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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-12-06
Gllastly CuriOsitics,

Said hair dealer. eff you know
where | can get any Indian scalps 1 shall
be obliged to you for the information.
Indian scalps, like buffalo heads, arc be-
coming mighty scarce. You never can
account for peoples tastes. Now, about
the last thing in the world that some
want is an lndun scalp, and yet there
are people who want just that sort of a
curiosity. | had an Indian belt not long
ago which had nine scalps hung to it,
and l sold it to man for 335. l have a
bunch of hair hcrc-it isn't n scalp, rs
there is no skin attached to it, Just n
handful, as it were. 1t is worth So.
Indians are not scalping as much as they
used to, and that is why scalps are high.
In fact, everything which Indians used
to make are becoming scarccr and more
valuable.
"Takc the common Indian basket that
used to sell for SIS dozen, now you can't
get one for that money There are two
reasons for this. One is that trayelSrs
buy them first hands as curiosities and
pay the Indians just what they ask.
Another reason is that since the Govern
ment has got to taking such interest
In Indians, taking care of them, the Ind-
ans are lazier than ever, and make less
han formerly. " Chicago Tribune.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-12-06
WORDS OF WIsD0M.

BIcn make laws; women make man
ners.
Rcmorsc is the mother OF good resolu-
tons.
Envy hurts you more than it docs the
man you envy.
1t is the summit of humility to bear
the imputation of pride.
With the great orr thoughts and man
ncrs easily become great.
A mothers love, i'll a degree, sanctific.
the most worthless offspring.
To have what we want is riches, but t.
be able to do without it is power.
There is nothing in life so earnestly to
be sought Us character and probity.
A house is no home unless it contains
food aud fire for the mind as we'll us thu
body.
There arc those who never reason on
what they should do, but on what they
have done.
Can man or woman choose duties? No
more than they can choose their birth
place, or their father and mother.
w io 10 WlSCt ilC llldI
everyone. Who is powerful? He that
governs his passions. Who is rich? He
that is content
An cgotist will always speak of him.
self, either in praise or in ccnsurc; but
modest man ever shuns making him
self the subject of his conversation.
Women never truly command till thov
have given their promise to obey, and
they are never in more danger of being
made slaves than when the men are a.
their feet.
Nothing binders the constant agree,
ment of people who live together but
vanity and scliishncss. Let the spirit of
humility and benevolence prevail, md
discord and disagreement would be ban
ishcd from the household.
Yielding utterly to the inner impulse
of conscience gives an Intelligent power,
a moral insight, capacity of expression;
freshness, an incisivcncss OF phrase en-
tirely unobtainablc by mere will, or by
any method of intellectual prudence.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-12-06
MOI "Stucli Up."

Among the officers in the Norther.
army of the Civil War no one was gruirer,
drawer or more beloved by his men than
General Stannart, who commanded IA
Vermont Brigade. He was always en-
ragged by any attempt of the men whom
he commanded to steal, or ''forage," AS
as they called it, on private property.
y private named Hicks, on the march
to Gettysburg, remarked, chuckling, to
Il companion, that there was "nothine
stuck up about old Stannard He was
not ashamed to converse sociabiy with n
private"
Has he been talking to you? What
did he say2"
"rold me if didn't get out OF them
cherry trees, he'd kill me-"
Another instance OF STANDARDS keen
watchfuncss is given by one OF his sol
dicrs. On the march to Frederick, the
General knew that an attack was TO be
made on the regiment in few minutes.
The men were furnishing with thirst, and
coming to well wished to stop and fill
their cantecns. Stannarl set IA guard
over it and forbade them to break ranks.
y certain Lieutenant Brown, who had
wounded comrade, disobeyed the order,
and going to the we'll, at the risk of his
life, brought his friend some water.
General Stannard put him under arrest
and took his sword from him.
When the regiment reached Gcttys-
burg, Brown forseeing fierce conflict,
asked the General to suffer him To carry
his sword for the day, to he returned ut
night. 1t had, however, been sent with
the baggage to the rear. Brown pro-
cured II tomahawli and carried it into
the battle, and did such good service
that General Stannard at night, though
badly wounded, sent for him, gave him
his own sword, and told him he richly
deserved to carry it YOUTHS Compon
ion.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-12-06

