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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1889-11-14

u Thankful for past patronage, We
solicit q continuance Of the same. Gall and
see our goods before purchasing elsewhere.
MRS. 8. p. KRISE'S,
us N. Markct.st., Frederick. Md.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-29
SCIENTIFIC SCR.iPS

1t is reported that q system is bong
perfected whereby common illuminating
gas can DO made by electricity.
A course in sanitary engineering has
been added to tho other course, in tho
Massachusetts, Institute of Technology.
A new material called "stccl pic"
much stronger than cold blast iron, and
less expensive thsn steel, is now bcing
nude at Sheffield, England. # il
adapted for variety of uses for which
the ordinary iron was unsatisfactory.
Professor G. Sormani has shown tina,
the flesh of animals which havo died
OF tetanus may be eaten with impunity,
tho bacillus passing through tho system
without causing special disturbance.
An animal may swallow unframed 10
ooo times more than would kill if placed
beneath the skin. The germ itsolf is
unaffected by tho digestive JUICES.
Eight hundred thousand houses in
London have 4, 600. 900 chimncys pour.
ing forth the black smoke of partially
consumed bItumiuous coal. Add tbo
smoke Of vessels upon the Thames and
the countless locomotives on tho rail.
ways and u volume of smudge is raisod
that dnrAcns all the bills of mortality
and hangs over the valley of tho Thamey
like monstrous postilcncc.
practical test has been madc of (,
new vcntilator, which, it is claimed,
will vcntilatc cars without letting in
dust or cindcrs. Fans under tho car
nrc operated by the motion of the latter.
and drive air through box containing
water, which filters and cools it, into
central tubc along the roof, aud thence
through smaller, bcll-mouthcd tubes
into the car. Whenever the car moves,
constant current OF air is secured, even
when the doors, windows and all Other
nperlurcJ arc closed
Dr. L. II. Bean, in charge of the
party invests eating the Alaska salmon
fisheries. reports to Colonel MARSHALL
Med onald. United States Fish Commits.
sioncr, that they have visited Karluk
Lake, found the spawning bcds of the
red salmon and explored all tho Karluk
River, except eight miles Of rapids. On
tho nests Of the fish wcro found small
millers thumbs. species of uranidoa
resembling tho ono which proves so de-
s'ructivo TO eggs and young fish in
Eastern streams. The number of spawn.
ing salmon was disappointing, whllo
the enemies Of the fish arc numerous.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-29
Pcrils Of Orerfncdfnn

Excessive eating is not tho most strik-
ing or the most widely preva emit fault
OF the present generation. O tho con-
trary, moderation and even sometimes
undue limitation in diet is the prcvalin q
fashion. There is still, however, n
considerable number OF person who
habitually ovcrcat at meals and TO such
n few physiological hints may not bo
without their value. DR.. Reudon has
been at tho pains to make some careful
investigations on the subject, and his
re ults havo recently been published.
According to this Discover, a not I'm
common consequence OF overlooking is
the development of n scrcis of symp.
toms in many respects similar to those
of typhoid fever. Tho temperature
rises, there is n feeling of serious illness.
the sleep is disturbed, the brain is in e..
capacitated, and in severe cases the dis
ability is complete. Tho cause of these
symptoms is insufficient elimination and
an alteration in the blood, brought
about by the imprognation of the organ.
ism with accumulated waste products.
In addition TO these typhoid symptoms
thrombosis occur in the vessels, and
what is know as spontaneous ganrrenc.
or modification Of parts without any
obvious or sufficient cause. Now, thcso
arc conditions of very marked danger
particularly the thrombosis and the
spontaneous gangrcnc. There is DANGER
to life here. The obvious remedy for
such series Of evils is, of course. rcst
forsthc ovcFworkcd digcsting and elm.
mating orgins. Both the quantity and
the quality Of the food must be so
changed as TO admit Of the per Torrance
of easy digestion, pc feet assimilation
and adequate elimination of waste.
Lcmonadcs and lemon juice are said to
be Of great service In diminishing The
extreme craving for fool; and this,
from limited experience, VIC can TO
some extent confirm. Milk, also, in
moderate quantities is useful, and in
certain cases skim milk would prob-
ably be best. 1t is not always found
that the resting of the organs is suni.
cient. The fever may persist for long
time, and with it the feeling of very
dc cidcd illness. Drugs of different
kinds are then urgently dcman dcd, and
a competent physician should DO con-
suited without delay. -Hospitay.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-29

