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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-07-26
Some Big i;rilmes.

Coalbrookdalc bridge, England, is the
first cast iron bridge. II was built over
the Scycrn in l719
The covered bridge at Pava, over the
Ticino, was built in the fourteenth cen.
tury. The roof is held by 100 granite
columns
The bridge at IIavrc dc Grace, over the
Susquchanna, is 1921 feet long, and is
divided into twelve wooden spans, Resin.
on granite piers
The bridge OF Holy Trinity nj Florence
was built in 1869. 1t is up feet long,
constructed Of white marble and stands
unrivalcd rs work of art
The caniicvcr bridge, over the Niagar:,.
is built almost entirely of steel. IT.
length is $40 feet, the total weight is
5000 tons, AMI The cost WAS 5000. 600.
The Rialio, III Venice, is said Ia have
been built from the designs of Michael
Angelo. II is n single marble arch, 9S!
feet long; and was completed in 1891.
The Bridge of Signs at Venice, over
which condemned prisoners were trans
ported from the hall of judgment TO the
place of execution, was built in 1889.
The bridge ut Burton, over the Trent,
was formerly the longest bridge in Eng.
land, being l5i5 feet. II is now partly
removed. Built in the twelfth century.
Tay Bridge, old bridge over the Tay IT
Dundee, destroyed December IS, 1879
New bridge about two miles long, has
IS piers; height above high water. II
feet
The Niagara Suspension Bridge WA,
built by RocblinS in 1S52-55 at cost Of
$500, 900. Ii is pa feet above the water !;
S21 feet long, and the strength is cs
,imatcd ut 1900 tons.
The new London Bridge is constructed
o! granite, from the designs of l.. Rcnnic
II was commenced in S2l and completed
in about seven years at cost of 1920,
900.
Clifton suspension bridge, at Bristol,
has span of 7o3 at height of 245 feet
above the wafer. The carriage way is
20 feet wide and the footway 81 feet
wide. Cost, $500, 900.
The Britannia bridge crosses the Menal
Strait, Wales, at an elevation of l03 feet
above high water. 1t is Of wrought iron.
1911 feet long. and was finished in 1880.
Cost, SO, 900, 000.-DetyoH Free Press.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-07-26

stnnd without good sced-sced that viii
do more than terminate; that will pro
ducc inherently vigorous plants as we'll
Corn may do well on billy land (thoupt
the crop must be uncvem, hut nearI,
always The land will lose heavily BIZ the
dcE'iGinl: action of rain-0ftcn so heayil,
as To make grass or small grain a NOR.
profitable crop.
II ne 1855 corn crop were loaded or
two-''oTsc wagons, thirty-,hrec bushcl:
to the icad. aud the wagons were placed
twenty-si% feet apart. OF us nearly as
pos. ibic in Il string, the string of wagons
would reach twelve times around the
globe-300 900 miles.
Nothing promises TO so rcvolutionize
the present waste OF corn fodder in the
West rs the new DIT growing practice of
cutting ihc field corn close to the .,ro,,nd
as soon as the kernels are well diced
and putting the whole crop directly into
the >i!o. cthe: whole or cut into half-ipcb
icngsi;s. cars and all Amcrieun .11yi-
cWh"riA.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-07-26
I'i'l:I..

THE iirsi accessory - good cooking !,
iUci. Gasoline is generally conceded il
be the most economical and practical
material in use for fuel in cooking
except i'll those localities where wool i,
abundant. With the latest improved gaso-
line stores all kinds of cooking can b,
done. In ihcm there need be no waste ni
fuel nor ,urerliuo,.s heat, il the fame i.
turned OH when not in use. The stove.
must he kept carefully clean and thor.
cugbly ccarsed Il; loas; once IL wear.
y few suggestions with regard 10 roa
stoves arc necessary. A coal fire is nj il.
hcigh; wicn the flame has ceased to bun
i'lur and burns whitehall is to say witt
white lame. Then the ,ir:lught should
be clcse:; ana Only mir enough given to tn,
10 keep il burning. Many neglect to &c
this until the coal is red throuyhou.
thereby wasting much heat. for from the
time ilc coal is y red mass The hca; lr.
gins to l,>,en
The coal should never touch the cover.
"f the stove. a space Should be left be
t"coa them and the lire for current oil
air. These suggestions will, if followed.
save much fuel and preserve the stove o,
range.
Common Illuminating gas is pleasant
and safe kind of fuel, and the stoves IT.
use are equal to any demands; but IL
most localities gas is too costly for com.
mon use. y gas stove may be cconom.
c'lly uscdas supplementary to Il coal stove
with very satisfactory results. -Da,ci,
Free Press
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-07-26
Tic Most Prolific of Auilln;.s.

