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CLINCH VALLEY NEWS Established 1845 J. A. LESLIE & SON, Editors and Proprietors TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. ? InAdvanck? By mail, postage paid, one year? SI.09 By mail.postago paid, .six months? 50 Advertising,. Rates Furnished ?n Application. Entered at The Tazewell (Va.) post ofllco as second class matter. TAZEWELL, VA., FEB. 7, 1918. TWO GREAT MEN There are two men in this] country who deserve public rec? ognition, and sooner or later will get it. They have done things j tangible. They have done some? thing more than "talk". They are each public benefactors, and should have a few flowers while they are still able to enjoy their fragrance and beauty. So, here are ours. We refer to Mr. Hitchcock, Postmaster General of the United States, and to C. Lee Moore, Auditor of Virginia. These two men are on the job. Mr Hitchcock has put into operation the great parcels post system, smoothly and success? fully, all through this great country, without a jar, without delay or confusion. This scheme will be of more value in the way of convenience and economy to a greater number of people, than any scheme of modern times. And incidentally and indirectly he has done for the express com? panies what the whole of con? gress seemed unable to accom? plish. He has built his monument. State Auditor Moore has done a greater service to his state than any of his predecessors. He has gone after the tax-dod? gers and careless incompetent commissioners, with gloves off, and unearthened hundreds of thousands of taxable property heretofore withheld from tax? ation. In the county of Norfolk, according to The Times Dispatch, there has recently been added to the taxable values of that county $132,560.00, and Mr. Moore is still at it. In Richmond and other cities similar results have accrued through the untiring efforts of this "determined and courageous man." These two men have done tilings?brought things to pass, and should have, and as a fact, are having, commendations from all quarters. The one would make a fine President, the other a fine Governor. The Clinch Val? ley News flings these little boquets to these worthy public servants, heartily and sincerely wishing them still greater success in their important positions. CHANGE ITS POLICY The Lynchburg News, in a re? cent, well conceived editorial, discusses the suggestion, re? peatedly made heretofore, that the Virginia Polytechnic Insti? tute change its course of study and policy, become an Agri? cultural school exclusively. After considering at length both sides of the question the News reaches the conclusion that it would be unwise to make the change. There are now, says The News, 351 students studying engineer? ing, Applied Science, and only 139 studying Agriculture ex? clusively, and it is not at all clear that the Agricultural De? partment would be increased by the change. The question is an important one, and as we see it, impossible of solution except by actual trial and experiment. The institution being already equipped to give instruction in other branches than Agriculture, and apparently at least , doing a good work along these other lines, the suggested change might work other than inevitable financial losses. Un? less the abolishment of these other schools would enable the management to widen and ex? tend the work of the Agricultur? al school, which is not at all im? possible, the change would profit nothing. The V. P. I. plant, endow? ment, working capital and all, makes a total investment of over a million, one hundred and seventy thousand dollars. The complaint rather than criticism is often made that such an investment should be more fruitful of direct, tangible re? sults. The owners of the school, ~tne people of the State, want to see it prosper. They want it's influence and help in the great agricultural interests. What is taught besides wi: make little difference if only the agricultur? al interest is fostered. THE ALUM{II AND MR. EGGLESTON It appears from newspaper re? ports that the V. P. I. alumni j are taking quite an active tartl in the selection of a President to succeed Mr. Barringer. We do not know who the "alumni" is or where they live or what is their occupation. If they reside in this state and are engaged in farming or any industrial pur? suit, or if not actually engaged in farming, are familiar with the needs, requirments etc., I then we would say that they' are entitled to an opinion on the I subject and their reasons there-; for should receive what con-, sideration they deserve. Other wise, we fail to see why they should "butt in" and try to con? trol the selection of a President or any other officer, for the V. P. I. in this state. We have a board of good men whose duty it is to select a President, why not let then do it? THAT BIG WATER STORY One of the readers of this paper arises to inquire if we didn't have a little too much water in the paper last week re-! ferring