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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-07-26
Dakota Crops a Failure.

The wheat crop of Dakota is thirty million
bushels short. The total production cannot
exceed twenty million bushels.
Outside of the valley of. the Red
River all the grain grown will probably not
fill five hundred cars. The best crops and,
in fact, the only fair yield, will
be in the counties of Pembina, Walsh, Grand
Forks, a small portion of Trail, the centre
of Cass and Northwestern Richland. Else
where the ground is as bare and almost as
brown as though prairie fire had crossed it.
In Nelson County, famOusly prolific, wheat
will not yield as much grain as was seeded
Ramsey is bare, except in the immediate vi
cinity of Devils Lake, andi the famonsTurtle
Mountain region, the rich soil Of which has
hitherto been regarded drought proof;
there will be but little wheat for export
Along the main line of the Northern Pacific
in the once famous bonanza farm district
the elevators are closing up and the country
tributary to Bismarck is as barren as a sand
hill. The Jim River Valley will barely feed its
people, and, in short nowhere in Dakota
will there be any wheat for export save
along the main line of the Manitoba road
from point thirty miles north of Fargo, the
boundary. The cry Of famine that was
raised last winter in the western part of
Walsh County will finds its echo all over the
Territory the coming winter.
There is another danger which will be felt
very severely, and that is the want of fodder
for the stock. The Oat crop is bad and the
meadows away from the river bottoms areas
parched as the prairie.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-07-26
A NATIONAL GAS TRUST,
Gigantic Scheme to Furnish Cheap
Gas All Over the United States.

Representatives Of On English syndicate are
IL Chicago for the purpose of buying the Gas
Trust plants, and they propose to furnish gas
at twenty-five cents per 1000 feet The syn
dictate proposes to organize a company with
a capital Of so, 00O, 900 and 70 put in plants
following the line Of least st resistance 800 apJ
largest profits. Ii the local capitalists ac-
cept the proposition made by the syndicate
the work will begin at once, as plenty of CAPT
tai is said to he behind the Englshmeu.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-07-26
A Mexican Hanged.

March murdered miner named 0. E. Leduc,
has been hanged at Antonito, Col The
crime was committed while Leduc was asleep
and for the purpose Of securing possession of
a bag of gold dust valued at $50. On the
scafold Ortez acknowledged the crime and
asked forgiveness OF all present
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-07-26
"The AnneIus" is Ours

III. Proust has written a letter in which he
announces the withdrawal of the request to
the Chamber of Deputies for a credit for the
purchase of Millet's THE Angelus," for
which he had bid $11O, COO The paintin will
therefore become the property of the Amer
The agent of the American Art Association
will exhibit The Angelus" in Paris for two
months for the benefit of charitable institu-
TONS
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-07-26

THE Popocatapetl volcano in Mexico.
which now belongs to French company, is
being actively worked in order to extract
the sulphur, in which it abounds, and which
Is said to be of such pure quality that it can
be sold immediately after extraction without
further refining.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-07-26
Destructive Forest Fires.

; Great rivers of fire have been rolling in
different directions through the woods in
Multnomah County, Oregon, and in Southern
Washington. The fire was started by persons
burning brush on the Creighton Tract.
The flames, famed by strong
west wind, ate through the for
est to the Sunderland road and PLAYED
havoc with the cordwood and standing timber
in that vicinity The loss to property will
be in the nel5 nUorhood Of three quarters o.
q million of dollars
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-07-26

ABOUT 5000 people have received railroad
passes to leave Johnstown, Penn. Some Of
them have been sent as far as New Mexico
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-07-26
More Room at the White House.

Northumberland John M. Wilson, Engi-
neer Corps, Superintendent of Public Build
ings and Grounds, at Washington, in his an
nual report to the Chief of Engineers, says
that since the opening of the Washington
Monument 121, 81 people have assembled it.
The Executive Mansion has been kept in
good repair. The erection of an addition as
a private residence for the President is
recommended, and it is suggested that
it might be built On the site of
the greenhouse, opposite the State,
War and Navy buildings, while on
tho other side of the White House. toward the
Treasury, picture gallery might be built,
opening out Of the East room, and thence
into a handsome conservatory and winter
garden, worthy the home of the Chief Elk
ecutiVe.
The estimates for the next fiscal year are:
Salaries Of employees, $50, 800; Improvement
and care of public grounds, $1O2 500; care of
Executive Mansion, repairs and fuel $38 900;
lighting Executive Mansion and public
grounds SIS, 78S. so; repairs to water pipes,
$500; departmental telegraph lines, $4,000;
total, 1921, 64S50 For the Washington Monu-
ment 81, 900 additional is asked.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-22
Riding ON Elephants.

