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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-08-16
Il Clever automatic ,raohiuo

The latest addition to railway station
automatic machincs-if it stands tho
test oil works. likely to prove the most
useful. 1t is "messagc cabinet, Z"
whereto every class of hurried. FORGET
iu'' or nma.ory passengers may conldo
their thoughts for small charge with
the certainty of secrecy, and of impair
tial delivery to the right recipient when
he or she arrives and moves this inren;-
GUS modern oracle. An individual who
proposes TO intrust n note to the rccen-
tacie places himself in front of it. He
then propitiatcs the shrine with tho
modest offering of penny, and in ro-
turn desk like flap falls down and dis
closes convenient slip of paper. On
this the message is written. Whatever
the message the clever little machine takes
ii down into its interior and on receiving,
another "copper"" shows the scrip at any
time during the day to the inquirer who
turns convenient handle and can
recognize his mssivc in q column of
others, grave, frivolous Or gay.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-08-16
wII.Es OF TIE wIGMAKER.

The august regent of Spain resorts to
The wigmakcr for the preservation of
her locks. She has head of hair
which is fine and silky, but rather thin,
and, as she feared that hot irons would
make it prcmaiurcly gray, she inaugu-
;a!ci practice now very common
among continental women. When her
mad has accumulated Il good supply of
her mistress combings she hands them
over to capillary artist, who has them
'oitcd hair by hair, the roots being al
ways placed together A. NJ. Albert.
whilom coiiGeur to la grand duchcsse, i,
famous for this kind OF work; he wcavcs
all the hairs mo scalp, and, to give n
permanent curly and wavy set, has the
ta!r pat in the curling and waving irons
anu placed for n week in n steam hcatc /
oven. The heat of fire would not do so
we'll and would darkcn the hue of fair
or OF gray or red hair Ills object is TO
make the scalp match exactly with the
i've hair in texture and color. Before
The steam oven device was hit upon
most Of the hair used for artificial scalps
was taken from the heads of in ants, be :
cause that taken from adult heads would
not curl and wave so we'll. Chicao,
Aems.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-08-16
There is Dcnm In These yo,ro,.

There is DcnM In These EIo,rcrs
a Russian Journal devoted t, the in.
instrial interests of the Caucasus de-
'cribcs the cultivation of the pyrcthrum
plant in the Caucasus. The flowers of
the pyrethrum arc used in maxine tbo
powder, which is sold under variou,
namcs-''insect powder" .persjon
powder" "dcath to insects" etc. In
Europe these flowers are only found in
Daimatia, but these are white, and not
rose violet. like those of the Caucasu
The Dalmatian pyrcthrum is greatly ap-
prcclatcd, and when its crop is scarce
The Caucasian flowers are eagerly sought
for and their price increases from 21O
TO 500 per cent; this was the case in
1857 and 1883. Pic $, which had
varied between three and seven roubles
lor the previous ten years, reached all
ut once, in 1887, Is and 16 roublcs at
Tliiis. Formerly certain quantity of
pyrcihrum in powder was exported from
inc Caucasus, but Europeans were not
satisfied with receiving this delicate ar
ticlc in tbs form, because il wa, dis
covered to be mixed with foreign sub
stances, and growers in the Caucasus
could not reduce it TO the impalpable
state requisite to preserve its efficacy.
at the present time the flowers only are
exported. 1t is necessary that they
should be cut as short as possible at the
stalk, gathered when ripe, dried in the
shade and in current OF air, because
IN the sun the bloom anal rose color arc
lost and, lastly, that they should not
be mixed with other her bs when being
gathered. Recently fraud has been
noticed in the packages of Caucasian
flowers, other flowers resembling the
pyrethrum and dyed the same color be-
ing found. -EngliM Mechanic.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-08-16
s:rivt,,a Il Htnnfnn


Count 1t triumph If your venture fail;
Only coward may bewail dofcat.
Pick up tho broken flag staff Mt your feet:
Fling to tho winds again its tattorod sails:
Mover bravo man fails
Stay not to feebly reckon up your loss:
In tho great battle nothing count, but
gains.
Talk not of wounds md prattlo not of
pains;
Sing of tho Grown tho while you bear tho
Gross;
towards but count their loss
Ever to strive is the souls strongest ioy.
What though you miss-fall bleeding in
the strife
Still in your hands you carry the Gods
life,
Pl.dgo of tho conquest that naught can do
stroy;
Striving is joys joy
FAILURE may DO tho measure of success.
Lo, tho great captain leading in tho fight
Seeth the victory be ond your sight.
" nat aro your gains or losses more or less?
FalCro may be u success!
--Frdnk LeSlic'S
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-08-16
A HOUSEHOLD WUIN.