The Ca'avaras (Cal.) Prospect, tells oil
an English walnut tree in Cli.e Ga ch
Calavcra5 County, tina, State, which it
describes as follows: This walnut
tree was planted twenty four years ago,
and was thought to be about two years
old at the time Of planting. The tree
measures S fee; and 6 inches in circum.
ference 2 feet from tho ground and
above The bulge of the roots. 1t il
about IS feet high, and has spread of
branches which cover circle of G5
feet in diameter
This moves tho Tuolumnc, (Cli H.
depenacnt TO come forward with biz.
ger ono, of which the following do
scription is given: "Our tree was
planted from the seed thirty four years
ogo, near the town OF Columbia
on the wo!l-known Jarvis ranch. now
the property of Mr.. G. +. Mcpherson
1t is IL feet in circumference feat
above tho ground, and about rs feet
high, with spread of nearly 100 feet
One branch measures feet in circumrer
cncc, ono feet and two othcrs 4 foot
each. On the same ranch there i, q
mighty oak with circumference Of 80
ieot = inches from tho ground"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-29
Oysters OF Trees.

Business recently called me TO Hou-
dura', and : have just returned we'll
pleased with my trip
had often heard of oysters growing
OH tho trunks and branches of trees
groves of living green outrageous trees,
with oysters growing upon thcm-antl
my friend and set aside ono day to in
vestigatc the fact. Our dory cut the
water like knife and slipped along
rapidly and easily, with hardly II ripple
in her wake, and in about half an hour
we had left the site of the town with its
convent and shipping aud soldiers bar
racks away behind u,. We were then
nearly abreast of an island called Moho
Cage. The front of it is uncovered in
graceful cocoanut trco', and the back
part trends off into swamp. and is
covered with dense growth of the rod
manSrove. This mangrovc tree grows
in either fresh or snt water swamp,.
and even in water three or four feet
deep. Tho limbs of the trees send
shoots or root, down into tho water, and
thus thickct of mangrovcs is Il matted
mass of trunks and limbs and roots. On
these limbs and trunks and roots. deep
down under the surface of the water.
cling punches and single oysters, and
thus are formed tho oyster groves had
heard Of. Tho leaves of those trcos are
of beautiful dark green, and the
swamp islands from dislanc, look like
fairy bowcrs-Forcst and Stream.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-29
7no Eop and thc Rabbft.

II swear" said Fox to Rabbit ono day
TITS n story they often relate In tho South
You shall be, MIR. Rabbit ero sunset my
proyf'
And ho threatened him flcrcoly with wido-
open mouth.
Tho Rabbit SGT or ut tho top OF his spool,
Resolving by flight to get out of the
scrapo;
But holly pursued. soon discovered tho need
or adopting trick to effect his escape.
So no ran to u wclIcurb, which CHANGED 10
DO nigh,
wiudlass that two spacious buckets pos
seSsod,
And leaping in ono-both woro empty and
dry
Very quick at the bottom found safety
and rest
As ono OF tho buckets thus suddenly foil
Tho other and lighter r0so equally fast;
And when Roynurd arrived Mt tho top of tho
Hc Thought to himself 81 have got you at
lastr
MY friend, why didn't you take them both
with you?"
Said tho Fox, rs lie bowed 10 tho ono that
now swung
So high AMI inviting. "This nonsense Won
end;"
And into tho bucket cxuling Ito sprung.
You SEQ his mistake; for his heayior weight
To tho surface tho Rabbit full speedily
drow,
Who said while ascending, "Iife's changes
arc great
Now up and now down. Mr. Roynard,
adicur
Then or hoppod Che Rabbit. and lived, I
suppose
Esteemed by his friends, to a happy oil
age;
Whilc tho Fox. when tho day camo Mt last
10 n close,
Wa caught by farmer aud put in n cago
Now all Of this pr.vcs what has often been
said
or tho slips that occur 'twixt the lip and
tho cup
So if up do not boas;-tlicro ara hazards
ahead;
II down don't losc courngo-you soon may
he up.
Philip b. Strong in Wide 1imoke.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-29
4 Prospcrous Chinese noo,o,.