After a coup;o Of comforlless nights
in the train wo reach email terminus
in India, from which q liyo milo rido on
nm elephant lands us in what is known
as the Ncpal-icrai. Tho elephant on
which wo ride is small one, and is
supposed TO shake the rider as little rs
possible, but to US noyiccs tho shaking
is far from being gentle one. At a
word from his "mahout" "a wild-lools-
ing creature who sta between tho Gle.
plants cars and pricks him with al
iron stafT-hc goes down on his knees,
and one climbs on to his blck rs best
one can, holding on by his tail with
both hands and trying to get n footing
on his slippery quarters. At Inst one
manages to scramble up, aud one finds
ones self on square cushion, almost
asslippcry Mt the elephants back. Tho
first time, when tho great beast rises on
his fore legs, then on his hind ones. it
is all ono can do 10 hold on by the ropes
WHICH arc fastened TO tho sides of tho
pad; but practice makes perfect, and in
short time one learns to adapt ones
self TO the curious motion. A good
small elephant will shulil, a ong easily
at the ra:c of five miles an hour, climb.
ing stccp ravincs and other obstruc-
lions, so that the rider often finds him
self hanging on in an almost porpcndic-
ular position. No animal is so sure
footed as al elephant. He will climb
steep banks, and slide down into river
beds, with as much case as an Irish
pony, but he particularly objects TO
bog, and let no one attempt to rido him
over one; for if he finds himself sinking
in, his first impulse is 10 drag the rider
off and put him under his fcot, by way
Of having something to stand on-a
proceeding ono would hardly approve
of.-himetcenth Century.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-22
The Stormy Petrol.

Stormy pctrcls. or Mother Cary's
chickens, as they arc moro commonly
cal!c |. follow the out bound vessels in
large ilocSs, gathering about as soon as
land is lost to view and remaining I'M.
til land is once again sighted, unless a
violent storm drives them away. Fol
the most part they feed on rofuse thrown
overheard, but arc never fat and nj way,
hungry. lowering over the food BY
patting the water with its wcbbcd fee,
and quickly Tapping its wings, it mp.
pears TO stand on the water and follows
tho food rs it drifts about. Sailors re.
gard the bird with great superstition,
believing some calamity will follow lie
wantor :lilling. Popular Science Month.
H.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-22

In letter received BIZ DR.. NJ. Mar.
bury, residing at the corner of indie
pcndcncc avenue and Locust street. this
city, is related an incident which is in
decd marvellous, and, coming directly
ns it does, is beyond all doubt true.
The letter is from Mr.. Frank Marbury,
cousin of DIR. NIarbury, who is Just re-
covering from frightful experience in
the Johnstown flood. For seven long
hours he battlcd with the waters for his
life Every hour seemed q day, but Mt
last lie was re scucd several miles from
the place whcro the hotel had stood.
The strang, part of the story is get
to come. Mr.. Marbury is 50 years of
age, and for ~ years lie had been en-
tIrely bald, and the top of his head hat>
become quite popular with the flies as
summer resort. He had used the WON
dcrful hair restorativcs people read
about in the hopes of starting tho hair,
but all to no purpose; it refused 70
grow. Two days after the fool he no.
ticcd downy substance all over tho
hitherto bald head. AS time passed tho
down became hair. which grew remark
ably fast, and now has reached tho
length of one inch all over his head
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-22

While yet tho tagging Summer lifts tho glow
OF her glad vintage, pledging oil who
drink
. A reign. that's endless at tho beakcr's
brink -.
Tho buglos. of tho Autumn blow and blow.
70 doth tho lcagucrcd Summer stertloj,
turn
To SEQ the traitor naples alame,
And, rs though hiding repontant shame,
The cheeks of her disloynl ivics burn.
Thon all adown the highways fnr and near,
Tho goldcn-rol and asters swift unfold
Besieging banners, mingled blue and gold
Till straightway smtten with n sudden
fear,
Fen as she strives to arm hcr gains. tho
foe,
Again tho windy bu5les blow and blow.
Lucy Z. Titry, in Hurpe,'s Weekly.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-22
4 National snnko Charu,cr

