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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-26
Asphalt Fields and Petroleum Lake

@ASphHit anu u
L. G. Bcardslcy, well known oil and
gas expert, of Piltsburg, Penn, was re-
comfy delegated by capitalists to visit
Utah with n view to ascertaining what
truth there was in the report that great
fields of nsphaltum containing hundreds
Of thousands of tons were to be found in
that iegion. Mr. Beardsley has Just re.
turned, and in speaking of his visit
said: Seven hundred thousand tons
of asphalt seems like large amount, ct
O field near Vernial, Utah, contains fully
that quantity. The asphalt was form
erly crude Petroleum VIII CHI escaped
from natural openings in the ground,
flowed into the plain where it now lies
and there dried. The field is located
some little distance from n railroad, but
line is being rapidly built-the Colo
RADIO and Midland which will tap it,
Asphalt is worth S % Il ton. Tx Senat or
Tailor, of Colorado. is Interested in the
company about to develop the field, and
tn. capital is 81, 900, OU0.
"In Wyoming, near Fort Wasnita. is
another Big asphalt field. Timothy
Mullen, OF ri;tsburg, is interested In tho
oil-producing fields in this district.
There is actually n petroleum lake in
that region. ! was there and SAW it.
Mullen and George Graft, two Pcnnsyl-
vnnians, discovered number of oil
springs ON Poison Spider Creek. They
turned the course of the stream and
formed large natural oil tank out of
what had once Lcen the bed of Poison
Spider retk. They then turned the oil
into this basin. and as it has been flowing
at fair rate for many months, lake Of
petroleum has been formed. They have
thousands of bnrre,s of the Iluid whiting
for the railroad to come and haul ir to
the ocean. The long expected railroad
may reach that locality this summer I"
-MeU Y0!k Tri une.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-26
AGRICULTURAL.
TOPICS oFINTEREsT RELATIVE
no FARM AND GARDEN.
Diowinr Ont stumDs.

My plan is to bore an inch and Q hall
auger hole in about the ccutcr root, n
little below tho Lowell Of tho ground.
Put tho primer tight In tho fuse. Tn
fold the dynamite cartridge, insert the
primer, fold the paper back and tic II
with a string. Put tho cartridge in the
anger hole, well under the stump, and
lamp with dirt lightly at first and after.
ward with-a wooden hammer, cut oil the
fuse, fire 1t aud get we'll back out of the
way. Old stumps can be blown clear
out but green ones will be burst into
pieces, which You wi | have to burn OF
grub out. For small stumps hall
cartridge is sufficient and primers apart.
! SO 1T in warm weather, as it freezes at
forty degrees Fahrrnhcit. and thon is OF
no usc.-Ncp Nr; MraM.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-26
Posts nnd Is,iis.

The weakest board or rail determine,
the strength of he fence.
Land la a s lunro can bo inclosed will,
less fence than an cqual area in any other
form bounded by straight lines.
The nnimas will certainly find tho
weak spots; but it is bnd pol cy to hay,
them show you where those spots are.
The width of the fence row is lnruo
item in the cost of Facing; even more
important is what the fence row grows.
Crops would suffer less from many q
nox Gus insect or animal and its progeny,
were it not for the shrllor Of tho hodne.
or of the rubbish in the fence row.
AS the posts aro the foundation of the
fence, unless they arc deeply and solidiy
set, good matcrinl and fine workmanship
In the supcrstructuro count for little
Where tho law is founded on the good
sense to le .uirc man to restrain only his
own ANIMALS, instead of all the wor dps
from II fields, much less fencing ia re.
CURED.
AS fencing is one of tho most con,idc-n.
bio items of the farm expense. tits frnit
full economy to make the fields of that
size and shape which will require least
fencing
AS the length Of the field is increased
ut the expense of its breadth, more fence
is required; but for this there may be
compensation in the greater On @ of cul-
tivation. Amcrica hDri ;uiturid.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-26
AFTER CONCESSION.


