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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-11

The only complexion powder In the
world tn at is without vulgsrity, without
injury &c the user, and without doubt a
besutifier, is Pozzoni's.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-03-15
Dogs That LcarnTradcs.

The dog corps, long since established
in the French army, has been recently
much increased, SO efficient have these
little soldiers become. At an carly
stage of the trials they gave satisfaction
rs advanced posts, sccnting or hearing Il
stranger approaching even in the dark
ness, and quickly learning the difference
between friendly and n foreign I'M
form. The latest trick tho military
dog has learned is that of carrying de-
spatchcs between distant sections of IN
army or rclicfs or reinforcements pre-
sumably advancing through hostile
country. The system is an olTshoot of
the dog smuggler system. which is de-
scribcd in the current number of Biock-
'cood'S, and the steps by which the ami
mails are taught to understand what is
wanted OF them are best shown by ref
crence to that article.
The smuggler in broad day walks
across the frontier, his dog by his side,
leaving the latter at the house of his
accomplish and returning without him.
When night falls, the dog is given a
beating and turned loose to lind his way
home. Next he has small packet
fastened to his collar, and gradually the
burden is increased. Then half dozen
or more are employed Mt the same time :;
the most intelligent being given no
burden, that he may tho more readily
act as Il scout for the others. He goes
ahead, they keeping we'll back, till he
gives them the signal that the coast is
clear. The customs dog from its earliest
years is made TO play hide and seek with
bags OF coffee, rolls of lace, packages OF
tobacco, and the like. They do not
bark, being taught TO sit silently in am
bush and give low growl or simply
cock up their ears and point the true di-
rection of the advancing pack.
The French army dogs, mastfTs, like
the smugglcrs' dogs, though first they
must be taken from point to point to
find them again, when they get to under
stand the idea, and what is wanted of
them. will find distant column or COM
mand with little difficulty if given the
general direction, unless it be at too
great distance, and carry messages to
and fro with commcndable zeal
Scientific american.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-03-15
Nationality In Boards.

An obscrvant man who has been en-
amining n collection of faces represent
ing large number of public personages
arrived at the following general conclu-
sions in regard to national types in the
cutting of the beard:
The simple mustache, with the rest of
the face clean shaven, is the prevailing
American type" he SAID. 1.-THE old
Yankee chin whiskcr like that of the
traditional Uncle Sam, is no longer the
national cut.
I'm the same way the old French type
OF the imperial, or heavy mustache and
long goatee, has given way in France to
the present type of n close cut full
beard, trimmed to double points on the
chin.
"The German and Russian types arc
heavy, full boards, started at the middle
Of the chin.
"The English type is small, short
cropped mustache, with small, square
side growths.
The general South European style OF
Spain or Italy is either an entirely clean
shaver face or else very small mustache
and goatee close about the mouth.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-03-15
Happiness OF the Animal Creation,

nm surprised to find the almost uni
versal happiness of the animal creation,
says the Rev. II. De Witt Talmagc in the
Observer. On summer day, when the
air and the grass arc most populous with
life, you will not hear sound of dis
tress, unless, perchance, heartless
schoolboy has robbed birds nest, or q
hunter has broken birds wing, or n
pasture has been robbed of n lamb, and
there goes ND n bleating from the ilocks.
The whole earth is filled with animal
delight-joy feathered. and scaled, and
horned, and hoofed. The bee huns it :;
the frog croaks it; the squirrel chatters
it; the quail whistles it; the lark carols
it; the whale spouts it. The snail, the
rhinoceros, the grizzly bear, the toad,
the wasp, the spider. the shcll-fish, have
their homely dclights-ioy as great to
them rs our Joy is TO us. Goat climbing
rocks; anaconda crawling through the
Jungle; buffalo plunging across the
broad prairie; crocodile basking in tropi.
cal sun; seal putting on the ice; ostrich
stridinS across the desert, are so many
bundles of Joy. They do not go mop
ing or melancholy.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-03-15
TILE sonnINo RAIN.

