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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-05-10

Woman Aogging exists as q punish
ment in the Transvaal. All the south
African press is violently opposed to
it, but only recently woman was
sentenced to receive fifteen lashes for
using obscene language.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-05-10
WE CAN AND DO

Guarantee Acker's Blood Elixir for il
has been fully demonstrated to-the peo-
pie of this country that it is superior tc
all other preparations for blood diseases
1t is a positive cure for syphilitic poison
ing. Ulcers, EruptlOnS and Pimples. Il
purifies the Whole system and thorough
fy builds up the constitution. j. w
Conn, Druggist. =.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-05-10

The hours between midnight and noon are
designated by a a. NJ, those between noon
and midnight by p (P. NJ. Oh. com. a denotes
midnight, oh. 00nl. p denotes noon.
Ine height is reck0ned from the level OF
average lower low waters to which the sound
ings are Given on the Coast SURVEY charts.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-05-10

Here lies the body of Sarah Ann;
Her souls in the bosom of Abraham
ALI very well for Sarah Ann;
But how about poor old Abraham
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-05-10
Paine's
Celery Compound

{. @. STICKNEY, Druggist, Havana, Ala.
Moral: Use Paine's Celery Compound and stop
running the intestinal tract with harsh purga-
tive pills. s1.OO. Six for $500. Druggists.
WELLS, RICHARDSON & Co., Burlington, vt.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-05-10

The needle always has an eye oper
to business.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-05-10

A we'll brushed coat-The coat o.
paint.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-05-10

Out of season-Twenty one letters
of the alphabet.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-05-10

Le Richau's Golden Balsam No.
Cures Chancres, first and second stages;
Sores en- the Legs and Body; Sore Ears,
Eyes, Nose, etc, Copper-colored BIotches,
Syphilitic Catarrh, diseased Scalp, and all
primary forms Of the disease known as
Syphilis. Price, SIS 90 per Bottle.
Le Richau's Golden BaIsam No. q
Cures-Tertiary, Mercurial Syphilitic Rheu.
matsm, Pains in the Bones, Pains in the
Head, back of the Neck, liberated Sore
Throat, Syphilitic Rash, Lumps and con-
tracted Cords, Stiffness of the Limbs and
eradicates all disease from the system,
whether caused by indscreton or abuse
Of Mercury, leaving the blood pure and
healthy, Price So 90 per Bottle.
Lie Richau's Golden Spanish Anti
dote for the cure of GonorrhGa, elect,
Irritation Gravel, and all Urinary or Geni.
tai disarrangements. Price So so per
Bottle.
LIE RichRu's Golden Spanish In
lection, for severe cases of GonorrhGa,
1nflammatoTy elect. Structures, &c. Price
81 SO per Bottle.
Ee Riehau's Golden Ointment
for the effective healing Of Syphilitic Sores,
lie Richau's Golden Pil!s-Nerye
and Brain treatment; loss Of physical pow
er, excess or over-work, Frostration, etc.
Price So 90 per Box.
Tonic ard NeTvine,
Sent everywhere, c. o. D., recurely packed
per express.
c. f. RICHARDS & co. Agents,
AZ i A20 Sansome street, Corner clay,
San Francisco, Cal.
CIRCULAR MAILED FREE
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-05-10

A Washington rumor says that
Stanford, Huntin gtGn; senator Jones,
Irving NJ. Scott and other California
and eastern capitalists propose to
establish a great gun foundry: on the
Pacific coast.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-03-15
An NYSlcr Trust

A new industry has been established
at City Island, which is the centre of
the oyster trade for places on Long
Island Sound. a trust has been formed
by some Of the dealers on the island. and
they have opened an establishment
where the oysters are opened and shipped
to Buffalo, Chicago and other points in
the interior. The association employs
from thirty to fifty men, who have never
before had steady employment in winter,
and send away more than lift, thousand
oysters day. The men work by the
piece and earn from $3.50 to So. 80 per
day. They are paid 81 per 1000 for
opening oysters, and one man a few
days ago opened 1000 in one day. The
oysters arc put up in cight-gallon pals,
1900 to pail. The association has OK
hnusted nearly all the City Island crop
for the season, and will now make dc.
mand on Norwalk, which is the great
oyster ground of Connecticut. SMs.o
York Commercial Adrertsser.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-03-15
Curious "Tccthiurn Cus,owc

