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Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-04-26
Wall of lilies.

The Persians have a proverb TO the
effect that "a small fly will upset q
big mans stomach When the small
fly is multiplied by millions, lie is un-
1gpbtedly a brave man who will at
combating such q host. Fort
'Tel-el-Kebir, on the day after the bat
tie there, in 1852, presented q remark
able gathering of flies.
The fort seemed 10 be covered with
a dark pail. At about $50 yards dis
lance from this dark mass, | heard a
loud, humming noise, and as ] APP
preached nearer, the sound increased
in volume, until it became a roar. Ii
came from a wall of flies, one mile
long, ten yards high and forty yards
wide; this pail represented a line Of
dead and unburied Egyptians.
To go round the flank ofthe fly wall
was out of the question, sol put spurs 10
my pony and urged him through. The
brute several times refused TO stir,
frightened by the hum and noise. AT
last, / managed 10 get him head on"
and never shall l forget my passages
through those forty yards Of flies.
They presented such O firm front that
lcould feel a pressure, heavy enough
to compel me instinctively TO grip the
saddle closer with my knees.
| had TO close mouth and eyes, and
il was no easy matter 10 endure the
stencil emanating from the mass. My
pony was SO terrified that | could not
stop him until we had got far beyond
the black mass, and into the clear des-
ert air again.
looked behind me, now and again,
as l continued my journey, and there,
in the blazing sun, hung the same
dark pall.-St James Gazette.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-04-26
Primitive Telegraphs.

As is well known the Indians of our
continent use rising smoke to give sig
nails 10 distant friends. A small fire
is started, and, as soon as il burns
fairly well, grass and leaves are
heaped on top of il. Thus a large col.
umn of steam and smoke rises. BY
covering the fire with a blanket the
rising Of the smoke is interrupted al
regular intervals, and the successive
clouds are used for conveying mes
sges. Explorations in the Congo
basin have shown that the system Of
drum signals prevails throughout cen
trail Africa. The Babuba use large
wooden drums. on which different
tohcs are produced with two drum
sticks. Sometimes the natives ''con-
verse" in this way for hours, and from
the energy displayed by the drummers
and The rapidity Of the successive
blows, IT seemed that the conversation
was very animated. Tic same use of
drums is found in New Guinea. From
the rhythm and rapidity of the blows,
tho natives know at once whether an
attack, a death or a festival is an
nounced. The same tribe use columns
Of smoke or Cat night fires 10 convey
messages TO distant friends. The lat
ter r also used in Australia. Col
umns of smoke Of different forms are
used for signals by the inhabitants of
Cape York and the neighboring isl.
nnds. In Victoria hollow trees are
filed with fresh leaves which are
lighted. The signals thus made are
understood by their friends. In east.
ern Australia the movements Of a
traveller were made known by col.
umns Of smoke, and so was the discov.
ery Of a whale in Portland bay
Science.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-04-26
A West Virginia Wonder,

OF all the specimensof liliputian hu-
manity that have ever found a wei
come in this world Of comparative
giants, the little daughter of John E.
Miller, Of Hampshire county, w. Va,
is the most wonderful. She is 90 years
Of age, cannot walk or talk and IS but
twenty-six inches tall. Always living
in a little cradle, she is enabled 10 keep
a sharp lookout on what is going on,
no one has ever yet been sharp enough
10 call for an article in the house that
the little one could not point out. Her
memory is most remarkable. A new
song or poem repeated in her presence
is never forgotten. II the same song
or poem is again repeated or sung
with the variation Of but a single
word the little prodigy will show her
disapproval by yelling Justify and
frowning a frown that cannot be mis-.
taken. How such a remarkable mem
DRY can find resting place in a head
no larger than a teacup has long been
the wonder Of physicians and savants
who have joarneyed from far and
near TO test the remarkable gifts Of the
little wonder. j. w. Wright in st.
Louis Republic.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-04-26
The Red Clover.

A sentimental story Of his great.
greatgrandmother is told by a CORE
spondent OF The Ellsworth American.
This lady and her husband settled in
the midst Of the eastern Maine wilder
ness in the last century. ~ have
often" says the correspondent, 'heard
my grandmother say that her grand
mother, on settling in her rude, wilder
ness home, seeing a red clover in bios
som, 10 yenrncd for something pretty
and homelike that she took IL up and
transplanted il by her door. Lewis.
ton Journal.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-04-26
A Horse That Chews Tobacco.

