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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-09-13
Guilty. ArN Your MEADOWS.


Ihcrc Is no part Of the farm nj the
present day So much neglected rs In,
meadow. says II writer in the Farm, FycLl
an" '"'r@nt"". The general idea of the
inrmcr is that the meadow does not re-
Iuirr any cultivation or care. ..Thc
meadow, Inc says, sis all right. seeded
TINS field two or three years ago; but |
cannot see why gel So light "A crop"
1t is quite plain you hnvr been rohbinp
the land for three years and rcturninr
nothing. Worse than that you allowed
III" moss tn creep in and smoother the
roots which You have robbed of their
natural s,lstcnnncc without returning any.
thing TO them or driving OH the moss
from the root bound grass.
What kind of a corn crop would YOU
gel II you did not cultivate liz To in.
sure big crop of hay cultivate il. Haul
during the winter months, six or rirht
loads 10 the acrc of lmrnyarh manure and
spread 1t white hauling us evenly MS Won
can with II fork. Then MS early us Won
can sc; on the meadow in March. or M
soon MS The lroSt is ont and the ground
dry enough 10 gct on with team, take n
goal harrow anil and drag il thoroughly,
and then cross harrow il, then roll the
meadow with common field roller. You
VIII imagine You ara going to ruin your
mcadow, but You are simply looscniny tina
ro"tS and giving them u chance; and when
harvest time comes You will find you not
only did no. injurc your meadow, but
greatly increased your crop of grass, and
also Improved your ground.
This matter Of culiivnting grass in not
"A mere Theory" II is IA principle.
proved to be correct by actual trial with
profitable results. In 1882 Josiah Baplcy.
Of Scrcnn, from six-ncrc meadow took
twelve londs Of hay, with no after crop.
The following season he manfred and
cultivated the same six acres substnnti
ally ms outlined above. Some of his
ncighbors laughed nj him; but about tina
iotli of July, 1883, he cut nineteen loa,is
of grass from these six ncrcs, and in the
last of September cut IA second crop of
nine loa''s. lie says al am IN a,lyo.
cate OF cultivniing grass"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-09-13
EnI: hTnlir MnAlrx

"Womcn are such geese" nrowlcd II
prominent physician recently, as he eyed
The rcircntng form Of ono of his wealthy
patrons. The woman in question seemed
To bcn hitler subject for pity tlmn blame
as she pulled and wa,ldlcd out of thc
oillcr. "Now there is Tint one" CON
ilnucd the doctor, "shr comes here in her
carragc every week ar two Ia nsk me To
rid her Of several of her 200 odd pounds
OF flesh In win do tell hrr To cxrr-
ciHc; she spends onu-hnf of the ,lny in
sleep, nni the other in novel rcnding. |
hnvo no patience for her left. If she would
only stop sleeping in the daytime and
follow my advice she would soon lose her
suprrllnous flesh. "
When asked to give Tint ndvice for
the benefit of these who might bn suffer
ing from the same complaint, the doctor
said:
''To reduce the weight eat lean meat
To the extent of satisfying the mutual III.
petite, let your vegetables be iurnps, po-
iatocs and cabbage. Drink limn Juice,
lemonade and ncid liquids; ten and cof
fee with II little milk is allowable. Above
NIL things, don't ncglcctto exercise freely,
ana discharge your coachmnn or give him
II vacation. Drink but little water. Now
my patient persists in cniing FIT meats
and lois Of butter. These tend To in
crcnsc the weight MS do bcrts, carrots,
ohiincnl, peas, pastry and cusinros. -
Ihi'0'tihM My"i,rr.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-09-13
THICK OR THIN SEEDING

