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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-05-10

from the stock of goods ayrope was pro
cured. and he was hustled out of tn,
store by the incensed settlers. who do
olared their intention OF stringing him
to the first tree on tho river bank. /,
was useless to plead or struggle. and
despairingly the poor exhausted youth
allowed himself to be dragged along the
street. But vil,ager, who had the year
before lived at Big Stone, pushed into
the crowd to have q look at the prisoner,
and fortunately recognized Bat at once.
'Hullo" he shouted. "Stop this,
menl know that boy He's one OF
Roberts men at Big Stone"
This, of course, put an Immediate end
to the proceedings. An innocent life
had nearly been sacrificed to the intense
feeling wrought up over tho treacherous
and Wholesale murder, so recently CON-
mittod by Indians and half-brecds all
about them.
1t is hardly necessary to add that the
men were sorry enough of their conduct
when they learned OF Bats innocence,
and that they treated him afterward
with all the kindness of which they were
capable. = Youths Companion.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-05-10
Enemys OF Plants.

Cut worms often do considerable mis-
chief in cutting off plants newly set ont
in tho field. These are bred from eggs
laid by various night-Hying moths.
They eat during the night and during
the day lie concealed under rubbish or
beneath the surface of the soft ground.
They choose low, succulent plants and
grapes, feeding on cabbages and corn
only MS by accident they come to them
or for lack of something else. Cut.
worm injuries to cabbages may DO avcrtetl
by planting them only when there has
been clean culture for several months
Nrevious, but this is not always con.
venient to do. AS soon as ground in
tested by these worms is plowed those
not destroyed by the blowing aud har-
rowing or by the birds may be- trapped
by making small heaps of weeds and
grapes 90 little distances apart, under
which fhcy viii collect and hide and
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-05-10
A Youthful DAKOTA Amazon.

Nearly every paper have read lately
has an article about the brave little girl Of
Lake County, Dakota, who plowed forty
acies of ground. 1t was grand thing
for little girl only twelve years of
age TO do, but think the following will
discount it: G. M. Hutchinson had
charge of my farm in Deuel. County,
Dakota, in 1857, aud his daughter Maud,
only seven years old at the time, drove u
team and did her share of tho work in
stacking over 500 acres of hay and grain.
We ran from three to five teams every
day, and she would drive load to the
stack, change teams, drive back to the
field and change teams, driving differ
ent team every time. Somc,,of the teams
were not very gentle, but she managed
them as well as any of the men. At ono
time, while hauling hay, the load slipped
of, throwing her under it. She crawled
out, overlook the team, caught the lines
that were dragging on the ground, turned
the team around, drove back to the hay
On the ground, unhltched the team, took
ono of the horses and rode back to the
field, got help to come and load the hay,
and drove to the barn as though nothing
had happened. Miss Maud is lady-liko,
slight.appearing girl. If you can find n
girl OF seven years old that has displayed
more sand and good horse sense than she
did on this occasion will throw up the
sponge.-&. Paul Pioneer Press.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-05-10
Fighting a Ratel.

