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Established 1845 TAZFAVELL, VIRGINIA, APRIL 24, 1Q08 $1.00 per YearWm. L. GRAHAM

DEAD, AGE 86An Old Virginia Gefetleman, Cit¬

izen and Soldier Passes to

His Reward.

Comn unseatedColonel William L. Graham, a

citizen of tins county, died at liishome on Saturday, the 1st h Inst», atthe advanced age of more than st

years, he having been bom on theMh day of October, 1820, at Chath¬am Hill. Smyth County, Virginia.He was a son of Major Samuel Gra-bam, and Rachel, his wife, nee

Montgomery, tie was the last sur¬

vivor of thirteen brothers and sisters,seven of whom live«! over eightyyears; one of them Mrs. AmandaCox, of Wythe\ille, recently «lied atthe great age «>f M years. The wifeof Colonel Graham, who precededhim in death several u-ars, was

Louisa Bowen Thompson, the daugh¬ter of Archibald Thompson, Btq., a

most estimable gentleman of the oldschool, who lived and died inThompson Valley. Colonel Grahamis survived hy all of his six children :

Samuel M. Graham,the present Clerkof Ta/ewell counnty Dr. ArehihaldT. (¡rahm, of Russell county; JohnB. Graham. William K. Graham.Mrs. c. P. Qreeverand Mrs. John I".Gillespie. Colonel Graham was a

modest, unpretentious gentleman;manly.the very soul of honor, a de¬lightful and cheerful companion a

man of great physical strength, a

¦killed horseman and of gnat cour¬

age, making him tht typical cavalierwhich he proved to he in the war

between the States, for he was a Dorasoldier. Colonel Graham early show¬ed his predilection for the life of a

soldier, having organised a companyof volunteers, of which he was madeCaptain, for the purpose of joiningthe American Army in the war withllexiCO, hut to his great disappoint¬ment the war terminated before lieOOUld join the army.

He was made Lieutenant Colonelof the huh Virginia Regiment ofCavalry Volunteers in the Confeder¬ate army at Its organia/.lion in 1862,mid served as such in the campaignsin the Valley of Virginia. Pennsyl¬vania and Maryland, holding hisrank until the close of the war. Hewas painfully wounded at LunkerJiiii in the Valley of Virginia in1868, and again close to 1'oit Ste\<near WashlntgOU City, in ist>4, amiwas capturad by the enemy atMoorelield. Hardy county. West Vir¬ginia, In August, 1M)4, taken to pris¬on at Camp Chase, Ohio, where heBuffered the torments of the damneduntil the close of the war in April.1866.

Colonel Graham, while a cautioussoldier, «lid not scruple to take the.independent Intative with his com¬mand, when an opportunnity was

presented. Jle was the acknow legedchieftain of the hastily assembledConfederate forces who met the fed¬eral General Averill at a mountainpass, near Wythcv ¡lie, dro\e theraiders hack and saved the town ofWytheville and its beautiful sur¬

rounding country from devastation.He was with General John McCaus-land, who resisted the march of Gen¬eral Hunter to Lynchhurg as to makeit possible to save that city. He and-Colonel Henry S. How en, who com¬

manded the 82nd Virginia Cavalry,planned and made with their regi¬ments the independent ^attack uponthe retreating columns of GeneralHunter at Hanging Rock, near Sa-lem, Virignia, Inflicting a heavy losson the enemy, throwing the invad¬ing army in confusion,capturing sev¬

eral pieces of artillery and destroyingmuch ordinance.

Colonel Graham had a good rightto be a soldier. He is the last surviv¬ing grand son of Colonel John Mont-ogniery, who was a comrade of GeorgeItogers Clark, in Colonial service,and was also in the service of theAmerican Army of the Kevoludtion.His father, Major Samuel Graham,(who was horn on the Atlantic dur¬ing the voyage of his parents to thiscountry), was a volunteer in the warof 1812-14, between this country andEngland, and was promoted Major.> hile garrisoned at Portsmouth, Vir¬ginia.

