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The Tazewell Repnblican Published every Thursday at TAZEWELL, VA., ??y? WILLIAM C. PENDLETON, Editor and Proprietor. SUBSCRIPTIONS. Republican, one year, rash in advance . . 8 i 00 SubsenpUons on time. , Kepubllcan and N. Y. Tribune, one year,' '. l 6 ADVERTISING RATES furnished on appllca uou. Correspondence solicited. The publishers of Thk Republican are not re? sponsible for opinions expressed by Correspon? dents. Thk Republican i< entered at the Post-ofllce at Tazew ell, Virginia, as second-class matter. FOR CONGRESS: (Ninth District,) GEN. JAS. A. WALKER, Of Wythe County. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1898. A MODERN COMEDY OF ERRORS, If there ever was a Comedy of Phrors the record of the modern Democracy is one. Every position it has taken and even policy it has adopted in connection with national politics has been erroneous. By its fatal blunder in 1SG0 Democracy inten? sified sectional feeling to such an extent that it plunged the country into interner cine strife and impoverished the South beyond measure. At the conclusion of the civil war it was in an almost hopeless and helpless minority, but still aspired to leadership and control of national affairs. In the face of the splendid achievements of the Republican party in settling the conditions that followed the close of the civil war without reprisals upon the de? feated South, it still sought to keep alive sectional feeling, hoping thereby to ulti? mately regain its lost power. TLe false economic doctrine of free trade was still made the shiboleth of its faith, though it was demonstrated, by actual re? sults, that the Protective policy of the Republican party had advanced our posi? tion as an industrial people to a most won? derful extent, and created for the nation wealth that was almost fabulous. But it continued to hammer away upon its dan? gerous doctrine of tariff for revenue or free trade until it made a sufficient impression upon the minds of the people to secure absolute control of the Executive and Leg? islative branches of the Federal govern? ment. In 1893 its tariff policy, which was not radical enough to suit the views of its then worshiped leader, Cleveland, and its subsequent demi-god, Bryan, was forced upon the country; and in the bitterness ol their sorrow, for a period of four years, the people were made to see that Demo? cratic statemanship was a humbug and the promised prosperity ofthat party a myth. The most infatuated advocates of free trade were forced to acknowledge that the cjuntry was in a dreadful business condi tion before the party lines began to form in 1896. It could be seen by all men thai the tariff reform policy of the Democratic party was a fake and its promised splen? did, successful drama a comedy in one sanse, a tragedy in another. Comb in the haste the Democratic leaders displayed in making Mr. Cleveland the scape-goat of their own incapacity?tragic in the sor? row and misery it had inflicted upon the m leses of the people. The next act in the "Comedy of Errors" ; was played at Chicago in 1896, when the odds and ends of all political creeds were aggregated in a heterogeneous mass, anil crowded upon that wild, written declara? tion of political principles known as the Chicago platform. Bryan and Tillman, Daniel and Altgeld, Weaver and "Bloody Bridle" Waite; Populist, Socialist, Demo? crat, Anarchist, Greenbacker and out law, were united in one effort to assault the in? tegrity of the courig, the honest perform? ance of public and private contracts and the honor of the nation. Free silver was declared to be the only specific for the business evils that were destroying the country; and a picture of despair was pointed, descriptive of the conditions that would follow the success of the sound money cause. Free silver suffered a tell? ing defeat and the prophetic vision of the Bryanite Democracy was found at fault? the very opposite of what they claimed would come has visited our land. There was a restoration of confidence, business panic disappeared, values were restored, labor was employed and prosperity elad dened the hearts of the people. It was shown that Democracy was again in error. Our strained relations with Spain was next seized upon by the Democracy, and upon the Cuban question it performed another act in its "Comedy of Errots." The Democratic members of Congress jumped to the front as the most ardent ad? vocates of war with Spain. They abused the President for the caution and judg? ment he exercised in negotiating with Spain to prevent, if possible, the necessity for hostilities, but when he sent in his message announcing that war was inevita? ble, the Democrats in Congress voted sol? idly against a declaration of war, because j it did not declare for recognition of the insurgent government in Cuba. No man will be so absurd as to say that the Demo- j crate were not again in error. That was followed by the refusal of the j Democratic members to vote for the war j revenue bill because it did not provide for the issuance of greenbacks and for an in? come lax. Thus they put themselves in the attitude of having provoked a war