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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-08
HOW TO COAX A MAN no ,,,,orosp

-'''' ~ VIVA ~ MAN III PROPOSE.
An elderly man was telling to .roup
OF giddy young girls ,hc other day how
he proposed to his wife when he WIS II
young man. She was sewing nj the time.
he said, or he never would hive had thc
courage TO do it. If girls would sew
more he thinks they would have more
matrimonial chances. Sewing he CON
siders the best accomplishment that n
woman can have. A woman engaged
with needle has domestic. homcjiL,
air thnt Is irresistible to n man who loves
her. 1t is picture of what she would
be IN her own home, and makes him long
that it should be his also. How can n
man propose to girl who sits straight
up in her chair staring hard mt him with
n pair of bright eyes2 But when she is
bending gracefully over bit of plain or
fancy sewing, apparently absorbed il,
counting the stitches, and the arrows of
her eyes are shruthcd for few minutes.
he plucks up courage enough to offer her
his heart and hand. The average Young
man is bashful in such affairs, though
bold enough at other times, and needs
encouragement and opportunities. What
'"t' va encouragement Is IL par oil bright
eyes staring into his, watching his en-
barrassmcntl Listen to the advice of an
old man, who has been all through it;
drop your eyes and give the young man
chance Remember this, girls, when the
favoritc young man drops i'll to make nm
evening visit, get out your bit of fancy
work and look domestic, and with every
stitch OF your needle you will bind his
heart more firmly to your own Micago
UcyuM
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-08
AFTER THE EI,orEMENr.

He-"And now, DEAR since we are
iaie on the train, why do You seem so
md"
She pettishly)-"Wc were not even
chased. don't think it was ono bit ro-
mantle ."-Puc1'
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-08
SIZE DIDN'T KNOW

Mr. Bultitudc-"Young Mr.. Pawdlc
wants me 10 give him a position in the
oillcc, Flora. You're acquainted with
him. Is he man of brains?"
Really, papa, l don't know.
I've never met him except in society. -
Oaaha World Herald.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-08
a TERRIBLE burden.

Clara-"What terrible noise that
wagon makes"
Georgc-"Ycs, it's terrible, isn't it?"
NV hat makes it groan so, Gcorgc?"
"Why, it is filled with green apples"
--Stdtesmdn
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-08
THEY PREFERRED THE HIGHER PRICE


The story is told of n retail dealer who
obtained II rare bargain in Indies hem
stitched linen haudkcrchicfs, which he
designed TO sell ut fnir profit Mt twenty
i've cents each. On examination of the
goods, he determined not to rive such
value for so small II sum. Taking one
hall this lot he marked each hnndkcr.
chief in the corner with lead prncil
Twenty-Five cents, and the other half of
the lot precisely the snmc style and
quality, he marked in the same way thir.
ty cents, and displayed the goods ON his
counter side by side.
Imagine his surprise when he found
that his lady customers ON their own
Judgment, and after seeming careful
and critical comparison of the goods, in
two purchasers out of three selected the
bargains nj thirty cents leaving him with
the larger part of those marked twenty
five cents on his counter. AS il was i'm
possible to alter the marks on the goods
from twenty-five to thirty cents without
sollinE them, he was actually compelled
To purchase another invoice of the same
lot to obligc the dear crcnturr who pre-
fcrred to pay thirty cents for the article
rather ihnn twenty-five cents. - Cloak
md Suh Rcricc.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-08
NOT JNDEn THAT CHARGE.

"What's the trouble about this
womanG" SAID the Judge.
"Why, your honor, sho keeps quarrel
ing and fuss:ug, and won't give her
neighbors any peace whatever"
"Thcn why don't you charge her with
being common scold2"
"Becausc she amt common scold;
she's exceptional. Washington Critic.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-08
: MS dainty and as quaint asa
Little miss ne haunfo an, -, II.

shes as dainty and as quaint asa
Little miss rs haunts tho park;
Gne adores mo, though shu bores mo,
when She meets me in the dark
Softly sings she-gently swings she.
ltounu and round my rustic chair.
Near aud nearer--clear and clearer
Fairy music floats in mir.
Now she presses soft caresscs
On my sun burned, humid brow
While sho woos me, slc,,p pursues mo
Dreamy visions come antto.o-wi
Time.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-08
fLOOEED AGAIN,

