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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-08-06
DIDN' EXPECT WAR TO LAST so
LONG.

Neither OF the nations of Europe
expected the great war to last year.
The German plan was to smash the
allied army in Il rush to Paris. and
put an end to the whole business. But
in this they failed. Outside of Paris,
about four days march, they were met
by an army of more than million
men, and We're forced to retreat. On
September 6 to llth., inclusive. the
battle of the Marine was fought. said
TO have been perhaps the greatest
battle of all history, and one of the
most decisive. "And mt its end the
German tide ebbcd from its high
water mark, never to regain it," And
then, the contending armies, facino
unexpected conditions, settled down
to an endurable seige. The battles OF
the Marine and the Aisne, either OF
them, furnished an opportunity to de-
eide the war 1t seems now Il question
OF sheer endurance and Il question of
resources. If this be the case, as wise
men seem to think, it is only oues-
ton of time when Germany must sur
render. She cannot fight the world for
an indefinite time. The Kingdom of
Militarism is lettering.
When the British get ready to enter
this war in earnest-when there is
clash of the great navies of Eng
land and Germany,if these two events,
or either of them, take place, the end
will be in sight.
And this writer claims the right to
prophecy" about this war equally
with others who know little of what
they are talking about.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-08-06
WON'T READ ABOUT THE WAR.

u have quit reading about the war
1t does me harm, somehow" is the
way one good man puts it. The papers
tell us that up to this time between
. million and 8 million men have been
killed and wounded in this war. This
number is about equal to the popula.
ton of Kentucky, Virginia, Mississippi
and Tennessee. Think of depopulating
tins number of states of men, women
and childrenl It's awful, and this hu-
man slaughter is spoken of as calmly
and with as much satisfaction, appar-
emily, as a farmer would speak of
killing rats. 1t is urged that the pub
hcation of electrocutions and hangings
is brutalizing and should be prohibit
ed How about this wholesale murder
and butchery? Is it justifable? No
wonder mon and women "have stopped
reading about it," At a low estimate
for every man shot in war ten rela-
tves mourn. Think OF the broken
hearts and darkened homes, and pray
for peace, and stand by and support
with all your might, the good and
wise men who are keeping us out of
it!
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-08-06
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT DOESN'T
REDUCE CRIME.

Capital punishment in New York
city, according to statistics published
by the World, rcpublished elsewhere
m this paper, doesn't, it seems. re-
duce the number of crimes commit
ted. The number of clcctrocutions
nave increased recently for several
years remaining about the same num-
Der for several successive years from
1871 to 1910. What would have been
the state of things had there been no
capital punishment, is, of course, i'm
possible to guess. 1t should be re-
membered, however, that New York
city has about 6 million inhabitants
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-08-06
HOME FOLKS TESTIFY

Bcldor, Rockingham Co.. Va.-"l
was Il great sufferer from indigestion
and hemorrhage OF the stomach. Tried
different doctors but they did me no
good-all pronounced it the same, and
said there was no cure for me. L
wrote to YOU for your advice and YOU
advised me to use Golden Medical Dis
cOyery.' | found was getting better,
and after using It gained in weight
and am sound and well of hcmorrhage
of the stomach. Minis. G. NJ. SnIF-
FLEET.
Charleston. W. Va.-I used Golden
Medical Discovery and 'Favoritc Pre-
Ecriptlon' both at the same time. L
used them as blood purifier. l was
run down and had throat trouble and
these remedies built me mp and put
me on my feet. | have always been
glad | used them and most checrfully
recommend thcm.'-MRs. MARY KIRK,
2lt Brook st.
DIR. Pierccs Golden Medical DiscOv-
CRY helps the stomach digest the food
and manufacture nourishing blood. 1t
has tonic effect and soon enables the
stomach and heart to perform their
functions in 4 natural, healthy man
ncr without any outside aid.
Contains neither alcohol nor mar
cotics. Its ingredients are made public
and printed on wrapper. It's pure
Alternative extract made with glycerine
from native roots and herbs.
Sold by medicine dealers in liquid
or tablet form, or send 80 cents to DR..
Picrcc's lnvalidS' Hotel, Buffalo, y. Y,
for Il trial box of tablets.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-08-06
SEES "wIsE DESIGN OF COD y

