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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-01-25
The Snectcr Hound of Man

In almost cv.ry county in England
thcro is popular boliOf in spectral
dog. which although slightly varying
in appearance in dilforont parts, always
bonrs tho samo gonoral characteristics.
1t is described as largo, shaggy and
black, with long oars and tail. 1t docs
not belong to any spccios of living dogs,
but is scvorally said to reso nblo
hound, softer, terrier or shepherd
dog, though often larger thaA a Now
found land. 1t bears different names.
but is alike supposed to DO an evil spir-
it, haunting places where evil doois
have boon done, or where some calamity
may DO expected. In tho Islo of Man,
it is called tina Mautho Dog, and &C.
cording to tradition wa, accustomed to
haunt Pool Castle, whore it was soon in
every room, but especially in tho guard
chamber. Hero, as soon MS candlos
wcro Lighted, it used to 90 aud lie
down before tho iiro in presence of tho
soldiers, who became so accu,tomcd to
It's appearance that they Lost much of
tho awe which they first felt at its
presence. But knowing its malicious
character they mover vontured to modest
it, till ono OF Thorn in n drunken fit
sworc that no would try whether it
wcro dog or devil lilo mado his trial
and was instantly sobcrod, but ondorod
spcechless. lilo lived only thrco days
afterwards aud then died in agonics
moro than common in a natural death.
A gentleman says: az hoard this at
testc by several but espcc ially by an
old soldier, who assured mo no had
scen 1t oftener than ho had hairs on his
hoad"
Sir Walter Scott. in "Tho Lay Of tho
Last Minstrel" thus alludos to this
tradition:
"For no was speechless. CHASTITY, wan,
Like him OF whom tho story ran
Who spoke tho specter hound In man,
II Detroit Eroo pross
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-01-25

southern side. This Is why Tho hinge
and Queens Of srs,n always receive IN.
glovsd, and why royal kaud, abbott
disAshrad by ar affection OF ID lsprous
sort, b presented bare 70 ths
lips OF s. courtiefs. Evidently
the baro.hand etiquette had 70.
ligious origin. I dare say the germ
idea was an equality ono. Tho great
ones Of the earth wero to touch rolios
aud holy objects oxsctiy on the samo
footing as tho unfortunate, and oven
tho danger OF infection was not to be
an excuse for non-obsoryanco OF the
rule. God protected In way His OWN,
and It was tho business of tho rich to
tend tho poor and euro thor diseases.
Saint vaubourg, tho great Bollandiss
saint In tho Middle Ages, obtained tho
miraculous euro Of q proud priest Of 6
miraculou,ly Inflicted disease. Tbs
priest had dared approach tho altar In
gloves, and to punish him tho skin of
which they woro mado was allowed to
stick to his hands. Englishmon uu-
glovo In entering lady's presence.
Fronc hmon rarely do.-(London Truth.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-01-25
FOR THE HOUSEWIFE
How to Tell Good Beef.

Good beef has 9 reddish brown color
aud contains no clots of blood. Well
nourthed beovos furnish flesh which
whilo raw Is mixed with spots OF white
fat; 1t is firm aud compact. Old, loan
animals furnish a fish which Is tough,
dry and dark; tho fat is yellow. -vosliis
slightly reddish and has tender white
tibor'. Tho fat is not distributed
through the loan, Us In beef. Tho Same
is truc Of mutton. In woll. ourishod
animals white fat accumulate along
tho borders of tho muscles. Pork is
rose'red and has fat distributed through
tho muscle. Tho lard Is white and lies
In heavy deposits uudor tho skin.
GOOD boef is not of pulo pink color
and such color indicates that tho AMI.
nal wac discaso1. Good bcof docs not
have dark purple hue for this color Is
evidence that tho animal has not boon
slaughtered, but diod with tho blood
In its body, or has suffered from acute
iobrilo affection. Good boot has no, or
but little odor; or, il any odor is por-
coptiblo, it is not disagrooable. In
judging rs to tho oior of meat pass n
cloan knife, which has boon dipped in
hot wator, through it and examine sub
sequontly rs to tho odor of tho knifc.
Tainted mOat oiton givos off plninly
porcoptiblo and disagrooablo odor whilo
being cooked. Good moat is elastic to
tho touch. Moat that Is wet and flabby
should DO discarded. 1t should not
become golatinous after being kept In
cool place for two days, but should
romniu dry on tho surface and firm to
tho touch. Washington Star
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-01-25
IecctDcs,