with Spain and then voting against the only revenue bill that was offered to pro-1 vide means for conducting the war. This] (ras a criminal error for which the Demo cratit: party will always be called to ac? count. Just about the time the war appeared to b? reaching a glorious conclusion, and it was manifest that the United States would have questions to settle in connection with what may be called conquered territory, the Democratic leaders hastily determined to create a new national issue on what they were plensed to term "Imperialism.'' Cleveland the rejected and Bryan the ac? cepted leader of the party almost simul? taneously made public declarations against territorial expansion. In this position they were supported by Bailey, of Texas, the Democratic leader of the House of Representatives. But the opponents of territorial expansion were not able to get the rank and tile of the party to fall in be? hind them. Democratic papers and prom? inent men in the party have placed them? selves in opposition to the anti-expansion? ists and it is plain that another error has been added to the many already recorded against Democratic leadership. The error is plain to the people .<md it will prove fatal to the Democracy, if persisted in. THE WEALTH OF THE SOUTHWEST. The Buchanan Banner prints an inter? esting card from Mr. S. C. Wells, in which he says that a committee of seven has been formed at that place to arrange for a meet? ing in the early future of furnace men, owners of mineral properties and others, who*e interests lie in what may be roughly called Southwest Virginia, their object be* ing to promote the material interests of that section. Mr. Wells says that it is the judgment of the committee that perhaps no section of the country of equal area in the United States is so rich in quantity and variety of minerals as Southwest Vir? ginia, and he believes that there will be great activity there as the result of certain conditions growing out of the late war. We printed the other day in our news columns the report of the Norfolk nnd Western Railway Company, showing that the gross earnings cf the company for the past tiscal year exceeded those of any pre? vious year in the history of the road. As the Norfolk and Western road is largely fed by Southwest Virginia, we accept this as another evidence of the prosperity of that part of Virginia. And yet with this evidence of prosperity, and with the splen? did mineral wealth which Mr. Wells and his associates are proposing to advertise, for some time past we have heard nothing from the Ninth District but a calamity wail. We have been trying to point out to the people of that, rich section the folly of such a course. How much better a card such as that which Mr. Wells print! than the average political harangue about the "distressed condition of the people'' and the "languishing industries" of Vir? ginia, Virginia needs more men like Mr. : Wells and his friends, and they should bi encouraged rather than those who preacli r the gospel of discontent.?Richmond Times. The Times hears no calamity wail fron the Southwest except from the Rheaites. It was Rhea who said in his speech al Jonesville that "times were harder thai he ever knew them." It was Rhea whc at Lebanon asked "what had become o; ( tha prosperity that the Republicans hat promised." He is the only man in the Southwest who is upon the stump who if preaching "the gospel of discontent.' The Republican speakers and papers art giving a more encouraging account of the I condition of rour section. Farmers have abundant crops, prices are good and the great mass of the people are happy anc' einteiltet!. What the Southwest does not need is such men as Rhea who injure its business interests by "calamity howling" that they may get office. NOT MUCH PRAISE FOR RHEA. Senator Daniel spoke at Mar ion on the 19th inst., and a corrpepondent of the Bristol News in a brief account of the Sen? ator's speech, among other things, told the following: The Senator ingratiated himself with the few Republicans present by paying a high tribute to President McKinley and he pleased not a few Democrats by simply ig? noring Mr. Rhea and his political methods. And Rhea's name would not have been mentioned had he not been requested to do so after he had finished his regular speech and arose to thank some of the ladies for a bouquet presented him to which a note was appended, as I under? stood, asking him to say something about the candidates. Ab for General James A. Walker he had nothing to say against him. They were in the war together and at the battle of Chancellorsville he lost a limb and General Walker another. The Sena? tor apologised to bis hearers for having euch a candidate as Mr. Rhea, and referred to the time when Mr. Rhea was not such a good Democrat as he claims to be. He said that Mr. Rhea and himself were once politically antagonistic to each other and the Senator said that he (Daniel) had al? ways been a Democrat. Where does this place Mr. Rhea ? He said that Democra? cy's door was open and that he hoped General Walker would return to it like Jukge Rhea had done. We suppose that Senator Daniel will be accepted as a good witness