ut would be mistake" says Jacob,
ITO believe that we are more medieval
than other nations. The measures for
relieving the dangers from the crrel at
tacks by the ambushing teeth upon the
unsophisticatcd baby, prove better than
anything else how the maternal land
professionally minds have been impressed
by awc-stricken faith down to the Sec
ond half of the nineteenth century. Ac-
cordins to II. II. Ploss, in different parts
OF Germany, Austria, and Switzerland
they resort to the following measures ::
The tooth of colt n twelvemonth old is
worn around the neck at the time of the
increasing moon. The paw of mole,
bitten OIL, is sewed i'll Ia bagi aud worn
round the neck, the baby to lie licked by
dogs. The head of mouse is used as
the paw of mole. Livery female visitor
gives the baby hard boiled egg. The
baby is carried to the butcher, who
touches the gums with fresh calf's blood.
The gums are touched with the tooth of
wolf or with the claw of crab. Tho
baby is supplied with three morsels from
the hrst meal in the new residence after
the wedding; bread from the wedding
least OF newly married couple in good
repute; mass of Lind sprouts cut at
twelve o'clock on Good Friday. a bone
found by accident under the straw mat
trcss. Mother, when first going to
church after confinement, knecls on right
knee first. A man coming to visit is
silently given a coin, touches the gums
OF the baby three times, and-goes to
the tavern" All these customs in cul.
tured Germany, in the nineteenth cen.
tury!-IHe Hospital.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-03-15
The Pearl Fisheries of lndin.

There are extensive beds of pearl
oysters in the Gulf of Mahaar, between
India and the Island of Ccylon. The
oysters cover an area of coral reef five
miles long and about two miles wide,
and in some places are clustered one
above another knee deep. II is estimated
this year the Ceylon banks will contain
200, O0o, 900, and the Indian banks 800,
600, 900 of pearl oysters. The divers go
down TO a depth of eight fathoms, OF
forty eight feet of water, where they re-
main Tor nearly minute, and pick up as
many shells rs possible, putting them
into Il small net which is fastened to their
belt. They wear no diving dress, but
have large stone attached to one foot
by loop of rope. When the diver
gives the signal by pulling the rope he
is quickly hauled up with the net and its
contents. The best divers cannot re-
main below more than eighty seconds,
and few arc able to exceed sixty seconds,
without ga breath of fresh air. ''-Ameri-
ran Agricu!turist.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-03-15
MisSOnri's Dnld Knnhhnrs

Since the conviction of their leaders,
who were either condemned to death or
sentenced to long terms in the pcnitcn.
tiary, the Missouri Bald knobbors have
passed out of existence Their crimes
have been greatly exaggerated ut dis
lance.
The Bald Knobbers were organized in
the first place for good purpose In
the lower counties of the Southwestern
part of the State there was so much law.
lcssness that the officers of the law were
unable to cope with it and the leading
citizens of these counties organized a
law aud order league which took the
name of Bald knobbcrs. Like most of
such organizations it went to extremes
and was ruled by pre- ,udice. Finally the
organization was used to settle grudpes.
The crime for which the leaders were
convicted was the triple murder of Will
lam Edcns, his son and son.in-law,
Charles Green. The knobbers held their
meetings in q deserted lead smeltcr
which was located in q romantic look ing
spot. 1t was from here they proceeded,
intending to carry out the sense OF the
meeting by logging the Edens. A man
named Evans, an associate OF young
Edens, had, some time previously, mis-
pciluVcu NJ TIE cHurcn ut WHICH larson
Simmons, one of the knobber chiefs, was
preaching. For this the Knobbers took
Evans out and logged him, but by mis-
take young Edens also received four
lashcs.
This was the beginning of feud be-
tween the Edens and the Knobbcrs The
Edens were new settlers and the Knob.
bcrs hated new Corners. The Knobbers
concluded to fog tho Edens. In the
little log cabin were the elder and
younger Edens and their wives, aud in
another room was Green and his wife.
When they heard the cry in the night
for them to come out they knew it was
from the Knobbers, SO they got Their
! guns and prepared to defend themselves.
During the shooting that followed they
lost their lives, although the Knobbcrs
did not escape without injury. Tho
scene in the cabin was II frightful one.
There lay the two Edens and Green
dead, with their wives and little ones
about them. At the trial it was shown
that some Of the Knobbers proposed to
murder the women. One thing that did
not come out at the trial. and therefore
was never printed, was that Mt the funeral
Parson Simmons. one of the murdcrers,
preached the sermon at the grave of his
victims.-Ne@ York Star.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-03-15
Hot Wntcr.