It seems pathetic that a great sol¬dier and a good man like ColonelGraham should die, and ere long no

more mention will be made of him:but this need not trouble his eternalsleep. He can risk his ehanees forimmortality, which is a safe one,along with the gallant youths. Col¬onels William Drown, and KdwinJiarman, and with his comrades,Colonels Dowcn ami Kol>ert Smith,and a host of others, who now, likehim, lie enwrapped in the immortal.gray, beneath the shatfe of the trees,and beyond the Great Divide..Soldier rest, thy warfgure o'er,

Sleep the sleep that knows no

breaking !Dream of battle fields no more,

Days of danger, nights of waking.No rude sound shall reach thine ear,

Armour's clang, or war steed

imping.Trump or pibroch summon here.

Mustering elan, or squadrontramping. '

In Memory of Col. Graham.Cecncades hark ! The bugle ealls.The drum beat falls upon my ear,I'.ul faint and low.Hark! A shout of victory sounds

afar.And (here apon a held so fairA phalanx grand WHffH forth to

meet me !Dehold ! Upon that \erdant turfNo blood 1 see

But beat the joyous shouts ofvictory,

And lo! Upon that height of hillOld comrades eome to meet me;With bannen raised alotf they

aall,And eal lim;,seem to greet me.Comrades, the battle o'er.No watches keeping.With pubes calmer,alowar beatingWe'll lay us down in deep sweet

sleep.And waking, then pass to thoat

above.A FRIKND.

News of Bluestone.Graham, Va.. April ü 1 -

Mrs. N. W. Nash is ill at thiswriting, but hope aba will soon beout again.

aliases Ifattle and Rattle Hether«Ington who have bean vlettlng theirlistel Mrs. W. D. Wagner returnedto their home at Princeton.

Mi^s Misses Klla and Jennie War¬ner and the Misses Hetherington at¬tended ehureh at Bbeneaer Sunday.

Mrs. Wert Hai ley and daughter,Virginia, are visiting her parents,Mr. and Mrs. Ci les Carr.The young ladies of Bailey will

give a box rapper at Dai ley's ChapelSaturday night the 86th. Every bodyInvited to eome.

Miss Minnie Kreuch has lieenVisiting her mother. Mrs. Ball«French, at Bailey.

Cavitt's Creek School Report< avails (reek, \'a.. April 80.

The school at this place la beinggraded bj monthly reporta, this be*Ing the first report to reach the pat¬rons through their county paper. Wew |ah to say that oder gradea havebeen just as rigió1 and closely grad¬ed as for this month, March.

Pupils ere graded on el ass mark,deportment ami attendance, (¡radesarc only given on the advanced elamfor this month, viz: Orbie Kuller,s")..">; Henry Qilletpie, 86; ThomasHerman B6.6; Rob Harman, B6.fi;Hallett Harman 94; Lucy Monday.ss. 7 ; May Reynolds, .vs. 7; BoatSimpson. B8; Hertha Simpson, s7 :Willie HufTord, !H); Clara Dorter,

Bertie Qilletpie, ss.">.

Improving His HerdMr. Win. K. Peery, wh<» is one

of Tasewell*s most progressive stock-man. has reccnty added a very lineblooded hull to his herd of short¬horns. The animal was bred by thebig stock breeder In Canada, and issaid to be not only the purest andbest blooded, but an animal of re-

markahle physical l>eauty and de¬velopment. He weighs a ton. Mr.Peery believes not In raising andfeed ing scrubs. There has been a

marked Improvement all over thecounty in the character of the stockbred, from a pig up . There is stillroom for improvement.

The Awful Jungle-The meadow is an awful place

For one so young as 1 ;The dandelion you must faee,

The DCiy dragon fly,The snakeroot ami the adder's

tongue ;Terribilous to one so young as 1 !

