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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-08
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gills give quick jerk, and nine times,
out of ten you will land your fish.
The handiest kind Of an eel pot, and
rnc which can be easily constructed, is
made of barrel hoops and strips Of wood.
Get the ordinary barrel hoops, place them
st a distance of one foot apart and nail
over them strips Of wood. The strips of
wood should he mn inch wide and half an
inch in thickness. Nail these strips on
lon"itudinally half an inch apart. The
object Of this is to have these apcrtures
Of sufficient width to perl.it the water to
freely pass through, but yet not wide
enough to allow the eel to escape Al
fhe ends invert your strips to I'M imagln-
lry point twelve inches within the mid
Tile of the pot. When the sticks come
10 almost point leave an opening just
large enough for the eel TO squeeze
through. The trap is now complete
Bait ii with small fish and anchor it. At
taci a float to a line which connects tho
Trap to Il float on the surface of the water.
This marks where your eel pot is set.-
Clarence Uyic, ia WASHINGTON Star.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-08
ing the peg ana the top OF the bent sap

ing the peg ana the top OF the bent san.
ling attach light strong string. This
runs out as far rs the bend in the switch
where it forms slip moose. The slim
moose is spread over the curved end of
the switch; grain is strcwn about and nh
Ns ready for the birds.
a very simple snare is made by wcay-
Ing net of silk or horse hair in running
moses. Spread it on ground frequcnted
by BIRDS and fastcn it down with pegs.
throw some grain about and YOUR
snare is complete. Rabbits NAV also he
caught in this same snare.
Dead falls nrc effective if properly con-
structcd in killing anything from a bear
70 ground squirrel, and, MS the name
suggests, carries with it instant death.
The simplest dead fall is made with
fiat rock and tour hard wood sticks.
The weight Of the rock depends on what
game it is expected to kill. The sticks
are put together in the form of IL figure
four and support the rock Whittlc out
four sticks Of oak or ash. The first is the
trigger stick, and if intended for mink
fall should he twelve inches long, grad
ually tapcring OH to point at one end
1t should be ut ITS thickest part one inch
through. In the very middle Il SIX
tccnth of an inch notch should be cut
and ut the thick end on the same side
two notchcs close together. The second
stick is the ground support. That
should be six inches high and AN inch
through. One end of il should be small
and come to a half-inch top. The third
stick is the perpendicular post and should
be three inches high, one inch thick and
come To Il half-inch bottom at the small
end. The fourth stick is the obliuuc
prop and should be eight inches long,
planned off 1T either end Ia nn~les for
supporting the rock and fitting into the
notch. The fiat stone should he rs
heavy as the figure four will support To
set the trap the following directions
should DC observed: Place the ground
support i'll an upright position; ON top of
1t at right angles place the trigger stick
so that the part just below the middle
notch shall rest on the ground support;
fit the obliqnc prop into either of the end
notchcs; in the middle notch of the trip-
ger stick place the small end of the per
pendlcular post, the obliquc prop resting
on the other end of the perpendicular
post. Your trap will now resemble the
figure four, and you will find that the
free end OF your obliquc prop will easily
support the heavy stone. Bait the trig-
ger stick with odorous bait, and all is in
readiness. The animal seizcs the bait,
iooscns the prop, and the rock falls on
him.
Another dead fall is made by drawing
two parallel lines OF stakes on eithersidc
of heavy log so as TO completely fence
in an Enclosure save at the ground end of
the log, where little opening is left for
al entrance. AT ore end the lor
should be elevated and supported by
figure four trap. Put strong bait Oh the
trigger and await results.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-08

The st. Louis Globe Democrat is no,
quite sure whether we should "rcioice nj
Chinese progress or regret it, for the
waking up of the vast Mongolian masses
means the precipitation of an ovcrplus
upon the Aryan world that VIC do not
yet know how to deal with. However
1t is certain that China will soon he
practically modern State. The conscr-
vativc element is cfrectually overcome
and railway construction has been en-
tered on as a national policy. Picking j.
at once to be joined TO Tien Tsin by :;
road passing through the most populor.
district of the Empire. The radicals or
reformers arc at last entirely triumphant
and China will adopt every means for de
velo2ment. 1t will be impossible to
.st on the same planet under system
mutual exclusion"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-08

