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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1886-08-13
Deep piouvliinR.

In farming, as well rs in lairying or
grazing, everything depends on tho con-
dition of the soil Here is IL foundation,
and unless this is in proper condition tho
superstricturc is bound to fall.
A great deal has been snid and written
ms to the proper depth to plough, and
there is such difference of opinion held
among farmers in regard to it that the
question is still rs fur from being settled
MS ever. We think, however TINT the
leading cause for such difference of opin-
ion may be found in tho difference In tho
land itself. That good crops arc and can
bc grown on shallow ploughcd land that
is good, no ono will deny, provided the
season be neither too wet nor too dry; /.
c., with moderate rains the whole season.
In such season anyone can grow good
crops. But such seasons nrc rnrc, and,
in fact, every scnson is likely to be Mt
tended with either long drought or n
long wet spell. Now whit the farmer
wants is to guard agninst both, and the
only wny to do il is to break up his land
MS deeply as possible, say not less than
from seven to ten inches. But how is
this to mend the mattcr2 We answer
very cnsily In case of n heavy rain, n
large portion Of the watcr, instead of
running off, will be absorbed by the
deeply disintegratcd land, where it is
held rs if by sponge for the use Of the
plants, and if Il drought should inter
vcnc, there is n supply of water just
where the plants want ii, and when cx-
haustcd, its place is at once supplied by
capillary attraction from below. 1t will
thus be seen that by deep plonghing the
farmer provides against drought by hnv-
ing supply Of water in reserve or n
place ready to receive and hold it when
ever il comes. The better to insure this,
however, MS well ns to facilitate the cs-
cape OF too much water, it is better To
use n sub-soil plough and mn additional
team, running tho same Immediately
after the breaking plohgh, and tho rip
ping up the sub-soil the desired depth.
This need not be done for every crop
raised on tho land, but only once in
every three or four years.
1t has been well said that 1t is better
to have two acres of good land, one on
top of the other, than rs many acres
alongside of each other, us it costs only
half as much to tend them. The way tc
do this is by deep ploughing, and thus
double the depth of the soil, as well ~
the crops grown thereon. Tribune ana
Farmer.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1886-08-13
FOR THE FARM AND nOM.A
Food for Calves.

Many farmers havo suffered losses
among their calves by putting them too
early upon non-milk dict of an insult
ablo nature. The stomach of u calf but
a few weeks old is very tender and deli
cate, and will not stand irritation such
as is produced by many feeding stuirs
that arc readily digcstcd at moro ad-
vanccd age. 1t is necessary to remove
from such foods all particles of husk and
fibre, and whatever may be tho materials
used in the mixture, whether bean meal,
pea meal, wheat, linsccd, or variety of
Others, it is important not merely to
grind finely, but to carefully separate
through silk or fine cloth sieve all par
ticlcs of husk. If these arc not removed
they arc, however finely ground, likely to
cause serious irritation. The judicious
Use of cruel made from properly prcrar-
ed foods Mt first in partial and finally in
total substitution for milk, from an early
agc, effects considerable economy on n
large dairy farm.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1886-08-13
I,nssin,s Peat Dcuosits.

There is M excellent chance for the
inventor of simple peat cutting ma
chine, for Russia, which cnn be worked
by team of horses, and would take the
place between the ordinary hand cutting
machine AMI those wor.iel by stcnm.
the latter Of which cost about 81, 500.
Large deposits OF peat exist in tho coun-
try, which it is intended to use instead
of coal as soon as they cnn bc worked
cheaper than coal. In fact, on the
Northern Railroad Of Russia the locomo-
tivcs hitherto burning wood or coal nre
peing adapted for pcat-burning, MS con-
siderable saving is expected to be real
lied. The hand machines, by the way,
have the drawback that the peat can not
be wo kcd below eight feet, while the
steam ting machines penetrate twenty
feet, and reach n superior kind of peat
Chietgo Times.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1886-08-13
Tho Last Shot.