against Rhea. Rhea declares that he has always been a Democrat; but Major Daniel remembers when he was the regular nominee of the Democratic party for Governor of Vir? ginia that Rhea supported Cameron, who was the candidate of a Republican and Readjuster coalition. He remembers that on the Cameron ticket John F. Lewis was the candidate for Lieutenant-Governor, ' and that Rhea was doing all in his power ' to eiecc the Republican and Readjuster ticket. He remembers that Rhea solicited and accepted office from the same Repub? lican and Readjuster coalition that was op? posing the regular Democratic organization, Now Rhea declares that he has alwayB been a consistent and true Democrat. Maj. Daniel knows that Rhea is not telling the truth, and therefore he spoke of them having been antagonistic. There was nothing wrong in Rhea supporting Cam? eron and Lewis, but the wrong is his try ing to practice a fraud upon the people about nis record as a party man. He voted and worked for a Republican on a ticket which was opposed by a regular Democratic ticket,with John W. Daniel at the head of it. Has Rhea been a constant and consistent Democrat ? Is he not a po? litical fraud? From Darnel's testimony, and the record which is known to all men, he is a political fraud. THE FOURTH DISTRICT. The conditions of the Fourth Congres? sional District in this State are highly fa? vorable to the election of our nominee, the Hon. Sidney P. Kpes. We might go farther, indeed, and assert that never before, at this distance from an election, lias it ever seemed more certain that the district would be represented by a Democrat. Our candidate is a man of en? ergy and ability, and he is diligently can? vassing the counties. He is also getting the help of eloquent speakers from other parts of this State and from other States. Moreover, he has the aid of a very active j and intelligent district committee under i Chairman I .assiter. Their combined ef? forts will surely result in an excellent or? ganization and in arousing the interest and enthusiasm of the people. Nowhere has the congressional campaign "warmed up" very much yet; but interest in it will grow here as we get farther from the war and closer to the election. And we shall rely upon the Democrats of the Fourth, who have often fought heroically against fearful odds, to rally in all their strength and enthusiasm now that the chances of victory are so strongly in our favor. Our opinion is that Mr. Epes will be elected by a majority so large that not even a purblind Republican house can fail to recognize his title to his seat. By win? ning Ftich a victory, the Fourth will have a truly representative man in the House, and at the same time will give a conclusive expression against the action of the Re? publicans in unseating him.?Richmond Dispatch. The conditions in the Fourth District have always, under the present election law, been "highly favorable" for the counting in of a Democratic nominee. Heretofore the machine was relied upon . to do its work and the machine will be used i this year. The heroic efforts to overcome thc"fearful odds" in the shape of a Repub? lican majority of from live to eight thous? and,have not been the elfortsof candidates ! of energy and ability or eloquent speakers, but ballot manipulators. This time they i will try to make their manufactured ma? jority so large that it will remain unques 1 tioned. We take it for granted, however, that more systematic plans will be adopted ? for detecting frauds, and the greater they are the more condemnation will be visited upon the instruments that do the work. --4 ? * j THE NEXT CONGRESS. Much will depend on the political com { plexion of the House of Representatives ol the next Congress, the members of which are to be chosen at the approaching elec ' tion. On the result of that election will 1 depend the power of the Democrats to in ) lluence legislation for two years.?Lynch f burg News. I This is precisely what we have been ; telling our readers. On the result of the ; approaching Congressional election de ? pends the character of the legislation that > will be necessary to conclude favorably the > issues that will arise but of our war with ; Spain. Mr. McKinley will have the sup . port of the Senate in his policy toward the I Philippines and other territorial questions. [ The people have recognized already the : lack of wisdom by the Democrats in Con 1 gress on the Cuban and all questions con? nected with the war. Tbey tried to pre , vent a declaration of war by blocking the passage of a resolution declaring war. be , cause the independence of Cuba and the insurgent government were not recognized. When it became necessary to raise funds to prosecute the war the Democrats again tried to block Republican legislation for raising revenue. The people are thoroughly disgusted with Democratic legislation and the efforts the Democratic members in Congress make to influence legislation. No greater misfortune could befall the country than to have the Democrats in control of the next House of Representatives. If Mc Kinley's administration is to be held re? sponsible for the settlement of the issues growing out of the