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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-06-25
IS EVANGELIST BRIDGERS
PESSIMIST?

mat things generally are out of
JOINT and in bad way, morally. So
cially and religiously, was affirmed
in a strong sermon by Evangelist
Bridgers last Sunday morning in the
Methodist church. Not only are con-
dions deplorable in Europe. where
worldwide war is raging. where
men are killing men by the hundred
thousand, and devastation and ruiz, is
rampant, but also in this country con-
ditions morally, socially and reli-
giously, says the Evangelist, place
us Enthusiastically on the down grade.
Tho history of it all proves, said he in
substance, that morality and religion
do not necessarily attend intellectual
and financial growth. The civilization
OF Europe, acknowledged to have been
the highest and best the world has
yet known, suddenly collapses, and
hell breaks loose, and like burning
parching lava from long pent-up
volcano, devastates the earth. The
outcome of it all? Who can say?
In the United States there is great
unrest. There re social upheavals, la
gfbortroubles, shrdl shrdhrdul m
Dor troubles, one divorce for every
twelve marriages, Mexico in rcvolu-
ton on our borders, European COM
plications which may finally drag us
into war, the churches apparently
lifeless, family affairs obsolete now
and growing Indifference on the
part of young people for religious
things-"lovers of pleasure more than
lovers of God" Men are absorbed in
business, business, business, with
seeming little though of God and eter-
nifty, heaven or hell 1t may be, said
the Evangelist, that "the days of the
Son of Man draweth nigh"
The sermon had what would be re-
garded by some, a pesslmistic color
ing. "The picture was too dark" said
some. Exactly right and the truth"
said others.
The sermon was built around the
words of the Saviour: "Come unto
Me, all we that labor and are heavy
ladened, and l will give you rest"
etc, spoken to multitude of eager,
restless, blinded people who followed
Him. Amid all the darkness and I'M
rest of the world in all ages of the
world in all ages Jesus cries out, said
the Evangelist, "Come unto me We
weary, ruined and burdencd nations
and I'll give rest"
The sermon made profound i'm
preston. We expect Evangelists to
say such things, of course, but his
words seemed to sink in deep last
Sunday. Men went home thinking. A
fitting close to this strong service was
the singing of the old hymi, "Therc
is rest for the weary" The question
comes with great force: "What are
we going to do about it,"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-06-25

in time, and subsequent events alone
can determine. However, n large num-
Der of candidates for fame as political
philosophers and prophets have al
ready settled the whole business, once
for all. And in face of facts apparent
to every man whose head is not made
of wood, that no man on earth can
say just what is best to be done or
not to be done in this crisis. Presi-
dent Wilson himself is acting only
as he thinks best and not as he
"knows" best. Both he and Mr.. Bryan
to have been absolutely certain and
sure Of their ground, made great
mistake by not consulting some of
us small editors in this country.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-06-25
Constipation Cured Overnight.

A small dose Of Po-Do-Lax tonight
and you enjoy full, free, easy bow
ell movement in the mornig. No grip
ing, for Po-Do-Lax is Podophylin.
MAY Apple) without the gripe. Pc.
Do-Lax corrects the cause of corSt;
patton by arousing the livcr.-;i,;,,cra.sacs
ing. the flow of bile. Bile * natnr %S
antisceptic in the bowls. .U;tbo eu .
proper amount of bile, E;"est;o u' IN q
bowels is imperfect. No , ns ny forl ~
mentation, no constipatiSSn Don't he
sick, nervous, irritable. CT hottie
OF Po-Do-Lax from yoSr dru"o; .
now anw cure wour constipation oye S.
night, p"''oii o'ei
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-06-25
ENDORSED At HOME.
Such Proof as This Should Convince
nnY raZeWell Citizen


The public endorsement of local
citizen is the best proof that can be
produced. None better, none strong
err can be had. When a man comes
forward and testifieS TO his fellow
citizens, addresses his friends and his
neighbors, YOU may be sure that he is
thoroughly convinced or he would not
do 50. Telling ones experience when
is is for the public good is an act of
kindness that should be appreciated.
The following statement given by u
resident of Tazewcll adds one more
to the many cases of home endorse
ment which are being published about
Doan's kidney pills. Read it.
J. A. Hagy, car line street, Taze-
well, Va, says: "For long time /
was troubled by dull, heavy pain
across the small of my back and my
kidneys were in bad shape. Doan's
Kidney Pills were procured at Jack
sons drug store and they brought
prompt relief. mecrtain that this
remedy possesses great merit"
Price, SOC at all dealers. Don't SIM
ply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's kidney pills-the same that
Mr.. Hagy had. Foster-M iluburn Co.,
props, Buffalo, N. Y.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-06-25
Somebody's Darling.