Nap. ACasby fired the last gun of the
war on the Confederate side in Gen. Lees
army. At the time of the surrender OF
Appomattox the Fcderlls and Confedcr.
ates were drawn up in lines facing cacl,
other, and but few feet apart. The
latter were almost starved, having been
without food for several days. While
the terms of surrender were being adj
justcd, some very good hogs came along
near the line, and, us soon as discovered
by Casby, he raised his gun and shot one
of them. The shooting of the animal
created intense excitement for brief
time, as it was generally supposed that a
conflict had been opened by the two op-
posing forces. The facts soon became
known, and Casby was allowed to take
his "foragc" for the boncflt of himself
and friisnds. ~-Rzltimo7r American,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1886-08-13
American R,solIrces.

The. Marquis of Lorne, in mn article on
Opportunities for Young Men in Amcri-
ca, written for Youths Companion, says:
And with what choice is the young
American blessed in regard to his career [!
Although he may not look forward to be-
coming an East Indian nabob, he may
achieve greater success by cotton planta-
tions on the Mississippi or in some fertile
tract of the South than can modern Eng
lishman in India. He may have under
him hundreds of dusky workers, better
than coolic slaves, because lhcy arc now
free laborcrs, worthy of their hire AL
though he may not hope to command
victorious armies waging war in Egypt
in China, in Central Asia, or in some
green jungle of Africa, he may guide the
forces of workmcn building some mag
nificcnt continental railway line, or pierre
ing another isthmian canal. ,,t..a,.
five have fancy for exploration, he
can vie with the Englishman in ondcav-
oring to reach that goal which will prob
ably never be reached and climbed cx-
cept by white bear, namely, the North
Pole. He has the next best chance to
the bears for Englishmcn have not Mt
their back the host of cntcrprising and
generous private citizens such as, in the
States, are always seeking some new
thing on which to spend their we'll
earned fortunes.
have often wondered what I should
do if I were, by some happy magic,
transformed into an American boy, and
were not deprived by the change to
youth of that knowledge of the world
man can only gain in after life. Most
men of forty would here be more puzzled
on the subject of choice of professions
than are most fortunate youths of that
great nation. The temptations arc so
many to pursue almost any career. That
vision of becoming big railway con-
tractor, having armies of navvics, and OF
course making piles of gold, is one most
cnticing career, but it needs hard work,
brain for mathematical study, and a turn
for civil engineering and mechanical
knowledge, which things are not born
with every man.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1886-08-13
ADnII,a Golden Teeth.

A Nevada City, (Ncv.,) butcher re-.
Gently killed steer whose teeth were
completely incrusted with gold and sill.
yer bullion. The animal came from ?
ranch on Carson River.
1t is supposed that the precious metal
on it's teeth was collected while drinking
the water Of the river, which is impreg-
mated with the tailings of the mills re.
ducing Comstock ores. 1t is said that
most Of the cattle along this river have
G I'D and silver ON their teeth, -Chieags
! ILcuLL.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1886-08-13
Ensiiagc la stacks.

Strong support to tho stack sysicm of
ensilagc has been given by tho committee
appointed by tho Royal Agricultural so.
cicty to inspect tho silos aud sticks of
tho country as judges in tho competition
Tor prizes recently awarded. Prof. Long,
ono of tho members, in giving evidence
tho other day before tho cnsilago COM
mission, stated that he and his colleagues
were very favorably impressed with the
stacks they saw. He further remarked
that, where tho stack system was sue
ccsslully carried out, tho loss on the out
sides was very small, and not moro than
the average loss in silos. Tho committee
estimated the loss on tho prize stack be-
longing to Mr.. Johnson, of Oakwood
Croft, near burlington, ut only , pei
cent Tho concluding sittings of tho
onsilagc commission did not bring to
light much else of Importance, unless il
was tho evidence of several witnesses ms
TO The value of mniz, us an cnsilagc crop,
ana tho best method cf cultivating it in
THIS country. Sir John Lnwcs appears
to be ns sllcptical MS ever in respect OF
tho advantages OF cnsiagc, though ho is
almost alone among those who have tried
thcsystcm. DIR. Voclckcr, from his cx.
pcricncc, has come to quito contrar,
opinion, having been convinced thu
there arc very great advantages to bo de
rived from cnsilagc, ono of which is thu
growing of two fodder crops, such n,
tatcs and maize, for the silo or the stnck
in the same season. When Sir join
Iawcs compares mangolds with ensing,
crops, he does not appear to consider til,
great expense of tho former, especial,
on the clnys, and tho serious injury don,
to heavy land by carting hcavy roo
crops off the land in wet autumn. TIL,
ilnal report of the commissioners may b,
expected shortly, and there is no doub
That it will be strongly in favor of cnsi
lngc.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1886-08-13
Som nthIng About ChIneao.

