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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-18

.rd ,roubles al Captain Ercsson even with the aid
Of many friends, to got HIS vessel adopted by the
Government no one but hmsoh and his associates
knew. Other men wopld have become discouraged.
But By the individual persevertng efforts OF tho
great inventor and tho assistance Of bis friends, the
task was fnarfy accomplished and Just in time 10
saye the Nation "But what gave tho vessel the
name of Monitorr has been repeatedly asked. The
following letter to Assistant Secretary Fox explains
Now-York Jan. 20, 1892
RIr In accordance with your request, now submit
foF your APPRECIATION name for tho floating battery
at Greenpolnt Tho impregnaols agd aggressive
ers of the southern Rebellion that tho batteries on the
banks of their rivers VII no Longer present barriers
intruder win thus prove q severe monitor to those
leaders But there arc other leaders who wiz also be
fro o'a he ana npnSSSSs iron tairc Downing Street
Will hardly view with Indifference THIS ast ansse
the new craft viii DO monitor. suggesting doubts
clad ships a three and hall millon each. On these
and many similar grounds propose 20 name the
new battery Monitor. j. EHIessoN'
The Monitor was wanted quickly. There was not
moment to lose; night and day the final touches OF
completion were given. Lieutenant Worden was or
dered 70 command her and New Sd on Zee s ESs
neon Of March Q, and At p m. on March she
passed Cape Henry Light On The 40 following morning
MonItor,s fate was sad one She sailed from Hamp-
ton Roads for beaufort December a. 1852, and on
The nght OF December 30 she foundered on Cape Hat
teras, carrying down with her nearly all the officers
and Drew.
The nomination of Eugene Schuyler to be Assistant
secretary Of state recalls ths ourous crcums tanees
under which Mr.. schuyler began bis studies In the
Russian language, in which, after ume' ne became
exceedingly expert. 1t was IN tho sixues, when Toe
Russian feet was IN the hsrbor. that tho idee Oh DO
coming acquainted with the language and literature
of Russia first presented itself to Mr. schuyler, then
young and promising lawyer Tho Officers OF the
Russian aeet received scant social attention rom
NEWCOMERS at first, because Of the impression, wnea
was general that u was necessary to speak inc NUS
sian tongue in order to entertain them pFVpsrgl S
schuyler changed all this, and at reception Nnicn
be hen for ths ooers Of tho Russian fleet tho best
poope Of tho city were to be met Tho Russian officers
at ones became prominent IN the life Of tho el, sna
were treated with tho courtesy and aatenton
istio Of NsvsyotkaH IN conssQuares -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-18

Mr. S. p AVERY. JR, WILL ASSIST IN THE MAN
AGEMENT OF THE SALE
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-10-04
A New Use for watermelons.

The watermelon crop of Carolina,
Georgia and Florida is rapidly getting
too largc-more than the market, re-
quires. There is profit in the business,
but what with the high freight rates, and
the large yield of melons during favor
able season, the profit Is not us great us
the melon growers would like, and the
latter are locking around for some other
Use to which they can put their supcru-
OILS fruit.
Colonel William Duncan, OF South
Carolina, has made - suggestion il this
matter, which has received the approval
81 - number of Caroliua newspapers aYd
melon Yrowers-tlis * the manufacture
81 syrup from the melon.
Colonel Duncan insists that the melon
ran he more easily and more Ycrc,ul,v
raiscl than Ike sugar cane. and - il
crows above .roand it i, more conycn-
ieg:iy cultivated than lie SUGAR beet.
Ike has experimental in The manufacture
II syrup from melons and finds il excel
ant. more like preserves than the cane
syrup, ile says, and likely to iccomc
popular with every one who tries it. lie
lns made the syrup AVID sold il, and found
=" "-'.'N"'y a" Sc''iiS SoOu ltlc: Tor
Il.
Nor docs the value OF the melon cease
iicrc, Tor a:tert:lc juice has been extracted,
the refuse remains excellent for feeding
10 sock, and as Il stock food rcpayiny
the cost of making the syrup.
Figuring on an average melon crop Of
oac Sout. Carolina county, Barnwcil,
Colonel Duncan estimates the profits to
the farmers ii their crops were made into
syrup ii 5000, Geo, which is NOR, than il
would yield were the melons sold as
fruit
These figures are likely to stagger The
melon growers, but they are backed un
by Colonel Duncan from his own person
al experiments. Ii is true that these cx.
pcrinlcntS were on small scale, and it
may I've that il every one gocs TO making
melon syrup it will prove Il drug on the
market.
The suggestion, however, appears t,
have met with favor Oh tic South A,lan-
lie coast. The melon Growers cf that
section have had great deal OF trouble
with their crops during the height of
the season, and have received very low
prices therefore, and il is highly probable
that with this experience they will nc
ccpt Colonel Duncan's suggestion. and
test the fact whether the manufacture OF
melon syrup can be carried ON proliia-
bly, on :! large sc:.ie.-Nc,c L..'c,aS 1i,s;s-
Is.er,.sf
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-10-04