Perhaps it is not generally known
that this country has national snake
charmcr who is paid a good round salary
by the Government. Eu. such ls tho
fact. The charmcr in question i, Prof.
A. Zeno Shindlcr, n bustling little Ger
man, whose headquarters arc in the Ma.
tional Museum at Washington. His
principal duty is TO make casts aud
drawings OF nil specimens of the snake
family received by the museum au,hori-
tics. Some of the snakes arc received
IN alcohol, bat many Of them arc boxed
up and sent alive. The professor has n
largo wooden cage in his room in which
there Is Il collection Of langcrou, and
vcnomous reptiles. a number of these
he has succeeded in tanning, and hc
runs his hand in among them in man
ncr that caused col chills to chase each
other up and down my spinal column.
Although he has been handling
snakes for several years, Professor
Shlndlcr has only been bitten once. lilo
had received IL queer looking littlo fell
low from Mexico. which somewhat re-
scmblcd garter snake. Being afraid
that his snakcship might escape, owing
to the smallnc,s Of It's sz., the professor
decided to pu. it into Il jar of alcohol
and thus preserve il unit! lie WIS really
to make plaster cast He sc.zcd the
little striped reptile by the neck, ms he
had done ''mony time many time"
before, and dcxtcrousiy dropped him
into tho bottle. Upon touching tho
liquid the snake sprars SD lcnly up
ward, and fastened his fangi in Shind-
lcr's fcrcfngcr. The latter quickly
scizel knife and cut the fangs loose,
and then placing The finger in his mouth
vigorously sucked ut the poison while
he made tracks TO the nearest barroom.
There he drank a large quqn,ity Of
whiskcy, and was afterwards; taken TO
his home in carriage aud physician
summoned. ii, remained on tho sick
list for three months, during which time
he was twice or thrice near the point of
death. The snake he says. must have
been fully as poisonous rs arattler, rs
The wounl has never fully healed and
occasionally breaks out into virulcnt
sore. = Chicay, 7r;JYas.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-22
Tho Youngest Confederate Soldier


Berry II. Binford, who was the
youngest soldier in tho Confederate ar
my, died recently while on business
trip to Monroe, La. HIS fathcr, DIR.
Blnford, was surgeon in the Confcd or
ate army. The boy, when about nins
years old, started out to find his father
and reported to General Wheeler, who
took him for Federal spy sent in by
some OF the Union people. The Gcncr.
al Kept an eye on tho little chap. aud
finally turned him over TO Colonel 10.
slali Patterson, who knew DIR. Binf ord
aud at once assumed the caro- of The
boy. As hc would not go back home,
pony was secured for him, gun wa;
sawed of the proper length,
and he wa, rocogaiz,d from that
timo on to the end of tho war a,
soldier. 1t is st atod that young Bin.
ford and another boy, not much oldor,
undertook to do II little special scrvic,
once. They went out between tho lines
somewhere up in North Alabama, throw
up some small breastworks and awaited
the advance Of the Fcdcrals on the Oh.
positc silc of n small river. Tho column
came in sight, and tho boys opened
fro as if backed by an army, which tho
Federals naturally supposed 10 be
iact. The boys held the fort n whole
day, and when night camc on they
'campe'cl of and rcjoincl their com.
mand several miles away. Binford was
tho famous su'picioM case" that
caused panic in Memphis last summer
and subjected several distinguished
physicians to perfect avalanche OF
chatT, when it turned out to be n case OF
alcoholism instead Of vel low fever.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-22
Largest Fig Orchard in the Morll.