When alone with Father Curry. the
Dig e%-policeman revealed himself in
',,nI was perhaps the most spiritual
MOOD OF ms entire existence.
rather he said, so Father Curry
quoted him afterward, God in permit.
Ing me to die must have some wise
design. | must be dying for some pur-
pose of His. | don't know what That
purpose is. but it is sufficient for me
That the Almighty knows. No doubt
my death may be for the good of hu-
manity."-The World.
Becker was right. His death in the
electric chair, at the hands of the law
Will be "for the good of humanity y
not only in New York city. but in
every other city where the tempta-
tion to grab and graft is great and
opportunities for so doing can ALWAYS
be found just around the corner. New
York will be "a safer place to live inn
hereafter.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-08-06
Farms for Sale

o2 Acres. No. 1893. $6,5CO. 90
This splendid little farm lies in
Howard county, Md. on public road,
one-quarter mi. to school and church,
es, l l-2 mi. to two different rail
road stations and mi. by splendid
state pike to large fourishing town,
also a railroad station. rs acres clear
ed and of excellent quality under good
wire fences, and every field has run
ming water.
improvements consist of nice two
story, S-room, frame building in first
class condition, located in a nice lawn.
frame barn, corn house, wagon shed,
hog house, work shop, poultry house,
wood shed, buggy shed, also summer
kitche. 100 nice fruit trees twelve
years old, water right at the door.
Will include in the price if sold at
once, two horses, one cow, q acres of
corn, wagons, plows, etc. This farm
must be sold quick in order to get all
No w...l
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-08-06
A Ssfer Place For Honest Men.
(New York WORLDLY


New York has produced no more
dangerous criminal than Charles Bee
ker.
There can lie no more dangerous
criminal in community of this kind
than a resolute and rapacious police
official, clothed with arbitrary powers.
w 40 is in partnership with organized
crime and political corruption and is
prepared to traffic in human life for
the protection of his dirty profits.
he murder for which Becker was
executed was only an incident in his
aordid and Infamous career, and it
was crime wholly characteristic of
that career. To man who commits
murder with his own hands and takes
! the consequences a certain consider
alton attaches which cannot be accord
ed 10 the cool and calculating villain
who uses his public place and public
power, TO blackmail others into she'd
ding human blood for his financial
benefit.
The city has had many corrupt no
lice officials. In spite of the lesson of
yesterdays execution it will doubt
less have ether corrupt police off
cia'5. tut New York is not likely to
lave another Becker. Nor is il likely
~ sec lle re-estaDnshment OF q Sys-
TEN under which human life can be
bought and sold in the open market
by police erafters and professional
Gun;ncn.
The execution of Becker and the
four gunner has definitely demonstra-
tea that the powers of government in
New York are greater than the pow
ers of the underworld that lives off
The proceeds of crime. The notable
service that Mr.. Whitman rendered
to the public was in establishing that
supremacy of government. He not
only. established it as District Attor-
ney but he maintained it as Governor.
For years to come, New York will be
safer place for honest men because
OF Mr.. Whitman's resolute work in
bringing Becker and the gunner to
Justice for a crime for which there
is no parallel in all this city's check
cred annals of crime.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-08-06
ONE YEAR OF THE GREAT WAR.

One, and the first, year of the great
European war has ended. What about
it? Well, the war still RACES. 1t seems
little nearer the end than VIXEN it
began.
Here are some interesting figures.
AT the beginning the armies of the
Allies numbered, all told, 12,000,000
mon. The German army-Austria, Hun
gary and Turkey, numbered $780,
000-grand total of 100000 men.
OF these 2,l00,800 have been killed,
5,l55,000 wounded, 100000 missing.
Making grand total of casualties,
9,365,000. Tho cost Of The years war
is given, for all the contending armies
as $l70ll. 100000. This does not in
cludc the entire cost, however, of
the war. Competent authorities place
the limit of cost at about % billion
dollars for the first year, which is
more than the sum total of the public
debts of all the wan ng nations com
bined. This is Il rccoi for one years
lighting, and the chief injuries and
ruins wrought 70 ho..oa and hearts.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-08-06
WHY is TAZEWELL FJRM9
because It's Citizens Have Learned
The Truth