She's told mo all-thc very word
That most wished to hear
Has storn from her liquid throat,
And melted on mine ear;
And 1 am happy. happy now,
Recalling oil shc said,
The jasmine trembling at her throat,
The rose upon her head. 80
Oh, Western wind! Oh, Western wind!
half think thou vast there,
And J will chide tbee, grown too bold,
For playing with her hair
Oh. summer glow, 1 saw thee not,
Though oft thy blush seek;
saw no heaven but her fair face,
No sunset but her CT ok.
Oh, Moon, that came up in the east
saw thee not yestreen,
But saw light in her soft eyes
Thou canst not shed, ween;
And so I'm happy, happy now,
In fancy at her feet;
Why think on what the morrow'n be
Whom this day is so sweet.
indianapolis Journal.
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Bo'Iovcd In AdvcrtIsin g i.

neutrality-suspicious., old mnn |
Saw by the paper this morning TINT your
safe had been broken into, but as it con
tanned only twenty seven cents the
burg ars had their work for nothing.
Lucky, eh?"
Whitc--"Lucky! Why. hing it, man,
Pin mortified huff to death! What sort
OF an advertisement do you suppose Tint
report is going to be for my busincss2'
Huntington FioJ Press.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-26
Veal Farming.

From observation, writes Gallon Wilson
in the New York 1riun', am decidedly
of opioion that more money can DC made
and more easily by devoting Il COW TO
fatiing calves than by milking and max.
ing either butter or cheese. know n
case where q person realized $50 in d
season from one COW. Whether a COW
shall be compelled to suclsle two calves
Mt time or only one depends altogether
upon whether she has milk sufficient for
two. If size has it, it is certainly nd
vIsab'e. In regard TO the question
whether the milk should first be drawn
and then fed to the calf or the calf be
allowed to draw it. the latter course
seems the better, because it is natures
way, but the sub t is of such nature
that it is not susceptible of proof. Tho
objection to The p actice urged by some,
that it makes the cows tcats sore after
awhile, amounts to not much, for an
ointment made of the bark OF the root
of b tterswcct simmcred in fresh lard
will prevent or remedy this, if rubbed
on Occa iona!ly.
Another objection, that IL is difficult to
make n COW mother any calf but her own
falls to the ground. Two or three DAYS
before the calf is to be taken away
fasten blanket around it. Aftcr the
calf is gonc and her udder fill s again
and she becomes uneasy. put the blan ct
on the new calf and trot it in to her.
She will snilT awhile, aud finally con.
elnde that it is her own calf, and gently
settle d wn to business. The oh Get on
urged That time would have TO be spent
hunting up new calves also fails, for the
veal farm,r can do as ady friend does
let the local butcher who takes the fat
calf awny bring new one in ITS place.
Country butchers always know where tn
get young calf for nominal sum. ]
have observed that venl farming does not
i'll urc the cow for the next Years m TX
ing. This system cxhansts the soil less,
because the most valuable part of the
milk is reia ned in the manure of the
cnlf, while in tho other case it goes of
witch the milk. In point of manual labor
veal farming possesses great advan
tngc.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-26
Turning tho Tables.

Not very long ngo Richard ID. Hynson,
OF Chostcrtown, ono of tho best known
lawyers OH tho Eastern shore, had BAL
timorc friend who in an enthusiastic
sporlsman visiting him. MIR. lIynson
took his friend over to Quoon Ammo
County one day, intending to givo him
some cunning ON tho farm of gontlo-
mnn with whom he was we'll acquainted.
On tho way they saw n flock Of partridycs
on another mans place, aud tho tom pta-
lion was SO great that the l}nltimorean
Ind TO bang away MT thom. No soonor
did ho bling ono down ihnn tho owner
OF tho firm pouucod on him and OK.
claimcd:
"IIcrol can prosecute you for That. |
It'll cost you $40 TO go to court"
"Wlatethatl",- astkod tho galtiy,aresa.Ii
taken .aback.
Just whnt l say tn cost you 80.
Won't 1t, Mr.. llynsona" inquired tho
farmer, turning to tho venerable man of
law.
eyes" quietly replied Mr.. IIynson.
"YOu Ind better settle with him now"
ho told hin friend from tho city. .'Pay
him tho $iO."
Tho Bnltimoronn drew out ton
dollar motto and was about TO hand 1t to
tho farmer whom Mr.. Ilynspr sste ~, !
him with tho remark -
"l'y the way, you might as we'll give
that noto to nNF' Aud whom Tho mr.
mcr, having recovered from his astonjsh.
mcnt, wanted to know how that was Mr..
lIynson amply said:
''Ill charge you $40 for my advice
II is safo to presume thtt Mr.. IIynson,o
visitor lost nothing in the Tanaaotion.-
BatiWo,e Neios.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-26
Healthy Rivalry,