~
Mr. Dudley w. Adams, Orange County
Florida, WIRES us MS follows conccrpin,,
IA recent article in the american Agri.
r"h"rit' "IrofcSsor Blout says rich
land requires less seed than poor. Whv.
Professor! In Florida we have some very
poor, ms well rs some very rich land. On
poor land three pccks Of oats sown pcr
acre VIII produce Il fnir crop If three
bushels per acre are suwn the cron will
never head out. The largest crop of
wheat ever grew while living in Town
was produced from less than two nrcls
OF seed per acre. Tint was on rich land
The Professor is quite correct when ho
says: Tine greatest enemy TO the success
iul termination and healthy growth of
the wheat plant is whcnt; and in II Iona
experience have invariably found that
the poorer the soil the greater the dam.
age from crowiing. On Il rich soil n
thin seeding will tllcr and make tho
plants thick enough for Il maximum crop.
On poor lind thin seeding will not tillcr,
so there will be fair heads on the few
stalks, but if by thick seeding the num-
her of stalks is increased, the size Of
heads will diminish more than the num-
Der will increase"
the question and remarks having been
submitted 10y use to Professor A. T..
Bloni, he replies as follows:
"Rich !,nd requires less seed than
poor. Why asks Yonr F'lori,a CORES.
pendent BraauSc, wheat, orts, etc,
have characteristics peculiar 10 them.
Splylg which If Il
the plant from making Il successful
growth and yield. Tilcrng is one char
acteristic-and II very important one, too.
A single wheat plant requires space and
sunlight to carry ont this habit, or it
Will, like poor, crowded people, become
weak, impotent, and unpr0ductivc of
good results.
"Good wheat land--n0t alluvial soils,
or soils heavily manurcd- stimulates
termination and m early growth, inns.
much that the plants power is shown i'm
the stooling or multiplication of many
stalks from one grain. Poor land fails
very manifcstly in these two most i'm
portant and mechanical operations. 1t
neither stimulates termination nor early
growth, but merely acts as reservoir
to hold and supply the grain with mois
ture, while the atmosphere imperfectly
does its share toward the development.
The happy medium in both richness of
soil and amount of seed necessary to
produce a crop of good quality and guam
tity must be carefully considered by the
farmer. Too rich soil produces too many
tiilers, too much stalk and too rank a
growth, all to the great detriment of
sound, plump grain"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-09-13
cleaning it, all they know about shnt 4

cleaning it, all they know about thnt &
10 scour it once or twice year with
norax or ammonia, rs they would thei,
Kitchens. This ruins the hnir, vet tho,
Know no better. Many fine lady zoe,
about with six months accumulation OF
dirt on her head under 325 bonnet. and
would bo Mortified to think herself moi
as clean MS she should be. Women wht
know how to care for their hair com,
here once month for dry shampoo tt
clean the scalp, and once month / clear
their hair itself with CASTLE soap anc
water, drying il Immediately by spread
ing it over II hot mir register The hail
should have air and sunlight too. | thinl
the hair Of American women is becoming
more and more scanty, while nearly nj
the fine switches and wigs of human hal,
IN the market come from the heads o!
the German and Swiss peasant girls, VIII,
work bare headed in the fields, and who's
trcsscs are so long and thick That they an
glad 10 sell some of il for next to moth
ing"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-09-13
FRUITFuL ROADSIDE.

Galcn Wilson says in the New York
Tribune: Maple, elm and ash are flvoritc
roadside trees since the Lombarciy poplar
was discarded; but almost everywhere
people have fallen into the error of plant
ing too thickly and permitting them to
grow too tall, so that they shade the
highway continuously. Ina wet season
the roads are thereby kept muddy all the
time, the sun having no opportunity to
dry them, and it is relief to get away
where there are no trees but better travel
ing. This should not be. In view from
my window is reach of ast-and west
road, and on the south side of it is n
row of cherry trees thirty feet high and
several rods apart. just the right distance
to serve as posts for p wire fence. These
trees answer four-fold purpose.
They supply sufficient shade without
keeping the road muddy; increase the
beauty of the landscape as much as any
trees can; make excellent living posts to
support fence wires; and they are lust
now loaded with delicious fruit, and all
passers-by are welcome to help them
selves. BY heading in the branches at
odd spells they can be kept at their pres
ent height, and thus remain permanently
feature of use and beauty. The object
of planting trees by the wayside is to fur
nish shade and add to the good appear
ance OF the highway, and Us fruit trees
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-09-13
OF various kinds accomplish this double
purpose. and also furnish abundance OF
fruit, there can be no question rs to s,i,a,
trees should be planted.
HOW no cAnE ron AmArSEss.