Chinese is queer language. All its
words nro only onG syllable long. But
tho soundsi in the Chinese language aro
not very many, some four hundred and
sixty-vo Mt most, and their written Ian
guagc contnns about eighty thousand
pictures, each picture representing
thing or idcn. Aud these pictures must
bc committed to memory. This is hard
work, and not even tho wiscst ChincsasS
professor can learn them all. But in9sy.
comes difficulty. For, OF, course, wbeFal,
there are SO many words md so .fcw
Sounds many different words hnvo tasbp
called by tho salno sound. How .thsn.s
arc they to tell, when several different j
things havo exactly tho ssmo naiiig,
which of them is mcant7 2s's}s
We have such words. rcor' instsncb!iS
there is Bill, tho name OF boy: and ibnps
the bcak of bird; there is bill, ansold
weapon, and bill, n piece of m,cncys az
there Is bill, an article over which leseyss,,;
lnturcs debate, and bill, claim for pay,.I
mcnt Of money; besides bills of exchange, y
DlllS Ol ihilnR, Nliu ~ iOTIii. DuC Shtn-2ai
csc is full of such words of single 'syltHs.d
bic, gen, for instance, which, like bill, =
means many very different things. 30
they chose n number of little pictures,
and agreed that these should bc used as
"kcys." Each ''kcy" meant that tho
sign or signs near which it stood be-
longcd to some lnrge general set of things,
like things of the vcgc table, mineral, or
animal kingdom, forests, m ines, or seas,
mir, or water, or Of persons, like gods or
men. 1t wns like the gamo called Throw
ing Light, in which you guess tho article
by narrowing down tho field until certain
what II is.
But there Chinese writing stopped
short, thousands of years ago. There it is
to-day. There arc now two hundred
and fourteen OF these "kcys," and, by
intense application, Cinnamon learn to
use their method with surprising quick
ness and succcss.-St. Nicholas
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1886-08-13
Tho Silver Lining.

A fisherman sat ut his door one day
Watching tho clouds that, heavy and grny
Obsbured the sunlight's shining;
And he said to Bright Eyes at his knee.
"Look yonder out in tho west and SEQ
The cloud with the silver lining"
/ think when our skies are cold and gray
And we vainly seek to find the way,
Somewhere the light is shining.
If we brave.y resolve 70 do our part,
And bear our griefs with patient heart,
And free from all repining,
We shall be led to a higher way,
Toa better work than we do to-day,
And find loves sunlight shining;
For truth of spirit and strength of SOU
will make the darkest cloud unroll
And show its silver lining.
Helen Keithl
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1886-08-13
Testing Eggs.

All eggs should be tested by some
means. Eggs that are unfcrtilc will bo
easily distinguished from the fertile ones
in three or four days after setting; in
fact mn expert may detect them on the
second day.
In France it is the practice to examine
or test the eggs after the hen has been
on them two days, and if they prove un-
fertile they arc used on the table. In
this country almost every one feeds the
young chicks boiled eggs the first two OF
three days Of their existence, and for this
purpose eggs that have been set on six
or eight days are equally as valuable as
fresh ones.
Now for cheap tester, take n heavy
piece of brown paper, wrap it around a
stick, paste it fast all along, draw the
stick out and you have one that will dis.
tinguish between fertile and unfertilc
eggs when set upon five or six days.
To use the tester, we have but to hold
it to the eye and hold an egg to the othel
end of it, looking through the egg to
ward the sun or lamp. Every stage OF
incubation may be noted in this way,
and the egg saved by this process ant
used rs food for chicks will abundant,
pay for all the trouble. A still NOR,
valuable consideration is the fact tina
when a half doaen hens arc set at once
tho fGytilc eggs may be- put into o les
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1886-08-13