The ratel is described by Mr.. Boyle as
little. long nosed, savage creaturen
of South Africa. Its way OF fighting is
certainly novel, but it can scarcely be
called amusing. MIR. b tells story
of this animal as it was told to him by
native of tho country:
1t was the first time had shotgun.
My father was with me, but in returning
home he stayed to chat with friend. ]
saw the ratel creeping round an ant hill
He cantered oil not very fast. and /
fired at an easy range. The brute turned
heels over head, just rs they do for hours
at time when they are playing.
II you nave seen ratels in n cage you
must have been amused by their per-
Torrance. But it was no fun this time
He came back. Ihad no second barrel
and no knife. 1t was awkward.
The creature paused once, as if in
pain, but never took his eyes off me. l
did not think of running, but dubbed
my gun and stood prepared to meet a
spring
1t wa' the oldest chance that no one
had ever told me how the ratel fights.
Almost every boy in the veldt knows it,
bat didn't. To wait thus, expecting a
leap breast high, is to give him exactly
the chance he wants. Hesitating not n
second, tine retel gllded swiftly in and
seized my feet hacked him with the
butt end, kicked at him, shouted my
loudcst, but he gnawed with the pertl-
nacity of bull dog At every blow his
teeth closed Ikea wise. seized his long
tail, wrenched and twisted it, but the
ratel will not quit hold if he be cut in
pieces
Not moment, I suppose, the struggle
lasted The muscles of my instep were
cut through, and tumbled backward
not full length, but against the ant hill.
That saved my life, probably.
The brute let go, as it does when its
victim drops to spring upon his throat,
and rip his stomach with his hind claws.
But lifted myself upon my elbows, and
lay across the summit of the mound.
That might only have prolonged the
struggle, but my father ran up at the
moment. was many months in bed.
and many more on crutchcs.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-05-10
whore they may be found for several
mornings aud destroyed. "

who're they may be found for several
mornings aud destroyed.
Tho cabbage plant louise Is often do :
structive, and so numerous as to cover
the whole plant and hinder its develop
ment or at least seriously effect its
market value. Again, the Pyrcthrum
powder busted from hand bellows has
been found the most efficncious remedy.
as 1t reaches moro than tho sprinkled
insecticides.
Tho cabbage root worm is the laryal
stage of fly about the size of a common
house fly. 1t is white maggot, pointed
at the head, footess, the body gradually
increasing In size toward the hinder,
end, whtrc it is squarely cut of. When,
full grown it is about one.third of an
inch in length. For remedy it is
recommended to dip tho roots OF tho
plants in II compound of one part kero-,
seno emulsion to twelve or fifteen parts
OF water at tho time of planting.
Club root rarely or never attacks cab
bages planted in virgin soil, but is most
common in soils which have been occu-
pied by cabbages in previous seasons.
For this disease tho various insecticides
have been tried without any good effect.
When once the fungus has entered tho
root there is probably no remedy. Asa
preventive, chloride of limo ia recon-
mended. Mako solution with not quito
enough water upon tho powder to dis
solve NIL of IL and thoroughly stir it /;
then, taking one part of this solution to
two or three parts of water, apply to tho
roots of tho cabbage mt planting and to
the soil Immediately about the roots
.Neto York World
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-05-10
Tracing the streams of Immigration.

The tides of immigration during the
past few years have been shifting. The
rapid settlement of the unoccupied
lands of the United States has served
to deter many thousands from leaving
their homes in Europe to come here,
Still the volume of Immigration has been
larger than ever. What it would have
been can only be conjectured, for immi.
grafton obeys to considerable degree
the laws of geometrlcal progression.
But Mexico has afforded homes for thou
sands of European peasantry during the
past. year, while the various African
colonies are growing decidedly by immi.
grafton. The different South American
countries have been receiving large &C.
cessions of population from across the
Atlantic. A few weeks ago shipload
of Irish emigrants sailed for the Argen-
tine Republic. In the last three years
Argentine has welcomed upward of $780,
900 European immigrants. Chill has
now become bidder for the surplus
humanity of EUROPE and is sending her
immigration agents abroad. For the
nited States these conditions arc salu.
tary. The time has come for period
of assimilation of the millions of foreign.
born population lately arrived, and it
may not be bad thing to have small
portion of the European overflow
diverted elsewhere for while. - Wash.
in0ton Star ii
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-05-10
Ballet. Riddled Flags.

