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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1886-07-09
Two Amateur moun,nineor..

Never was there mountain 10 well
adapted to boys and girls rs the Rigi
One day, ms was walking toward
place from which there was good view,
heard step behind me, and directly I
was passed by regular mountain
climber. lie was tall young man, with
n mighty stride. IIc wore n flannel
shirt, with no coat or vest, but these
hung Mt his back from strap around his
waist. On his powerful legs were knicls-
erbockcrs and pair of long rcd stock
ings, and in his hand he held n long
pointed alpcnstock. Up tho mountain,
sstraigbtstowayd the highest point Of tho
Kulm, no went, oteqdily and swiftly rs n
two-legged stcRm-eFgino. Ho was such
a man as va would probably meet on tho
snowy peaks Of tho Higher Alps, u ase
should happen to be wandering thereif
Shortly after this young athlete had
passed, saw, coming down tho mount
ain, lady and her little boy. Tho
youngstcr, about six years old, who
iiihShCu lid iiioticiJ Wuo
in true mountainccr style. His little
cont hung Mt his little bnck; on his little
legs he wore knickcrbockcrs and long
stockings, and on his feet pair of little
hob-nailcd shoes; in his hand he carried
little alpcnstock. His mother was
good walker, but she did not leave her
boy behind. With strides as long as his
little legs could make, he followed her
bravcly down the hill, punching his
sharp stick into the ground at every step,
as if he wished to make the mountain
feel that nc was there. He was just as
full of the spirit of tho Alpine climber,
and enjoyed his tramp quite as much, MS
the practiccd mountaineer who was strid
ing away toward the Kuhn. m.--St. Nicholas.
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PEARLS OF THOUGHT.

Remember this: However small you
consider your possessions, there is some
ono who cnvies you them.
Let us begin our heaven on Garth, aud
being ourselves tempted, let MS be pitiful
and considcratc and generous in Judging
others.
There is no luck, but there is su III
thing rs hard work aud the knowing
how to mako it answer for what others
call ''luck"
Tho only talent that man under all cir
cumstanccs has succeeded in handing
down to his son is the ability to judge
primo whisky.
Look not mournfully into the past.
comes not back again; wisely improve
the PRESENT. is thine; go forth to meet
the future without fear and with manly
| heart.
When the man listening to his con-
science wills and does tho right, irrcspcc-
two of inclination rs of consequence,
then is the man free, the universe open
before him. lie is born from above.
We pass through this world but once.
Any good thing, therefore, that wo can
do, or any kindness We can show to amy
human being, let us do it now. Let us
not defer or neglect it, for we shnll not
pass this way again.
Su Ii arc the vicissitudcs of tho
world, through all its parts, that duy
and night, labor and rest, hurry and re-
tircmcn'. cndcar each other. Such nrc
the changes hat keep the mind in action
we desire, we pursue, we obtain, wo nr'
satisfied; We desire something else, and
begin new pursuit.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1886-07-09
Forever Young.

The wild world hastens on its way;
Tho gray. haired century nears it close
Its sorrow depens day by day;
The Summer blush forsakes tho rose.
But, darling, while your voice hear,
And while your dark-brown eyes see,
Sad months and sunless. seasons drear,
Arc all the same, all glad, to me.
Despair can never reach me
While your soft hand hold,
While your eyes love and teach me.
never shall grow oldl
Thoy say that love forsal,es tho old:
That passion pales and fades away;
Tint oven loves bright locks OF gold
Must lose their charm and change to gray.
But, darling, whio your heart is mino,
And while feel that you are true,
For me the skies will ever shine
With Summer light and tendcrcst blue.
Yes, let old-ago derido mol
I scorn his mocking tongue.
Dear love, with you beside me,
am forever youngl
-Bel0rduia,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1886-07-09
Extrnc'Ing Teeth with a Pistol.

