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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1886-09-03
A Washington Character.

General Joe McKibbcn is n character
who is q frequent sight upon the streets
of Washington. Tho general Is one Of
the few men who can truthfully say that
during the two years Of his service as
m0mbcr of the housu he never made or
attempted to make aspeech. This is all
the more surprising rs years ago McKib.
ben wns acknowledged to be one of the
best political speakers that ever gracsd
the stump in California. Speaking upon
this topic tho other evening, the general
said: 81 never knew any good to como
out of speech-makiDg but once, and that
was when the governor ordered me to re-
main and take part in the campaign. l
had bought ticket upon the steamer
Central Amer.cn, intending to go to
New York. The steamer was wrecked
and 600 lives werc lost. Among them
was Lockwood, one OF the brightest law
yers that ever graced the bar. While
the steamer was sinking Lockwood was
ordered to take his place at the pumps.
IIc replied: Those who arc afraid can
work the pumps, but shan't' Then he
took of mis- money bag which was full of
gold and threw it into the sea, exclnin-
ing: Il Icamc 10 California without any
thing, and Ileeve it equally wcalthy.,'--
Boston lrusellsr.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1886-09-03
A Dark Cloud on Loves Horizon.

"Now, my darling" said he, 'Iwould
ask you to have some oysters tonight,
but since the RS have disappeared from
the months oysters ore no good; in fact,
the scientists say they arc hurtful. OF
course you would not ask me to treat you
to anything hurtful."
Certainly NOT, dear John, but there is
ice cream, you know"
"rm aware of it. but, they say that
arsenic goes into the manufacture of ice
cream"
"All the better, dear John. There is
nothing better for the complexion than
arsenic"
"But, my love-"
'rNcEcr mind, John, Pm willing to
risk it."
''But If you should die, darling9"
"You will take plate also and we will
die together"
Then John was forced to confess that
he had only fifteen cents in his pocket
and the engagement was at an end.
Thus do dark clouds loom up on young
loves horizon. --hostoa Courier,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1886-09-03
Price, $1.6o Per Year.
The Wood Rat.

The wood rat lays up enormous storrs
Of acorns during or prior to tho wet sea-
son. But 1t is useless provision, as
The nuts can bc found at any time. A
nest recently opened was arranged SEEM
ingly in y regular manner as regards
apartments; the general shape was domc-
like, being formed of sticks and other
refuse piled upon each other, so that it
was 'torn apart with great difficulty.
Three openings wero apparent, leading
in from below, and entering tho nest
proper, which constituted tho first story.
This was provided with soft mass ma
tcrial of various kinds, showing that tho
wood rat had an eye for comfort. I'M
mediately above this was an apartment
if it can bo SO called, filed with ucorns,
several quarts, rs near as could Judge,
and above this rose tho domclikc top,
forming perfect watcrshead, fact
proved by tho dry nest, that did not
show the slightest signs Of moisture.
The position Of tho nest varics. In the
one mentioned it was on tho ground,
built up around tree. Others nrc con-
structcd in tho open greascwood, md
still another, in Millur's cnnyon, is built
on trcc six or eight feet from the
ground. In somo nests the material is
undoubtedly tho accumulation of years.
and, might well weigh II ton, and would
form two good loads for cart Whcth-
or tho wood rat hibcrnntcs | havo been
unable to determine, but nm inclined to
think not tho supply OF ncorns pointing
to an active appetite, and have seer
them out within month. Almost ever,
branch Of animals has its Representatives
among tho winter or summer slccpcrs
and DIR. Abbott, the eminent nrclipolo
gist, Is under tho impression TINT he In,
observed swallows in II chimney in
state of hibcrnation. AS the snakes 1,
southern California and all over tn,
north hibernate IN winter, so do tin
large reptiles in Florida, rs tho ulllga
tors. though this is only in the portion
where tho cold strikes them, rs on tn,
st. Mary's river nnd about Fornnndina
-Sin Francisco Call
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1886-09-03
Ouiokness of Perception:

Tho following story from tho Pm
Mnthiy is related of Agasslz, and 1t i.
sufficiently characteristic of this remark.
ably accurate observer to havo tho merit
ofprobability. Wo aro told that once
upon time the professor had occasion
to solcct nm assistant from ono of his
classes. There worc' n number of candi-
dates for tho post OF honor, and finding
himself in qunndary rs to which ono
he should choose, tho happy thought oc-
cured to him of subjecting three Of tho
more promising students in turn to tho
simple tost Of Describing tho view from
tho laboratory window, which overlook
cd tho the side yarl OF tho cottage. One
said TINT hc saw merely bonrd fence
and brick pavement; another added
strcam OF so:.py water; n third detected
the color Of tho paint on the fence, noted
green mould or fungus on the bricks,
and evidences of "bluing" in the water,
besides other details. 1t Is needless to
tell to which candidate was awarded the
coveted position.
1Ioudin, the celebrated prcstidigita-
tor attributed his success in his position
mainly to his quickncss of perception,
which, hc tells us in his entertaining
autobiography hc acquired by cducat-
ing his eye to detect largo number Of
objects at n single glance. His simple
plan was to select shop window full OF
miscellaneous assortment of articles,
and walk rapidly pnst it number Of
times every day, writing down each oh.
jcct which inpresse itself on his mind.
In this why he was able, after time, to
detect instantancously oil the articles in
the window. even though they might be
numbered by scores. .-Scicntifc Americans
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1886-09-03
Anime Tunnels.

The Alps arc at the present time
pierced by three long tunnels, two eli.
tcring Italy from France and Switzerland
respectively, and. the third connecting
tho latter with the Tyrol, and called,
according to the mountain chains
that arc travcrsed, the Mont Ccnis, ST.
Gothard, and Arlbcrg tunnels. or these,
the Mont Gents, tunnel is seven and three
q:nrter miles in length. Its cot was
100000. The st. Gothard tunnel |.
.nine md n aquartcr miles in length, and
cost $12, 500, 600, the dilnnntion in cx.
pcnsc being owing principally to the
more rapid progress of tho work by i'm.
proycncnt' in the drilling machines.
The Ariborg tunnel is shorter than those
of Mont Ocnis or Gothnrtl, being only
Dix and a.half miles. It's cost, with the
railway, was $t7, 400, 600. A fourth tun.
mel, and most formidable rival to Mont
CeDis and st. Gothard tunnels will be
SimDlon tunnel, by which the existing
line from Geneva to Martigny and Brcigl
will be carried through the mountains
to Duomo d'Ossoln, and so on to Pail.
anzo or strezn, on tho Iago Maggiorc.
AS this tunnel will be commenced ut 6
much lower level than any of the others
1t will necessarily be longer, tho rough
estimate being twelve and'a half miles,
and the probable cost about $50, 600, 0O0
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1886-09-03
A Homo. Made Bnrometer.

Tho following, though d to some,
mny be new to others, and will enable
the latter to make simple barometer for
themselves: Two drachms of camphor,
half drachm of pure saltpctrc, half
drachm of murinte OF ammonia, and two
ounces of proof spirits, in glass tube or
narrow phial, will make very good
wenther guide. III dry weather the So
lut on will remain clear. Oa the ap-
proacli Of change, minute stars will rise
np in the liquid, while stormy weather
will be indicated by Ia, very disturbed
Gfudi,ion of the chemical combination.
Wcather JogrNa(.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1886-09-03
A Thoughtful RelntI,c.

There's one young fellow in San Fran
cisco whose ingenuity aud forcthouyht
fit him for tho higheat place in politics,
If he chooses to adopt thnt mode of life.
envy him, not 80 much tho ingenuity
MS the rich female relative upon whom he
has mndc use of IL 80, successfully. She
is far away in distant lnnd, and appre-
ciatcs, rs NIL people do undor such cir
cum'tancos, the thoughtfulncss md kind.
ly attention which nro perhaps rarely
given to the distant poor. This lady hns
n passion for strange brio brac, ard she
prizes n piece TINT comes from 30 fal
nway MS San Francisco. This young
gentleman wished to remember hcl
birthday md send her something. III
bcthought him of p!cco of rare chinn,
but tho price OF what hc wanted rather
appalled, him. There was nm old picc,
Of broken china that wns worth little.
His eyes fell upon it.
''Now," hc said to himself, '.if ]
send picco Of china through the mail, II
will very likely get broken. If send
this it will be taken for granted it wa,
broken in the mail. She'll have it mend
cd, and there you arc"
He sent the broken piece, and tho ricl
relative has already sent him severn
rcmitiances as acknowledgement. All
want is the rich relative. I've got thu
broken china. n.-,San Francisco Chronicle.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1886-09-03
Mortal or Immortal,


II thou art base and earthly, then despair,
Thou art but mortal as the brute that falls,
Birds weave their nests, the lion finds q lair.
Man builds his halls.
These arc but ooverts from earth,s war and
storm,
Homes where our lesser lives take shape
and breath,
But, IL no heavenly man has grown, what
form
Clothes thee at deathi
And when thy need Of penalty Is o'or,
And fro has burned the dross, where gold
is none,
Shall separate life, but wasted heretofore.
Still linger ONT .
God fills oil space: W atever doth offeni,
From His unbounded presence shall be
spurned,
Or deem'st thou He should garner tares, whose
end
Is to be burnedl
II thou wouldst SEQ tho Power TINT round
thee sways,
In whom all motions, thought, and lifo arc
cast,
Know TINT the pure, who travel heavenward
ways,
See God at last.
-FI'uncis Henru Wood.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1886-09-03

