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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-30
Rockies Must Be Taught to Deliver Messages

HE training OF raw recruitsi is a perpetual circus. Col G. B. Young of the
. Third infantry went from Washington W. to the Radio camp. where the
Nadona Guardsmen and new recruits are in camp. His utnnnh cot
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-30

More than 27,OOO tons of honey are
produced annually by the American
bee.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-30

Kern county, Cal, contains $3.50
acres of proved oil lands.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-30

The Russian government controls
h prices charged for medical pre-
ScriptiOns.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-30

The government of India has pro-
hibited the importation of sulphur
matches.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-30

An enamel to glaze pottery without
the use of heat is a German invention.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-30
Paner umhrslia.

A patent for a paper umbrella has
been granted to its New York inventor.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-30
EASY READING.

What have you thereT'
"The memoirs Of a famous baseball pitcher"
EASY readIg, I dare say"
"Ihe easiest rel Nearly 400 pages without a single footnot historical
tEferance Of quotation from the classics"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-30
How Washington's "Morse Elm" Received Its Name

w ASHiNGToNLThe most interesting of all the old trees in the capital is
~ Tn huge oil I'm which stands at the corner of Pennsylvania avenue and
Fourteenth street in front Of what used to be the old willard hotel. Many
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-30

As a mineral producer Alabama
ranks first among the southern states,
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-30
Congress May Really CurtaiI "Leave to Print"

SOMETIME perhaps during the next session of congress, that dearly be-
- ONeo institution, the leave to print" under which congressman annually
seno, postage free. to their constituents tons of imaglnary sneechss hey nemr
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-30
Golf Helps President Wilson to Solve Problems

OLE is credited by President Wilson with making possible the solving of
- knoty international problems, handling of Mexican affairs and all the
aousan and one things a busy president nus do. BY Gnf no go Ls
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-30

More than 1000 kinds of sausapes
are known in Germany.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-30

made-IberaIIy sprinkled with myth
ical laughter and psychological zap
plause"-may be curtailed. A bipar-
tisan report from the joint printing
committee urges these facts in favor
of the bill:
A million volumes a year, many
printed on fine paper and bound in
leather, have to be sold as waste pa
per a no one takes the trouble
to frank them out.
Janitors and building superintend-
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-30
POOR JOHN.

'JOhn, dear, I'm afraid you are worrying too much about that horrd old
business Of yours"
"Donrt worry about me, dear. I'm all right"
mo, John, you are lot all right. Last night when yu came hon from
that dreadfuny late directors meeting you we're % absent-minded that you
tree" N"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-30

mind so thoroughly he can think clear
~ and act in~telligently during work.
ing hours.
President Wilson has one of the
finest sets of golf sticks in the coun-
try. They were made for him in Eng
land by n professional and given to
him by his brother, John A. Wilson, of
Franklin, Pa.
They are longer clubs than used
by the average player, each having
more than a 40-inch shaft. His brother
also gave him n dOeSkin golf hoS, to
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-30

are literally filled with virtual waste paper, so that the government AS 70
additional space to store coal and wood.
Private manufacturing firms, acting in colusion with senators ond uu.
Ders,h av had printed and franked at public expense "punsr-vtrtna1 odvor
hsements o their plants, factories and Industries.
The bill provides for cutting down of departmental ocume on
{" men are Dy IA required to be printed now, and provides that senate
"a house committees must examine every document which it is proposed to
Prn" 10 prevent possible suppression of reports which the senate my wish
printed It is provided the houses may override committee action. or inanion
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-30
VERY RARE.

SIS 1t true" asked the chiropodist's patient, shat m n 90
wearing shoes that are too large as well as from wearing tight q
theoretically, I've no doubt it is true" replied the foot SO
In all my twenty years experience I've never yet seen a case O
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1916-01-27
". c. 7. il. Meeting.