Professor LOOMS, in letter 10 ,he
washington star, enters vigorous pro
ties! against long range predictions of the
next ccntury's population, based upon
an assumed general ratio, which fails ia
consider infinitely the variable elements
such us immigration and birih-ratc. lie
considers ii impossible to estimate with
any accuracy the result of II census iifty
years from row. but is convinced that
'nc fabulous figures based on genera
ratio Of increase cannot fail Ia be mis-
leading. Sound reasons are stated fo,
believing that the growth by immi.ra.
ton will decrease, and perhaps cease be.
fore century has passed. Professor
Loomis is also OF the opinion that DURING
the coming century the birth ratio will
decrease. lie calls attention TO th,
notable diminutioa OF vitality in III,
United States during the last hundred
wears, rs indicated by the ratio of cxccs:
Oh uca'hs over births. and thinks that this
law oil dimmution will continue To pre-.
vail In his opinion the greatest loss oi
energy, as Il factor in the increase of
population, will occur AMONG women.
"Thc enlarged requirements OF social
life and the great effort of woman 10 tic
mems work in I'LL professions Of life will
most certainly dcprcss the birth ratio,
because her stock of energy will be all
used up in the struggle for competition.
This Is already seen in all the oldest
States OF the Union, and is well known
by the medical profession lie con
ciuocs that the nation cannot possibly i'll
crease in population during the comine
century as it has in the past.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-12-06

South Dakota papers are hmcn,inr the
sad lot of II man who sold a quarter sec
ton of land near Pierre. which he oh
tanned under the homestead net for
$4,000, and which is now REGARDED rs
worth $3.50, 900. In the opinion of the
Chicago Uerald, sit would be wiser to
deplorc the fate or the folly of the man
who pays at the rate of million dollars
per square mile for raw prairie land near
the capital OF any farming State. Locat-
ing IL State capital ut town adds but
little to the permanent value OF land in
the vicinity. Farmn" land within u
mile of Augusta, Concord Montpelier,
Annapolis, Raleigh, Columbia, Tallahas.
sec, jackson or Austin can be bought
from $50 to 500 per acre, and the pur,
chaser would find it difficult to sell il
for ms much rs he gave. A State house
does not furnish employment to many
people or do much to increase trade. II
chaplcS u lew hotel and boarding house
people 20 get Il living, and that is about
all the advantage it confcrs on place.
For making lively and prosperous town
one good manufacturing establishment
Is worth more than IL State house. hlpatic
asylum, infirmcry for the blind, reform
school and retreat for the feeble minded
Inc location OF State capital has killed
rs many towns rs it has made. 1t has
done this by initiating the prices of real
estate so that manufacturers would not
establish works there. A few States
have selected their largest towns for
capitals, but towns have generally been
selected for the reason that they were
central. indianapolis and Lincoln are
prosperous places, not because they arc
State ca!..als, but for the reason that
they are railway ccntcrs."
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-12-06
Money Of the MOrnlOns.

II you 90 into the principal Office o.,
the TithlnS House, says Salt Lake Git,
letter 10 the GIobc Democrat, you will see
Il tall young man handling what looks
like money. He is belinda counter, and
the counter is protected by high rail
ing. The man Chances through the
window, thcn look; down ut the bills.
AMI goes on thumbing them like bank
teller. lie goes 10 and from ii big safe
carrying bundles done mp lust rs bills are
with little bands of brown paper pinned
about them. Sometimes the Young man
doesn't stop to count, but takes the
amount on the brown slip ms correct and
passes out the bundle. This is Mormon
money. II is II tithing script. 1t i:
used to facilitate the handling of the
grain and hay and live stock and produce
which come in. If you pick up one of
these bills you will find it very much like
a bank note III its appearance. In one
upper corner is the number of the bill.
In the lower left hand corner is the in
hoe siSno of Mormoaism, IL bee hive.
The faae Of the bill reads: General
Tithing Storchousc. Good ONLY for
anu L IOtiutt 1T Tie General
rsi'hing StorchouSc, Salt Lake CITY.
Utah. - Each note bears the signature of
the Presiding Bishop On the back is
denomination again and vigncttc OF the
new temple ut Salt Lake City. The back
also bears the wording: ''This note is
not current except in the merchandise
and produce departments OF the General
Tithing Storchousc. The engraving is
well executed and the printing is well
done. The bills vary in color. There
are Srcenbacks for one department of the
Tithing House, brownbacks for another.
and so on. BY using this scrip the
Church is able to create Il market for
considerable quantities OF the tithine.
This scrip is given out in dispensing
Charity. 1t is used in paying for work
on the temple so far us the workmcn can
make use OF it. Employees of tho Tith.
ing House receive their salaries or allow
anccs partly in scrip. In numerous ways
the Mormon money gets into circulation.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-12-06
A winding.sheet in Use 17s Years