A celebrity among tho Chinese OF
San Francisco is their great doctor, III
Pc Tai. Hc has boen in this country
nearly thirty years, and has larger in.
como from his profession than any white
practitioner in the city. His patients
all come to the Office when able, and Ii
Pc Tai sits up, habitcd in gorgeous silk
and brocadcs, in little den of an Of
flee overlooking the PLAN, and feels
pulses all day long. Tho patients arc
mostly white people, who como to him
after variod round of their own physi-
clans, or ut tho instiga,ion Of some
rcsurrectcd and enthusiastic patients.
Lii Pc Tai rests the patients elbows on
blue silk cushion. and proceeds to
feel their right pulse with his three
hooked und long clawcl fingers. Ito
feels the ri ght pulse to ascertain tho
condition of tho brain, stomach and
kidneys, and then grasps tho left wrist
10 find out about the heart, liver and
lungs. Although he knows practically
nothing of anatomy us our physicians
know it, he makes wonderful diagno.
sis OF case. Flo charges SO a weok
for his services, including his medicines,
and patients either come to his Office
and drink tho tissancs, or take PACK
ages Of mysterious stuff homo and mako
their own hot drinks
Ii Pc Tai has many notions that puz
zlc and interest his patients.
lie treats thcm to a severe course of
antidotcs for genuine poisoning, If they
confess to ever having eaten that dead
ly drug. IIo next commands them not
TO cat shellfish or uncookcd fruit, to lot
alone poultry, fried meats, eggs, watery
vegetables, al liquors and crything
sour. For these thirty years Ii Pc Tai
has mado his patient, drink hot water.
Dyspepsia, cancers and tumors are his
specialtios. His income from his pro-
fession is estimated at moro than
$4,000 per month. -Ne,o York. Medical
Ii,nEs
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-29

Tho municipality Of Paris recently
gave a banquet to Is, 900 people.
There wcro $4,000 provincial mayors,
And tho other 1000 were senator's,
deputies, town councillors and journal
lt,. The provisions Included coo gal
Ions of soup, l25 Of sauce. 600 pounds
Of fish, 31O0 of beef, 600 ducks, and
1900 geese. There were 1000 walters
md 40 buffers. They served so. 900
plates, $4,000 bottles of clarct, 1890 of
Madeira, $500 of pomard, aud 1000 Of
champagne
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-29
Civilization of Peppermint.

The cultivation of peppermint says a
Lyons IN. W letter to tho New York
Sun, is simple, but requires great deal
OF labor in keeping it FREQ from weeds.
The ubiquitous daisy roars its dainty
blossom among the peppermint rows,
as much at home a' it is in tho mead
ows, and tho m'!heiic golden rod en-
riches the mat borders with its color.
hut while tho daisy and the golden rod
may be indispensable in my lady's cor
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-29
Decay Of Good scamanship.

Says II writer in the Ne,o Iors Groph.
TO- happened 10 be down on the docks
the other day whom the big iron ship
Palgraye came in from Calcutta. Tho
Pa grave il the largest sailing ship
aloat, and she has been 165 days com
ing from Cllcutta. having run out of
provisions and water OF Cups IIatteras.
The sight Of tho big ship reminded mo
Of the old ship Sea Serpent, which, unless
| am mistaken, was the last ship that
made sail from dock aud lot New
York without the aid of a tug. 1t was
some fifteen or eighteen years ago, and
the Sea Serpent laid then at ono of the
Brooklyn wharfs. She was loaded
with oil bound to Japan. There was
on ebb tide and good broezo from the
northwest. She warped herself out of
The dock head first, ran up her head
sails, paid of until she pointed at Gov
ernors Island, ran up her topsails, let
go her stern lines and literally sailed
away from her dock like the vcricst cat
boat. Whether under writer's prohibit
such practice or captains are less smart
sailors, lam not certain, but INQUIRY
among seafaring men confirms tho fact
that such pieces of seamanship in and
around Now York docks arc not wit
eossed NOWADAYS.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-29
Habits Of The Greenland Seals.