Hotel Clerk (of tho Tacoma House
with air OF the cheerful and unabashed
liarj--"Why, yesterday there was such
demand for rooms hero that wo had n
line Of applicants from this Office to tho
door"
Commercial Man with Look of guile
less innoccnco,-". eallyl that's nothing.
! was in Seattle the other night. and
th,ro was such line waiting to get into
the Occidental that the four last fell off
the end of Ycslor's wharf. "-Spottel
Cayus'.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-26
EvoIution I'm tho Eatjnr uouso

"Yes," said Trcnchly, at tho eating
house. al like this place. 1t is so cdi-
flying, you know, to follow articles Of
d ct throu IN their o or changing course.
Here's III y meat pie, for example. My
first acquaintance with it was in the shape
of a roast; next day it was served us q
ragout. the next it Appeared ms hash,
thea ,roquetteI, and now here it is again
as meat pic. Here. take it back and Keep
it until To m 'rrow. I'm just wild to
know what now guisc it will put -
DOdOR Ir,tHacrt I
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-26
Tho Strongest Man In Maine,

The strongest man in Maine IS said tt
live in the town of New Limerick
Aroostook Count Iii, name is Ale van
der Willelte. and he is noted far anc
wide MS n man able to carry a log on hi.
shoulder with ease. One daS recent
he won bet by picking up newly
fclled fir log, forty-siy icct IN l.ngth
and carving il some distance. No tive
of tho o,he men in the camp could cyel
lift the stick.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-26
A Snge Brush ArtIst.

A Connoisscur Observation-Disclosures docs
this mnn Alknl come from that desires to
join our nrt club"
Banglo-"lIo's from Arizona"
Dn authorizations Whit does he
know about art, anyhow"
bangle -"Why, my dear boy, ho told
mo h msolf he WINS chairman of tho hung.
ing committee several times in Coyote
Gulch. - 0ntH Ci lien.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-26
AlYtrt Ill

Oh, merchant. in thine hour Of @ o o,
IL on this papar o sli ,ui &C,
And ook fer something 10 .pppp
Your yearning for yreenback v V,
Take our ndvlc. and now be- wy,
90 straight ahead AMI adver iii,
You'll find the probe ct Of some u u;
Neglect can fer 10 exqqu.
be wise at nee, prolong your d a o,
A silent business soon do K Xxx.
-BuD 40 Ne,ci
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-26
D.srrncod tho mily.

Office Boy Ito literary oditor)-
"rherc's II md old gent outside wat
WANTS tor see yer"
literary kditor-"Did ho shy what ho
wantcdi"
o.lico Boy-"los sir; ho said how
you printed poem that his son writ,
aud nc says ho'l have satisfaction or got
licked. - Cincinnati Gazette.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-26
Tho Ingenious widow.

"And to think" snid no. na ho pressed
her little hand, "thnt | never mot You
until tonight"
at is sudden" sho answered; "but
then -"
Eyes" he said, impulsively; cit is tho
old story tho old, old slory--love ut
first sight"
"And nddcd to that" shc gurglcd,
''my being widow. "-Bodon Courier.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-26
Outside AssIstnnco.

