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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-12
An Arctic Explorer in Tropic Zones

Lieutenant Frederick Schwatka of
Arctic fame has just started for Mexico
to traverse an UNEMPLOYED region of the
Sierra Niadrc Mountains. Lieutenant
Schwatka S career as an explorer and
traveller has already made him fam
Gus. He is n native of Illinois, who
received n West Point cadetship from
Oregon and graduated in ISL, when
he was assigned 10 duty with Colonel
Crook in the cavalry service on the
frontier lie was with the great
Indian fighter until 1917, having partic
ipatcd in nearly all of the Indian
campaigns. lie was aftcrward associated
with General Miles, Commander OF the
Department of the Columbia, rs aide de-
camp. In 1885 he made the trip to King
Williams Land in search of Sir John
Franklin's party. The remains of con-
siderable number of the illlated com
pany who abandoned the ships Ercbus
and Terror, and unsuccc:sfully endcav-
ored to End the settlements to the south
ward, were discovered. Scraps of Sir
John Franklin's records were found, but
as they had been torn up and strewn
around by the Esquin:aux they we're of
no use. 1t was during this expedition
that Lieutenant Schwatke made the
longest sled journey ever attempted in
the Arctic regions. subsequently he
made an exploration to Mount St. flins,
Alaska, and last year he penetrated the
interior regions of Yellowstone Park.
Neto Yor6 Graphic.
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A MISCHIEF MAKER.
ny HELEN ronHEsr GnAyEs

GLOW dye do, Eliza:" said Aunt
Maria prcndcrgast. 'Tvc come to make
you visit"
And when Aunt NIaria said she had
come to make anybody visit, she meant
Mrs. Mavericks faco fell. She was
one OF those unhappy victims of false
theoIy OF hospitality who are "visitcd"
to death Her house was large and
spacious, her cookery excellent her good
nature provcrbia, and rs natural CON
sequence everybody took advantage
OF it.
Judge Jackson, from the city, with his
. vile aud three children, had kindly
spent the summer with her-werc they
not cousins only twice removed. Mrs.
Dolby had brought her neuralgia there,
Tor the sake of change of air; Cousin
Hobart Barlow. from the West, had
made the old Maverick homestead his
headquarters during the autumn, and
the two Misses Aubrey had stayed with
Cousin Eliza, because they did not know
wherc else to stay, until their Oft
repeated advertisements in tho papers
had borne fruit IN the shape of ''situa
tions as governcsses.
And no sooner was the coast clear, and
Mrs. Maverick beginning to think OF fall
Cleaning, than down dropped Aunt Maria
Piendergast on her.
~ knowed you'd be glad to see me u
said Aunt Maria sIt's quite smell
since ! was here last, and I've got sights
OF things to tell yc. Hain't cleaned
house yet2 We'll, I'll help ye. Wasn't
1t lucky | happened along just MOVIE
hakin' soft soap to-day? / know n
capital new receipt that rlando Jenks's
wife taught me. 1t don't never fail to
Erlng the soap. Red cow sick. I'll lust
step out and look at her. Onr folks
always kept cows, and Mary jerks is
married to COW doctor. don't doubt
but that can think of somethin to heir
her." az
Mrs: Maverick gasped and grew pale.
8 Everybody knew what Aunt Maria
Prendcrgast's "help" amounted to.
She was a disturbing element in
everything. Her oiiciousncss and per
sislcncy had passed into an adage.
She required more waiting on than {
baby, and never was quite satisfied will
anything. Whatever was done, She al
ways knew somebody in the ne town
ship who could have done it better. AND
as for gossip, her tongue formed
regular electric chain from house t.
house, which Edison himself could MOI
have surpassed.
$50 your husbaad amt home" sait
Aunt Maria. drinking the tea which Mrs
Maverick, according to her special re
& quest, had left work to make for her
otis queer how late he's around IN,
place. / hope he amt took to hansin
abaout saloons. Men are so unaccounto
BILE. I've always Thanked Providence fo
givin' re strength to hold out agains
all offers of merridge. As;nglc woman
so sort o. Independent, You know. Ant
Ellen's been sacked by Tommy Morton
NOT There wasn't never no engage
ments Well, it does beat all how folk
will talk Twas told it was all cut AM
dr.ed, dawn 10 the pums in the weddiu
cake, when Angcline Foster come along
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A Dencndcnt Citizen.