There is a heavy draught horse at
one Of the quarries In Westerly, that
has been driven for a number OF years
by tho same mana native OF the
Emerald Isle. And il is a fact that
the worthy animal will not draw o
load in the morning until he has had
n chew Of tobacco. His appetite being
satisfied, he is Off like q wholesale
breeze. -Providence journal.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-04-26
A Sold Bank.

An old fellow in a Wisconsin town
who has been running a private bank
Tor some years was recently requested
70 publish some sort OF statement. So
he posted the following on the door
Of his bank: ''Notice-This ere bank
has got 600, 900 behind her. Shedon't
owe nobody q cussed cent Good pa
per discounted, as heretofore, and no
body proposes 10 cut sticks for Mexico
or Canada. n-Broollyn Eagle.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-04-26

II is proven by agriculture statistics
that S. worth Of dog annually kills
81, 900 worth Of sheep, besides having
Eve or six days and nights left 10 tho
dog TO keep tho whole rcighborhood
awake with q chorus o. barking.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1889-05-25
SOW! II THE srHf>GO OF THE YEAR.


During Winter, Mature wisely arvanges
hat We should live q fo~as cuutaaulns ilG-h
at, Or Is hey arc kE0~i, b. ca b Us, for
be pui pose " supplying uvac 10 HE Doay:
lie cnsIi Ca opra s..oll ilv~t5>-rt ot.aL1-AUfn
at into hea. l. IL ex-.a-se NIX " tie
iver, aid S. ouIIns lie tlu. s.a Ell IL - coll
trantly cons1sAd-
W.tn the oppr. ach os warm wealhrr CIR
iiet Changes ~ inuSc4--pru1Gc.Ds trxu, AMI
he ~oik VI the Gvr - ii ucn j >~l.d. ~
he maJoriIs 81 CASES. Ao~rve,, Il IS E ua-
abe u completely thruw oS th- *, IS VI
oile, bat reiialns cc.gvsteu, Aau-Hg tat
~ lazy, tired seet nS ~4i9h many, Lave IN
tie spril4g mouths, wnen the weather be-
omrs 10.
~ Abs Is eviJe &c Of Ell UNHEALTHY con-
Iuon, ami tno4sn peJp APPRECIATE tue De-
,e sity of an alternative d GUS perioi, the
Onuion al d is u lake drastic p.sls anu pru-
.iu e g c4tLartlc effect, ny 10 iliakr matters
D- Worse. The ivrr Au [ De IN .oa,Iei, aud,
is pr per aet,ou restored D-I oro fite weather,
Il you Wish t. ~ preserve he 18th, anu II
thus distinct ca1 ;. nature Is unhee4eL Serious
Tesu IS ~lu occur.
~ ne tIood will become loaded With
bile anu ilth.c al and as ever. crop OF
vital fui passed through tie hluneys 10 be
purified, they SION treas iown and a:e una
be TO Carr, out the 0eaIIy pu.son. Warner 3
Safe Cure a.1u Waruer's SaI- III have not
Gully u specinc action Iii the kidneys, but
on the ssS- .l.er also.
~ lu-y tnll the n ck-nei bile 50 that it
will PASS GU thr' u7h lis cues, enable the
CLAN % to unload turII>el ses, &C. As q solvent
GA all binary ACIDS ana IN a "urI 50 lit
these great organs Tor the ssa on VIOLA, -
pre-, en ilig b.oou p lsonlng init a%nlatlun, aD-
scess, anu ali affe t.1ns ~ "AIch tney are SO
liable
B r. As yol va:ee The blessing, Of health,
do 40; all W tn SUNNI TT a pc CHI WI hDui
q .ie J VI y I "a Il "eeneIa a usr c.eAu-
lIS, IA n iuaII ~ T nt have ILGl a,tt.
sIO be fOrewarn-d i, 10 b. fore.
a.A.e1.'
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1889-05-25

The Cheroksrs have IN operation over
one hundred ommon schools. with an
aggregate attendance. Of 40a9 pupils;:a
ash school for boys with Al aggregate
attendance Of 211 students, II seminary
nearing completion, with capacity for
ls5 students, an orphan asylum contain,
ny Isl children, beside i number of
.harif4hle institutions
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1889-05-25
DanEerous TriftnR.