Husband--"Thc paper says that the
nialner n woman dresses, the more her
taste is admired"
wifc-"Ycs, by miscrly husbands. y
Eoston Courier.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-08
TO wmIrEN ANn SOFTEN r,,r u,Nns


very excellent method of maxine
the hands white is to moistcn them well
nt night with glyccrinc and draw ON n
pair of gloves. This must he done for
many night, and 10 stop for II little
while may countcraci the good effect of
weeks of care. A pnirof soft, undrcsscd
KID gloves arc the best for this purpose,
hnd they can bc bought nj a very small
price II some questionable color is sc.
lcctcd. Then again, the glove must bc n
large sfzc or they will do cxnctly what
you do not wish-causc the blood to
rush To the hands. Sometimes vnsrliuc
is preferred, rs some skins are irritn,cd
by glyccrinc and will become brown by
IT'S use. This, however, may he deter
mined by those using il. have read of
quick method of whitening the hands,
which is 10 rub them well III night will,
almond oil aud then cover them over
with us much fine chnlk us they will take.
1t Is claimed they will he white in three
days. Lemon juice is much better than
oxalic acid for taking out stains ON the
skin. II softcns il and leaves il i'm better
condition. There arc II certain number
oi drugs that every one should have ut
hand i'll convenient plnccs, kept in glass
bottles with glass shoppers Among
these Is ammonia, which is perfect in It's
cleansing properties; then comes vase
line, glycerine, borax, alum, camphor
and alcohol. Every one of these is
needed. If you are n little fuycrish and
your breath not sweet, IA few drops of
cnmphor in n tumblcr OF wntcr will be
found excellent to rinse out your mouth
with C0Urier-Jovyn0l.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-08
TIE WIND TAKEN OFT or Irn SAILS
A HOPELESS CASE.

Smith-"Hullo, Johnson, you're not
looking we'll"
Johnson-"No, I'm under tho wealth
CT. I've had to leave off smoking, too. {"
"Thats bad-very bad"
"Ycs, but that isn't the worst of it.
I'm afraid that leaving off smoking is 60
ing to do mo good. "-Atdicog and Sur
qicat Reporter.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-08

Tho sole income of tho Presiden o,
tho United from tho public treasury il
his salary Of $50. 900 year.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-08
THE ORIGIN OF A DroIL.

sect out OF my wayl" "stcp off in the
mud yourself. The walk is as muci,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-08

The United States purchased Flor
from Spain. February %. 1919.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-08
BUDGET OF FUN.
HUMOROUS Stretches FROM
VARIOUS SOURCES.

Hiss Keeter-Hnd Ooou Claim
Aner the Elopcment--Hc Drew
the Line-A Judge OF
Art - Etc. Etc.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-08
AINILEss BUT EFFECTIVE.

DO you ever go hunting2"
''No, but my wife does"
''Yonr wife2"
eyes"
"What for2"
"Oh, for burglars, or fire, or paregoric,
or trouble, or my salary; it's always hard
to tell III advance. y Washington Capital
TIE WIND TAKEN OUT OF HER SAILS.
''AIr. McClintock, shouted his better
half, 81 want you TO take your feet off
the parlor table"
"AIrs. McCiintock," hc said, in n
fixed, determined voice, 81 allow only
ono person to talk to me that way"
"And who is that7" she demanded.
"You, my DEAR" he replied softly, as
he removed the pcdcs. -Jm7ge.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-11-08

"Givo them the go by. Follow tho
example of men Of rank abroad. There
isn't king, nor "A royal prince, nor tho
head of a noble house that hasn't from
three to thirty names given him Mt his
baptism, bat he never uses but one
There is no law here that forces YOU
to use more than one of yours. Drop tho
Cesar and Jchosophat, at least the Je-
hosophat, and with the bravery inherent
to the name itself, march to matrimony
as Napoleon Marabon"
n. q. j., as N. G. j. no more, took
comfort and my advice. I was the
grooms best man when Miss Edith
Ketctas became Mrs. Napoleon Marathon,
and the gratitude of my friend seems to
know no bounds. He not only gave his
Willingness, but he never rested till re-
moved to New York, where he promoted
my fortune in various ways. I am al
ways an honorad guest at his table, and
very young gentleman in New York
bears the name of Gabriel Belfort Mara.
bon.
But secret will leak out. I am suro
| never brcathcd it to any one; I am
equally sure that Napoleon never did, TN.
less it might have been muttored in
Sleep; hut Mrs. Marathon knows all about
it. Yesterday they had good-naturcd
dispute, to which I was an amused lis.
tenor: Marabon's logic was too much
for his wife, who took refuge in retort.
Looking quizzically she rai.ed her fore
finger, and to her husbands great aston.
ishmcnt, said: "Now, you Jch ,sophatlH
-Nc'O Hork Mercury.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-10
CITY HALL ROUNDUP.
The Gentleman Who Owns
1 the Building and Runs the
Municipal Machine.
Aid. Tom Downs Some Of the
Characteristics Of His
Gentle Nature.
His Hours and Habits, Also
Those Of Some Of His
Employees.
Ketrenchment and Reform
Notes From Nooks and Cor
ners of the Hall.