The most pretentious example of
literary fccundity that the world has ever
known is to be found in the Spanish
dramatist, Lopc de Vega. Ills known
works are almost beyond computation.
lie thought nothing Of writing play in
two days, that even copyst could not
translate in that time. He dictated verses
more rapidly than an amanuensis could
take it down. A light farce he could
write in n couple of hours, and in the
course OF his life he wrote more than two
thousand original dramas Hallam cal.
lated that De Vega was the author of
l,3O0, 900 lines. But even arithmetic
fails to convey to the mind the immense
production of this remarkable writer.
Some of his plays still hold The stage in
Spain, though it is nearly three cen
turtles since they were written.
Dcfoc and Southcy were Tho most
voluminous of English writers, but their
works are now nearly forgotten. Defoc's
fame is cnshrined i'll "Robinson Crnsoe.
while Southey's rests on his "Iifc OF
Nelson" and "Life Of Wesley" and their
popularity is somewhat on the decline
Chicago Herald.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-07-26
The Boys Kite and the SeaguIl.

Some fishermen while engaged near
Belfast, Ireland, picked up a large sea,
gull, which was seen approaching the
boat with wings ouisprcad floating on the
water, but quite dead The men were
puzzled to account for the progress it
made through the water, as il went faster
than the boat; but as it came near it was
found that, wound securely round the
body and under the wings, was string
which they discovered was attached to
large paper kite then flying above them
at considerable height. The kite had
furnished the propclling power. The bird
had evidently, while flying at Belfast, got
cntanglcd in the string of boys kite,
had been unable to extricate itself, and,
taking to the sea, had been drowned in
its efforts to obtain freedom. Pailadel.
'hia Ledger.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-07-26
America Gets China's Poor Tea.

Hon. William $. Crowcll, Of Ohio,
United States Consul nj Annoy, China.
has made very Interesting and some
what startling report to The State De-
partmcnt, from which the following is
IN extract:
''Thcre is a shTinkage Of about %. COO
half chests in this seasons crop, ms COM
pared with that OF the year before, but
their inferiority has been fully sustained
in the quality of this years teas. A
large percentage Of the Annoy Oolong is
poorly cultivated, poorly picked and
cured, dirty and adultcratcd Stuff it
was called by the Annoy Commissioner of
Customs in his last years annual report,
and he added that the stall .was alone
wanted in America. This is ,:nforiu-
natcly true, for nearly the whole crop
OF Annoy Oolongs and often unfit
Tor use, rs they are-arc annually mar
kctcd in the United States. The Amcri-
can people are better able 10 use and pav
for q good article OF ten than the people
Of any other nation. | am certain it is
not the tea-drnking public in the United
States that caused this inferior stuir to
find a market only in America. 1t is the
greed OF importers and exporters that
alone makes it possible 10 impose this
vile stuff, by excessive courtesy called
lea, upon the American public"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-07-26
RECIPES.

Canned CORRUPT Il quart of canned
corn into saucepan, add to it half Il tea
cap OF sweat cream, Il tablespoonful oi
butter with salt and pepper, stir over
the lire until very hot, and serve.
Chickcn-Wash and wipe dry, rub in.
SIDE with salt and pepper, and if Iil;ci
powdered sage or thyme, ill with dress
ing, keep about onc-half cup Of water in
the roasting pan and Il small slice oi
butter; make The gravy Che same IS TO;
turkey.
Chocolate Cream-Chocolat fine. one
ounce, thick cream one pint, sugar thrca
ounces. heat it nearly 10 boiling then re-.
| move it from the fire and mix it well,
when cold add the whites OF four cggs.
whis& rapidly and take up the froth on Il
sieve, serve the cream in glasses and nilc
The iroth on the top of them.
Cream Potatocs-Take us many cold
potatoes rs You like, cut in small pieces.
pnt in an carthcn dish with salt and
pepper Sprinklcd through and II few bits
nj butter, mix Il hoaping tcaspo0nfu OF
flour smoothly in little cold milk, stir.
ring the while, pour it over the potatoes
and bake light brown. Serve hot.
Strawberry Blanc Mango Strain one
quart oi stcwed strawberries, swceien the
juice and put in 10 boil Moistcn three
tabicspoonfuls OF corn starch with little
cold water, and stir into the boiling Juice
| Boil and stir for five minutes. then add
the fruit, pour it into Il mold and stand
away to cool. Serve with sugar and
cream.
Cabbage Salad-fIalf pint vinegar.
pinch OF salt, two-thirtis OF cap OF
sugar; Sc; to simmer. Take half cup
of cream, one egg well beaten, one ten
spoonful of cornstarch, one tcaspoonlu
OF mustard, ground. Stir these well to-
9eihcr and stir into the boiling vinegar
boil minute, stirring constantly one
way. Mix this thoroughly with chopped
| cabbage.
Scotch Cake-Into two quarts of Hour
rub Il tablespoonful of butter, stir in u cup
and Il half Of milk, Il cup of yeast, two
eggs, and half Il teaspoonful OF salt Lcs
this rise overnight. In the morning roll
out and make into small thin biscuit, let
them rise and bake quickly. Dip each
biscuit in melted butter before putting il,
into the pan, and the biscuits will readily
part from each other when baked.
! Calls IIcart-Wash off the blood, stuff
the heart with a veal forcc-mcat or a com
mon stufiing of bread crumbs, onion, IL
little thyme, egg, pepper and salt. Tie
II buttered paper over the mouth of the
heart to keep the stufing in place. Put
it into small baking pan with n little
hot water, pepper and salt. Bake nearly
two hours, basting it frequently. When
done thickcn the gravy with flour, strain,
skim and season it, and pour it on the
dish around the heart. Garnsh with
onions, first boiled until nearly done,
then seasoned with pepper, salt, and
little butter, and Drowned in the oven.
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MOTHS IN wooLExs AND rurs.