POUND CAKE. -Olo pound sugar., ono
pound BUTTER ono pound flour, eight
oggs, two teaspoons baking powder and
lomon, navoring to suit tho tastc.
Cookies. Ono cup of sugar, ono half
cup of butter, two eggs, ono half cup
of sweet milk, ono teaspoon of baking
powder, throo cups OF flour; roll thin,
cut in shape and bako in quick ovon.
PoTAro CAKES Two pounds of
mashed potatoes, four ounces OF buttor
and littlc salt. two pounds OF flour,
and milk onou III to mako batter; ono
half cup Of youst; sot to rise, and when
light balso in cakes tho size Of muflins.
LEMON CREAM.-Boat emo and one
half pints of croam to stiff froth,
swcotcn to tasto with fino sugar,
squeeze in tho juice Of four lemons, add
ono tablespoonful of golatino soaked in
cold wnter, and dissolve in littlc hot
water. Pour into an oiled mold. 1t Is
boat to mako 1t tho day boforo IT. Is ro-
quired.
GRAHAM PUFFs-Sift together one
and half pints of Graham flour, ono
tcaspoonful of salt and three teaspoon
fuls of baking powder. Mix with this
ono pint OF milk and two woll beaten
eggs until small battor /, obtained.
Fill cold. we'll grcasod gem pans half
full with tho batter. aud balso in hot
oven for ton minutes.
BAKED TOMATOES. -Tako tomntoe
fresh or caunod, chop thcm, place
among them any good meat finely
minced, parsley, sweet horbs, como bits
Of butter, stale wheat broad crumbs or
macaroni boiled, If it Is boiled in broth
SO much tho better; have on tho top OF
tho baking dish layer of crumbs, sea.
son tho whole with pcppor, salt, little
minced shallot, onion or garlic; bake
until slightly brown.
ecoTcH POTATO scoNEs. Rub one
pound OF cold boilcd potatoes through
q sieve, put them on tho baking board
and scatter over them seven ounce, oil
flour; work fist with tho rolling pin
into paste, thon little with tho hand
until smooth; strow flour heavily on tho
board and over tho paste, roll about
the thickness of half crown, and Gu
into shapes I,y tho sconos on ho
stono; when nlittlo brown on ono sid
turn and brown on the othon sorv
In a bot napkia.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-01-25
IPdSps.

Wo are told that there arc about 900
specics of wa'ps living in all parts Of
tho world, some in largo colonies aud
somo a!ono. Two of our common species
tho "hornet and yellow wasp, build
nests, mado of paper manufactured by
them from rotten wood. O:her spe clos
build nests Of clay, and fill tho coils
with spiders and other insects, which
servo as food for their young. But the
adults arc moro general feodcrs, attack
ing at difforont seasons tho sweots Of
flowors, Strawberries. grapes and other
fruits. They cnt raw meat and the
flies that lay their eggs on tho moat,
and thoy will oven fall upon tho honey
bee, and tearing its add omen from tho
rest of tho body, suck out tho juices,
and then search for moro vlctims. In
attacking other insects. they do not
use their stiags, but only thor power
full jaws.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-01-25
Tho Selection of Tens.