The a bOve
cut represents
T h O m a S
Downs in his
new speciality
a C t, "T h e
King of t h e
Flour c i t y"
in w h ich he
shows how he
'p u ii S t h e
string and the
w a X w Or k S
works" Aid.
Downs is rec
ogniZed as the
statesman Of
{ h e council,
and so far he
has succeeded
in p u ! ! i n 6
t h in e S hi S
way. His con-
S j S t ell cy is
C Z r t a i My a
j g w ell; he is
g j v i n g h / S
whole time to
the business,
and ic willing
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-10

their players with them to wonderful
extent. AT a highly cultured gathering
at Kenwood some nights ago the boys
put so much spirit into their airs that
one by one they enticed the ladies onto
the floor, and their seductive music soon
lead them uncOnSciously into gathering
the silken folds of their garments free
from the dainty feet which were soon
tripping in fairie jigs, much TO the sub
seauent CONSERVATION of their owners.
j. Bailiss and j. r. Shelley are banjo
players of the old school and have their
admirers. Both have appeared before
the foot lights in the burnt cork gulse,
and can still ably fill that position,
though they have lived to look back at
the old times with amusement.
Among Others to be mentioned as
fngerers of the strings in Minneapolis
are Waiter NeStler, German lad OF
sixteen, who, with the art OF his country
men, knows good music; Ed WHIT
combe, an old-time player and expert;
George Parkhurst, bookkeeper az the
Casinio: Frank Whittiker, Harry
Lethers. Joe Chapman, Joe Moore and
George COmelins.
THE MINNEAPOLIS LADIES
are not to be left out in the question OF
music in whatever line, and there are
many brilliant players on the banjo
among them. Grace is portion OF
woman's allotment, and the banjo. OF
all musical instruments, is the one that
can be most gracefully manipulated,
and, as played by modern artists, with
nimble motion of every finger, makes a
peculiarly charming and romantic pic
tnre, especially if it be blended about
by harmonious melody. 1t is an lnstru-
ment the ladies love. =
Miss Bessie Koon is known in South
Minneapolis as a skillful artist and
charming player, and the home OF the
Judge, her father, is made merry by the
young lady and her friends, who be-
lieve the banjo deserves a place with
the best instruments of music.
Miss GauS and her twelve-year-old
sister Lizzie keep their brother Louis
company in their East side home in the
banjo music. They are both known as
graceful players and can render the
most difficult music from the strings.
Any one seeing and hearing them play
would join with the sentiment that the
banjo should become popular lnStru-
ment with the ladies.
Mrs. j. Cook and Miss Sadie Moore
are ladies OF the South side. The latter
young lady is lately from Canada, but
joins quickly with the Minneapolis
ladies as devotee of the stringed instru-
ment. Miss Carrie HillyeriS another OF
the many ladies who are good players
of ''de ole banjo"
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-10

favorite at Yale. where he entered this
year. True 10 his instinct. he joined the
Second Yale Banjo club soon after en-
tering, and at a contest for leadership
of the club, was the victor over all
competitors. Thus does the West
stand in the Eastern institutions.
BILLY" Gale, as he is known, is the
"kid'' of the club, being just 'sweet
SIXTEEN" and the boys lay it much to
his credit that he can keep the strings
untangled as he blushingly plunkS with
the club under the admiring gaze of
feminine admirers.
Ed Morse, of the club, is a nimble
player. and though he rs devotee of
both the guitar and banjo, the BANJO is
his constant companion and best friend.
He is great hunter and sportsman and
cares for no better companion than
''de ole BANJO" which always goes
wherever he goes.
Louis Gaus is travelling man for a
Minneapolis iewelry firm. and the young
man is said to make more sales with his
banjo than the ordinary drummer is
capable of with his tongue. And most
any day he may be found in some Min
nesota town plunking away for the
amusement of his customers.
Dave Bracket, though beginner in
the study is an honest worShiper of the
art and can call good music from the
Strings.
Charles Ames, son of ex-Mayor Ames.
is banjo player of Portland avenue.
and in the pleasant home there adds
music TO the other joys and with friend
finds pleasures in quiet duet.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-10

