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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-02-22
Light Produced by Compressed Air

Light Produced by Compressed Air.
The method of producing fire by rub.
bling together two dry sticks is known
by most boys, but it has not often been
adopted by civilized people. 1t belongs
to ruder conditions of life. In ThiGet
Captain William Gill found practised a
more scientific method than any of these
The natives strike light by compressed
mir. The apparatus used consists of a
wooden cylinder, two and half inches
long by three quarters Of an inch in d.
ametcr. This is closed at enc end; the
base being about the size of quill pen.
an air tight piston fits into this with u
large, flat knob at the top. The other
end of the piston IS slightly followed out,
and very small piece of finder is placed
in the cup thus TO- med. To use this the
cylinder is held in one hand, the piston
inserted, and pushed about half way
down. A very sharp blow is then given
with the palm of the hand on the top of
the knob. The hand must at the same
time close on the knob, and instantly
withdraw the piston, when the finder
will be found alight. 1t requires skill to
use the apparatus as well as science to
inN emit it,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-02-22
A Long Felt Want.

Carpenter say you want bu-
rcau mado on now planl"
CitlAcn-"Ycs, sir. want it made
with legs, SO that can get my head and
shoulders under it."
Carpcntcr-"Df course l will fill your
order, but you might satisfy my curl
osity us to why you want bureau made
in that way."
Citizon-"Wcll, I'd like to be able to
find my collar button when l want il
without moving the bureau. "-Bosto,l
Courier.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-02-22
Fashion Notes.
Crepe is very popular.
Umbrellas arc very slender

NicPo ~ very popular.
Umbrellas arc very slender.
Accordion plcating is again coming
INTO favor.
Two colors compete for popularity
dark greon and navy blue.
Gloves for ovoning wear extend but a
short distance above the elbow.
Girdles, odnlisquo snshcs and antique
brocados aro among the fashionable nov.
elites.
Long haired, black monkcy-skin mufrt
and Vandyko collars aro agnin in high
fnvor
Long cloaks, bordorcd with fur, ars
cut diagonally open, instead of straight
up and down.
Judging from recent importatons by
tho jewellers, pink coral will DO fashion,
able ORC long.
Thoro is II revival of old ChantilIs
lnces and many handsome patterns ara
being imported.
Small toquos and turbuns arc still
popular and become some faces bottor
than largo hats.
Dainty tics Of llno white boiling cloth.
embroidered ut tho ends and tied loosely
ut tho thront, aro very chic.
80 iooSu oiCcNC5 UTC pluttCu NJ tnq
shoulders, and arc narrowed down until
they lit closely Mt tho wrists.
L'znrd grocn with punch-famc gray,
anu dark pruno with powder gray, aro
effective color combinations.
Only very young girls now wear red
dresses, and with these tho Int, gloves,
shoes, snshes, ctcs, should be black.
Womcn's watches nrs characterized by
their smnllnoss. Some of them ara
scarcely bigger than tho thumb nail.
Aprons aro long and mounted In
small gathers at tho waist. Pongoc sille
aprons have rcvcrs of velvet Mt onch sido.
Furs of Nil kinds nre worn without
much preference. Possibly good, heavy
iurs, which arc genuine, aro the favor
itos.
Pnlc almond .colored brocadc or apri!
cot, mado up in conjunction with
goldcn-brown velvet, is lato French
fancy.
Tho passion for green has brought tho
demand for cmoralds up with a rush.
Jewellers find tho green stone Is remarls-.
ably popular.
Black nstrakhan gloves with leather
palms and fingers aro warm and not at
all unbccoming to tho hand. They arc
also economical, rs one pair will outiast
Il winter.
A rather dainty wrap is of blue and
gold brocntcllo on n pale gray satin
ground. 1t is lined with pale bluo
plush, md has gray feather bands pow
dored with gold.
| Short wraps aro mado rs drcssy as pos
siblc, with cmbroiderics and passcmcn-
tories Of jet. silk cord, metnl, Taco, rib
bon fringos md 'motifs" or ngrnfros.
glittoring with rain fringos.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-02-22
Youthful Generosity.

Small Brother--"Where did you get
The cake, Annie2"
Small Sistor-"M Mother gave il to me. I"
Small Brother-"Oh, she always gives
you more than mo-"
Small Sister-"Nevor mind; sho's CO.
Ing to put mustard plasters on us when
VIC go to bed tonight, aud I'll ask her
TO let you have the biggest. "-Sm Fran
DISCO Post.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-02-22
Got On to Il Finally.