to the article in the paper i last week in which it was stated that more than 5000 tons of water fell on every acre of land in these southern and Atlantic states, each year. No, the figures given were correct, in round numbers. We expected the ac? curacy of the statement to be questioned The amount of rain-' fall is so much greater than any one would imagine without an investigation and a calculation. Look up last week's paper and read the article again. Make the calculation for yourself. The an? nual rainfall in this section is f)() inches, on an average, yearly. How many tons fall on one acre? After you have satisfied yourself of the correctness of this calcula? tion, then, go to work to solve the more important problem, how to conserve this vast amount of water and store it for next summer when the hot sun parches your land and the crops. THOSE "YELLOW BREECHES" We have no means of knowing just to what extent the criticisms of the road people, made in the "yaller breeches" article pub? lished in this paper last week, are justifiable. We would not undertake from our chair in this office, or even from an inspection of the work, to pass judgment. What do we know about road surveying and road building? We would not undertake to say that we know a good, properly built road when we seu it. And yet, we are sure that we know just about .as much about it as a i number of critics in this county, I honest though they be. The peo ' pie of Thompson Valley need good roads, perhaps just a little ! worse than do the people of any ! other section, if possible. They ? are naturally impatient. They i forget that Home was not built in a day. The road beds in Thompson Valley are narrow, badly laid out, and if they are straightened and widened and improved by being surveyed "five times", it will be money ? well spent. Mr. Lee, the efficient engineer, is a skillful conscienti? ous man. Those who know him will be slow to believe that he is knowingly or wilfully wasting money or delaying the work. Mistakes have perhaps been made. The expenditure of nearly a million dollars is no child's 1 job. The collection and organiz? ing of road forces and machinery, obviously was a difficult task. It has been done and roads have been and are being built. This "yaller breeches" crowd have earned their money, and while honest just criticism is always allowable and welcomed in these columns we do not invite or en? courage knockers and kickers, who know nothing of road build? ing and its complications, how? ever honest they may be. Of all people this class should be sure they are right before they go ahead. A BUSINESS COURSE A NECESSITY In this day the young man or ! young woman who is ambitious to make an independent living is greatly handi-capped by scant and meager perparation. Ignor ? ance is not at a premium in the markets of this country "I don't know how" is the cry of failure and poverty. The stenog? rapher, typewriter, book-keeper, clerk or what not, must know how or stand aside. All this is self-evident. The point is, preparation and fitness is readily and cheaply acquired. A few dollars, a few month's time and reasonable industry will make an efficient money earner out of any average young man or woman. The Central Business College, Roanoke, has an important ad in this paper. Read it. Borrow the money if necessary, and prepare yourself to make money and to be useful in this busy world. Dr. King's New Discovery Soothes irritated throat and lungs, stops chronic and backing cough, re? lieves tickling throat, tastes nice. Take no other; ouce used, always used. Buy It at John E. Jackson's, Better Schools For The County. Much has been said and writ? ten in the last few years with reference to the great influx of population from the country to the town and cities. Many causes for this condition have been given, and Some lemedies pre? scribed, but so far as I now re? call, I have not seen the educational advantages and dis? advantages of the Country re-1 ferred to. Good Roads, Rural Free De? livery and the telephone contri? bute mueh to the convenience and comfort of country life, but| these things do not, and cannot ; take the place of good schools, i Many of our people are either [ selling or renting their farms and moving to the towns and cities in order that they may get the advantages of good schools, and in a majority of cases, these people are the most intelligent j and the best to do, and their go ing creates a void in the rural districts that cannot be supplied.1 Good schools in the country will have a great influence to? ward holding the people and stopping the great influx of population to the towns, and with our good roads, in many sections of our great country, High Schools are a possibility and are perfectly practicable. We have a number of neigh? borhoods with more than one hundred children of school age, and within reach of one school and with the required number of High School grades. Why are not these children entitled to as