Tho finest toas arc said to color tho
water tho least. Probably no substau CO
consumed ~ man offors creator tomp-
tation for fraud than tea. Groom tea Is
not infrcqucntly facod with indigo,
Prussiau blue, clay whitownsh, chalk,
carbonate md acetate of copper, and
tho like. AS has boon aptly rom arlsod,
now things aro substituted as tho old
onos nro found out. When many pnrti-
clos of dust OF broken leaves aro found
in tho bottom OF tho teapot nftor infus.
ing, 1t is IN evidence OF adultcration,
tho dcpoait consisting of tho awoopinga
Of tho warehouses.
Cheap black ten, It is snid, owes,
sometimes, Ito chonpncss to tho admix-
turo of leaves, damaged by damp, or
which hnvo boon actually used and ro.
dried. Doubtless tho frauds practicod
by dishonest dcalera iu ten aro many and
ingenious. To dotoct Thorn all tho skill
Of chemist would DO necessary. Buy
ors OF ton must mood dopond much upon
tho smell and tnsto OF tho in fusion, and
trust not littlc to tho integrity Of
those from whom thoy purchase.
A roccnt writer invoighs against tho
indiscrimiua alto uso OF toa aud cofroo,
especially in tho young. II, Is of tho
opinion TINT against tho practice Of
giving thom to children, wo cannot
speak to strongly. Childhood Ia tho
period whom tho nervous activity Is ut
its greatest Tho brain Is over busy In
receiving now impressions. Reflex nc
tion, coordination of muscles, and tho
special senses aro oil undor o constant
courao OF training. Tho nervous sys-
tenn Is pushed to Its utmost capacity,
and long is tho list of victims TINT fol-
Its ovorstimulation. In those lIttlo
people, nothing but harm can como
from tho uso of such cerebral stimu-
lants as tea and coff.o. - [Yankoo
Blade.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-01-25
So Much NAV Bo Done

There Is much that may DO done
While the glitteripg lifo sauds run;
Il ye be but earnest minded.
IL 20 go not weakly blinded
BY gay Fashions hcnrtless folly,
Or selfish melancholy.
BY momentory pleasure,
Ora love of ease aud leisure;
Lurcd not by fitting beauty.
From, tho narrow path of duty,
Much there is that msy be done
By an earnest minded one.
There is much that may be done
BY gentle, loving onel
Hers sweet mercy's prayer to breathe;
Her's the manly brow to wreathe
In fadeless garlands from above,
Neinmed with tho dew OF heavens love;
To scothe the caro- worn, troubled breast.
10 guard the weary pilgrims rest.
To close tho eyes OF age and youth,
To whisper Of celestial truth,
Much-ah, muchi-may Ger DO done
BY gentle, loving one.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-01-25
Eating With tho Fingers.

Tho nations which still eat with tho
fingers defend tho practice on tho
ground OF cleanliness. & Malay gentle
man regards the u,e OF fork much as
we should thiak OF tho use of Dor.
rowod toothpick. II, is troubled by
tho reflection that it has boon in other
mouths and that somo Ivy servant may
hayo neglected to wash it properly.
The care of his fingers is ia his OWL
charge, and no knows that they are
clean and that thoy havo mover boon in
any ono's else mouth.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-01-25
Apnc che Coir,.fahfu.

Tho Apache bravo whom ho goes
counting makos no effort to become
agreeable to his intended briio. In
decd, ho rarely notices or spoaks to hor
except to answer somo question OF hcrs.
He pays tho most assid nous alton ton
to hor mnlo relatives, particularly her
big, lazy brothers. At night no COOS
to her fathors lodge and distributes
tho presents about II a pony ho is pick
ctcd close by; If it is COW horn is
tied to tho lodge. which shows his in
tontion. Tho Bridegroom comos snoak-
ing around in tho morning to 500 tho
result of his proposal. II tho articles
have beon takon inside, tho horse ro.
moved, ctc., ho is all right, whereupon
tho bride goes and builds now lodge
or tcpoc for horsclf, and puts things ia
ordcr generally for tho buck sho calls
master. II the trinkots arc not touched,
the proposal Is not accepted, and tho
sutton carries them away again. -[Phil-
adelphia Record.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-01-25
TEARIs or THo Uonr.
n.ryi.m is not politone.p. 2


