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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-19
HuMOR OF THE DAY.

A disagreeablo vicc-Advice.
Whooping 'em up-The coopers.
Down in the mouth The palate.
Keeps his spilit level The carpenter.
A stror 6 attachment--The constables.
Deaths door is locked with n skeleton
key.
A ghost of show-Thc living skele.
ton.
Don't get "short" if you want to get
along.
Paying the piper-scttling the plum
bcr's bill
Beyond the pale of civilization-Tho
barbaric bucket.
Since life is but n span why should o
II an want four in handi
criminal may not court death, but
IN New ork tate he sparks it.
Don't be an amateur physic an. Don't
oven doctor your accouuts.-Mtso Yo~k
Sun.
The fellow who beats the weighing
machine, like the Arab, silently steals a
weigh.
"yIapa, why do they call beaver hat
high hati" because, my son, it costs
ss.a- Ba,ar.
There's nothing like leather, except
ing, of course, tho upper crust of tho
young wife's first pie.
If the Beer Trust keeps on growing it
will soon be ut lagerhcads with tho
public. --Ne,c York Ne,os.
We are told of a chiropodist SO expert
that he claims TO have extracted corns
from mistletoc.-Basar.
Judging from the almost daily dcfal.
cations announced in the papers, this is
the shortage. --Boston Times.
The man who discovers q granite
quarry on his vacant building site has
reason to rejoice that his lot is hard
one. Time.
Tho Bowery tramp remarked, at the
mu-h put out as when he was taken in
Moo York. Ne'cs.
"Be sunny, girls. be sunny" says Ella
Wheeler Wilcox. We don't see how
they can, but still they daughter be-
Los Angeles Tribune.
Soarandllop (grandilo luently)- "Yes !;
it pays to do right Honesty is tie best
policy after all" Franklcy-"Why
don't you have it removed. y Time.
AT the ater-color exhibition. "Who
is that fellow over there looking so in
tcntly at Hack Hankinson's picturc2n
"That's Hankinson." --New YORK. Sun.
Lady-"I don't think these pictures
do me Justice" Artist-"Well, madam,
if you insist upon their being absolutely
correct, l can put back the wrinkles."
The ice that we've tasted
May sometime return;
But the coal when once wastel--
Say, how can it burnt
-Gooddips Sun.
She was a modest and timid girl,
Retiring, weak and shy
But sho knew how to talk till your hair
would curl,
On tho whenceness OF the why.
Merchant Traveller.
"What is q man-of-wari" said G
teacher to his class. "a cruiser" was
the prompt reply. What makes it
goi" sits s.rew, SIR" "Who go with
itr 'Its crew, Sir. OCEAN.
"Gracions mel" said an old LADY,
'.they're discovering new explosives all
the time. I see in the paper that an Of
flcer was killed yesterday while dis
charging his duty. Shoe and Leather
Repoi tor.
A Nihilistic speech. az wish it
would stop raining" remarked ST.
Petersburg gentleman the other day, af-
ter weeks storm, and detective
promptly arrested him for referring to
the g ar ms ''it. "-l.arpe,'s Ba.ar.
A gentleman was met by stranger
who politely asked: "'W ould you be so
kind as to lend me $20f" 'My dear sir,
have not the honor of knowing YOU"
''That is why request you to give me
an opportunity TO extend my reputation
for honesty ~ CEirnu0 Globe
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-19
A Charitable Cnlnnse Indy

Recently there was large crowd MT
the iron bridge, close to the Viccroy's
yamon. ut Ticntsin, China, and, on in.
9uirinS the cause, correspondent
learned that the wife Of the Viceroy Ii
Hung chang, plying the numberless va
grants without proper food or clothes
In the bitter weather, WINS distributing
aims, 1000 cash to each grown person,
and 600 to each under age, to enable
them to return to their native homes in
stead of dying in a ditch; truly good
and charitable lady.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-19

PORTABLE electric lights, arranged to
hang on the button of ones coat, and
with n parabolic reflector to concen-
trate the light, with storage batteries
weighing II pounds each, are made to
enable persons to read in railroad cars
by night.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-19

; 1t is an old saying chat whatever Lanca
shire thinks day, England thinks to-
morrow. Manchester is the most power.
full political and ethical force in the coun.
try, just as it is the best governed and
most homogeneous and public-spirited
English-speaking city in the world.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-19
odd Way Of Cooking Cofrer.