Next door Noghbor Ito Mrs. Hen
dricksj-"Wcll, Mrs. Hendricks, am
very glad to have made your ncquaint-
ancc, and hope your husband will soon
feel better. Can do anything for your"
Mrs. lirndr;cks--"No, Mrs. Charger,
there is nothing Mt all, assure you"
Bobby You can do something for
pa. IIc says ii you'd stop that thump-
ing on your piano he'd be willing to pay
big price for it."-Bizar.
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Thn Kinwnl plnnnt.

Mare $50 you likcn mo to brilliant
start
Nornon-"'rhc star of my hoavon."
Marie -"Plcusc do not compare mo
with Saturn"
Ncrnon-"Why, my own~
Mnric-"l'ccauso it has ring"
Tho ring was forthcoming. Detroit
Free Pres
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J. Havo you tho .rlghs

good good morning. Havo you tho righs
staylaight lin Higgins employ, with
aspirations for tho hand of Miss Hig.
gins)-"Tho clock is right, sir-ten
minutes past twelve"
higgilns-"Thank you, my boy. I
aidn't know but what 1t was three or
lour hours too fast. DON'T keep Mr..
Stayiaight after eight o'clock, Ethel. I
want to see him at the office by nine, and
no must have time to put on his bust
ness suit, you know. -Bl.ar.
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Hc Dropped tho Subject.

ole went through the window like q
man going into his hat" said Mr.. job
kins to hi. Wi c. speaking of n burglar
''ilow was that, my dear1 she iu-
gu red with provo ny innocence.
Heal oiemost, oi course. OH mover
saw man go mo h hat feet foremost.
dad youl replied inbkins, sharply
$50. dear. sho sail demurely; "that
IL. never till saw you try to do it at
o'clock in the mo Mug"
After that obkins somehow felt in
disposed to Try on tho conversation. -
Wastinyt.n Critic.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-26
puile a Dlnrrnnt Thlnr.

Tommy Traddlos cnmc into tho house
crying, and in very musscd up condi-
ton.
:, "Now, Tommy" said his mother,
"h&ycn't told you time and again not
to HftY with TINT wicked little Nc -
Carlhy boys
"a hnin't Dozen playn' with him, "
sobbcd Tommy; "ffs,s been play in with
me. "-Bi.dr.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-26
Two rrorcssions Contrnstod.

"fN"N'V"H NUH'FUH0OU'
DIR. Smartcyc-"What is-thc difference
between lawyer and II doctor2"
Fricnd-"l don't know what you
moan
You SEQ when tho lawyer has case
u lasts Tor years and years. but when q
doctor gets case ho generally makes
quick work of 1t. SEQ "-New York
wa.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-26
Pcrfootinthc Art.

Lady-"And what does your fathor
Little Girl-"0h, papa is doctor"
lady Indeed suppose ho practices
great doal, does he not2"
Little Girl-'Oh, no. IIo doesn't
practice amy moro now, ho knows how"
--.1ii hMs.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-26
a Gentle Hint.

Miss kctchon-''Did you knock at tho
door when you camo tonight, Goorgol"
MIR. Tumblety-"Yos, Amy; why do
you aski"
Miss ketchon (shyly)-W thought
perhaps you had como with ring"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-26
The Fun in FormInp.

G. D. Jones, Western farmer, thus
ventilates himself in the rum. F.eid and
Stoc mnn.
There is great deal of fun in a
farmcr's life, so the ayr cultural books
try to mako out. Many non .farmo
read some agricultural journal and get
tho idea tina: farming is the easiest and
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-26

Whole number of eggs laid. 30, III.
Average number of osss per hon, lIleS.
FIRST eggs SET March S.
FIRST pul:ot laid, August GO.
Ono OF the best features Of this nc
count is that ii shows whit can DC done
by depending only upon common II dc
for disposing of the goods. There were
no lancy pri cs for eithor fowls or cpus.
thirty.hvc cents per dozen being the best
price for eggs, aud twenty three cents
per pound the Lest pri for broilcrs.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-26
Farm md Garden Notes.