embodied in Johns epistle to the
Romans, and that the twelfth COM
mandment was something about keep
ing Sunday. He made an effort to re-
peat them, but gave it up after stumb-
ling over the first one.
"You will fnd the ten command
ments in the revised statutes, Oh page
1885," said Capt. c. B. Tirrell, when
asked where they were. 81 cannot tell
you what they are, and l do not think
a man in the court house can."
S. B. Williams on being asked in re-
gard to the whereabouts of the ten
commandments, quickly answered.:
''In Exodus" and then, as if fearing
his correctness, halted and added: ''Or
in Deuteronomy; Pm not sure which" )"
Then, as the question came, ''What is
the fourth commandments" he marched
asross the study and took down the
Bible and found the commandments
readily.
"The fourth commandment, here it
is,' said he, pointing to the words
''tThou shalt not bow down thyself etc."
That's so, that isn't it, either; let me
see, have a printed slip here some
place. Well let's count them up.
And then the good man counted. first
forward, then backward and finally
settled on "Remember the Sabbath day
to keep it holy" 81 am afraid I
couldn't repeat them all now. / could
one time. You know Pm not a
preacher"
Dorilus Morrison-l am not here to
answer conundrums.
Frank Conklin-Ce Certainly, know the
ten commandments. Come and see me
in few days and I'll have them all
written out for you.
S. S. Kilvingt0n-I know the ten COM
mandments as we'll as anyone. l was
brought up in the Dutch Reformed
church, and was obliged to learn them
because my parents would not let me
play marbles Sunday. They are some-
where in Genesis, and were written by
Moses before he broke the slabs and let
he Jews out.
c. E. Handy-The first thing is to
know thyself. The balance Of the COM
mandments [ am short on. If you
want to make money, sell all the pro-
ducts which come out of the earth.
George Heyser-EXcuSe me. Tut I
must catch train and can't stop.
know all about the commandments,
though.
Judge Atwaser-I do not care to con-
tributs to the folly of the world. have
too much to do with the serious side of
it. know that the main and most i'm
portant commandment is: Mind your
own business" Il,
James c.. Worrall-Everyone knoBs
that the commandments are in the book
of common prayer, and are eleven in
number.
l.. A. Condit-If you ask me whether
l know the ten commandments [ will
say yes, but if you ask me to prove it,
| will say nothing. There is no place
where you will finds much suppressed
as at the court house.
Ell Torrence-While I know them
all by heart, must tell you right here
that my partner attends TO all that sort
of business.
Lac Stafford-They begin with some
thing about PUT money in thy purse"
but that's as far as ever learned them.
w. B. Wheeler-The fourth COM
mandment is: Thy shalt not pass"
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-10

"You will find the ten command
ments in the revised statutes, Oh page
1885," said Capt. c. B. Tirrell. when
asked where they were. 81 cannot tell
you what they are, and do not think
man in the court house cam"
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-10

mus. ,...,lo are aueptS, and OWN no peers
in the amateurs of any part. The banjo,
as it now responds to the musicians
touch, is truly of American Origin, ana
has sprung from the rough instrument
twanged ON by the thimbled-hnger or
the darkey at the cabin door as the pick
aninnies gambOed about. True IT mas
had many a relative more or less con-
nected in the Olden times when music
and the delights OF life were lauded
higher, and money gaining, the grabbing
for political honor were the less import
ant things of life. The Greeks made
the more merry at the Bacchanalian
feasts, because of similar instrument,
and Cleopatra's Queenly fingers doubt
less sets the resonant strings dulVeflng
on an instrument in the ancestral line.
The Chinese and Japanese ealledsbiockS
of their Quadrangular music from ga
zelle skin covered instrument, and the
aboriginal African whlled away the idle
hours with primitive affair.
Among the people of worldwide
fame who take delight in the banjo
might be mentioned Alan Arthur, son
of the late president; Fred Vanderbilt,
Arthur Odatlin, Mrs. Langtry. Lady
Randolph Churchill, Lady Mandeville,
Mrs. Hammersly. the ear OF Russia,
the Prince of Wales, Lord Dufferln,
Mrs. James Brown-Potter, Kate Clax-
ton, Christine Nilsson, Clara Louise
Kellogg. Patti and Lolita.
IN MINNEAPOLIS
the young people are the ones who take
the greatest delight in the banjo, and
there are many good players among
them.
The residents at Lake Minnetonka
last summer have pleasant memories of
the music of the Hollow Cove club"
who. on moonlight nights, waited their
dreamy music over the waters of Min
netonka. They made their headquar-
ters at the summer residence of s. c..
Gale, and their constant practice brought
them to an enViable perfection. The
club was composed of Charles Shibley.
Robert Gale, Louis Gaus, Ed Morse
and Billy Gale. They are all adopts
with the banjo, though the latter two
used the guitar in the club.
Charlie Shibley is a young civil en-
GINGER. hut finds much time during
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-10
HARD LUCK.
Some Of the Trials of Man Who
Got Eat on 1t