A mortar mixer at the new hotel was
observed to be heating his kettle of cof-
fec in q way which was no novelty to him,
but seemed strange to reporter. He
dug hole in a pile of sand, placed n
lump Of lime in it. sprinklcd some water
on the limo, placed his kettle on it, and
banked sand up around it, When 12
o'clock struck no shouted "Come to
tay; yonr cofcc's anbilin'.n -Por,ldnd
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-19

WHEN you write to q member of
Congress for information on any sub
lect, you are sure to get frank reply,
provided he answers your letter.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-19

"Sperrylitc," q new discovery, is said
to be tho first mineral yet found con.
tanning platinum as an Important con-
stituent other than tho natural allows
with various metals of the platinum
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-19

lover too old, or for some other equally
good cause, she declined this fiattaring
offer, whereupon Quaker friend Of
ours remarked that it was the first
modern instance he had known where
Rachel had refused to be comforted.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-19

II think" said ThaclSeray once at q
public dinner. "that had rather have
had potato and o kindly word from
Goldsmith than have been beholden to
Dean Swift for guinea and n dinner"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-19
LITERARY CHIT-CHAT.
by FRED LUCIA souIERs.

! FRIEND from
G o N n Q @ ticut,
who rejoiced i'll
t Ii o suggestive
og n o m en- of
Comfort, paid
his deyoirs to @
charming and
attractive young
widow, residing
out on Long
Island. Either
her griefs were
fOn now nr har
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-19

An eccentric old English nobleman,
on engaging n new servant, always
prefaced his questions with, "Cap you
whistler"
On being asked the reason for this
curious question, he so d he always
made him whistle whom he went to
draw the ale, until he returned, thus
preventing him from tasting it.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-19

Some remarkable comparisons between
agriculture in France and the United
States are made below. The French
statistics are from the agricultural census
of 1882, while those of America are from
the census of 1880. or course, says tho
American A0ricuiturist, our population,
and probably the number of small farms
has greatly increased during the last
eight years. The total number and
acreage of farms in this country has also
increased marvelously since the last CEN
sus, but in spite of this it will take moro
than another century for the same pro-
portion of the United States to be classcd
as improved lands as in the case Of
France
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-19

A Louisville (Ky.) doctor tries to
provo that elopementa ere horeditary.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-19

The above goes nicely with the story
told of old Lord Deale and his butler.
On the buffers resigning his place
because his lordship's wife was al
ways scolding him, he was answered
with, Good gracious, mon, ye've lit
tie to complain O.; ye may be thankful
ye're no married to herl"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-19

A young Boston scientist was ex-
planning to his grandmother the proc
eess of blowing and preserving col
lection of birds eggs.
"You see, grandmamma, we perforate
an aperture in the apex and a CORE
spending aperture in the base, and
then by applying the egg fruit to the
lips and forcibly exhaling the vital
principle of the lungs, the shell is en-
tirely discharged of its contents. I"
Bless my soul" cried the old lady,
what wonderful improvements they
do makeI Now, in my younger days,
We just made u holo in each end and
blew it out"
Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-01
WAantE.
one Cent a word for Each Insertion.

WANTED. HfAm9llIES, hotels anywhere supplied: Swede ~ German and other reliable help: satisfsctien suarsnIsed EMPLOYMENT AGENCY, HhS 7Th Gharal sfpoaf
Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-01
Death of Hon. Jacon SIeeper.