Most persons think it necessary to hang
their winter clothes in the open air be-
fore packin. them away for the summer.
Experience has taught us that this method
is not only useless but injurious. Tho
clothes certainly do not need airing. hay.
ing been in ,isc all wintcr-most OF them
out of doors--and moments reflection
will convince amy one that clothing thus
exposed is more than likely to DC seized
upon by the tiny moth milers which iiv
about in such numbers during carly spring
Winter clothing should be thorough,
brushed Immediately before bcin. packed
AWAY, rs it is liable TO receive the Germs
OF destruction ii allowed to lie about ever
for Il few minutes, and if the tiny cugs
of the moth are once deposited, We pui
them comfortably away in the trunk.
with the clothes. and irrcparablc mis-
chief is set or foot. Gum camphor i.
the hes; thing 10 pui with the clothing
and about Il pound of it should be used
III each trunk, but the most essential pari
OF tiic whole proceeding is The brushing
All WOODEN garments that are worn during
the Summer-shawls, jackets, gowns, etc
should be taken or. of the closet, anu
brushed regularly if moi kept in constan!
--1htri,wH -.!gricwUyis..
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-07-26
WHAT TIE COW LIKES

The old adagc says there is no dsput
ing about tastes. This is more true of
the brute creation than of man, whose an
petite has been deprived by mwholesoile
viands and questionable modes Of liyin".
The instinct of COW has not been thus
perverted, and it may reasonably be as
sumcd that she knows Whit is best for
her. We have heretofore commended
the practice Of slightly warming both
food and drinl: given to cows in cold
weather; but as some scientific authori-
ties question the propriciy OF this advice.
we are entirely willing to leave the de-
cision to The COW herself. Our cxpcri
tnca has been that she will eat more
heartily and g.ccdily in cold weather of
lood slightly warned rs compared with
That given ut the cold temperature of The
outside atmosphere. Now the question
is: Does not the COW presumably know
better what is good for her than do the
scientists, most Of whom cat = great deal
oil staif that they would be far better
without! Mans reason can find full en-
ploymcnt i'll controlling his own actions.
without stepping aside 10 regulate the nm
dcpravcd instincts Of animals subject 10
his care. AS regards these, his proncr
position is as u learner, studying instincts
that are presumably better for their pur-
pose than his reason can bc.-AmeyicoD
CHlticatoE.
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CLEANING PAINT.

I think paint-especially white paint
is often abused with too severe cleaning,
says lady correspondent of the Prairie
harmor. | seldom find it necessary to
use scrubbing-brush for cleaning the
woodwork about the house. No wood,
painted, oiled or grained, should be al.
lowed to get dirty enough to require n
brush TO clean it. A little ammonia added
to the water, with the use of good hard
soap, is the only thing use for cleaning
paint, OF course, care should be taken
that too muci, ammonia is not used, as il
will inimrc the paint.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-07-26
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