The w. @. T.. U. met at the
home of their president, Mrs.
Cole on Friday afternoon. Lead
er Mrs. G.. W. Kotts. Topic:
Physical Education. Health and
Heredity. The various subjects
discussed we're Our Physical
Education Law, How observed in
the Schools" alcohol Heredity''
Insects and Disease Carriers"
The Misses Ada Ehred and Ruth
Smith favored the gathering
with a duet and Miss Ruth Lath.
rop gave a reading, At tn close
of the program the hostess
served a splendid luncheon.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1916-01-27
Street CORNER SAGE.
Church Dinners,

II see the wimmin of tn
church is givin' a dinner down
there in the Smith buildin' TO-
day." remarked the Sage to one
of his cronies in the grocery store
Them things is the biggest
piece of foolishness at eyer was.
Amt nobody makes any money
on 'em. It's jist forty or fifty
wimmin at won't donate cash to
the church, but'll fall all over
themselves to git to give two er
three dollars worth of somethin'
to eat. Then they work hard fer
a day er two an git ready to eat
an sell it fer about twenty cents
on tn dollar. Yes sir, I'm agin
these here dinners. Churches
don't need the money anyhow"
II was just getting ready to
start over to dinner" remarked
the friend, but I suppsseyou'n
go home for yours"
wall no." replied the Sage
Seem as how my wife is over
there AN give 'em a couple oil
our best chickens, l reckon |
ought to patronize 'em, seems
like a waste of money",he added,
to give EN- that much in the
fust place an then have to pay a
quarter fer your meal"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1916-01-27
MAP FOR USE Of AIR SCOUTS
Sergeant In the Marine Corps ihvsdts
., Something That Will 30 uas-
iui to AvIatora.

Washington.-A portable military
and naval typographical map for use
OF air scouts in the field and which
will enable them to make quick and
realistic reports Of observations. has
been invented by Gunnery Sergeant
Herman G. Stroschein OF the United
States marine corps,
Worm gearing. operated by tele,
scopio thumbscrewE from the sides Of
the map, will create elevations ana
depfessions thereon, showing terrain;
contours of valleys: bodies Of water:
ETC.: and should make the aviato1:s re-,
port clear to the newest man in ths
deld Of operations. stroschein claims.
The map will be very light, though
strongly built, and it is thought by
many military men that one Of the
great problems confronting aviato1a
in the feld-speed and accuracy in
observation description will have
been overcome by the use Of the ma,
1lne %sergeant's invention.
Gunnery Sergeant stroschein is On
duty at the Headquarters Of the Unit,
ed States marine corps il this city.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1916-01-27
Is DEAD AT THE AGE Of 107
Andrew Massey Of indiana Was Vet.
Gran Of the Mexican ana
Civil Wars.

Connersville, lnd.-The Oldest man
IN Fayette county, Andrew Massey. ia
dead at his home in Orange at the age
Of one hundred and seven years. He
was born in Everton: Fayette county;
in April; 1908: and spent his enti1s
life within a few miles Of mis- birth,
place, He farmed il a small way
and liked to DO Out Of doors. even
tending a little garden ali by MIN.
self after ne passed tins ag5 Of ons
hundred years.
1t was not generally known here
that a nan Of such ago was living.
his home being in the extreme south.
west corner OF the county. The rec,
ords Of his birth. his own belief OF
his age, and the remembered testi
mony on the subject Of old men whom
Massey outlived; causes the firm be
lief that he actually lived to the age
Of one hundred and seven, Massey
fought in tbs Mexican war and il
the Civil war.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1916-01-27
LITTLE WORK FOR EXPLORER
Ozark Places" Of the World Have Seen
Illuminated by the Traveller
and Photographer.

The trail Of the explorer is over
every land from Paraguay to Tibet,
Forbidden lands are entered, hidden
cities exist only in the imagination Of
the fiction writer. In a period when
trains run to Bokhara and the great
African lakes; when the tourist an.
pears at Khartum, and Lhassa It,
self is entered, there is no room for
q mysterious white race. Even the
dark continent is no longer allowed
to have its mysteries. The photog-
rapher sits on the battered walls Of
Kano; the Fulani emperors have
passed away.
One may no longer believe In the
existence Of . strange white people
in the heart Of equatorial Africa.
Rider Haggard's splendid race ia prob.
ably only the Bahima, originally dis.
covered by Spoke in southwestern
Uganda. At least Sir Harry Johnston
claims to have discovered in them q
clue to many Of the mysterious white.
race legends found in the dark cont.
nent. He was engaged in nothing
more thrilling than a tour Of inspec.
ton Of Ankole when he came across
them. They are Of a very light CON.
plexion and are the a%ristocrats Of this
region. Sir Harry holds that they are
obviously descended from q Gala,
somali or other Hamitic stock, and
adds that some Of them are more like
Egyptians than is the case with CALAIS
and Somalis. Romance disappears
before the tread Of the explorer, The
dark continent is dark no more.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1916-01-27
STEELE COUNTY.
Notice OF Sale And Leasing Of School
AMI institution Lambs,

