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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-03-15

A New York G,wplic reporter sat be.
side two men in Third avenue surface
care. One of them had lost lcg, and
his crutchcs were beside him. II sup
pose" said his friend to the lame man,
You dread the approach of slippery
weather, Unjust give you good zeal
of trouble 10 get about"
YES" replied the lame man." we do
slip around II little Mt first, but almost
every one who depends on canes OF
crutchcs has them fixed this way for
winter" lifting one of his own as he
spoke and showing stout brad in the
end. ''lou sec," he said, ''that unless
freezing srcll comes on unexpectedly
n lame man is generally better oil than
some who are obliged to trust to their
own legs"
al suppose that good deal of tho
sympathy we feel for lame people is
wasted, then" said the first speaker.
81 am afraid some of it is" replied
the lame man. at is In my case any.
way. I've got one good leg and one
wooden one and two crutchcs, and fol-
just walking around on the street or any
where else on Il level don't ask any one
for favors. In fact, | can, W til my -four
legs, outwalk almost anybody who de.
ponds on his two. But when it comes
to going up and down stairs it is little
hard sometimes. In old times there used
to he n onc-leggcd fireman in New York,
and all the show he asked was chance
to swing his crutch Then lie would
take hold Of the drag rope and do his
share of the going, tell you"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-03-15
Grade Mixinr Of Wheat.

Grain men are much agtated over tho
question of grade mixing in the Mime
apolis (Miun.J market. Under the State
grain regulations public elevators arc
not permitted to mix the grades. There
arc, however, seven private elevators
that do Il mixing business. They are
large buyers OF the low qualities of
wheat, and take enough of the higher
grades to bring the mass up TO II certain
minimum standard that allows it to
pass into the grade it IS prepared for.
This business has drawn the mixers
and the state grain inspectors in:o IA
controversy. All wheat arriving here
from the country that goes intoa certain
grade is not of equal quality. What
ever is in quality between the minimum,
for instance, of No. 1 Northern and the
minimum of No. Northern goes into
public elevators as No. Northern,
making an average of the whole me-
dunn between what is popularity termed
"high grade" aud ''skin grade" Now,
rs the mixing houses are used for the
money there is in mixing. it follows that
they will naturally raise their product
up only to skin grade" as it would
cost less than TO put into it larger
amount of high priced wheat to bring it
up TO the medium that should come
from a public elevator.
The State grain inspectors refuse to
inspect from Il private house 'skin
grade" grain us of the grade to which it
belongs under the minimum rule, but
give 10 it the next grade below. That
necessarily makes, in some sense, n double
system of grading; that is,a "skin grade"
from country shipper will pass, but u
Skin grade" from city private clcva-
tor will not pass. On the other hand,
il the rule adopted by the inspectors, or
something like it, was not followed,
wheat from private houses, with the
same State insl cction, would be of
lower quality than the same grade from
public elevators MN YOrh Times.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-03-15

1t is estimated that not far from 100
900 members will be represented in the
Federated Board Of the Federation of
all branches of the railroad service in
the United States, after it is fully organ
lied. The Federation is to consist of
the Brothcrhoods Of Locomotive Engi-
uecrs, Fircmen, Brakcmcn, and Switch
men, and the Federated Board will be
made up of thee delegates from each
organization. The Board will be the
highest court for the settlement of COM
plants against railroad corporations, and,
in the event of strike, it is empowered
10 provide for unity of action between
Ill the federated bodies. The Brother.
mood of Locomotive Engineers has not
get joined the other Brothcrhoods in the
Federation. but it has agreed upon plan
of cooperation with them under pre-.
scribed circumstances.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-03-15
Seekers of Physical Injuries.