A RESIDENT of Minnesota, who has
seen several severe tornadoes, says
that ther most peculiar feature is the
singular smoking movement. Build
ings are sucked up into the clouds
entire. and como down soon in frag-
ments. After the great Rochester
tornado, n farmer twelve miles from
town found an uninjurcd marble-top
table in his ield. Another found n
very largo sheep that had come from
no one knows whore, and had been
deposited in his Yard unhurt. The
Minnesota man further said that he
had seen board into which wheat
straws had been driven until they stuck
through on the other side, Also, he
saw pla k, driven through big tree.
and recc of pine molding driven
'ir.'HR:i c sua!ir ,,e.nnt tr.a.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1886-08-13
uousrI,nIdIIInta.

r A piece of znc put on live Goals in the
stove will clean out the stovepipc.
TO remove paint splashcs on window
glass, moisten the spots with n strong So
luton of soda, then rub hard.
Oil stains may be removed from paper
by applying pipe clay powdered and
mixed with water to the thickness of
cream; leave on for four hours.
If one ounce of powdered gum traga-
canth be mixed in tho white of SIX eggs,
we'll beaten and applied ton window, it
prevent the rays of the sun from pen
Grating.
Curtains of swiss or lace arc placed
next to the windowin front of the shades
with pretty effect. They only reach tc
the sill, and apA loooed back with Whit
! ribbon or piece of goods embroidered.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1886-08-13
How to Grow n GOOD Potato Crop.

Edmund lIcrscy, bingham, Mass. who
has had large experience, said at n meet :
ing OF the Massachusetts State Board of
Agriculture that he got tho most, the
largest and the best quality of potatoes
from small tubcrs, cut two eyes to n
piece. Hc bclicvcs: 1. The shape of n
potato cannot bcc changed by the contln-
ucd selection of any part cular form of
the seed planted. .. The crop may be
increased by tho selecting of healthy,
wcll-kopt tubcrs, and diminished by SC
lccting for seed diseased and poorly kept
potatoes. 3. Hard potatoes that have
;proutcd but little arc better for seed
than those that are soft, or havo any
long sprouts. A. Long continued plant
ing OF any variety gradually changes its
characteristics. s. Large crops are only
obtained on rich soils, well prepared by
beng thoroughly pulvcrizcd. O. In Or
dinary field culture the size of the tubcrs
planted should be sufficient to give tho
young plants n vigorous start. T..
Neither the size or form of the seed tubcr
is of half ms much consequence rs is its
healthy condition or its vital powers.
3. No rule can be laid down in regard to
The quantity of seed per acre, the amount
of manure to be applied, or the particu-
lar method of cultivation. 0. Ono or
half dozen experiments arc not suflic-
ent to establish any particular facts, and
each one must experiment for himself ON
his own farm.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1886-08-13

THIRTEEN boys IN the school at Ar
cola, I'LL, struck against further study
whom called in afte- recess. The teach.
er, who is apparently born diploma
tist called mp the thirteen largest girls
IN tho school, told them of the state OF
aflairs, and ordered them to march out
and each bring in boy Within three
minutes and half a bakers dozen OF
lads, with very red faces, were trying
to study holes in their books, and have
boon too busy since to talk about the
sad affair.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1886-08-13

THE young ladies in tho American
colony in To an are suffocated with Joy
when they hear of the arrival of On
American man-of-war. The Joy is not
occasioned by any feeling of security
naturally lent by an imposing ironclad,
but by the prospect of having good
'o-d-fashioned Yankee dance-a pastime
that is MS unknown in that country as
the Japanese language is in this.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1886-08-13