1t is not oniy foolish but oauee tous, to II ae
Win c.nst p.tion, lnli&reIl Ia, phes n 4ter
dera geln n. Iag- he prop + trnir1y AS
soun as pso. lie, ami a IL al hanger itici
lent - uelay. HAMBCnG tlGo eas =
enc tor tees ife |. Us "a c-i:r,. Dys1 IN
rig. Mack DIX -, y. !.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1889-05-25

NOTHING 50 completed: robs confinement q
n pan a Il suH-I.us atten ing II as LIE U.s.
II / ne aJthcr , tflcnl. so4d by drussH'r-
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1889-05-25

There are - inllss VI shelves II The britisf
MUSEUM rean.a.g room
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1889-05-25

The b-s. cough neitrin- i Pi~o'FTr-. for
Consumption. Sold everywhere, -.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1889-05-25
Radical Cure for Epilsptic Fats.

ca Cure for Epiisptic Pits.
To t.. tn,tor-Pea cas- inform your leaders
bat ! have positive remedy for the above
canned disease which warrant to euro the
worst cases. So strong is my faith In its vir-
uee that ] will send I &c q sam PIE bottle and
valuable treatise 10 any sur erer " no will give
c e bis P @ ard Exptes> address. Re.p'y,
MIG. ROOT. NJ. c. ix3 iiearI ST. New York
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1889-05-25
Sexuality in Atoms.

Mr.. Mason Kinne is a quiet gentleman
who lived for many years in this city.
He is all enthusiastic member Of the Mi
~croscopicai So :iety, an honorary member
OF several foreign scientific societies. and
contributes to several scientific journals.
He is an indefatigable investigator. Some
time ago he declared that he had discovered
sexuality in atoms-that Is, after examin-
ing the smallest fragments Of inorganic
matter, iron and other mineral sub
stances, he had discovered certain traces
that led him to believe that all atoms,
animal and vegetable, are either male or
female, and reproduce their species.
The Importance Of such 4 discovery can
not be estimated. If verified, and Mr..
Kline is confident that it can be verified,
it means the revolution of science-a new
alphabet for geology, chemistry and nat
tural philosophY.-Son Francisco Cal.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1889-05-25

Our Own EveIts' is is the affections
way IL which New Workers refer t. TIE,
Senior Senator
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1889-05-25

,n- Of the prsvai-nt lis rder<a a. SEA salt
room
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1889-05-25

Senator WORRIES. # lndianr L. In VII q
he Tall Sycamore of tbs Wabash.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1889-05-25
Instead of feeling tired and worn ont.

Instead of feeling tired and worn out, in
'teau OF aches anu pains, wouldn'tyou rather
eel Il .su and str n.2 il you continue feel
.lg mi,erabl anu (, d .oi-l.thlrg you
uase only LOur>rf t. U!aiIe, Tor Browns
trou 81 tiers "l.l u ely cure you. 1t Is 2 Ter
tain cue for uyspei SID. lnltse,tiJn m ,laria,
sc kltss, hlun ). Iuhg md h art affections.
ry 1t II yuu desire t1U- 4eal,h ruDIst aud
~.r,ne, aud 1tellellce las leu.arhab.e cura-
We Qualities.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1889-05-25
A QUICK he LTH RIM wEa.
HE BECAME BALD.

If tost fe~ 11.an4ns. ,ar b. tel II. II,
when be isewaEe7
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1889-05-25
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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-05-24
VIVID Writing.

:. "A little. descriptive pieco cntitlsd uov.,
tho Gums" from the Detroit Free Fre,s. oi
which NE gtye a paragraph. reminds ne thot
great advertisers, liko H Ii. WnYner \ Co
propriotors OF Warmers celebrated Safe Cure
might got a hint from It -
Here Is the paragraph
Shoot to the right or left, over tho euns
or under them. Strike whero you will but
strike to destroy. Now tho holt surges down
eren to the windows Of tho old farm house
now back under the apple trees and beyond
them: Dead men are under tho ponderous
wheels OF tho guns, mad devils arc slashing
and shooting across the barrels. No ono
kill and 'S'' '','h'
"But tho hell is dissolved. The smoke 70
lifting, shricks md screams grow fainter
and twenty or thirty living mon pull the
Ioad bodies away from tho guns. Tbroo
hundred dead aud wounded on tho sinrie
acre. They tell of war and glory. LooL
over this hollis aero and find the latter. y And
N Just as deadly strife. though noiseless,
are men falling at our right and left to day
Is II wari Yes, war OF the blood. Blood
loaded with poison through imperfect kid
ney action. And Is there no power to ston
this awful slaughtsri Yes, Warmers SAFE
Cure, tried specific, panacca that has
brought life and hope to hundreds of thou.
sands OF dying men and women
De enlisted, therefore, in the great army
OF living men and women who have been
rescued from disease and premature death
and be eternaly grateful that the means OF
HE can 30 ensily he VourS
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-05-24
The Wisdom OF Silence.

