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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-10-05
A STATE OF, PREPAREDNESS.


This is no t;rae to talk pecce," de-
clared representative Thomas Helm
OF Alabama. "Rather it is the time
10 Keep on preparing. Germany drag.
ged US into this war against, our will
and now that We are in it, we have
70 go through witt. it. We can win
TINS war in year beyond doubt,
but we have got to keep going. The
United States is in pretty good shape
now. and there is no reason WHY we
should talk peace.
There is an old fellow down in
north Alabama and out in the noun
ttains; he kept his jug in the hole of a
log: He would go down at shutdown
and take swig of mountain dew,
mountain dew that had never been
inundated by a revenue officer nor
insulted by green stamp. He drank
that liquid connection that came
fresh from the heart of the corn. and
he giowed. One evening, while he
was letting the good liquor trickle
down his throat, he felt something
touch his foot. He looked down and
saw big rattlesnake coiled ready to
The old fellow, took another swip
OF the corn and in defiance he swent,
Strike, dern you, strike; you will
never find me better prepared. 'n-
Washington Post. u, ,s.Aitr = - Il
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-10-05
SOW MORE WHEAT.

Every farmer will try to find time
and room for few more acres of wheat
this fall. "Sow more wheat" is the
slogan. "Plant more corn, potatoes
and vegetables" was the slogan last
spring, and everybody did just that
thing, and such crops of these things
were never grown here before. Now,
it is more wheat" this fall, and more
of everything else next year. Well
need more and more each year if the
war continues, and if it should end
soon the big crops will still be needed.
The big war is teaching the world
valuable lessons, and the farmer and
gardeners and every body, is prof.
ting in one way or another.
Sow more wheat. If not wheat, then
rye.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-10-05
GO SLOW-BUY FEW BOOKS.

Now is not the time to buy school
books, encyclopedias, etc. The war is
changing everything. History of the
world must be rewritten. New Geog-
raphies and maps must be made.
Even dictionaries now in use will
be considered somewhat obsolete, as
many new. words are coming into
use incident to the war
After the war is over the pub
fishing houses will be busy adver-
Using new "upto-datc' Encyclopedias
and histories, these very houses now
doing their best to get all the old
ones off their hands. Much of the
teaching now in the schools in gcog-
raphy and history classes, will be
time lost or nearly so. All things
will become new after the war ends.
Out of the crucible and melting not
will come new race of peoples,
calling for new teaching, new books
of science, history and philosophy,
and religion, too. So, the wise course
it would seem, is TO buy few
books now. Wait till the clouds roll
by.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-10-05
ROOSEVELT RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE WAR.

That Ex-President Theodore
Roosevelt is primarily RESPONSE
bic for the world war is state
ment attributed to Kaiser Will
helm H., according to n story
that has been going the rounds
in London. About the begin
ming of the third year of the
war one of the Kaiser's minis
tiers was pressing him for the
real reason for Germany's en-
trance into the war, and the
kaiser replied: swell, if you
want the truth of the matter,
Theodore Roosevelt is respon-
sible for this war" Pressed
for an explanation of how Roos-
evelt had any hand in the mat
ter, the kaiser said: "On his
way home from Africa, where
he had been hunting big game,
Roosevelt was entertained by
several of the crowned heads of
Europe, and while he was our
guest L showed him our mill
tary equipment and had field
ana military review for his ben
eft. | also took him down to
kiel and showed him our naval
preparedness, and to Heligo-
land. where he saw something
of our naval strength. Then /
took him to Spandau, and he
saw something of our financial
preparedness when | showed
him the tower-of-gold reserve
for war purposes. After con-
siderable feting and feasting, l
asked Mr.. Roosevelt what he
thought of our military and
naval strength and character
istically he slapped me on the
shoulder and said: William,
you can whip the worldp" And
the kaiser added: "And | be-
lieved him."
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-10-05
A TYPICAL AMERICAN MOTHER