The oii;cr day as lay in my hammock
| SAW Il huge toad winkiug and blinking
la2ily under Tie large leaf Of foliage
plant. He looked c0ntented and happy,
and lust as If lie didn't care whether
school kept or not. i bunibc-bce came
huzzing around the flowers. That toal
opened his eyes, looked around. ,ieliber-
atcly winkei' one eye ut me-, and then to
MI appearances went 10 s.ecp again. lie
WAS not asleep, however. for the next
moment, when the adventurous bee came
Il tri'ic nearer, lie made Il little spring,
opened his counlcnance till thought he
would actually drop in two, there was Il
red i!ash-and the bee had disappeared
/ WAS just beginning TO wonder where it
had cone when observed tine toad begin
10 look melancholy. | thcn noticed that
his white vest was pulled Out like IN Al
derman's. In less time than it takes to
tell il he was the most lonesome looking
toad ] ever saw. He seemed to reflect a
minute and thea Inc got into an attitude
Ill which the old prints represent Ncbu-
clradhczzar when he was out TO pasture.
His big mouth WIS close to the ground,
while his hind feet stood On tiptoc. He
had swallowed something hot and was
now going 10 ret I'd Of it by reversing
the process. After several violent cl-
forts, during which his whole anatomy
heavcd with emotion, the Troublesome
Jonah was elected and lay on the grass
bcforchim. The toad WASH t winking at
me any more. Instead he was venting
looks of revengeful spite at the unfortu-
nate author Of all his troubles, which by
this time presented a sorry appearance
Soon he cautiously approached, and with
a iightnirg-like movement the bee again
disappeared, this time to stay. For a
moment the toad moved cautiously as il
to avoid stirring up a9ain that burning
fire beneath his vest, aud then, seeing
that it was all right, hoped back with
an clated air and went 10 sleep under the
lcaf.--lshtand (Ohio) Ga.ette.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-10-04
i'i;c @reSt- i'roaf Han.

Iiumanity's manifold freaks aro
diverted Ivy the appearance Oh IL iraa in
sensible to the differences Of hcat and
cold Ills name is S;las G. Litchfel:l,
and for thirty-lvc years lie has lived i'll !,
Temperature averaging tlir;y-six DEGREES
above zero. In all those years Mr.. Liich-
field has had seven days vacation. The
resi- Of the time he spent in s;ihtcrr,-
mean refrigerator.
This frost proof being lives in Boston
Mass. iIr. Iitchticld, The frost proof
man, has thc reputation Ct being one Of
the strongest men physically that was
EVER known around the market. In dis
rusSing himself, Mr.. I.itchtiel said
My name is Silas c. Litchtield. | am
sixty years Old. For thirty-tivc years
have worked III this cellar, during which
time have had only seven days vaca-
lion, and during the last .wcntysix years
only one day oil, when / attended the
iremen's muster last year. In my early
days | was supposed to he the strongest
man physically hercabouts, and carried
Inc largest OK and hog that ever came
INTO the market. | am the only man who
Gas been seen TO Jake barrel OF beef
weighing 800 pounds, walk up the stairs
lnd deliver ii across the street. | have
.oopcrcd ten barrels in less than eleven
minntcs right in here. come to work
at $50 \. NJ, and continue 10 cut beef,
with about two hours out of the rcfrigc-
raior for meals, until > o'clock in the
afternoon.
How do like itl Why, would
rather be in there ON Il hot day than out
side swcltering. Ia acclimated, and
ihini; no more of coming in here To work
than you do of going into your Office.
Amt / ever sickl Why, bless you, I've
never been sick Il day in my life, and
never have pain or ache. can either
30 in or come out with impunity, and
aever feel the slightest difference in the
two extremes.
81 can 20 from IN atmosphere Of 100
degrees INFO my thirty-siX degree iccboX
and don't feel any different from what YOU
Ito going from one room TO another
In fact I've got 10 feeling as far rs hot
and cold is concerned"
Mr.. Iitchfcld's employer speaks in the
highest terms of his cmp!oyc, and said
that at one time Silas Litchiicld was con
sidered the strongest man in Boston His
nsensibility to cold is due entirely to his
long life i'll the refrigerator York
Gy0j HE
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-10-04