''kcep tie surface oil the corn field
mellow, let the season be wei or dry ad
viscs HVyUi Ne,c Yorker.
"Wcll-ro:tcd manure and wood ashes
are the best manure for IN orchard &c
cording 10 y Michigan fruit grower.
The stump-rooted kinds of carrots are
considered hes, by the Rn,m Neio Yorker.
because easiest to handle, dig and store
Avoid having your hens too fat. as eggs
from Sncn are less apt 10 be fertile. They
should he '.ep; with appetitcs moderately
sharp.
Shrubs that bloom carly in the spring
should be prIned Immediately after
towering ii you wish Il vigorous bloom
next year.
Bread and butter is good, but if ven
had to make three meals u day from it Tor
six months. you would like change. The
fowls like variety as we'll as you.
Don't let the currant worm scare prc
vent You from planting some currant
bushes. Ciiriants are one Of the health
est iriits grown. \ little hellcboro will
fin ;hc worms.
J.. Is. Pierce tells in Ohio Farmer, tina.
h" thinks one day devoted 70 wedding
strawberries just rs the ground ceases 10
be sticky, after settling, is worth week
work late in May.
A New York dairyman ailirms that it
is Impossible to have good butter unless
YOU begin with the cow-fccd good food,
keep clean and ventilatc, and he finds ell
silasc Indispensable.
Sow a crop of peas in the orchard. and
when they begin to ripen turn the pigs
in. II that's not killing two birds with
one stone, it is feeding both the orchard
and the pigs AT the same time.
We now invariably SOW seeds (vcreta
bless iii shallow boxes Chose used in the
Importation of tim one and lhree-q,larter
inches deep and about twenty inches long
by fourteen wide, says Peter Henderson.
When ordering trees for spring plant
ing make it condition with the nursery
man HAT he shall give ample and unin-
iured roots, which will hold the tree
when transplanted without bracing or
stalking.
Professor G. D. ITulst afiirms that col
lcctoTs of insects who remember back of
the introduction of the English sparrow
will tell You that catcrpillars are very de
cidcdly rarer where the English sparrows
IS than they were before his advent, and
tins every year.
No branches, large or small, should
ever be cut away from a tree without a
reason for it, is the Ameyicda ADicultur-
ISIS rule for pruning. One should be
able TO say TO himself why it will be bet
ter for the tree to remove certain branch
than TO let it remain.
Apple seeds are separated from the
pomacc by washing the latter in barre
or vat and feeding water in through e
pipe leading to the bottom; the vat OF
barrel being tilted the overflow takes of
the pulp and skins, leaving the heavier
seeds at the bottom. These are taken out
and spread to dry, then sacked. Nursery.
men buy the seed at about 81 per bushcl.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-07-26
CURIOUS FACTS.

The japanese arc gentle, sensitive
race.
A pocket typewriter weighs four
ounces.
Nearly 1000, 900 babies arc born in
his world c"ery year
y maN III Harvey Valley, Me-, has
been arrested for stealing u fran" house.
George Washington mad to borrow
money to get to New York to DC in
aucurated.
II is predicted that twenty years hence
no; It single wild elephant will I've found
on tie Globe
w. T. Vaughan. OF ZeDulon, Ga,
is eiehty-iivc years old, and never fired
pistol or carried one.
The Goldsmiths Company. one OF the
earliest of London guilds. WAS formed
about 1927, and was Incorporated in
1892.
English as It is written in Omaha:
Owners OF dogs mus; register thcm he
fore the 10Th OF May OF they will lie shot
by the police"
An indianapolis druggist hiss made the
discovery tina; il takes bigger dose Of
poison to Kill Il colorcd man than il does
20 kill Il white man
In the middle ages il man owed
sixty cents and could not pay the debt
i.iS creditor had the right to sell him into
slavery for one year.
Probably the Youngest commercial
traveller i'll this country is Frank Wade,
'gcd twelve wears, who represents Buff
l1'o On. W oil company on the road.
y Philadelphia clothing store is adver-
Using a novel bait 70 catch customers.
Zach person buying a suit is photographed
IN his new clothes free of charge and The
'chcme is proving Il paying one.
rich Mexican lately had twenty bulls
arncd loose in his yard. and single
landed and alone he enjoyed the spectacle
>f contests between them until they were
'ircd out and could fight no more.
PcTliiomen Junction, Penn. claims to
ave The Youngest telegraph operator in
he world. lie is u boy of eleven Years,
Who began mani pulatin. the keys when
'niy three years old. lie is an expert
operator.
AN o'o chufcA III Cahokla. ILL.,. that
vas bull! in 1851 of cedar logs was torn
!own few days ago 10 make way for Il
norc modern building. There were only
NO churches in Amcrica-at ST. Angus
'inc and Sana Fc-tllat were older
In the quaint old Anglican Church of
'aprl-!c-Fcrnc. near Dover, England,
here is no provision made for lighting it
/; night, and ut the evening service,
.hosr who attend are in the habit of
bringing candles and lamps along with
hcn.
Over million and - half dollars in
money. bonds and other securities be-
onging to heirs Of persons who have died
ntcstatc i'll India remain unclaimed By
lcirs. Some o. the accounts have been
Standing since tn" beginning Of this cen
nry.
Washington received the degree o.
Ll. ID. from Harvard in 1116 from Yale
il 1881, froIi the University of penns.l-
fan;a and from Brown il 1871. 4 yrc.ter
scholastic distinction still WAS bestowed
,pon him i'll l7SS, when, by u unanimous
vote, inc WAS designated the chancellor Of
he College Of William and Alary,au Office
"hich he bore with pride rn,il The day
IF his death.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-07-26
roE THE n:NEgIr or TIE L,w,.