Perhaps the simplest trap made is the
box trap for squirrel and rabbit. Get II
box about fifteen inches long, eight wide
and eight inches deep. The ordinary
salt box will answer. Ilalvc the box by
removing the top and one end. Hinge
the top on to the end from which il has
just been rcmovcd-lcather hinges will
do very nicely. At the same end nail in
an upright position II stick twelve iuchcs
high bore half-inch hole through the
middle Of the same end of the box and
put through it Il trigger of figure four
trap; run Il string from the top OF the
opening end of the box, over the rear
stick, down to the trigger; at this end of
the string tie n two-inch silver of wood
set in notch in the end of the box an
inch higher than the hole through which
the trigger extends The box is now
open and your trap set. Bait the trigger
with sweet apple or an ear Of corn. The
rabbit or squirrel enters the trap, nibblcs
the bait and looscns the trigger. With Il
snap the cover falls and you've bagged
your game.
For all large game the familiar snap
steel traps cannot he improved upon.
In Il wild turkey trap You have to rely.
i'll large measure, ON the natural stupid
ity of the bird. \ foursidcd pen of
proportions best adapted TO ground on
which you elect to erect it is built Of
twigs and grasses. The walls should be
about two feet high. For roof use pine
or hcmlock boughs and weight them down
securely; leave ono very small opening in
your wall and in it leading into the pen
strcw corn. The turkey eats its way in.
Once inside and having consumed all the
food the bird looks for an cgrcss, but in
turkey fashion endcavors to get out
through the roof. The opening in the
side is small and the inturnel twigs prove
nm elIectual barrier. He never thinks of
trying to crowd out the way he came in
and is, therefore, ii close prisoner until re-
leased.
Fish SHARES, not meaning nets, are
hardly worth the while wasted on them,
but one of the simplest made can be
described in few words. The pickerel
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-08
The Power OF the Human Mind.
lie Wanted Something FresI,er,

Mr.. Jones (very gravely, rs he is
about TO leave his house to go down
towM-Wifc, if shouldn't come home
tonight, if l should add another to the
list of mysterious disappcarances-
Mrs. Jones alarmed -Not come
home! Disappear! What do you mean
by-such dreadful talk, John?
Jones-Pray calm yourself. 1t hap
pens sometimes, you know, that n man
goes away from his home and is never
seen again-mind, don't say that
such thing is lik Fly to happen to me.
Mrs. Jones (sobbing)-I-I hope
not, John.
Jones-No, my dear; I don't think
am one OF that kind; but if it should
happen, promise me one thing.
Mrs. Joncs-What is that?
Jones Don't let any reporter say
that nc disappeared rs absolutely rs
though the earth had opened and swal.
lowed him up" That expression is
growing threadbare, and L want some.
thing little frcsher Teras SiJtings
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-08
Compliments of Many Countries.

The IIindoo falls in the dust before hi.
superior.
The Chinaman dismounts when grca,
;nan goes by.
1t is common in Arabia Pc,r,pc to r,r
cheek to cheek
In Germany brothers kiss each otEcl
every time they meet.
Germans consider it an act of polite
ness To kiss Il lady's hand.
\ Japanese removes his sandals. crosse
his hands and cries out: "Sparc me- )
The Burmese pretend to smell of {;
persons face, pronounccs it sweet anc
ask for Il ''smcll."
y striking salutation of the South Sc.
Islands is to fling Il jar of water over tn,
head Of Il friend.
In some of the South Sea Islands native
spit on their hands and then rub the face
OF the complmcntcd person.
The Australian natives practice TIN,
singular custom, when meeting, of stick
ing out their tongues nj each other.
The Arabs hug and kiss each o;her
making simultaneously Il host Of inQuirie
about each others health and prospects
The Turk crosses his hands upon hi,
breast anu makes profound obcsancc.
thus manifesting his regard without com
ing i'll personal coutac, with IFS object
a Moorish gentleman rides at hi
friends ut gallop, shoots his pistol and
fancies that he has done everything il
the line of courtesy which can be ex.
rected OF him.
An Englishman, meeting his brother
after twenty years Of separation, will say:
"iIow do you do, JackF' will shake
hands, and will be quite contcn;ed With
an answering GLOW are YOUR
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-08
SNARESAND TRAPS.
VARIOUS DEVICES FOR CATCH.
ING GAME ALIVE.
Eird Set Iincs-Box Trap
for Aninals-Dcad Falls
and Figure -Four Trap
-I'ish Shares.