Tho Greeks, who were so inconsideratc
as to anticipate great part Of the wit
and wisdom of our times, have handed
down to us little story which we may
name THE Silent Guest" The hero of
that brief narrative remained obstinately
dumb at the banqueting board while
everybody else was OVERLOOKING with
talk. At last, table companion, seated
by his side, said to him: eff you ARE
q fool, you are behaving wisely; if you
are wise man, you are behaving fool
ishly.n
Don Piatt, writing of Salmon p. Chase,
few years ago, remarked that his cold,
unimpulsive temperament, his dignified
reserve, his fine presence and grave man.
ner, Impressed the crowd, and created
respect without liking" But, adds Mr..
Piatt, these qualities are more in the end
than more genial ones. "AIany states
man, honored in his grave, owed his
success in life to the prima facie evidence
OF wisdom, SO acceptable to the popular
mind, that is found in silent gravity.
The late Tom Corwin, of Ohio, aman of
genuine and intinite humor, on one oc.
casion, when lecturing me for my dis
position to joke with crowd, said:
Don't do it, my boy. You should al
ways remember that the crowd looks up
to the ringmaster and down on the clown.
1t resents that which amuscs. The clown
is the more clever fellow of the two. but
he is dcspised. II you would succeed in
life you must be solemn, solemn ms IN
MSS. All the great monuments of the
earth have been built over solemn asses. u"
-Ncio Orleans Picayune.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-05-24
A Seyen-Yenr East

The notoriety of DIR. Tanner and all
other fasters who have succeeded in DO.
ing without food for periods as long as
fo.ty days or Il little longer at the ex.
pence of much suffering, is eclipsed by
the remarkable story of Josephine Marie
Bcdard, French Canadian girl. for
whom 1T is claimed that she has eaten
nothing for seven years, and has drunk
nothing but water, yet is strong and &c.
tie. with plumb figure. rosy cheeks
and an air OF perfect health.
Miss Bedard. who is seventeen years
old, has not eaten anything, according
to the story, since an attack of croup
which she had in her tenth year, aud
has no desire for food when it is set be-
fore her or when she is engaged in its
preparation. This wonderful statement
is vouched for by C. II. Webber, her
guardian, and b; her family physician
and IL number Of persons in Canada who
have known the girl and her parents,
and have watched her for greater or less
periods.
Her biographcr says she was born at
ST. Herbert, province of Quebec, in
.lpril, 1871. lost her mother when three
months old, moycd with her fathers
family 10 st. nul when five years old,
where the beg nning of her long fast
took place. and rcturned to Tingw ok,
Canada, where >he row live, in the fam.
lily of her futher. who is farmer and
country storetccpe-. --Neao YORK Com
mereiaL Adctr.iser.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-05-24
A College Bows Poultry lobby.

"a young man who was in college with
me-" says n writer of the New York
Times, supported himself entirely by
raising poultry. He lived in the out
skirts of the town, and while the other
boys were killing their spare time in
more or less useless, If not pernicious
ways. he was puttering around his hen
yard. We used to make good deal of
fun Of him because of his hobby, but he
took it all in good part and went on en-
larging his business. Pretty soon we
hogan to hear that he was taking valua.
bic money ri e, for his poultry in vari.
Gus poultry shows AID that his annual
income from the sale of eggs and fowl
was much more than sufficient to meet
all his expenses. When he left college
he had enough money put away to
support him VIII lie in the seminary
and make one or two profitable invest
mcnts besides. He took high rank in
The ministry, and although he always
continued to love poultry, never hesrd
that this hobby in the slightest degree
interfercd with his usefulness. And, by
The way, what self-respecting student
would not prefer to work his way
through college by raising poultry rather
than by acting as waiter in the summer
hotels. 1t is not only more honorable,
but more lucrative"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-05-24
Shaving Dead Men

