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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-12-20
Poultry Yard Errnrs

Many errors are liable to occur with
beginners ut poultry raising. for even
the veterans are not free from mistakes
Mt times. In selecting the breed large
majority pay greater regard to coils and
shape than to more desirable qualities.
1t is well to know that the character
istic OF the breeds should be understood
II no mistakes are to occur. But. after
breeder has become perfectly familiar
with all that pertains to the choice of
fowls, the common routine of tho
poultry yard next requires attention.
The times of feeding should be regular,
certain hours being fixed upon for that
purpose, but they are very few who
Systematically feed their fowls. Water
should be kept in the presence of poultry
Mt all times, and it should not only be
clean and pure, but fresh. and vet this
important matter is overlooked by
many. Warmth i'm winter is very es
sential to laying, being rs important as
o full supply oil feed, but every fowl
house Is not warm and comfortable.
The prevention of dampness in the house
avoids roup, which is terrible
scourge in the flock, but the small
leaks here and there are not regarded MS
dangerous matters by the AVERAGE
breeders. Even the height of the roosis
and construction of the nests have more
or less tendency to effect the profits from
poultry than many may suppose, for,
nigh roosts cause deformed feet. and
poor nests will not be occupied by the
hens if they can get better places in
which to lay. These things are seem
ingly small matters. which me usually
overlooked. but they are important to
success. Why poultry should be ex-
pectcd to prove profitable without care
more than other stock is what we do not
understand, and the fact that profit is
derived from flock that has been over
looked, is strong proof that poultry
raising can be made to pay we'll when
conducted by thoughtful, attentive per-
sons. 1t is the small matters that should
receive the mostcareful attention, rs The
70 prove beneficial at all times. ~ Farm
a4t Gu7dGa. e
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-12-20
Goslings in Tempting Form.

tGoslings prepared in this way arc OK
cellcnt. Put one ounce of salt pork.in
dice in saucepan, and set it on the
fire. When the pork is melted put it in
the gosling, cleaned and trusscd in the
same manner us II chicken, and brown
it. Put one ounce of butter in sauce
pan; thoroughly mix with it one table
spoonful OF flour and set it on tile fire.
AS soon as the butter is melted put the
gosling in it, with ono quart of peas
that have been blanched for two min
utes that is, boiled for two minutes
then plunge in cold water or broth a
bunch OF seasoning, composed of four
stalks of parsley, one Of thyme, one
Glove aud one of bay ltaf, with salt and
pepper. Simmer until cooked. Remove
the fat and the seasoning and serve hot.
II the broth or water b0ils away, add q
little more. Brooklyn Citizen.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-12-20
A Dainty Dish OF hppIcs.

A dainty and unusual dish with apples
is the following: StewHalf dozen large
apples MS for snuce, and while still warm
stir in bit of butter and sugar TO taste
say one cupful. /Lct this get cold,
then stir in three eggs well beaten and u
little lemon juice. Put little butter
into frying pan, and when it is hot add
a cupful of bread crumbs and stir until
they color to a nice brown. Then sprinkle
part of these bread crumbs upon the
bottom and sides of buttcred pudding
mold, fill the mold with the stewcd
apple, sprinkle the remainder of the
bread crumbs on top and bnkc twenty
minutes. Turn out OF the mold and serve
with a sweet sauce if liked. -Ne0 YORK.
IYorid.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-12-20
Care of Horses.

he horses need more care at this
season, even If used but little, than they
90 when ut hard work in spring and fall.
iheir halr Is long, and it is more work
10 keep them properly groomed, so that
inc pores OF the skin may be kept open
lor inc passage of of the insensible per.
SEPARATION. When they are used enough
10 sweat any, or when taken out in snow
or ram, 1t l., more work to dry them of.
ana yet II put into the stable while wet
ana the stable is not very warm, the re-
suit may he Eas it might be with man
VINO went to cold bed in wet coat, n
cough, pneumonia or rheumatism. And
,hey cannot be used much without the
long hair around the legs and ankles
getting filed with snow or mud, which
IL allowed to remain there is net only
conductive to the above named diseases.
bat also to the scratches.
;, AT TINS season every horse should be
thoroughly cleaned OF after bcinn used
IN inc winter more faithfully than he
would be in the summer. 1t is not nd :
visaDlc TO have farm horse clipped AZ
they are too often left to stand in the
eoid while the driver is attending to the
business for which he has come ont
10 not neglect the shoes; see thnt lhev
are provided with corks 10 prevent
Shipping, and if the horse is not used
enough to loosen them, or to wear them
out, they should be taken Off and the
hooi cut away lust about as often as it
would be done if the animal was kent at
work. 1t is not an unusual thing to see
norscs stumbling along on misshapen
ieet, acquiring an awkward gait and
perhaps taking risk of straining the cords
OF The ankle or foreleg, simply because
the sh rs, not having worn out or be-
come loose. the owner feels that it would
be an extravaganza to have them reset
when they do not need it. They do moi
think of the possible injury to feet and
legs by travelling upon hoof that has
grown out of shape.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-12-20
Household Hints.