They were at the thcutrc and she had
ihoughtlessly eaten, at dinner, some
soup with the flavor of onion in it.
"Oh, Mr.. Howlingswell," sho said.
idroitly. putting morsel of porfumod
lace and cambric to her face, 'do you
notice that some one near us has had tho
bad taste to ear onions before coming to
the theatre to-night?"
"Why, no, Miss Clara, hadn't until
you spoke. "-Epoch.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-02-22
Prcccpt md Practice.

Father Ito dutiful son)--"SIy boy, you
should never ridiculo the doformities of
others; they cannot holp their misfor-
lunos, yon know"
His Wife-'Somebody is at tho door,
John"
II hope to thunder it isn't that cross
eyed Mrs. Wcedcr. 1t gives mo tho
blues to look at her. "-Lincola Journal.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-02-22

Psychological cognomou for that do.
stoyor ofrest have it
"What is iti" asked Mrs. Grooming,
with considerable aspority. 81
"Auroram brutality yollod Elisha.
Then no left tho house.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-02-22

The yearly income of the great KIM
berly diamond mines in South Africa is
$40, 600, 900, and besides this it is esti-
timated that fully $4,000, 900 worth of
diamonds are stolen every year by the
natives who work in the mines.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-02-22
A Quoon with n nroustaoho.

a most curious statement. is being
mndc about tho Queen of Portugal. Not
only has Maria Pin, it is said u clearly
denned moustache on hor upper lip, Tut
eho is positively proud of it. 1t is fur
thor stated, evidently by q confirmed
courticr, that this hirsHto adornmont
suits admirably tho Quosn Of portural's
styic oil beauty. Who shall say, then,
that this royal example will not effect
a revolution in this particular directiona
uitnetto tho answers on toilette matters
III inc ladies' Journals have boon largely
devoted to directions to fair correspond
Ont, how thoy might get rid Of tho SUI.
Perilons growth of hair on their upper
, ,iIs anu ohins. But in future, possibly,
toilette editors will DO called upon 10
recommend tho bcst moustacho doyol.
otpcr for Indies whose "stylo of bcautyn
mo masculine growth on tho upper lin
Is supposed 10 suit.-London Ti1dyo.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-02-22
French Versus German Artillery.

Tho Deutscho Heer0s Zcitung has lust
published long article on tho rcorgan-
lied German artillery, and ends up with
n comparison between it and the
French.
Tho points that seem of special inter-
est to the German writer in this compari-
son, and in which tho superiority of tho
French artillery seems beyond question,
arc the following:
600 moro horses in time of peace than
the German.
Sccond-Ita staff of officers Is ono.fifth
larger.
Third Tho longer period of active
service gives tho French artillcrymen a.
cQmplctor military ~iss> truction.
? Fourth -Thc7r ronch possess slrap-
ync like tho Germans; but with it a
double fuscc and powder almost with
out smoke or noise, the secret of which
is hard to get at rs it depends on the
process of manufacture rather than in
the substances used.
Finally, tho ballistic properties of
French cannon are superior to German.
S;aSs3ee German writer, however, calls lat-
kpn to the fact that the French ma
heavier than the German, and
All hugh the French horses ara
pf63 HszSber, tho German sur
pasl Is aDpd endurance.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-02-22
why Didnrt sho Say So.

why Diun'G SnO say so.
"oh, MIR. Bixby; wait II moment,
ooh, 1 amt got timc to wait. It's
timo for my car now, and"
"But only"
81 shan't havo time to go gallivanting
around doing crrands for you to-day,
Mrs. Bix6y. Hanged if L"
But, Jamcs, l simply wantod-"
"Oh, know; you simply want spool
of No. 80 thread, and card of pearl
buttons, and basket of grapes, and
yard Of elastic, and forty.ninc other
thing; and"
thames, l just wantcd---"
81 tell you it's time for my car and
shall bo too busy TO got anything to. day,
for-n
"Wait, James, /"
''Wcll, for heavens sake say it quick,
then, and let mo 80. don't sec why"
81 simply wanted to tell you that your
collar was unbuttoncd and that your
nccktic had slipped half way round"
swell, why in tho deuce didn't you
say so, instead of Keeping mo hero all
day, and-thcrc goes my ar"-1,ms.
Something OF n Politician IIImsoif.
An amusing incident was related one
afternoon by Representative Mason, of
Illinois. In addition to the privileges OF
free baths and free bnrbcrs, members
mny..have their shoes shnclsod by colorod
attaches of tho House who arc paid
salaries for their services. Mr.. Mason's
shoes needed polishing ono morning,
so he seated himself in the bootblacls's
chnir and desired tho young man to
commence operations at once.
"Was you reelected, MIR. Mason2"
questioned tho bootblnck.
"sorry to say I wnsn't," replied tho
Chicngoan.
Tho shine was soon given, and Mr..
Mason snys it was ono of the worst sam.
pies of shoe polishing ho over saw. Sud
denly the light broke in on his mind,
and he said to tho 1ootblack
"Did | toll you l was not re- oloctcds"
eyes, SIR"
swell, that WAS mistake. 1 was ro-
turned by n triumphant and ovorwhelm-
ing majority"
"Boss," remarked tho diplomat, "put
dat foot up again nm lcmmc give you q
patent feather shine. We has TO look
aftor tho Fifty.fust Congress. u Wash.
ingt0n Star.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-02-22

