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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-05-17

ton varying, but all having the same end
in view-to convert or change tree
from AT undesirable kind to variety wo
prefer.
The cuttings, or cions. or grafts, de.
mand as much care in their selection as
if they were young trees to DO planted.
They are USUALLY cut in autumn, utter the
leaves have fallen, and should be of the
last summers growth, new shoots ut
lea.t foot long. These should be cut
from bearing trees, making sure that
these nre of the kind we wish to convert.
The cions are to be tied-or better
secured with small copper wire, as string
may decay--into bundles of convenient
size, and accurately labeled. The
bundles of cions are placed in boxes and
carefully surrounded with sawdust or
moss, and kept in a cool cellar. They
must be inspected occasionally, and If the
packing matcria! is becoming dry, give
it slight wetting. Some pack their
cions in boxes of sand or sandy soil and
bury them below the reach of frost, and
where water will not settle.
Some methods of grating are quite
difficult, but the two most in use are
very simple and every boy can practice
them. The cleft is the most simple and
the most common. The cion is cut with
n sharp knife, in the form of a wedge.
branch of u stock is cut off with a
proper saw, and with heavy knife
struck with u mallet, split or cleft is
made. This is kept open with wooden
wedge, and the cions. usually two in n
large stock, are carefully set, so that the
inner bark of the cut portion of the cion
and that of the stock will come in con-
tact. The wooden wedge, being care
fully removed, the spring of the stock
will firmly hold the oions, All the bare
places, on both stock and cion, are COW
cred with grating wax to protect them
from rain and air.
Crown grating differs in cutting the
cion upon one side only, to form a half
wedge. The bark of the stock, it being
cut off as before, may readily be lifted
with wedge of iron or hard wood
thrust between the bark and wood, to
allow the cion to slip in between the
two. The bare surfaces are waxed as
bcforc.-Amrican Agriculturist.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-05-17
Craftinc Emit Trens

Many appear TO think that grating,
or incubation, as budding is often
called, has, like vaccination, in the ami
nal sub. ect, in some mysterious way the
power to so change the nature of the
tree that it will bear better fruit that be-
lore. We have grated fruit" and
natural fruit often used as eouiva
lent to good and poor fruit. Grating
Is simply planting cutting, but instead
OF planting it as we do most cuttings in
the soil where, under favorable condi
tions. it will take root, the cuttings arc
planted in the body, or the wood of an
old tree, and instead of forming roots.
the graft unites with the old. and
take" and becomes in all respects q
part of the ''stock," as the tree that is
grated is called. There are several
kinds OF grating, the mechanical opera
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-05-17
Candied orange-Peel.

Here is good substitute for citron in
cake aud pies. Let the orange-peel soak
for two or three days IN luke-w
Change the water frequently, keeping it
always about the same temperature.
After the bitter flavor is gone, put the
peel in fresh wator and boil it slowly
until it is tender enough to pierce easily
with fork; then drain off the water
and put the peel into thick syrup made
of graduated sugar, and boil slowly I'M
til the syrup is nearly absorbed. Then
spread the peel OH plattcrs with the re.
naming portion of the syrup poured
over it, and let it dry in warm ovcn.-
Prairie Farmer.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-05-17
THE TWO MOTHERS.

For fondling arms, warm breast, and life's
sweet lido,
What doss thou to thy mother mako ro.
turnl
Some madcap girl can win thee from her
side;
Few tears, at best, hast thou above her
urn.
Only to Earth, thy mother, art thou just:
To her thou givest all within thy power,
Thy life, thy breath, thyself,-a pinch OF
dust,
To star her bosom with summer flower.
e. Wilson, in Atlantic Monthly.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-05-17
A French Lesson in Fowls.