If tho cover IS removed from soap
dishes the soap will not get soft.
A sty on the eye will sometimes Weld
to an application of very strong black
tea.
J Try wineglassful of strong borax
water in n pint of raw starch for collars
and cuffs.
When flatirons become rusty, black
them with stove polish, and rub well
with dry brush.
After washing wooden bowl place it
where it will dry equally on all sides,
away from the stove.
To make good whitewash use skim
milk with lime instead of water, and it
will be more durable
Silver can be kept bright for months
by being placed in an air-tight case with
good-sized piece of camphor.
Fruit stains on white goods can be re.
moved by pouring boiling water directly
from the kettle over the spots.
Hive syrup is good for Group or in
flammation of the lungs. 1t must be
kept in cool place, for if it sours it is
very poisonous.
Do not keep ironed clothes on bars in
the Kitchen any longer than is necessary
Tor thoroughly drying. They gather
unpleasant odors.
If you want poached eggs to look par
ticularly nice cook each egg in muffin
ring placed in the bottom of n sauce
pan of boiling water.
Use squares of dull colored felt,
pnked at the edges, under statuary or
any heavy ornaments that are liable to
mar polished surface.
Equal parts of white shellac and alco-
hol are permanent fxative for crayon
and charcoal sketches. Spray it on
evenly with an artists atomizer.
Never let the feet become cold and
damp or sit with tho back toward tina
window, rs these things tend to aggra.
vate Ny existing hardness of hearing.
For cleaning bruss use thin paste of
plate powder, two tablespoonsful of
vinegar, four tablespoonful of alcohol.
Rub with piece of flannel. polish with
channels.
A flexible cement is made by melting
together equal parts gutta percha and
white pine pitch, which softens on the
water bath, and is not deteriorated by
remelting.
Mahogony and cherry furniture often
gets dull for wapt of good cleaning
with q moist ,clSth. Polish with tho
hand, Rubbing Yell, and the result will
bc.surprising. =
Windows An be cleaned in winter
and the frosE entirely removed by using
gfB Of ald4hol to pint of hot WATER
Clean quiclS3g and rub dry with Il warm
chaulois slsiN
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-12-20
Plants and Pianos.

A piano tuner who says that pianos
frequently d"feriorate because they are
allo"ed to become too dry, prescribes
t!is remedy: "Keep a growing plant in
the room, and so long rs your plant
thrives your piano ought to, or else
there's something wrong with it. Just
try it, and sec how much more water
you'll have to put in the flower pot IL.
me room where your plant is than in
Sny other room. Some people keep
huge vase or urn with a sopping wet
sponge in i, near or, under the piano.
antt Keep It moistened just as n cigar
dealer Keeps, his stock They keep this
up all the time the fires arc on.p NJ
Y a beetle can draw twenty times its
own weight, f,oean mustard plaster.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-12-20
Cheap Food is Rash Economy.

1t is false economy that induces pco-
pie to use cheap butter, cheap meat.
cheap flour and other cheap articles of
food. In nine cases out of ten cheap
articles of food are either damaged or
adultcratcd. and arc dear Mt any price
They nre seldom what they purpor. to
be, and if not really dangerous TO use,
generally prove unsatisfactory .to$tIio
purchaser or consumer. OF al cheap
things. .Sohosp n-ticla9 '>ss:Jod should be
fh0st carefully avoided. Bread that is
heavy or sour has passed the bonds of
redemption. Butter that has become
rancid cannot be regcncrated by the ad-
dition OF colorng. Meats that are
tainted can by no chemical process be
restored TO their original condition, and
the secret of infusing freshness into stale
vegetables and dccaycd fruits remains I'M
discovered. To use low priced stuff for
food is not only cNtravagant and foolish,
but criminal. 1t is a fragrant violation
of the laws of physiology and hygiene,
and reckless defiance of disease and
death. Beware OF low-priccd articles of
food.-Neto Yorh Graphic.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-12-20
HOUSEHOLD fSSass.
Carvers' secrc. Service Motto.