The largest fig orchar in tho United
States is about to be set out in Pomona
valley, Cal, between Pomona and Ontp-
rio. 1t is to be the property of syn al
cate compose of two wholesale fruit
dealers in Chicago and one in Phiiadc,-
phia and two fruit growers i'll Pomona.
The land has been contracted for, and
planting will begin next winter. when
the land will have been prep,rcd.
The syndicate has had two men max.
ing experiments growing fig trees in
Southern California for nearly two
years, and is convinced that California
figs will i'll time crowd all foreign fir
from the Easlcn market The orchard
will consist of I 900 white Adria ic fl"
trees an | 5000 Smyrna fig trees, planted
eighty to the acre. on go acres. Later
a building wi be erected for divine
and curing figs for market =. SUE FIRM.
cisco CAronc ic.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-22

Frank Ravens, aged 3S years, dropped
dead recently at Council Bluff, Iowa
a post mortcm examination disclosed
nm abnormal arran cement of the vital
organs. The heart was on the right
side, the apex lying against the second
RIB. About two quarts of blood sur
rounded tho heart. The liver was ON
the left side of the abdomen and the
stomach on the right. His lungs were
only one third tho normal size, and
were pressed upward. How the man
could have lived any length of time
after birth seems a mystery TO the sur.
geons. The coroncr's jury returned n
verdict that death resulted from run.
ture Of tho heart.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-22
A Professional Rat Catcher.

Followed By an eager crowd, late the
other afternoon, a brown faced, we'll
dressed and wcl!-built young man carry
ing box OF three active fcrrets under
his arm, walked into Green's restaurant
Philadelphia. Behind him was n
brown-faced man leading two dogs, one
an English terrier and tho other il Scotch
terrier, by single leash. In less then
ten minutes the carrier Of the fcrrcts
was surrounded by an eager crowd Of
people. a shor; bearded man was
bold enough to put two of his fingers
between the bars of the cage, and as
result was badly bitten
'ltat-catchor LOU" the owner of
the ferrcts and the dogs. hastcncd TO
assure the wounded man that the bite
was not poisonous.
'Suck the wound" said Lou.
The man did.
But the man was half frightened to
death. Just then the English terrier
slipped his collar. The crowd scattered,
but the dog dill no harm; he was
MS tame as lamb.
"Rdt- Catcher Lou" or Louis Bessie,
is one of the best-known rat catchcrs
in Philadelphia. and he owns about
thirty fcrrets. lie breeds his own fer
rcts. For time Bossio was protege
OF English Jack" the famouss rat
catcher.
'liat Catcher Lou" was formerly a
tar in the English navy. While at
Liverpool one day he met an old
B7itishcr, ono of tho old kind, who
impaired to him the secret of catch
ing rats and Lou has been catching
tlcm ever since.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-22
IOifS NMd OhnLH.

. a volt is the unit or standard Of cleo
tromotivc fore, explaini writer in
the Chicago 1r'bune. European clec-
trcians call il an 'elcmcnt" 1t is the
parts of which an electric battery is con-
s'rIc;cd, and consists of plates Of zinc,
copper or prepared carbon, which are
Immersed in liquid containing one Of
limited number of acids employed for
the purpose of generating electricity by
contact with the metal and carbon. A
battery consists OF Il number of volts,
the number varying with the strength
OF the cctric current TO be generated
The tenn ''volt' is fuimcd from the
same rs Volta. the lta.ian scientist,
whose nam; il prominently connected
with the Development Of electrical
science.
In the same way the "ohm'' is named
after Professor Ohm, who invented it
ms n standard or unit OF measurine tho
resistance to an electric current in ITS
transmission through a body, usually n
wire. thereby measuring the conducting
power of the wire. If water flows
through pipe the calibre Of the pine
represents the resistance to the flow of
the water-thc narrower the hin, the
greater the resistance In a similar
way the electric currcnt encounters re-
sistnncc arising probably from the in
hercnt magnet ic and electric properties
of the molecules it travcrscs.
In travelling The current loses it,
force. spending it in overcoming this
resistance, rs an engine running along a
tack spends its force in overcoming the
resistance of the fraction. Tho ..ohm"
is tho unit Of resistance. It's quantity
has been determined by experiment,
and. as in other departments of phys
cal science, an arbitrary standard has
been established by which to measure
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-22
United States Navy Buttons.