| never heard, says a writer in the
New York Tribune, that the French. the
most successful breeders of poultry in
the world, had such thing us "stand-
ara OF eNcellence'-.in print. although
they have very satisfactory standard of
their own-which is profit from the
fowls and their eggs. Everybody in
France cats ponltry, and eggs on many
farms are served up at almost every meal.
IN the markets one can buy joint of
fowl, or the bony parts for SOUP. or for
their incomprehensibly made dishes.
which are fit for an epicure. The French
have three breeds of high rcpute, and
are coptcnt with them. They are not
every day making ''new breeds" of any
sportive fowls which have strange
leathe: appearing on their bodies, and
are not spelling what they have by
crossing for the mere sake of nettino
something new to exhibit ut the shows
10 make money of, as we are. They 20
IN Tor meat and eggs, not for feathers.
consequently, they have meat and eggs
10 export by the million dollars' worth
The Houdan, n Fleche and the Creve
Conr are their standard breeds, and are
good enough for the forty millions OIL
Trenchmen, while we have more varie
ties than there are weeks in the year
and others constantly coming on. AL
these French breeds are business fowls,
never m nd the plumage the French
don't eat feathers and are large bodied
full-bTeasted and plump. and prolif,
layers; the eggs are large and the chicks
are healthy and grow quickly. And
withal, these fowls are attractive. Thu
Hondans, with tier speckled plumag,
and topknots, are far handsomer tina,
our lynouth o:ks; while the othe
two are stately birds of erect carriage
ct, black plumage, with deep crimson
ant'er or hornlike combs, and the Crcve
Cour has very handsome crest of silky
rowing feathers and thick beard Tn
Fren h women cherish their fowls, ane
these three satisfy the cultivated taste
OF these successful poultry keepers
Now, have we not too any varieties al
ready, without adding more9
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-05-17
HOUSEHOLD MATTERs.
Potato Salad.

Pare aud slice. while warm. one dozen
good sized potatoes. Slice aud cut III
small di e: sprinkle slightly with salt;
add grated onion and chopped parsley to
taste; add the cream dressing two hours
before serving
Dressing-One teaspoonful each salt,
sugar and mustard rubbed smoothly to-
gether, one teaspoonful salad oil OF
melted butter. add three eggs well
beaten. one half cup of vinegar. Place
the mixture in dish of hot water and
cool until it thickcns. When cool add
one cup of cream.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-05-17
Household Hints.

Relieve pain in the side by the appli-
cation of mustard.
Rain water and soap will remove ma.
chine grease from washable fabrics.
Put salt in water to prevent black
calicocs from fading when they are
washed
Let clothes that fade soak over night
in one ounce of sugar of lead in a pail
of water.
When recipes given call for cupful
it means precisely half pint. This
amount of granulated sugar weighs half
pound.
A little boray put into the water in
, which scarlet napkins and red -bordered
towels are 10 be washed will prevent
them from fading.
One cannot afford to beat eggs with
fork, when for ten cents beater can
be purchased that will do the work in
onetenth the time.
By soaking blankets in solution of
, soapsuds and ammonia water, and then
washing afterward in clear water, they
will come out white and clean.
To take ink out of linen, dip the ink
| spot in pure melted tallow, then wash
out the tallow, and the ink will come
ont with it. This is unfailing.
Kerosene will make tin tea kettles as
bright as new. Saturatc n wooden rag
and rub with it. 1t will also remove
stains from vanished furniture.
When silk has lost its gloss and be-
/ comes limpsy it may be restored by
sponging with solution OF half an ounce
of gum tragacanth in pint of hot
water.
To clean pie plates that have long been
used for baking, put them in a large
kettle of cold water and throw on them
few hot ashes or cinders and let them
boil for an hour.
Alum water is used by many for
frosted feet. Soak the feet for half an
hour in strong, hot solution of alum
water, and if one application is not
enough two certainly will be.
A simple remedy for neuralgia is to
apply grated horse-radlsh, prepared the
same as for table use, to the temple when
the face or head is affected, or to the
wrist when the pain is in the arm or
shoulder.
To make sealing-wax for fruit cans,
take eight ounces of rosin, two ounces
gum shellac and half-ounce of beeswax.
Melt all together. This will mako n
quantity, and may be melted for use
when wanted.
In boiling meat for soup put cold water
to it and let it come slowly to simmer
to extract the juice. If meat is boiled
for itself alone, put it into boiling water,
| which causes the outer surface to con-
tract, and the richness of the meat is re.
tanned within.
The collierics in Japan yearly produce
about 1900, 900 tons of coal.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-05-17
AGRICULTURAL.
TOPICS OF INTEREST RELATIVE
10 FARM AND GARDEN.
n Split Hooc