Now that tic brccch loadin. shot gun
and rifle arc in such general use the old
fashioned methods of snaring and tap
ping game are seldom practiccd. Still
the demands Of the bird fancicrs and
others for live specimens of rare birds
and of the fur market for uninjurcd furs
keeps alive the art Of properly construct
ing snarcs, traps and dead falls.
First and foremost among the simplest
shares made is what is known ns ''sct
lines" 70 begin with it is essential to
find spot most lrelucntcd by the birds
you wish 10 snare. The spot selected
should be for limited space at least
fairly smooth. Provide yourself with IL
jacknifc, some stron. cord, u quantity of
horse hair, and two hits of hard wood.
Make the two small stakes about six
inches long and drive them down into the
ground at Il distance of fifteen feet apart.
Run Il strong cord taut and Hat on the
ground from one stake to the other,
tallin" care to securely attach LAT either
end. At intervals OF Il fcot or more bind
securely Ia the main cord little branching
slip nooscs Of liorshtir. These nooscs
wien spread ont should BE- about six
inches III diameter. In the loops sprinkle
some grain seeds. The snare is now set,
but if YOU wish 10 take the birds alive
the 81! lines should he carefully watched
lc; the shared birds in their cxcrtionS TO
get away should beat themselves to death
against the ground.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-08

The number of the blind in the United
Kingdom according to the last ccnsr,
was 1926, being at the rate Of 81.
blind persons per million of the genera
population as compared with $50 in 1871,
9G4 in 1861, and 1921 in 1851. Til,
decrease in blindness would thus appca,
to be gradual but steady, even allowin.
Tor the fact that many who have very de
icctive sight and are practically b!int
object to return themselves rs such.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-08


winch In turn is fastened to rock. The
trap Is now set and when the bird alights
on the top of your pole his feet will in.
variably draw the moose tight around
them and ne is caught iu very short
order.
The spring snare is very simple con-
tflvancc, but an excellent method of
catching birds. Cut switch about five
ieet long and of good thickness. Bend
1t IN the form of q lawn tennis racket
that IS, two feet of the small end of the
switch should be curved around and
fastened to the body. Place this flat on
the ground, make low arch, somewhat
smaller than the partridge arch, and
drive into the ground over the handle OF
the switch at point one foot from the
base. The arch should be driven down
to within three inches of the switch.
Two inches from the arch and toward the
pend OF the switch make notch and
drive little peg lightly into il.
10 small sapling, which should
spring from the ground n few inches i'm.
mediately back of the big end of tho
switch, attach strong cord. Bend the
sapiln9 and attach the free end of the
cord to the peg of the handle on the
switch, the cord first passing under
inc arch. The tension should be strong
enouSh so that the least twitch from
tne bent sapling would free the neg.
Now ABOUT midway on the cord connect.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-08
THE rAiyTRInGE SNARE.

The partridge snare is more scientific
iii construction, but not ut all intricate.
The snare proper is simply II slip moose
made Of strings, but when properly con-
structcd it is very effective. Famiiarizc
yourself with the haunis and habits of the
partridge. Bear in mind that cartridges
and other game birds rarely fly over an
obstruction if it is possible to find an
opening through which To pass In con-
structimg the partridge snare begin by
erecting wall Of sticks, stones and mud
about two feet high and six inches thick.
1t should be as long as is necessary To in
close given place, relying on the I'M
dulations of the ground or some other
natural cause to complete the rest of tho
Enclosure about the partrid9cs' haunt.
Build Il few arches i'll the apcrturcs in
the wall The arch should be- II bent
piece of wood like Il croquct wicket in
shape. 1t should extend to the top of
the wall and should be about seven inches
wide. Make slip moose Of strong
piece of cord just big enough to hang in
the arch. Make the free end fast to the
top of the arch, spread the loops apart
and keep them in this position by catch
ing the strings lightly i'll either side of
the arch The moose should be one inch
from the ground and three inches from
the top. The partidges in seeking their
usual feeding place will naturally walk
into the semicirclc and in cndcavoring to
get out willpolic about until they come to
one of the archways. In going through
they will be caught in one of the nooscs
Another method of catching small
birds is in vogue among the Indians to
this day. Get Il reed, or better still, n
bamboo pole about twelve feet long.
Plant one end in the ground so that
the pole will lean sideways. Cut n
birch twig about two feet long with
plenty of leaves on it and place it cross
wise on the top of the POLE ut the same
time binding it on securely Place Il
horse-hair moose lightly over the leaves.
Pass the end of the horse hair down
through the pole and out through Il hole
bored II foot from the bottom. Tie this
end Of the horse hair to Il strong cord,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-08