Young seals aro brought forth on
largo floating fields of leo in March,
says Labrador letter to tho
Now Orleans Picayunc. Tho baby
seals arc born with white hair, which
soon changes to soft. silky brown far,
and they nestle on their frozen beds Of
ice as long as they are sucked by their
mothcrs. Whom from five to six weeks
old they can exist IN wator. Thon they
begin to follow thoir mothers about.
much after the fashion Of human babies.
Tor their attention and the food Of fish.
which they most dutifully provide
During this period tho mother seal is an
alert and hardy fisher. She will attack
| the most active fish of these waters, save
the shark, and We had the testimony OF
Captain Deschamps that instance, have
boon known whore battles between tho
food hunting mother soa's aud thc,o
rapacious rufliaus of the deep resulted
In the dcfcat and death of tho latter. !
Ihoy arc powerful swimmers, and will
forco themselves up the most ruggcd
salmon-lcaps to attack tho largest
salmon. When tho young seals arc five
or six months old they are left to shift
for themselves. Nor arc they given up
gradually.
Or sudden tho mother seem, to do
tefmlno that sufficient time and cnorry
has boon expended upon them. Iu-
stantly she is u stranger to tho cub, and
any further attempts at intimacy arc re-
scntcd in tho most savage mnnnor Tho
Gulf of St. Lawrence and the Newfound-
land covcs begin to fill with groat herds
Of Greenland seals in November. During
the entire winter these break up into
lesser herds in search Of iccbcrgs upon
which to live. Here they romain until
after the breeding time is past, strag-
Cling along thc coast until M,y or Juno,
when they disappear into the Atlantic
and head for IIudson's aud BafIins
bays. Their migrations arc as regular
US those Of birds and iacomparably moro
certain than those of tho herring and
mackcrcl. Tho harbor seals (phoca
vitulinD are found along these coast Is
at all seasons Of tho year, aud rs our
schooner threads tho mazcs OF coastwise
Islands. or glidcs past reef and lodge Of
Jutting hoadland, they urc constantly
seen in their seemingly lifclo,s baskings
IN tho sun upon shelving rocks, occa-
sionally turning and Tapping their shin
ing hippcrs as if for easier position in
their siesta, or skimmIng through shall
low water and surls, while turning thcir
almost human heads from side 10 sido
like bcvy of surprised aud questioning
mcrmaids astonishcd at our approach
md untimcly intrusion.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-29
Gn0iltU LObsters.

The usual motod of taking Holsters
is by means of tho pot The pot is
trap baited with fish, and which ia
sunk to certain depth. These traps
arc marked with bouys. left for lido,
and then the lobstoror goes cut in his
boat hauls up his trap. and secures his
Holsters. At times. however off tho
coast of Maine there arc
cs!uarics, which arc of great
length, running bctwcon tho
lcdgo' of rock. Pools arc many an d of
considerable depth. When Holsters arc
plentiful. Mt certain seasons, thoy run
in from tho sea, and seek these cstuaries
for food, small fish being abundant. AS
tho tide rcccdos, tho Holsters 70.
main in somo of the rocky sbasins
and can DO gated. The GAIT
has stout hickory stock, and
the gaif itself is generally three pronged,
and made out of tho best stool. A good
gaff is rarely bought rcady-mado, but ia
turned out by the village blacksmith.
Its temper must DO oxccllcnt, as it must
neither be too soft nor brittle. To use
the gall requires no small amount of
skill, for in the water tho movements of
the lobster are rapid. Ho can back or
turn in the fraction of second, and
then in color he as'imilatos to tho shade
oil sea- water. Many of tho largest lob
stcrs arc taken in this way, but arc not
brought to market. because gafling a
lobster generally kill it, and dead
lobster is not marketable. -IMrpsr's
Weekly.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-29

II seems tha: American editors and
publishers are not worse in their deal
hs' with English authors than English
editors and publishers nrc sometime,
with American authors. Maurice
Thompson tells of how IN English cd
tor once wrote 10 HIM for short papcr,
laying: II will pay you the highest
'atc on recaip. OF the IN inu'cript.' Mr..
Thompson wrote the paper with great
'aic and kept it, as h. say, within The
imi, OF four thousand worli set BIZ { ho
'di,or. lie sent The manuscript of and
h due time two pounds were sent TO
MIN as tho highest rate of payment!
Surely il would b. hard for nm English
author TO surpass this story.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-29

The designers employed by the Brit.
sh Admiralty are striving to buill a
lew typo of warihip which will COM
biac tho maximum qualiiio, of speed,
strength, stability and fighting power.
The R,nown, u barbctte ship carrying
,n armament OF Cotton guns, will be, it
Is expected, the closest approximat ion
to chat ideal which has We. been made.
Probably there will have to be long
series Of improved and rcmode.led Re.
aowns before the problem can be salts
tactorily worked out But the aim / .
ono which can be commented to A mcri-
can designers employed upon the new
navy. The New York Tribune consid
srs that sufficient progrcs, has been
made to justify the department in set.
ling its best talent ~, work in design
ing 1t vessel, without reference TO cost.
which will be at once the lns;c.t s,rono.
IS; aud most powerful butte .hir
ai1oat.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-29