When horses hoof becomes cracked
by any accident or disease it can lie
healed in this manner: The crack is
supported by small hooks of horseshoe
nails made in this shape driven into
the hoof; mark is filed in the top of
the hoof across the top of the crack to
separate 1t from tho sound new horn,
and little blistering ointment IS up
plied to the coronet, by which new
growth is hastcned, and the sound horn
then gradually grows downward until
the crack grows out.-Me,e Yoy1 Times,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-05-17
A Prince as Walking Advertisement

The arrest of Mrs. Frank Leslie's
quondam friend, Prince Eristoff, in New
York, proved to have comic side,
somewhat of the opera bouffc sort. A
Broadway business man accused the
noble Prince of pawning, with intent to
defrnud, ETC., $500 sealskin overcoat
that ne had sold him on credit. When
the matter came to be inquired into in a
police court it turned out that an agree
ment had been made which bound the
Russian nobleman to have himself photo.
graphed in the $500 sealskin for the cx-.
elusive business benefit of the Broadway
man, to bcstow his name upon the ex
pensive garment, which should be known
in business way rs the Eristoff, and
to show himself in the garment on
Broadway and Fifth avenue as much as
possible, for advertising purposes. The
Prince, instead of carrying out the latter
part of the contract, put the sealskin in
pawn, which so incenscd the party of
the other part that he called for the
police. The illustrious Russian was dis.
charged from custody when all the facts
came out, and went directly to Dol
monico's to celebrate his victory
Detroit Free Prsss. !
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-05-17
Starting the Ithunnrb Crow,b.

Rhubarb. or pie plant. as it is often
called By housewives. is an important
part OF every farmers garden. The
ground can hardly be too rich for it, and
If properly cared for it provides an OK
cellent acid sauce, heal;hful and refresh
ing, and better than medicine to clear
from the system in spring the humors
enyendcred by too close confinement in
the house in winter. TO ha @ rhubarb
very EARL make u rough sash around
each OF few plants. Bank with manure
aud cover on the coolest nights to keep
from firezing. An old barrel with both
heads Knocked out is good enough. A
single plant and the above method of
securing early pie plant is common in
many parts of the country. Boston Cvi-
tirdtor.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-05-17

Texas is now tho largest wool pro.
ducing State in the Union.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-05-17

The collierics in Japan yearly produce
about 1, 500, 900 tons of coal.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-05-17

n
little curious as to the amount and mr.
poscly hung around to see what was pa;d
him. noticed that the CLERK counted
him out Just four hundred and ffty.two
dollars.
cat Que o'clock we lett San LUIS.
again taking extra horses to see us over
the hill. There were now four passen-
gers, old Williams, n we'll. known land
owner in Santa Barbara, now deceased
Il drummer and myself. As the weather
was cold, we all got inside the coach
and enliyened the tedium of the route as
we'll MS We could in the various ways
known to old stagcrs. BY the time we
got to San Migeul it was quite dark.
and rs we approached the Nacmiento
River, about an hour afterward. | no.
ticed that old Williams's formulation.
which had been noticeable for some
time past, became more apparent thar
ever. AS the horscs FLASHED out of the
stream upon the further bank, I re
marked that the old man had retired
INTO the furthest corner of the coach
mad mutied his head in travelling RUG.
and was snoring heavily.
AS soon as we gained firm ground
| the driver whipped up and the stag,
Dowled past the approach to old vii
} iiams's house at lively pace. Not
however, before a female figure il
!, whom by the coach lantern Recognized
} Mrs. Williams, had looked into the stag,
ana detected her recreant spouse, muf
ned up as he was, in the corner.
:" i saw ye, 81" she shouted after us
as we bowled along; 'ye can't fool me
| thought ye'd try to play me, you ole
fraud. but wait bit the rest ~ no,
speech was lost in the distance.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-03-06
CABINET PERSONNEL.