The night grows dark, and weird, and cold;
and thick drops patter on tho pane;
There comes wailing from the sea; the
wind is weary of the rain
The red Goals click beneath the flame; and
see, with slow and silent feet,
The hooded shadows cross the woods to
where the twilight waters beat;
Now fanwise from the ruddy fire. brilliance
sweeps athwnrt the floor,
As, streaming down the lattices, the rain
somes sobbing to the door;
As, streaming down the latticcs,
The rain comes sobbing to the door.
Dull echoes round the easement fall, and
through the empty chambers go,
Like forms unseen whom we Gun hear Oh tip
toe stealing to and fro;
But fill your glasses to the brim, and,
through n mist OF smiles and tears,
Our eyes shall tell how much we lovo to
toast the shades of other years.
And hitler they will flock again, the ghosts
OF things that are no more,
While, streaming down the lattices, the rain
comes sobbing to tho door;
While. streaming down the lattices
The rain comes sobbing to the door.
Tho tempest-trodden Wristbands moan, the
trees are threshing at the blast,
And now they come. the pallid shapes OF
dreams that persisted in the past
And, when we lift tho windows up, smoth-
cred whisper round us strays,
Like some lone wandering voice from graves
that hold the wreck OF by-gone days.
tell you that love the storm, for think we
not OF thoughts of yorc,
When streaming down the lattices, the rain
comes sobbing to the door;
When streaming down the lattices,
The rain comes sobbing to tho door.
Well drink to those we sadly miss and
sing some solemn songs we know,
Since they may chance to hear it all, and
muse OH friends they've left below
Who knows--if souls i'll bliss can leave the
borders of their Eden home
But that some loving one may now about
the ancient threshold roam!
Oh, like an exile he would hail glimpse OF
the familiar floor,
Though, streaming down the lattices, tho
rain comes sobbing to the door,
Though streaming down the latticrs,
The rain comes sobbing to the door,
-Hcnry Kendall.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-03-15
A Mysterious Iron. Clnd Room.

In addition to the other improvements
which are being made by the Chinese in
their section of the city is one particu-
larly to be noticed on the southeast
corner of Washington street and Waverly
place. This building is constructed of
brick and iron, and from its exterior ap-
pearance adds much to the dignity of
Chinese structures. But this is not all
that is peculiar about this building. In
one room, the entry to which is on Wa
verify place, the walls are lined with one
eighth-inch sheet iron. The street door
Is also covered with the same material,
which is bolted and riveted through
three-inch blocks. the whole making a
formidable barricade against the entry of
thieves. police or other persons having
no business with the occupants. In adj
dition to all this the vestibule ON both
sides, as also that portion over the en-
lrnce, is lined and bolted with the same
substantial metal. The interior of the
room is fitted up with concealed trap
doors in the floor, and there are several
neatly finished and concealed openings
in one of the walls about large enough
to permit man to pass through To
what purpose this building is to be de-
voted is not made public. = San francisco
Chronicle.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-03-15
QUEER BIRDS.
sGlvING IN FRIENDSHIP WITH
- ANIMALS
a Subterranean Tenantry = Tho
.Ecathcred. Friend of tho
.Rhtnoccros and tho
Faithful Channa.

There are few visitors to the country
districts of this State who have not been
amused by noticing the sedatc antics of
sundry tundried looking little owls
who, perched upon the rail fence or near
hillocks, bow gravely to the passers by.
They are by no means shy, or, perhaps,
their apparent want of timidity is due to
their poor sight; at any rate they can be
easily knocked over. When shot, how
ever, they are found to be very poor
game, not much better than carrion. AS
they stand blinking and ducking by the
roadside they look to be quite decent.
sized bird, but when examined after be.
ing shot they are found to be 10 per cent.
feathers. Worse than that, these feath-
crs are full of lice, and altogether the
owl is found to be q very dirty and dis
appointing game. Another popularity
to be remarked concerning these birds is
that they are always found in localities
that are infested by gophcrs or prairie
dogs, and little patient observation
will show that gophcrs and owls or prai-
rio dogs and owls live together as a
hybrid community.
The owl is known as the burrowing
owl, and though anything but IN at
tractive creature, is to be commended
for the wisdom it has shown in the sclec-
ton of its home. The hole of the
prairie dogis quite pleasant place, cool
in summer and warm in wintor, and that
of the gopher is very much like it. From
the entrance the passage into the mound
qescends vertically for one or two
feet, and is thence continued obliouely
downward until it terminates in the liv-
ing apartment. 1t is globular in form,
and generally compactly lined with
dried grass. What the exact terms of
the community are, is not known, but it
is evident that tho members live on
terms of peace and good will 1t is
certain, too, that the owls 1.-Two init
mately with the rodents, and that they
lay their eggs and and bring up their
young in the holes Whether the rodents
lay toll on the eggs for rent or the owls
occasionally take n nip ut tho young
squirrels or gophcrs cannot be snid. but
both suppositions arc possible. 1t is a
curious fact that the cry of the owl,
cheh, chch pronounced several times in
rapid succession, is that of tho rodent
with whom he associates and that soma
tutoring is evidently going ON.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-03-15
Cost of Growing Wheat in Russia