May go with you, my pretty maidt
You may IL you'll wait outside, sho said.
How long shall wait FOR you. my pretty
Until L look over the samples. sho said.
And how many samples, my pretty maidl
Some OF calico, soma Of silk, some OF pique.
iomo OF linen. some OF lawn, some of velvet
ribbons, trimmings, buttons, gloves, laces,
fcannot go with you, he gloomily said.
-Boston Courier,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-02-22
nfrs. Lnngtry,s ToiIot Sci.

Sgs the most unique set of silver
m fhfs country >helongs to Mrs. LaDgtry,
tho actress it nufabers over two hun
dred piccos, not ono of'wbich is modern.
except tho beautiful Venetian mirror,
which is framed in silver lilies, u nd shows
the monogram of the Lily herselS just on
top. Silver brushes that the vSSnetiaE
Indies Of old used for thor goldcSSs93
arc now in the possession of thisEsHSd;r-
day beauty. Then thcrc arc fells
boxes In which tho old HollandcEi .Sept
their finest tobacco and that now hold
hairpins, or any of the knick-knacks pf
woman's toilet. Mirrors carved biz
famous silvcrsmiths of long ago, andi
that reflected the faces of other happy
and beautiful women, and jars in
which they kept the powder that made
their hair white, or tho rouge that made
their cheeks pink. Silver TASKS that
held the vcritablc aqua toiIana now
bottle very innocent drugs, and great
perfume jugs that once knew mysterious
Oriental sweets arc now OVERLOOKING with
wood violet. Tho silver tops to the cut
glass bottles were in the long ago tho
cases of watches; in those days the
covering was deliberately carved in scenes
of the chase, and the watch was source
of great pride to its owner. The candle
sticks once lighted the way to bridal
in Ireland, or stood at the head of
coffin, and the great silver holder, so
elaborntely carved, and in which rests
big blue pincushion, was once brought
on tho table.with wooden bowl in it, in
which were smoking hot those strange
new vegetables imported from Virginia
to Ireland and known rs potatoes. 1t
has taken Mrs. Iangtry eleven years to
collect this silver, and after all, when
is silver set complete '-NcD York
Graphic.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-02-22
BUDGET OF FUN.
HUMOROUS STRETCHES FROM
VARIOUS SOURCES
He Didn't Go-Preocptstend Prac-
tice-Youthrui Generosity-Got
On to 1t Finnlly-A Long
Felt Want, ETC., Etc.

Where are you going to, my pretty maidl
I'm going to the dry goods store, she said
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-02-22
AN Empress Win simpIo rostos.

an Empress with Simple Tnstcs.
Tho Empress of Austria, to tho evident
disgust of tho lively, pleasure- hunting
citizens of Vienna, has IN unconoucr.
able dislike for court balls and banquots,
and it is very seldom that she honors
such fctos with hor presence. On tho
occasion of tho visit Of tho German EN-
pcror to Vienna, she was Obliged, how
over, TO welcome tho imperial guest, and
MS sho has also disgust for kick .shaws
and French dishes, sho ordered, to Tho
dismay OF tho chefs do cuisine plnin
steak with Saratoga potatoes for her
special use. Tho matter was reported to
tho Court Chamberlain, and aftor lopp
dcbata with the State officials, tho En-.
press WINS informed that beefstoak, either
with onions or potatoes, could not pos.
gloly be served on that occnsion. Tho
Empress quietly ncquicscod, and asked
for jug of milk instead, which request
was READILY granted, with tho proyiso
that tho jug and drinking cup should
DO of gold. Tho Empress scemingly en-
loyod her simple ropast, but thrill of
horror spread throughout the royal and
Imperial halls when it was perceived
that tho august, handsome, brilliant
lady took pinch OF salt from her knife
after each glass of milk. AS tho En-
peror of Germany can only uso his right
hand in eating, tho Emperor of Austria,
through courtesy, followed his example,
and it is believed that, despite tho IN.
dignation of Mrs. Grundy, tho court
Indies will in future cat with their
knives in imitation of ono of tho cx-
centric ways OF their beautiful SOW
ertign. San Francisco Chronicle.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-02-22
Tho Perfection OF Embroidorv.