oo. Al1er reading this generous and en-.
ttSSuraglng report from Mr.. Hankins
ehose who have the misfortune to emf
Ter, as he did, will nat,IraIlv lono su ~
get similar relief. But to get the Same NJ
good as Mr.. Hawkins had. Won should
get the same remedy. There are, OF
course, other kidney remedies bnt
there are no other kidney mills tbo
same as Doan's. This is why TazeweII
people demand the genuine.
Ma mos s. Hankins, retired merchant, E.
Nam Street, Tazewell, says: 81 have
used Doan's Kidney Pills in the na ct
and have found them to be a good
medicine. | have a great deal of Con con-
ndence IN them, because of the results
l nave had, and gladly advise their use
to any one else who suffers from kid
ney trouble. N'U-
Price SOC at all dealers. Don't sim
Ply ask Tor a kidney remedy-get
Doan,s kidney pills-the same that
Mr.. Hawkins had. er-Milburn Co
Props. Buffalo, N. Y,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-08-06
ONE WAY OF ADVERTISING

Anybody could use up a ream Oh,
TWO OF paper trying to figure what
the State will get out of the $1,000
inc Legislature appropriated to send
the Richmond Blues to San Fran
ciscO.-Lcdgcr- Dispatch.
Here il the way it was figured out
by the Evening Journal. and rcam
of paper wasn't necessary either:
Probably even the Staunton Leader
by this time is convinced that the
Virginia General Assembly did wisely
III providing an appropriation to help
send the Richmond Light Infantry
Blues to San Francisco. The trip OBJ
vlouSly has been wonderful success.
1t has advertised Virginia better than
agricultural, mining and manufacture
ing exhibits costing hundreds of thou
sands of dollars would have done. II
has helped to draw West and South
closer together, has established mu-
tual acquaintance and good will val
liable beyond expression i'm figures.
Evening Journal.
All we will have to do hereafter. if
we wish to advertise the great re-
sources of the Statc-agriculture
mining, horticulture, climate, ct Get
era, will be to rig up the Blues and
send them out over the country. a
glance at that splendid display of
gold lace. blue cloth, etc, will, says
the journal, advertise Virginia better
than anything So, you are du! unless
you can see at once what the State
got out of the $1,000.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-08-06
The Road-HOg Again.

Editor Clinch Valley News:
Your article on "The Road Hog"
was good one in the main. | drive
car, sometimes on business but more
frequently for pleasure, with my fam
lily and friends. | meet occasionally.
going and coming, the 'road-hog" and
wlnd-splitter. The aforesaid hog is
sometimes country team, sometimes
an automobile. Generally the driver
OF the team will pull to one side and
let me pass readily; not frequently he
holds his course in the middle of the
road, and compels me to skirt a ditch
bank, or scrape fence or telephone
pole IN order to pass. On the other
hand some auto drivers seem to think
that they are entitled to the entire
right OF way. Why can't all of us be
reasonable and unselfish? There is
room enough for all, and each one is
entitled to his share of the public
highway-no more, no less. When the
Automobile Association was organized
1T was said that certain rules would
be adopted, governing the use of the
roads, etc. What has become of this
organization?
Serious trouble, and one that
should be regulated in speeding. There
are boys and girls, some of them quite
young, and some men and women, too,
not so young, who are absolutely recll-
less and careless, too. These speeders
will some day come to grief and the
worst of it is, they will cause other
people grief, too. If these folks want
to show OFF, they should select a
road and time where they would
have it all to themselves, with no one
or any vehicle or pedestrian what
soever to interfere.
One other thing Auto drivers
should be more careful and consider
ate when meeting and passing buggies
occupied by women and children par
ticularly. A horse is not likely to
scare at an auto driven slowly, but
few horses will not shy and scare
when one whizZes by at breaknccil
speed. Let's all be considerable.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-08-06
JOHN w. KERR
The Sabbath Day and Recreation.

Mr.; Editor-You need not be afraid
OF riding in an automobile on the Sab
Dath day, nor on street car, nor on
a train. Just get in and sail away,
tearing nothing but bumps and bruis-
es. You wont be lost forever for doing
these things. Christ said, "Thc Sab
bath day was made for man, not man
for the Sabbath day" The Sabbath
day was given us as a day of rest
and recreation, so that the boss men
would not work the hired men to
death. Also, by resting on the seventh
day the physical system recuperates
ana IS able to do better work for the
next SIX days. If we don't get the
work all done in the six days, let us
flnlSh up on the morning of the sew
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-08-06
A BUSINESS ROMANCE.