The German War Department will
shortly publish, in accordance with the
expressed wish of The late Emperor Will
lam, history of the flags of Prussia
since 1907. The work is intended as au
introduction to the history of the Prus-
sian regiments which is being prepared.
in the period extending from 1864 to
1866 ninety nine flags were pierced by
bullets on the field of battle, and in 1870
151 flags were similarly punctured, the
flag of the Seventh infantry alone being
hit by twenty-three bullets at Mars La
Tour. In the campaign of 1870 thirty
eight stapdard bearers were killed. -
Ntao York Star.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-05-10
After the engraving is done IN,

ring. After the engraving is done the
ring is closed again By fitting the two
loops together. aud locking them securely
by concealed catch fitted on the innoi
edge of tho hoops. 1t requires the
closest scrutiny to discover, as you see,
that the ring is not an ordinary hoop OF
gold. These rings have made big hit.
One OF them was used at swell society
marriage in q Fifth avenue church the
other day. The society bello who was
tho bride made the selection herself"
Glow much do they cost"
"The cheapest bring SIC, and the
value increases with the increase OF
weight i'll the ring. But of course tho
exquisite workmanship and the knowl-
edge that the ring is something new and
fashionable compensates for tho In
creased cost over tho ordinary gold nup-
tial symbol. "-New York SIN.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-05-10
Crossing With wild Turkeys.

The turkey is naturally the most shy
OF all OUR domestic fowls, us indeed it
has been most recently reclaimed from
the wild state. Tho hen loves to mako
her nest and rear her tender brood with
MS little disturbance from raan as posi-
BILE. The domoatication process has at
iectcd the hardness of the turkey, and
its size has been diminished by continu-
Gus breeding from small or immature
stock. In the wild state the dominant
male will always be the largest and best
bird III tho flock, and will insure the
perpetuation of his oxccllcnccs. 1t Is
therefore good plan for turkey breed
ers TO occasionally mix their breed with
strain OF tho wild variety. This i'm
proves both hardness and size--Poaon
CuNirator.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-05-10
An Amphibious Maiden Indy

There isa maiden lady in a city not
far from Elberton, Ca, who is so cou-
stituted that she cannot live out of water
but short while at the time. After re =
naming away from bathtub for u
couple of hours she common es to faint
and almost suifo ,atcs, and 10 procure 70 :
liof must at on cover her entire body
IN cold water. She has in her room o
pool of fresh water, and in this sho
spends greater part Of her time, both
winter and summer. Otherwise her
health is very good. Her physical DO :
culiarity, while doubtless in ,onvenicnt,
must be less ODE tionable to the lady IS
friends than the opposite extreme would
bc.-Ne,o Orleans Times Democrat.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-05-10
THE LONG AGO.

DO you think of tho long ago, sweet wife.
as We sit by the old brooks side,
while the woodbird sings and the linden
filings
It's shadow over the tidei
Do you think of the bright time gone.
when we sat by this twinkling stream, I;
dreaming fer hours mid its gay wild flowers
AS only youth can dream, $50
You remember the hawthorn hedge beyond
Where the thrushes came to sing
When the sky was blue and each green leaf
new
In the fresh and joyful spring.
Blue yiolets bowed beneath,
And winds low answers gave.
While rich and bright the trembling light
Lay on the silver wave.
you were scarcely woman then, dear wife
But young girl, sweet and fair,
n maiden meek with each soft round cheek
Half-hiddon meath waving hair;
And flushed to the hue of an opening rose
When my heart poured out its tale,
While the trees around mads a ,yhisperino
sound
AT the soft kiss of the gale.
My ownl you have borne some sorrow since
There are shadows OH your brow:
Eyes which were bright as the stars of night
Are dim and sorrowful now.
You have folded two dimpled hands
Ger little child's white breast,
And laid her to sleep in n grave dug deep.
But no sound can break that rest
We havo only each other left to love
AS we sit by the old brooks side,
While the woodbird sings and the linden
filings ~
Its shadow over the tide.
And your silent teardrops flow.
lie. the JOY of life return, sweet wife,
For the sake of our long ago
e. Mathcson, in Once a Week.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-05-10
AGRICULTURAL,
TOPICS OF INTEREST," RELATIVE
10 FARM AND GARDEN.
Sowing OF Scads.

