note that it has been practiced 10
any alarming extent. On the other
hand, however, we note that the claw
and the gospep-the Roanoke Times
is bitterly opposing the selection of
oihclals IN that county who are NOT
on the regular Democratic ticket. hut
who are running as Independents lust
IKE those fellows in Tazewcll are
running. This is not because the
men offering are not high class citi-
Zehs, Tor we hear no complaint ON
that score, so it must be becaus,
some or Them are Republicans.
The plan" is good gin the State at
large" and in every county in every
State, and it is the plan followed when
the people want TO carry measures
and movements for local improve
ments and moral reforms. What bust
ness has partisan politics in local.
county affairs? When it comes to
State Offices it is a different matter
1t simpossible for any party to nut
through Legislation if it hasn't a work
ing majority. For legislature and SEN
ate the case is different, but we sticj,
to our teXt--in local affairs there
should be no hint of partisan fights
and party politics.
we nave seen enough of this sort
OF management in this county within
the last twenty years to put us against
1t for ever. When ever all the pco-
pie have come tigether, ignored party
lines, the county has been able to oo
forward.
Our contemporary sepaks of "inde-
pendents, juht like those fellows in
Tazewell are running" He knows
and we know that the candidates of
the dominant party never run, or rare
ly, as independents" There are q
few men who "get together" and
parcel out the Offices, sometimes a
year or more beforehand, saying who
shall and who shall not, and party
political convention is unnecessary and
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-09-17
Save AppOmattOX.

II you ask what State he halls from,
My sole reply will be:
He halls from AppomattoX
And its famous apple tree.
Roscoe Conklin's exact words in his
copulct nominating Grant in 1880 are
still topic of dispute. But their
sense was as above. They made even
more secure the reputation of the lit
tie Virginia county seat where Lee
surrendered on April Q, 1865.
That reputation is sure historically
rs long as the American union stands.
But the Richmond Timse Dispatch re-
ports that physically Appomattox is
Iast falling to decay. Relic hunters
vandals. time and the clements have
all had their share in reducing the
village TO destruction. The apple
tree, wherever it was, has gone, and
decay and neglect are evident every
where.
why" asks the Richmond Times
Dispatch, sis not Appomattox a liter
al shrine as we'll as historical shrine.
1t should be.
The suggestion has been made in
the past that some of our historic
societies ought to preserve Apo
mattoX. Why not the general govern
ment?
AppomattoX stands for reunited
nation; for Lee as well as for Grant.
ihere Is no memory of bitterness in
lt.-ChicagO Evening Post.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-09-17

useless. These same leaders and boss
es "get together" and "pack" conven-
tons beforehand, presenting n cut and
dried program and everything goes
through as "lixed" as slick as prease.
Now and then there is "bolt" or "a
faction and then trouble begins.
What we need is Il large hearted, in
telligent, unselish leadership in the
county affairs, entirely divorced from
partisan politics and the influences of
the "pie-counter." There may be such
a state of things some day-whcn the
millennium comes.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-09-17
THE WET AND DRY ISSUE
TAZEWELL.

In the September Bird issue of this
paper, in editorial mention of the
candidates for the Office of Treasur-
er, the following language was used
regarding the wet and dry issues:
None of these candidates are
hampered, as we understand. by party
pledges or particular tissues" so far
as is known, except the one "wet" or
dry" This issue may he raised. and
some questions asked. il is said, not
of the above named candidates partic-
ularly, but of all the candidates now
offering for election.
The above deliverance is the only
one and every word which has appear
ed in this paper, editorially on the
question. This is the extent to which
the Clinch Valley News has "inicctcd"
the tissue" into this campaign.
If the above remarks brought the
wet and dry issue into county politics.
so be it. And now in order that
patriotic correspondents may have no
further excuse or occasion 20 "strctch
the blanket" we say uncquivocally,
that we are as much in favor and he
lieve as firmly in the cause of state
wide prohibition as before the election
last year. The enforcement of the
law is going tobe amorc difficult thing
than carrying the election i'm the first
place. Suppose candidate for office
was known to have voted against
statewide, or having voted for it did
so under pressure and is still heart
and soul against il, what then?
Should the question of "wct or dry
be "mjccted?" Ought the prohibition
people lend their influence to an op-
ponent of the cause?
Is it reasonable to expect a public
officer to give hearty effort to the en-
forcement of statute which he did
not and does not endorse?
We are not able to speak from
personal knowledge as to Just how
all the candidates for the county Offices
stand on the subject. So far rs we
know they are all, or ut least the
large majority of them, statewide
prohibitionists, and will so far MS
comes in their way, support and en-
force the law. 1t is the principle and
theory we contend for, and believe it
to be safe and sane.
We wouldn't elect Il man to carry
out the provisions of law who didn't
believe in those provisions. The pco-
pie have the right to know how their
public servants stand on all questions
OF public moment, and if this question
OF enforcement of statewide prohibi-
ton is not an important one, then we
give it up.
The Telegraph says that the candi
dates, (some of them), in Tazewell,
are carrying water ON both Shout
ders." This is not so bad by a long
way as carrying water on one Shout
der and booze on the other.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-09-17
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
& q 8 7 Q RIA

The Colds of Mankind Cured by Pines ,
Have you ever gone though typi-
cal pine forest when you had a cold :?
What vigorous impulse it sent. How
you opened wide your lungs to take
IN those mvigorating and mysterious
qualities. Yes, DR.. Bells Pine-Tar-
Honey possesses those stimulating
qualities and overcomes hacking
coughs. The inner lining of the throat
is strengthened in its attack against
coid germs. Every family needs a
bottle constantly at hand. 25c.