much consideration as a like I number who happen te live in jtown? Why are they iiot entitled ; to more consideration, in some [respects at least? Is it not a fact, I that, as a rule, the possibilities of the town boy and the country boy are, or seem to be, in favor of the country boy? Take a look at the professional and business men of the town and pass judg? ment. Some of the brightest boys and girls to be found are in the country, and in many instances, have poor parents who are not able to live in town nor send their children away from home to school. The country school is so primary in its grades, that it does not sulficiently educate those who attend it for teaching, and the education of these poor children is cut short at a period when they are too young to go out and shift for themselves, and their great opportunities and possibilities, in most in? stances, are lost. It has been said it is not law? ful to have high schools in the country. If this is true, the law is not only arbitrary, but is in favor of a class, and should be repealed. 1 am not complaining of what the towns get, but of what the country does not get. I think all aspirants for ap? pointment to the County Superin tendecy of public schools should be asked to state their position relative to the country school, and if opposed to it giving equal opportunities with the town school, where the conditions can be met, should not be appointed Superintendent. C. A. WAGNER. V. P. I. Alumni Protest. Roanoke Times: Nobody expects or desires that any educational institution should be dominated by its alumni. Yet all must concede that the alumni are powerful factors in promot? ing success, are the best and most zealous friends of college, university or school, and there? fore are entitled to have their opinions and wishes considered respectfully and given full weight. The alumni of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute have been called to meet here next Satur? day to consider the proposed election, by the board of visitors, of Mr. Joseph D. Eggleston to be president. Apparently the opposition to this gentleman is vigorous and general. Not a word has been said or suggested against his character or general ability. The fact that he made a capable and useful superin? tendent of public instruction is conceded by all. His fitness for this special place and situation is doubted by many, positivly denied by many. Newspapers throughout the State have voiced the public suspicion that his se? lection would be a matter of politics. Whether that belief be right or wrong it exists. .We must deal with facts as they are. Apparently the alumni, more in? terested in the Institute than anybody else outside its im? mediate boundaries, with more affection for it than anjbody else, share that belief. The hold of the Institute on the State is precarious. Confi? dence in the Institute and pride in it have waned. It has been a disappointment in important re? spects. These conditions may or may not be justified by results, but they exist. Care, strength, definite policy and purpose are j required to restore it and give it a new and better start. Above ill, it should be relieved of every suspicion that politics has any part in its control or direction. Mr. EgglestonV election will have attached to it that suspicion unavoidably. An alienated alumni and a dis? satisfied and resentful public would make formidable obstacles to the success of an institution depending for its life on State support, on the good will of the legislature and I he patronage of the people. Where will be the sense of creating those obstacles unnecessarily to gratify the wishes or ambitions of on* man or the purposes of any small group of men? Here in ;i message of hope and good cheer from Mrs. C. J. Martin, Hoone | Mi Ii, Va., who is the mother of eigh teen children. Mrs. Martin was cured of stomach trouble und constipation by Chamberlain's Tablets after live years of sulfering, and now recom? mends these tablets to the public. Kohl by all druggists. The Clinch Valley News, that great advocate "Of let the peo? ple rule" is getting nervous about holding a primary to see who the people want for Post Master at Ta/.ewell. Oh consist? ency ! thou art as scarce as hen teeth with some people. Sandy Valley News. Still not quite so "nervous" as as you were after that '' Pro? gressive" convention at Abing don last fall. "Oh consistency!" Are You a Cold Sufferer? Take Dr. King's New Discovery. The best Cough, Cold, Throat & l.uug medicine made. Money refunded if it fails to cure you. Do not h"sit.ile - take it at nur risk. First dose helps J. K. Wells, Floydadn, Texas, writes "Dr. King's New Discovery cured my terrible cough and cold. I gained 15 pounds." Huy it at J. E. Jackson's. OVER 65 VARS' J EX PCr.l .? ,CE Patents Designs Copyrights Ac. 