Wherever the soil is In proper condi-
tion to work, and crumbles before the
pillow, or when stirred by the spade or
fork. large SHIRE of the hardy seeds
may be sown. Tho larger share of seeds
are sown in rows twelve to fifteen inches
apart, and it is we'll to have marker
that will make burrows at these dis
tances. Nearly all of the root crops,
parsnips, early beets. carrots, onions,
both seeds and sets, locks, carrots, etc.
also radishes in cold frames and in tho
open ground, are best sown in this
way.--AmericaR Agriculturist.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-05-10
W0MAN'S WORLD.
PHEASANT LITERATURE FOU
FEMININE READERS
His alag of Trnco.

Ayoung man OF Hawkinsyille, Ca,
and his "best girl" quarreled some days
ago, and remained Eat outs" with each
other until the young man releuted and
began to devise some plan to "make
up" He finally decided to try tho eff
feet of tlsg of truce aud cutting deli
cate piece of white ribbon into tho shape
of miniature flag, he sealed 1t in
sweetly perfumed envelope and for
warded it to his fair enemy. 1t had tho
desired effect, auo she at once gave him
permission to cross the line aud be
happy again. Detroit Free Press.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-05-10
Professionnl Nnraea.

l have often wondered, says writer
in the Brooklyn Citizen, why more young
ladies do. not study for professional
nurses, for there is money in the bust
ness, besides the physiological knowl-
edge is we'll worth having. 1t is not a
difficult matter to gain admittance to
the Brooklyn Maternity on Concord
street, which is one of the oldest lying
in institutions in the city. There are
now seven students there, three of whom
come from the northern part of the
State and four from other parts of the
country. a lady wishing TO become Il
nurse should bear certificate from her
family physician as to her health, and
one from her minister as to her char
acter. These recommendations she pre-
sents to the first directfess. The nurses
graduate once a year, and part of the
last six months of their course is spent
outside, and half the money they re-
ceive there goes TO the institution. This
contribution to the maternity l say is
only made during several weeks of the
term. When the student graduates she
gets certificate and she can 20 where
she pleascs to pursue her calling. After
three years outside labor she will get
diploma if she can furnish evidence
from her patients that she has filed the
bill as competent nurse. A woman with
an irritable disposition, bad manners and
n fondness for dress will cut poor
figure rs a nurse in sick ROOM She
should be as sweet and gentle as IN
Evangeline OF Priscilla, so that her
ve-y presence will have soothing in
fiuence on her patient. The pay of
good nurse in Brooklyn is from SIS to
321 per week and in New York city from
$40 TO S35.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-05-10
Trimming Fruit Trnes.

We q, casionally meet with persons
who think that trees, in order to bear
properly, should be pruned every spring.
Similar persons think they cannot start
tho year Alright without dose of sprinp
physic Of some kind The trees may
need pruning. but Mt this season or Mt
any other, one rule should bc observed.
No branches, large or small, should ever
be cut away without reason for IL. Ono
shonld be able to say to himself, why
will it be better for the tree to remove q
certain branch than to let il remain2 II
this rule were observed there would be
much less pruning than Mt present. We
are not OF those who object to all prun-
ing because it is unnatural; such should
remember that all cultivation is unnatu
raj. When we place tree by itself and
prevent other trees and other vegetation
from encroaching upon it and checking
its growth, wo depart from nature. Tho
first step In cultivation Is to relieve tho
tree or other plants from the need of
struggling with others for place in
which to grow and spread their above
ground portions rs we'll rs to develop
their root system in its search for food.
In nature there is this constant "strug-
gle for existence" Whatever manner
we aid plant in this struggle is 'agin'
natur'." One who wishes to cultivate
his trees, intelligently. be there but a
few or n large orchard, should have a
work in which the principles as we'll as
the mechanical operations of tree culture
are set forth. Such work a. This is
''The Fruit Garden" by p. Barry. Its
title may mislead, hut it includes all
that one needs to know about fruit cul-
ture, the raising of the plants from the
beginning to their planting and treating
ing in the orchard, and gives the reason
for every step. 1t is the most thorough
treatise of its kind, and is library of
itself. -40ri:uturist.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-05-10
"A New tangled wedding Ring