Though gentle cowslips kindly nealMilkweed and buttercup

Deside you hidden in the held,The bear's paw reaches up

To grab at you, behind, before;While tiger lillies rounce and roar.

And my! what brigand armies peasOn horseflies or on foot,

Their Turk's beard's waving in thegrass;

They're armed with arrowroot.And all the flowers have pistils, too;While sword grass waits to cut you

through.Now maybe Indian pipes don't

mean

A horrid Soowix eainp!And think! there's toadstools to be

seen.

Horrilicently damp.I tell you, I ain't going to goWhere crawly wawly creature*.

grow !

Sinclair I^ewis in Woam's HomeCompanion for May.

Did You Find It?

Eject April !>th by Mrs. Qaassll, ofBarke'a (¡arden between Ta/ewelland Cáptala Kd. Peery's place, a

heavy wlnterjbuggy robe. Kinder wilphase leave it at J. A. Greever andCo's. store in Tazewell and get thereward. . ;_.i;.

TAZEWELL LIKEDTHE NETZ SISTERS

Turned Out Bit-Masse Last NightTo Hear the Quartette.All

Present Highly PleasedThe concert given by the Nets

i Quartette,was an event,was a large audience, and the sing¬ing ofThe young Iadleo was ¡n allrespects Bret class, and ¿of S high or¬

der. Their voices blond In delightful,beautiful and soul stirring har¬mony. Their melodies are soft end¦weal like the pleading notes sndcadences of a Mute, wafted OVCT a

moon-kissed lake in fairyland. Nowthey fairly revel and spirt in thethird heaven of musical gymnastics,then tune a note SO low and delicatethat a humming bird might mistakeit for the hum of í!n wing. Andanon, you catch a whiff of appleblOSSOmS in the old orchard, and thebumming of bees, and you backtrack Jo the old home.and forget lhatyour hair is turning gary, and lhatthe sun i .. casting shadows "eastward.a- it sinks toward a sea of gold«The concert was <_rrcat. The \clz

Si>ters were born in Waynesbrng,Ohio, not far from Canton, the Immeof tin- lamented, martyred President.Their names are: Misses Olive, l-icna,Lola and Katherine. Tin y ha\e threeliving brothers. Their father is dead.The mother was of direct Germandescent, and herself a linger, fromwhom the daughters, no doubt, geltheir music talent. An Interestingfad is that Misses Lena end Lolaare twins. This is their fifth seasonon the road. They leave town todayat 1 :".(i for Rocky Mount. Ya. Thelatch string bangs outside t<> theseIsplendid young Yankees women.should they want to return to Ta/.e-w el I. day or nicht.

The Superintendents Meet.Prof. P. ll. Williams, county

lupcrintendanl of schools.has return-ed from Bristol, where he attended s

¦pedal metelng of the Superinten¬dents of this district- from Roanokecounty, west. Sixteen superintendentswire present Prof« Alderman, Presi¬den! of the University »if Virginia,end Prof. Hart, school Inspector,were present, and added much U> theinterest of the occasion. The objectof the meeting **as to talk over theschool sluatton. it-- immediate needs,etc., etc. Prof. Williams tftinksthat 1much good >.\ i ! 1 accrue to the schools |as an outcome of ibis private confer¬ence of t be school officials,

Let's Talk About Wool.I want to handle your wool Bgaln

illi- season. I represent . wool buyerwho knows the quality of the Tasa*well county wool and who has beenbuying it for several years, ami this'has enabled me to always pay the!highest market price. I Inspect your Iwool and pay you when you bring it

don't have to wait until my uiiyeicomes around to inspect atnd pay forit.

Sacks will be furnished you. >\

ped them today. I ha\e tried tOglVCyou as liberal grade a^ consistentwith fairness to both buyer ami sel¬ler, ami hope to hninlÉ- your wool¦gain this BCaosn. No price as yethas been made on this SfSSOni crop.Will advise yOU as soon as I hear.Correspondence sollcted.