"No you know" asked La Sale
street lawyer, that "thcre are people in
Chicago, and for ought | know, all over
the world who are waiting and expect
ing some sort Of an accident out of which
they hope to make a fortune in n suit fol
damages? 1t is certain phase of human
nature. | have good deal of business
in that line, and have been generally
successful in getting damages, but it is
because had good cases. The fact per.
haps has caused many of the INQUIRIES of
which / speak. a man came here the
other day and asked me if thought he
could recover 5000 against n street rail.
way company if he were to fall from a
car and break one of his limbs. His in.
quirics were such that | knew he was
relying upon such thing as that to make
money.
81 have letter from a lady who asks
il she goes to country town and man
ages to break an ankle in a wooden side.
walk if she can recover damages; if So
how much, and how long would it take
before the suit would be ended2j
"rhcre are people who 90 out of thci,
way to meet with accidents, and for nc
other reason on earth than that of get
ting damages. In this money-makins
age some men will almost risk their live
for Sl0O0.- Ch;ed9o Tribune.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-03-15

The city authorities of st. Louis are
considering the ACCESSIBILITY of manu-
featuring their own gus. The Council
is divided between the proposition to
construct new works and lay new mains,
or that of purchasing one of the largest
of the existing plants. The price Of gas
In st. Louis is from 81 to $3.50 per
thousand. A commission sent to Phila-
dclphia, where the city owned the works,
learned that the demand increased so
rapidly that they could not supply 1t,
and the city made contract with II
private concern to furnish gas to the
city customers at thirty-scvcn cents n
thousand.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-03-15
Tables have been compiled showing the

Tables have been compiled showing the
Total assessment for 1888 Of real estate,
personality, railroads, etc, in tho South
srn States to be $3,GSl, 7lO,9l5 The
following shows the increase of taxable
wealth in each of the Southern States
'ince 1880, together with the percentage
Of gain of each during the same period
Alabama, $l07,aS5, 0la, 60 per cent; Ar
kansas. ;s74, sos, 3S5, II; Florida, &67,-
,o91, gil; Georgia, $1o5, 7ia, S07. l2;
kentucky, $3.50, Ol5, 2O9, so; Louisiana
$40, 9O3, al, 30; Mississippi, $50, GAL, 5i5,
a6;North Carolina, So, Os3, $50, 30 South
Carolina, $34, o55,l1G, 26; Tennessee,
slO1, 81, Oal, A; Virginia, $G3 35l, IA,
lS;iTcxas, $341, 029, eGl, 1O7. Total, ST.
eoi, 17G, 6Oi. The population in the
States named has increased nearly ., 500,
900 since the census of 1855.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-03-15
alphabetical Fare.

"iTave you got anything here begin
ming with * that's good to eats" in.
quired n new customer at q well-known
local delicacy market last Tuesday.
GLOW will picked kidneys answcrp'
replied the clerk, after moments
thought.
'.First rate. Give me dozen cans.
The kittens life is saved" exclaimed
the strange patron with enthusiasm. II
told my wife" he continued, THAT if 1
ia led to send home kangaroo, dead or
alive, before . o'clock, | should expect
to find the kitten served up for supper
in the latest Chinese style. But your
happy thought saves her You see we
all got tired of eating the same things
day after day, and so last month we
agreed that during this month we would
eat up Tor rather DOWN the alphabet,
taking one letter day, with bread,
potatoes, tea, and coffee thrown in as
staples. So on the LIST we inaugurated
the dietary system with bill of fare.
consisting of apples in many forms.
aprlcots picked, asparagus, almonds and
the staples. The next days menu was
beef, bects, beans, biscuits, buttermilk.
bacon and bonbons. The following day
we Toasted on chicken, Goldfish Iails.
', eiSAy, o"euiii"clS Wv Genus cach),
crabs, cheese, cake, crackers, crulers.
carrots, canned currants canned cherries.
citrons, cider, catsup and candy. And
it has gone on. The fifth day would
have been fast day had it not been for
eggs, but we made an Easter of it.
Yesterday we dined, breakfasted and
supped chiefly on jellies. day your
kidney suggestion saves us from star
vation, while tomorrow we will grow
fat on liver, lamb, lobster, lettuce, etc.
n queer thing about our new food de-
parture is the number of things it has led
ms to put in our mouths which we never
thought OF before. "-Bunalo Erpress.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-03-15

The latest official appointment at
Washington, according to the Chicago
Herald. is q Congressional bootblack.
The Office is new one, and was created
out of hand by its present occupant. A
ten-year- old chap of Minneapolis worked
his way to Washington and started for
the Capitol, where he called out Con.
gresham Nelson, of whom he had heard
as a good fellow and friend of the work.
ingmen. 81 am Dan Appleton" said
the boy from Minnesota, Sand want the
privilege Ut backing Congressmen's
boots in this building" Nelson took
him to Architect Clark, who gave him
the desired permit. The boy installed
himself in Office without an inaugural
and is making money. 1t is case OF
genuine Western Yankeeism. The boy
has in him the making of President o,
=. ching better.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-03-15
The Prize Cattle of En~IopJ