The following described school and
institution lands situated in Steele
County and State Of North Dakota.
will be offered for sale at public auc-
ton to the highest bidder at the court
house in the City of sherbrooke, In
said county and state, between the
hours of eleven O'Clock, a. N. and five
o'clock p. m, on Wednesday, the 9th
day of March, A. D. 1916, said sale to
commence at eleven O'Clock, a. m. and
to continue from day to day until all
lands hereinafter described have been
sold or offered for sale. All lands
will be offered IN tracts as hereinafter
described and upon the following
conditions:
No tract can be sold for less than
its appraised value, nor in. smaller
subdivision than listed.
The terms of sale are, one-dfth of
the purchase price to be paid at the
time %ofsale; one-ffth In i've years; one
fifth on or before the expiration OF ten
years; one-ffth on or before expira-
ton Of fifteen years and me -ffth on or
before the expiration of twenty years,
with interest at the rate of six per cent
per annum payabls annually in Jan
uary Of each year in advance.
Contracts may be paid in full after
five years by paying all principal and
one years interest In advance.
The purchaser of lands will also be
required to pay at the time of sale u
Tee of s5,o 90 for each tract purchased,
for issuing contract.
Upon the approval of sale by the
Board of University and School
Lands, the purchaser will be duly 40
tilted and he will then be required to
pay interest on all deferred payments
at the rate of sig per cen in advance
from date Of sale to January lst, 1917.
The only payment on day Of sale ia
one-hfth of the total purchase price and
the fee for issuing contract. No in
terest will be collected at that time.
The Board Of University and School
Lands reserve the right to reject any
and all bids.
Ali coal and mineral rights are re-
served by the state,
All land unsold will be offered for
lease Immediately after sale, except
the land on which lease contracs have
not expired.
The lands to be offered for sale are
described as follows:
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1916-01-27
To Clean White KID Shoes,

A lather made of pure white soap
ana milk is excellent for cleaning
white kid shoes. Brush off as much
dirt as possible before scrubbing with
the Iather.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1916-01-27
This is From Ladysmitn.

Ladysmith. Wis,-Wnile at his farm
acre, former Assemblyman Deli H.
Richards saw a big buck coming noma
with the cattle. Rushing into tina
house, he secured a rife ana shot tbs
animal, it weighed ass pounds,
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1916-01-27
Grind the Pork with Bean..

II q is not fond Of pork baked in
beans 1t is better to grind the pork
UP in a food chopper and add to
beans after they are p%arboiled 1t viii
season the beans better ana tnera
will De nc pork to be left over.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1916-01-27
Fish For Sale.

Choice fresh frozen fish includ.
ing Pike, Pickerel, Herring and
White fish for sale.
The Star Meat Market,
Hope, N. D.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-04-28
S'rRAS-S SMITH.

wedding of much interest to Tn2c-
well people occurred at Winston Sn-
len, North Carolina on Wednesday cv-
cnlng in ST. PauPs Episcopal church,
when MIR. Beverly Stras, dr., of Taze-
well, led to the altar Miss Helen
smith, Of the twin cities of the old
North State. Rev. Henry Il. Cooke,
Rector, performed the ceremony.
The attcdnnts, according to the
account in the Roanoke Times YES
tcrlay were:
Maid of honor, Miss Alcmrinc
Smith; best man, G. IL. Sutton, of
Richmond; matrons of honor, Mrs.
JAS. Green, of Richmond and Mrs.
John White. Of Boston; bridesmaids,
Misses Rosalie Stras, of TnzcwelI;
Cornelia Taylor, Anna Buxton, Ger
trude ldperL Mary Campbell Shcp-
pnrd and Mnrgic Gray; groomsmcn,
w. F. Lewis, of Fort Mills, S. c.; Joe
Walton, of Roanoke; Il. IL. Moore, of
Iazewell; Il. Is. Byrd, of Winchester;
Gus st. Clair, of Bluclield, and Phil
mp Williams; ushers, Harry Taylor,
Jack Glenn, Owen Norvell, Willard
Northrup, james Gray, Jr., and Jas.
l.. Ashby. Little Ida Clifton and
Louise Scales Galloway were dainty
flower girls.
The bride is said to be II charm
ing young lady and very popular in
hef nome town, and well known in the
state The groom is the only son of
mr. and Mrs. B. w. Stras, Of this
town. He is with the large wholesale
grocery firm Of Strns, Iurmau and
To-, at North Tazewell.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-04-28
EASTER DANCE.