some farmers act rs though harness
needed no care. They buy new one.
hsr 1t the first season when they 80 tn
town or carry the milk to the factory;
come home, trkc it of the horse and
throw 1t on peg or II barrel, rs The cass
may bc. After the first season it is put to
general u>c. II soon becomes dry, hard.
brown and still. and then breaks, in hall
the time it would had it bccn cared fo,
properly. Speaking of this WAY of usinn
harness, \ writer i'll the icste,Y, Lirerv.
maa says:
a harness that has been on Il horse:
nack several hours in not or rainy weather
becomes wet, and if not properly cleaned,
the uaniaGc To the leathc' is irrcparablc.
IL. after being aiken from the horse in
TINS condition, it is hung up in careless
manner, traces and rein, twisted into
Knots, and the saddle and birdie HUNG
hskcw, the leather when dried remains the
shape given II while wet, and when forced
INTO its original form damage Is done to
The stitching and the leather. The first
point to be observed is to keep the leather
soft and pliablc. This can be- done only
ny Keeping ii well charged with oil and
grease; water is the DESTROYER of these.
int mud and saline moisture from ,ha
animal are even more destructive. Mud.
IN drying, absorbs the grease and opcns
the pores OF the leather, making it prey
|" water, while the salty character of tho
pcrSpirniion from the animal Injuries the
leather, stitching and mouniings.
II therefore follows tina; to preserve n
harness the straps should he washed and
OILED whenever il has been moistrned bv
mud If harness is thoroughly cleaned
twice year, and when unduly cxppsrd
treated as we we have recommended. the
leather will retain its softncsS and strength
Tor many years.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-09-13
A Ladder Climbing Dog.

Farmer Nicholas Griswold, of Ran.
dom Township, in Pennsylvania,
owns mongrel dog that has learned to
climb ladder. No one ever taught him
how, but there was cosey hiding place
in NOV of hay, where the boys
wouldn't be apt to look for him, and the
only way to get to it was up slanting
ladder. How he learned it Farmer Girls,
void doesn't know, for it is a difficult
thing for dog to do, but he did learn it,
and when he got tired of playing with
the boys or when anybody whipped him
or treated him in n shabby way, he skunk
off to the barn, climbed up the ladder
and hid himself in the haymow.-Me,o
York Tribune.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-09-13
CURING CHEESE.

r. Reynolds, nj Maine, observes That
III curinr, cheese certain requisites are in =
dlSpcnsab!c in order To attain the best
results. Free exposure to air is one
requisite for the development, Of flavor
C'rd sealed up i'll an air-tight vessel and
kept at the proper temperature readily
breaks down intoa soft, rich, ripe cheese
but 1T has none of the flavor ST. much Is
teeincd in Il good cheese. Exposure TO
me oxygen OF the air develops flavor.
me cheese curing the process Of curiny.
'ai'r> ITS oxygen and gives oil carhonic
acId gas. He also says that the develop
mcnl oE flavor can h. FASTENED by sub
icciing the chrcS" 20 II strong currcn, of
air. Tine iiavor is developed by Inc pro-
cess "f oxidation. If the cheese is ken; in
to" clos" air during the process of curing,
II will BIZ Likely TO prove deficient in
flavor
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-09-13
W0MAN'S WORLD.
PLEASANT LITER AZURE FOR
FEMININE READERS.
QUEEN vtcrovIA's w,t,M

At Que time, and not so long ago, it
was considered the height of inclcgancr
Tor refined people to pass SD much as IL
chocolate wafer between their lips before
the rude public gaze. No less n person.
age than England's Queen has inaugu-
rated the custom of slipping II cup of tea
anu eating wafer while enjoying her
AFTERNOON drive. The tea is stepped in
some convenient, tiny apparatus that is
part OF The royal carriage furniture. and
the old lady enjoys the rcfrcshmcni with
comfortable disregard Of the hundreds of
curious eyes bent upon her We are in
ori'nately fond of importing heightened
lads. Who knows but ere long the
fragrant aroma Of Tyson may blend with
The grass and blossom n,lors along our
park drivcs.-Ncp York 2o,ca 2apits.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-09-13
lave rLMNTY OF. MANIrrr