In the way of household whims is the
Esqnlmaux corner. This quaintc,t of
interior angles is made by hanging three
rods in a corner SO that when strung
with the animal rugs, the niche is COM
plctcly fur lined. There is a rug on
the floor, and one or more on the scat
or d.van, and when the portiercs are
drawn back the effect is charming.
This snuggcry may be made in black
Bear, leopard skin, or white bear, but it
is no trillc, for unlcs, the rugs are gen
unc the house and everybody in it will
he in 4 moulting condition. Mr.. Cor
nclius Vanderbilt now abroad, ha, in
her New York house one of these cor.
acr effects, after the Turkish, richly
hung and lit with icwcllcd lantern.
The wife Of DR.. Harvey Dew also has
one pcrfumcd with Oricntal incense of
ravishing sweetness. Here the bcaut:-
lul girl friends Of the hostess who come
ap from Alabama, Mississippi and the
Carolinas TO visit are frequently seen.
each with MS many admirers as the
snuggery will accommodate. -Nc,o York
Sun.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-08-16

The amount of money now in course Of
expenditure for experimental work in
agriculture amounts to no less than $500.
600 annually. OF this $685. is ap.
propriatcd by the United States Govern.
ment, the remainder, $125, 900, being
given by the States. This is in addition
10 the very large amounts which have
been given to agricultural colleges. in
al equaling twenty-five or thirty million
dollars, the interest of which is used in
The maintenance of these institutions
Capitalizing the S72O, 900 spent yearly al
three per cent. would give $24, 900, OOO
10 that the funds now in use for the bene.
fits Of agriculture in the way of education
amount in the aggregate to $50, 900, 900.
1t will be the fault of the farmers. de.
slares the New York Times, if this pro.
fuse expenditure is not made valuable ID
them. At present, however, not on.
farmer in thousand gets any adequate
value from it, and it is somewhat diff.
cult to determine just how it can b.
1sde as useful as it should be.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-08-16
AN ECCENTRIC y1scor,Srrss.

The beautiful Palm Tree villa on tho
shores of tho Mediterranean shelters tho
stout and blonde old lady who was once
the brilliant prima donna, Sophie Cru.
vclli, and who is now the widowed Wis
countess Vigicr;. Her perculiar craze is
that OF music, as that of the Countess do
Chambrun is tho drama. Also she is
very devoted TO the arts of tho toilet.
and delights in the most eccentric of
hats and bonnets, as well as the most
aerial and youthful of ball dresses. To
sec her in pale pink tullc and roses in
tho evening, Or in n dircctoirc lat with
brim rs big rs a parasol in the day
/. time, is a sight TO behold. Though she
IS over sixty she insists upon continuing
young, not with tho youth of woman
hood, but with that of immature girl
hood. She is swcctly playf goes to
fancy balls as Gocthc's Gretchen or
Shnkcspearc's Ophclia, and if sho
continues in her present course
Will end by assuming the character of a
ten month-old baby. Withal she is n
good-naturcd anil kindly soul, very hos
pitablc, and only too eager 10 offer tho
remnants Of her once splendid talent to
the service of charity. have recently
written respecting her performance of
MarsUc tic at Nice for the benefit of tho
poor. Her costumes, made by Worth,
and all in tho richest materials, cost
S21o each. Her sen, the present WIS.,
count, who is greatly annoyed by his
mothers freaks AID fo;blcs, declared
before that representation that if lie
could only slip a sleeping draught into
the Iady's soup or wine on the dry of
the performance so as to prevent her
from giving it he would be only too
happy.-.S. Louis Post Dispatch.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-08-16
PEARLS OF THOUGHT

Charity thiukcth no evil.
Make thysclf all simplicity.
The wise man talks but little.
Without hearts there is no home.
The universe is transformation; life i,
opinion.
Be not simply good-bo good for
something.
We can lave many wives, but only
one mother.
How much the wife is dc,rer than
the bridal.
The mind which is free from passion
is citadel.
Love is tho brightest ray which liyhts
the pathway of life.
1t destroys ones nerves to be amiablc
every day to the sumo human being.
Women must have their wills whilo
they live, because they make none when
they die.
Let us be of good cheer, remembering
that the msfortuncs hardest to bear arc
those which never happen.
Confidence of success is most sue
cess; and obstacles often fall of them
selves before a determination TO over.
como them.
Socrates wa' esteemed the wscst man
oil his time because he TUNED his ac
quirod knowledge in moIa,ity, and
AIMED at goodness rather than grca ness.
There IS no man at once either excel
icntly good or extremely evil but grows
either as he holds himself up in virtue
or lets himself slide TO vciousncss.
Hope nothing from luck, and lie
probability is that you will be so prc.
pared, so foicwarncd and forcarmcd
tia all shallow observers will call YOU
lucky.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-08-16