The brass button worn in the United
States navy is Of large size, and is quito
convex in shape, the figures in the de-
vice being in unusually high relief. 1t
is surrounded by n double border, first
bright rim. and within that one of n
narrow rope pattern. The device con
sists of all eagle in IL very wide awake
attitude grasring an anchor in its tai
ons. Underneath the anchor is a pyra.
mid OF three cannon balls, and aroun Il
the who.e is n row of thirteen stars.
One peculiarly Of this button is. that
Notwithstanding the fact that it is tn O
button of the navy of the United Statos
# America, it is Of British manufac-
'ure. The reason given for this is, that
no American manufacturer has rs vet
found out the secret of pre- narino
n bronze that will not tarnish whom
exposed to the action of tho sea air.
San Franc $50 Chronicle.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-22
Inviting SYmnatlly.

a little fellow between and 3 y.ar,
old was punished for some mislrcd
when his papa was at work. After cry.
ing savagcly for few moments he ran
to the window, and, looking through
his tears into the street called oul :.
Papa, papa. come in and sec the baby
cry. - 1o,elo Blaae.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-22
A Dog That Loves Chickens.

Mr.. Brigham, tho dyer, of Orlando,
Florida, has beautiful and intelligent
little dog, to whom h, is very much at
tachc1. He also has hen. Not long
ago that hen Matched some chickens
by some incomprchcnsibo mental pro-
cas- TINT littto dog imagined that she
was the mother OF the chic chs. and she
could not have been more aircc tomato
to litter of her own puppies than she
was toward the little chicks. She cud
dies and fond,c' them every day. ana
attempts to defend them from all in.
tiuders. When taken away from the
brood she whine, constantly, and when
released at ono, goc, back to them.
The hen il completely nonpluscd, and
Hlr. Brigham is almost as badly puzzled.
The little dog and tho chicks are tn,
only ones who seem 10 understand tho
situation. ST. Louis Times. Democrat.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-22

for the pilot, no explained that he had
bocn too drunk to do moro n steer,
sir, and could jest on'y SEQ my land
marks. took tho north channel ha
concluded, because l wanted folks to
know that -wa' putlickly sober -
Youths Companion.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-22
Division OF Labor.

Naialie-oa, Mr.. Dccourcy, am lirca
Of this frivolous life! How fatigu:ng
10 sit and hold ones hands all da
Mr.. Dccourcy-Why not have some
ono to hold them for you!-- Mmasy'1
IHeesly,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-22
A Man of Family.

Prody.-"I hear you've been gcttin.
married."
Tookcr. --"Ycs."
Prodloy.-"Whom did you marrya'
Tookor. "AIilly Jonos, her mother,
her stcp-fathcr, and two maidou aunts.r
--Rzar.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-22
An Ornamental Lnmp Shnde

The fancy lamp shades, if ut all
pretty, are so expensive to purchase.
that We all welco new design. A
fourteen ycars-old girl of our acouaint.
ancc has just mado very chcap and
ell GIVE one. Buy wire frame. of the
size to fit your lamp, and cover it with
coarse millincr' net. Take niece of
imitation lacc of any R A'y design, and
measure loosely around tho bottom of
the frame the width of the lace from
the bottom. Then allow about ouar-
ter of this for fullncss, and gather il
slightly on piece Of ribbon of such
length as WI fit snugly around tho
frame ut this point. The ribbon is then
gathered TO fit the TOP of the frame,
a narrow piece of lace fulled around TO
stand up. A bow of ribbon is placed
ut the side, and n fringe of embroidery
SILK finishes the lnce ut tho bottom
-imcrican Agrieuuurist.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-22
Tho Biggest Ricrcle

Jack Simpson, who runs lodrinp-
house and restaurant in Blnyor NJ.
owns bicycle which he declares is the
largest in the worll. This wheel Is Sc
inches in diameter Simpson is an Eng
lishman, and for many years Travelled
with clrcuscs and other shows, having
been ono Of tho three "Dacoma
Brothers, famous n dozen years ago
for their aerial bicycle performances.
They gave exhibitions at tho Crystal Pal
ace, London. ut the Cirque Fernando,
Paris, and ut other amusement ccntcrs
in Europe and the United States. On
one occasion Simpson gave Nh exhibi.
ton on his big wheel on wire suspend
ed 80 feet above tho water at Rocky
river, Ohio, and it was called n very
daring performance. The big wheel,
which has been around tho world, was
bui't at Birmingham, England, ut cost
OF $500, and although its diameter is
so great, double System of pedal
cranks enables common cycler to ride
it Chicago Herald.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-22

A Michigan girl COOS about smashing
window glass. There seems to be no
record of any girl who has smashed q
looking glass.