The application of hot water to tho
surface for the relief of pain is an old
and wcll-tried remedy. The medical
profession now universally recognizes
its value.
AT the commencement of cold tho
mucous membrane OF the nostrils often
so swclls as to prevent the passage of
air through them, and the person is
compelled to breathe through his
mouth. The discomfort may be often
removed by holding the feet in quito
hot water. Many severe headache can
be relieved in the same way.
Pains in the bowels may be mitigatcd
or removed by applying to them rubber
bags OF hot water, or folds of wooden
cloths wrung out from water as hot as
can be borne. The same thing is true of
face-achcs, car-achcs, and of most aches
and pains.
The principle on which the relief de-
ponds is known as countcr-irritant. Tho
pains in each case arc due to congo. ted
state of the blood vessels. That is, the
vessels are unduly distcndcd with blood,
and thus press upon aud irritatc the
ncighboring nerves. The hot water, by
getting up an irritation ut d stance,
cnlarges the capillaries in that part and
thus turns the blood thithcr, relieving
the pressure Mt the points of pain.
The quantity of blood diverted, say
from the head TO the feet, by plungine
the latter in hot water, may be seen in
their exceeding rcdncss, every one of
their million capillarios being distended
and crowded with blood.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-03-15
An Importan. Discovery.

A discovery which promises to be OF
the utmost importance to the Southern
States has been made by DIR. G. +. Pan.
knin, of Charleston, 5. c.
At different times many experiments
looking to the cultivation of ramie have
been made in the South, and the plant
it has been found, can be grown without
difficulty. 1t will grow anywhere that
cotton grows, at 10 expense whatever
for cultivation. 1t grows like weed,
and is not sub ect to the rayages of
worms, nor is it liable to any of the
other maladics to which the more tender
cotton is subject. hamie, then, can be
grown without Difficulty. The trouble
hitherto has been to .fiud a quick and in
expensive way in which the bark of the
ramc plant could be prepared for manu-
facture without in ,ury to the peculiar
quality and value OF The fibre. 1t is such
a process as that which has been so long
sought which DIR. Panknin has discoy.
cred.
Without any mechanical process of
consequence. and by simple chemical
treatment, occupying in all from forty
eight to sixty hours. the bark of the
ramic is brought into condition to be
cardcd and spun, so that in this condi-
ton 1t IS available for all the various
uses for the different textile materials,
such as the finest Gotten and silk. DIR.
Panknin has been engaged on his cx-
pertinent for considerable time, and has
now brought it to n satisfac tory conciu-
sion.
The process is of the simplest possible
character. annie is cultivated and manu-
factured Tor use in fine domestic goods,
linens and similar cloths, hut the process
Is kept secret, and the right to make use
of it is not sold The specimens of the
ramie stock subjected to treatment by
DR.. Panknin show the utter destruction
OF the skin or bark of the plant, and of
the viscous or glutinous matter which
holds the iibres together. The fibre is
ready for spinning. The cost of prepar-
ing the plant is said 10 be trilling. -Aem
YVrt Tunes.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-03-15
QUESTIONING.

II the bird
Had 40 list'ner, wrapt, adorings~'!
II its songs in joyous soaring
ell upon the air unheard;
II no howor-lip9 entranced
Whcro tho golden sunbeam glanced,
Drank the song the bird was flinging,
What would be the use Of singingl
II the flower,
Lifting up its petaled crown
Where the sun comes flirting down,
Never felt the summer shower
IL no busy, vagrant bees
Came to WOO it with tho brecze-
II no golden light was flooding
What would DO tho use OF buddingi
IL the heart
Never folt the quick pulsation.
Mover knew the sweet elation
That of faithful love is part
II lips lacked tho warmth of kissing,
If tho tender words were missing
That true hearts delight in giving,
What would DO the use of living.
Cora Fabbri, IN Mail and Express.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-03-15
WORDS OF WISDOM.