AS Russia is a close competitor with
us in growing wheat it is interesting to
learn the actual cost of producing this
grain in that country. a Russian agri-
cultural expert gives q somewhat aston
ishing account of the cost of wheat
growing in the province of Riga. With
such prices Us he gives. the statement of
the RUSSIAN Minister of Agriculture,
that wheat growing, as rule, has not
paid Mt recent prices, seems almost in
credible. He states that three acres of
wheat costs him less than $50 to grow.
while the produce, 10 bushels per acre,
realized $50, leaving profit OF ..l5 on
the three acres, after paying rent and all
other expenses. The low cost of prodnc-
ton is accounted for by the wages paid
TO laborers, regular hands getting only
IL cents day, and extra men, in sum-
mer, 20 cents day for II hours work.
exclusive Of mealtimes. AS for horses
keep, it is put lown at 10 cents n day,
grass land being free, so that horses cost
nothing during the summer. The cart
ing and spreading of fertilizer are put ut
IL cents an acre, two piowings at 81
cents ea.h, harvesting ut Is cents, and
thrashing ut 33 cents. The heaviest
amounts are those charged for rent and
taxes, "a cents an acre, and for seed f1.4I.
Management, repairs of buildings, re.
pairs aud renewal of machinery are all
charged in the total, but not interest on
capital. -Neto York. Times.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-03-15
vermonts Bounty on Foxes.

Vermont has for years paid bounty
OF fifty cents for every dead fox, and it
is said in the two years past $40, 900 has
been paid in bounties. The other day
. countryman appeared before the coun.
Wy treasurer with eleven young foxes,
e0n which he wanted the bounty. Three
of them were alive, and he thought it
was hard that he could not get the
bounty and keep them for pets. When
he was told that bountics were paid on
dead foxes only, he killed the three
little fellows at once and called for the
$1.50.-Neio York Sim.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-03-15

who had considerable degree Of success.
at. tho bar, In spite of an infirmity o.
speech that he never could get rid Of
His suffering appeals in behalf of hi
clients were sometimes fearful and won
derful deliverances, oratorically, but hi.
opponents used to say that they really
gained in effectiveness from his stutter
ing. because the jury not only sympa
thized with him, but had time to take in
and digest all his points.
One day he appeared in q Bristol
County court room be ore Judge Pitmau
and jury to defend very tough look.
ing citizen who had been arrested on {
charge OF selling liquor without license.
The man had q bad reputation aud bad
face; whisky had been found on his
premises, and if ever man was convicted
before he was tried it seemed to be this
one.
But his suffering lawyer was equal to
the emergency. He cross questioned
the policeman who made the seizure:
You s.s-say you found li-li-li. quor in
this mans houseH
eyes"
"W-w-w-hat kind of liquor w-w-was
it,"
whisky"
IN. NOW, h-h-how much w-h-h-
hiskey did you f-f-f findl"
''About half pint. sir"
9Th h-half pint; yes. Now, gig
g-gentlemcn of the .-j-j-jury. l want
you to take good LII long look at my
c-cc.c li-li-licnt.
The Jury took u good long look Mt
him. He wasn't very pleasant sight to
SEQ. Ills nose was sort of purple YER
million and considerably exaggerated in
its proportions at that; his bIows we're
low and shaggy and his eyes blcarcd
Now, g-g-SS.g-gcntlemen of tho
JILL -j-ju-u-ry," the lawyer went on, 81
want you to lit t-tell mo if my c.c-c-
c-c-li-llcnt looks like man that would
SIS s-s-scl half pint of whisky if it was
all he had in the houscl"
The jury acquitted the man without
leaving their seats.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-03-15
AMERICAN nunnowING OWL.