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A Bhapsody on Buckwheat It would not at all surprise us to hear that the editor of the Clinch Valley News has been buried alive in bouquets thrown at him by admiring women. He has written and printed an essay entitled "Directions for Buck? wheat Makers and Eaters." The thing is a masterpiece of wit, humor and culinary wisdom. It makes one's mouth water merely to recall it. We have never made buckwheat cakes ourselves, but we bet dollars to doughnuts that the Clinch Valley News man will win the adoration of all feminity by his composi? tion. And he deserves all the glory that's coming to him. It was a query from one "Marcs S.," which made the editor open the sluices of his eloquence. "Marcus S." desired to know the best method of pre? paring and eating buckwheat cakes. And he has got the in? formation he wanted. After first looking at his books to see if the inquirer had paid his last year's subscription and having found the account all right, the editor proceeded to gush forth his advice. Beginning at the beginning, he said: "In the first place, Mark, it is necessary that you should have buckwheat. (Jet buckwheat, dear friend; honestly if you can; but get buckwheat." The Tazewell kind is recom? mended in this connection, and a warning is sounded against the tin-can grocery store variety. To quote the editor "you want the wheat with a buck in front of it, and then you are certain of the right kind of doe, so to speak." As to converting "the raw material into the manufactured product" the editor says: "Measure out a full, honest Methodist quart of flour for every five persons or fractional part thereof, according to cir? cumstances. If the fortunate people who are to partake have good, strong digestive apparatus, 100 proof and elastic in propor? tion, better make it about 25 per cent stronger or larger to be sure of it." Next the editor, now in a com? plete frenzy of enthusiasm, says: "Make the flour into a batter of proper consistency, put in a spoonful or two of yeast and stir it round and round and set the crock in a warm place. This should be done the evening be? forehand. That batter will go to work and work all night and next morning it will have riz and perhaps overflowed and run out all over the kitchen floor." Here follow directions as to the details of cooking. The buck? wheat specialist is warned to make the cakes neither too large nor too small. "Down on Clear Fork they make them large enough to dance a jig on," adds our authority, "but this may be a little large, depending on cir? cumstances, inward and out? ward." The Clinch Valley man likes bis about the size of his plate, and on getting down to business I be tackles about four of "these brown motley face, pockmarked" delicacies at a time, "while they jare still sizzling hot." As seasoning he suggests a can of sorghum, maple syrup, a print of butter or a "nice dish of juicy, brown sausage near at hand, within easy reach." Further advice follows, but it is so convincing, so enticing and LOW FARE ?TO THE? Fertile Northwest Oneway Spring Colonist Tickets on Sale Daily March 15 to April 15, 1913 to points in Western Montana, lilahp, Washington, Oregon, British Columbia. Round-Trip Homeseekers' Tickets on Sale ist and 3rd Tuesdays each month to many points in the North? west United States and Canada. Long limit and slop overs. Travel on the Northern Pacific Ry. and connecting lines, to Mi:i?<_t;ota, Nort Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Wash? ington, Oregon, or to Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia. Will send free illustrnted literature nbout tho Northwest United States nnd full information about Northern Pacific rates of faie nnd service promptly upon request. It costs you nothing Wiite today. M- J- COSTGLLO, Dist. Pass'r. A Kent. 40 E- 4th Ave-, Cincinnati, Ohio. J C EATON, Travling Immig. Agent, 40 E- 4th Ave , Cincinnati, Ohio. Promotes DigcstionChectfuJ ness and ResLContalns neillw Ophuu.MorpIuae nor Mineral. Not Narcotic. Flvufkin Sud jUx-Senoa * JfxMtem AvstSttd* JiirmSrrd-*'* JftigiiwYsmn Aperfect Remedy for Consflpj tion. Sour Sromach.Ularrtoca Worms .ConvulsimisJevcrisli ness and Loss of Sleep. Tac Simile Sijnature of The Centaur CoMPAHSi NEW YORK. GAS? For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of Exact Copy of Wrapper. In Use For Over Thirty Years CASTORIA THI ciNT?un COMPANY, NEW YORK CITY. so deliciously suggestive that to attempt to produce it would drive us abroad in search of the food described. I In conclusion the "chef" of j the Clinch Valley News sanctum says: "If your digestive mill is in good working order you will sleep like a baby that night. If not, you may sleep like one that needs paregoric and soothing syrup.'" Leap year is now rapidly drawing to a clo-.e, but we ven? ture to predict that if our South? west friend is not a married man, he'll certainly be grabbed up between now and January 1, 1918, by some woman. A mortal that knows as much about buck? wheat cakes aa lie is bo;md to i>; a "love." -Richmond Evening .Journal. Mother* Can Safely Buy Dr. King's New Discovery and give i to the littl" ones v. hen ailing an.. sufTcrinG with c. his, coughs, thro r or lung troubles, taste nice, ham leu* once us?d, ttlwnysuscd. Mrs. Brur Crawford, Niagra, Mo., writes: "Dr King's K-.