ties in wedding rings nowadays as we'll
as in every other article of luxury" an
expert jeweler said the other night,
"and we have to meet the demand or
lose the very desirable custom of young
couples contemplating matrimony. This
season has brought forth the most Curl
GUS and beautiful wedding rings yet de-
signed by the trade. Now, isn't this a
dandy2"
The expert hold up an opal loop of
gold.
"Why, that's just like any other ring.
The only difference is that it has a
crooked scratch across the surface"
"Ah, that's just where the beauty
lies" retorted the expert "Just notice
this effect"
He thrust tiny pair of jewelers.
priers into tho inner edge of thering op.
posite what appeared to be the scratch,
pressed lightly on the needle, and in
stantly the ring dropped into his hand
transformed into two tiny hoops of gold
looped together. The needle had split
the ring into two halves, each half hav-
ing tat. broad edge
''There." said the jeweler, "you see
that the ring is moro elaborate than it
appears to be. Those fiat surfaces arc
designed for the purpose of being en-
gravcd with any tender or romantic in
scription that .he bride or groom DIES re
to have placed upon the ring, and they
will contain much more than can be put
upon the inner surface of an ordinary
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-05-10
Rubbing Dry.

Rubbing dry after heavy oxorcisc or
hard work. which causcs tho animal to
perspire freely, is II luxury that few farm
horses ever enjoy. As rule owners do
not understand the benefits derived from
such practice, and thoso who know or
admit that it is beneficial arc prone to
think that they hnve not tho time. or
cannot afford TO take the time, to attend
to ii. The good results from such work
nrc many and various. There Is no
better way to remove all dirt from tho
hair than when 1t 10 loosoncd up by tho
moisture A thorough rubbing whom
the skin md coat are damp IS worth half
dozen of the kind OF groominps Tint
horses usually got with the curry comb
and brush. 1t will also provg.t.y.i,at
hnrshness of the hair which follows 1hcn
the sweat is left TO dry upon tho animal.
In the matter of preventing colds good
rubbing ut this season Of tho year, when
horses have been heated up to the sweat.
ing point, will moro than repay for tho
time and trouble that it requires. II
also Inns good effect upon tho health
and general condition OF the horses TO
give them this attention. The labor or
exercise that causes horses to perspirc
must necessarily be of n wearing nature,
and tho relaxing effect upon the nervous
system OF n thorough rubbing will pro-
duco good results. Tho legs of horse
should not only DO rubbed dry with n
rag, but the hands should be used freely
over the muscles and iendons, which
VIII prevent soreness. The farmers
horses arc entitled to rs good treatment
IN every way rs those which nre used
upon tho race TRICKS, and the owners of
running and trotting horses would about
us soon think of letting their horses 90
without feed or water us without n
thorough rubbing after each time they
arc warmed up Ieus .Stockman.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-09
A CLUSTER OF ooRPsEs.

Forty-Seven Bodies Recovered on the
Site of the Hurlbut House.
JoHNsTowN, Pa, June s, 1890 P. M
Forty-seven bodies have just been discov-
cred in a hole on the site of the Hurlbut
house. They are supposed to be the bodies
of guests.
Sorrowful as it may seem disease has in
fected the district, Notwithstanding the
denials of the sanitary health officials. DR..
Bess of the Red Cross society tonight
stated that contagious diseases were more
prevalent than the authorities admitted.
''In four temporary hospital at Grove
town." said ne, "there are now under our
care about ~ cases of sickness, as follows:
Diptheria, 10; nervous prostration, 3;
pneumonia, 2; one broken limb and another
one driven insane by loss of his family"
The Sisters of the Red Gross are also
taking care of eight cases of liberated ton
silitis, which they say are not dangerous
now, though change for the worse may
occur.
Miss Jerome, the famous nurse, who so
heroically worked at Jacksonville during
the recent yellow fever epidemic, is here
ready and waiting for any outbreak Of
disease.