Old DIR. Monscy extracted teeth by
fastening a strong piece of catgut secure
ly to the tooth, to the opposite end Of
which he affixed bullet. With this
bullet and full measure of powder, O
pistol was charged, and when the trigger
was pulled, the operation was performed
cffcctually and speedily. Once gentle
man who had agreed to try the novelty,
and had even allowed the apparatus to
be adjusted, at the last moment ex-
claimed, IS op stop, I've changed my
mindl" "I'ut l haven't, and you're fool
and coward for your palms," answered
the Doctor, pulling the trigger. In on.
other instant the tooth was extracted,
much to the tilni.l patients delight aud
astonishmcnt. ScieatiGa Amerieaa.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1886-07-09
The Drenast Rorc.I,ole.

The deepest bore-hole believed to have
yet been made is one Mt the village of
Schladcbach, near the railway between
Leipzig and CQrbctha. 1t was pierced
with diamond drills for the purpose of
ascertaining if there was coal below.
The depth is $500 feet, and some three
and half years have been occupied in
boring it. The cost of the work, which
was instituted by the Prissian govern
mcnt, has been $4,000. The tcmpcra-
ture at the bot of the bore is 48 de-
grccs c., n fact which tends to confirm
the observation that the temperature
rises as we descend into the earth. Gas
aen
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1886-07-09
TEMPERANCE DEPARTMENT..
The "Rcspcctablc" Saloons.


In his address at Cambridgeport, Feb
ruary %, Ex-Governor st. John, of Kan
sas, in referring to what are commonly
called respectable Saloons" said:
"All saloons are bad, but none are SO
dangerous to society rs those called re-
Specialize Tho man of wealth, influence,
and responsibility never takes his first
drink in the low groggery; it is always
the gilden dcn,, the respectable saloon,
that catches him. His self-rcspoct would
not permit him to enter one of the 'low-
down pla ,es. Mol He onters the
school of dissipation through the high
toned pla~c, where men of rank congre-
gate, and after manhood, money, charac-
ter, responsibility and all are gone, and
he poor, dcspised, hclpl IS wreck, he
graduates from the 'low down saloon in
the alley, without friend or penny.
Had it not been for the internal respect
able saloon,' he would be a sober man
today.
"Thc respectable dram drihker, like
the respectable saloon, is doing moro tc
destroy the young men of this country
than all the old topers and low down
saloons in the land. The lower the
saloons the quicker We will get rid OF
them, In Bloomington, ILL.,, by the aid
of profrsscd Christians, they havo high
licensed saloons, which system, it was
claimed, would drive out the low down
places and make the traffic respectable ,
A keeper in one of these saloons in
Bloomington has represented his party in
its State Convention, been member OF
the city coancil, and in local politics is
boss Ills saloon is claimed to be very
tony and in every way respectable Yet,
the truth is it has destroyed more homes
and started more men on the road TO per-
dition than all the Sow down. places in
the town. Here is the opinion of poor,
heart-broken widow, expressed in let
ter she recently wrote to the keeper Of
this saloon:
Z" Il was once us happy as any living
woman. To day myself and my dear
children are starving, while YOU have in
your possession not less than 81, 900 Of
the money that justly belongs to me.
And that is not all, nor half. Out of the
man loved dcarcr than life you made a
brute, and to-day he is in hell; but the
great God will hold you responsible for
his soul and my lifelong grief, shame
and misery. Your respectable" saloon
did it ALL
"Allow me TO say right here that,
when it comes to the judgment bar OF
God, the man who stood at the 'rcspccta-
ble' saloon counter and dealt out the
liquor that destroyed that homo
and that immortal soul, and
brought that poor heart. broken widow
and children to starvation, will dc NO
more guilty than the prcfessed Christian
who, for the sake, not of Christ, but his
political party, stood at the ballot-boS
and gave sanction to the business by his
vote. -Dsmorest.
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Dickens Genius for Diligence.