BOSTON, March 31.-Hon. Jacob Sleeper died at his residence in this city at 5:30 p. m His death removes man whose philan- thropy was unbounded and whose benefac- tions were distributed wisely among the deserving poor. He was born in New Castle, Me-, in 1909, settled in Boston in 1895 and amassed a fortune in the wholesale clothing business and real estate transactions He served in the Massachusetts house of repre- sentatives in 1851 and 1859, in the Boston board of aldermen in 1852 and 1853 and in the executive council of Governors Banks and Andrews. His trusteeships were many, including those of the Massachusetts Bible society, beside the vice presidency of the American Bible society; of Wesleyan uni- versity from 1S44 to 1880; of Boston univer- sity, where he was at death vice-president of the corporations; of Harvard university, where as one of the overseers he gave valua- ble aid and advice for twelve years, from 1856 to 1868. In church matters he was a hard and willing worker and by his help the Wesleyan building on Bromfeld street was erected at a cost of $300,000. When Boston university was organized Mir. Sleeper was one of the three founders and chiefly through his assistance largely increased accomnoda- tions for the institution were secured by the erection of "Jacob Sleeper Hall" on Somers
 set street-a just memorial in it's name.
 The Wesleyan missionary home at New
 ton arose largely through MT. Sleeper's aid, and over one hundred churches throughout
 New England have been helped by him. He was also interested in financial matters.
 He was director of the National Bank of
 Commerce and the oldest director of the
 North American Insurance company. MT.
 Sleeper leaves g son, Major J. Henry Sleeper,
 and three daughters, one being the wife of
 B. P. Dutton, the New York publisher, and
 of the firm of Harper Brothers. In his youth
 MT. Sleeper suffered an accident to his foot.
 Disease developed there and he had to go through several operations. At last ad-
 vanced age yielded to the shock of this affiic-
 tion and illness came on that finally resulted in his death.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-01
The Case Of Mrs. LudIneton.


 The story printed in the Sunday morning papers about a "dastardly attempt to railroad 8 zane woman in the insane asylum" is to some extent unsubstantiated by the facts. It implicated Dr. E. L. R. Thompson as being in league with Edward Ludington to send the latter's wife to an insane asylum. The method of such 8 transaction is different than it was some years ago. Now certif- cate must be signed by two physicians and application made to the Probate court. In this case Dr. Thompson was the only one in- terested, and no application had even been made in the case. A complete investigation of the facts shows that Dr. Thompson has been the family physician of Isaiah Hickman of Ashmun street, superintendent of the Evergreen cemetery for several years.
 Miss Hickman was married to MT. Luding- ton one year ago. She is about s1. He is a draughtsman in P1antsville, coming home every Saturday night. On March 8 Mrs. Ludington sent for Dr. Thompson. She said she was suffering from insomnia and had not slept any for eight or ten nights. He pre- scribed hypnotic. On March Ii she sent the son of Mrs. Marvin, who lives in the same house, to call Dr. Thompson again, She eaid the medicine had done her no good. He called two or three times. MT. Ludinpton didn't know his wife was ill until he came home.
 MT. Luddington got Miss Hulda filling of 202 Martin street to come as nurse. Miss filling was seen last night and fully corrobo- rated this story. She was not suspicious, as stated. Mrs. Ludlngton was very nervous and said she didn't want anybody to come to see her, not even the Hickmans. It was then the nurse was instructed nor to let any, one in, and not through any oonniving by Dr. Thompson.
 On Thursday last Hickman took his daugh- ter to his house, fearing some attempt to put her in an insane asylum, and Ludington did not learn where his wife was when he came home Saturday night. In the meantime Drs. Bacon and Russell were called in and said Mrs. Ludington was not insane.
 Mir. Ludington saw his wife Saturday night and he is going to take her to Plants vile to live.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-01
Monday, April l, 1889
A BAsTARDLx OUTRAGE.

The Head Bay Clerk at the Centrs, l House Arrested for a Henious or l fense.
 Policel Police Policei This was the cry that was heard by resi- | dents in the vicinity of Central Hotel, form. erly Maine's hotel, on Church street at a late 1 hour yesterday afternoon. A woman had her head out of second-story window yelling for police at the top of her voice. Suddenly she was pulled in and the window shut. Short ly afterward she was found on the sidewalk by Officer Reynolds and taken to the police office
 She gave her name as Harriett J. Burns, of Branford, aged 28. She had been arrested at the depot the night before for drunken ness, and of course the police knew her. She said that she had been outraged at the Gen. tral hotel. Her looks certainly bore out that statement. Her front teeth had been knocked out, her lips were bloody and her eyes were black and blue and badly swollen. In fact she was so badly injured that Dr. Lindsley was called in.
 She has not character that is irreprosch- able, yet, as Lieutenant Wrinn said last night, all people are entitled to protection. Her story was that she had gone to the Gen. trai notel after leaving the lookup yesterday morning, ,as she could not get to Branford un- til to day. She said that the head day clerk came up to her room with the drinks, and finally forced her to comply with lis hein- ous desires. She further said that he brought several men to her room during the day, and, in resisting, she was pounded until she would submit. Finally she got the window open and called for the police
 Lieutenant Wrinn and several officers inc vestigated the affair and last night Frank Kane, the head day clerk, was arrested He was released on bonds of $200 furnished by Mr. Goodyear, one of the proprietors of the hotel. More arrests will follow
 MT. Goodyear says he knew nothing of the affair until he heard the woman scream. Then he had her put out.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-01
Death of Cvrus Woodman.