Necessity is the mother Of invcn.
ion, and has led The R,ssians TO dc
'i5e IN ironclad railway train for tho
Tar TO ride in whcn compelled to jour
Icy to and fro i'll his dominionl. For
merry he rode i'll Il contrvnnco which
esemblcd boiler plated luggage van.
Naturally it wa, the chief object Of tho
ittcntion OF the amiablo fellows who
mako il their business TO cxtirpalc tho
Russian crowned heal Now every car
tho train is made alike, and il the
Eihiists wish TO blow up the Car they
wil bc oblighcd 10 smash the entire
rain into "smithcrc.ns.' The prccau.
lion may make il little more Difficult
hr the Anarchists TO accomplish their
sbjcct, but they would not scruple much
ib Jut sending whole train load of p,o.
pie into eternity. provided tho Car
1u'd be included in tho number.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-29
PRUDIE'S FORTUNE.

| Lp ~ - ILL ~ l. " ~ L - In LIZ
'l'ut, Piudic you cant mean it,
eTi'd Joo Barton. with quick look OF
startled appeal.
"But do mean it. though, joe, "
replied prulic. cmphaticaliy, and, i,
must be confessed, litIlo spitofully,
too.
"iln think of all that's passed. be-
tween us Prulic," pleaded Joe, earn
cstly.
81 have thought u all that" said
Prudic, ''and that is what caused nc
to make up my mind. When young,
man abuses yes, abuses, she repeated,
answering the indignant look in Joc's
face, "ihc young lady he protcnds to
love, Just bccau'e she accepts a trinlug
courtesy from a moro acquaintance, !
think il high time for that young lady
to assert her rights!"
drifting courtesy" exclaimed Jco.
his face getting red, and his temper
rising again i'll spite of himself Tri
fling courtesy, Indeed, for an engaged
young laiy to walk home from sinnin q
school with man who is almost n
st anger, and stand, with hin, holding
her hnad, for half an hour in tn, moon
light nj tho gate.'
''llaif M hour erie Prudc, indiy-
vanity.
Yes, half an hour repeated Joe,
dossc'lly. land man you know moth
ing about, either"
81 know lie is handsome, and rich,
and lives III the city, anil his name is
Mr. Richard Willis said prudic, mis-
chicvou|y.
'I suppose he is handsome" admit.
ted Joe, Sand he may be rich and live
in the city; but, Prudio, no can never
love you us Ido."
CAS- to that, Tn suro Idon't know. "
said Prudic, with little toss of hcl
head.
"Hut do, Prndic," said Joe, gently,
tender light coming into his eyes a,
he looked at her "And you must nd
NIT ;hat you know really nothing about
HIM, after all. And | shouldn't won
der Il bit if it isn't just because he
knows that Aunt Dorothy has left 20,
all her money that he has made I'M tc
You so suddenly ho added. rell.c-
lively.
ooh, you believe that, do you, sira"
cried Prudic. with flashing cy cs.
"Wcll, am suro now, Mr.. Joseph
Barton, that you and could never
agree, and SO the sooner this foolish en-
gascment is broken The better. Hero i
your ring, sir. Now go. and hope
shall never sec your face again!"
And with that she tore the slender
pearl set band from her finger, an,
throwing it at Joo's feet in the mos
approved theatrical manner, turnc,
away proudly and walked toward tn
house.
Poor Joe picked up tho littlo ring
and pressing it fervcntly TO his lips
placed it in his pocket and Wake
slowly and mournfulIy away.
Joe and Prudic had been engaged 70
Two or three years, and although tho da
had not been publicly named, it wa
known that tho welding would tax
place very shortly. Then Prudic's aun
died, and OF course tho wedding had {
be postponed. But as if 10 atone 70
her inconvenient demise, Aunt Dorothy
BY her will, had left to her "bolovc
niece, Prudie Morse, all bonds. mort
cages and other negotiable property dc
posted by her in tho Galcstown bank
and though it could not be know
what amount of money these securtic
Represented until after tho will wa
proved, rumor mado it groat fortune
just then littlo cloud had appoaro
ON the horizon Of the lovers hithert