The following true story is told of a
we'll known member of the bar in Allie
gany County, New York. than whom
there never lived gentlicr, kindlier
spirit With his scholarly attachments
and profound knowledge Of legal lore
he possessed the simple, dependent ma
turo of a child, and, it may be added, a
child's utter guilelessness and faith in
his kind.
His wife, fortunately for the worldly
success of the pair, was shrcwd and
practical in a marked degree; upon her
strong independence of character Judge
c. leaned heavily, except within the
domain of his profession, where, Gu
riously enough, his opinions were singu-
larry prompt and infalliblc: In the do
nestle and social circles, however, he
deferred to Mrs. c. in the simplest
matters, and so habitual had this state
of things become that it did not occur
to either 81 them that there was any
thing unusual in it, From looming his
winter flanncls to leading card at the
whist table he never pretended to act
without "IIclen's" sanction and advice.
But one day he showed his condition
Of mental servitudc in n really astonish-
ing way. He was suffering from tooth
ache, and his wife sent him to the viii
lage dentist for relief. Obcdiently he
went, got into the chair, and opened his
mouth for the prelim nary examination.
(Which tooth is it aches, Judgei" in
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it beforehand. Was 1t wrong7 never
thought-indecd, did not-that this
might have afforded q clue to Aun,
Maria Prcndergast's storyl"
| She burst into tears.
."Dear AIa,tin," she sobbcd, "will you
forgive mel"
eyes, Ito WILL" said Lucy, who had
gone up to Martin and slipped hcf arm
into his. with renewed brightness in her
face; 'for my sake. Ellen. he will. Was
it not to give mo pleasurc1 for I was
happy oh, so happy!-until this last
shadow came"
Lucy" said Martin, fcrvcntly, "you
know very well that there is nothing
you can ask of me that l won't grant,
unless"
"Unlcss whati" her blue eyes spark
ling with sweet defiance.
Unless you ask me to invite Aunt
Maria Prcndergast to our wedding"
No" said Lucy, al won't ask that
She is mischief making, modelling oil d
cronc, and I'll have none of her at my
wedding, or any one clse's."
law mem croakcd Aunt Maria"
never hcerd such talk in my life be-
forc'
But nevertheless, Aunt Marin left the
Maverick homestead tho next day, by
special request.
"And | was calcnlatin' to spend the
winter there" sad she. "And now I've
got TO hire board at three dollars and Il
ha II week. wouldn't IA belle ed them
Mavericks would have gone back on me
like that But 1t was all Lucy Weeds
doing. Them Iight-compcctcd, blue
eyed women can't never be depended
!--.Satur'idy Niyht.
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Country versus CITY Life

Tho general deathrate in large cities,
says DIR. J. III. French in the american
! dgricuttuTist, is often twice as great as
in the sparsely-settled country, while
among children under five years of age
the difference is even greater than this.
30 constant and we'll ascertained is this
difference that DIR. Farr, the English
reg.strar-gencral, has formulated the law
that the death. rate of districts increases
with the density of their population.
Investigations which have been recently
made upon large scale prove conclu.
sively that all persons living beyond the
age of eighty years only, an extremely
small proportion were born or spent their
childhood in the city, while largo pro-
portion were reared upon farm. In
one case, out of one thousand octo-
gcnarians, four hundred and sixty-one
had been farmers all their lives, and
nearly all of them began life upon tho
farm. In another instance, out of many
thousands, only one person over eighty
years o! age had been born and brought
up in the ty. Many of them had re-
moved to the city, and engaged in bust.
ness there, but all except one had spent
the years OF bodybuilding in the coun.
try.
The great majority of the successful
business men in our cities, and of men
occupying responsible positions in pub
lie life, were country born and bred In
the country they obtained that robust
ness Of constitution and strength of body
without which no one can long endure
the strain of business or professional life.
There, too, they build up that strength
of mind and character which is ncces-
snry in order 10 overcome the temptations
of city life, and that stcadfast determine
ton which enabled them to achieve sue
cess.
The reasons for these things are not
hard to find. The conditions of city
life are such as to lead to much greater
prevalence of nearly oil epidemic
aud contagious diseases Then the
country lads and lasscs enjoy plenty of
good air and sunshine, simple food and
outdoor exercise. Their habits arc
regular, their hours of rising and retiring
are early, and they live close to nature.
In the city these conditions are reversed.
Pure mir is hard to find, night is turned
into day, aud life is artificial. Tho
strain upon the nervous system Is
greater, the body is not as we'll nour.
ished, and the vital forces give out car
lier.
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HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
A Tempting RccIpc.