Have t60-stablcs warm, but & ve ven
tilnt;on.
PCS like to champ soft conl "slnck.
Give thom some.
There is nothing like dispatch in the
routine of farm labor
1t is tho milk from tho fresh COW thai
produces 'perfcct" butter fin or.
Stand by tho rural homo and cnjo
competency, health ind happiness
Western hash butter Injuries tho Now
England farmer almost ms much MS olco.
DO you think il economy TO "tomghcn
colts" by the warm side OF u snowbank
IL not, house them.
The boys and girls raised in on,
country homes become the practical mcr
ind women of the land.
IL you live too far from tho mill 10 nc,
cracked corn easily, raisu tho dwarf pea
corn to feed to the chicks.
Ten acres of corn put into s;lo will,
keep rs many cnltlo rs forty acres
treated in tho ordinary way.
Ducks can bc Matched ut any tim,
during tho year, but much better growth
and finer plumngc is secured by Matching
carly.
Tn worry cold night, largo 'ock will
there will DO more warmth in tho poultry
house.
If you are crowding tho hogs with..a
heavy corn ration be sure they have e
full and free supply Of charcoal, ashes
and salt.
Tie great source of contngion is the
drinking water. A sick fowl should
never be all WED to drink from the same
vessel as others.
Don't keep the sows you arc going tc
breed and the hogs you arc fattoning in
the same pom. They need different feed
to do their bost.
A piece of chain six inches long, Mt
tnchel to strap hucklcd around the
colts leg above tho fetlock, will stop his
kicking in the stall.
Cheap brands of dairy salt aro sold
and used because they are cheap ir
price. They have no olhor merit. II is
II mistakcn economy.
An old flock master takes this sensible
look at tho wool business. He says: .'As
long as tho bnby is born naked, the
sheep has got to live"
Heat sour milk slowly until it
thickens and the curds separate, then
st in oatmeal and you have one of the
best of foods for poultry.
The production of lambs for market
in any of the moro thickIy settled SOC
lions Of tho country, If conducted with
INTEL gence cannot fail to TO profitable.
There is precious little money. snys an
exchange, In five or six months milking.
or creamery management, and the sooner
the farmers find it out the better for thcii
pockets.
In view of the fnct that cream from
fresh COWS improves the color and
freshcns tho flavor OF butter, it would
Seem to be advisable to have tho COWS
come in at different times duriug the
year.
There is sometimes difficulty in get.
ting tho butter to iloat in innss on tor
Of the bnttermik SO thut the latter can
be readily drawn of wit bout carrying
the butter with it. A little brine or
handful or two of salt stirred into III,
mass is said to he remedy.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-26

lilo loved n stately maidon
Ut aesthetic. cultured taste.
And promptly at her service
His loyal heart no placed.
lilo struggled long and nobly
Her maiden love to gain,
Dut sho qucnched his l,fe's ambition
IN words both cold and plain.
For when ho stopped in rapture
Her answering words to catch,
She snid his hair was auburn
And his mustache didn't match.n
Judge.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-26
Ho Could've Eat tho soup.

An elderly gentleman in restaurant,
having boon served with pluto of SOUP
no had ordered, said to tho waiter:
"Look hero, can't cat this soup"
All right; I'll got you another
On receiving tho second plato, the
guest onco moro remarked:
''lt's no uso. can't ont this SOUP"
Thon tho waitor won't to tho proprio.
tor, and said:
THAT old gentleman over thoro Is
complaining about tho soup. Ho snya
ho can't cnt It,"
"You don't know how to walt on
people. I'll attend To him."
Tho proprietor went to tho kicking
guest and said, blnndly:
al understand you shy that thoro is
something tho matter with the soup7"
@! didn't say anything OF tho kind"
"You snid you couldn't cat It,"
"Ycs, sa d couldn't oat it."
"Will you toll mo why you can't ont
that aoup2"
Certainly. avcn't got any spoon"
SUtings
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-26
Minds With tho Same Thought