For any number of years, while
Judge Davis was on the Supreme
bench, and i'll the Senate, his daily
luncheon consisted of two apples, o
ginger cooky and glass of milk,
which cost him never more than ten
cents, and wcro always eaten precisely
1T the same hour, standing before the
counter OF an old woman called "Dys-
pepsia Mary" who for years years sold
pies and cakes in the Senate corridor.
She always selected the best apples in
her basket for him and laid them care.
fully to one side; and he got larger
allowance of milk than the other GUS
toners, mug being kept for his spe.
cial use.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1886-09-03
Tie Na.ionalGame.

Young Man (to dealer in sporting
goods-IIavc you base ball suits7
Dealcr-Oi, yes, sir. I can furnish
you with any thing you like in that line.
Young MAXWELL, you can. get mo
up suit mado of chilIesl steel with lit
tie sharp-pointcd spikes sticking out oil
over it.
Dcalcr-Bu., my dear sir, yo,,
couldn't play ball in sua, suit as that.
Young ~ .l,--.0b. Tn Mt player;
Pm an umpim, .NeW Yyrh Sun.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1886-09-03
OrInStant Use

AS reliable remedy, in cases of Group,
Whooping Cough, or sudden Colds,
and for the prompt relief and cure of
throat and lung diseases, Ayers Cherry
Pectoral is invaluable. Mrs. L. G. Edgerly,
Council Bluffs, Iowa, writes: 81 consider
Ayers Cherry Pectoral most important
remedy for home use. have tested its
curative power, in my family, many
times during the past thirty years, and
have never known it to fail. 1t will re-
lieve the most serious affections of the
throat and lungs, whether in children OF
adults" John II. Stoddard, Petersburg,
Va, writes: 81 have never found med
icine equal to
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1886-09-03

A FEW days ago, in the presence o
and assisted by tho Highgate Temper
ance Gospel Help One Another Society
Mr.. William Green, of Bishopwoot
House, Highgate, England, the Presi-
dent of tho so icty, destroyed his cell
lar of wine, about $500 bottles, valued
at fGOo. In q speech explaining his
reasons ho said that after mature re-
lection and earnest prayer he had
como to the conclusion that it was
Gods will that he should part with the
contents of his wine cellar. After this
address The contents of the bottles were
poured into the sewer.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1886-09-03

How THE whirligig of time changes
men and thingsl At the close of the
war Parson Brownlow. then Governor
OF Tennessee, drove his predecessor,
lsham G. Harris, out of the country by
offering reward of 5000 for his cap.
ture. Not long ago the same Harris,
now Senator from Tennessee, intro
duced bill for the relief of the
widow of Parson Brownlow, and heart.
lily supports it.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1886-09-03
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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1886-09-03

Mn. L'EKlN, who was for ten years
a sort of secretary and intimate associ-
ate OF Carlyle, says that the open SO.
cret Of the Sc6tchman's life was his
desire to be n man of affairs rather than
writer. "Little as some of his crit
les imagine it," says Mr.. Larkin, "his
heart was sick of perpetually exhort.
ing and admonishing. Fe longed to
be doing something, instead of, rs ho
says, eloqucntly writing and talking
about it; to to king of kings, or n
leader in the practical activities of life,
not mere prophet, forever and for.
ever prophesying."
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1886-09-03

In some of the more primitive set
Elements of Canada they are ready to
laugh at any Joke, however old. A hu.
morous lecturer recently appeared in
q small back town in Ontario, and in
the course of his remarks said that nc
piano is needed in house where there
is a malc infant, because "there is al
ways music in the heir" The laugh.
ter thai followed lasted ton minutes by
o stop watch, and one young man was
taken out in commissions.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1886-09-03
J. P. 6 j. H. Kelly, Publishe,

The London IJorld prints the thrill
ing news that como of tho younger
princesses wore, at certain perform,
ance, soi,ed dresses of cream muslin,
with ermino capos thut had seen better
days. But the shock that this informa.
tion would give the sensitive reader is
softened by the additional record that
the Princess Louise of Wales had q
fresh and pretty new frock at q certain
state ball.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1886-09-03
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.sW- No subscription will bc discontinusd
TIL all nrrcarages arc paid.
Advertisements are payable In advance
unless special terms are made.
No anonymous communications win bs'
Of paper.
CLINoH VALLEY NEWS.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1886-09-03

a man named Swindler has been ap-
pointed postmaster ut Climax, Mo.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1886-09-03
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Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-08-28