Got Fat on 1t.
.'Some men are continually bowling
about playing in hard luck,'' remarked
W. E. Gooding, a few evenings ago, as
he looked over a base ball guide for 1889.
"Now 1 have been shipwrecked, been
baked in a railroad accident, and fired
out of a foundry window by boiler ex-
plosiOn. / have been arrested on slight
cooked-up charge. on which big criminals
are allowed to go free, and failed
as a successful base ball manager. [
was shot in the neck in the Indian war
in this state, and suffered starvation
during the Riel rebellion. Once l fell
overheard from a ship and shark came
near biting me in two. l had my right
arm broken in three places in Chicago
riot, and stood on barrel with halter
during the late unpleasantness.
| was buried under the ruins of
building in San Francisco during an
earthquake, and was dug out two days
later with both legs broken. Three
times highwaymen have shot at me, and
once was imprisoned in mine, and
only rescued when so thin that 1 cast
no shadow when l undresSed. Out in
Arizona l narrowly escaped lynehing
by being mistaken for some one else.
An my property, on which there
was no insurance, burned up;
and my doctor has informed
me that I will certainly die soon
of heart disease. All of these things go
to show that l have encountered some
slight obstacles in the past, but still
refuse to believe that luck is against
me, although failed to make base ball
a success in Minneapolis, and lost sl1,-
0OO-aIl had-trying to do it.''
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-10

winter months
and of leisure
hours to ''plunk
on de ole ban
jo," and in his
pleasant rooms
ON NicOllet ave-
nue. he spends
much time in
leading the I'M
i II j t Ia t e d
through t h e
ulOb otCPo III OliO
ar t. Charlie
has been play
ing over three
years now, and
lis looked on as
an expert.
Robert Gale,
with his mu-
steal talent and
muscular form,
ha~ hAaon,a
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-10

I Marriage licenses were issued yester-
Sday to Andrew Peterson and Carrie
Wall: Charley A. Nelson and Carrie
Hanson; William II. Rendefl and Cath
arine A. erase.
Elias j. Woolf, James F. Williamson
and others filed articles yesterday in
cooperating the Woolf Valve Gear com
paliy, with capital stock of $1,000, 900,
divided into shares of S100 each.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-10
"Ping-Pang" Of the Catgut
Against Calfskin in Fash
ionable Circles.
How the Original American
Instrument OF Torture Has
Become Popular.
Some Well-Known MinneapOl-
itanS Who Have Become
Experts.
Charles R. Shibley, the Hol-
low Cave Club, and Other
Local Bal joists.

HE old banjo, in
modern gui S e.
Lwangs merrily un-
der the merry fin
gers of many a
Minneapolis anna
teur, and pours
out little ripples of
sweet melody un-
der the dainty
touch of the DIM
pied fingers Of
some of the dam
sells with whom
real rOlndnClc Hlu-
sic is a delight.
In the lingering
of this instrument,
typical of the old
cabin on the plan
tation of the South,
the Minneapolis
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-10
A HOLLOW COVE DUO,

A HOLLOW COVE DUO.
Frank Floyd is another banjo enthusi-
asst. He is well known at Minnetonka
in the role of banjo player, and is
much admired.
Mart and Louis Daniels are lively
players and have a tact of carrying
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-10

Theladies of the Franklin avenue NJ
E. church will entertain the Methodist,
Social union next Tuesday evening,
from 6 to 10 O'Clock, in the church par
lors, corner Fifth avenue south and
Franklin avenue.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-10

embodied in Johns epistle to the
Romans, and that the twelfth COM
mandment was something about keep
ing Sunday. He made an effort to re-
peat them, but gave it up after stumb-
ling over the first one.