Some OF our young readers may find
pleasure in testing the following tempt
ing recipe for "cocoanut chips":
Beat the whites of u couple of eggs 10 a
stiff froth with two ounces of powdered
sugar and few drops of the milk of tho
nut or of orange-havored water; cut tho
kernel OF the coconut into long strips
and DIP them carefully iu the white of
egg till thckly coated, then set on sheet
of clean white paper in the oven to bake
till crisp, but not colored. Cocoanut leo
is made pretty much the same way, only
the cocoanut is minced fine aud tho
mi ture, half colored pink, the other
half left white, is run into lightly
oiled mold, and baked. The mold must
be oiled with sweet almond OIL
Detroit Free Press.
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To Mike Fried N1ush.

Into stcwpan put half pint of
yellow cornmeal, two tablcspoonfuls of
flour and one tablespoonful oil salt. Pour
on this one quart OF boiling water, beat
vigorously to prevent Jumping Place
the stewpan on the fire where the con-
tents will cook slowly for three hours.
AT the end of that time, rinse bread
pan in cold water, and pour the mush
into it, packing it smoothly. Set away
in cool place. Next morning turn cut
the mush on hoard and cut it il slices
about half an inch thick oil slices in
flour and fry in fat until brown. Drain
on sheet of brown paper, and serve
very hot. For fried mush balls use cold
mush left from former breakfast The
breakfast mush is made the same us for
frying, save that the flour is omitted. 1t
is, therefore, softer than when prepared
for frying. Roll this cold mush into
balls about the size OF small egg, Dip
these balls into beaten egg, and then
roll i'll fine dry bread crumbs Place in
a frying basket and fry in fat until they
arc brown. Tim slices of broicd bacon
are nice with these mush balls
oovradl Of MuAh.
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Apple Short Cake.

This apple short cake has been de-
clared good: Make the cake of biscuit
dough with a tablespoonful of sugar
added to it; or take one-half cup,,of lard,
one-half cup of butter, and p them into
quart of -four. Wet it with one egg
beaten into II cup of sweet milk or water.
Beat together, add little sugar, and
roll out ais soft as possible. Divide the
dough into four pieces. roll ont thin and
bake in jcliy-cakc tins. When done
spread each cake with good butter, and
on this place thick layer of stcwed and
swectened apples. Tho tartcst apples are
best. Pile the lawyers one above the
other, and scatter sugar over the upper
crust. Place in hot oven for seven or
eight minutes, and serve hot, with cream
beaten to stiff froth
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Am Economical nisI,-

Calls head with u small quantity of
Calls liver can, at n moderate cost, be
made into quite an elegant supper dish,
closely initiating the tcrrapin. In most
markets the head comes skinned, and
can be purchased for about twenty-five
cents, but it pays one best to purchase
those with the skins on, even ut q cost
of three times the above. Select one
that is white and nicely cleaned, throw
1t into cold water as soon rs il arrives
from the market. and, after soaking for
half hour, wash it well. Take ont the
brans-the head should be sawed for
this purposc-and, after removing the
bloody fibre, cover them with boiling
water and simmer gently ten minutes;
dIain and put aside until wanted. After
you wash the head thoroughly, cut the
Skin and flesh Oil in neat pieces aud take
out the tongue. Crack the bones and
put them in soup kettle; cover with
two quarts Of cold water and simmer
gently for two hours. The tongue may
be cooked with the bones, skinned and
put aside 10 serve cold for another meal.
At the end of the two hours strain this
stock, return it to The soup kettle. Cut
into pieces half pound of caf's liver,
cover it with boiling water let stand
va "'iioeSSi oiuiiit put IL lNli luC lllCut
and skim in the kettle and simmer until
quite tender, about one and half hours.
Put quarter pound of butter in sauce
pan, add to it two even tablespoonful
of flour, mix until smooth, and add
half pint of the liquor in which the meat
was cooked and a half pint of milk. stir
continually until if boils, then add about
one-haf the cooked meat Stand this
over boiling water while you mash fine
the yollls OF the three hard boiled eggs,
add these to the mixture and paatablc
seasoning of salt and cayenne. A table
spoonful Of lemon juice may be added.
The remaining half Of the meat may be
made into croquettes for another meal.
The brains should be tipped in egg and
bread crumbs and fried in smoking. hot
fat, and, if served with tomato sauce,
will make an attractive dish for next
days luncheon. Courier Journal.
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Philadelphia Built ON Gold Mine.