''we do hereby certify that we supervise the ar.
rangements for all the Monthly and Quarterly
Drawings Of the Louisiana State Lottery Company.
and In person manage and control the drawings
themselves, and that the same are conducted with
ties, and we authorize the Company to use this
certificate, with faesimilies Of our signatures at.
tao he'd in its advertisements"
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-08-28

"A RANK anarchist once. unfolded
to me scheme for blowing up all the
cities of the United States and putting
an end to civilization. paid no at.
tention to him, and then he began
telegrapning to me. That would not
do, and he came to see me and talked
to me for a long time. Finally /
asked him whether he had a home.
He said he hadn't. / asked him IL he
had 1t In heart to destroy the homes of
those who did have them, and wanted
to know If he would refuse one II
somebody would offer it to him. He
said that he did not know that he
would, and that is, In my opinion,
the prime cause of these anarchist doc
trines. Men become soured and jeal-
Gus of what they have been unable to
get themselves. You cannot reason
with an anarchist because they are
not reasonable. They do not know
exactly what they do want, but Just
have an insane desire to destroy and
mar everything that belongs to other
people. ."-Powderly.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-08-28

an association which shall have for Its
object the abolition of the present sys-
tenn and substitute system which
will be public benefit as well as EN-
ploying the unfortunate convict and
equally distributing the burden of
maintenance upon the entire public" +"
BY vote the association was named
the National Anti-Convict Contract
Association. The object of the associ-
alton was defined to be for thorough
investigation of the subject of convict
labor for the purpose of discovering
and securing the adoption of that
method of employing the prison popu-
lation in the various states which
shall be least burdensome and
oppressive to free labor and the manu-.
featuring interests Of the country, all
proper conditions considered. c. T..
Lewis, of Racine, Wis, was unani-
mously elected president A congress
sional enactment prohibiting the sale
of convict labor goods outside of the
state in which they are manufactured
was endorsed 10y the convention.
Resolutions were adopted asking that
the government be required to with
draw federal prisoners from the state
prisons worked upon the contract sys-
tenn. and that the purchase of prison
labor products for government use be
made illegal. F. A. Flower, Geo. s.
Redfield, C. Studebaker. H. C. Wright
and c. H. Lee were appointed COM
mittee to formulate some method of
employing convict labor less oppres-
sive to the industrial interests of the
country than the present system and
they were instructed to report before
January /, 1887.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-08-28

JUDGING from presentindications, I"
says Bradstreets. "the political cam
paign Of 1856 will not be particularly
interesting or exciting one, at least so
far as the great political parties are
concerned. At all events, no such
thing as serious contest of principles
is to be looked for. This is rendered
plain by the attitude Of the opposition
party in New York state, in which, as
being pivotal state, 1t would be
natural to expect that the keynote
of the campaign would be struck.
There an attempt was made by
some of the more enthusiastic mem.
bers of the PARTY to induce the
state committee to call a convention
to put forth declaration of prin-
ciples. The plea was made that the
party could only get back into power
by formulating platform Of princi-
Piles to be endorsed by the people at
the polls. The committee, however,
decided not to issue call for q con-
vention, contenting itself with de-
claration tina: q sufficient statement of
principles had been made by former
conventions. The declarations lately
put forth by political conventions in
the more important states render 1t
quite evident that the main interest
in the coming campaign will attach to
the action of bodies acting apart from
the two great political parties, and
particularly to the action of the Pro.
hibitionists, about whose attitude the
managers Of the old parties are very
much concerned"
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-08-28

A NUMBER of prominent manufac-
turers from all over ;he country as
sembled at Chicago OH Thursday last
in response to call issued last July by
w. T. Lewis, prominent manufac-
turer Of Racine, Wis, who has for
long time had under consideration the
subject of convict labor. The object Of
the convention was to consider means
TO abolish the present system Of
convict labor and devising means for
employing prisoners. About twenty
five manufacturers were present, and
Mr.. Lewis, the instigator, was elected
chairman, and Mr.. Kinney, of Wi.
mona, secretary. Reports from the
wardens of prisons in the various
states, in answer to a circular ask.
ing information as to the employment
of convicts, were read. From the re-
ports il seemed as though boot and
shoe, and wagon making and stocking
manufacturing interests were mostly
interested in the prison labor question.
In Louisiana the prisoners are EN-.
ployed on the levees. The wardens Of
various prisons differed In opinions on
the subject of damage done honest
labor, but a weight of opinion was
expressed by one of the wardeDs. who
said: II conceive Of no branch oi
labor which is performed by convicts
with wages at from fifty to sixty cents
per day that cannot be performed by
honest workingmen and pay them ten
times the wages" The chairman
finished an addressed as follows: II
trust you will appoint committee to
draft constitution and bylaws for
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-08-28
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