Into q ward of the whitewashed halls
Where the dead and the dying lay
Wounded by bayonets, shells and balls
Somebody's darling was borne one
day.
Somebody's darling, SO young and so
brave!
Wearing yet on his sweet, pale face
Soon to be hid in the dust of the
grave
The lingering light of his boy
hoods grace!
Matted and damp are the curls of
kissing the snow OF that fair young
brow.
Pale are the lips of delicate mold
Somebody's darling is dying now.
Back from his beautiful blue-veined
brow
Brush his wandering waves of gold,
Cross his hands on his bosom now
Somebody's darling is still and cold.
Kiss him once for somebody's sake,
Murmur prayer soft and low
One bright curl from it's fair mates
take
They were somebody's pride, you
know.
,ooHneDouy MANU- MAIN rested unefc,
Was it mothers, soft and white?
Or have the lips of sister fair
Been baptized in their waves of
light?
God knows best! He has somebody's
love;
Somebody's heart enshrined him
there
Somebody waited his name above
Night and morn, on the wings of
prayer.
Somebody wept when he marched
away.
Looking so handsome, brave and
grand
Somebody's kiss on his forehead lay
Somebody chung to his parting hand
Somebody's watching and waiting for
him,
Yearning to hold him again to her
heart;
And there he lies with his blue eyes
dim.
And the smiling childlike lips apart.
Tenderly bury the fair young dead
Pausing to drop on his grave tear
Carve on wooden slab DER his head:
Somebody's darling slumbers
here"
-EXchanpe
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-06-25
MOSTLY ABOUT MANIKINS

My Dear Lcslie-That affcctionate
coalition of harmless forces which
took place in the Tazewell Republi-
can last week and which seems to
have been inaugurated with lean-to
and a back scratching, in which the
parties thereto were exposed to equal
and eminent dangers of discovery
and infection-that coalition, CO.
partnership or conspiracy, name it to
suit yourself, obviously was an act of
Providence or Il donouement of men,
tai gravitation. Hard Times O'Brien
and War-Cloud Harry have clasped
hands across the chasm of party diff
erence and are heroically lathering
in double harness-two congenial
and spiritually congenital souls
happily and tremendously guided by
the same gee-string. May fortune
favor their sails and steer them free
Of the reefs of discordl May the
yoke against which they strain hold
until iced tea is served in Hades!
The admirable and straight-for-
ward appeal to common sense, Mr..
Editor, which appeared on your edi-
torial page last week has the ring
of sanity and the merit of consis-
tcncy and stands out in pleasant re-
lief against the nauseating mess that
has spattered the newspapers and
profancd the atmosphere since Mr..
EiyAns resignation. You deserve
congratulations for your commend
able and dcfcnsible stand against the
world, the flesh and the devil. Mr..
Bryan's motives have been handled
without mercy on the streets, and
the press has been Il unit of denun-
ciation-most of it vulgar. Those who
believe that Mr. Bryans character
assays more gold than dross have
not enjoyed it. The great Commoner
needs no defense and shall attcmp.
none; besides, facts don't answer bill
iingsgatc. | am going to ask your
permission, Mr.. Editor, to make a
mild effort to meet these wharf rats
on common ground-to attempt some
exchange with the current coin of
comment. If | should succeed in des-
cending to the level of Mr.. Bryan's
enemies, use your blue pencil.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-06-25
FRANKS SENTENCE COMMITTED