war and for the solution of the financial and economic questions that will arise,the Republican party should not be embarrassed in its work by having a Democratic House of Representatives to impede its legislation. WHO IS THE FRAUD ? Last week's issue of the "Clinch Valley News" had a communication signed "Re? publican," and, from the head iines over the article, it was made to appear to be the contribution of "a prominent "Republi? can." As the name of the editor of the Re? publican was several times sneeringly re? ferred to in the communication, on last Saturday we approached one of the pub? lishers of the News and asked for the name of the correspondent. The publisher stated that he was not authorized to give it, and that the communication had been handed in without any name attached. We then demanded the name of the au? thor, and were told it would be furnished later. On Monday morning we again ap? proached the publisher on the subject, and he stated that he still had no author? ity for disclosing the name of the corre? spondent. We are inclined to think that the com? munication Is a manufactured one. If not, it is the production of a political coward and sneak, who appears in print wearing false livery, and who tries to falsify the re? cords and impugn the motives of others, above the stolen signature of "Republi? can." In another place we print an editorial which was published in the last issue of the Ahingdon Citizen over the signature ofG.C. Porterlield, its editor. This abandon? ment of Rhea by the leading Democratic paper of Washington county is very signi? ficant. It shows clearly that his views are not only unpopular with the people of that county but that personally is distaste? ful to them. He has been guilty of so much infidelity in politics that be is cord? ially despised by the best men of both factions in the Democratic party in Wash? ington,and is doomed to be snowed under by a heavy majority at home. It speaks badly for a man who can oidy claim to be popular at other places than in his own county. --??? We have reason to know that as soon as Gen. W. H. Payne heard of Rhea's de? nunciation at Lebanon of certain state? ments which were said to have come from Payne about the. Confederate incident at Richmond, he addressed a letter to Rhea which must have fallen into the latter's hands. A letter from Gen. Payne to an? other person, which has been published, tells that Payne had given Rhea a state? ment of what had transpired. Why don't Rhea make that statement public ? We are inform 3d that Gen. Hunton lias also addressed a letter to Rhea. If these letters vindicate Rhea; why don't he give them to the public? We will gladly pub? lish them if they do vindicate him. Mb. W. j. Bryan, in a speech at Greens? boro, N. C, in ISO!!, said there could be no increase in the money circulation of the country unless there was free coinage of silver. On the 1st of July, 1S90, our en? tire circulation was 11,506,484,066. On July 1st, 1S98 the circulation was $1,843, 4:15,749, an increase of 1337,000,783. This shows that Mr. Bryan was entirely at fault in Iiis judgment on the money question. "The door of Democracy is open and 1 hope Gen. James A. Walker will return to it like Judge Rhea has done."?John W. Daniel at Marion. Rhea asserted at Lebanon he had al? ways been a Democrat. He didn't think then that Senator Daniel would testify against him. ABINGDON CITIZEN DESERTS RHEA. Can't Stand His Record on Election Law, Tariff and Money Questions. When in 1770 the fathers of the Ameri? can Republic withdrew their allegiance from the British Crown and raised the Bag of resistance lo it, they gave to mankind their reasons for their sudden change of course. The Citizen of this date has no hesitation in announcing the transferrence of its support from Judge Rhea to that of General Walker, as candidates for Con? gress. There ought not to be any severe necessitv for this change of our allegiance to one of the most highly honored of our Confederate leaders. Prior to the inaugu? ration of the present campaign the Citizen boldly and unqualifiedly declared ils opposi? tion to the present election law of Virginia. The party which conceived, incubated and nursed ibis Walton fraud has under? taken by means of its provisions to defeat a gallant Confederate Veteran in the per bo:i of the Commander of the gallant Stone? wall Brigade. To have denounced this Walton law as the Citizen has and con? tinue to support for Congress a candidate who favors it and who is admitted to have spent the winter in Richmond in an effort to make itts machinery ntill more efficient is to us simply impossible. On October 15,1897, the Citizen in its editorial columns said this?"We favor the repeal of the Walton law, with the Parker amendments, as the most gigantic engine of fraud ever voted on the people." On the 29th of October, 1897, the Citi? zen said: "The present election law was conceived for fraud." We regret to say Judge Rhea has made no expression by which we may presume he sympathises with these utterances of the Citizen, l.'nder these circumstances our continued support of him would be im? possible. We favor the support of the principle