1t is memorable fact that the United
States, where there is doctor for every
aggregate of 600 human beings, show the
lowest death rate in the world. The
average life expectancy in the United
States is now iifty-fivc years. In Eng.
land, among the inhabitants of towns it i.
fifty, and among the rural population
more than fifty-four. Russians and
Chilians have life expectancy of but
twenty eight years. In Rome the aver.
age life expectancy is now forty wears.
whereas it was but eighteen in the tim,
OF the Caesars. In the England of Eliza.
beth it was only twenty This grea,
and progressive improvement is ascribcd
to better drainage and dict, greater per.
sonal cleanliness, to vaccination, bette,
medical knowledge, the use of anmsthe,
tics and febrifuges. II is estimated thai
quininc alone has added two years to the
average life of civilized man.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-08-16
FEMALE BUTLERS.

An odd fashion just introduced from
Englond is being taken up by those who
have maid but keep no man servant.
THIS fashion is to put this maid into
livery, making sort of female butter of
her. The livery consists of smootl,
cloth skirt Of any color that the mistress
may prefer. This is corded around.
The bodice is coat Of the same cloth.
cut something in the shape of gentle
mans cuiaway, and il is not meant to be
buttoncd in the front. This coat is
ciosc-fitting aud is corded with rcd.
with big metal buttons. The waistcoat
is Of bluc and white stripes, like the
ordinary buffers wiistcoat, has no Ian
c.s, and opens over high white collar
and fiat tic. Stiff white cuffs and link
buttons arc WON with this and neat
laced shoes. The maid is expected to
wear her hair in smooth, close braids,
and altogether makes very nice appear
ancc, making The same agreeable i'm.
preston at the opening of tho door n;
does wcll-drcsscd butler. -Nc,o York
Star.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-08-16

Says the New York Tii5une: "Tht
Governor of Maine on one occasion
signed bill and then changed his mind,
erased his signature and wrote a veto
instead. This gave rise to an interesting
controversy over the question whether.
when bill was signed, it was not law
which could only be annullcd by tn,
action of the Legislature itself. TIL,
matter was carried to the courts, which
have just decided that the veto wa.
authoritative. The right of woman te
change her mind has long been conceded
by common consent. We believe this is
the first case on record in which n mans
right to do the same has been declare
with the sanction of law" =:
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-08-16

King Mataafa of Samoa will soon re-
ccivc Il useful present from this country.
The commandant at the Mare Island (Cal.
Navy Yard has been ordered by the Navy
Department to have built whalcboat
of the finest material and workmanship.
Its construction will take about six weeks.
When it is finished it will he sent to
Apia in care of three officers, survivors
of the recent disaster in the harbor OF
Apia. They will bear letter of thanks
and gratitude from President Harrison to
the Samoan King. -,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-08-16
SIZE ORDERS TWO FAIRS OF SHOES.


Vanity, thy name Il woman
How the dainty maiden pinchc, her
waist and Almost suiT &c tie, herself; how
'ic banirapt' hcis:lf in orlcr to cut
81 NJ lie: nciGn5or n new bonnet. and
low she frizzlcs and twists, powder
and paints in order 10 look lik, seine.
thing she is MT, ha, been tod in a;
many languages AZ ths confusion of
B.bcl produced, anil Ecrc is new fad
If certain fair onc.
That woman invariably docs that !"
said ii NV York shoe dealer to n IE,yLI
reporter, with an amused expression, as
lar customer trippcd lightly out Of
III: store today.
Docs what'" the reporter inquired.
WHY, didn't you no.icc9 She asks
for two pairs of fine kid shoes, one pair
OF number twcs, for herself, and the
other rair of fivcs for Jane Jane is
lcr cook. and probably never saw n
par of 81 kid boots, except her MS
trcss's Old oncs."
The reporter was still p.izz'ed, and
the lcquicicu' shoe dealer continued:
I've sold flat lady lois of go,d.
during tho last fvo years, and sh.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-08-16