oil being conveyed to market. Hero
comes another donkey with eight live
kids suspended by the hind legs across
his back. How the poor things cry, with
Il plaintive, almost human wall, as they
try to curl up to relieve themselves from,
the cruel agony they are suffering. Their
cries have not the slightest effect, how
ever, upon the cruel man who is taking
them to the butchers. Such cruelty
makes our blood boil, aud makes us feel
like hanging him up by the heels short
time, just to let him feel what lie is in
flicting upon the poor dumb animals.
Before we leave here we must have
"burro ride" 1t will be rare expert
ence for us, especially if we can persuade
our donkeys To climb one of those mount
aims. We are afraid, however, before
we get to the top we shall find there Is q
vast amount Of dogmatic pcrvcrsity hid
under those big ears. They look honest
and docic enough, and some of them
doubtless are, but we must no, trust them
too far. Should we do so, we are liable
at any time to experience the fate which
tcfel IN ovcrconiidin9 lady missionar,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-10-04
SANTA. FE.
ONE OF THE OLDi.T AND ODD
EST OF AMERICAN CITIES.
A Sketch gifts Hist0ry-Thc Pucbios
oldest House in the United
StatcS-Thc Primi''..
McNicans.

Santa Fc has II history worth noting.
No one knows how old il is. When the
Spaniards captured it in 1912, it was an.
Indian village or "pucblo, built and in
habitcd by the Pueblo or Village Indians,
II half-ciyilizcd tribe who build and live
in houses and cultivate the soil. These
Indians live in communities, each com
mnity cultivainy the lands adjoining
it, i'll common, sharing the products Oh
the most approved cooperative plan.
In 1850 the town WAS rccapturcd and
burned blythe Indians. The Spaniards
again took ii in 1862. In Il park called
the ''plaza, in the center Of the town,
forty Indians were hung ri that time as II
lesson of warming To the warlilic tribe.
In 1897 the Indians again attacked the
town, but were defeated by The Spanish
General ArEio. The town WAS not vet
through with war, however In 1862
the Confederate General Siblcy made II
raid through that section and captured
the place, as a part of Il wcll-laid scheme
TO get possession of the great West, with
its untold mineral wealth, for the Con-
icdcracy. He was defeated. however, by
the prompt action of General Slough and
the Colorado Volunteers, and the town
rctakcn for the Union
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-10-04

friend of ours. Some Of them have
learned II trick from their country
cousins, the bronchos, which Palestine
donkey never knew. When quietly
walking along, apparently half asleep,
gently wobbling his great ears, one of
them has been known to suddenly drop
his head and hump up his back like a
catapult. In such Il case, unless we have
Il firm grip on the saddle, We shall find
ourselves sprawling on the ground, with
the donkey gazing at us with surprised
look of injured innocence in his big hon
est eyes. There is one advantage, should
such n catastrophe ovcrtakc us. We
don't have far to fall.-harm, EIeM anil
,StocImdR.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-10-04
A Man 40 Years Old.

According to the Dajecnik, a paper
published at Saratoir, Russia, there is liv-
ing there man who is 40 years old.
His name is Daniel Samoiloff, and he was
born at Saratolf in 1749. lie acted rs Ad-
jutant to Field Marshal Pugatcher, and
took part in the storming of Kasan and
Simbirsk and in the bombardmcnt Of
Samara. He was arrested with Pugatcheff
and brought back to Simbirsk, where he
was subjected to $50 blows with the knout
and condemned to hard labor for life in
the Siberian mines. After thirty-eieht
years banishment and hard labor Samoil-
off was permitted to return to his native
city. Despite the hardships of his exile,
he is described 40 still retaining ali
his faculties.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-10-04