of protection to home industries, the doctrine of a Protective Tariff. We favor the gold standard in our National fi? nances?that is that we shall have one un changable yardstick for the measurement of business values; not one for the rich and another for the poor. We are opposed to the issuance of irredeemable paper money, we tried that in the days of the Confed? eracy. We are opposed to a return to the use of wild cat State banks. We favor supporting the President in his conduct of the most speedy, bloodless and successful war since the dawn of history. In all these great measures Judge Rhea is op? posed to our views and if elected he would record the voice of this"- District against both our judgement and our conscience. To support him as such would be insin? cere if not dishonest on our part. G. C. PoRTEnFIELD. Publish It! Bristol News. ] What did occur at Richmond between Gen. Payne and Judge Rhea? What was it that was satisfactorily explained? Let us have the correspondence as indicated by the following letter: Wirrenton, Va., Sept. 15, 1898. Dear Sir:?Your favor of July 29th was duly received, but an immediate answer aras impossible. The clipping which you encloeed contained a violent denunciation by Judge Rhea of anybody who had im? puted to him remarks in denunciation of old Confederates, and in view of my con? nection with the occurrence in Richmond, necessitated a correspondence between him and myself, which was opened by me, and has terminated so satisfactorily to myself that, in accordance with his re? quest, I have given him a correct state? ment of what passed between us. I have heretofore, as the matter was adjusted at the time that it happened, declined to - make public any account of it, though frequently solicited to do so, and I deem it proper ?o continue silent, as he is in possession of my statement, for such use as he may choose to make it. Hoping that you will not regard me dis* courteous, I remain, Very Truly Yours, (Signed) Wm. H. Payne. Just as Good as Scott's and we sell it much cheaper," is a statement sometimes made by the druggist when Scott's Emulsion is called for. This shows that the druggists themselves regard Scott's Emulsion of Cod-Liver Oil with Hypophos phites of Lime and Soda as the standard, and the purchaser who j desires to procure the " standard n because he knows it has been of untold benefit, should not for one instant think of taking the risk of using some untried prepa? ration. The substitution of something said to be "just as good/' for & stand? ard preparation twenty five years on the market, should not be permitted by the intelligent purchaser. Ro sure you Ret SCOTT'S Emulsion. See that the man and fish are on the wrapper. 50c. und $1.00, all druggists. SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists, New York. COMMISSIONERS' SALE OF VALUA? BLE REAL ESTATE IN THE TOWN OFTAZEWELL; VIRGINIA. In pursuance of decrees entered by the circuit court of Tazewell county, Virginia, in the chancery cause therein pending of Boston & Sons, and als against Geo. W. Yost and als, at the April term, 1S0S, and August term, 1898, the undersigned will, ?as special commissioners appointed by said decree on TUESDAY, THE 18TI1 DAY OF OCTOBER, 1898, that being the first day of the October term of the county court, oiler for sale, at public auction, to the highest bidder, at the front door of the court house of Tazewell county, Vir? ginia, the following lots or parcels of land, with the houses and appurtenances-thereto belonging, situate in the town of Tazewell, Virginia, the property of Geo. VV. Yost and described as follows: First. One parcel or tract of land lying in the town of Tazewell, Va., containing 9.30 acres, being a portion of the lands of which W. (), Yost died seized and on which the brick dwelling house formerly occupied by the said VV. 0. Yost, dee'd is situate. Starting same at the price of $1661.00, being the amount of the upset bid of J. G. Huston. Second. A certain lot in the town of Tazewell, Va., on which there stands a machine shop. Starting same at the price of $700.00, being the amount of the upset bid of K. R. Henry and <ieo. W. St.Claii. Third. One undivided one-lifth inter? est in 17J acres of land in Poor Valley, Va. Tins parcel of land is a one undivi? ded third interest in a 52 acre undivided tract known as the Gabriel Crabtree land. The above tuaets or parcels of land will be offered faf sale separately and in tue order named, or will be offered in such parcels as may be deemed advisable by the undersigned p.mt the be;-t bid therefor will be accepted and report* d to the court. The machine shop and machinery will be offered separately and as a whole and the best bid will be accepted by the commis? sioners. Terms of sale?Tracts Nos. 1 and 3 will he offered for sale on a credit of one and two years, except expenses of sale and one half of the costs of thitj suit, which will be I required in cash on day of sale. For tue i deferred payments, bonds, in equal instal? ments, with approved personal security, j payable to the commissioners in one and i two years from day of sale, bearing inter? est from date, will be required. I.ot No. will be sold on a credit of six months ex? cept cash sufficient to pay expenses of sale and one-half of the costs of this suit, which will be required on day of sale. Interest bearing bonds with good personal security, payable to the commissioners will he re? quired for deferred payments. .1. W. Chapman and V. L. Sexton, Commissioners. I hereby certify that V. L. Sexton and J. W. Chapman, special commissioners, in this cause have executed bonds, with se? curity, in tho penalty of !?4,(M)0.00 each as required by said above mentioned decree. IL Bane IIakmax, Clerk of Circuit Court for Tazewell county, Virginia. 