There are few people in any civilized
part OF the world who have not heard
OF the well known kidney remedy
Doan's Kidney pills. The story of the
introduction of this remedy from col1n-
try to country until the globe had been
girdled would read like romance.
1t is srtong testimonial to the mer-
its of a remedy, which has now been
on the market for fifty years and for
the progressiveness of a typical Amer
lean firm, Foster Milburn Company,
OF Buffalo, N. Y, who have inspired
confidence everywhere, in their adver-
Using by the use of local testimonials.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-08-06
CONSTIPATION Causes Most Ills.

Accumulated waste in your thirty
feet of bowels causes absorption of
poisons, tends to produce fevers, up
sets digestion. You belch gas, feel
stuify, irritable, almost cranky. Ii
isn't you-it's your condition. Elimi-
nate this poisonous waste by taking
one or two Dr.. King's'New Life Pills
tonight. Enjoy full, free bowel move
ment in the morning-you feel 50
grateful. Get an original bottle, CON
tanning So pills, from your druggist
today for 25c. 3
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-08-06
MILLIONS LOST IN FOREST FIRE

Nine and half million dollars
went up in smoke last year from
forest fires alone, says The Indepcn-
dent, and further, that more than
half these fires could easily have
been prevented. Six million acres of
land were burned over. The principal
causes of these fires were campers
carelessness, railroad locomotives,
Notwithstanding, incendarics. -
1t would appear from this that this
country has money to burn.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-08-06

There has never been such a thing
as Christian civilization" on the earth
So far from being Christian, the
whole world lieth in the evil one"
The plain teaching of the scriptures
is that Satan is the prince of this
world. The god of the nations TODAY
is not Christ, but anti-Christ.
Christ is king today on earth ONLY
III the hearts of the individuals. And
the only institution" that is really
subject to Christ is the invisible
Church, his body. Even the visible.
organized church as n whole. is not
entirely under Christ's sway, and is
therefore 10y no means wholly Christ
tan.
Civilization is defined MS " that state
of being reclaimed from the rudeness
OF savage life, and advanced in arts
ana learning" One of the greatest OF
earth's civilizations, which reached
heights in art and philosophy never
since eXcclled, was the ancient Greek
Civilization. And it grew up in a pa
gan world. So, with Rome, which
taught the world what civilization
oil force and organization can do.
Modern civilization has grown up in
world influenced by Christian men
and by Christian ideals. Christianity
IS responsible for modifying civilization
but 1t has nothing in common with
civilizations character
Civilizations chief end is man. AS
an eminent critic said of art. it's true
ann is to glorify man. But God ha.
written clearly in his Word and in
history that mans chief end is to glori-
fy God. That is why civilization must
collapse. That is why all schemes that
man proposes for bringing peace must
! iail. All these schemes leaves out of
account the two great facts of the uni
vcrse-Satan and God. Man is hope
lessly lost in sin, in bondage to Satan:
God has poured out his blood to secure
mans release. All plans for peace
that ignore them, and so far from
bringing in the age of peace and
good will, it is though we should look
for Gibraltar to be battered down with
bubbles blown by the breath of boy.
Is the great civilization built up by
mans energy and skill and wisdom
hopeless, then? OF course, it is,
Through the ages and generations
God has been patiently telling man
just that-that man and everything
he does for himself are hopeless. Only
as he works out what God has first
worked IN is there hope. Our hope is
what God has done, is doing, and is
going to do. Our hope is Christ
Some day there will be a civiliza-
ton. But not until Christ is actually
King. And that civilization will be
ushered in by God, when man has wit
messed the collapse of all his own re-
| sources.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-08-06
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.
gMay Apple without the grippe. Pc,
Do-Lax corrects the cause of consti-
patton by arousing the liver, increas-
ing. the flow of bile. Bile is natures
antisceptic in the bowls. Without a
proper amount of bile, digestion in
bowels is imperfect. No gs, no fer
mentation, no constipation. Don't be
SICK, nervous, irritable. Get a bottle
OF Po-Do-Lax from your druggist
night. '''' WV
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-08-06
Florida Climate Good For Lungs.
TT: PIERCE, Fla, July 81, 1915.
Editor The News:

TT. Peirce, Fla, July 81, 1915.
Editor The News:
In reading your valuable paper I
see you have quite a lot of people in
the county that are suffering with
lung trouble. | am sending you under
separate cover Il copy of the FIT. PIERCE
paper that will speak for itself. had
to leave Kentucky the first of Feb
ruary as the last resort for my life,
and today my lungs are as well as
have been for ten years. While | am
not well of other troubles | am well
of my lung trouble. You can say
through your paper that anyone wish
ing TO hear from this climate and
what it has done for me and many
others, write me and | will be more
than glad to tell them. | am located
242 miles south of Jacksonville. Fla.
on the Indian river. which is two miles
wide, and an island half mile wide
to the Atlantic ocean. So | am = ID
miles from the ocean, and we have
good cool refreshing breeze here most
all the time. The weather is hot here
but when you get in the breeze YOU
will get cool in five minutes. For lung
trouble, or any bronchial troubles,
there is no place that will equal Flo
rida. This is a high place to live but
you will find that most anywhere. If
YOU will live in the open here and
raise fruit it will be only matter of
time until you can get permanent re-
lief and when once cured you had bet
ter stay here. |, for one, and my fam
lily will remain here the rest of our
days.
| hope you are well and doing well.
| am not making anything here but
hope to later on. AS soon as | get a
little ahead | will send you check for
the Clinch Valley News, which | read
weekly with great pleasure. You can
write. anything you wish and publish
1t and sign my name to it in regard to
Florida for lung trouble. You can also
advise them to write me.
Yours very truly,
JOHN w. KERR.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-08-06
"RAISE THINGSw

The slogan this year has been all
over the South, "raise things mean
ing all necessary supplies for the
farm and home, for man and beast
and something to sell. Certainly true
1t would seem to be this year, that
to raise things" has been an easy
matter. If our sister counties and
States have had anything equal to
what we have had here, every farmer
will raise something over and above
his needs this yesr.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-08-06

i61 Acres. No. 1893 81 ann M
This excellent farm lies in Howard
county on publisc road, one-half mile
from the Baltimore & Ohio station.
one-quarter mi. to school and church,
es; miles from excellent town of
Sykesville. l25 acres cleared, balance
IN timber, water in all parts of the
farm, also wire fences. The land lies
rolling and of an excellent quality. 8
acres in orchard, young and old.
improvements consist CT two story.
frame residence with cellar, situated
on an eminence with plenty of shade
trees about the house, new barn 3Ox60
with galvanized roof and stable 30x
80, new hen house, corn house, dairy.
Ice house, wood house, ETC.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-08-06
PASS IT On.

If, while passing down the street,
Some old pal you chance to meet,
And he halls you with a shout:
"llcllo! How are you, Old Scout ?"
Face chock full of hope and cheer.
One broad smile from ear to ear,
Makes you feel good for a mile
Don't monopolizc the smile
Pass it on!
If you hear bit of news
That will help dispcl the blues;
Or story quaint and new,
Bright and sparkling rs the dew;
Or joke with pith and point,
Ihat puts no one out of joint,
Or q palpitating pun
Don't monopolize the fun
Pass it on.
When you've raised bumper crop.
Barns and bins crammed TO the top
Hay and wheat and corn and oats
Sheep and cattle. hogs and shoats.
Sausage, bacon, lard and hams,
Jellies, mince, preserves and Jams
As you note your b0unteous store.
Don't forget the needy poor
Pass it on
This old worlds a bully place,
Full of charity and grace,
Full of love and full of light,
Bliss to fill each day and night,
Full of music, mirth and cheer.
Full of friends so kind and dear.
Full of ecstacy and glee,
So, it's up to you and me-
Pass it on
Boyd Wees, Elkins Grover Post
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-08-06

and church. In the evening let us get
into Ford, or some other wind-split-
ter, and enjoy a run into the country.
where we can hehold the beautiful
hills and mountains, the spreading
fields and babbling brooks; thus pet,
ting the finest of rests and recrea-
ton. We can do this and keep the
Sabbath day holy, also. No; the Sab
bath day was made for men.
w. X. NEIL.
Aug. 9, 1915.