OLDEST HOUSE IN THE UNITED STATES.
MeXicans, evidently learned the art from
the Pueblo Indians. The roof is made by
stretching poles across on which the same
kind OF bricks are laid, cementcd to-
gether and covered with earth. It does
not rain much in this country, otherwise
such homes would soon become unin.
habitablc.
Right across the "Burro Alleys from
this old home is the San Maguil Church.
said to be the oldest church in the United
States. Ii is also built of adobe. If we
will drop a dime into the box for the
good of the church we can 90 in and see
the curious old carved beams and ancient
works of art.
These curious mounds which we see
here and there among the adobe houses.
winch look like m,iskrat nests with holes
IN them, are Mexican family bake ovens.
1t Is very curious contrivancc, and we
confess we have not yet learned how the
thing is worked. As we said before. the
MeNicans are very queer people. They
are about 1000 years behind the times.
We suppose they don't even know there
has been such thing as cook stove or
range invented yet. These primitive
methods are not alone seen in buildinn
and cooking, but are particularly notice
able in their ways Of tilling the soil.
1t is incredible that II people living in
the United States, under the folds of orr
glorious Star Spangcd Banner, should
be found blowing, or we should say.
scratching the soil with rs primitive i'm,
PIGMENTS as were in use among the an
clent Egyptians or the subjects of King
Solomon. Also harvesting and thrcshinr
In the same old way. Not indeed USING
oxen to tread out the corn, " but goats.
1t Is hard to believe, yet here
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-10-04

are the evidences right before our
eyes, and this, too, in what we supposed
was the live, busting West. You see
they do not even use wagons on which to
haul wood TO town, but use the poor
donkeys' backs for this purpose. There
is group of them now waiting patiently
for some one to buy their loads. How
typical they are of their sleepy masters.
Here comes one with curious load on
his back. Let lis investigate. On each
side of the donkey is strapped box,
and what do you suppose those boxes
contain4 You can't guess! Two little
pigs each, looking quite contented and
happy. But this is not all the load; ON
top Of the donkey is strapped a chicken
coop containing several live chickens.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-10-04
A SLUMBER SONG.

There's n cradle rocking, rocking;
There Il song in measures low,
And the echoes sweet come docking
From the land where the dream flowers
blow.
Sleep and rest the murmurs TOW.
There's n face in rapture bendnS
Ger her baby's happy rest;
Sweetest gift OF all Gods sending
Child of love. II symbol bless.
Sleeping on the mothers breast.
There her mystical pure treasure
Into 4 soft unconscious power,
Fills the heart with untold pleasure,
Nesting warmer hour by hour
Dimplel. dainty. SNOW white Hover
There's Il song that comes flowing. towing.
from tine dim shore far ,.a;.y,
And The baby listens. knowing
All TIE words the angels say,
All the song the harp,rs pas.
rhongh the mothers eyes are smiling,
Though her kisses weave :. tii.-.l.
rhousl, her ar.ns are love beguiiin,
Aud her tears cntrea;irS i'i,
Sill he listens 10 the Gail.
what love beyond all other
In that tender voice must bo
When the baby from its mothei.
Turns TO that she may not see,
Turns, o Love Divine, to thce.
Laura Z. HinSd,,ie, d: Ficug,nc.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-10-04
TIE ROYAL prussian worci, Dance.

The fackeitanz, or torch dance, is Il
dance performed AT the Royal Court of
Prussia whenever a member of the royal
family celebrates Wedding. In is per-
formed in the following manner: Under
the precedence of the upper sencschal
the Privy Counselors and Minister'S APP
pointed (who are going two by two),
bearing white wax torches, the newly
married couple is going around the room
first; then the bride is making this round
with the King and the Princes success
lively; and finally the groom with The
Queen and Prihccsses successfully under
The same precedence. After this per
Torrance the garter OF the bride is dis
tributed by the upper scneschal.
The last fackctanz took place recently
at the wedding Of Prince Frederic Leo
pold, of Prussia, son of the well known
Field Marshal, Prince Frederic Charles,
with the Princess Of schlcswig IIolstcin,
younger sister OF the Empress of Ger
many.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-10-04
The iyIiiD-D00r.,yi!l.

The whjppcor-will, an American bird
of the goatsuckcr family, is heard not
only in the Gulf States but in the lati-
tudc Of St. Louis and far to the north
ward. Il travels northward in the spring,
returning southwark in the autumn,
though it is frequently found in the
South all summer. II is seldom seen in
the day unless startled from its reposc on
or near the ground. Its light is low,
swift, zigzag, noisclcss as it seeks the in
sects on which it feeds. According 10
Audubon it always sits with its BODY
parallel to and never across the branch or
fence which supports it. The notes arc
clear and loud for several hours after
sunset, and then unhcard till daybreak
,s'len it again becomes vocal till the sun
is fairly risen. The first and third svlla-
bles of its cry are given with grca, en-
phasis. Chicugo Times.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-10-04