hMFRitNN Wv
birds, imagining their lumpy friend was
asleep, would remain until morning, and
on ms approaching, before taking night,
would try to awaken him from his deep
sleep.
There are two other kinds that enter
tain peculiar affection for animals, the
screamer and the secretary. The first is
naturally wading bird of South
America, so named from the loudncss
and shrillness of the voice. The screamer
to be particularly noticed is that known
| rs the faithful channa. It's nearly three
feet long OF blackish lead color. The
head is adorned with circle of erectie
piumes, and it possesses the singular
power of initiating the skin of the body
and legs with mir. So pulled up and
with the plumcs erected 1t if quite an
imposing bird. and as its courage quite
bears out its appearance, it is no mean
adversary in q fight. The Paraguayans
domesticate the channa, and then mako
of it shepherd In this capacity it is
of great service, and it is quite capable
of driving of wolf, often laying down
its life in defense of the flock.
The secretary bird is rapacious crea.
ture, with particular aptitude for kill
ing reptiles. The stout wings are armed
with stout spur, the legs scaled. and
the general color BLUSH gray. 1t takes
its name from long crectile crest on the
back of the head, which when depressed
looks like pen stuck behind q clerks
ear. The birds arc natives of Africa,
are usually seen in pairs, and seem to
make business Of dcvouring serpcnts.
When attacking snake they approach
with one wing extended and acting as
n shield to the body, and with the other
strike the reptile, wounding it with The
spur, and tossing it into the air and safely
wearing out the most vcnomous species.
They also cat lizards, tortoises, rats.
small birds and large insects. Their vo.
racity is remarkable, lie Valiant men.
tioning that he took from the crop of
one eleven good-sizcd lizards, three ser
penis as long as his arm, eleven small
tortoises and number of insects. The
natives domesticate them and place
them in the poultry yard, where they
watch over the fowls with all the care OF
q mother tending her chickens.
The Chinese have trained that plut.
tonous bird, the cormorant, to fish for
them, and it will be an interesting task
Tor the amateur student of natural his
tory to add to the list furnished in this
article of birds which. contrary to the
general custom, are more at home with
strangers than those of their kind. San
Francisco Chronicle.
Iowa, Maine, Kansas and Rhode Island mr.,
among the leading States having constitu
uohhl prohibition against the sale OF LIQUOR
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-03-15
Heavy EXPENSES.

"My dear said Fifth avenue mill
ionaire, isn't this rather an expensive
suppcr"
Expensive, John, replied the wife.
sit consists Of nothing but cold roast
lamb and a salad. Why Marie prepared
the supper herself"
:, Eyes" he said, sarcastically, sand
there's $4,000 cook down stairs doinr
nothing. You must keep him busy, my
dear, or we won't get our money back. !"
-E'D0cL
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-03-15
HUMOR OF THE DAY.

A plain man-Thc ranchero.
Maid to order-A servant girl.
Words in scason-Sca and sou.
A slow match--Four years OF court,
ship.
A middlcman must be center in
trade circles.
All the pawnshop patrons wants is to
be let q loan. -I6teL Mil
1t is claimed by old hunters that a
rabbit trail is merely q hair line.
Marble statues are noted for their
stony expression. -FItSb'pg Chronicle.
"While you are around this way drop
in" says the weighing machine TO the
nickel.
Senator tdmunds believes in bringing
the French domination ut Colon to q full
stot.-- Boston Post.
Patient-"Wh is the best position
in which To Sleep" Doctor-'I usually
lie down. ".-Boston Courier.
We pity the Waterbury Watch Com
pany if it ever has to wind up its bust
ness Bnr'Mgi"n Free Prc't.
Only in the case of tavern can u coat
of paint on the outside DC also on the
inn-sde. - inghansion Rspubiican
The poet who says he wovc fancies
eight as zephyr's play" probably used
an air-loOm. -Bingham'cn HtpuHicaW.
1t is one of the pccuiarities of things
in general that the freshest men geneI-
ally tell the stalcst storics-Bang0r COM
merciai.
"Never allow yourself to get out of
onufhin,r I
journal. How about debt. -Buaingtoa
Free Press.
Many men who gloomily ask: SIS life
worth iivingf" will not eat hot biscuits
through fear of injuring their health
.Atchison Globe.
A German has discovered process for
converting cucumbcrs into sponges. The
doctors are camping on his trail-Bur-
Hng.Gn Free Pest
The man who thinks he can heave in
few toddies, and go home and deceive
his wife into an idea that he is quite
sober, is worse fooled than he thinks she
is.-MticaUkee Jou,mui.
lake-"Mr. Slowpa wants to know if
you'll open running account with him."
Dealer -'No; tell him Pm afraid we'd
have too much Running to do before we'd
collect it. "-DetrOH Free Pes.
81 say, Jones, that was shabby trick
you played me about those trousers. 2"
whats the matter didn't they rench
you all o. X. I" Nav: they came G.
o. D.; drat EN- - Detroit .ouynaL
Time. ia r. NJ She-"sIr. Tire
sum, what is your favorite exercised"
lie enthusiastically Walking" Shu
81 am glad to know it. was afraid
you had forgotten how. -Barli,.g,on
Frec Ire>s.
JinkinS TAT the opera)- "What's tnat!"
De Music "rhe score" .Jinkins--
"llcllo. Didn't know score could be
kept on game like this. Which side is
ahead 1.-The iiddlcrs or the singersn -
Philadclphia Rccori.
Miss Bruce (who has heard thu, her
friend Miss Eeering has had a falling
out with Mr.. Downcy)-."Why. /
thought. Eugenia. that you and Dick
were solid" Miss peering licily,-"Oh,
dear, no--only plated. Tile cartoon.
At the concert-"'Do you call that
musics Nobody can tell what they are
playing" Waitress IF you please. sir,
the players have had Il quarrel today, 50
you see they are quite angry with each
other still, and every one is playing what
he chooses
Mrs. Blifkins (timc, midnighN-"Hor-
rors Husband husband. / hear somo
one burrowing through the wal.' Mr..
Blifkins-'Wcll, well! Itmustbe that
book agent. I knew we'd all be in bed
by ! o'clock, and told him TO call at
half past. "-Ne'0 YORK. IItekty.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-03-15
THE MERRY SIDE OF LIFE.
sToRIEs THAT ARE TOLD BY THE
FUNNY MEN OF THE PRESS.

