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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-02-18

THE c. & O. CANAL In an interview at
Annapolis Last plight with Mr.. Owen Hitch.
ems and Mr. R H. Gordon, of Cumberland,
1t was stated that proposition will be made
on behalf OF the mine owners and operators,
and boat builders and owners of the Cum
berland region for lease or purchase OF the
Chesapeake and Ohio canal. all bills for
labor aud material due By the canal com.
pany ere to be paid in full. The canal is to
be restored as a waterway. Bonds of 1873
aud interest are to be secured or paid. A
first mortgage is to be given to the bond.
holders of 1874 or trustees for their use for
the sum of one million dollars, payable In
forty years at per cent. A company Is to
be organized to carry out the provisions OF
this agreement, under the direction and ad-
wise of the board of public works and the
sttorney-2eneral.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-02-18

PERsoNAL.-Col. ]. r. Miller, of Pulaski
c7un,y; Messrs. Oscar Hudgins, of Mat
thovs W. c. Dutton, of Portsmouth Geo.
w Hewxhurst, of Falls Church; Mrs. A.
J. Pyle, of Richmond, and Mrs s. E Bailey,
of Arlington. officers of the Grand Lodge of
Good Templars, are in the city to. day.
Mr.. Willie Steuernagel continues seriously
i'll at bis home. on Royal street.
Maj. ]. W. Green to-day received letter
from New York stating that another opera.
ton will have to be performed upon bis
brother.ln.law, Rev. ]. II. Stringfellow,
whose leg was recently amputated.
Mr. Albert Stonnell, who lives in Fairfax
county, below this city, is critically ILL.,
The Baltimore city council last hig bit
confirmed Mr.. George Wedderburn as city
librarian.
Dr.. A. F. Cox, grand vice chancellor of
the Knights OF Pythias OF Virginia, and
Messrs. Leonard Marbury. and Ernest Boy.
or, representatives of the two lodges of that
order in this city. left here last night for
Sutfolk to attend tbs session of the Grand
Lodge, which meets there to day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-02-18

A PINT OF OUR OPERA COLOGNE, in q
n glass stoppered bottle, for one dollar.
oct29 J. D. II. LUNT
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-02-18

MILD CoFFEEs-15 bags Maracaibo and La
M Guayra Coifses received to-day By
fah10 ). g. MILBUhN.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-02-18
The Great Indian Oil i SagWa

r UNITS AGUE CURE-sure cure for Chills and
Ia Fever Fifty cents per bottle. Three Tor
> os sep11
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-02-18

Clerk in Land Office.
For sale by L Stabler & Co., druggists,
Alexandria Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-02-18

Jersey KNIT VESTS AT 1915 CENTS FOE
y Men, Ladies and Children
my4 At A. B. SLAYMAKERS.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-02-07
Cllunges in Insanity.

A well-known insanity expert, discus
-sSng the prevalence of insanity, or rather
the greater publicity given it BY the fact
that many prominent people have sue
,cumbcd to it recently, remarked that the
character of insanity is gradually changed.
"AIany years ago." said he, ga great
number of the insane labored under the
hallucination that they were pursued by
demons. Now the demon idea seems to
have gradually disappeared as n feature
of insanity and is supplanted by phantas-
magoria of the wonders of electricity. The
telephone seems to be the main worry of
the diseased mind, and its voice pursues
them. 1t is strange that many people
Who never spoke through II telephone or
received a message over one are haunted
by the voice. There has been no ex-
PLANTATION of this matter, so far, although
many alicnists and neurologists have de
voted considerable time to the study of
it."-iSt. Louis Star Sayings
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-02-07
QUEEN FRITrERs.