1t cannot be denied that there Is &
smack of seltlshncss in the ''sccret ser
vice motto for the caryerp recently conf
cocted by an epicure of this city W.
entcrtains much company mt his tai -
and who always carves the meats scr
to each Of his guests. 1t is foundeH sSSn
n principal that no solid saint Would
practice. Hero it is:.
. Secret Service MOTIF for the Carver
So carve that every guest at ,ifho table
shall think he gets the choicest piece,
which, however, you reserve for your.
self. -Aeto York Sun.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-12-20
! MARTYR KISS.

When Z went a,courtin' Marthy, Il
4 was poor as poor could be,
But that didn't set her ag'in me,
For she Ind faith in me; y
y She knew ! had grit an, courage, E'
3 An wasn't the kind to shirk,
AN she WIS ready an willin' 81
4 To do her share of work. So tA,
I remember our weddin' mornin'.
An how sho said to me:
~You'ro pooran' Pm poor, Roberts
That's easy enough TO see;
That is us some folks reckon;
But our hearts are rich in love,
An we two'll pull together,
AM trust in tho Lord above.n
Then she reached up an kissed me,
i AM said, rs she did this,
"Iheres always more where that como from
AM there's help sometimes in q kiss.n
tell you what it is, sir, -
felt as strong ag,in,
After that kiss she give mo,
An jest Ibid out to win.
AM did it. We've money plenty,
An tho comforts it can give;
We've home. an we've got each other,
An few moro years to live.
Whenever my hands got weary
I'd think of the woman ut homo,
An somehow It would mako work easy
An light till night'd come.
tell you that kiss OF Marthy's
Was better than bags of gold.
There's riches some folks can't reckon
An things that don't grow old.
shouldn't ha' been without it,
Tho man that I've got to be,
AN Marthy shall have the credit
For tho hOlp she's been to me.
--Eoen q. Rcn5ord, in Yankee Blade.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-12-20

The Siamese have a regard for odd
numbers, and insist,upon having an odd
number ofsdoors. windows'and rooms in
their houses, and that al! staircases must.
hayeian odd number Of steps.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-08-23
Grants Wellington Query.

The story told by Sir William Fraser
about a. question which Gen. Grant
addressed at Apsley house to the second
Duke of Wellington is susceptible, it
seems, of satisfactory explanation. 1t
is incredible that, using the words in
their ordinary sense, as one would
understand them in England, Gen.
Grant should have said, during q pause
in the middle of dinner, "My lord, |
have heard that your father was mill
tary man. Was that the case2" This
has been spoken of, naturally enough,
as exhibiting 1.-The American impu-
dence or ignorance" of Gen. Grant.
The New York Herald london edition)
points out that there was neither inn
pudence nor ignorance in Gen. Grants
question. What Gen. Grant meant to
ask was whether the iron duke had
received special technical training in
a military school, like Lee, Sherman,
Stonewall Jackson and himself at
West Point, or whether, like Mari.
borough, Frederick and other famed
commanders, he had learnt the art OF
war only in the field.-London Life.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-08-23
Fruit for Breakfast.

The modern breakfast is not the
heavy meal with which men of a gen.
Grafton ago began tho day. 1t was
once the fashion to lay in a heavy sup
ply within an hour or two after leav-
ing the bed. When the stomach re-
belled during hot weather at the
amount Of work it was called upon to
do early in the day, the man was wont
to regard himself as i'll and to resort
to medicine.
Then came the farinaceous cranks
who insisted that the stomach needed
a rasping in the morning, So far as
they claimed that health is more
easily preserved on a diet more large
ly farinaceous than was then popu-
lar they were right, but there is some
doubt felt now that the gritty oat-
meal and cracked wheat are SO bene-
fetal as they were at one time sup
posed to be. The agitation resulted
in the addition to summer bills of fare
of dairy Dishes" great improve.
ment in ascity like New York where
so many thousands are at the mercy
of restaurants.
There is tendency now to substi-
tute fruit for farinaceous food for
breakfast, or to eat them together.
During the summer season there is
nothing that better prepares the sys-
tenn for the fatigues Of the day than q
matutinal meal of fresh fruit or sliced
tomatoes, or salad with good bread
and coffee. The eater arises from
such a breakfast with a feeling of
lghtness and comfort he can derive
from no other meal. The food is easily
digested and contains q minimum of
heating elements. Morning is the
proper time for eating fruit. Those
restaurants are becoming favorite re-
sorts with the intelligent that provide
fruit for breakfast.-New York Tele-
gram.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-08-23
Didn't Catch His Meaning.