sho Showed Her Mark-Nfust Pay
for Her Spooning = NIisundcr-
stood His Classical Son, Etc.
VI cannot write,n the maiden said
And blushing hung her pretty head.
"You cannot write" the Justice cried
And gazing at her softly sighed.
And while he watched her tresses dark
Ho added, Give us then your mark"
MY markf" in surprise murmured she;
"Why, yes your innrk we'll have to sec.n
with motion born of native grace
Her dress-sleevc quick she did displaco;
And on ler arm so round and stnrk,
bhe showed her vaccination mark
ST. Louis 1fd0aeinc.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-03-15

found In all parts Of tho United States,
though nowhere in great numbers; but
| thcro IS another cuckoo, called the man.
grove cuckoo, which is rarely seen out OF
Florida.
Intruder and dishonest as the cuckoo
is, he is n positive gentleman beside tho
crow. The crow is n born thief-a pctty
larcenist of the worst description. Ho
devours tho eggs OF tho birds as matter
of principle. lie murders u weak or
wounded bird with malignity. lie de-
lights to worry tho owl and to tease tho
opossum or racoon is his daily rccrca-
ton. Even when brought into domcs-
ITCHY, as it easily can be, it displays
considerable intelligence, but it will
steal everything it can lay its hands on,
from door mat to silver teaspoon. 1t
will cat fresh meat when it 10 to be had,
but when this is not procurablc it never
hcsitatcs to cat carbon or to begin upon
any animal that is soon likely to be. In
this respect his habit seems the same in
nil countries, and there can be nothing
more hcartlcss than the way in which
he hurrics UP to the moribund. When
ever he sees an animal lying on the
ground he soon collects all his com
rades in tho vicinity. One of tho
boldcst hops upon the animals
body; hops slowly toward its
head and looks inquiringly into
its eyes. If the animal is able to
defend itself, he removes the dangerous
friend by a shake of the head but if tho
eyes be dim from disease or wounds, the
crow perccivcs it, aud plunging its
powerful bill into the eycball OF the
sufferer, digs it out and feasts upon his
favorito morscl. At his signal the rest
join in tho attack and arc busy at the
animals cntrails as quick as one could
say Jack Robinson. Like the burrowing
owl, tho crow is very fond of the society
of other animals, his favoritc being tho
sheep and cow. Tho motives nrc not
the same, however, and it requires but
very little watching to find that all this
alfcctionate herding with these animals
is simply the question of gluttony. The
sheep is afflicted with ticks and the COW
with skin worms, both nice fat morscls,
and master crow is after these. With
his sharp, strong bill he digs out tho
parasite, and with the extent OF this crop
his interest in Alary's little lamb comes
to an end.
1t is for no such sordid motives MS
these that the buphaga has struck up
friendship for that heavy and mschicv-
GUS beast the rhinoccrous. This bird, n
small white one, is the best, if not the
only friend owned by the thick skinned
unicorn. 1t makes harsh cry in the
car of the sleeping rhInocerous, which
awakening PUSHES oil into tho forest to
escape the hunter. AS the animal scamp
ers oil the bird pcrchcs on his back, re-
turning when frightened or swept oil by
the branches, aud remains with it all
night. Sir Gordon Cumming says he
hes often shot the rhinoccros at midnight
ct fountains, and that these faithful