BOSTON, March 31.-Cyrus Woodman, g lifelong friend of John A. Andrew, died of apoplexy at his home in Cambridge Saturday. He experienced the first shock at the Union Deposit Vault in Boston, ,was taken home in a carriage, walked unaided to his room and died almost instantly after lying down. He was born at Buxton, Me-, June 3, 1914, graduated from Bowdoin in 1886, entered Harvard Law school and was admitted to the bar in 1889. That year he went West with the Boston and Western Land company, leaving them four years later to enter into partnership with the late Governor c. o. Washburne of Mineral Point, Wis. with whom he remained eleven years. In 1888 he came to Cambridge. For years he has been on the board of overseers of Bowdoin college. He was member of the New Eng land Historical Genealogical society. He leaves a widow
Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-01
SESSION OF THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March 30 President Harrison to-day sent the folio

WASHINGTON, March 30.
 President Harrison to-day sent the follow ing nominations to the Senate:
 John T. Abbott. of New Hampshire, to be envoy extrayrdinary and ministar plenipoten- tiary of the United States to the republic of Columbia.
 Edwin H. Terrell, of Texas, to be envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of the United States to Belgium.
 Withdrawn, John W. Bergman, postmss- ter at Versailles, Ky.
 To be delegates to the conference between the United States and republics of Mexico, Central and South America, Hsyti, San Do- mingo, and the Empire of Brazil, to be held in Washington in 1889: John B. Henderson of Missouri, Cornelius N. Bliss of New York, Wm. P. Whyte of Maryland, Clement Stude- baker of Indiana, T. Jefferson Coolidge of Massachusetts. Wm. H. Prescott of South Carolina, Andrew Carnegie of Pennsylvania, John R. G. Pitkin of Louisiana, M. NJ. Estee of California, J. H. Hanson of Georgia.
 Postmasters: Edward NJ. Bliss, Spencer, Mass; Ira E. Hicks New Britain Ct
Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-01
DESPITE THE WEATHER.

Praise Service at Dwight Place Church,
 The solos by Miss Kettle Bradley and Mir, Monson at Dwight Place church last evening were very much admired by the large con sregation which gathered despite the inclem ent weather. The singing by the choir and the solos by Miss Mansfield, Miss Wilson, Miss Reyes and MT. Bennett were excellent, and the interesting remarks by the pastor and fine congregational singing made this one of the best of these services. A feature of the programme was Mfr. Parsons' setting of the familiar hymn "Jssus lover of my soul" with harp accompaniment by Mir. Russo
Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-01
FOR sALE,s

.maII placs in MonteWese; house is in 1M,Esf Ad A ordar and pleasantly situated; aoout MI ene acre of land. Price $l,ooV.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-01
Interesting Praise Service at the Goffe
 Street NEfsaiOn.

The second of a series of praise services was held at the Goffe street mission hall yes- terday afternoon. The hall was we'll filled. The exercises were under the charge of MT. Morrison Weimer and MT. Penrose of the seminary. The Yale Glee club and a quar- tette trom the United church rendered pleas ing songs. MT. and Mrs. Walter R. Downs also assisted in the service of sopp
Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-01
Palace Car For Herses.

Two of the Arms palace cars have arrived at the depot with eighteen horses for the West Haven horse car company ,and the same num- Der for w. s. Parker. The cars are admira- ply arranged for the transportation of horses
 They. are built in sections, one for each horse, with light board partition separating the stalls, of which there are nine on each side of the car. Feed for ten days is provided in managers running along each side of the car. At the rear of the stalls are parallel bars so fixed as to prevent the horses from kicking or being cast. Patent air brakes, patent yea tilators and other conveniences are provided
Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-01

FOR RENT, ASS Seven rooms on upper floor, with moderI Ef!:5 improvements. Inquire aasaA ma25 If Nos. AND CITY MARKET,
Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-01
pa.sed . Sunken vessel.