It is good to begin well but better to
end well.
Happiness is not to be prescribed, but
enjoyed.
Good words arc good but good deeds
arc better.
There is a woman at tho beginning of
all great things.
No man can either live piously or
righteous without wife.
The sweetest thing in life is the un-
cloudcd welcome of II wife.
In youth ono has tears without grief
IN old ngc grief without tears.
knowledge is dearly bought if we
sacrifice to its moral qualities.
And be aware of thy own children and
take heed of thom of thy household.
We fluid self-mude men very often but
self-unmadc ones good deal oitener.
Where pride is, there also shall be re-
pronch; but where humility is, there
also is wisdom.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-03-15
Mortality in Pneumonia.

From the medical records of the Penn
sylvan Il Railroad Relief Department,
DIR. Latta reports that among 1000
men, from February 10, lSSr, to Novcm-
Der |, 1853, there have been 251 eases
of pneumonia i'll total of IL, 3S3 cases
OF sickness, or l.57 per cent Twenty
SIX OF these cases or len per cent were
catarrhal pneumonia, and eighteen Of
these developed phthi:ls.
''lhc average time lost by all cases
was forty-iivc days-that is. from the
time they were compelled TO quit work
until they again resumed. OF those who
died, the average time was twenty four
days; the shortest time was two DAYS,
resulting in death. and the longest was
80 days. the case resulting in phthisis.
The men, as rule, were strong and
healthy, engaged mostly in healthy out.
door labor, and were, therefore, decided
ly different from cases usually seen in
hospitals"
AS general rule, these men are tenn
pcrate Ill their habits although often
much exposed to Indictment weather.
aud, rs DR.. Latta says, these cases near.
ly typify those met with by the ordinary
general practitioner
The percentage is almost identical
with that given in the report of the Col
lcctive Investigating Committee of the
British Medical Association. 1t seems
high for tho active, able bodied men,
who alone find employment on the rail
ways; but an important fallacy exists,
rs Dr. Lattn points out, in the inclusion
of cases OF catarrhal pneumonia, many of
which dcvclopcd-or were probably
from the outset-phthisis. Without
these the death rate is by no means
very high, and is considerably lower
than in the ordinary hospital practice.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-03-15
Mules sty.i in tn Metropolis.

New Workers are adopting the Soath-
ern fashion in modified way of using
finely bred mules as substitute for
horses for drawing phaetons and smaller
vehicles in the Park Recently there
have been noticed in the Park several of
these teams. oil harnesscd deliberately and
so spirited that they require experienced
drivers to handle them In the South
finely bred mules are valued much higher
than the average horse, and nre thought
much more of because Of their endurance.
gentIeness, AID sure foo;edncss. In tho
mountainous country of Tennessee anE
Georgia mules arc necessity, and the
people make the most of it by regarding
them rs fashionable. AS the animals
get to be very much attached to their
owners, several Souiherners who arc
wintering in this city have brought them
North and thus started the custom
which promises to be widespread within
short time
One of the prctticst incidents of tlav
spent in Central Park is the dashinp past
OF big village cart flied with pretty.
rosy checked little girls drawn by a span
of cream colored mules, driven by a
colored coachman, whose gray hair in
dicates that he remembers the time
when his appellation Of 'Alassa" for the
employer meant something more than n
title of respect. -Nc'o YoS6 Times.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-03-15
they SLANT IN THAT DIRECTION.

To tell WY men is 30 an so
Is much too hard for me,
1t is the way tho critters grow,
Thet makes them what they DO;
I only say the reason wy
So many men is all awry.
An full Of imperfection,
Is simply jest because they can't
Git any other kind of slant
They slant in tibet direction
1 do not try to make it plain
WY men are proud or meek,
Or with mighty sweep or brain,
Or vast expanse or cheek;
1t is enough fer me to know
1t is the way tine critters grow
In every town an section:
There is sum power that gives can't,
Some mighty skid" tibet makes 'em sianG
All slant in tibet direction.
An Idon't blame men overmuch
An OH their vices rant,
Till look up their traits an such
To fin tho way they slant;
An won't smite EN- hip and j'int
Until find the way they pint.
Nor scold each inporfection;
A little cherity I'll grant,
For men are bad because they slant
They slant in tibet direction.
S. W. Foss, in Yankee Blade
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-03-15
To Drive Ants A,xax