Treasury statistics show that the ex
portations of Mexico for the first half OF
the fiscal year 1859 amounted to sec.
SAG, $50, indicating a total expectation
for the year of $50, 900, 900, the largest
ever known in the history of the country.
The expectation of precious metals in,
creased in the half year, as compared
with the previous half year, 81 800, 500,
and merchandise exports increased 1870.
2G3. These facts bear out the statement.
regarding the prosperity of the country
and what railways are giving to the de
vclopmcnt Of Mexico.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-08
A Mammoth Rnnn

Frank ElYerson, who lives on Point
Lobos avenue, between First aud Second,
was somewhat startled two days ago when
burly looking excavntor stopped u
wagon opposite his place and lngscd out
huge mass carefully wrapped up in Il
cloth.
The object was carried TO the doorway
of Elvcrson's house and proved Il hi.
load for the bearer, weighing over eighty
pounds. Having removed the wrapping,
MIR. Elvcrson saw what he admitted
without hesitation to he the biggest bono
he had ever seen in his life. The cxcava-
tor, who had been doing grading work
i'll the sand dunes farther down the avcB'
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-08
Pueblo Indians of New Mexico.

Bv far the most interesting inhahit
ants Of the heart of New Mexico are the
Pueblo Indians. As to their origin, much
has been, and more may be. surmised.
According to the traditions of the wiss
men, their forcfathers came from the
great mountains and lakes far to the
northwarl ages upon ayes ago. Fables
and myths are interviewer with what
may he legends founded upon fact: bu,
the truth is difficult To separate from tic,
ton. Their myths seem to refer to fami.
lies rather than to entire tribes, and they
are 81 strongly colorcn with imagery rs
to be susceptible Of, almost any interprc.
,at;on. At first sight the temptation tc
connect the Puebos directly with the
ancient cliif-dwcllcrs is very stron.
Numcrou, ruined towns and villages,
once belonging to this curious people.
occur within the regions now occupied b,
the Pucb!os. Every one has heard o!
the old stone houses. half hidden, in al
most inaccessible hooks. ON the steep face.
OF high bluffs, or bull, against rocky walls.
much like the mud nests of swallows
Less well known are the cave dwellings,
which afforded shelter to probably til,
same people ri Il later period. In SOM,
huge cliff of sandstone they followed on
communicating" cavcrnS of various dimcn
sions. Access from the outside VIII
gained through low, narrow doors
Round or square openings III the rock
wall served rs windows and supplicc
light and air. AT favorable points sew.
cral stories of such caves may he found
in the same bIiir. From these safe but
d,n%eon-like h;:bitatons the cliiT-dwcll
crS issued foItl, 10 their daily ayocations
They were not Il war-likc race, bu; re.
manned on the defensive. Whence they
came is Il matter of much obscuritv.
Recent investigation in Arizona by Cush.
Ing seems to make it probable that they
were descendants of that grca; and pros
porous nation which built large towns III
the valleys Of mighty rivers, which had
most highly developed civilization. and
which WAS eventually scattered and partly
destroyed, possibly by the effect OF Garth
quakcs, and subsequent r,vagcs Of
nomadic lndians.-Horper'S Weekly.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-08

Rev. j. Crossctt, nm Independent
American missionary recently died in
China, where he had been dcvoting him
self to labor among the benighted. lie
had charge of winter refuge for the
poor at Peking during several winters,
md made it his business to sect, ont the
sick and unfortunate for the purpose OF
AiIording them relief rather than tc
change their faith. lie went about in
Chinese costume, and accepted 70 remu.
neration for his labors except his enter.
talnment He was everywhere welcomed
among the Chinese and was called bv
them "the Christian Buddha."
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-08

The inquiry is not infrequently adj.
dressed to millionaire, "Why do you
not discontinue business? You have
wealth enough, you need not work any
ionger"-and the answer almost invaria.
bly, is, "What shall do with my idle
hours, if have no employment" This
was the answer that that eminent Chica.
goan of brains and wealth, Mr.. Philip ID
Armour, made when an English syndicat,
offered him bonus of IS, 900, 600 in adj
di'ion to the estimated value of his grea
pork and great becf-packing plant. Mr.
Armour doubted if he would find peac,
OF mind in plethoric purse and no bust
ness.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-08
The Care of Umbrellas.