Since so much has been said in
your columns about the war situation,
should like to tell you of an in
stance that recently came to my no
tice. A mother-a plain farm woman
was telling me that her Oldest son
had been drafted. He is Il fine Young
fellow, barely twenty-one, and her
"He's always done the best he
knew how in everything" she said,
and If he's got to be a soldier /
want him to go on doing the best he
can. It's breaking my heart to give
him up"
She caught her breath and turned
away for minute then went on:
Il lie awake nights thinking about
it. l wonder if he will have to suffer
from cold while we're warm at home.
wonder If he'll ever come back"
| She stopped at that and went back
TO her sewing, and l thought she
would say no more. But in a.,minute
she dropped her work in her lap and
hooked up.
I'm glad he passed the physical
examination" she said, though if
he hadn't he could stay at home with
US. I've tried to take care of his
health, and to teach him to do SO,
from the time he was little. / meant
Tor nun to be strong, good man,
Whatever he was called upon to do.
VI course ] never thought of this.
But when he goes / shall know that
| have helped him to go: as a man
should, and to be what d man ought
to be. It's no more than I ought to
DO, or any other mother.
Again she was SILENT; and | could
say nothing, though 1 tried to thing
of some comfort.
II WONDER" she went on quietly.
If this government knows lust how
much it asks of us mothers. I wonder
If 1T knows" : $
want to tell you that there are
many woman whose quiet heroism is
as deep as that of this mother who
lett that in giving her boy she was
really giving a part of herself. and
that her service had gone to make
a part of his efficiency. There was no
demonstrative heroism about it, Just
pam sacrifice and pain with it all
a, pride in the fact that her son
should not be found wanting in any
respect. She spent no time in whining
about injustice or in giving away to
selfish feeling. "If he's got to be a
soldier want him to do the best he
can. That was the keynote, and to
me this plain, middle-aged woman in
her calico dress seemed to personify
Americas brave womanhood in ali
walks of life.
Mrs: Catherine Grant.
In Southern Agriculturist.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-10-05
HT5: Catherlne Grant.
In Southern Agriculturist.

mere is more catarril in this section of
the country tlian all other diseases nut
together. and until the last few years
was supposed to be ncurnbie. For n
Sreht many years doctors pronounced Il a
uIes, and by constantly failing to cure
WIN local treatment. .pronouffced II incur
aole. Seience hns proven Catarrh to be a
9lres constitutional treatment. HaiPs
SSnlarrh Cure. manufactured by FL.
SSnensy & Co. Toledo. Ohio. is the only
taken internally. 1t acts directly ON the
1 T and mucous surfaces or the system.
Inry oIer one hundred dollars for any
o ond ~ fails 70 cure. Send for circulars
aIdress: - i. CHEEKY & CO.. Toledo. O.
Sold by DrurEinis I3c -
rake Halls Family Piilp for constipation
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-10-05
GIRLS SCARCE AT CAMP LEE

Arthur Beavers, one of the Taze-
well boys at Camp Lee, has written
the following letter to this office:
Dear Sir: Received your cards
How, is everybody in Tazewell?
am having some time here. | like il
hne. My Uncle Sammy has lots of
boys here. but he hasn't got darned
girl at all. but have got one down
town. She is Lu Lu, too.
We are getting plenty of exercise.
only eight hours day. 1t is hard to-
get squads left and right, but we are
getting down pretty good. Well. we
nave got carnival down at Peters
burg, and of course they have n 40
camp. The boys that attend are Bill
Hser, Charles Gillespie, Beavers,
Carbaugh and Bob Hartman. They are
some dancers, too. The first thing
Author Beavers and Lewis Carbaue6
dld when they got in their Uncle,s
ciothes was to go to town and have
thelr pictures made. Bob Hartman is
peddling them out and they are going
IKE hot cakes. They are going to
send their people in Tazewell some
Of them. 'oi'ie
Lindsay Mcclure says he does not
like the situation of the place-be
cant see hills like he could at Taze-
wen; he Is about two miles down the
road from lis. Will write apain coon
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-10-05