A few days ago 1 met Professor Alon-
20 Chase, geologist OF Cornell University.
The conversation happened to turn on
gold, when the Professor remarked :
cone of the most interesting facts about
gold is that it is found in greater or less
quantities in all parts of the world. For
instance, the city of Philadelphia is
bnilt ON gold mine. Tests have been
mado of earth from various parts of that
city, all Of which show the presence of
gold, but, as it yields only few cents
to the cubic yard, it would not pay to
work it,s-Neio York Star.
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Salary No Ohinnt

Young Woman (at intelligence Office
-"Any situations open to- day"
Manage There is fine open-
ing for second girl in Il good family
on Sunny avenue, ~ week. Quite:
light. And you get your board free,
you know, and two afternoons of every
week"
Young Woman (haughtily)-"Any
other chances2"
Manager-"I.ct me see. HIM. Yes,
Grlndem & Hardface, the dealers in green
hiues and tanners supplies, in The base
ment this side of the docks on Dingy
Row, want an assistant bookkecper.
Salary small, of course"
Young Woman (cxcitedly)-"Never
mind the salary. Giva me note to the
firm !''- Chi,ayo Tribune.
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Both in Hard Luck.

This story opens on the third floor of n
magnificent Harlem compartment house.
lie had been twisting about on his
chair trying 10 find words TO express his
undying devotion, aud had already be
gun to hem and haw, when voice came
from the floor below:
"-'Iiss CandlcwiclS, it said 'T love
you rassionaicly madly; bid me but
hope, and all the dark colors of my life
will change"
above.
Miss Clara, darling, he said, trcmu-
lousy, them's my sentiments"
Then another voice came from below {:
"No, MIR. Goatee, 1 cannot bid you
hope; | love another"
And thcm's mine, Mr.. Norris" re-
marked Mss Cha a.-Hayper's Bazar.
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Household Hints.
charcoal TO hrol with.

Use charcoal to brol with.
If the cover is removed from soap
dishes the soap will not get soft.
Salt fish of any kind is quickest and
best freshed by soaking in sour milk
Scatter sassafras bark among dried
fruit to keep it from becoming wormy.
When flatirons become rusty, black
them with stove polish, and rub we'll
with a dry brush.
Clothespins boiled y few minutes and
quickly dried once or twice month be-
come more durable
To prevent the smell of paint put a
handful of hay in bucket OF water and
let 1t stand in the room over night
Silverwarc can be kept bright for
months by being placed in an air-tight
case with good-sizetl piece of camphor.
~ little saltpetre or carbonate of soda
mixed with the water in which flowers
arc placed will keep them fresh for two
weeks.
good rule for the use of the differ
ent kinds of -four Is to use pastry flour
wherever baking flour is USED and bread
flour with yeast.
Never throw away cold potatoes US
there are so many delicious WAYS in
which they may be warmed over and
made into new dishes.
Nee table clothes and napkins should
not be allowed to become much soiled,
so that they will require vigorous rub
bling with soap or in hot water.
If butter is kept covered tight when
put in the ice chest it will not absorb the
odor of any focd lying near There is
nothing so sensitive rs butter.
To remove egg STAINS from silver
spoons, take little common salt between
the thumb and finger and rub the stain
briskly. Then wash in hot suds.
If you dip your broom into clean hot
suds once a week, then shake it till it is
almost dry, and then hang it up. or
stand it with the handle down, it will
last twice as long as it would without
this operation.
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He Admitted She Was nIcht.

&c WAS seated ncrOss The room.
"ool-ge," she said ''if fire were sud-
denly % break out in the house what
would be your first impulse, do you
"Well, my first thought would be for
YOU OF course. would get you
TO place OF safety, aud then do what l
could TO cxtinguish the fiames.n
THAT would be very nice of you,
George, to think of me first; but if n fire
were to break out now, for instance,
wouldn't yon lose valuable time in reach
ing inc lroE, away across the ROOM"
al don't know but what would ,,
SAID George, as he changed his scat.
Sunday Crit0,e.
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tho proprietor to trust him to two cents,

the proprietor to trust him to two cents
worth OF candy.
81 don't know you," was the reply.
"But live ust two blocks down.
"Bnt what made you suppose I'd
trust your"
Il supposed so because you've got two
barrels of kerosene out doors and / could
have bored gimlet holes in both of them
last night without anybody Knowing
The grocer compromised by trusting
the boy to cents worth of candy and
rolling the barrels into his shed. -D.tr,i IL
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Easily Suited.