Mrs. Catherine Mary Wanker, who was
buried recently in the German Lutheran
cemetery at Richmond, Ind, was ninety
six years of age, and was buried in robe
III years old that had before done much
service as winding-shect She was
born mt Forlcn, in Hanover, Germany,
November 13, 1913, and she and her
ashland came from their native land to
Richmond in 1913. Sixteen years aga
she had Mrs. Miller make her burial
robe. This was made out of material
woven by her grandfather 172 years ago.
and intended and originally used for a
windingshcet or sheet to cover the
dead. 1t was utilized by large com
munity and covered the lifelcss form of
many loved one. At first, when not
in service, it was kept in the house of
her grandfather, aftcrward in the house
Of her father, and after his death in her
own house. She brought it with her to
America and kept it most sacrcdly.
After having covered many dead bodies
OF those near and dear to her, it mt last
covers her own form and is returning to
dust with her own dust.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-12-06
Paid With Beans.

A singular circumstance recently oc.
cured at Biddeford, Me-, which reminds
one of the days when people bartered in
beads and wampum. Two men, one n
small, slender person and the other of
proportions in the neighborhood of 300
pounds, were employed by one of the
women in that locality to dig grave on
her iam,ly lot. They worked rapidly,
and ere they were aware, the excavation
was SO large and deep that the fat man
was unable to get out of the hole. A
machine was constructed, and after quite
a struggle the big man was once more on
top. In payment for their services the
woman a short time after gave each of tho
two men five quarts of gray beans
enough to keep them out of the ground
FOR quite while ig it came to tho worst.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-12-06
From Grocers to Lord Mayors.

1t is singular fact that, including Sir
Henry lsaacs, four of the last five Lord
Mayors of London have been more or
less directly connected with the grocery
trade at some period of their lives. Sir
John Staples was at one time Il member
of a provision house; Sir Reginald Han
son is the head of the wholesale grocery
firm of Hanson, Son & Barter; Mr.. White
head has been interested in a large re-
tail grocery business, and, lastly, Sir
Henry Isaacs, the new Lord Mayor, is
principal of the great fruit house which
bears his name. Altogether the groccrs
have won high honors in the city, and
there are several other members of their
body who arc qualified or are Qualifying
for the office of Lord Mayor. PAL Mail
Gazette.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-12-06

The Chicago WI"W considers that the
prctcnSion of England to he II South
American power is the beginning of Il
campaign which may yet have some very
singular features. 1t is evident that
England, because Of these prctcns;ons,
has quite rs many enemies as friends
among the South American States, and :.
division of opinion and expression of il
Will soon he called forth. England is
using her best influence to form Il conIi
tion with certain continental mowers
against all the aims OF the Wnshin.to,.
Pan American congress.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-12-06

Hong Kong is growing with marvc,.
Gus rapidity, and the rumor that it is to
be made the Oriental terminus of the line
from British Columbia, completing the
British circle around the world, is
tempting thithcr capita; from all sections
of British dominions. 1t NOW has Z,
O0o,oo tons of shipping per year, over
$50 900, 900 of locally registered capital,
and it is practically the financial center
Tor the whole East.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-12-06
If OUR OLD CLOCK COULD SPEAK.