A man was sitting on the third seat
in an Allen street car recently when
a short, fat man climbed aboard and
at once began tanning himself with
his hat. "Well, this is hot day,
amt it2" said he. addressing his neigh
Dor.
beg pardon ~ said the first man.
II say, it's pretty hot day !" repeat
ed the short, fat man. raising his
voice.
The other put his hand to his ear
and answered: II didn't quite catch
that; please repeat it."
The little mans ears grew red as he
shouted: 'Its hot day, 1 tell your
and people in the back seats began to
litter
I'm little deaf" responded the
first man. IF You will raise your
voice."
"Confound it, sirl" howled the lit
tie man, perspiring like sponge. II
say it's hotl hot, l tell you'll hot day |
D'you hear that2"
The other shook his head, and the
little man, casting a look OF wrath on
him, alighted. Then the FIRST man
looked around on the passengers and
chuckled gleefully.-Buffalo Courier
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-08-23
The Gentlemen of America.

There are no class and caste and
rank distinctions and no coat-of-arms
to entitle man to the name of gen.
tleman in America. Mr.. Jones, or Mr..
Smith, or Mr.. Dinkinspeil, or Mr.. Fla
herty, if successful in business, can
put coats-of-arms on their carriage
doors and table service, and there is
nothing to prevent them. The coat,
of-arms means nothing in this coun-
try but snobbery. 1t does not add to
ones standing as a gentleman; it ra-
Their detracts. AS there are no mo
blemen" by birth in this land, so
there are no gentlemen" by right of
lineage, except as one does credit in
his own person and character and con-
duct to his ancestry.
In humble homes can be found men
entitled to the name gentleman" in
the best and truest significance Of the
word, as it enters into the life of the
republic; and in the most sumptuous
mansions can be found cads who claim
the name because their fathers grew
rich in peddling pelts. To be called o
gentleman is the proudest triumph a
man can win, and to deserve it is to
"act well your part, there all the hon
or lies. "-Cincinnati Commercial.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-08-23
How to Sell Goods.

How to sell goods2" repeated New
York merchant after Star reporter.
ut depends upon the man. That is
the whole secret. Like the old parody
on Victor Hugo, If you want to be a
good salesman, you must educate your
grandmother A good salesman is
born, not made. In the first place you
must be able TO size up your pur-
chaser all through. Ifyou tell racy
story to church deacon, or if you Of
fer prohibitionist candidate for JUS
tice drink out of your private bottle,
or if you try to get the village free
thinker to direct you to prayer meet
ing, you will make an expensive mis-
take. You must, like st. Paul, be all
things to all men, and, more than that,
the right things to the right men.
You can't sell two men in the same
way. You must attack each man diff
ferently. You must catch q man when
he is not busy and when he is not
tired. When you do go for man, go
for him horse, foot and dragons.
Don't give him o chance to get away
from you, but hold on TO him until
you land bin. You must be prepared
for every possible reception, and for
every possible and impossible objec-
ton, and suddenly you find you have
sold q big bill, and you have to go over
the thing slowly afterward 20 find out
how you did it,"
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-08-23
What Is the Moon?

But when we look at the moon with
our telescopes, do we see any traces of
water2 There are, no doubt, many
large districts which at first glance
seem like oceans, and were indeed
termed "seas" by the old astronomers,
a name which they still absurdly re-
tain. Closer inspection shows that
the so-called lunar seas are deserts,
often marked over with small craters
and with rocks. The telescope reveals
no seas and no oceans, no lakes and no
rivers. Nor is the grandeur of the
moons scenery ever impaired by
clouds over her surface. Whenever
the moon is above the horizon, and
terrestrial clouds are out of the way,
we can see the features Of her surface
with distinctness. There are no clouds
in the moon; there are not even the
mists or the vapors which invariably
arise wherever water is present, and
therefore astronomers have been led
to the conclusion that our satellite is a
sterile and waterless desert.-Story
of the Heavens.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-08-23
We Touch Each Other.