Lime will be an excellent fertilizer for
a lawn IN which blue grass predomina,es.
rms grass thrivcS especially in limestone
soils and when Il lawn has been well
manuiei previously a liberal dressing. of
fresh air-Slakcd lime, u peek to each
square rod, will stimulate and ihickcn
'nc blue grass very much. Stable manure
IS not good for = lawn unless ii has been
made by grainfc'j animals on account Of
me weeds which common manure is so
'P' 10 contain. Plaster, nitrate Of soda.
'nIpcrphoSphaic Of lime, wood ashes. or
'ir-saked lime applied AT this season are
~ useful, but the best ri all fertilizers
S the artificial complete manure. which
contains all The essential elements of
''"oie manure, and If the clippings or the
grass are left on inc surface nj the weekly
moving these will furnish all the organic
natter nccdcd.-Ac,c lorl. Times.
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cmunNs ND cllrrNl;r

a farmer says; ~ have tried for my
sell and seen tried hy others several pit =
-hi churns thai are offered for sale. and
"hilc there are many that seem to do the
work well enough, confess to a lil<in.,
tor the o!d-fashioncd dash cllurn and give
i the preference for family use. Pertains
t Is because have been used 10 it, but
DC that rs ii may. il seems more handy
md can be set almost anywhere. and
takes up but little room still, il is not
the ciiurn thai makes the butter rood. il
is the way the cream has been treated.
md good deal depends or the COWS and
their food. The cream should be
skinned just as it is getting sour, hut it
should moi be kept SO long in the winter
30 as to become bitter or bc tho warm or
200 cold by turns, else il Will no: come
rs it should, and when il finally docs
come after being; churncd two or three
times as long as il s:,orh have been il is
sure to be of good qualify. The churn-
ing should he regular, not too fast or too
slow. | think good buttcr-mai;inn p
kind of knack that is best learned by
ones own experience. still there are many
persons who don't succeed in it either in
that way or from following the directions
OF those who always have good butter. =
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-07-26
THE UNION.

Scepters and thrones the morning realms
have tried,
Esrth for the people kept her sunset side
Arts, manners, crcctls, the tccmins Orient
gave;
Freedom, the gift that freights the rciiucnt
wave,
Pays with one priceless pearl the guertlon
due,
And leaves the Old World debtor to he New
Long rs the watch-towers of our crownless
Queen
From the broad ocean that Sic sits between
May her proud SONS their plighted faith
maintain.
And guard mEbfokea Unions Engineering
chain
Union, or peaceful sovereign. She alone
Can make or keep the Western world our
-Oiircr IrcndcH Ho'mcs.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-07-26

rs the spring advances small Jumps or
'u'norS will be found on the backs OF tbc
ca,,ic' and in sncil Il large white grub
VIII be found. These .rubs are often
caiied wolves and o;nrr local ramcs. but
'hcy are really the larva Of large bot or
*ad-hy' which lay eggs in tn. skin.
winch II puncturcs or Slings with its
ovlposltor. The flies torment The c,tllc
IN July Or August; besides, the hides ara.
seriously damaged. a day may be well
spent IN destroying the grubs which are
now nearly ready 10 emerge from the
holes in the skin through which they
breathe. BY carefully squeezing the
'unor they may be forced out and killed;
or lew drops of oil squeezed in from a
squirt can will Kill them. If this could
he generally done the pests would soon
DC got rid o!.--imryjc4a .iyyicpli.yist.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-07-26
HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
CLEANING THE OIL CLOTH.

To clean oil cloths, use tepid milk and
water. When they have become much
soiled it will be necessary to scour them
with soap suds several times during the
winter. After doing this, dry thoroughly,
and apply coat of varnish. This will
make them last twice as long as when
continually washed. Aa,icul-
kNriN.