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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-12-10
is 1T NECESSARY?

We may be dull and thick-headed,
but for the life of us we cannot see
the wisdom or the necessity for the
expenditure of millions of money for
an increase of our naval and military
equipment.
President Wilson is Wise man,
and has wise councillors, and it seems
presumptious not to agree with their
plans, but nevertheless, how can there
possibly be any necessity for such
preparedness" at this time? The
nations of Europe are already ex-
hausted and worn out to fragile.
How many years hence will it be be-
fore any nation on earth will be pre-
pared, or able in the slightest, to go
to war with anybody? GLOW about
JAPAN" Is there any prospect, even
the remotest, that Japan will want
war with the United States? If Jap
an has covetous eyes on the Phil
ippines she can buy them cheap and
without bloodshcd. Prepared for
what? Shall Uncle Sam parade
around with chip on his shoulder
If Germany had not been prepared
there would not have been any great
war. Looking at the whole thing
from our angle we are not AT all GER
tain that Mr.. Kitchen and Mr.. Bry-
an and Mr.. Ford and others are no.
right in their contentious. If the
perpetuity of this nation OF any othe,',
rests upon its ability to fight, its
final overthrow is only matter of
time.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-12-10
AN S0-BUSHEL CROP.

Prof. Christie, of the Perdue Uni
versity Agricultural Extension Ser.
vice says that there rs much more
money made by growing an S0-bush-
ell crop per acre than there is in
two As bushel crops, and that num-
erous experiments prove that 50.
bushel crop does not pay the expense
of growing it, counting everything,
interest and all, on the investment.
The cost per bushel," he says,
decreases as the yield increases, be-
ceause fixed charges are the same"
and all the extra care, fertilizer, etc,
are only slightly greater, if any, in
growing big crop per acre. Ten
acres yielding 800 bushels of corn.
will cost less evidently than 500 BUSH
els grown on 20 acres. And generally.
better corn, too.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-12-10
my RHEUMATISM
CURED FOR ME-. s.
X. X. PITT, WATER INSPECT
OR OF NORFOLK KNOWS
TANLAC TO BE GOOD
MEDICINE.

During the introduction period
when l.. L. Cooper, manufacturer of
Tanlac, caused thousands of people TO
write glowing tributes to the new
and remarkable remedy, some of the
most prominent men and women in
that fair ciyt joined in praising Tan
lac. One of the we'll known men to
submit a written statement, publish
ed IN the Virginian-Pilot) was R. r.
Pltt, water ispector of the city of Nor
folk. His statement paid a compliment
to Tanlac that was read by probably
two hundred thousand people in that
city and vicinity. 1t said:
II suffered from rheumatism i'm nv
lower limbs and a stiffness of nv
Joints: After sitting down for a while
could hardly get up. My appetite
was poor too. Friends advised me to
take the new medicine, Tanlac, and
since taking three bottles do not feel
the slightest pain. My rheumatism
Is gone and my appetite has returned.
Prior to taking Tanlac l had used
about all the remedies on the market.
but only secured temporary relife I'M
til tried Tanlac. In know it is a
good medicine. A splendid tonic and
a fine appetizer. l know, too, that it
cured the rheumatism for me-"
cor circulation, bad blood, n
c!ogged up system and run down CON
dition, coupled with symptoms of a
stomach trouble, tagged nerves, and
vital organs, are conditions which in
vite illness and pains invariably. Tan
lac has proven an excellent remedy in
such cases, and the statement of Mr..
Pitt is no exception as hundreds have
been received almost identical and all
tell the same story of quick and rer-
n.anent relief.
Tanlac can now be secured ut jack
sons drug store, who is exclusive dis
tributor for this vicinity. Zone drug
gist only is granted the privilege in
each town or city.
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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-12-10
STOP KNOCKING MIR. FORD.