Yours truly,II. G. PBERY,

424'2 North Ta/ewell, Va.

Rev. Mr. McManaway NextSunday.

Rev. Or. McManaway, of BowlingGreen, Ya., will preach In the Bap¬tist church next Sunday morning.Those who may attend can confident-ly 0-pCd to be well paid. lie is aline preacher.in a class by himselfin manner and matter. Services atH a. m. He will preach every nightnext week. Definite announcementwill be made next Sunday morning.The public is cordially invited.

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When Prosperity Will ReturnThe number of idle freight ears,

which was over 840,000 during Jan¬uary and part of February, was re¬duced to 888,088 in the middle ofMarch.

FlgUrei for the beginning »if Aprilshow a net surplus of 808,000 ears,again making an unfavorable read¬ing of the commercial and Industrialbarometer.

People are asking on every handwhen good time* will return. ThereIs an answer in the tables whichshow no further back than last Octo¬ber and November shortages Insteadof surplus ii. freight carying tqulp-BM at.

Prosperity will be reestablishedwhen these freight cars are all atwork on the ni-:in lines, insetad ofstanding empty on the side tracks..New York World.

The Silver Laced.rjllrer tawied Wyaadotte eggs foi

hatching, lor sale, 11.00 for 18, N«better on earth.

C. K. BROWN, Jr.

Mrs. Milton Thompson Dead.Mk ¡tUtori Thompson died at the

well Hospital yesterday morningabout - o'clock. Her death baacaua*ed widespread regret and sortow, andalso surprise. While it was knownthat her situation was critical in theextreme, and at one time seemed ab¬solutely hopeless she had improvedconsiderably on Tuesday ni^ht sndWednessy, and on vVednesdaj even¬ing SBC was pronounced much im¬proved by her physicians, end herphysicians,snd her friends and fami¬ly were greatly relieved*andeneourag¬ed si tin- prospeel of her recovery!

Mm. Thompson was operated uponon the Kith at the Hospital hete. Slida large tumor removed. Mer case wasserious one. and the operation dilli-eull and dangerous. Her trouble hadgone too far to be relie\cd. She cou hinot have lived but a short time, anda lurlgcal operation held out the on¬

ly and last hope.Dei-eased was a daughter of Mi--.

A. J. Larimer and was about 10year! of age, she leavei a buaband,but no children. The limerai takciplace this a. m. at 11 o'clock, laThompson Valley.

Was It Suicide?Mr. .las. I". Tru\, of this town.

egenl <>f the N. aad W. at NorthTa/cwell was notified by wire lealFriday of the sudden death of biifather at his home in Wvtbevillc. 11,left at once, with his family, t<> beprésentai the burial, which tookplace from the Episcopal church on

Sunday. His death was thought tohave been due to heart failure, butlater it was stated in the papers thaiit was a case of suicide. It is now

stutcd that, from Certain condition-that his death may have been acci¬dental. Hi- was found dead in hi-roora with a small pocket knife openin bis hand, the jugulai vein belsevered. Ai the time of his death hewas peeking his household goodi pre-paratorj to moving to Teaewell, thehouse in which he had OCCUplcd foi\ ears ha\ Ing been sob!.He was 7 yesrs of ege, ami leave

a widow and three children- MiDaisy snd Nannie and Mr.Jas. Trox.Deceased had for years held imput¬an! positions in bis town, and at thelime of his death was Clerk of tin-Tow n Council and town assessor,lb was a native of Giles couaty.His «rife was a Miss Hallei, ofw ythevllle

Saw Mill For Sale.One complete saw mill ami logging

outfit consisting of the following:One ;.> h.p. Geiser engine and boiler.One2 1-2 h. p. Karquhar mill, two(>hhn saws 66 and 68 inch. One du¬plex log turner, knlghl dogs, logwasher, -10-inch blower, 80 feel b«s(steam hose, side edgCI and swing cutoff, belting, shafting and tools suMi-eient to run the mill ; 7 extra goodloi; an«l lumber trucks, and ."»{-inch

ige. This mill can lie seen run¬

ning until June 1st this year. A n\

one wanting to buy a mill will writeto usât Raven, Va., or come to Rav¬en where ,\<>u can see the mill. Willsell at a bargain.MILL CREEK LUMBER CO.,