paign for the nomination and now
Mrs. Ropp, according to the report,
rushes in with sensational demand
that Mr.. Davis, the "wet candidate. /"
be defeated by a candidate who per-
haps never voted a dry ticket in his
life until tho bee began to buzz in
his bonnet.
No matter. No cause for alarm. The
fair and charming delegate who gave
out this interview, supposedly and
inferentially, Miss Maggie Rose Har-
man, whose name is mentioned as
having stopped over some time in
Graham on returning from Norfolk.
is Il daughter of Rev. j. N. Hartman,
and naturally pro-Muncy as her Pap
came near defeating "Tom" for the
nomination, and under the circum-
stances and conditions sees too, "thru
Il glass darkly." The w. C. r. u. has
the right to enter politics for or
against whom it pleases, but that
there is the smallest shadow of n
ghost of Il possibility of the w. C. T.
u. making Certain the defeat of
Westmoreland Davis, the wet candi-
date for governor, is pure buncombe,
and sounds out of tune and harmony
with the sane utteranccs of Mrs.
Ropp. But, then, women as we'll as
men, sometimes lose their heads and
talk through their hats and make
statements, and make them honestly
too, whose only effect is TO provoke
II smile.
We need critics, but be glad that
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-10-05
"Shall we be more tender
with our dollars than with
the lives of our Sons?"
Buy Liberty Bond TODAY.
4 MOTHERS PRAYER FOR HER
SOLDIER SON.

o God of infinite mercy, hear the
mothers of this land as we plead be-
| fore Thy throne for the loved ones
we are sending forth to battle for
the right. Though our hearts are
bowed with sorrow, we pray not for
ourselves; all our prayers, o God of
love, are for them, the priceless
treasures Of our lives. We are will
ing to suffer. and if need be, die for
| our country.
We would gladly give our lives to
save these loved ones, dcarcr to us
than life itself, who are going out to
fight foes, seen and unseen, to face
all the horrors of the battlefield, and
some perchance to die, that others
may live, but by no word or look will
we hold them back when duty calls
them to save others.
Give them the manhood to meet
this supreme test Of life, give them
strengtho body, of mind and soul to
do battle for the right, and to sue
cor the women and children. Arm
them with Divine power to smite evil;
fold them in Thy loving arms; yea,
though they walk through the Valley
OF the shadow of death, may Thy
Presence Danish every fear and Thy
rod and Thy staff comfort them.
For three long years, them men of
our allies have battled for us as for
their own homes, and their loved
ones have endured the sorrows which
now we must face. Our men 90 forth
to help save us from ruin and the
world from barbarism. We suffer,
but we glory in their manhood. We
dedicate our lives to this Great Cause
that we may serve behind the lines
while they carry forward the age of
civilization.
The prayers of world in agony
for whom these loved ones are fight
ing, are lifted up to Thee for these
men. They are offering all that earth
holds dear, because they have heard
Thy voice calling them to the noblest
work to which lives were ever conse-
Grated Thy love, o God, our Father,
eXcels all human love, SO we leave
them with Thee. To Thee have we
committed them.
They are Thine, created in Thine
image.
Into them Thou hast brecthed the
breath of life in it's largest and d.
vinest sense.
In their sacrifice, Offering their
lives that others may live, they are
following in the footsteps of the Son
OF God himself who die dto make
men free from the power of evil. We
trust them, o God, to Thy infinite
love, and to Thy ever watchful eve.
Hold them as in the hollow of Thv
hand, for they are doing Thy work
end fulfilling the teachings of Him
who spake as never man spake, when
lie taught that greater love hath no
man than that he is willing to Law
down his life for others.-Manufac-
turers' Record.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-10-05
THE HoHENzoLLERN WAY.
(By Frank Monroe Beverley