The followers Of 'rcrpischorc gath
cred III full force on Monday even
ing and waltHed and onc-stcppcd
until three o'clock in the morning.
The music furnished by the Raspillair
Society orchestra, of Huntington, w.
va, was second 10 none over heard
in Tnzcwcll. The following couples
were present:
B. +. Steele with Mary Moss, Boo
Pccry with Kate Hall, Fred GILLESPIE
with Lois Hurt, Charles Gosc with
Bessie Jackaon, Paul Gosc with Ethel
Meek, George Gosc with Barbara
britain. w. X. Dodd with Anita Gil.
lcspio, Kenneth &C. Patty with Mary
Mccall, Bowen Thompson with Mary
Preston, w. NJ. Gillespie with Nell
darlington, DR.. G.. l.. Zimmerman
with Emaline Peircc, j. IL. William
son with Miss Zimmerman, C. A.
Movies with Miss Lutz, Everett John
son with Marie McNulty, Edward
Jackson with Virginia Thomas, Thom-
us Martin with Alena Thomas, Mr..
Masslc with Nnina Dodd, Barns Moore
with Frances Litz, Roy st. St.Clnir
with Kate Gillespie.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Buchanan, Mrs.
Gillette Moss, Mrs. w. r. Gillespie,
Mrs. w. l.. Moore, Mrs. Lena Hall,
Mrs. j. G. McNulty, Mrs. II. C. Bow
rcn, Mrs. Barns Gillespie, Mrs. ]. Il.
Jackson, Mrs. Ida Lynch, r. o. Crock
cit, A. st. Clair, Jr., Chance Buch-
nnan, w. T.. Mccall. Visitors from
Pocahontas-Mrs. jamie Browning
Huff, Mrs. Charles Mintcr, Miss Hale,
,cssrs. w. M. Minter, Jr., Carl Rees
and j. M. Newton, Jr.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-04-28
NOTES OF FALLS MILLS.

Falls Mills, April 26.-Mr. and Mrs
Robby Hany, of Pocahontas, were
visiting their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
l. II. Harry at this place Sunday.
hlr. Luther Hill and Harold, his
son from Williamson. " Va, were
visiting Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Hill last
week.
Mrs. Allie Sheppard, the postmis
tress at this place, is on the sirk list
Miss Virginia Baker is visiting
relatives at Boissevonc this week
Mr.. George Flummer has gone to
Pittsblirg, Pa, to work.
Miss Clara Brown, of Tip Top, was
visiting Miss Rhoda Hale Saturday
and Sunday.
Charles Saddler, of Shannon, w.
Va, was visiting his mother here
Sunday.
Mr.. Jennings Huddleston, of Mo-
hawk, w. Va, was visiting at the
lome of D. D. Baker recently.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-04-28
THAT HUDSON CAR.

Wonderful and numerous are the
things that are being said about the
Hudson Super Six. We hear that the
crank shafts of this wonderful engine
are flying to pieces, cylinder heads are
blowing out, cars being returned to
the factory, etc. With all these disas-
tcrs, how strange it is that tho great
Hudson factory cannot begin to meet
the tremendous demand for the Super
Skies.
This talk about the Super Six re-
minds US of the used to be Ford
Knockers who helped tho ForG Com
pay make and sell over million
cars, which proves conclusively that
every knock is n boost
Mr.. Ford and Mr.. Hudson are
moving serenely on, turning out their
cars by the thousands and TO: every
car made there are two customers
waiting for it.
We have shipment of Super Six
es on the road. When they come.
the crank shaft twill get you if YOU
don't watch out"
STAR MOTOR co.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-04-28
DELEGATE S. J. THOMPSON.

Mr.. S. j. Thompson, leading citi
zen and Democrat, of this county, has
been endorsed by the Democrats of
the county in mass-meeting, as n del
egate to the National Democratic con-
vcntion in st. Louis, and the Tazewcll
delegation to the Roanoke convention
instructed to vote and work for his
election. The Ninth district is en-
titled to two delegates and two alter
mates. The great Clinch Valley is
entitled TO one of these two delepntes.
So far, Mr.. Thompson is only aspirant
Tor the honor from this section, whose
name has been mentioned, 50 far as
known. He has no opposition, and
should have none at Roanoke. The
delegations to Roanoke from this sec
ton will line up behind Mr.. Thomp-
son. He represents what is best in
politics, and in everything else, and
Will honor the Democracy of his sec
ton and the district at st. Louis.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-04-28
HAPPENINGS AT BANUY.