It isn't n scrunp.ious thing 10 see7
It's rather short q paint
Its brows will always wrinklcd be-
Its tick is CROWN faint;
The circulations nownys good
The j'ints too stiIly play
II sonnet ot'ncr than it should
ForSits the time o day;
Twill stop and try to recollecs
For somethn like week,
But ther'd be music, suspect,
II our oil clock could speak
In rain or shine, through peace an war
It's still been rs appears,
y member of our family for
Some five and fifty years.
It's stood right there, through thick and
thin,
An KEEP track of tho sun,
An raked its own opinions in
Bout what wo mortais don.
ltshed good watch o young an old
tAn' looked So mild and meehb
Some anecdotes thar would be told.
1t our oil clock speak.
III stool arOin' ut every meal.
Mid clash q plate an cup.
AM heard lis ids reveal,
An size the nciy;bor, up:
its traced our little bickcriu's. to-,
An seemed to sympathize.
Sluintin' softly at us through
Them solemn kcy-h eyes:
It's umpire'l many lively gamo
o. social hide-an- seek;
'Iwonld score number a. the sam
Provitlin it could speak.
How our folks drove to town one day.
An lcf4 us chilrun fee
With sef-protectn' things to pInv.
but lot the OF clock be-"
An though we young 'uns never still
tndn't thought o TINT before.
We now couldn't let it lone. until
IL crashed down on tho floor! see
We trcnibln' set it up again
Hnlf-runnin', with n squeak:
twas lucky for our jackets. then,
Ihccrittcr could't speak.
now % folks "cnt to church. one night.
An left us all-,ly elves
IL Wed conduct there-gool an right
Nmcctin' By ourselves:
i''i' hciShhor gals an boys in teens
walked in-an' first wa knew.
we fell to playin Oats, peas. beans"
snap M and catch EN-" too:
we scattered, '@.'ci, by good ear-Iucil
III" heard tn big gate crcak;
me OF "loc% frownel mn licked an s,ruc,s
b'ii couldn't mnkc out to sprah,
Al mo the fncts 'twould just lot dy,
~ill,lD,t. ~ hnI fin,
vi ""irtin chaps. when ON the siy.
They turnc it hnck an hour:
81 Notwithstanding tender yet
The brides last virgin grace.
oi fun'raS-where it pea;,ei Ia %,
y ;;oo'i hook at the face:
Itkn"ws thu insde-ou. o. folks
M natures every freak:
Ia writ" book if ! could coax
That wise ol' clock to sp,al,
Still straight any gun it STAINS
Agin in the Kitchen wall:
An slowly waves its solemn hnn's
outlivin ofus all.
venerate some clocks Pvr seep
AS cen Almost sublime;
They form reVolvn' links between
ttarnity and time,
An when you come to take the pain,
To strike dreamy strcak,
The iiguratvr fact rcmnius
mat all til" clocks can sneak.
It'll Carleton in Hmm, Jo,,,.voy
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-12-06

The French are now able 10 put in the
field seven armies of total strength OF
1900, 600 men, equipped for prolonged
campaign, and supported by an ample
reserve. This is five times the force that
Napoleon III. could muster in 1870.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-12-06
DRIVEN OUT TO SEA.

About nifty miles above Sidney. Aus.
iraIia, IN English gentleman named
Howe. retired ciTil officer. had fine
place directly on the sea. This was
twenty-five years ago, and the place may
have passed. through half n dozen hands
since. II was n villa or country seat and
farm combined. Howe was rich, bit he
raised traits. vegetables, hay and WOO!
I" sell, anil he was part owner in n small
brig which called i'll ut intervals to carry
our stun away. On my first voyage in
with this brig the gentleman took fnrcy
I" me and hired me To work ashore. and
had been with him three years when The
distressing incident AIN ;.bou; 10 relate
came about.
Howe owned a plcaaur. yacht but rs
he feared the SEA She was seldom used
" hen she went ont had charge of her
and couid run her very nicely with the
help oi boy. We also had several row
boats, and there was scarcely a plcasan:
evening tina, did sot row some of the
family out. There was fine bay in front
oil the iarm, and unless the weather wa,
very boisic:ous This water was always
safe.
On the evening OF December 10, 1865.
the brig came into the bay TO load with
cargo, and she anchored almos. oppositc
the house. She had a fine new yawl, in
which the Captain came ashore, and il
appeared that Howe and the women folks
were greatly taken with it, Early next
morning was told to get this yawl ready
for sail down the bay to the small
island, where a.p;cnic dinner was to be
eaten. The party, when ready to start.
consisted of Howe, his wife, and an
eighteen year-old daughter named Bessie
u miss OF thirteen named Ransome. who
was on visit, and little Ben Howe. who
was only five years old. Two ladies from
the next farm above were to have gone
with us, but merciful Providence de
tanned them mt home. 1t was touch and
, go whether we should make the trip
without them, but it was finally decided
to go in order not to disappoint the young
folks. | had filled tho water kco and
taken Il big lunch basket aboard. and
when we moved away there was lust
breeze enough to fill the sail and iog us
along at about three miles an hour. A
more perfect morning | never saw, and
the oldest sailor could not have suspic
Toned change.
We reached the island all right. re-
manned there until = o'clock p. NJ, and
then started for home. At about l
o'clock the sky hazcd up and the wind
died almost away. and rs the tide would
begin to run out ut = became somewhat
anxious Ny sailor experience warned
me that there would be change of wind
and weather, and was impatient to get
away. One triic and another detained
lis until the hour named. The people
enjoyed themselves immensely, and it
was not for me to say when we should
start, although did throw out hint OF
two that suspected q change of weather.
All we're in good spirits when we finally
got away and ms the yawl was good
sailcr She crcpt along at a fair speed I'M
til the wind suddenly fell as Hat rs YOU
| pleased. We were then opposite the
ocean inlet. which was mile broad, and
we began to drift out with the tide
had Il pair oars in the boat, and Mr.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-12-06
Their Hair Turns Green.