-v. Disc very changa) oui boy from a pale weak sick boy In tin picture of health." Always helps. Buy it at John E. Jackson'9. CASTOR IA for Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always BougM BIDS WANTED NOTICE is hereby given that th? Hoard of Supervisors of Tazewel County, Virginia, will receive sealeo proposals and bids from contractor: until 12 o'clock noon on the 15tn, da\ of February, 1913, for the erectioi and completion of the remodeling of i. court house to ho erected at Tazewell Virginia, in accordance with the plan and specifications for furnishing materials and performing the labor re? quired by Andiew J. Bryan, Architect Louisville, Kentucky, which plans am specifications have been adopted am are now on file and open to inspectioi at the office of the County Clerk ol said County. A certified check for Twenty five hundred dollars ($2500.00) payable to the County Clerk, must accompany each bid; such check to hi forfeited to the County aa assessci an1 liquidated damages should the con. tract he awarded to a bidder or firm, and he or they fail within ten days after being notified to execute and ap? proved surety bond for the faithful performance of the contract based on his bid. Said bun.I shall he for the full amount of the bid, and the certi? fied check sh-.l! he held until actual operation on the buiiding site has be? gun started and the contractor has begun placing concrete. All bids and proposals shall be made out on a blank form furnished bv the Clerk of the County. The County reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals ir bids submitted, or to waive any lefi ct? in samp, If it be deemed to the best interest of the County to do JO. Each bidder must also file with 1 is bid a letter from a surety Company; ihall furnish bond in case contract is twarded said bidder. PUns and specifications will b tarnished to contractors upon d vitti the Clerk ofsaid Cnu :heck f.ir$25 00, said u*ned ,when plans People Should Guard Against Appendicitis Taxewell people who have stomach and liowel trouble should guard against appendicitis by taking simple buckt? horn bark, glycerine, etc., as com | nounded in Adler-i-ka, the German Iappendicitis remedy. A SINGLIS DOSE relieves sour stomach, Ras on the stomach and constipation IN? STANTLY because this simple mixture nntisepticizes the digestive oigana ai d draws off the impurities. John S Jackson. Al?o recommended by the Kichlandi Mercantile Co ," of P.;chlunds, Virginia. Wo Progress. "Tlieu you like bridge?" "Sure I dot And yet 1 oo.ee tUouRbt plogpoug was fuu."?LouLsvllle Courier-Journal. RER FRIEND'S GOOD ADVICE T:;c Results fade This Nc.vburg Lady Clad She Followed Suggestion. Newburg, Ala.?"For wore tlian a year," writes Myrtle Cothnim, of this placo, "I suffered with terrible- pains In my back and head. I had a Ballow complexion, and my face was covered with pimples. Our family doctor only Cave me temporary relief. A friend of mine advised me to try Cardui, so I began taking It. at once, and with the best results, for I was cured after taking two liottlrs. My mother and my aunt have aho used Cardui and were greatly henoflted. I shall always praiso Cardui to sick and suffering women." Cardui is a purely vegetable, per? fectly harmless, tonic remedy for wo? men, and will benefit young and old. Its Ingredients are rc?d herbs, hav? ing a gentle, tonic efTect, ou Uio wo? manly constitution. Cardui hau helped a million women back to health and street!!. Have you tried it? if not, pleaso do. It may bo just what you need. N. B.? Writt to: La<1Ics? Advisory Dept.. Ch*tt? mx.S? MrdUnoC:o..Chai;an".:rJ.Ttnn.. for Specxtl Itu:r-,ictmi.l. .-.r.J 64-pagc r .h.y. " Hume Trc?l??n? fee WoBin," Mal In plain >r.^p?r,cifl rejiuut. ?JfirW RotfG!KsVSestcmB.R Schedule Effective May 26, 1912, \. 'Pazewell Tor Norton, '.'ill am 8:04 p m v. IWweii r<.i Blueflold, 11 or. a in 0:89 pm n-in Itlnellfthl East I)..mid. '.M.r> a in rui Moanok?, Lyuchburg, forfolk and all points on Sru uandoah livision, Pullman sleeper ami cafe car ) Roanoke. Pullman to Norfolk, 'arlor cir Roanoke and Richmond, lei'pcr Roanoke nnd New York, iJininfr Car. 7.20 a 111 dally for East R?droid itonnoke and lutormedlate stations. 2;?0 p m daily for Roanoke, Lynch >urp and lutormedlate stations and the ?Ihennndoah "Valley. Pullman sleeper laty to Now York 9.23 p m for Roanoke, Lynchburg, Klebmond, Norfolk. Pullman sleeper Norfolk, and Roancke to Richmond WESTBOUND. 8.10 a in for Kenova, Portsmouth, olurtibiiH, St.. Louis and the west. L'ullinau aleeper to Columbus, ?ale car. 8.2t) p ni for Kenova, Poi tamouth, Dinelunati, Columbus/West, NortnweaL Pullmah sleeper toCincinnatl.Columbus jafc car to Williamson. ^1 a m. for WjltiMsfen and ln ledlate '>le, ^ iflSS Passenger ' nundors, Boanolte, V?