In September, 1880, the first paper
mill in America was erected in Rox
borough, Philadelphia. The first paper
maker was Wilhelm Rittenhouscn, now
anglicized into William Riitcnhousc. II
is now proposed to celebrate the hi.
centennial Of this event in September
lo9o, and the papcr-makers and the print
crs of the United States are asked tt
send delegates TO Il preliminary meeting
to be held in Philadelphia next Scptcm
Der. On the advice and with The an
proval OF MIR. q. W. Childs, Horatic
Gates Jones, of Philadelphia, has sent :
circular embodying these facts TO mem.
hers OF the trade throughout the United
States.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-08-16

The Cincinnati Enquirer relates that
when one Charles Weber stood up in a
court in that city the other day for OK.
animation as TO his qualifications as a
juror, he was asked how many children
he had. He declined to answer what lie
considered an irrelevant question, and
appealed to the court. He was ordered
to answer, and said he was the father OF
five pairs Of twins, all alive and healthy
He was accepted as a juror
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-08-16

One of the most lamcntablc feature:
of the Concmaugh disaster is the fact
that such great number of children
have been left orphans. When the i'm.
mediate wants Of the sufferers shall have
been supplied and avenues of work opened
up, the Philadelphia Telegraph suggests
that whatever money there may be left
could not be better applied than in the
creation of n permanent fund to hclr
maintain and educate these hclplcs.
waifs-the flotsam and jetsam of flood
of death and ruin.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-08-16

In 1915 an English collector, Sir
Thomas Phillips, followed the track of
the allied armies i'll France and bought up
NIL books, manuscripts, etc., that he could
lay his hands on, believing that one day
these collections would be immensely
valuable. The French Government is
now offering fabulous sums to his heirs
for many of his historical manuscripts, in
this mass of literary material.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-08-16
THE DEcADrNcE OF THE nusr1,r.

The rise of the hustle into promi-
ncncc was sudden, and it now seems
certain to the Boston Gl9Jc that its fall
will be equally rapid. Tho hustle, as
an undisguiscd article of apparel, is
clearly doomed TO dosuctulc. Already
1t has been discarded by fashion, and
no wcli-dresscd woman now appears on
tho street or in any public place wearing
ono of tho things, unless it DO of such
modest size as to be impcrccptiblc to
others.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-08-16
FASHION NOTES.
Hat crowns grow lower.

FASilON NOTES.
Hat crowns grow lower
Tho tuiban is more popular than
ever.
G:ccn remains the color most in
vo2u'.
Fine jewels have very insignificant
settings.
The "crazy quilt' age has passed out
of existence.
Spring willow is a lovely shade of
goldca green.
Short tullc wells will be worn again
by bridesmaids.
Silk miits of black orof tan color will
be much worn.
Soft silk is the proper material for
tea gowns now.
Marquisc lace; arc dividing popular
favor with chan;illy.
Yellow is the color of many of tho
new summer gowns.
Every brila ibc;llc of impor lance
has its string of pearls.
Gray, fawn and dab are the colors in
favor for walking dresses.
Blouscs of wash surah silk will be
feature Of summer toilets.
Velvet ribbon has taken the pace of
MORE ribbon for trimming.
The dircctoire gowns teach woman
what it is to have coat tails.
Boas of tule will be worn the coming
summer with evening toilets.
Alpaca dresses have their places in
the worlds history this season.
a dress of India silk is without cx-
ccption the coolest one possible.
Dresses of China silk are worn by in
fants just put in.o short clothes.
Riding and driving gloves for ladies
are short an have only one button.
Golden brown and terra Gotta are tho
favorilc colori for interior decorations.
French dc'ig,s and light colors arc
in favor for. furnishing country houses.
White c.cpo cloth is now used in
rrctty combinations with surah or china
silk.
\ wise mn in his hou'c should find
a wife gene and courteous, or no wife
1T AL.
Ribbons al more grace and charm
to a sun.mc.' dress than any other gar
niturc.
A rrc;ty inkstani of English manu-
facturc il an imitation of japanese
lantc.n.
There are cn'y two Ia lie, living who
have gowns embroidered with real
pearls Thcy a-c Queen hrgharita of
| a!s ard Mrs. Boranza Mckay.
Long wraps, for carriage wear or for
t:avcling purposes, are made up very
S'yiishiy III camel S hair, surah, CASH
mere, mo.a:r, pongee, beige, or corah.
lack gowns are often relieved with
touches OF color here AID there. En-
broidcri in soft dull cashmere tints i,
considered the best thing where with to
brighten them.
An odd jewelry craze has just struck
Paris. The Indies there are wearing big
| ops o. gold in Their ears crcolc car
rings" tlcy are called.
Elegant fuil-drcss garments are of
chan.ily, escnr;a', and Spanish lace, AMI
are decorated with wa.tcaus of lace, la;-
scmcnicric, or ribbons. Some have
ruchc, of lace carr ed across the shoul.lcr
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-08-16
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