(By Frank Monroe Beverley
Up rose beast across the sea
A-thirst for human prey,
And he it was held held human life
AS but its weight in clay.
A demon, in his wrath no sought
That power beyond his ken;
So, he in leash the war dogs held
Woe be the lives of men!
Twas first the innocents he slew;
Across the Belgian plain
His trail was marked with human
Upon his hands the stain. 'It
Then for the kultur of his race
Reeked still his hands with gore
And when he'd slain n million men
Yearned for u million more.
And so. has Britain, Gaul and Russ
Shed their best blood by him;
Great was the sacrifice of life,
And greater still of limb.
And still, rampant about the worlt
/. In walls of fire he goes,
And all his ways, and al his means
Satanic traits disclose.
Now, for her sisters overseas
Columbia's hand is raised,
And when in power she confronts,
The beast will stand amazed.
The beast is hot with Teuton rage
He planned the many-kill-
None be there at loss to name
The beast its Kaiser Bill.
And Kaiser Bill incurs the hate
OF nations all can tell
And when his flesh shall moulde
back,
His soul shall Shrek in
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-10-05
MUST FORGET POLITICS.
w. c. Il. U. Influence Will be Used
Against Davis.
Graham Daily News.)

Delegates returning to this section
from the state w. C. T. u. held Mt
Norfolk recently. report a very inter
estilng, session. Mrs. Roop. of Shen-
andoah, the well known temperance
lecturer, made speech and urged the
delegates to use their influence to
make certain the defeat of the Hon
Westmoreland Davis the wet candi.
date fol-. governor. Mrs. Roop is we'll
known here in Graham, where she
has delivered several temperance
speeches. She told the delegates that
politics must be forgotten and that ali
friends of prohibition and enemies Of
the saloon must rally to the support
Of Mr. Muncy. the dry candidate
Miss Rose Hartman, of Tazewell was
among the delegates from TazeweIl
county attending the convention. Miss
Harman was visitor here Sunday
and attended services at the Chris,
tan church Sunday evening. No wrin.
gers for the w. c. T. u. 1t is swnt
the aawet" candidate with them and
that is what their members are doing
Inc surest way to kill snake. the
W, G. t: U. say, is to cut off its tail
right behind its ears.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-10-05
THE w. c. Il. u. AND MIR. DAVIS.

In another column will be found n
clipping from the Graham Daily News
Editor OF the Telegraph, which seems
to be the substance of an interview
given out by delegate or delegates
returning from the annual meeting
of the w. C. II. u, in Norfolk. Ac-
cording to this interview the w. C. r.
U. is advised to line up squarely be-
hind Mr.. Muncy, "the dry candidate"
and squarely against Mr.. Davis, "the
wet candidate" 1t is not stated that
the w. c. T. U. "lost its head" and
made the big blunder of officially
endorsing Mr.. Muncy. "Only advised
to make the defeat of Mr.. Davis
certain"
Readers most familiar with the
utterances of the partisan reporter of
the Graham Daily News, in his po-
litico-news items, have learned to ac-
cept the same cum grano, knowing
from experience that he is often mis-
taken and wrong in his conclusions.
lie sees through glass darby and
imagines he sees clearly and truly.
His report referred to may be another
Instance case in point. 1t is not
easy to believe that the w. C. T. u.
organization will enter the arena of
politics, and at the same time urge
its members to forget politics" If the
w. G.. I. U. wants to "swat the wet
candidate" why didn't the organi-
cation do some swatting during the
primary campaign and prevent the
nomination of Mr.. Davis? AS we
recall, the w. c. T. U. people were
as dumb as oysters during the cam
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-10-05
SOME 1tBERTy. L6AN iTE,rsl

Iiberty Lem ISLES on aa E.w
York Sto,e is.sc151ga Ge enth
of August to.3ed @Jt The
transactions IN ,,iDety -l.
exceeded tho CONT a zs4s al
foreign loans on the exchange oy ~
n million and a half.
Reports from all over the country
indicate that banks and bankers and
bond houses, newspapers and other
periodicals, and the Liberty Loan
committees and other organizations
in promoting the sale of the first
issue of the Liberty Loan bonds are
getting prepared and holding them
selves in readiness to mae the second
issue as great a success as the first.
In view of the fact that the econd
issue of Liberty Loan bonds may
differ in some respects from the
bonds of the first issue, in that way
they may bear a higher rate of in
terest and be subject to the superin-
come tax, the question of converting
the bonds Of the first issue into bonds
OF the second issue is receiving a
great deal of consideration.
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo
has suggested that holders Of interim
certificates who desire to-conyert their
i purchase into bonds of the second
issue hold their certificates and turn
them in in exchange for bonds of the
second issue rather than secure their
bonds Of the first issue and turn them
in in exchange. No charge will be
made for such exchange.
j A question has arisen as to within
what time the holders of liberty-loan
bond of the first issue can exercise
the right of conversion into q bond of
the second issue. Until the pending
bill has become law and the details
of the second issue of liberty-loan
bonds are definitely settled the ques-
ton may be considered as largely
academic. Secretary McAdoo will issue
in due time statement covering the
matter. IT
Some financial writers say that
: wonder was expressed that $4,000
: 100000 worth OF liberty bonds effected
the money market of the country so
little, but that the wonder has ceased
and it is believed that the awakened
credit of the United States can absorb
many billion dollars more without
making a ripple in the money market.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-10-05
DOING YOUR BIT"