For none of us liveth unto him.
self" writes the great apostle. There
is broad and general law underlying
this statement, No matter who or
what we are, as members of the hui
man family we live, are compelled to
live, for one another. This may not
be our wish. Nevertheless it is a con-
dition attached to our existence. Why9
Howe Because we affect others. 9th
ers affect us. We are more or less de-
pendent upon those around us. Those
within our circle are measurably re-
liant upon us. We may try to live
unto ourselves Nay, we may succeed
in living for ourselves. Our control
ling purpose in life may be the gain
ing of riches, wearing honors, enjoy
ing pleasures. Yet strive as we may,
we. cannot live unto ourselves. or
within ourselves. We touch our fell
lows; they touch us. Our interests
are mutual. And this interplay of
interests calls us out of ourselves and
unites each to all and all to EACH
Clergyman in st. Louis Republic.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-08-23
A First Class Risk.

The town officers building in Mon
son is called by The Piscataquis OBJ
server "a monument of Gods sparing
mercy" When, year or two before
the war, the fire made clean sweep
on both sides of the main street, this
building was skipped by the fiery ele-
ment. Afterwards building, which
was so near it that the two might BIO
called one, was burned, and still it
escaped. Last winter several build
ings were burned just across the street.
Whether this not very pretentious
looking structure is spared for the
good it has done, or that which it is
yet TO do, The Observer does not UNI
dcrtake 10 say. 1t must have repu-
tation as O first class risk among UNI
derwriters. Lewiston Journal.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-08-23
who Owns the Land In America.


Who owns the land in the United
Statesl Why. the citizens do, or
should, would be the natural reply.
But unfortunately it is not altogether
so. Some of the best lands in this
country are owned by alien landlords.
Nearly 22.000.00 acres OF land are
owned by men who owe allegiance TO
other governments. To be exact, there
are q. PAL. 300 acres of land under the
direct control and management of
thirty foreign individuals or COM
panies
There are 2, 720, 2S3 acres of land in
Massachusetts,. SO that the men living
i'm other countries and owing allie
glance to other powers own land
enough to make about ten states like
observation-disclosures than the whole
Of New England, more land than
some governments own TO support a
king. The largest amount of land
owned by any one man or corporation
is owned by a foreign corporation
called the Holland Land company.
Talk about alien land holders in Ire
land! There is twice as much land
owned by aliens in the United States
as there is owned by Englishmen in
Ireland. Think of it. More than g.
900, 900 acres of land owned by men in
Europe !-American Citizen.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-08-23

When the queen is at Windsor Wis
itors are permitted to visit certain por-
tions of Buckingham palace, but Marl-
borough house, the home Of the Prince
of Wales, is never opened TO the pub
lie, and both places are so carefully
guarded that one is not often paid for
lettering about. One young and ven
tursome American from Connecticut
was standing i'm front OF Buckingham
palace on the evening of the recent
state concert. He walked to within
a few yards of the palace gate, and
there met a sinewy young fellow with
bright eyes, broad shoulders, and a
keen air, who was swinging along
leisurely, cane in hand. His cutaway
coat was thrown open, his shoes were
dust-covered, and he had the general
appearance of healthy man who had
walked dozen miles.
Queen lives here2" said the Ameri-
oan. as the pedestrian slowed up.
Yes" was the reply.
BY this time the pair had reached the
gate. The red coated foot guard sa-
luted the tall young. man as he opened
he small gate.
Coin INF" said the American.
Yes" was the reply, and the Yam
.See kept pace with him until one Of
he side doors of the palace was
reached.
know anybody herea"
Yes"
Who'd you knowa"
THE queen"
20, ratsl S'pose next you'll tell
me she's your mother2"
Shes my grandmother, and | am
Prince George of Walesr'
Here half dozen hunlxies appeared,
and after much bowling and spine
curving the tall young man was ush-
cred in and the Yankee was informed
that only holders of tickets to the state
concert were admitted to the palace
that night
Come on the next visiting day."
said the prince, and turning to one OF
The Aunkies he said: "Be sure and
give the gentleman every facility
when he calls again. The Americans
are curious in more ways than one"
1t transpired later that the soldiers
ut the gate supposed that the Ameri-
can was one of the princes compan-
ions, and so allowed him to pass, and
the American tells the story as q good
joke on himself.-London Letter.