Bandy, Va, April 26.-Rev. w. L.
Vernon, Of Chatteroy, w. Va, is Wis
iting his father, John Vernon, at this
place.
Misses Della and Mildred Lambert
all. .-~4.. -tc..5.e- spent As.er a.
War, anu reported :; delightful day.
Miss Gcorgie Henl,le is AZ the bed
side Of her sick grandmother, Mrs
George Bandy. in Baptist Valley, who
is reported very ill.
Mr.. w. l.. Johnson has sold his res
taurant to the Podink Lumber Co.,
and will move to Hartwell.
Mrs. Gordon Barrett, of Berwind,
spent the Easter visiting MIR. and Mrs.
Horace Henkle.
B. l. Payne made business trip
to Maxwell Saturday, returning with
load of lime. He seems to be US
ing quite a lot of lime this spring.
II. G. Mccall, of Tazcwell, seems to
be frequent visitor at Bandy.
DR.. j. C. Harrison, of War, was
calling on friends in town Sunday.
D. H. Payne made a business trip
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-04-28
DEAD AT 96 YEARS OF AGE.

Susan Smith, an aged colored wo-
man, died on the 18th of this month
the home of her son, Thomas G..
Smith, on the car line. She was, per-
haps, the Oldest woman in the county,
being 96 years of age. Her husband
81 in March, 1900, aged 95 years.
he with her husband. belonged to
he family of the late Col. Robert
Smith, of this county. "Aunt" Susan
was popular and well thought of in
her day. For many years she had
been member of the Methodist
church. She leaves three children,
three having died some years ago.
The funeral services were conduct
ed by Rev. Mr.. Morley, pastor of the
colored Methodist church.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-04-28

others. The baptisms were proceed
ing regularly, and smoothly. Every
oody was quiet except the songs of
the leaders on the bank, and the
splash of the candidates in the WA
ter, when something happened. Rirht
III the midst of the :ervice some col
orcd miscrcant stole up unob 4
served and cut the grape vine. What
.Ippencd must be left to til, imupinn-
ton. The air, for II moment, was full
of feet and legs as every niggcr ON
that log went oYor. The creek was
black with II struggling mass of hu-
mnnlty. They scrambled up the bank
ON both sides of the creek. The bap-
tizng was broken up entirely. Some
body hollered out, 1T was dat mig
ger Sam, yondcr he goes"
~ tall, slim, ginger cake colorcd
boy was climbing II fence, headed for
the tall timber, with about II hundred
nlggcrs after him. Such race WAS
never seen before. One colorcd sis
Ger said, IL hopes deyll cotch him, an
ei dc do dcy ortcr hang i'm scanda-
I'M dc church in dat way"
(The main historical fncts in the
above account were furnished the his
toricnl editor by DR.. Z. ID. Johnston
one of Tazewell's leading physicians,
who will, of course, vouch for the
truth of the samc.-Editor.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-04-28
STAND FIRM-DONT DESERT OR
FORGET.

We mean that now. of all times for
~ ye.rs pas. you should stand
~ and support your county paper.
The newspaper men are "hit hard"
y the great war, far off though it is.
he prices of stock and materials ne
cessary in all newspaper and print
shops, has increased from ten to as
high, i'll some cases, as 5000 per cent.
The publishing and printing business
is about the only business that has
been injured instead of helped, by the
big war. City papers may have in
creased their daily sales somewhat,
but scarcely enough to overcome in
crease in cost of output. But not so
with the country weekly. Don't desert
or forget the publishers in this cris-
is. If you do he may go to the wall.
Stand firm! If you owe the ,papcrman
pay him, and secure him new SUBJ
scriber.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-04-28
GRAFTON NEWS.

Grafton, April 26.-Farmers are
very busy sowing and planting oats
and corn.
Miss Ada Burton will return home
next week. She has been teaching
IN Wise county the past winter.
Mrs. Rachel Burton spent the day
with Mrs. II. c. Young, this being
the first time she has been on the road
for twenty years.
Mrs. Robert Bourne is able to be
out again after sever illness.
II. c. Young and +. +. Yost have
purchased 100 acres of land belonging
to the National bank, better known as
the Gage Kelly place
The many friends of Miss Rosa
Burton will be glad to know she is
doing nicely and expects to be again
perfect in health.
> S. w. Bourne has purchased the
farm belonging to John w. Bourne.