Ono Of tho greatest baues Of stu.
dents life is That ho is Obliged to write
compositions. 1t is something looked
upon as extra work and is usually loft
until tho last minute. Then tho student
hnrricdly collects tho necessary data, aud
IN writing Is very apt TO introduce sen.
tcnccs from the encyclopedia
Unfortunately it happens that ono of
the professors of nglish at Yale has
written numerous articles for tho cncy-
ciopedias. a fow days ngo this profess
sor was reading over composition with
IT'S author whom ho oamo acrcss par
ticularly finely constrLctcl sentence.
That's pretty good sontonco," ro-
marked tho professor.
Yes; pridcd myself on that" re-
piled tho student.
so did whom wrote it," added tho
professor, to tho great discontinue OF
his pupil. Hhp Ne,os.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-26

The late e. p. Roe's most popular
novels are being translated into German.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-26
n Timoiy Hin,

Higgins (entering the drawing room
at midnighD-"Ah, Dir. Staylaight
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-26

most pleasant occupation. Glow de-
i'ghttul 1t is to work in the beauti-
full fields ON midsummer day and
listen to tho birds sing their sweet
songs.n
Yes! 1t must DO delightful indeed to
hear tho birds, with tho sweat stsaminv
oil persons face, and no expecting every
monent to no sunstruck.
Where is tho fun in tho hay field, will,
the dust and dirt flying aud sticking 10
your
Who loves to help at threshing timca
Not the average man. Very few farmers
have less than q solid weeks ,hreshing,
While many do not get off that easy.
still, books try TO make out, farmers
lifo is pleasant.
These agricultural writer's mover, or
hardly ever, mention tho coldnoss OF a
pitch-fork handle on winters morning.
The stables must DO cleaned out and
bcdded we'll. The managers must all
be filed with hay or straw. the horses
curriod and watero1, tho cattle driven
out to tho we'll whore tho farmer mounts
tho platform and works with the pump.
handle for tho next hour. While he is ut
this pleasant ~ Job, tho snow is blow.
ing up into his cars mouth aud eyes.
have heard farmers say, ''the stock is
always tho ,hirstost OH tho c0ldost morn
ings."
After thus is finished, yc farmer DO
takes himself, with pail Of water in
each hand, to tho hog pun. Some have
well near thoir hog pom, but thoro arc
many more who hive not.
RARELY II morning passes but what a
little just littlc) water is spilled on
his tlothos to freozo. Next comes the
all important Job of hauling fodder.
This caps tho climax, if l may 30 speak,
for this surely is the worst
With tho scoop shovel, knife, aud tho
hnyrack upon tho sled, yo farmer pro-
cccds TO tho fodder field
This is the way ho goes ut it: First, he
takes the scoop, and shovcls nearly ton
OF snow away from tho shock. Next, he
takes the knife and cuts the band, and
with blood in his ego tackles tho shock
You can imagine what fun il is, wrest-
ling with fodder, snow aud wind all ut
tho snmo time.
Tho books .cavo out this pa, t. and Just
tell OF tho fun in farmers life, which
is very little, rs | can tell you.
1t is not very pleasant to 90 down to
the city and get cheated out OF about
fifty per cent. Of your money by rascals
on every side. Tho farmer gots chcntcd
and lied to more than any other lnborcr.
lie unconsciously gets bontcn by coal
dealers, grain buyers, merchants md
other persons, too numerous to mention
We would be very thnnkful il some
one would point out the fun in tho life
OF tho farmer, for ono, have not found
it.
If there is any auch thing. it is bc
yond our comprehension. We have little
faith i'll tho old song;
Tho farmer, tho farmer forever,
Three cheers for tho pillow, spindle and hoe. )
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-26
BUDGET OF FUN.
HUMOROUS sKETCHEs FROM
VARIOUS SOURCES.

WHY 10 REFUSED Him-A Gontlo
Hint-Two Professions Con.
trastcu = Disgraccd tho
Family = Etc, Etc.