The Governor of Georgia, on Mon
day, committed Leo NJ. Franks death
sentence to imprisonment for life.
Frank was to have been hung OIL
Tuesday.
The Franl; case had lecome Il
stencil in TIE nostrils Of the I '.hlic ana
it is to he hoped nc more will be
hear' cf it. Somebody murdered br,,
tally the little Irish rirl. # Frank
did NJ, who did? Tie jury said tina
the negro Connolly did not, and that
Frank did. The evidence against hin.
was purely circumstantial. The vcr-
dict of guilty" was appealed from
court to court until it reached the
highest tribunal, all of which refused
to interfere. Finally, the Board of
Pardons of the state was appealed
to for Communication of sentence. The
Board refused. Finally, as last re-
sort, Governor Saton was appealed
to, who, after careful review of all
the evidence, granted the plea, and
committed the sentence to imprison-
ment for life, and Frank was taken at
once to the State prison.
Public sentiment outside of Atlanta
will, perhaps by large majority,
approve the Governors act. What we
have not been able to see through ex-
actly is how the Atlanta people could
be so absolutely sure of thing about
/ x,, irl, thar, al na,e,,lnr.I,1. -
unless there were many discriminating
facts not given to the public. A review
of the case, published in the papers of
Tuesday, states that medical ex-
perts differed whether victim of the
murder had been assaulted before
being killed" This is surprising and
ambiguous statement.
Governor Slaton stated:
This case has been marked by
doubt. Two Judges of the State Sup
RENE Court doubted. THE TRIAL
JUDGE DOUBTED. Two Judges of
the United States Supreme Court
doubted. In my judgment, by granting
communication in this case | am sus-
tanning the jury, the Judge and the APP
pellate tribunals, and at the same
time am discharging that duty which
is placed on me by the State Consti-
tuition"
The Governor further said:
Feeling as | do about this case
would be murderer if l allowed this
man to be hanged"
He said further that his decision
may mean that must live in OBJ
security the rest of my days, but |
would rather be blowing in field
than &c feel for the rest of my life
that mans blood on my hands"
Governor S!aton, and all executives
placed under similar circumstances
,, deserve the sympathy rather than
the condemnation of the people. The
pressure brought upon them from
both sides and all sides, is something
fierce and trying to degree. Where
an enlightened conscience rules there
should be commentator, to that ex-
tent at least. Right OF wrong, the
Governor is guiltless of the blood of
Frank. His error, if error it was, is
on the side of mercy.
Meanwhile the body, torn and mutt
lated, of little Mary Phagan sleeps
in the cemetery ut Atlanta. Someone
murdered her. Will conscience event
ually torture the murderer into n con-
fession of the crime?
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-06-25
It's Long. Long Way to Frisco.


That our people are peace-loving any
one can see,
And all along the route they are as
busy as bee,
But tremble for the nation that
should feel the hate
OF the people from the Land of Lee
to the Golden Gate.
| love my old Virginia, love the
Kansas plain,
1 love old Frisco by the sea, love
the woods Of Maine,
And | find that there are millions
with a love just as great
AS travel from the Land of lee to
the Golden Gate.
| low that George Wctten and the
German Emperor too.
And the Car of all thc Russians, and
the Mikado,
Would check up on their bluffing and
easily read their fate,
If they'd travel from the Land of Lee
to the Golden Gate.
Oh! Let the people Just keep a-sing-
ing America"
And all about this glorious land of
Liberty.
But they'll never catch the meaning
of the poets vision great.
Till they travel from the Land of
Lee to the Golden Gate.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-06-25
a Mistake Made by Many

When you suffer pains and aches by
day and sleep disturbing bladder weak
hes by night. feel tired, nervous, and
run down, the kidneys and bladder
should be restored to healthy, strong
pills put the kidneys in sound, healthy
condition and keep them active ant
strong.
Sold everywhere.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-06-25

"Please tell us what states have
granted the suffrage to women."-
Reader.
Suffrage has been granted to women
the same as men in the states of
Washington, Oregon, Montana, Idaho,
Wyoming, Nevada, Utah, Colorado,
Kansas, California and Arizona. ILL
nois gratis full suffrage except as to
state officers.
Partial suffrage: Maine, Massachu-
sets, Connecticut, Vermont, New
York, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky,
Mississippi, Louisiana, Wisconsin,
Iowa, North and South Dakota, Neb-
raska, Oklahoma, New Mexico. The
states not named grant no suffrage.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-06-25
FARMS FOR SALE

$50 acres blue grass land, one mile
north of Bailey's Va, price $50 per
acre: Two farms, one mile west OF
Tip Top, one containing 100 acres, the
other rs acres; can be sold separately
or together. Price, $50 per acre. T.
r. Smoot, Tip Top, Va.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-06-25
Not For Men ONLY.

Women suffer as much as men do
from indigestion, and constipation
and require the same scietific remedy
TO keep the stomach sweet, the livei1
active and the bowels- regular. Foley
Gathartic tablest are wholesome and
eclensing; Do not grippe or cause nausea
STOUT People say this is the one ca
!.!narStic that takes away that ove-full
and clogged-up feeling.
Sold everywhere.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-06-25
TIME WILL TELL.