BoULANGER is wonderfully quiet of late.
1915. A''nAS inc p0S'' was Dorm III
JAY GOULD is going to visit the Paris Elk
hibition.
GENERAL LEW WALLACE is in his sixty
third year.
PRESIDENT HARRISON is extremely fond
Of yachting.
HENRY GEORGE the single tax champion,
is to visit Australia.
EMPEROR WILLIAM, OF Germany, is plan.
ming n trip TO Norway.
MIR. GLADSTONE has had his portrait
painted thirty-five times.
Tom MAST, the cartoonist, has resumed
work on the New York papers.
A DAUGHTER Of Chief Justice Fuller will
study law after she leaves college.
NJ EIFFEL, constructor of the famous
tower, is direct descendant of William Tell,
BUFFALO BILL is making even II bigger
sensation i'll France than he did in Eng.
land.
The Vanderbilts have given away over
million dollars phianthropically i'll the last
twenty years.
PRINCETON and Miami Universities have
conferred upon President Harrison tho do
gree of LII. ID.
SIR JULIAN PAUNcEForg tho British
Minister ut Washington, is an inyeterats
cigarette smoker.
LIEUTENANT POWELL, of tho English Hus.
sars, has spent S535, $50 since 1885 and is now
many thousands in debt
GENERAL JOHN C. Fremont, tho first Ro-
publican candidate for tho presidency, is
seventy-eight years old.
GEORGE vANDERBILr has bought nearly
5000 acres of land in Buncombc County. N.
T., and has paid for it S2500O0.
JOHN w. BARDsLEY, tho man who brought
the first English sparrow to America, died
IN Phiiadelphia Il few days ago
SIBERIAN exile is the punishment which tho
Gar has inflicted upon his brother, the Grand
Duke Alexis, who once visited this country.
Ex-PEEsIDENT CLEvELAwD's fortune.
which las been greatly increased by lucky
Investments i'll real estate, is now placed at
5000, 600.
HENRY VILLARD's return TO tho dominat.
ing position i'll Oregon Transcontinental Of
lars Is = remarkable instance of financial re-
cuperation.
AT the present time tho most powerful nlly
OF STANLEY and Emin Pasha is Tippoo lib
the Arab, the greatest slave trader since tho
days OF Tamerlanc
THE Duke and Duchess of Portland will
visit the United States ut an early date, an
American trip having been arranged as part
of their honeymoon.
EDWARD McGLAcKIN, Jr., lately gradual
ed from West Point at the age of twenty
one years and three days, is tho youngest
officer in tho United States Army.
THREE of the richest merchants in this
country arc comparatively young men, Wan
amaker is fifty one Marshall Field, of Chi
cago ffty-three, and Phil. Armour, fifty
five.
DR.. PEPPER, Provost of the University Of
pennsylvania, greatly wants to resign his
post, but tho trustees will not hear of it. Ho
gets S0OoJ a year salary, and gives the
coilege SlU,OVO Il year from his own pocket.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-08-16

Commenting on the generous donations
TO the sufferers by tho Conemaugh flood,
the Washington Star observes: How the
sclf-madc 'money-kings" and merchant
princes" of America shine in comparison
with the Kings and Princes "by di-
vine right" in the old world when the
hat is passed around in behalf of the
victims of disaster.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-08-16

always has two pairs sont homo like
that. Tomorror or next day she sends
tho twos back with word that they
didn't suit her. Now, sho couldn't be-
gin to get her foot into two, but five
just fits her."
"Vanityl That's the whole secret"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-08-16
LADIES' DEPARTMENT,
VARYING MOURNING FASHIONS.

VARYING MOURNING FASHIONS.
Ono of the problems of tho day for
milliners is now to vary tho fashions in
mourning goods sufficiently to suit tho
whms of ''tho bcrcavcd." Children of
three or four years arc to be seen dressed
III mourning, and "dcspair" is tho name
OF new and intensely dull shade Of
black. --New York Tribune.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-08-16
Ills AmnIc p,.orncntion

man engaged in selling 'E ixir Of
Life" in Boston WIS arrested for wife.
beating recently. She says 'Elixie
Vi hin an inch of hcs life.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-08-16
A Juu,pfuo I'oothncho

Effic-uere's an account of a man
who threw himself from the ferryboat
because he had toothache.
Elsie-AIust have had tho jumping
toothachc.