w AIhtOTOtuGFN.
at Versailles, Franco, in tho last con-
fury embroidery in relief was carried TO
tho highest pitch of extravaganza. In
tho Kings apartments were frio os in
winch tho ornaments, scrolls and masks
were copied exactly from models fur
n'shcd III wax or in plaster by a sculp-
Tor. In this work tho principal rclicfs
wcro initiated by means of several lnyors
Oh cardboard cut to tho required shane.
inns embroidery WINS dono piece by
piece, tho lessor rolicfs being riyon by
under couchcs of heavy threads or cords.
Bong cut npart, these pieces, when fin.
ishcd, were stretched ovor tho cardboard
framework and glued In place. In tho
throne room there woro Of this sort Of
work eight pieces OF wall hnngings. In
each oil which was figured an ornnmont
nj pavilion in gold, undcr which np-
peared different figures, representing
attributes of pence, tho drnporics in sii.
yer, gold and chenille, and tho flesh in
duil silver applique. On cach sido of
mo throne was caryatid fifteen feet
nigh. Those were in full relief, and
wore made up like tho othcr reliefs, but
OF cloth instoad of cardboard, which nj
lowed of their being finished with heavy
gold thread laid flint in tho direction Of
the muscles and sewn with waxod silk.
-Brooktyn Citizen.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-02-22
Mrs. Harrison and tho Gypsy.

The Misses Evarts, daughters of Sena
tor Evarts, tell of a prophecy that has
come to pass regarding the next mistress
of the White House. 1t was several
winters ago, in Washington, when they
and the Harrisons were living there. A
party of English gypsics wandered into
the capital, and, as the weather was too
cold for tent life, they established them
selves in suburban stable. Tho COM
pany had gypsy queen, of course. and
She told fortunes She looked like u
witch, and carefully cultivated what
may be supposed to be tho manners of
ono. She let her long black hair fall
down her back and daugle around her
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-09-12
A Central American Desp1t.

To the student of metaphysics the
character of Rufino Barrios, the despot
of Guatemala, must necessarily appear as
an enigma, from its many strange con
trarieties and inexplicable moods. He
was dove and an adder by turns, and,
like the satyr in the fable, could blow
hot and cold with the same breath. On
one day he was Caligula in his ferocity,
while the next found him practicing the
Christian virtues of forbearance and for
giveness. To-day he would laugh, Nero
like, in an orgy of blood, while to-mor-
row he might break the shackles and set at
liberty his most inveterate foes. Strange,
hayward, and many sided, he was withal
a man with crude idea of justice, and
certainly aimed at the material advance
ment of his country. But summary of
his life, taking into consideration all of
its lights and shadows, will lead to the
inevitable conviction that he was a very
bad man who was domineered by his
grosser instincts. His unpublished his
tory is written in the blood of 600 vic
tins among his own people, who have
suffered death to satisfy his supicions and
caprices. An attempt to bring out the
true facts of his life by young lawyer of
this city was suppressed by the govern
ment as entailing scandal upon the
nation.
He allowed no man or set of men to
stand in the way of his ambition, and
upon bare rumor often ordered citizen
to be shot without moments warning
or shadow of trial. Not less than two
hundred citizens of Guatemala now lie
in deaths embrace, by his order, who
never knew even the charges preferred
against them. At one time a rebellion
was brewing in one of the northern dis
tricts, and, without knowing who were
the ringleaders, but to spread terror in
the department and quell the uprising,
eight men were selected, more or less at
random, and shot.
We encountered the indubitable au.
thority of this heiuous order of Barrios,
and saw men who had read it.-Chicaoo
Nefrs
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-09-12
A Tell-Tale Coin.

A three-cent piece sent one of the
smartest rogues to States Prison for five
years A toll gate keeper had been
robbed, and among the money taken was
peculiarly marked three-cent coin. A
crook was arrested on suspicion of another
crime, and on him was found the pecu-
liarly marked coin. He was placed on
trial, and the toll gate keeper Unidentified
the three-cent piece. Not only the toll
gate keeper, but nearly every farmer who
travelled that road identified it as one they
had had and paid toll with, for no matter
how often it was given away, it always
came back to the gate. 1t is supposed
that three-cent piece paid more toll than
any one piece of money ever made
Neso York Dispatch.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-09-12
WISE WORDS.