Put onefourth of pound of butter,
with pint of water, in saucepan; as
soon as it is boiling, throw in three
fourths OF pound of the very best flour
tsifieD; stir quickly for few minutes,
SO MS TO dry the dough, and take it off the
fire. Ten minutes later add, one by one,
enough whole eggs to make smooth
dough, but not too soft, and add little
grated nutmeg. Have ready some hot
lard; with q tablespoon break out the
fritters the size of an English walnut,
and drop them, one by one, into the fat.
There must be plenty of lard to allow the
frlttors TO swim in it, and do not have
Your lard too hot, or else they will be
Drowned before being sufficiently cooked,
and of course they will then be heavy.
To be well cooked, they should take fif-
teen minutes 10 he done. Then take
them out and place them in a towel; roll
them in powdered sugar, with a little Gin
namon; dish up and servc.-Ne,o York
Obserrer.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-02-07
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

1t is not safe to use rubbcrs on fruit
cans after they are stretched out and vel
low.
A scrnbbing brush, warm soap suds
and plenty of elbow grease will do Won
ders on an old dingy oilcloth.
II windows are wiped off once a week
or the inside with slightly dampened
cloth 1t will save washing so often
If you have suspicion of moths in
Your carpets, scrub your floor with hot
water and salt before relaying them, and
sweep salt over the carpet once or twice
during the month.
Silk thread is soaked in acetate of lead
TO increase its weight, aud persons who
pass 1t through the mouth i'll threading
needles, and then bite it off with the
teeth, have suffered from lead poison
ing.
When trying to thread sewing ma
chime ut twilight. Or i'll any imperfect
light, place Il bit of white cloth or paper
back of the needle eye. By this method
the eye can be found and filed much
easier.
Where house is afflicted with Chin
neys that smoke, it should be borne in
mind that the best preventive to the
nuisance is tor open the windows of the
room ten minutes before the fire is lit.
and not simultaneously with the lighting,
rs is generally done.
To properly sharpen carving knife
the carver ought to be held at an angle
OF twenty to twenty five degrees on the
steel. When the other side of the blade
is turned, you must be careful to preserve
the same angle. Thea draw the steel
from heel to point against the edge,
using only slight pressure.
The squcaking Of shoes is due to the
rubbing OF the upper upon the under sole.
This is prevented by putting soapstone
powder between the two thicknesses of
leather, which acts rs Il sort of lubrica-
tor. A shoe which has squeaked can he
cured by the dealer or cobbler simply
by ripping the soles apart, putting in
soaPstone, and sewing or pcgging the
leather together again.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-02-07
Animals aud EARTHQUAKES.

The terror of animals during earth,
quakes is phenomenon which Is well
known in countries where these disturb
ances of the earth occur. The agitation
of cattle, sheep, horses, dogs and domes-
tic fowls is often great, even ut the very
first warning sounds and movements of
an earthquake. In Japan, and in Italy
as well, it is believed that animals arc
aware that an earthquake is coming be-
fore it arrives, and make signs showing
their fear.
Pigs, dogs and geese are said to be
the best earthquake prophets, and the
people watch these creatures very CLOSELY
when they begin to act strangely.
Men of science explain in this way the
supposed prophesying of earthquakes by
certain kinds of animals. It is supposed
that, by means Of their superior physical
sensitiveness,. animals perceive the first
premonitory shocks of earthquake, which
are so gentle as not to be perceptible to
the dulcr sensibiities of human beings.
Animals. as a rule, are not much
afraid of thunder and lightning, or other
ordinary commissions or tumults of ma
tnrc. The difference is probably due to
the fear which animals almost ALWAYS
have of anything that appears to be out
of the course OF nature. This fear has
been called the superstition of animals.
This superstition" is shown by dog
wnen n bone is snatchcd away from HIM
by concealed person, by the aid of Il
thread attached TO the bone. The dog,
seeing the bone disappear, apparently by
ITS own motion, and being quite unac-
customed to see bones move on their
own accounts generally so badly fright
cncd as 10 run away.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-02-07
Hints for Amateur spor1,smsn.