AS II counterpart of soiling should 20
the making of Il large quantity of manure.
AS the COWS are stabbed more or los,
every day i'll the year, and for The other
time are kept in - yard, every particle of
manure made, solid and liuuid can be
saved, and very large quantity of litter
can he worked up into compost. In this
way, by the use of leaves gathered from
II wood lot cleared of brush so that Il
morse rake can be used to gather them,
with dry swamp grass and other materials
one COW IN the year can be made to furnish
IO loads of excellent manure, and the
land be kept in the highest state of fcrtiI-
lty. There is no chance for weeds when
land is plowcd and cropped three times
IN II year, and the result is that the soil
is brought up to the most productive con
dition. With cnsilagc, which with this
system affords succulcnt green fodder the
year round, it is possible to bring up the
average yield Of u herd of good cows to
800 pounds of butter in the year. Asa
COW under this system can be kept for an
actual cost of less than $50 year, the
profit is cvident.-Ncm York Times.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-09-13
HOMES FOR GRArE-vINr,.

To cause grapcvincs 10 grow mos: Wig
orouSiy throw II few bones into the hole
when planting out. Oyster shells are also
good Tor the same purpose, and may b.
mixed with the bones to advantage.
Therefore don't waste any bones or shells,
nut utilize them i'll the manner suggested
II you plant any vines. In case Won have
grapc-vincs growing bury the bones near
them, or reduce the bones to ashes and
apply the latter tn the vines of the yc.rr
table garden. |; will pay good dividends
-bctter than ordinary bank OF railroad
stock.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-09-13
BARBER SHOPS FOR WOMEN.

a curious feature of New York life.
which is increasing steadily, is the pres
encc of barber-shops exclusively for
women. The work done is, of course,
confined wholly to brushing, cleaning and
making up the hair. Many of the custo-
mcrs keep their own combs and brushes
too In the pigeon holes which one sees
hlicd with cups in barbcr-shop for men,
The barber and her assistants are, of
course, women, and to one of them Il
New York Tribune writer said the other
day: elbow often should a woman have
her hair brusheda" "Every night and
morning she ought to brush it herself"
was the reply. "Many of them never
brush it thoroughly at all, and as for
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-09-13

There is hope Tor Turkey, since her
women have taken up with Paris fashions
ard have determined that their beauty
snail no longer br hidden from the eyes
al almrn% inli,icls. The h,lirs of Con
s,an'inoplc have shortened the mantlcs
That formerly cnSiroulcd them, have
d"nnc'l ribbons and long gloves, and
nave taken to wearing wells 81 thin TINT
the play OF their features can easily hr
seen. This settles the business of the
hnrrm, AMI the dcvoui Mohammr,nn may
as well mike up his mind first ms last
'in' hr VIII have To give up his plural
wives AMI come down Ia II single rnnsort
n" n'nn or monarch, however long his
purse, can afford 10 buy Worth costumes
Tor forty wives, or even for four. And
The Turks know how il is themselves; for
the women OF the haram, though Sc
cludcd from sight, have mnnnucd TO
bankrupt the land already The lSmnday
W,yrWry
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-09-13
THE FoULNRD CRAZE.

rms IS n wonderful year for printed
i"ulards. Englislwomcn would not wcar
them Tor years after French women had
adopted them and truly loved them; but
at late We Islanders have discovered that
II" material could possibly br cooler,
wh'lc there are very few ST. light and
fresh. Quite II third of the wcll.drcsscl
women IN the park appear in foulnr,l
AMI the chic thing is To have the sun
shade made ot the same, with the silk
pinkrd out nj The edges and overlapping
the points "f the frame in the form of
narrow 'rill, hut this effect is produced
ny the silk being longer than the pnrl
which is stretched upon the frame. lib.
rTiy silk SunShnlcS are made in the same
fashion, and sometimes in extremely
bright and vivid carun.ion and nastur.
'ium ,inis. - LmioH 7rufi.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-09-13
TIL < WATER LILY,

star on the breast of tho river.
. emblem of bloom and grace.
DID you fall right down out of heaven.
Down out OF the sweetest place:
You are white as the thought of an an.-cl
Your heart is stepped in the sun,
Did you grow i'll the beautiful city,
My pure and radiant one.
Nay, nay. fell not out OF heaven,
None gave me my sanity white,
slowly grew in the darkness,
Down in the silent night.
From the ooHe OF the Shiny river
Won my beauty and grace,
White souls fall moi. my poet,
Thcy rise to tine sweetest place.
III. ". Merrill, in Orcc Week.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-09-13
\ $fMpl.l; MARKER.