This slogan has passed into the
language, and has become familiar
everywhere. Doing ones "bit" however
small the "bit." is'allright, and COM
mendable, but instead of "doing your
Bit" which in many instances proves
to be very little Bit" change it to
do your duty" and remember "duty"
is mighty big and comprehensive
word
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-10-05
TAXES FOR 1917
NOT ICE!
TO THE TAXPAYERS OF TAZEWELL COUNTY:


AS required by law, be at the following places
the dates mentioned for the reception
les, namely:
Paint LckW Store, forenoon Thursday Oct
J. w Bowen & Co.'S Store, afternoon, October A.
Burkes Garden, NJ Moss Monday,
S S Mills p Lefes Store Tuesday October 9th
RchiandsmJB Crabtree's Store Thursday October
Founding Msteele Gillespie Co.'s Store Saturday October
Pocahontas City Court House, Tuesday,
Yards--M. Store Forenoon Wednesday October IT,
Falls Mills H Harrys Store Afternoon Wednesday,
Graham-Cty Courthouse. Thursday
Tip Top R P Hartman & Co.'s
all other
Tazewel December after which date the
cent penalty required by added
The to
lie
Do notn
H. p. BRITAIN, Treasurer, Tazewen County
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-10-05
Carbauch ia wall pIo,.a

Lewis Carbnugh is pleased with the
camp at petersburg, judging from the
we are having it just fine here
now. Plenty to eat, plenty of pood
exercise and everything ACCORDINGLY
ana we are well pleased with Uncle
SANS way of doing business. He ia
sure getting us in shape to 90 to
France in a hurry.n - s' W
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-10-05


of the whose favor the claim
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-10-05

Emphasized with the words Of Christ printed in bold
type Strongly neatly bound Khaki grained
acknowledgement limp embossed back bands
round Khaki edges gold title beautifully embossed
American Flag in colors the outside front
Printed specially strong Bible paper Only ~ inches
and just Il inch thick Type is plain and clear-sel
pronouncng The Four Great American Hymns printed
and bound with this Soldiers and Sailors Testament
One of these given yearly
ScriberS to this Send S150 the
and will mail boy the navy the
amentS.
The retail price of the Testament is SO cents.
, Address CLINCH VALLEY NEWS Tazewel, Va.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-10-05

We need critics, but be glad that
there are not more of them.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-01-06

uniy school
working
lore
merits OF his economical chrography 1t
side
boy
Of
school buildings.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-01-06
CONVERSATIONS

Sweden during the last five years
has consumed 1,126,OOO tons of bread
yearly.
Italians are succeeding with expert
ments In the production of cotton ON
the Gases of TripOli.
A paste made Of kerosene and wood
ashes will hurry slow fire with little
danger to its user.
Out of 65 houses In Wharton road,
Bromley, England, 60 men have Joined
the cOlOrs.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-01-06

Massachusetts In 1915 used 1885,
100000 cubic feet of gas.
Swedish milkmaids are being dis
placed by men, who are taking up work
that was formerly regarded as purely
for women.
Spain Is studying Its large deposits
of peat, with a view to utilizing the
material for the production of both gas
and electricity.
A Philadelphia market gardener Is
the inventor of machine to wrap rhu-
barb in heavy paper, to save the cost
Of shipping boxes.