A friend of the great novelist, man
who had given promise of noble career
MS an author, but who through Incidence
had failed in doing any permanent work,
called upon him one morning and after
bcwailirg his i'll success, ended by sigh
ing: "Ah, If only were gifted with gem
iusw Dickens, who had listened paticit
ly to the compliant, exclaimed at once in
answer: "Gcnus, sir! do not know
what you mean. / Ind no genius save
the genius FIR hard workr' However
his enthusiastic admirers may dispute
this,~ccrtain it is that Dickens trusted to
no such uncertain light rs the fire of gen.
ius. Day in and day out, by hard work,
he elaborated the plot, character and dia-
loguc of his impershablc stories Whole
days he would spend to discover suitable
localities. and then be able tO give vivid
ness to his description of them, while,
sentence by sentence his work, after ap.
parent completion, was rc-touched and
revised. Tile great law of labor makes
no exception of the gifted or ignorant
Whatever the work may be, there can be
no success in it without diligcnt, unccas.
ing, pcrsevcrng labor. baptist Weekly
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1886-07-09
sIlss Fanny. Picture.

Ruthic was almost four years old and
her mamma thought it would bo suclf
pleasant surprise to papa if tho postman
should happen to bring him picture OF
his dear little girl on her birthday.
Papn's business called him away from
months since he had seen his little daugh-
ter.
One sunny day Mrs. Kngman put on
Ruth's brocadcd cloak and wide lace col
lar. She tied OH her bonnet very care
FULLY and of they started for tho photo
graphcr's Ruth said that Fanny needed
an airing, so the dolly had to 60 too.
Mamma thought it would DO an cnsy
thing to get pretty picture of such n
sweet little face rs that under tho big
frillcd bonnet But when Ruth found
herself behind the screen, nll alone with
n strange man, the sweet little face be-
cnmc very funny little face. Sho began
to cry. Such II strange machine,
tho big glass eye, that looked right
her. M
Mamma ran in to comfort her, andl
photographer showed her his bird
his kitty. She wouldn't stand ngI
unless mamma would hold her hnil
They were afraid they couldn't got ~
picture at Ill. But after while the M
thought OF her dolly out in tho otli
room and went and wheeled. her in. NJ
''Is this your child, madam" hc askf
Ruth. Ruth looked SHY, but nodde,
"Well, madam" said lie "that is IL flu !
looking child, and should really like e
take her picture" +
"Wcll, you can" said tho proud litt
mother; "but Pm afraid she will cry i'll
don't take hold of her hand"
The photographer told hcr she migh
do so, If she would set her child very
good example, md stand very still
"rherc, that will do" snid he in II min
ute; 81 think we hnve u very good
picture of Miss Fanny"
Miss Fanny's photograph reached papi
on lsuth's birthday, and papa was very
glnd to see her. But il wns to tho othc
dcnr little fncc looking right at him on
of the picture That he gave all his kisses
= Our Little Ones
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1886-07-09
CnILDREN's COLUMN.
LtBtenI

II anything unkind you hear :.
About somo one you know, my dear,
Do not, pray you, 1t repeat
Whom you that some ono chance to mcot;
For such news has a leaden why
OF clouding DER sunny day.
But IL you something pleasant hear
About somo one you know, my dear,
Mako haste-to mako great hasto 'twero wcll;
To her or him tho same to tell;
For such news hns golden way
or lighting up u cloudy dny.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1886-07-09
Stnnding or.

"Ain't it time you paid me that So"
asked farmer of his neighbor.
"Tain't dur" was the reply.
"But you promised TO pay wien
you got bacS from New York"
swell, hain't been there. ID replied,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1886-07-09
Temperance Notes.

Francis Murphy has made 5000 tenn
perance advocates in Tii1in, Ohio.
The wine crop of france for 1885 was
O4s, 900, 900 gallons, or 1908, 600, 900
gallons less than in 1875 aid 3Os, 900, 900
less than the average TO. the last ten
years. How fortunate for wine bibbcrs
that graz cs are not essential for making
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1886-07-09
Didn't Ratallata.

"What is the trouble between you and
Johnny Grccn, Jamic3"
"He struck me in the face and called
me baby"
"Wcll, / hope You dlGn't retaliate, did
youi"
mo. sir; didn't, I Just hit him
back. "r-DrakSs Aa0asiab
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Newspaper Laws.

i. Subscribers who do not give ex>
press notice to the contrary ale consid-
cred as wishing to continue their sub.
Rcriptions.
z II subscribers order the discon-
tInuance OF their periodical the publish
ers may continue to send them until al,
arrearages are paid
3. II subscribers refuse or neglect to
take thelr paper from the office 10 which
they are directed they are held Yespons
sibfe until they have settled their bills
and ordered them discontinued.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1886-07-09

A missionary reports that the river Eu.
pirates bids fair to disappear altogether
in the spreading marshes just below Baby.
Ion, which have ruined the steamboat,
channel and are now pbliterating navlga,
tion for roYbcats
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1886-07-09
In d 1 GESTI 10 N

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IMPORTANT TO PATRONS.