An excellent treatment for bullet
wound is to wash the wound clean and
cover Will, clean muslin saturated with
q solution of carbolic add or alcohol.
The great object is to keep the wound
clean and protected from the mir, DO
not foolishly probe for the bullet. 1t
can be better extracted after the heal
ing Of the wound
10 extract fish hooks from yonr flesh
or clothing cut the leader free and
push tho hook on through depressing
the upper end so as to bring the point
out as near as possible to where it went
in.- Don't try to pull the hook back
over tho barb. I'd
Thirst can be abated by tho eating
OF acid fruits or plants. The chewing
OF twigs, barks or leaves of trees and
shrubs will also afford temporary re-
lief. Snow and ice aggravate the
thirst by chilling and closing tho sa-
livary glands.
Learn to shoot without closing your
eyes when You pull the trigger. Be-
ginuers will find it hard to do this. but
it must be done.
In sighting either shotgun or rifle
the left eye should be closed, except in
the case of left-handed persons; then
the right eye should be closed. Some
men.keop both Dyes open, but the ma
Jority OF shooters and all the crack
shots close the left eye.
An extra pair of socks are handy on
one-day out trip. Then, with your
shoes nicely dried at my lady hosts fire
you will be i'll comfort for the next
morning on your way home.
Avoid sleeping in close rooms. Keep
the apartment well ventilated. Let in
fresh air, but keep out the draught.
When out shooting carry small
square of shamois skin saturated with
pure oil. Then You are prepared to
wcll-grease your gun in case of II rain
storm. -NdtiUe.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-02-07
COunterfcitcrs.

Counterleiters, unlike most other classes
of crooks, are drawn from all ranks
of society. Many persons of worthy
antecedents drift into crime almost bv
accident. 4 fine cn@ravcr, for instance.
in moment OF thoughtlcssness, tries his
hand mt an imitation Of Government
note as mere test of skill. Success in
dcceiving his friends, perhaps by way of
Jest, gives him Il dangerous impulse on
ward, and III an hour of weakness the
temptation to use his powers for bad,
and finds him Il ready victim. The Same
may be true of IL die-cutter or metal
worker who makes Il matrix for II coin
even for the adornment OF n bit of
jewclry or rs an advertising device. The
policy Of the Secret Service has been
uniformly to discourage everything of
the sort. The statutes of the United
States on the subject are very sweeping,
and their Interpretation by. the courts
correspondingly broad. Where there is
plainly no fraudulent intent person dis.
covered making anything which could
possibly be mistaken for Government
coin, or note, or bond, or stamp, or; in
deed, for any part of one, is quietly
warned from headquarters to cease. Ii
the work is finished it is ordered dc.
stroyed, and on compliance declared
contraband, and conliscated This often
seems like serious hardship to innocent
makers of fancy goods, but the majority
Of them yield gracefully enough when
the principle underlying the rule is OK.
planned TO them.-Pus1ury DispatcA.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-02-07

the direction the nearest
who s troubled
nndi
Golden Medical Discovery.
Disease Eczema Eryspcas
burning tomcning of skin
& as by magic Sold by under positive
Evenings on n od Sores and Ulcers yield It's wonderful
eenIate vegetable fluid extract Dose small and pleasant
an therefore don't ferment
Mt all like It, either
into accepting something
Just good"
fecomncnuct refund buy
Discovery"
blood
nnu Diid up both flesh
Main Street. Buffalo, N. Y. 49, ~
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-02-07
now TO ROAST A roucu TURKEY.

~" ~ NNHsi y lOCGh TURKEY.
This suggestion is for the housekeepei
who Keeps her wash boiler as clean rs She
does her soup-toureen or pudding dish
not for the one who uses washing com
pounds and leaves the remains of them on
the sides of the boiler, and not for the
one who has the least doubt about her
boiler being rs fresh and free from I'M
wholesomeness rs it was the day she
bought it. Oh course IN old boiler is
not to he thought Of To roast IL tough
turkey to suit the taste of fastidious
party is no. IN easy thing to do, unless
some heat besides oven-hcat can be put
to use; and the housekeeper who is lucky
enough to possess Il pot big enough to
boil without spelling the shape OF the
turkey before roasting, may think her
self fortunate. Still, boiling will not do
Tor turkey what stcaming will, and it
IS fer steaming that recommend the use
OF Il new or perfectly clean wash boiler.
Prepare your turkey as for roasting;
set couple of tin cans i'll the boiler with
water not quite to the top of them: rest
your turkey OF them, cover the boiler,
and steam until the meat begins to be
tender, then finish by roasting in the
oven, as you would northumberland any
one who has not seen your method of
cooking coald not tcll the turkey from
young ore.-P.mirie Farmer.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-02-07
AT Low TIDE