y very convenient, accurate ana O.:
peditious way of markin. ground for
planting, either in drills or check rows.
is with Il chain marker This system of
marking has been in vogue in our neigh
Dorhood for the last forty years, in Lake
Comic, Ohio, and is adhered To by all who
have tried it. The marker consists Of
pole OF some light wood of any desired
length, into which fence or other STAPLES
are driven 1T such distances apart rs H. is
desired to plant The rows. TO those
Staples are attached pieces of rope three
feet long, and to the rope firm chains of
the same length. The outer ends of the
chains SHOULD BIZ equally distant from The
pole and not more than six and half
icet' SO that when the pole is raised rs
hiyh rs the men using it can reach they
viii hang pcrpcndicularly. Now start
correctly Such II marker if properly
made is light and easily handled by two
persons. the one who guides walking
directly in front of an end chain. On
Inc soil, if lumpy, use the plank crIsi,cr
Or rubber, and the chain mari: will show
plainly Tor days. &. Try0a
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-09-13
AGRICULTURAL.
topics OF INTEREST RELATIVE,
TO FARM AND GARDEN.
HOW TO TRAr HAWKS.

According to New England authority
the best way to trap hawks that he ever
heard oil is to set up Il post ten feet high
near the poultry yard with perch on it.
on TINS perch set y common steel trap,
baitcd with chickens head or dead
chicken. The hawks like to perch or
some such point of observation before
taking their final swoop down among the
chicks ana are very apt to set caught
Ill such IN arrangement.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-09-13

The newest engagement ring is
twisted gold without stone.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-16
NORTH cABoLIsA NEWS NOTES.
The Meeting OF the state Medfeai
touventfon-welcom Rains.
special telegram to the Dispatcn-l

RAIErGu, ". c., April 1a-The state Medical
Convention meots az Elizabeth City tomorrow.
The attendance will be unususlly largo Many
momDers passed here today on thelr way there:
Rain has fallen copiously TO the great joy or
the farmers. IL Is very seasonaole, though the
weather is quite cool.
News has bsen received OF severe hail-storm
in brunswick county. which has done somo
damage 10 truck.
The Durparn Tobacco Board Of Trade. accom-
panied by the Durham Band, went TO Hender-
son to-day In special cars aud was given very
hearty reception. banquet was gwen by thc
Henderson Board Of Trade In honor OF the
visitors.
me funeral Of Mrs. Anna NJ. Lyman, wife OF
Bishop Theodore u. Lyman, OF this diocese. was
held al the Church Of tho Good Shepherd IN thls
city this afternoon. The body was taken TO Bah
tDlore for burial
for tho holding Of the annual cattle show OF the
Wake-C County Cattle Club about May the loth.
There will also at the same time be show Of
horses, and both promise 10 be larger and better
than ever before.
Benehan Cameron. chief marshal OF the grand
ceiebrsfion at AyOca on the 23d Instant to-day
appointed rs assistant marshsls the following
Richmond gentlemen: Thomas ID. stokes, Ed
ward Mcclure. and w. r. Johnston.
A syndicate OF Cincinnati capitalists viii de-
velop the mArple-beds In Cherokee county, near
Murphy, on a very extensive seals. IL has made
large purchases OF lands there. lt viii also put
nearly half million dollars into the timber
business there, mainly In tho way OF utilizing
black-walnut timber.
Onjcers have goao to BarboursviIle, KY, after
Lee Justus, the man who murdered HOllings-
wor-1 AT Waynesyille.
A general order issued to-day lxes the date OF
the encampment OF tho First brigade OF the
state Guard ST Camp Lstimcr. Wrlghtsville.
from July 9Th 10 the 18th. inclusive. No soldiers
enlisted after June lst will be permitted to az
tend the encampmsnt
The Executive Committee Of tho state Fire
MAJ her ip.n1
lect the time VI the next annual meeting, which
Is 20 be at Raleigh.
James Virgins, proprietor Of a hotel at More
head City ard we'll known 70 the travelling puO-
liza, died last night lie left quite snug fortune.
The flea bug is reported 20 be destroying 70
baccO-plants by wholesale IN Buncombe county.
some farmers have lost all their plants. Cloths
over plant-be prove to be no protection.