Umbrellas should he placed handle
downward to dry. The moisture falls
from the edges of the frame, and the fab
ric dries uniformly. If stood handle up-
ward, as Is commonly the case, the top of
the umbrella holds the moisture, owing
to the lining underneath the ring, and It
taxes long time 10 dry, thereby injur:
ing the silk or other fabric with which it
is covered. This is the main cause of tho
umbrella wearing out so soon Mt the top.
Umbrella cases are responsible for the
wear OF the silk. The constant friction
cause tiny holes to appear so provokingly
carly. When not in use the umbrella
should be left loose, and when wet left
DOSE to dry. --Nea'a Ouyitter.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-08

was not anxious to haul the bone to town,
so bargain was struck whereby Mr..
EMERSON handed over six bits and Il
drink i'll fec simple for the prize
A Chronicle reporter was invited to
view the specimen, its nature not having
yet been determined. 1t was manifestly
the head of the femar or thigh bone OF
n prehistoric clephant-thc mammoth
(clephas primi-genus). The sand drift in
which the bone was discovered belongs
to precisely the sociological epoch which
is usually associated with the remains of
fossil elephants.
tape measure passed around the
"knob' mt the broadcast portion showed
that it was forty-thrce inches in circum-
ference. Transvcrsely the measurement
was thirty inches. The shaft of the
bone at its narrowest portion was twenty
seven inches i'll circumference, or larger
than the thigh of stout man. Tho
length of the fragment was nearly three
feet. Assuming, on the principles of com
parativc anatomy framed by Cuvicr, that
the proportions Of TIE original animal
were on the clcphan;ine order, the owuer
of this thigh hone must have been from
fifteen to eighteen feet high 1T the lime
it walked on the earth.
The cancellatcd structure of the hone
is well shown in portions where fragments
have been Clipped off The head oc the
bone is tolerabiy well projected by Il de
post of siliccous matter. b,t the pro!,a
bility is that unless carefully and quickly
preserved by sealing up the pores from
contact with air this interesting relic Of Il
prehistoric age will speedily crun,hlc to
Diecls. -.Snn ~. 49,. Iti...-.'- Z
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-08

The highest statistics which have evcl
been reached in the annals of snicid,
were recorded ut Berlin. Fifty-nin,
persons attempted TO quit this mortal
life" in one month, and thirty eight
nmons them were successful. One boy.
twenty women and thirty-cight men
made up the number. twenty-five
Sought death III the water, fourteen by
hanging, twelve through bullets, five by
poisoning and two by jumping fror
windows.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-08

1t is said that the common cowcatchcl
attachment TO locomotives is about tn,
only article of universal use that wa,
never patented. Its inventor was d. b
Davies, of Columbus. who found hi,
model i'll the plow. Red lights on III,
rear car of trains, 1t is further said, wcr,
adopted at the suggestion OF the late Mrs
Swisshelm, after railway accident i.
which she had II narrow escape.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-08

Joaquin Miller, who, after he went int
Wall street and lost his little pile, uscG
TO rail ut the rich and revilc leading New
York capitalists, has become capitalist
himself. Some years ago he Dough: 20(
acres of land near San Francisco, aud now
they have become valuable for town lots.
The poet says that he ahall spend the re.
mainder of his days ON the Pacific
klonr.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-08
Swallows Trained as Messengers.

Swallows are being trained as messen-
gers in France. Recent experiments at
RoubaiX prove that swallows can carry
dispatches quite as well as pigeons, and
the scheme is now to be officially tested
Mt Lille by 4 Government expert. If the
trials arc satisfactory, swallow cot will
be established at Mount Valcricn, near
Paris. Carrier pigeons will be extensive.
ly used during the coming German army
man@uvres, at Emperor Williams special
vcouest