The city now contains about 5000 i'll
habitants, scven-c,ghths of which are
Mcxicans and Indians and the balance
1000 feet above the sea level. We can
almost imagine ourselves in Jcru-
salem in the days of Christ 1t is
almost surrounded by mountains, re-
mindn" IT'S of the ''mountains around
abom Jerusalem" We find there also
the same il,t-roofcd, onc-st1ry houses,
undoubtedly built on II similar plan to
those found in Palestine. The same mar
row alleys for streets made for donkey
travel, but not designed for modern car
riages and wagons.
Here also are the useful, long cared,
innocent looking donlicys, 'Burros, 4"
the Mcxicans call them, winding their
way 10 and from town, with their loads
of wood, produce, or riders on their
backs. These are just like the asses of
Scripture, and arc doing The same thing
rs i'll the days of Scripture history
1.-The Palace" at Santa Fc is the oldest
house in the United States This build
ing is said TO he over three hundred wears
old. Isn't il II queer lootin. affair! 4
great curiosity indeed. 1t is made of what
the NIcXicans call "adobc," that is,
large bricks made of mud mixed with
straw and dried in the SIM. These are
ccmentcd i'll the wall by mud Of the same
material, which is the ordinary soil
Nearly all Of the Mexican homes, also the
Indian Pucblos, are built of this material
The Spaniards and their descendants, Il
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-10-04

MRS. CAILIE L. FRENCH. slender figure,
and was born i'll jackson County, Ohio.
Her husband being river man, intro
duced her 10 the mysteries OF the river,
and she proved an apt pupil
Ii will be remembered that Mrs. Mary
Miller some years ago applied for cap
tain's license, and the questioa.was raised
as to whether it was competent for u
lady to have license, but The authorities
at Washington decided that if she was
competent and had good moral char
acter there was no reason why she could
not act in any capacity she was competent
to fill.
Mr.. and Mrs. French reside in the
East End of the city, though she is now
handling the wheel on top of one of the
largest steamboats, plying between Vicks-
burg and New Orleans. Cincinnati En-
Quirer.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-10-04

The Boston Msestigator should have
investigated the laws Of probability be-
fore publishing the following hunting
story, which certainly surpasses all recent
achievements, even of our far Western
specialists. The anecdote in question
describes the adventure of duck catch
ing old tomcat that used to hide in n
canebrake frequented by swarms of water
fowl. His plan was to pounce on the
bird unawares and kill it after dragging
ut ashore; but the last time he tried that
trick his claws got fastened in the down
of an old greenhead drake, and seeing its
advantage, the bird took wing and few
away with its would-be captor.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-10-04
Tic NntIlep Trnn.

The nutmeg is the inncrmost kernel or
the iruit OF small tree that grows about
tnirty icet high. Ii is Il native of the
East Indies, but is cultivated in other
tropical lands. 1t has small yellow
flower The fruit is small and peach
like, but with n smooth surface, and
turns yellow when ripe. The exterior, a
thick, fieshy husk, dries up and cracks,
disclosing the nut. The outer covering
of this nut is what we know ms mace. It
is red at first, but turns to light brown
when dried. Next comes hard, shin
ing shell, and inside that is the nutmeg.
The tree bears about the eighth or ninth
year from the seed.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-10-04

The officers of several of the European
steamers running TO the port of New
York, are trying to suppress gambling by
passengers. The rules against it have
been strictly enforced upon some of the
Zines, but entirely disregarded upon 9th
era. 1t has been found by long expert
ence that it is a hard business 10 deal
with on the high seas, just as it is on the
drg land.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-10-04

Despite recent gifts to the American
colleges, which amounted to 81. 900. coo
as whole, these Institutions, it is said.
No not have sufficient money and feel
financially embarrassed. Yale College, it
Is reported, needs $1,000, 900; Harvard
rs much, and Columbia College requires
81 900. 900.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-10-04

The knapsack by which the weight Of
the burden carried is transferred to the
hips from the shoulders has been under
trial for some time by the authorities of
the United States War Department. So
favorable have been the reports received
from the officers testing it that the Ord
nance Bureau has been ordered to manu-
facture two thousand for use in the army.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-10-04

The "Angeius," Mille,'s painting,
which was recently purchased in Paris by
an American, will have cost &la0, $50
when the duty has been paid. 1t is only
22b inches wide aud 25s inches in length,
This makes it cost $500 square inch.