Perhaps the most gruesome duty
which barber is called upon to fulfill
Is that of shaving the dead Said one
who has had much experience in pre-.
pairing for the grs,e many Of his fellow
beings: "There could be Ito doubt
after the barber got through shaving the
man that he was dead, for many BARRIERS
are so rough that their operations would
almost raise the dead On first being
called upon to save dead man no bar.
Der can escape feeling of horror, but it
soon passes away. l followed my tradu
In Germany, where the barber has n pro.
fessional duty which precedes that of
the Coroner, and his Offices are exalted
into almost equal dignity to that of the
latter official When one dies tho first
duty of the attending physician is to cali
in the surgeon barber. He then OK.
amines the body of the deceased and
then applies the tests prescribed by law
to ascertain whether death has surely in.
tcrvened. The barber first looks at tho
eyes, and if the CLASSY look which denotes
death is found there they are rovorently
and carefully closed. Then the lower
Jaw is struck sharply. and il it falls that
IS another indication that death has
taken place. If any spark of life remain
IN the body, the avs will come together
again. and only relax when the spirit has
departed fSom the body. This is the
reason that the bandagc is placed around
the chin of corpse by the undertaken
MS soon rs possible after death, so rs to
give the face n natural look when it has
been removed from the icebox and
placed in tbs casket. PHILADELPHIA
Press.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-05-24
ADRUM.

A regiment in motion and the rattle OF q
drum, -
With q rat, tat tatl and rat, tae, tuml
Fear is on the face of some,
Others stepping with aplomb,
And steady is the platter and the clatter OF
the drum.
Sweeping lines in evolution, fast the wheel
ing columns come,
And thousand men are stepping to tho
tapping of the drum;
There are countenancca glum,
There are senses duh and numb,
But boy is stepping proudly: there is play
ing on the drum.
The rage and roar of battle, and the rattle of
OF drum,
The shrapnel shot are. flying With zip! and
zuml
Cruel shells exploding come,
And tho bullets hiss and hum,
But the drum still echoes loully: will the
thing be never mumi
Darkness on the field of battle, where the
body seekers come;
The storm of death is ended aud displayed the
struggles sum.
paid face, drum;
There is blood, and both are dumb;
A story of drummer and a story of drum.
-Chicago Nail
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-05-24
Tho Norwegian Peasant

Tho Norwegian peasant has decided
aptitude for trading and for travel, and
is consequently naturally inclined to
knowledge. Education is making steady
progress in the country; every one can
read and write, and On every farmstead
one or more newspapers are regularly
taken. The husmpnd tenants or cotters,
even are beginning to subscibc to news.
papers. Books they can get from the
parish library, or very often they buy
them for themselves The modern lit
erature of the country has penetrated
into every valley, and is now generally
bought by the well-to-do among the
peasantry.-Rarper's.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-05-24
Some Effects or Natural GINS

A Penn avenue physician, in speaking
of some Of the elects OF heat from
natural gas, said:
THE use of natural gas has been
general ropic of complaint with large
number of my patients I am not pre-
pared to say that deafness is on the in
crea.e, but natural gas rs it is now used
in dwellings has decided tendency in
that direction. The great trouble is
thus: The gas is turned on to such an
extent that very high temperature is
obtained and maintained throughout the
day and night. This NJ al times is un.
healthy. The heat is entirely without
moisture, that will naturally dry up the
delicate membranes. produce drv
catarrhal disease which very naturally
affects the ear and throat, producing
both hoarseness and deafness.
with coal it is different. There is n
certain amount Of moisture given out in
the combustion along with the various
degrees of heat obtained. Of course
any heat is dry in. the abstract. but
when combined with steam or any moist
substance the effects are very different.
a number of our patients declare that
the gas has made them deaf. That can
only be, as have said, because the ex.
cessive heat dries up the membranes in
the head. Pittsbslrg DisDatch.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-05-24

run away from the calf by Chapman and
Gomez. while Wright, who had picked
himself up and got into his saddle
again, followed, oyertaking tho calf,
and throwing another rope over it So
cured the last of the three. Ono of the
wagons was brought up and the calves
loaded into it. Saddle horses were again
changed and the party moved the camp
about twelve miles to the corral, where
domestic cows were held awaiting their
new charges.
The following day was spent in fruit
less search for other buffaloes, but on the
third day two other calves were cap,
tured, making in all five captives as the
result of ten days hunt.-.Me,o Yorb
Herald,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-05-24
An Ebb and Flow Wafer wbeo,

There is a water wheel in use at Bow.
doinham, Me, which is probably the
only one of its kind in existence. 1t i,
twenty-seven feet in diameter, with p
foot Of its rim out of water at high tide
the spokes are wide and set diagonally.
like the vanes of windmill. It turn,
eighteen hours of the day by tide power,
running one way with the flow, the Other
with the ebb. With one foot fall of the
tide this wheel gives about fifty-horse
power.