Whether Mr.. Bryan's resignation
was wise or unwise, whether he has
committed political suicide or has
not--these and other cognate ques-
tons can be- and will be determined
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-06-25
To Sleep Well in Summer

Slight inflammation of the bronchial
tubes causes distressing cough and
makes sleep impossible. Foley's honey
and tar compound stops that annoying
tickling and relieves the racking, tir-
ing cough. Good for all coughs, colds
Group and bronchial affections.
Sold everywhere.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-06-25
To Preserve Your Health.

The kidneys are the great health
preservers. Rheumatism, backache,
headache, sore muscles, stiff joints
come when the kidneys are out of or
der and fail to properly filter the
blood. Foley kidney pills tone up tired
and diseased kidneys, Danish back
ache and stop sleep disturbing blad-
der troubles.
Sold everywhere.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-06-25
SUCK ERING CORN.

Experiment stations tell us that it
doesn't pay to sucker corn. Two plots,
side by side, showed considerable
gain in yield of the plot not suckered
over the plot that was suckered. Try
both plans this year and see.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-06-25

Don't permit the weeds and grass
to grow in the corn rows. How often
you should cultivate depends largely
upon how much foul growth you
have. Some successful farmers say
cultivate frequently, once every ten
days at least, others, only often
enough to keep down weeds and
grass. Much depends upon the kind
of soil and other local conditions.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-06-25

Read Mr.. Bryan's own explanation
why he refused to sign the second
note to Germany after signing the
first. His statement is here given in
answer to several inquiries.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-06-25

dublin. Va
Editor the Roanoke Times:
referring to your editorial of juno
II, on w. j. Bryan, why not adopt
the plan of the Atlanta Constitution
(cnicavoring TO induce all the news.
papers of The United States to Join
the movemenO and institute vigor-
Gus crusade against the gentleman by
excluding from your columns any
mention whatsoever of the existence
If such an individual.
1T is only then that his name will
lie kept from before the public. >
For the overwhelming reason that
what Mr. Bryan has to say to the
cople Of the United States, whether
We believe him right or wrong, OF
whether it be beneficial or pernicious
IS newc The opinions Of the Roanoke
Times are Independent. and, so fan
as We can possibly make them, free
Ct 'r4judice.-Thc Roanoke Times.
An Overwhelming reason" and an
overwhelming statement. That the
Roanoke Times of late years has been
dispassionate, sober-minded and I'M
prejudiced in its editorial policy is as
patent and undeniable as the bullying
lHleiilpence OF the unnamed or nc
titious ass that has slipped its halter
at Dublin. 1t would be as libeious to
accuse Col. Alfred Belshazzer Will
liams and his associate of aiding and
abetting an organized crusade of per-
sonals villification against a defense
less public man as it would be to init
mate that their victim is q human
being.
"And yet there arc many people in
this country who will believe that
this blatant compound of Pecksniff
and Chadband has some sort of moral
purpose, and can attain some useful
public end. Read his snivelling plati-
tudes addressed to the German
Americans. Compare them to the ut
terances of statesman and gen.
tleman-to the note to the German
government signed by Robert Ian
sing. Mr.. Bryan is out for his own
pocket and his own influence all the
time.
Ole has no shadow of principle or
reasoned conviction in his compost
tion. If he can unite under his catch
penny propaganda the German sa-
loon-keeper with the Prohibitionist
that is his idea of politics and states
manship. Of course, it nauseates the
decent man to hear him mounting
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-06-25

"Money makes the mare go-and
war."-Exchange. And war makes
the money go. The present war will
bankrupt Europe if it lasts a few
years.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-06-25
Great Spiritual Forces"

PRESIDENT wilson:
"No man is wise enough to pro-
nounce Judgment, but we can all hold
our spirit in readiness to accept the
truth when it dawns on us, and is re-
vealed to us in the outcome ofthis
titanic struggle"
at would be impossible, ladies and
gentlemen, for men to go through
what men are going through on the
battlefelds of Europe and struggle
through the present dark night of
their terrible struggle if it were not
that they saw, or thought they saw,
the broadening of light where the
morning should come up and believed
that they were standing each on his
side of the contest for some eternal
principle for right. Then, all about
them, all about us, there sits the 81
lent, waiting tribunal which is going
to utter the ultimate judgment upon
this struggle. the great tribunal of
the opinion of the world; and fancy
| see, hope that | see, | pray that
it may be that | do truly see. great
spiritual forces lying waiting for the
outcome of this thing to assert them
selves, and asserting themselves even
now to cniightcn our judgment and
steady cur spirits"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-04-08
FORMER VALLEY CITY
RESIDENTS GIVE BANQUET