There is curious effect wrought on
the hair and beard OF men engaged in
the Martin White mine at Ward, Ncb.
The ore is roasted, but no disagreeable
perfume arises from the heating process,
yet there is some unknown substance
that changes the hair, beard and eve
brows aS green rs grass. The hair is not
injured, but retains IFS softness and gloss.
1t is probable that fumes Of the green
tint oil copper contained in the ore
change the hair to thai color,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-12-06

Marriage appears to be rapidly taking
iTlnk rs n form Of punishment, to be or
dcrcd by English magistrates like a fine
or 'fourtccn days" a Young man at
Worcester stabbed his sweetheart in the
ncck-thc result of lovers QUARREL but
the youth was not sent to prison-hc
was discharged on the understanding that
he marry the girl.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-12-06
Three thousand, three hundred and
twelve miles of railway have been con-
structcd in the United States this ycr
and of these 1853 arc in the South.

The news columns of the newspapers
daily contain paragraphs, one or several,
concerning disasters and missing ships
at sea. The roll of marine disas>or ti,i
fall is very serious ono.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-12-06

An original genius writes 10 the New
York World that the licking of postage
stamps can be avoided by licking the
upper right hand corner OF an envelope,
then place the stamp Oh the moist place
and press it down with blottcr.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-12-06
The Cost of Feeding a Boy.

1t is worth something to know what it
costs to feed a boy fairly we'll During
the investigations made by the Record Of
the operations of the Squeers Syndicate
Orphan Schools it was shown that. tax
ing their own somewhat doubtful figures.
the cost was about four cents a meal.
But the syndicate orphans were not well
fed.
DIR. 0IcKinnon, the Superintendent of
the Mimico Industrial School in Canada,
has furnished the Toronto Nail with an
interesting statement on the subject.
There are los boys in the school, who arc
kept in good bodily health, and whose
subsistence is bought in wholesale way
that would somewhat cheaper the cost as
compared with ordinary household ex-
pcnditurc. The boys have all they
wish to cat, and the superintendent ae-
counts, not being complicated by cx.
penscs for sustcncncc for other persons.
furnish valuable data not otherwise read
lily obtainablc. The following statement
shows the average weekly expenditure
per boy:
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-12-06

The cost OF f0od, as above given, does
not include the expense of preparing it,
or Incidental expenditure for supcrintcnd-
cncc, etc. But the average disbursement
is astonishingly small. So far as subsist-
cncc goes, to raise II boy is not much
imore costly than to raise pig: II Q
healthy boy can be properly fed for s56
a year, there is less discouragcmcnt in
the task of increasing the male popula-
ton OF the country than pcssimst observ-
crs arc wont TO insist upon.-IHiiadeL
phia Record.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-12-06

by the surimen, and By that means the
crew are able to abandon the ship and
land safely on shore. --Meio York Star.