We think it shows poor taste, to put
it very mildly, to "knock" and berate
Mr.. Ford's peace mission. On the ship
that sailed on the 4th were number
of distinguished men and women, CIV
cry one of them American citizens.
and American Christians, all of them
on mission of peace. Their sole aim
is to stop the slaughter of human
beings. Whatever the result not only
Mr. Ford but his entire party should
be given credit for sincerity of pur-
pose. And who knows or even darcs
guess what the outcome will be? If
Henry Ford and his party can create
an overwhelming peace sentiment in
Europe or augment the sentiment al
ready existing, his mission will be one
historic in the years to come. Such
expression as "a Fools Errand,"
Another Don Quixote," etc, used by
newspapers, is undignifed, in poor
taste, if not brutal and should be dis
continued and apologizcd for. Bon
voyage to this good ship of Peacel
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-12-10

universities, directors of schools for
afflicted and exceptional children, and
librarians.
Twenty-four of the 622 colleges and
universities listed in the directory are
presided over by women. Of the near
ly 5000 county superintendent in the
country, sos are women. The tenden-
cy to fill this position with women is
almost wholly confined to the west.
One State, Montana, has not one man
as county superintendent. Wyoming
has only two. Kentucky is the only
Southern State that utilities women in
this office; the State has twenty-six
women as county superintendent. On
the other hand, there are only 26
women city superintendent in total
Of over 1000.
Seventy institutions for the blind
are listedin the directory. Of these
Is are directed by women. Of the rs
State Schools for the deaf, 10 are I'M
DER the leadership of women, and of
the % private institutions of the same
character, 16 have women supperin-
tendents. Of the 81 private institu-
tions for the feeble-minded, 20 are
under the supervision of women.
Fourteen our of Sc directors of in
dustrial schools are women, and 48
of the 200 schools of art are in charge
of women. Women have almost a
monopoly of library positions. Out of
The 1900 public and private libraries
given in the directory, women super
wise 1,075.
The Government Bureau of Educa-
ton itself exemplifes the call for
women in executive educational posi-
tons; IL of the 33 bureau officials
listed in the directory are women.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-12-10
GET INTO THE BOOSTING
BUSINESS.

Do you know there's lots of people
Sitting round most ever ytown
Growing like broody chicken,
Knocking every good thing down,
Don't be that kind of cattle
Cause they amt no use on earth,
But just be n booster rooster,
Crow and boost for all you're worth
If your town needs boostin' boost hei
Don't hold back and wait to see
If some other fellows willing
Sail right in. this country's free
No ones got Il mortgage on it,
It's just yours as much as his;
If your town is shy of boosters,
You get in the boostin' biz.
If things don't seem to suit you
An the world seems kinder wrong,
What's the matter with boostin'
Just to help the thing along?
Cause if things should stop again,
Yves be in n sorry plight,
You just hecp the horn a-blowingl
Boost her up with all your might.
If you see some fellows tryin'
For to make some project go,
An you can bost it triile,
That's your cue to let him know
That you're not going TO knock it,
Just because it amt your shout
But that you're going to boost little
Cause he's got the best thing out.
World Outlook.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-12-10

willows tina border the mountain
streams, whose eyes obscure the even
ing stars, whose tresses, more silken
than n houri's, crown a head that
would throw sculptor into estate
delights, whose tout ensemble defies
the magic of painters brush, the
inspiration of a poet, and exposes the
poverty of metaphor, the pauciyt of
words" Turn over on your side,
brother, you're snoring. And say,
speaking of beauty, come up to the
city some day and take a slant at a
Roanoke drug store blonde. Talk
about your tout ensemblesl" -Roa-
noke Times.
We've got 'em in Tazewell, and you
don't have to go to drug stores only
to find 'em either. Ours are not the
"medicated" kind. By the way, what
kind of girl is n "tout ensemble"
girl anyway? We don't think we
have any of this brand.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-12-10
LAYMANs CONFERENCE AT
HONARER.


The following accent of the Lay
mems Missionary Conference at Ho-
maker is furnished us by Rev. 7. II.
Campbell, pastor of the Tazewell
Baptist church:
Owing to the kindness of Rev. ].
N. Hartman in preaching for me last
Sunday l was enabled to attend the
Laymens' Missionary Conference at
Honaker last Saturday and Sunday.
l will mention some of the subjects
discussed: The Layman's Obligation
and Opportunity to his Association
and State, to the Home Board, to the
World; the Laymans Place in the
Sunday School; Preparation for Ser
vice; Equality in Christ; Stewardship
of Time and Talents; the Need of Con-
secrated Lately; Business in Relig-
ion, etc.
These subjects were earnestly and
ably discussed by Bros. Mabie, Simp-
son, Phelps, Henderson, Grigsby and
McNeal. Short talks were made by
others. The few that were there felt
greatly benefited by the prayers, the
sweet singing, the reading of Gods
word, the informing speeches, and
the precious fellowship one with the
other. One regrettable feature was
that more could not share, on account
of absence, the blessings received by
the few. Sunday morning we hat
with us Governor Henry Sturat.
Brother c. II. Reynolds and myself
represented the Tazewell church. LIE
all strive to obey Gods command
"Then they that feared the wore
spoke often one to another, and tn
Lord hardened and heard"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-12-10
"AUNT" MATILDA TO BE MAID
(The Virginian.)