Charity il not an action; It il life.
Honesty Is something that Away,
bidcs its time.
Tho fatto,t COW did not always stop
at tho frat gate.
Tho desire to gambia and the desire
to steal are twins.
1t is not what you give so much a.
the way you give that counts.
Tho one who COWS tho sood Is moro
to be feared than tho harvester.
Tho man who has tho most money !,
often poorer than he who has but little.
No mattor il othcrs do no. under
stand you, II you understand yourself.
The man who first began TO improve
fruit was worth moro to tho world than
to himself.
Whom man has no good reason for
doing thing no has ono good reason
for letting 1t alone.
No blindness or lack of opportunity
to do great things deprivos any of the
right to DO good man.
There is nothing thnt will tond SC
strongly to tho elevation md puriflca.
ton OF young mon as female society.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-01-25
I,olinn and I,ichf,n Ifons

Whom tho hops reach hight of two
or three feet tho timo for 'poling'' has
arrived. Cedar polos about twonty
feot in longth are used for this purpose,
being driven into tho ground throo
inches from tho plants. Tho sprigs arc
thon trained around these poles, caro-
fully turning thom to tho right. 1t is a
singular fact that thoy will grow no
othor way than toward tho setting sun.
Another singular thing about tho folds
Is tho presence Of tho male plant. Sew
cral of those will DO found In every
yard. In appearance thoy arc similar
to tho fomalcs. except in tho worry i'm
portant particular that thoy do not boar
hops. However, no fold yiolds woll
without its quota of So called .'barron
hills" Carefully tondod aud roarod by
the cver-watchful farmer, tho who's
grow to hight OF eighteen or twonty
foot, and should Cores provo propitious
as sho has this past soason, tho harvest
time comes and tho dark green branches
yiold plentiful supply of swoOt- scent
cd buds.
Tho hops arc picked into oblong
wooden boxes continuing four compart-
monts, each of which holds about aovcn
bushels. Running bctwoon tho COM
partmont' aud ovor tho box i'm ridge
polo. Tho box is movable and rs tho
hops arc picked from around it it is
transferred to now 'sct" further into
tho unpicked portion of the yard. To
evory two boxes thore belongs polo
pullor, whose busiuoss 1t is TO kecp tho
pickcrs supplied with work. He cuts
tho stalk OF tho vino at tho bottom and
thon with tho help of "dog'' draws
tho polo with its cliuging vines from
tho ground. 1t is carried to tho box,
tho vines arc stripped and placed upon
tablo betwoen two boxes md within
easy roach of tho pickors. An average
days picking Is two boxes, though
some of the fast workers pick double
that mum bor.- Detroit Froo Pross.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-01-25
To Er,ra OF grease.

A mixture recommended Us excolIont
to remove grease tp,ts from mon and
boys clothing particularly is mado OF
four parts of alcohol to ono part of am
monia, and about half as much ether as
ammonia. Apply the liquid to tho
grease spot, and then rub diligently
with sponge and clear water. Tho
chemistry of tho operation seems to be
that tho alcohol and ether dissolve tho
grease, and tho ammonia forms soap
with it which i, washod out with tho
water. Tho result is much moro Salts
factory than whom omothing is used
that only spreads tho apot and makes IL
fainter, -lPrair!o Farmer.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-01-25

Tho mombcrs of tho Chinese Legation
ut Washington aro great favoritos with
tho girls In socioty, because OF thoir
generosity. 1t Is common custom
with Thorn to mako rich presents OF
quaint pieces OF brio ~ rao mado by ma
two workingmcn, jcwolry, and othor
articles for which tho C,lostials aro 80
justly famous. and as thoy aro amusing
and decidedly original In thor convorsa-
ton, they find tho bost houses opon to
thom. Ono OF their quoor customs Is
to loavo thcir photographs as woll ms
thor visiting cards, whom thoy oall ON
now acquaintance, and doubtlos, tho
photographs arc moro useful thau tho
cards In identifying thom with thoir
iair visitors. So fur tho Coroans havo
not cut much OF social swath, and
whilo rumors aro hoard of IIodjl Hos-
scin Ghooly Khan, tho now Porsiau
minister, having intentions to givo n
grand bull this wintor, aocioty up to
tho prosont timo docs not know much
Of him. Nov York Tribune.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-01-25
utroa En.s,-.es t,.o,s.. .