The Maine Statesman VIII he Premier,
with the Minnesota Man for the Treas
ury.
A Washington special OF the 2sth ut. says
that New York Is still the stumbling block
In the way of settlement OF the Cabinet
problem. An impression prevails. here that
the Cabinet Of the incoming administration
is complete. with the exception OF Attorney
General. and that no further change will be
made in the slate as at present arranged.
This is the makeup that receives the most
credence:
Secretary OF stats-Blaine OF Maine.
Secretary OF toe Tressury-Windom OF Min
neso;a.
Secrstayy Of war-Proctor OF Vermont
Secretary OF the Navy-Swift Of California.
Secretary OF the Interior-Noble OF Missouri.
Attorney Gensral-Some New York man.
Postmaster General-Wanamakero Of Pennsyl-
vania-
Secretary of observation-disclosures Of Michi-
gan.
These names may be shifted around some
what. but this is the way they now stand.
and it will take a good deal OF political
force and personal persuasion TO change it.
AT least six OF the eight assignments are
absolutely certain. all except those OF Swift
and Palmer.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-03-06
BUSINESS FAIRLY BRISK.
Some Traders Complain, However, and
Collections Are Unsat. sfscior

some Irauers complain, hOWeNer, ana
Collections Are Unsat. sfsciory.
In their review OF trade for last week.
X. G.. Dun x Co. say:
Traders VINO were waiting through belated
season for the expected winter trade find that
IL does not come, aud spring has arrived. Hence
there are on hand large stocks Of unsold winter
goods, which accounts for the hardness OF collec
lions IN many quarters, aud for the general
sense Of disappointment. At fully half the in
terior points which report there rs noticed
fArly good trade some Improvement.
Pt;sburgh observes an advance Of - cents
in some kinds OF pig iron and n better
inquiry for manufactured in many FORMS
Greater strength is also observed ut Cleveland.
Philadelphia notes most cautious dealing in dry
goods, n firmer market for leather, and slow
market with tardy collections for drugs and
chemicals. As TO collections, Omaha alone re-
ports Improvement. The money markets IRE
everywhere amply supplied for legitimate BUSH
lness. The manufacturers are buying more
Freely Of leather and for hemlock prices are
lalf cent lower. The anthracite coal trade IL
Stagnant Wheat is half cent lower, corn
unchanged, and oats 1sc stronger Pork is
eteady, lard n shade lower hogs n quarter
cheese, but oil IL a cent stronger coffee u cent
higher, and cotton LID higher Figures indicate
that the excess Of imports exports for Feb
ruary may be ~ ,O00.OO0 or more against over
SI0C010JO last year. The general course of
prices for commodities has tended upward
slightly. The business failures number 231, as
compared with 27J the previous week. For the
corresponding week Of last year the figures were
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-03-06
APOLOGY OF TUE THUNDERER.
Expressing It's Regret at the Publication
of the Forged Letters.

Expressing It's Regret at the Publication
of the Forged Letters.
A London special says: The Times has
given up the fight against Parnell. When
court opened the other morning Attorney
General Webster said no weight could be
attached TO Pigott's evidence. an ! IL was his
duty 20 ask the court TO withdraw from con-
sideration the genuineness of the letters.
The Times. he said. desired 20 express re-
greet for publishing the letters. and the
proprietors o; that paper would themselves
more fully express their regret later. Pigott
escaped 10 Paris. and in letter from that
city he more fully explained his forgeries.
The Times, in apoloGizing. said:
Mr.. Psrnell having in the witness-box, stated
that the let, 70 attributed 10 nim were forger-
les We accept III every respecG the truth OF that
statement. In these circums tances, we deem
IL light TO express our regret most fully anu
letters in question as Mr. Psrnell ., or tc use
them in evidence against him. This eNpres-
zion Of regret we need hardly say in tludes also
the letters also falsely attr .buted 10 Mr. Egan
Mr.. DGvitt and Mr.. O'helly. We must add that
we firmly believed the letters 10 be genuine un-
III the disclosures made by Pigott in the course
OF his crosseXam ttion.
The Times has withdrawn It's advertise
ment of "Parnellism and Grim :" and
-O'Donnell versus Walter" Applicants for
the pamphlets are informed that the publ
cations are out OF print
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-03-06
A SENATOR ARRESTED.
Riddieberger Makes Annoying Appca's for
Recognition and Gets L nto Trouble.