The most touching thing Mrs. Nor
man Gait has done since the an
nouncement of her engagement to
President Woodrow Wilson is her de-
termination that the old black
nanny, who nursed her as Edith
Boiling, the infant, at Wythcville,
shall attend her on her wedding day
and act as her maid.
When she married Norman Gait
"Aunt" Matilda Steptoe's loving hands
gave the final touches to the flounces
of the wedding gown, and adjusted
the boquet she wore in her corsage.
Now Aunt Matiida's "baby" is to be-
come the first lady of the land and
it will be a proud moment for the
old woman who was a slave in the
Boiling family and nurse to the chill
dren, when the last skilful touch is
put to the wedding finery and she
sees the baby she rocked to sleep
every night on the old plantation
walking arm-in-arm into the White
House to become the bride of the
Chief Magistrate of the nation.
1t is beautiful custom this-sum-
moning the old black nanny to do
the honors of maid on the occasion
OF a wedding, and in preserving this
Sopthern tradition the future mistress
OF the White House endears herself
to the people of the South, regardless
of race or creed.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-12-10
THE GROWING OUTRAGE"
NeW York

New York Evening Post.)
The browning outrage has been COM
mitted by the Turks on the Armen-
ians. 1t is dreadful to think that these
things can be done, and that this ma
ton nevertheless remains neutral
not only in deed, but in thought" be-
tween right and the most hideous
wrong. Theodore Roosevelt.
In 1902 the Beers lost their indie
pendence.
in 1908 was the massacre at Kish-
ineff. Many years after 1903 Macedo
MIA ran red with blood
In 1905 the horrors of the Congo
were officially published.
In 1905 Corea lost it's independence.
In 1906 Morocco was parcelled out
by the powers.
In 1906 the Russian Government
shot, hanged and massacred thous-
ands of people.
In 1905, $4,000 Armenians were
slaughtered at Adana.
Between 1901 and 1909 Theodore
Roosevelt was President and the ma
ton remained at peace.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-12-10
FALSE PROPHETS.
"Beware of false prophets"

beware Of false prophets"
Congressman Slemp, in an interview
with the Washington correspondent of
the Roanoke Times is optimistic of
the business conditions in the country
generally and the Ninth district. par
ticularly. He states that the people
are enjoying unprecedented prosper
lty-that the farmers are getting
high prices for their products. coal
mines are all running full time, and
demand for the output of the mines
is growing heavier every day. These
conditions belly the prophecy of Mr..
Siemp, Muncy, and other of the coterie
OF spell-binders who descended upon
the Ninth district a short while ago
and made many of the people believe
that If the Democrats were put in
power dire results would follow. Mr..
Siemp, himself coal operator at the
time, predicted that the coal mines
would become the habitat of bats
and the drift-mouths would grow I'm
in grass.
Mr.. Slemp and Mr.. Muncy are no
doubt convinced by this time that as
prophets they are monumental fail
nres. We beg to remind Mr.. Muncv
that Starving babes no longer tug
at the breasts of hungry mothers" in
Southwest Virginia as he predicted in
one of his "rooflifting" speeches.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-12-10
a STATEMENT.
To the public:

10 the public:
In view to the unprecedented con-
ditlons now existing in the drug trade.
we think it timely, in justice to the
retail druggist of this section. to
call attention to the extraordinary
advance in prices of many drugs.
chemicals, and pharmaceuticals.
1t is fact that within the past six
months the average advance in
chemicals alone approximates 200 per
cent. The advances in prices of indi-
vidual items in many instances have
been as much as eight to nine hun
dred per cent. Nor is this condition
peculiar to the chemical line-it ap-
plies equal force to almost every line
the retail druggist carries. It is also
true that very many drugs and
chemicals are practically off the mar
ket, and can only be obtained from
second hands at extravagant prices. In
view of these conditions the retail
druggist is justified in greatly advanc-
ing many drug prices, but our obser-
walton leads us to believe that he can
be depended upon to make only such
advances as are absolutely neces
sary.
We think the public will be inter
ested in the above facts.
JOHN e. JACKSON.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-12-10
War IInnn Pain

Pain is visitor to every home and
usually it comes quite unexpectedly.
But you are prepared for every emer-
gency if you keep a small bottle of
Sloan's Eminent handy. 1t is the
greatest pain killer ever discovered.
Simply laid on the skin, no rubbing
required-it drives the pain away. 1t
is really wonderful.
Mervin H. Soister, Berkeley, Cal,
writes: "Last Saturday, after tramp
ing around the Panama exposition
with wet feet, 1 came home with my
neck so stiff that / couldn't turn.
applied Sloan's liniment freely and
went to bed. To my surprise, next
morning the stiffness had almost dis
appeared, four hours after the second
application ] was as good as new"
March, 1915. At druggists, 25c
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-12-10
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

ny local applications. they cannot reach
me diseased portion OF the ear. There In
only one way to cure deafness and that In
by constitutional remedies Deafness il
caused by an inilamed condition of the mu-
vous inning OF the Eustachian Tube When
This tube Is ntiamed you have n rumbiing
sound or imperfect hearing. and when It is
vn,rey closed, Deafness is the result, and
and this tube restored to Its normal condi-
uon. hearing Will he destroyed forever; nine
uses out OF ten are caused by Catnrrh
when Is nothing but an infiamed condition
OF the mucous surfaces
we VIII give One Hundred Dollars for any
case OF Deafness (caused hy catarrh) thnt
cannot be cured by Halls Catnrrh Cure
Send for circulars free
F. j. CHENEY & CO. Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-12-10
PUBLIC DEFENDER WANTED.
One of Many Suggestions Made by the
State Board of Charities.

State Board of Charities.
Richmond, Dec. 1.-Some interest
suggestions and recommendations are
contained in the seventh annual report
of the State Board of Charities and
Corrections, which was submitted to
Governor Stuart yesterday by Rev.
S. C. Hatcher, ID. D., chairman of the
board.
Here are some of the recommended
tons:
That the present institution for the
Predetermined be extensively enlarg-
ed, and that these institutions be re-
modelled after the colonies at Vine
land, N. j., and Templeton, Mass.
That schools at the reformatories be
lie mare schools for backward children
That departments for defective de-
linquents be established at the juvenile
reformatories.
That State institution for defec-
tive delinquents be established, to
which all Jail repeaters, suspected of
being feeble minded, and all women of
ill-repute should be committed and
placed under observation.
That the marriage of mental de-
fectives be prohibited by law.
That pronounced defective persons
in the custody of State authorities
and other mental detectives, that par
It's or guardians wish sterilized, may
be thus dealt with.
That the appropriation for the ne
gro reformatory be increased from
25c per capita per day for $50 boys
to 25c per capita per day for 200
boys, the fifty additional boys thus
provided for to be defective delin-
quents committed by the courts.
1t is suggested that the system of
"indeterminate sentence" be adopted
for discretionary use in dealing with
criminals, and that the Office of pub
lie defender" be created.
"From the standpoint of the state
as well as from the standpoint of the
accused" says the report, "there are
many reasons for creating the office
of public defender. One viewpoint
OF speedy trial argues for such
step. There is every reason to sup
pose that with public defender
there will be fewer convictions. This
will involve a saving to the State, to
say nothing of meeting our fairness
and justice to many who are now
serving unjust sentences. From the
standpoint of humanity this one view
point alone should be sufficient to
cause the creation of this Office"
The report says, discussing jails,
1--WE find that the state is apparently
losing thousands of dollars annually
on account of what seems to be an
unfair shifting of the burden of main
tanning all Jail prisoners. Under ex-
listing laws it is possibly for the
courts to turn into the city treasures
practically all fines collected and to
make it appear that all, or nearly
all, prisoners sent to Jail for non-pay-
ment of fines are State prisoner"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-12-10