The champion beast in England is q
splendid Devon steer, whose sire re .oices
i'll the popular name of Gladstone, and
which bcongs to Norwich man, but
which was bred at Tavistock. Just I'M
der three years Of age this animal tips
the beam at l5O hundredweight and IL
quarter. How does that look, says the
patriotic visitor, for the roast beef of old
england! At the Birmingham show the
Judges proclaimed this steer the best of
its breed they Ind seen. and the Isling-
ton wise men have crowned the edilice
OF Gladstone perc's fame by the supreme
award of all, TO say no. hing of being
first in his class, best OF his breed, and
The best male i'll the show. When 1
looked at him he did not seem much
affected by all this honor; but am
afraid he will be rather cut up before
long. His closest rival was u black
Scotch heifcr from Ross.shire, pro-
nounced little beauty, and awarded a
$25O cup us the best lady in the show.
philadelphia Tsicgraph.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-03-15

The lIc.man On Achinoif, the leader
Of the proposed eXpcd Of missiona-
rics into Apyssinla, on which the AUS
sian Government has placed an embargo,
is Cossack General whose record rs d
knight Grant aud leader of freelan ccs is
far more suited to figure in the chroni.
Giles of the Middcs Ages than in the
history of the prosaic nintccnth century
He is man Of remarkably unprepos.
sessing appearance, with red, dishev-
elcd hair restless eye. bulls neck,
and the figure of an athlete. After va,
rious exciting adventures in the eau
casus, he turned up in Abyssinia about
three years ago, and succeeded in con.
Quering, at his own expense, about
twenty miles of territory on the nd iaccnl
cast coast Of Africa There he set up
sort of independent Government which
he named New MOSCOW. After IL hard
fight he secured from the native King
from whom he seized the territory treaty
recognizing him as II sovereign Some
months ago he returned to Russia to Sc
cure cole nists for his settlement. The
Russian Government has never looked
upon his proceedings with much favor,
and appears to have formally put an ex-
tinguisher upon it. When Aschinof left
New Moscow there were only 40 Rus
Sims, all Cossacks, in his settlement
Ehil0deiphi0 Ttic,rupt.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-03-15

Edward Atkinson, the we'll known sta.
tisticIan, says that the actual losses by
fire in the United States range from
100000, 600 to $115, 900, 900 each year.
The cost of maintaining insurance com.
panies conducted as they now are, is
from $35, 600, 600 to $40, 900. The
cost of sustaining fire departments is not
less than $a5, oOO,0OO Thus the aggrc-
gate fire tax per annum is from $780,
600, 900 to $3.50, 900, 900. The main
thing is to save with respect the $780,
900, 900 or $40, 900, OCO which is the cost
of conducting the present system of in
surance. About one half the entire sum.
says Mr.. Atkinson, can be saved by one
single change in the conduct of the
work; that is, by making it necessary
or expedient for the person desiring in
surance to apply directly 10 the officer;
or agents of the insurance company, IN.
stead of having the solicitors of the com,
pahies apply to the insurer for the SAX,
of commission which must come out
of the insurers pocket.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-03-15

The Chicago Herald declares that
Zone of the long felt wants of this coun.
try is q national cannon range. We
already have rife ranges, and our troops,
being located in thinly peopled districts,
can always find plenty of open ground
for rifle practice, but VIC have never had
cannon range. 1t is therefore CRAFTY.
ing to find that this long felt want is
about to be supplied. The Government
if now clearing piece of land to be used
for this purpose. 1t is located in the
wilds of New Jersey, and the scheme i.
to clear out piece of the forest eight
and one-half miles long and three quar-
tiers of a mile wide. The testing of gun.
for the American navy at the work.
where they are built is usually destruc
tive of the works themselves, and i'm
perfectly tested guns, when fred or
shipboard, are destructive to our nav,
and men. A cannon range in the re
mote Businesses of New Jersey whcr,
guns may be thoroughly tested will re
move these dangers and the JERSEY
mosquitoes may look out for tremen
dous shaking-up."
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-03-15
Deaths Mark Among Soldiers.