Landlady-"Does the turkey suit you,
Mr.. McGinnis!"
Boarder-''It is excellent, Mrs. Hash.
we'll. do believe that cook of yours
could roast side of so &C. leather and
make it tender and palaable. This is
feeling confuscdly that he has made a
blunder), mean, of course, tender
enough for me. I'm not--ah-at all
particular, you know. lean er--worry
down any sort of cooking, Mrs. HASH
WE'LL"
Landlady Gcily)-Thank you, Nlr.
McGinnis "- Chicigo Tribune.
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Not At All.

De Smith-'Don't You think Miss De
Collctc is a splendid crcaturc."
Travis es, all but her eyes. They
aren't exactly the same color"
De Smith-"l on ought to overlo ok a
little fault like that"
Trayis-"I can't. She's foot taller
than nm. "-Bur'mgton Free Press.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-12

quired the dentist, posing the forceps.
There was n moments hesitation; then
tho Judge sat up from his reclining po-
sition, aud looking innocently at the
dentist, said, in all good faith: "Well,
now, don't know; I'll go home and ask
Helen ~
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-12
Misrepresentation.

"Doctor Jenkins" asked an anxious
patient don't you think it would be
dangerous TO 80 into the water after a
hearty meai2'
ut would be more dangerous to fish
1t out and cat it, growlcd the DOCTOR
Judge.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-12
He Didn't Advertise.

First Trndesman-"How's business
with you, SMITH"
Second Tradesman (dejectedly)-
"Prctty poor"
First Tradesman-"I see you haven't
got any sign up"
Second 1radesman-"No;I don't be-
lieve in signs. Goods speak for them
solves"
First Tradesman-"No, they don't.
It's my opinion, Smith, that, with re-
spect to sign, you have either got to
put up or shut up. Burlington Free
Press.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-12
The Mothers Joke.

Mothcr-"I would not put too much
faith in Miss Pert, John"
Son-"Why not5 She's all right"
Mothcr-"Don't you think She's O.
little Eighty, apt to change, like q
wcathcrcockI"
Son-"No. What makes you think
she's like weathercock2'
Mother-"Bccause she's little vain. -
-Bo,toa Courier.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-12
A Consilernte judge.

Judgc-"Miss, how old are your
Witncss-"Woll, Pm thirty"
"Thrty what2"
"Well, between thirty and forty"
"Ill put your nge down at thirty
nine; / guess you won't lose anything
by that. "-Iccas ,Siftings.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-12
Practically Unanimous

At the beginning of our late war the
secession Of one OF the States was being
discussed in little company one even
ing.
''IIow do the ladies feel about it z"
asked one gentleman of another.
"Uh, replied tho person addressed,
"thc ladies are for union to man !'-
Uarper.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-12
It Had ncen tho Rounds.

Miss Clara--''Is that new ring you
have on, Ethel? 1t strikes me have
seen it before"
Miss -thel (blushing)-"Yes, Clara;
young MIR. Paperwate presented it to me
last night. ! have accepted him."
Miss Clara sob, indecdl I'm so
glad. Accept my best wishes. |
thought that ring looked strangely ia
miliar. n-LiJc.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-12
He Was Slow.

Drill Scrgeant-''l say, Schmidt, have
you any idea of how slow aud stupid you
area"
Private Schmidt-"I don't know"
''Of course you don't, but let me tell
you that an egyptian mummy is frisky
compared with YOU"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-12
Pit in n Dinerent Light.
In the garden.

III tHc yurucn.
care you not ashamed, cousin, to kill
q pretty bird like thatt"
But, my dear girl, thought it would
look so well in your hat"
True, didn't think of that It's
exactly the samo shade of gray. You arc
very kind ."-yuige.
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Am ExrclIcnt Drcssmnkcr.

Miss Travis Don't you think my
new dress is too sweet for anything'"
Miss DcSmith- "Oh, lovcly-eXquis.
lite! do believe your dressmakcr could
make beanpole look graceful ."--Bur-
iinyt0A Free Jrcss.
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Musical Item.

cone of these dollars is counterfeit,
ma'am."
GLOW can you tell"
imply by sound. Just tap it and
hear how clear the GEM ne sounds.
That's tenor. Notice when tap the
other one. That's base."- SVtings.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-04-12

More than SIS, 600, 900 have been col
lected for the now Catholic university at
Washington.
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The total tobacco consumption If
Europe is about two and q quarter
pounas BIZ c.cE inhaai.ant.