1t hos become custom with our rich.
est and most hospitablo families to in.
troduco hired entertainers at their
receptions. Tho Vnnderbilts had an
ontiro negro minstrel company for q
midnight hour last winter. On an Astor
occasion tho whole company Of cur
rent faroo were brought in to perform
an act OF the piece. But generally tho
professional amusement is provided by
single singers or comic rccitors, often
distinguished rtist,.-[Now York Sun.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-01-25
''Thcy may not tiud purchaser for

''They may not find purchaser 70,
the house." said grandmother.
"ohl 20. th,y will. They arc SURE
to find one. wish / had eight bun.
droi dollars. I'd bought it il a mo-
mont, then wo could havo homo Tor
ever; but there's no u,o wishing. ]
nevor have moro than eight hundred
conts at time nowadays" and she
stopped her mouth again with another
clothcs-piu.
''AIy dear" said voice directly be,
hind Thorn, aud they all turued to soc
tho old man, who had como out of tho
woods so silently they hid mover heard
his footsteps, loanins ovor tho fonce,
and gazing upon Thorn with mild,
blue oye, "wouldn't it be funny If i
gavo you tho money!"
Grandmother Sands dropped tho
c'othos-pin- bag-tho pretty widow near
ly checked herself with the clothes-pin
sho had between her toeth, and her
pretty daughter, her song suddenly
onded, stood with ono hand held out
toward tho chickens and her mouth
wido open.
Don't You know me, sallioi' said
tho old man. 81 should havo known
you anywhere, though 1 haven't seen
you for many long, long years." aud
no slowly turned his black eye and thon
both eyes upon hor and opened tho cato
aud camo in.
"IIusbandr' shr,okcd tho grand
mothor.
''Fathcrr cried tho daughter.
"Graudfathcrl iiurrah" shouted
Ruth.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-01-25
TIttlc-Tn.tle About t,Iovc,.

Unmatched gloves I 500 arc roally
making their appearance In tho Allco
dos Acncias, Paris In somo OF tho In :
stancos I noticed Of disparity 1t was not
very glaring. In fow It was. Tho
case was ono Of second mourning, and
tho loft hand was in slsto color and tho
right In black. Isaw tho othor night
ut tho Opera House tho samo pair of
hands presenting to Wow white glove
and black. At tho Court OF Franco.
when 1t was tho greatest Court OF any,
nobody could ROMAN glovod, not only
In tho presence but In tho apartments
sot apart for royal use, unloss the King
and Queen. In tho opon air tho King
gavo disponsntion and gloves wore
used to protect hands from cold or
dust, unless on occasions OF grand core
mony, such as laying OF foundation
stones or roviows. Whonover tho King
appeared at hunt unglovod, all his
following barod their hands. Gloves
wore not suffered in church, because
tho Real Presence was on tho altar,
or Ia court OF justice, be-
csuso tho Judges wero bound
to fool thoy woro administering
justice in Gods presence. 1t was st7;Mt-
ly forbidden to royal judges to forgot
to unglovo themselves bofore zaking
thoir soats on tho bench LORDS Qua.
torzo bocamo sort of gran d mogul,
his cquirrics and other gent. iomcn visit.
ing hi, stables wcro expo etod by the
itablomon to ontcr thom. un g.ovcd. Hi
grandson, Philip, on Jccoming king O
Spain, gavo mortal ',ffonso to tho gran
docs by keeping on his gloves Will,
thoy advanced 40 salute him with bar,
hands. A nur .lber of them went over i,
consc quenc o to his rival prctondor, tho
archdukr- Tho King Of Franc, orloro,
Philir to yield, sayiag that politoacss
us part OF royal dignity, and tina
what passed. for such north of tho Pyr
cnoas, might uccm tho rcverao on tn
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-01-25
How Jnpnncso Girls prcss.