The Norton Reporter, n new paper
started at Norton, has reached our
sanctum, and it looks good and makes
Il fine start. The Reporter, we be-
licve, is the successor to the Wise
News, formerly published by "Bill"
Eads. There are evidently more
newspaper geniuses and geniusesses
in Wise than in most places. News
papers start easily and quickly, sell
readily, change hands oftener than in
any section we know, and seem to
prosper, too.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-12-10

And just to think it is only three
weeks to Christmas and we havn't
been able to do that Christmas shop
ping yet on account of the lack of
the where-with-all.- Blackstone Cour-
Ter.
Judge Mann used to say that down
N Nottoway they raised rabbits and
folks. From the above wall of unpre-
paredness we Judge that the rabbit
OUTPUT there is short this year.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-12-10
SEVERE PUNISHMENT
OF Mrs. chappeII, of Five Years
Standing, Relieved by cardui.

Mt. Airy, N. C.-Mrs. Sarah M. Chap
pell of this town, says: 81 suffered for
live years with womanly troubles, also
stomach troubles, and my punishment
was more than any one could tell.
tried most every kind of medicine,
but none did me any good.
read one day about Cardui, the wo-
mans tonic, and | decided to try it. !
had not taken but about six bottles until
| was almost cured. Ii did me more
good than all the other medicines had
tried, put together.
My friends began asking me why
looked so well, and | told them about
Cardui. Several are now taking it."
Do you, lady reader, suffer from any
of the ailments due to womanly trouble,
such as headache, backache, sideache,
sleepiessness, and that everlastingly tired
feeling?
II so, LET us urge you to give Cardui
trial. We feel confident ii will help you,
just as il has million other women in
the past half century.
Begin taking Cardui to-day. You
won't regret it. All druggists.
Write 10. Chattanooga Medicine Co.. Ladies'
Advisory Dept. Chattanooga, Tenn. for :Stfefaf
ErJfyHefions on your case and 64-pege book. Homo
Treatment for Women" in plain wrapper. NC. l24
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-12-10

Newspaper dispatches chronicle the
death of Prof. S. B. Heigis, which
occurred one day last week. His death
is a decided loss to the farming and
fruit growing interests of the coun-
try. He was a scientific expert, and
at the same time practical, and with
all, genial, dignified, Christian gen
tleman. His visits to Tazewell, and
his clear, earnest, practical address
cs, are remembered here, and his
death deeply regretted.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-12-10
e ANURICg~
THE NEWEST
DISCOVERY in CHEMISTRY

This is recent discovery of Doctor
Pierce, who is head of the Invalidsf
Hotel and Surgical Institute at Buffalo.
N. Y. Experiments at Doctor Pierce's
Hospital Tor several years proved that
there Is no other eliminator of uric acid
that can be compared to it. For those
easily recognized symptoms of iniiam-
nation las backache, scalding urine
and frequent urination, as well as sedi-
ment in the urine, or il uric acid in the
blood has caused rheumatism, it is
simply wonderful how surely uAnuricD
acts. The best of results are alweys
obtained in cases of acute rheumatism
IN the joints, in gravel and govt, and
invariably the pains and stiffness which
30 frequently and persistently accom-
pany the disease rapidly disappear.
Go to your nearest drug store and
simply ask for n 50-cent package of
"Anuric," manufactured by DR.. Pierce.
or even write Doctor Pierce for free
sample. Ii you suspect kidney or blad-
der trouble, send him sample of YOUR
water and describe symptoms. Doctor
Pierce's chemist will examine it, then
DR.. Pierce will report to you, without
fee or charge.
NOTE: = French scientists affirm that
"Anuric" is thirty seven times more
active than ithia in eliminating uric
acid, and is harmless but reliable
chemical compound that may be safely
given to children, but should be used
only by grown-ups who actually wish to
restore their kidneys to perfect health,
by conscientiously using one box-or
more in extreme cases-as uAnuricD
(thanks to Doctor Pierce's achieyement>
is by far the most perfect kidney and
bladder corrector obtainable.
DIR. Pierce's Pellets are the original
little Liver Pills. One little Pellet for
q laxatiYa-threa for q cathartin i