W- No subscription will be discontinued
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Advertisements are payable In odvancs
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No anonymous communications will b
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All subscriptions are due with arst copy
Of paper.
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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1886-07-02
Turkish Public Amuscments.

The public amuscments of the Turks
consist of meyd n y onoo, kau-s'ao,. MI
tho meddah. Mcydan-oyoonoo is sort
of low burlcsque, acted by men only md
without n stage, the changing of cos
tunes being effected behind Temporal
ry screen. Tho knra:g'coz is tho Turk
ish Punch and Judy" rendered in
shadows, white sheet being stretched
across ono of the angles of tho room di-
agonally, forming the base Of n Triangle,
behind which the performer takes his
stand, and by the force Of strong light
casts the Shadows of coming events" on
the sheet, And tho mcddah is tho fa-
nous story-teller OF tho East. Tho ab-
scncc of works of fiction, and the general
Ignorance Of tho people, who do not
even know how TO read, make the narrn-
tivcs of the meddnhs quite acceptable to
tho public, who flock to hear them for
pastimc, for the love of tho marvellous is
too powerful in the warm and imngina-
tive nature of the people of that sunny
CLINE to remain without somc develop
mcnt. Hence their popularity. Then,
again, these mcddnhs arc not destitute OF
dramatic power, enhancing their atten-
tive audiences by tho magnetism Of high
ly wrought fiction, exaggerated dcscrip-
tion, and effective mimicry. Indeed,
some of them have acquired rcnown for
their specially. Kiz-Ahmcd, or Lady
Ahmed, is SO named on account OF his
successful ability in "taking orr tho Ia.
dies, and Pidjemin is noted for the "pa.
thetic." They exercise certain coup de
theatre OF their own, aud are by the OK
cited fancies of the people invested with
n gcnii-likc power, as they condcnsc into
n passing hour the scenes Of mn eventual
! life, or detail tho enchantmcnts of fairy.
dom. In {ac. thoso meddahs occupy
tho Oriental isctdre iiaa q lind oa tsstiye
occasions provide d most well ssccno part D
the entertainment. Their tales, general
ly vulgar, to suit public taste, arc often
not devoid of some good moral, md
their comicalitias hold up some popular
vice to public dcrision. .-LIarpcr's Bazar
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An Executive Sosslan.

She was the daughter of n Senator and
her sweetheart had been to sec her every
night for some time. Her father became
somewhat alarmed, and this morning he
called her into his study.
"Well, papa" she said swcetly, "you
sent for me. What is it2"
"My dear daughter" he replied, 81
believe Mr.. Blank has been to see you
every night for some time pastl"
"Yes, papa"
"And hc was here last nightp
eyes, papa"
"Well, daughter, I want to know
what occurred between you during your
protracted interview in the parlor. asl;
it, my child, because l have especial rca-
sons for wishing to know"
"Denr papa" replied the girl will
tears in her eyes, 81 do not doubt your
right to ask what occurred there; but,
papa, it was an executive session; and.
papa, you would not have me divulgc thu
secrets of such n meeting. wond youa"
Tho old man never said. q word in rc-
ply,-- 1Nasllnyspn Critic.
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A Drnmntlc Spectacle.