Bismarck Tribune: The annual
banquet of the Current Events club
of Bismarck was held at the home of
Judge and Mrs. E. T. Burke and the
husbands Of the club members were
the guests Of honor. A delicious three
course dinner was served. The color
scheme was green and white, the club
colors. Those present were: Mr.. and
Mrs. A. J. Arnot, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Andrews, Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. eastman.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. French, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. A. Larson, Mr.. and Mrs. D. j.
McGillis, Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Miller,
Mr.. and Mrs. M. P. Moore, Mr.. and
Mrs. Squires, Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Pack
ard, Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Wanner, Mr..
and Mrs. G. E. Wallace, Mr.. and Mrs.
N. J. Walper, Mr.. and Mrs. G. A.
WEIGH, Mrs. Alfred Zuger, Mrs. Minnie
Budlong, Mrs. Frank Grambs, Mrs. A.
P. Lenhart, Mrs. Mary Mclean, Mrs.
Dunn. The evening was passed with
music, both instrumental and vocal,
and playing old fashioned games. All
had a delightful time.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-04-08
Took Advantage of Amuse-
ment Hour to Saw Bars
and Get Away Without
Being Detected.

Bismarck, April lone of the big,
gest Jail deliveries which has occurred
id this state for many years was sue
cessfully engineered last night by six
desperate men at the state peniten-
tiary.
The six who made their getaway
are: Frank Irwin, committed Feb. 49,
1912, from Bottneau county, sentenced
to ten years for the crime of robbery
He escaped with three others, Sept. 8,
1912, and was recaptured within few
hours
Jack Williams. committed from Far
80. Cass county, Oct. 23, 1914, for rob.
berry in the first degree; sentenced to
serve seven years.
George Young, committed June s,
1914, from Grand Forks, for burglary
in the third degree; sentenced to one
and half years. On Oct 80, last, this
man attempted to make his escape
over the prison wall. For this he for.
feited all his good time.
John Wilson, committed Dec. 10,
1914. from Bowman county for bur-
glary in the third degree; sentenced
10 serve two years.
John Robertson, committed Sept. 10.
1914. from Cavalier county for robbery
in the first degree; sentenced to serv,
two years.
Fred Andrews, committed July 16,
1913, from Nelson county, for grand
larceny; sentenced to serve thre,.
years. Escaped Sept. 10, 1914, and
started for Canada, but was caught
and returned a couple of days later.
Last night was the regular night
Tor amusement at the penitentiary
and the customary show was put on
at the auditorium. The show tooH
longer than usual last night because
of the fact that e. r. Orchard kindly
consented to sing for the men and
Frank E. Slyde, general freight agent
Of the Western Transit company. To-
Gated at st. Paul, gave some rea lings.
The men all lined up in the cell
house when the gong rang a. about
T:45 p. m. Some of the men were
not allowed to go to the show for
certain reasons, being unde: punish
ment for some offense or other. There
are also men who work in the Irvine
plant Or shops who do not care to
avail themselves of the privilege of
going to a show, preferring to 4e.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-04-08
TO RENEW FIGHT FOR
NATIONAL PROHIBITION

Washington, March 31.-The fight
for nationwide prohibition will be re-
newed with greater vigor than ever
at the next session of congress, Sen
ator Sheppard of Texas, announced
today. Senator Sheppard started the
movement for local prohibition in the
District of Columbia, which, however,
failed of passage at the last session.
eve will renew the fight all along
the line" he said, "as soon as con-
gress convenes. l expect we will
have strong support from the Repub.
lican side as well as from the Demo.
cratic party The effort will be for
both favorable action for submission
:of proposed constitutional amend
ment for prohibition the country over
as well as local prohibition in the Dis
Itrict of Columbia."
Senator Sheppard declared the &C
ton of Lloyd-George, the British
chancellor of the exchequer, denounc
ing drink as greater foe to fight
than either Austria or Germany, was
significant. "The experience of Rus
STA and the declaration of Chancellor
Lloyd-George, as to what should be
done there" said Senator Sheppard
SHOWS there is a worldwide move
ment for prohibition"