Raven, Va,

Light Wanted."Stop croaking; this part of the

Country, at least, is more prosperousthan it has ever been. "

. Stop talking hard times. Yoncan't fool snbyody, not even your-sel ves.The above were locals in the 0» V«

News of last week, or was it an ad¬vertisement'.' It makes a noise likethe sniff of "the full dinner pail."

What is the mailer with wool?Last yeai it was 80 cents per pound;this .year 80 cents.

A Wool Grower and Cus¬tomer of The Jiig Store.

The Register.The tide has turned in favor of

the Democrats all around. There *isa future voter.perhaps President, inthe home of Mr. J. N. Johnson, theefficient assistant cashier of the I'.ankof Clinch Valley. "Jim's," usuallystern and soIc°mii face has a smile!that refuses to be washed otr, not¬withstanding this is the tenth visitthe stork has made to his home.Mr. Roosevelt should be informedbj ¦pedal w ire.

Funeral of Col. Graham.The funeral and burial ceremonies

of the laic Col. \\ . [_. Graham wereheld at the old home on Monday at_' p. in. The Masons luid charge.Kev. S. O. Hall conducted a brief-,er\ ice at the house.A large crowd of friends and ac¬

quaintances were present from differ¬ent parts of the county, and otherseetionaiA feature of the occasion w ¡is a

brief address doltvoted at the graveby Capt. A. .1. 'lyncs. He sj>oke tothe «ild comrades present, many ofwhom had Uen intimately associated

i with the deceased during the late;war. (apt. Ty lies' address was ap-Í Oropélate and touching. The enlirtceremony was a fitting tribute to tinCharacter and worth of this old citi¬zen and soldier.

SINGLE LIST OFBOOKS AT LAST

Clamor of Public and Prêta Is

Heeded 1>> State Boardof Education.

The newa] sp rs ol the state clam¬ored for the single lid of Schoolbooks, and kepi up the clamor untiltinatly the stati School Board ha-»,.it a reo o; i.,, v ii ¿. adopte«! a kIimjIclist of text i coks I >i the entire state.A few exceptions were allowed infavor of certain eitles, It hi stated,where a single list «res not just thebest.

The action on t part of (he StateBoard will save to the book huyeraand patrons of the schools, who forthe most pait are not rich men,thousands of dollare each year. Thestate has paid Pot years exorbitantprices for school books.Just Whythi> Imposition was practiced andmi long continued Is a question. Cer¬tainly someodbyeomeweheni has beencoining money at the expense of thepoor children of the state. The pub¬lic generally will commend and ap¬prove the action of the stau Board.

Baa Supper a StJCoassjBenbow, Ya.. April 28.

Our box supper last Friday nijjht«rea quita a lucaesa, every orsieeem-ed to enjoy It.

Ifr*. \\ ii! Cord I hi spending a few«reeks with home folks in Wythe-\ille.

Iflese« Ella and Mattie Crabircearc home fiom School.Wade ( oiel 1. of i ¿i les < oiinnt v, i>

here visiting friends and relativas.Mi«. Newton Buchanan bacheen

very sick with measles, bat hi aoamuoh betten

The (Ienera I Manager IT"it i^ currently reported on the

¦treat that Mr, U, c, fjong. the man¬age! of the railway company here,has purchased an automobile. Thereport cannnol be verified. It waireported a lew weeks ago that \. l!.White had also purchased an autofoi carrying (he mail and haulingpashCugers. Mr. White contemplatespurchasing s machine that will earrjj> pasesngres ¡it a speed uf 60 milesan hour. How long will il lake himto bring the mail to Taaewell in theauto.'