During II sojourn in New York OF the
writer when youth in his teens, very
tragicnl event occurred which was as
melodrnmatic in its inception rs in ita
ending. This wns tho terrible murder in
1919 of Adams, by Colt, in building
which yet stands Oh Chambers street aad
Broadway. Colt, who was brother or
near relative OF Samuel Colt, the invent.
or of revolving pistols, was MI impccunI-
GUS individual who lead dcsultory lifo.
He induced Mr.. Adams to call oil him Mt
his room In the third story Of tho Cham
bcrs street section OF tho building.
Adams body emerged only as n fright.
fully-mutilatcd corpse in dry goods
packing box. lie was killed and slowed
away after tho manner in which DR..
Parkmnn was disposed of by DIR. Web
stor. The box containing Adams re-
mains was directed to some person out OF
the city and sent to railroad Btationj
Colt was, through chain of circumstan-
tial evidence, convicted and sentenced
to be hung November 10 Of that year.
Through the wealth and influence Of his
relatives grcnt efforts were mndo to save
him, but to no effect. The hour for his
execution in tho yard OF tho City Tombs
wns o'clock n. III. 1t was n dark,
gloomy day anasthe atmosphere was pc
culiarly chiillug, yet such was the excite
mcnt pcrvealpg tho entire city that all
the streets ID the Vicinity OF tho prison
were packe.l ith curious crowds. That
portion otIsdoaald street the houses Of
which ovqrioakads;ihc prison voyfs5
scntGd Il ShgilEE md -rxrtrrng sl]rcat4a1ritoa. ta
Every windey and balcony was filled,
and tho roof$ of The houses were d nscly
covered with spectators, A few minutes
before O'clock dense smoke WINS sccn
to issue from tho prison yard and the
alarm was given: "Tho Tombs is on Hrcl'
The excitement was terrific and it was
not lcsscncd by tho announcement TIM,
Colt had killed himself by stabbing.
Tho statement was almost incredible, and
when his body wns borne out and dcliv-
cred to his frionds, thousands believed
rhat it was sham suicide, and that the
criminal escaped through the power oi
money and bribery of officers. 1t was
even subsequently stated that ho had
been sccn in Europe. .-Boston Bu21et.
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In mn African Forest.

At this juncturc tho native guides ar-
rived, having followed in our footsteps,
anxious to see the result of our sclf.guid-
ancc. Wishing to transfer my RESPONSE.
bility to other shoulders offered them n
present Of cloth il they would lend us
through the trncklcss forests to the pre-
cincts Of Itombo; whence / knew we
could find our way unnidcd to Tavcita.
They consented and once more We entered
the .dusky woods, following zigzag
course by means of tho rough paths
which elephants had just m dc. Often
the long-stcmmcd flowers, and crushed
stnincd grass would be slowly rising erect
again from the prostrato position into
which they had been trampled by the
feet of the clumsy proboscdians, these
lords uf the forest who had just pre-, cdcd
lis. Indeed; from time to time they
would make their presence known by
sonorous trumpcting, but as they were
quite aware OF our proximity they took
good care to conceal their huge bolies.
The undcrgrowth was so dense that you
might have touched an elephant In your
groupings before you saw him; but above
this dense tanglc of six or seven feet in
height rose the straight smooth trunks OF
superb trees; indeed, the timber saw
here Was exceptionally fine. The gloon
of the forest was intensified by the cnor.
NOUS masses Of orchilla-wecd which grew
thickly on the upper branches OF tht
trees, in such a manner as to suggest q
gray, green cloth being thrown over tho
foliage. The density of the woodland
growth was almost appalling; we felt likt
insects creeping and twining through thu
intcrsticcs of the mighty trunks. AS wt
preferred to go whittier the elephants had
forced way, our course was naturally
mn cratic one, and several times the mcr
lay down in despair to pant and rest.
H. H. Johnston.
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ncighborhood differences and with fami-
ly broils. lilo is entirely disintcrcsted;
hc stands between the government and
the soldier. His record depends not up
on tho number Of cases he "kills" but
upon the industry, fidelity, and skill ho
displays in asccrtaining tho exact facts.
OF course ut times his work is of tho
most delicate nature, requiring skilful
cross-cxnminntion and tho ability to fol-
low to logical conclusion suggestions
furnished by very slight clcws, or hc may
run across case where from somo cause
it is impossible to obtain testimony. He
may become familiar with tho fncts, may
be morally certain Of them, but unless ho
can establish them by sworn testimony
no will have failcd, aud no matter how
thoroughly he may bc convinced of what
Justice demands, tho department will not
net upon simple Statements, even when
made by its own most trusted ngcnt.