.NIy kitchen has been ovcrrun lately
with black ants"
:, "Why, can tell you what will destroy
them very soon,", said housollccper re-
cent? J, when talking TO her friend.
Everything pnco iu the kitchen is
soon destroyed by these little insects,
and have found no remedy that is snc'
cesslul, although have tried dozens.n
"My Kitchen was lust the same, but
now there is not one to be seen there.
put few spoonfuls of Kerosene in a
tin basin and then poured in about a
pint OF cold water. Whenever found
an article of food invaded by the ants,
or, in fact. found them anywhere, 1 lust
shook them oil into the water and kcr-
oseno. L did this just rs often rs 1
found them and in few days they wcro
all gone. think they found that there
was danger around aud went away. "
-4luiL 0na ErDres,.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-03-15
HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
Dry Peas as Food.

While dried peas are staple article of
1000, the pea grain is scarcely ever used
in this country. although in common use
in Europe and Canada. We must uso
more peas than we do Pea meal is OK
ceilent to use with wheaton flour, for
pancakes, and many very fine favored
and nutritious dishes can be prepared.
Those who have tried peas in any form
say they are among the best foods for
those troubled with constipation and in
digestion: They are quite as rich in
aibuminoids as are beaus and cas- or for
weak stomachs to digest. Boston Cuii-
Gator.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-03-15
The Oldest Aeronnut.

Among the residents of baltimore is
George Elliott, probably the oldest
acronaut in the world. lie began bal
looming in 1884, and has made 1877 as
cents in all, in only one of which was he
seriously injured. His thigh was broken
on this occasion, putting a check to his
aerial adventures for nineteen years. Mr..
lliott retired in 1883. and has made
only one ascent since then. He is
cighty-four years old, and practises shoe.
making, the trade he learned when a
nov -HaIper's WeeklM.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-03-15
A Rattlcsnnkc Exterminator.

Isaac Davis, of Hague, who in four
years has killed upward of fourteen
hundred rattlesnakes, and who last fall
ut the county fairs in this vicinity was
the fist to handle rattlcsnak es in public
exhibitions, recently killed four monster
rattlcsnakcs near Sabbath Day Point.
Last year lie killed upward of four hun.
drcd, for which he has been psid a
bounty of twenty-five cents per snake.
lie makes tattlcsnake hunting, catch
ing, and exhibiting his whole business.
aud is paid $50 month during the sea-
son by property owners about Hague for
killing snakes in aid of their cxtcrmina.
ton. He is believed to be the only man
in the world following this occupation.
lie is an intelligent man, fond of read
ing, of quiet dcmcanor and gentle dis
position. Ills friends apprehcnd that
he will meet his death some day in
handling these reptiles. but the business
seems 10 have fascination outside of
the remuneration it affords him. lie
always carries with him n remedy in case
he should be bitten, but does not feel
any special confidence IN its efficacy.
lie is n man of forty-live, and killed his
first snake before he was six years old,
but never went into regular snake hunt
ing until four years ago. His father be
fore him was the famous snake hunter,
Mint" Davis, who used to kill them for
the oil to sell TO druggists. The old
man is said to have been bitten several
times By snakes and to have cured him
self by use of "rattlcsnakc weed" 1t
used TO be standing joke about the
lake that when n rattlesnakc bit old
"Allnt" Davis it was tho snake that was
poisoned to death. The old man Ger
tainy seemed to have no more fear of
rattlcSnakc than II child had of kitten.
Albany (N. - J0Urndl.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-03-15

before he could figure out what was go
ing on We had him tight and fast, aud
before dark he had been hauled into tho
barge. He was not as large nor as old
ms the other, but, nevertheless, valuable
creature. aud we lost no time in getting
the pair down to n point whence they
could started for tho seacoast.-Neo
York Sun.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-03-15

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
has recently decided that ante.nuptial
engagements. by when the woman agrees
to surrender her right of dowry, are not
binding upon her unless it be shown that
she fully understood the nature and
effect of such agreements.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-03-15

The New England feet landed last
year 40, 769 barrels of mackercl rs against
7s,47S in 1857, S0,315 in 1856, and
$50, e33 in 1885.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-03-15

Berlin hotels and restaurants have dis
continued the enumeration of French,
dishes on the bill of fare in accordancd
with the Empcror's wishes.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-03-15

Recent statistics show that Germany
has at her disposal in the event of war an
army of 3,512,4 16 completely drilled
men.