An on infant, Yum Yum dresses lik O
hor mothor, and tho girls OF Japan
spend less upon clothes than do their
American sisters. Spring bonpots thoy
novcr got, for nil womanh hood horo n COS
bnrchcadcd, writes Frank G. Oarpon-
tor from Japan. Tho Japanese girl
woars no gloves, and sho mover losos
hor shoc-buttonor. Hor ahnpoly littlo
foot chatter over tho strcets In wooden
sandals two inohos high, and sho hol dis
these on by white cord, which, tod
TO tho wood botwoon her frat two toos.
crossos tho foot and Is fastonod to tho
sandal ut tho hool. In plnco Of stocle-
ings sho has foot mittons, and those
have "hngor" for hor groat too.
This dross Is a curiosity. It has no
pins nor hooks-and- Dyes to koop It to-
gethor, md as for buttons, thoy aro n
foreign invention. 1t consists of long
robo mado OF silk cropo or cotton, and
this Is opon at tho front like n long
Jacket. Whom worn, ono sido of 1t folds
ovor tho othor at tho front, and It Is
held In place by wido bolt or obi.
This bolt is tho finest part of Yum
Yum's toilet. aud It forma hor glrdlo
and bustlo oil in ono. 1t Is four yards
long and its material is Us rich as hor
circumstances will warrant. Some
limos 1t is made OF magnificent stifr
fabrics and loaded with embroidery.
1t is tied In butterfly bow at tho back,
and though not pin Is used, it kocps
its placo and holds tho dross perfectly.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-01-25
LADIES' DEPxRra1aSn
Fan. at Tho Firs. inaugural Bali.

Fans at tho First inaugural Bali.
Avcry unique feature OF that historic
ball and most agreeable ono to tho
ladies, was tho presentation to each OF
beautiful fan. made In Paris, which
displayed, a. l: WAS opened, between
tho hinges and the elegant paper covor-
Ing, an admirably executed medallion
portrait Of Washington, In profile.
These fans wsro courteo usly presented
to each ono with tho compliments of the
managers pages beng appointed for
their distribution. -IAmOrican Maya.
zine.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-01-25
A Domestic Mistake.

Mr. Biinks (rcading) I'M, IN i, by ma
ture master, subduar, and tam,r Of
Mr'. Blinks-HuhI should just like
to soc you
30 tho animal kingdom"
'ohw--[New York Weekly.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-02-07
CENTERVILLE ITEM.

Hardly had We put forth our leaves OF
tender hopes, when came frost, killing
frost and nipped its root. No sooner
had the Brewery Association been moor.
porated with fourty thousand dollars
then it was dissolved.
The reasons for it's dissolution are OF
such an intricate nature, that the reader
would be tired out should we attempt to
give them all.
Better opportunities presented them
selves to the principal advocates of the
project, an ice-trust has been formed by
its own members, which those with DEM
ocratic principles will hardly tolerate
and again others have shown themselves
too emulous. That it was not dissolved
without contention was shown, when it
was found that there were 900 against
and 80 votes In favor Of the undertaking.
The result awakened various emotions.
That we posses energy enough and
that We have plenty of practical business
men among US can hardly be denied
Our petition to Congress, for harbor
was pushed to the utmost pitch only
lacking one, final touch.
The people of Kiel seem to entertain
some slight hope yet that we may posi-
bly, have one built and extended to their
village;but we would advise them to be-
gin harvesting ice or they might accident
ally be left in the lurch. It would be
asking Congress to appropriate money
for Panama Canal project.
A SUBSCRIBER.