VINEYARD HAVEN, March 31.-The schoon. CT H. & J. Blenderman of New York, arrived to-day, reports that on March go, when abou! five miles east of the lightship on the north east end of Five-Fathom bank, she passed a eunken vessel, apparently g large two-masted schooner recently sunk. The masthead was just out of the water and was broken off in the eyes of the rigging, making dangerous obstruction to navigation.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-01
Shot Her and then Fled.

NEW YORK, March 17.-Mamie Palmer, aged seventeen, was shot in the left breast probably fatally tonight by T Thomas Argue, youth, who has not yet been arrested. Miss Palmer and friend. Frankie Parsons, came here from Port Jervis recently and hired room at No. 30 West Thirty y-ninth street. Argue and another boy, William Butcher, who lived at the same house, en- tered into 8 filtration with the girls and finally the quartette got together in the girls room to day, and while young Argue was showing how skillfully he could handle a revolver the weapon was discharged. When the young men found that Miss Palmer was shot they fled. The girl is at the Roosevelt nospital
Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-01
John 0. Duf,s Father Bead.

NEW YORK, March 31.-John A. Duff, father of John o. Duff, the theatrical man. ager, died to-day from the effects of the ap- oplectic stroke which he sustained yesterday. MT. Duff was Augustin Daly's father-in-law He first introduced ''Pinafore" to the New York public. He was born in Albany and was 5S years old
Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-01
BadIy RnAured.

Mir. s. E. Dinsmore, of Boston, Mass, for many years salesman for Burgess & Burgess of this city, was very seriously injured re. gently in falling from train on the Old Col ony railroad at Boston. He was picked up unconscious, and at last accounts lay in 8 critical condition. He is a salesman with A. V. Cook & Co.,, leading Boston firm of matters, and has many friends and acouaint. ances in New Haven.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-01
DENIED BY THE GRAND MASTER.

NoRwALK, March 30.-The statement wide ly published in newspapers to the effect that on or about April 1 there would be special communication of the Connecticut Grand lodge called for the express purpose of set ting the difficulties between the Grand lodge and Hiram lodge of New Haven is denied by Grand Master Swartwout of Stamford, who says there is absolutely no foundation for the ufn
Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-01
A D&sassrous Fire,

NEW YORK, March 31.-The building No. Gil and 613 West Thirty-sixth street, occu- pied by number of manufacturers, was burned early this morning. The losses are: Mrs. Fradel, building and piano stock, s3O,- GOO; D. Mcintosh, cabinet trimmings, $6, 900; Hagan & Raefer, piano keys, $15, ,0O0; Booth and Enpel hardt piauo sations S10 nl0
Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-01
TELEGRAPHIC JOTCINes

The Boston and Albany passengar station at Ashland, Maine, was burglarized Saturday night. The safe was blown open and a small sum in change was taken.
 It is officially announced that Sir Philip Henry Currie will succeed Sir Julian Paunce- fote, the new British minister to the United States as permanent under Secretary of State for the foreign office.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-01
MAKE GOOD ONE.

Benefit to MT. Wall Some Time This
 Month.
 Manager Horace Wall, of the New Haven Opera House, has great many friends in this city, and they intend to show their ap- preciation of MT. Walls efforts to furnish New Haven with good attractions by giving him benefit some time this month MT. Walls duties as manager of the New Haven Opera House cease July 1.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-01
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
Refuses to SignIt.

PARIS, April 1.-The cabinet decided on Friday last to ask the chamber of deputies on Saturday to prosecute General Boulanger, who attended Saturdays sitting. The re- fusal of M. Bouchese, the public prosecutor, to sign the indictment against Boulanger on
 the ground that there was not sufficient basis for charge of conspiracy caused a great sensation. If NJ. Bouchese should persist in his refusal he will be suspended from office.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-01
Turtles and Rross.

While Captain Charles H. Townshend's two sons were amusing themselves in the lands back of the Townshend residence in the Annex about two weeks ago they cap- tured two turtles and bull-frog in brook. It is very rare that these creatures bestir themselves so early in the spring.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-01
Eisten NV Tale ofWoa.

Recently the Yale Glee club sang in North
 ampton and thought to serenade the Smith college girls. They made slight mistake in
 buildings and serenaded Kindergarten
 school instead. ''Listen to my Tale of Woe" is now their popular song