General De Trobriand in "Army Remi-
nisccnccs," says:
n small number of men carry the un-
mstalla5lc mark of the near approach
of death awaiting them. They are not
themselves conscious of it, and the num-
Der of those who read these mysterious
signs is very limited. Sometimes. in
camp, | have tried to describe the mark
TO o nccrs around me. | do not remem-
Der ever having convinced any one OF
the truth of my theory.
One rainy day | was conversing in my
tent with Captain Wilson, Assistant Ad-
jutant General of my brigade. We were
then marching on fredericksburg. Lieu
tenant Colonel Giluly, commanding the
Filth Michigan. entered He came sim.
ply on some detail of service, which was
arranged in five minutes. When he had
gone out, Now" said to my incrcdu.
lous Captain, there's IL chance to make a
trial oil my theory-Colonel Giluly is
marked -
The Captain evidently thought moth
ing it. But in the iiist battle Colonel
Giluiy was killed near fredericksburg
while bravely leading his regiment in q
charge
vi all thOSc on Wnom L nave recOS-
nized the mark-and they arc many-one
only may have escaped death.
If you ask me in what consists this
mark | would lind it difficult to reply.
This fatal seal is imprinted rather on the
general manner than on the features II
appears sometimes in the looks, Mt the
bottom of VIII CHI one divincs the trem
bling OF the soul soon about to depart
sometimes in smile, in VIII CHI appear
the ilecting shadows OF clold which
does not belong to the earth; sometime.
in certain movements rs if worn out; il
certain languid acts in which is betrayed
the systems of a task which reaches it:
end. Sometimes, on the contrary, tnt
finger of death is shown by IL fovcrisl
energy without reason, forced laughter
jcrky movements.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-03-15
intensive hardening.

bIan naturally wants the earth, or at
least that particular part of it which
nd oins his particular estate. but he
makes great mi>take when he engages
in farming on'an extensive scale.
Prince nrapoikine, who has made q
careful study Of the sub Get in France,
gi.cs II number OF instances in the coun-
try districts around Paris, where COM
paratively ignorant far ners have made
small market gardens enormously pro-
ductive. One farm is mentioned by him
of two and seven tcnths acres which
produced annually 20 tons of market
vegetables of NIL kinds. The owner of
this farm. by building walls to protect
his lands from cold winds, by whitening
the walls to secure all possible radiated
heat. and by the constant and udicious
use of fcltiiiz r., has his little farm in
n productive go idition from the st of
January to the last of December. BY
simple and mex pcnsivc means he has
practically located his iarm in the
tropics.
y french gardener does not care what
kind of soil lie starts with. He would
he satisfied with an asphalt pavement,
because he ma >cs his soil, and SO much
Of it that lie has to sell it TO keep his
place from bein. gradually raised above
the level of the surrounding country.
When Il farmer once understands the
laws OF chemistry he has no difficulty in
making soil that contnins all the ma
,erials needed for plant lie.
Prince Krapo,kinc SPEAKS of one gar
dcner who has covered half an acre with
n glass roof, and run steam pipes, sup
Piled by small boiler under the ground
sheltered by this covering. The result
has been that lie has cut every day for
ten months from 1000 TO 1000 large
punches of asparagus. product which
under ordinary conditions would require
81 .ty acres of land. But thus result has
been surpassed by an English farmer,
who has IL one acre mushroom farm which
yields him an annual income of $4,000.
Under the French method OF culture il
would be possible 10 make one square
mile support 1910 human beings On
such II scale Of productive capacity this
country would support n population of
1900, 600, 900. Even when we knock
oil n fair percentage for mistakes, cxag
gerations and unfavorablc conditions, il
will Inc seen that &c are in no danger OF
ia.iug all overpopulation for many ecu
turtles to come. i'ic0Yune.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-03-15

The project Of laying cable between
Australia and some point on the Pacific
coast Of North America naturally Ian
cuisines, observes the San Francisco
Chronicle, because there is no marked de-
mand for such convenience. 1t will be
a long time before the commerce of Aus.
tralia will warrant the expenditure of as
large sum as would be required to buy
so long cable, and unless Great Britain
aids the project as military measure it
will, in all likelihood, not be carried into
execution for some years to come
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-03-15
Raw Recruits in the German Army.