Mrs. Morris HereMis. Ivhocbc I .ce M'UiK, of Bols-

sei (fane,Spent lad Saturday ami Sun¬

day here With her OOUeln, Mis. .1. ALeslie, reluming on Monday. Mis.Morris, who was a Miss Taylor,was bom and reared in Chesterfieldcounty, near Richmond, where herfather owned ami operated a largeplantation on Janus River. lierbrother, Watt Taylor, ami her slut* i

widow of the late Judge I?. A. liai;cod.. aie prominent and well knownpeople in Richmond.

Mi-, Morris, is teaching in thefamily of Superintendant, T. S.Crockett, who with his excellentwife, is well known here, and withwhom Mi-. Morris Is .reatly pleas¬ed. She is a lady of culture and re¬finement, and her presence In anyhome Is a benediction. F*OI a numberyears Mrs. Morris was the head ofI he Hell Rryan Kindergarden, andthe I lay Nursery, in Richmond, andin ibis capacity vas also associatedwith Dr. Maybe in the ChilsdrensHome Society work, in Richmond.

Tragedy in Smyth CountyA special from Ohilhowie, Va., to

a Bristol paper, BOJ IThomas Rlevins, seemingly with¬

out excuse, shot and killed GoorgSOwens, near the laltcrs home on St.(lair (reek, in Smythe county.

Blevlns, it is said, damendedthirty h\e cents which was due himfrom Owens. After Owens had paliltin- debt and turned to leave,Rlevins, it is allegad, shot him iithe back, and be fell dead on lh<sjiot. Rlevins is under arrest. Tintwo men were brothers-in-law.

YOUR wool..We are in the market this year for

wool. We represent one of the bestwool dealers in the country. Wethink it to jour interest to see us

before selling your wool. Sacks freeat our mill or at J.A.iireever A, l

Clinch Valley Milling Co.,North Teaewell, Va.

Didn't Find Him Glad of It.Mrs. liong, one of Maxwell's

¦I lendld ladies, same to Teaewell onWednesday looking for a dentist,verymuch in the spirit of a man whowas "boni tired" started out to lookfor work. Reduced t<< the last loafhe finally made up his mind to lookfor work. As he sauntered slowly oilfrom his home his wife heard him

bop* to goodness < won't findnone." Mrs. Long looked for (hedentist hoping »he wouldn't Andhim, ami she didn't.be «res" out oftown, anl the good lady w ill wait

¡till next lime, hoping for the name

I good luck on her next vUlt.

Jno. VV. Crockett Seriously IIIAt this writing. Thursday aftei-

noon. Mr. John W. Crockett is

alarmingly ill at bis home in thistown. At one time today his familywere deeply distressed and apprehen¬sive thai his condition seemed hope¬less. He was stucken with very Mid¬den illness on the street last Satur¬day, but after being taken home andmedical attention given him, he ral¬lied quickly, and seemed to rcihis normal Condition. He was on the

l:i\ His conditiongrew worse and hie children ami rel¬ativen gathered quickIj at bis home,where they have been waiting andhoping since. As v e go I«1 | ic--.

this ii erning hie condition la report«ed slightly Improved.He bad a fairlyRood night, ami his friends arc morehopeful, He Is Still, however, in acritical condition.

Me Can Seelour old friend, c. II. Greaar, of

Willens Mills, dropped In lo rot usa day 01 two ago with an unusualbright 9sxpression en his race, liebad Just returned from Bristol when-he had a cataract removed from oneof his exes, and like Mr. Kcpass ofCledar bind", he was as happy asCould be. He could sec 'Mr.came In to thank the editor, whosometime ago, advised and urgedhim to have the operation performed.I le de-servos to see, and to enjoje\ei> other earthly comfort, as theshadows lengthen, and the sun gOOldown lo its final selling.