Character is true wealth.
The enemy of man is man.
Forbearance is attended with profit.
The fairest flowers fade the soonest.
knowledge leaves no room for chances.
Pride is never so offensive as when in
chains
A discontinued man is like a snake who
would swallow an elephant.
The tinest-feeling velvety paws of the
kitten often cover the sharpest claws.
If men will have no care for the future,
they will soon have sorrow for the past
Hear both sides, and all will be clear;
hear but one, and you will still be in the
dark.
1t is often more difficult to obliterate
traces of spilled ink than drops of spilled
blood.
The house wherein learning abounds
will rise; that in which pleasure prevails
will fall.
Those who are honest and earnest in
their honesty have no need to proclaim
the fact
1t may be well to test the condition of
a cats claws before stroking its fur the
wrong way.
The man who steals to give his family
bread may be honest at heart; but he who
steals to give his family "style on the
avenue" is a criminal as well as weak
Fashion prevents great many men
from making fools of themselves in the
matter of dress, thing they would be
sure to do if left to choose their own
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-09-12
Peculiar Names for Railroad Cars.

A Port Jervis investigator has learned
that Eric men have nomenclature for all
kinds of cars and engines, and that these
names extend over the entire road and
branches. "Blacll Marias" are Pennsyl-
vania coal cars, which are painted jet
black. The Wotten engines with the
double cabs are called ''Camel Backs or
Hog Scalders." The various classes of
coal ears are named as follows: Long
Johns, Exclusives, Standard, Black
Marias and Jimmies The Long Johns"
are the gondola-shaped cars with sides,
s'Black Marias" are mentioned above,
Exclusive" are the twenty ton cars and
are used exclusively for the Delaware and
Hudson coal, "Standards" are twenty
five ton cars and are the present Erie
standard coal cars, and "Jimmies" are
the four-wheeled dumps, of which there
are but few in 7oloanda (Ptnn.)
ReDielr
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-09-12
SELECT SIFTINGS.

Needles were first used in 1915.
The first cast iron was made in 1914
Paper was made by Chinese B. C. 800
Sixty geographical miles make one de
gree.
Young, the Mormon, died August Z,
1878.
The average depth of Lake Superior is
200 feet
Brown Sequard's last name, is pro,
nounced seekar
A cat that will drink beer is one of
the curiosities of Calamet, Ohio.
Lucknow, India, is the educational
centre for fifty millions of people.
Senators Conkling and Plat, of New
York, resigned on the same day, May 16,
1881.
A church deacon at Galesburg, Mich,
claims to have parrot which will lead a
hymn and prayer-meeting.
A well in the South, from which a
strong breeze rushed for years, has sud
denly taken to spouting water.
Sir Cornewall Lewis stoutly maintained
that there was no well authenticated in
stance of a human beings reaching the
age of one hundred years.
A live toad imbedded in a seam of
coal has been found in a North of Eng
land mine, The creature appears to be
all mouth and lives on air.
st. Augustine, Fla, claims the artesian
well having the largest flow in the world.
DR.. S. X. Rainey estimates that its ca
pacity is 5000 gallons per minute.
Sylvanus Jones, of Richmond, Va,
claims the record of having put the larg-
est number of words in short hand on a
postal card. He wrote &c. 64 on one.
At the marriage of Miss Elizabeth
Drexel in New York city, the groom
gave her as wedding present the circlet
that he'd been the gift Of Martin Luther
when he was married to Catharine Won
Bora.
Near the flag tower of the Queens
Castle at Osborne, there is large. vine
OF myrtle grown from a sprig taken out
of the wedding bouquet of the Princess
Royal of England, and the mother of the
Emperor of Germany.
Few people know the enormous num-
Der Of passengers carried by the elevators
of large buildings. For instance the
elevators of the New York Produce Ex-
change carry an average of "a, 900 day,
or nearly 5000, 600 year.
A woman at Carbon Hill, Ala, wanted
to hang herself, but had no rope. She
went into the woods, peeled the bark
from hickory tree, tied one end of the
bark around a limb and the other around
her neck, and succeeded in her purpose.
Though the proverb" Speech was given
to man in order to conceal his thoughts"
is enormously credited to Prince Talley-
rand when the Prince was but four years
of age, Goldsmith, in 1855 wrote,
"The true use of speech is not so much
to express our wants as to conceal them
Among the modern "Mysteries OF
Paris is shop devoted to the sale of
tea. At the retail counter real live
Prince may be seen any day weighing up
packets of the leaf which cheers but does
not inebriate. This Prince is the son of
a European general, whose name is well
known throughout the continent, and
who is related to some of the most aristo-
cratic of the families of Paris.