9-15-4t ' Acrobatic leems." "The day before General Ixm? surrender? ed," said a confederate officer, "I crossed sailor's creek, a small stream in Prince Edward county, Va., which follows the track ol the Richmond and Danville rail? road and empties into the Appomattox river. There was only a handful of ray company left, and as I reached the sum? mit of the hill which skirts its eastern tank I turned to see if the federals?who had been hotly pursuing us?were in view. As I did so I observed a man wearing the uniform of a confederate officer riding slowly along the precipirJous side of the stream opposite us, and evidently search? ing for a crossing. "At this moment a long steel-tipped blue line of infantry crowned the hill aliove, in full view and within easy raupe of the horseman. 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"When I tint took Wins or Cardul We had been married three years, but oould not have any children, nine months iator 1 had a fine girl baby." und rode directly toward the enemy's line. As we watched him, breathless with anx? iety lest the signal of surrender should be too long delayed, he suddenly wheeled about, put spurs to hie horse; and dashing down the declivity cleared the stream with a bound. Not a shot was lived at the bold rider. As he reached the opposite bank a spontaneous shout went up from the whole line?a generous tribute from the brave to the brave. A moment afterward the confederate was in the midst of us and we recognized in him (ieneral James A. Walker, the commander of the old Stone? wall brigade.'' The Civilians and the War. New York "Sun" (Ind.) The Mugwumps are hard at work revil? ing the party in power for the appoint? ment of many civilians chosen for staff duties during the war. Taken as a whole that group of volunteers makes as fine a lot of young men as the country allords. Another interesting commentary on the attempt to discredit them will be found in a remark made to a friend by Major Gen? eral James H. Wilson, who went into this war as the officer who had held a higher command in the Civil War than any other member of the present United States Army. "Of the fifteen men whom I asked to have assigned to my Btafl," said Gen? eral Wilson, "I received three. The rest were civilians, and a finer lot of soldiers no commander need ask for. Bryan and his Regiment. New York "Times."] Colonel W. J. Bryan's suffering from enforced silence seems to have been bo great that he could pay no attention to the condition of his regiment. Its camp, a suddenly awakened inspector general declares, is "in a filthy condition,'' "in a deplorable state," and defective in several other things not suitable for enumeration on this page. The long agony which Colonel Bryan has endured must serve as his excuse for not seeing and remedying the causes of the fevers from which Iiis men have sickened and died. There were certain topics on which he was not al? lowed to talk; naturally he could not talk on any, in those circumstances, and this truly dreadful report is the consecmence. Gen. "Jeems" was something of un "acrobat" when he charged like a very god of war at the head of his troops and re-established the confederate line at the Wilderness.?Bristol News. B. F. Meek, the inventor of the Frank? fort reel, though over SO years old, still works in his shop at Louisville, Ky. State or Ohio, City or Toledo, \ Lucas Coukty. ( ss. Frank .1. Cheney makes oatb that he is the senior partner of ihe linn of F. J. Cheney & Co., doing business in the City of Toledo, County and S:.-i:? aforesaid, And that the linn will pav the sum ff ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for .-ich and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of H all's Catarrh Cure. FRANK .1. CHENEY. Sworn to before me im i subscribed in my presence, this Oth day of December, A." D. 1886. . ^- A. W. GLEASON, ( seal \ Notary Public. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Send for testimo? nials, free. F. .1. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. BgL. Sold by Druggists, 75c. E. II. Witten. J II. lluturrrs. WITTEN &. HISBITTS, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, GRUNDV VA. J. B. CAUDILL, T?ZEWEU, YA W. W. MOORE & CO, Tazeivell, Va? Tin and Sheetiron Workers AND ROOFERS. P5TGUTTERING a specialty. All kinds of Repairing done. Frices reasouable and WORK GUARANTEED. " 11-12,90. ROBERT D. HUFFORD, H. D>, pi^ySiCiar^ & Surgeon TAZEWELL, VA. Will respond to all calls, day or night? by telegram or otherwise. 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