Cleaning UpSargeanl Hawkins washed tin

streets yesterday, They needed itDual and tilth w as deep and living.The Stores weic compelled lo keciclosed doors. I Mist w ¡is flyingwhere« This wasadrj town lei sut,\\ h\ osnM the itroeti be k**pl oleuiof waste paper« enybowî Bto|throw ing pepei and tohaeoco |uleo ".

the sidewalk. If yea havn't any(hing else lodo but sit nioiiud am

spit tobacco Julei on the sidewalkgo to Ik. at ing rocks 01 making garden.

Every One Praises It.ICvery mail, slmoat, bungs u

kind words of « sanineiidat ion of on

enlarged papei. Many ol the lender¦ay : I don't SM how you can afrociodo ii.*' We can afford li all rigliv. e I h ink, if oui ÉubsCI i hers w ho ow

.\ promptly« We d«> not sxpeiio ask an Immense m eubeerlptiorater If out eubscribsni will stand h

but, remember, talk ami praiiis good, We like it, but It « ill takwmethlng more than talk to paj o\bills. |f von will take a little Inter«In the pape«- it will glow and in

piOVe right along. Help us bsending us the nevrs from your con

munity, and speaking to yooi nelglbor« Who an- not lUbsOl i bvthem to lake it. Send US the mini«of parties not now subseribcis, anWC « ill send sample copies1 bip along a ill le, and " watch t

grow."

Closing Art HxhibitIfim Géorgie Croeketl will ele

her Art School nest Thursday, l

80th, alferiK.cn. She will give an c

hibit from 8 to I o'clock bo bei :

room over I'eei \ and St.( lair'.s sloiThe patrons and friends of the SSbCand the public generally, are inved.

Burke's Garden To The Front.burke s (iurden ig in danger

making the rest of the country <

vious ami jealous. John I*. GoSS '.

here on yesterday tulking Improv(ream Separators. W. B. Dock 1here a day or two ugo talking 101trie Incubators, and will have <

on exhibition here next Sales Dayactive operation« The best of evething is claimed in Hurke's (birdeven to the correspondence to this|>er. It is up to !.. <i. to make g<ami sustain these claims.

GOING WEST.Mrs. M. L. McNeil, Maxwell,

with her father and mother, Mi. amiMrs. John R. Young, spent yester¬day and last night with Mr. andMrs. John \V. Whitt, on Ta/.ewellavenue. Mrs. McNeil, with herchildren, win leave earlj in May forLajunta, Colorado, for a long visit.Mrs. McNeil thinks she may makeher {HTinaueiii home there, but VFCventure to say that if she doe« shemust first blot from her memory theblue mountains, green Jields anilrunning streams of Ta/.ewell and oldVirginia.

A FFAV SAMPLE COPIES Of thisN are >etit to jieople not subscrib¬

ers. Rook It Osar, and if you thinkit WOfth a dollar a year, say BO. Jointhe Rrigade.

Suffering and Dollars Sevcd!.. S. ljopt i, of Malilla. M . Y., «ays:

..I am {i carpenter; and have had manyere cure healed by Baokknvs Arnica

Salve. It haaCaved me suffering andd< ll«¿rt». It is by fur the beat healingwaive I have ever found." Hoal«* burns,corea, ulcéra, fevdr corea, «*e¿erna andpiU w. 26c at Jacksou'ai

DEATH CLAIMSW. P. BARKSDALE

Author of Virginia's Pure Elec¬tion Law Die* After Long

and Painful Hint«Richmond, v.l.. April fg,.Was.

Pater Barksdale, of Halifax county,died at his home this morning afterI a Ions; and painful Illness, aged 4«"$! I. \\ se B native of Halifax

county, gradúate of the VlrtgnlaMilitary Institute, and had spent allof his life in his native state. Cortwenty yean he bad been conspicu¬ous in the politics of the state.icen yean ago be entered the statesenate and served Nm iwo terms,achieving considerable reputation asa speaker and debater. Me was the¡oil bur of the famous pure electionlaw. which is now on the statutes oft Ii, stale and Whlck has done mucht<> prevent the use of money in elec¬tions.