The new crop Of recruits has been
mustered into service in the Pru;sian
Army, and the awkward fellows are bay-
ing their first experience with the Ger
man Army machine on salary of five
cents duy. One pities the poor men.
Their legs will not stretch nor theirnrms
bend at the right time or in the desired
direction. Many OF them, with hands
plnioned TO their sides, are started across
the parade ground, compelled to take
strides OF such length and stand upon
one foot SO long that thev fall from sheer
exhaustion. Frightened by the stento
rian tones of the commander and the
laughter which echoes beyond the gates
over such mishaps, they soon become
like dumb animals and repeat their mis-
takes from the stupidity of fear. But
this condition IS not lasting. After few
month the stopped, crooked fellows
have become straight rs arrows. and the
shutting gait is changed to swinging
military tread. Soon after their arrival
the troops are introduced TO the sights of
the city. Placed in charge of II Sergeant
they arc led from place to place and
listen to lectures upon the sights within.
~ few days ago squad of this kind
stopped in front of the National Gallery.
That said the Sergeant, sis the Ma
tional Gallery, inside OF which are more
pictures than ell the nickcls which you
you will receive during your three years
service. advise you to visit it at the
first opportunity. And tha,," pointing
to statue in front of the beautiful
building, "is the monument of His Mai
csty, Frederick William W., whom you
should all endcavor to emulate" "But,"
asked Il voice from the ranks, "why is
the King on horseback without his
helmctl' "Stupid one" answered the
Sergeant, who dare never to be at Il loss
for an answer if he desires to retain the
respect of his troops, Ills Majesty was
probably rushing to battle upon his
chnrgcr, and in the hurry forgot his
hcnd2car but graspcd his sword" The
recruit was satisfied and the ,uad moved
on.-Ne'o York Iri6Wme.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-03-15

The boom in the fruit industry which
promised to mako Philadelphia. says tho
Record of that city, the greatest tropical
fruit mart in America, has burst. Not
long ago there were twelve steamers run
ming to that port in the trade, and now
there are only five. Recently four
steamers arrived within four days of each
other and 1000 tons of bananas were
thrown upon the market. AS the fruit
could not be sold great quantities of it
were given to those who would. carry it
RWay
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-03-15

OF the forty-cight national societies In
the United States the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union, with a membership
of 2l0, 600, is the largest. Then follow
the, missionary, the peace, the suffrage
organizations and philanthropic and
educational societies, numbering in all
nearly three hundred thousand members.
Twelve of these organizations have
joined with the National Council, an as
ISOLATION which united all the women
societies of the nation into ono great
league.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-03-15
Hnymnking in WINTER

Passengers along the lines of railroad
that run along the meadows back of the
Palisades, between New Durham and
Little Ferry, could during last December
see farmers at work making hay with all
tho appliances used in midsummer on
higher ground. The grass is cut with
moving machines, gathered with horse
rakes, and cooked up in the usual hay.
making method. This grass is marsh
grass, and it can be gathered because OF
the softness of the soil, only after the
ground is frozen. The hay is used fol-
bedding and packing. A little of it on
The higher ground can be used as fodder.
--Ncto Yor.1 Post
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-03-15

1t is q surprise to learn that the Eng
fish universities Of Oxford and Cam
bridge, with all their arts and glorious
history, are poor. Cambridge, says the
81. James Gazette, is especially crippled
in dlscharging its proper functions
through the lack of money. tbs qucs-
ton whether learning is not more care
fully nurtured in America to- day than in
the older land of the Anglo.Saxons.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-03-15

Arbor Day, which originated in
Nebraska, has been the means of causing
the planting of nearly million acres OF
forest land in that State alone. The
importance of forest culture is illustrated
by the fact that the value of the annual
forest product of the United States is
$500, 600, 600, or nearly double that of
our wheat crop, and ten times more than
the yield of our gold and silver mines.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-03-15

A British surveying steamer of $50
tons has been launched ready for duty
with engines aboard complete. 1t was
remarked that within n few years the
launch of finished ships would be the
rule, instead of the exception.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-03-15

London Truth says that the art of
the working goldsmith is disappearing,
owing to the cheapncss of diamonds
Every one who buys an ornament insists
now upon precious stones, and estimates
it rather by the value of the stones than
by the beauty of the workmanship.