WILLIAM ANDERSON, citizen of Gin
c:nnati, objected to paying hack hire
unlcss the hackman proved himself the
better man. Finding argument USE
less, tho hackman drove Mr.. Anderson
to n ret red spot, and there wiped the
ground with him. Then, to his disgust.
he found that Mr.. Anderson hadn't a
red cent, and could not pay. though
he had been well thrashed.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1886-08-13

The fourteen miles OF street railway
in Glasgow are owned by the city, and
bring to the treasury rental of SIG, 900
annually. Thsre is no uniform rate oI
faro, but penny milo is charged,
with reduced rates morning and even.
ing, when tho working people travel
The original purpose of the tramway,
In fact, was to enable workingmen to
inhabit the suburbs.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1886-08-13

REPRESENTATIVE ST. MARTIN, of New
Orleans, is the only creole in Congress,
and tho most cautious man in tho world.
During the rebellion, when General
Lee was at the height of his great
fame. some one asked st. Martin what
he thought of him. "Wen," was the
reply, "Beauregard speaks quite favor.
ably of him !"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1886-08-13

WRITING to the Pail Mall Gazette
snent that journals discussion of how
to give away $5OO,OOO, John Ruskin
says: at happens at this moment that
L don't want to give away any of my
money; and what I want to be told is
how am to do any good by keep.
ing it.n
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1886-08-13
Newspaper Laws.

Z i. Subscribers who do not give ex,
Rress notice to the contrary ale consid
Sred as wishing to continue their SUBJ
scripiions.
II subscribers order the discor-
Si"uance OF their periodical the publish
ers may tinue to seLd them until al,
arrearages are raid.
3. Ii subscribers refuse or neglect to
,aSe thelsYaper from The office 10 which
tney are directed they are held respon.
sioie until they have settled their bills
anu ordered them discontinued.
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ISeoiptcs.

Reciptcs.
Cinnamon Rolls. s.--Tako picco of pic
crust, roll il out, cut it in narrow strips,
sprinkle with cinnamon, roll it up tight,
place in n buttcrcd pan and bake until
brown.
Omelet ,oith Spinach. Pick, wash and
chopn handful Of spinach, put in an
omclct pan nh ounce of good buttcrr
when it is hot add tho spinach with
littlc salt md pepper. Then beat up
thrcc eggs with n tablespoonful of sweet
cream and II soupcon of salt. Add to
tho spinach and fn:sh MS plain omclct.
Nice Grid'lc Cakes Two cupfuls cold
boiled rice, ono pint flour, one teaspoon
ful sugar, onc-half tcaspoonful salt, ono
and onc-half tcaspoonfuls baking pow
der, ono egg, little moro than onc-half
pint milk. Sift together flour, sugar,
salt md powders; add rico FREQ from
Jumps, diluted with beaten egg and milk;
mix into smooth batter. IIavo griddlo
well heated, make cakes large, bako
nicely brown, serve with maple syrup.
French Loqf Cake.-Bcat ono pound of
sugar with half pound of butter until
very light and stir in ono cup of cream,
then bent in ono quarter of pound of
flour. Beat seven eggs until they aro
very light and ndd by degrees to tho
mixture; then add threc-qunrtcrs OF n
pound OF flour, half of it ut II time alter
nntcly with the juice and grated rind OF
ono lemon. After beating all we'll to-
gcthcr, add one teaspoonful of sacratus
and bent few minutes longer. IIavo
the pans buttcrGd and lined with whto
paper, pour the mixture into them and
bnko In n moderate oven.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1886-08-13

number of nests and other fresh eggs may
bc placed under tho hens rendered idle
by the removal of the unfcrtilo eggs and
tho consolidation of tho fertile oncs.--
Joumoly agriculture.
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All high-backcd rockers must have

All high-backcd rockers must have
h,ad:rcsts or bo old-fashioncd. These
rests arc little oblong affairs in tho shape
Of small log, and made out of rich ma
tcrial beautifully embroidered or simple
crctonnc. Somo of tho prctticst aro
chrochcttcd out of varicgatod worstcd.
They have filling of feathers or cotton
and fastened to tho chair by ribbons. L-.-