BUWkirs QARDBNBurka's Qasdea, Ya.. April g&,

\\ < are agreeably surprised by anthaving snow for caster. The weatheris tine and everybody is enjoying It.

Mi l!n\ Meek came home fromRoatlokc t 'olk'Ke to spend Caster.

Mr. and Mi>. I. M. Ifoss cntsr-tained the following at «limier Kej-day Mrs. J. R. Meek, Miss Ratifyand Master Bobcat, Mr. and Mr*.J. M. Hone, Mrs. Koonta, Mm.< loekett Bowen and Mastei HogeBowea,M:m\ artistic and beautiful iK*t

Cards, l>olh grave and gay, hearinggreetings ami kind mewuures, hibeen exchanged ihu Rasterttde. it

is a prell v custom.\1> «.. OrgC, < harlic, and Raul

Ucee, i .< o and Alas Meek spent sat-unia.N with Mastei Trahie Meek inhonor "I bis l.i 11 hdaj

Mr. and Mis. i,. ii. Bnapp hadaBOnihei "! gwei« to an Ka-ici iliiuierbisi Bundaj.

I,. Richie will pieach tothe children Sunday n n 111»;.

Mr. /.i in' Rosenbauni n familj ex«peel to loose nom the Garden ihalllsl ot ihls week.The Odd hallows, about &6 strong,

met ii the Lodge on (Sauter morningand marched f.i thonoa lo 11><uai church a here Bav. i». n. < arr

preached a ¦peclal seremon to Ihern.

Mere With the »abyMi. and Nil-. .1. [vandolpb Henry,

..i Princeton, W. t at ¦ f« Mdayi lins week w lib Mi Hciu\ s

panol- hen Tbej brought thebaby to ese us grand parents for tagBist lime, and fallier and mother hadto take a back seal. The baby hadthe right-of-way' ''The puniest andBweetest baby lhat evei was," ofcours«-.

avMoving Away »

Raw ..ii Miller, who recently soldhis property here |0 OCO. R. Surface,has moved to Bluefleld and John

has moved from his roonuo\ci Thtthipson and HtOWCTS store.Mis. Thompson will occupy lieaurooms, moving from the building recent I v purchased bj Prof. Braba,

FORMER CITIZEN MEREThe venerable and highly resiiect

ed, former citizen, of Ta/cwell, an<his wife, Mr. and Mrs. John BYoung, are visiting in this coniniu

nity, where they have a host o

friends. Mr. Young now lives iiMonroe county, W. Va., where hBurred several years ago. Aithoug]In his Mb year he is hale and heartyand Is enjoying the evening of hilife. The many fiicnds of this ageami worthy couple are more thaglad to BBC them.-

The kidncya arc delicate and psa*sttive OfgaJM and an- very likely atany time to get out of order. DeWitt'sKidney and Bladder lilla are promptand thorough and will iu a very shorttime strengthen the weakened kidney«and allay troubles arising from Inlla-mation of the bladder. Sold by Jack-sou.

The town ami county deserve agood, newsy, clean paperas its re¬

presentative In the great world ofjournalism. The Clinch Valley Newswill not lie able, fierhaps, to nu'ii-nic

up to the highest standard allthrough, but will reach out in thatdirection, "or bust. "

Miss bannie Sue Shclburne, a

pretty young lady of Rad ford, is theguest of Mrs. Jeff Ward. .Miss Shel-bum is a daughter of J. W. Shcl¬burne, a mendier of the linn of Shel-hum and Ingles, railroad contractors.

TEDDY BEAR LOST OR STO&?KN : A large Teddy Hear, dressedin a blue chambra dress, was left inJ. W. Chapman's orchard by Mrs.Kendrick's little daughter, on Tues¬day evening. The Hear was takenaway by some one. Please return ilor give information, and receive a

1 reward.