Senator Riddleberger. OF Virginia. was
arrested in the National Senate Chamber
by the sergeant EARNS. The night Session
began at o'clock on the Sd inst, and the
galleries were crowded with spectators.
But little work had been completed when
Mr.. Riddleberger was on his feet endeavor-
ing to interpose Il motion TO proceed TO ex-
ecutive business. The presiding officer (Mr.
Ingals) took no notice of him at first but final
ly recognized him, put the motion and decidr-
ed II lost. whereat some one of the gallery
spectators laughed. Finally Riddleberger
left the chamber. and. returning. informed
the presiding officer that he had telegraphed
the Governor Of Virginia his resignation.
The Chair repeatedly directed that he take
his seat. but with little effect. The Sergeant
at-Arms was finally directed TO take Rid
dieberger in charge. This was done. the
scene being an exciting and unprecedented
one. The Senator was hustled into a cloak
room and kept under guard. His condi-
ton, it is charged. would have afforded the
text for temperance lecture.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-03-06
OvERRUN WITH VISITORS.
Mr.. Harrison's Busy Dsy-with Mrs. Har-
rison He Dimes at the white House.

General Harrison had busy day on the
9th ult.. constant stream OF Senators,
Congressman. and leading Republicans
having flowed through his parlors all day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blains made short call. and
afterward Messrs. Blaine and Window
were closeted with the President-elect for
quite while. Gen. and Mrs. Harrison
dined at the White House in the evening
with President and Mrs. Cleveland. While
President and Mrs. Cleveland were enter
tanning Gen. and Mrs. Harrison. Colonel
Lamont was initiatinr Colonel Halford into
the mysteries OF the official side OF the
Executive Mansion
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-03-06
GOLD AND SILVER.
The Production I'm the United states During
the Calendar Year 1883.

The Production I'm the United tstes During
the Calendar Year 1883.
Con yress his report the Production OF gold
epdar year 1888.
The gold product was l.e44e2 ounces of the
value OF sS.l75,W0. This Is about the same as
in 1887, being IN excess OF only Sl7J.OU.
The silver product was as, 1888 632 fine ounces OF
the commercial value OF about S43, 0OOC0 and OF
the coinage value OF S59, $4,000. This Is an m
1887.
In addition to the product OF our own mines
some lO,OOO,OOO ounces OF silver were extfactt a
In the United States from foreign ores and bull
ion principally Mexican.
The total refined product OF the United States
was in gold 1,777,Si fine ounces, ana OF silver
The average price of silver during the year was
about ~ cents. At { IL price the bullion value
Of the silver contained in the silver dollar was
72.6 cents. At the highest price OF silver during
the year the bullion value OF the silver dollar
was 1855 and at the lowest price lo.5.
The Government purchased 2s,92O,39S stand
ard ounces of silver during the year. costing
S24, 49l Sc, average price of "a cents per hne
ounce. The total amount OF silver purchased
for the coinage OF the silver dollar ssince March
], 1887, has been 275,O07 500 standard ounces,
costing 500 COL, 445, an average price of Sl.O15
per fine ounce or e6.7 cents per standard ounce.
The value OF the gold deposited at the mnts
during the year. not including redeposits was
Sal 49,, 40 including redeposits, S4s 7J4,9Se.
The foreign material comprised in this was
81 O55, U46.
The amount OF silver deposited and purchased
was IS, 5l2,7 S9 standard ounces, OF the coming
value Of S41 3,97a exclusive OF redeposits.
The coinage of the minis during the calendar
year 1888 was follows Gold, s3l ,3eOS)e; silver
dollars S3l 800, SJ3; subsidiary silv r. lO3i,73
minor 1912 20l total S65. s6l5. In addition 10
the coinage bars were manufactured at the mints
containing gold OF the value OF %, $50 ,79S and
silver az 1854
The import OF gold bullion and coin was s11,-
OH ,9ll and the exports 346l9,667. loss by ex-
ROT fnnrNo ~ of elk n
s2I 1872 OC2 and the export s29, sos 222, loss by
export OF e.. sos, lG0
The metallic stock Of the United States Jan.
l. 1882 including bullion In the mints awaiting
coinage, is estimated by the Director 70 have
been Gold, eos, cel 5; silver, ei03 ,756; to-
tai 81, lOs, SIS 73l.
The stock OF coined and paper money in circu-
lati n Jan J., leS9, was al 1896, lb, Ia, against
s1,S76, ,O03 Jan. !, 1885, an increase Of sly,-
176 Isl.
The Director estimates the consumption Of
gold and silver in the industries in the United
States during the calendar year lSss 70 have
been Gold, GA, 600, 900; silver. -, $4,000.