Shining and even packed to horttfsand 70
south stretch the sands,
Tenderly, daintily smoothed by the touch
of the outgoing tide;
Soft as babes soft hair set in place by a
mothers hands,
Each tress of the late-left sea weed is
Strengthened and spread out wide
Further, far off are the breakers. sudden
emerald wall
Lifted against the sky, and topped With a
hame-like foam;
Joyous the white crest CLEANS. then crashing
down to its fall,
Creamy and spent it sobs itself back to its
ocean home
Wide are the pale blue skies that melt in the
infinite cloud
Where sea and sky are one on the fer
horizons verge;
But the lighthouse down ut the point stands
starkly, solid and proud
Its feet in II battling mist of breakers and
sands and surge.
On the wide vagu. seq of though: are sud
den CLEANS Of light
Lifted high up to heaven, bright with o
new hopes s,ni;
As we watch they WAIVER end fall, and noti,
ing is left in sight
But the battling mist of doubt where faitf
and unfaith are one
Yet, steadfast i'll whirl and wave, tower OF
riftlcss rock
Stands With its feet on n stone, crowned
with Il quenchcss light;
Despite the doubts that tlarken and the force
of the tempest's shock,
1t stands, II pillar of strength by day, and
pillar of FIRE by night.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-02-07
Why 1900 Is Not a Lean Year.

The following explanation will show
you why the year 1900 will not be counted
among leap years: The year is 1865 days
hours and 40 minutes long; eleven min
utes are taken every year to make the
year 1863 days long, and every fourth
year we have an extra day. This was
Julius Caesars arrangement. You NAV
ask; "Where do these eleven minutes
come from?'' They come from the fu-
ture, and are paid by emitting leap wear
every 100 years. But if leap wear is
omitted regularly every 100 years, in the
course of 400 years it is found that the
eleven minutes taken each year will not
only have been paid back, but that a
whole day will have been given up. So
Pope Gregory KILL, who improved on
Caesars calendar in 1852, decrced that
every ccnturiai year divisiblc by four
should be a leap year after all. So we
borrow eleven minutes each year, more
than paying our borrowings back by
emitting three leap years in three cen
turial years, and square matters by hav-
ing leap year in the fourth ccnturial
year. Pope Gregory's arrangement is
SO exact and the borrowing and paying
back balanced so nicely, that we borrow
more than we pay back TO the extent of
only one day in 1866 ycars.-&. Luis
RpWJlr.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-02-07
How n Town Got Its Name.

Bucoda is the name Of town in Wash
ington. The origin of its name is of Il
somewhat curious nature. However, il
arises from civilized sources, 1t may
puzzle some of the commentators when
they cndeavor TO search for its origin.
You might search all the foreign
languages in the world, and still not be
able to discover it. This is how il was
christcned: There were three great rail
{ road men in that portion of the country
where the town is now, and their names
were Buckley, Coulter and Davis. Each
of them wished the town to be nance,
after himself. But they could not come
to an agreement, and finally, as a com
promise, the two first letters from each
name were taken and placed together,
and thereby originated Bu-co -da. .culeml
(Ore.) Statesman.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-02-07

By local applications, ns they cannot roach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is only
one why Ia cure Deafness, and that Ii by con-
bttutional remedies Deafness In caused by
the Eustachiau Tube. When this tub. gets III
tanned you hive u rumb ing sound or impcr-
feet hearing, and when II Is entirely closed
Deafness l, the result. and unless the inilnni-
motton cnn lle tnkcn out md this tube testorcd
toits normal condition, hearing Will lie de-
stroyed forever, nine cases out OF ten arc
famed condition Of the mucous surfaces.
We will give Ono Hundred Dallarr for nny
case of Deafness (causcd by CnlnrrlD that VIZ
cannot cure by taking Halls Catarrh Cure
Send FOR cirruln r, Tree.
+. ]. CHENEY & Co. Toledo, U.
EE Sold by DRUGGISTS 75c.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-02-07

The above picture was traced from an
instantaneous photograph of n bicycle
in motion. The Photographic dry plato
was exposed about the lifticth part of u
second. That was quick enough to
catch good picture Of the bicycle and
its rider i'll all but one particular The
upper spokes of the wheels ware not
taken. They were moving so rapidly
that the speed OF the shutter was not
sufficient to permit the lens to throw
their outlines on the negative. The
lower spokes were plainly photographed
because their motion WAS not SO rapid
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-02-07
PITII AND POINT.

When money talks, of course it talks
cents.
A standing army must be whole
corps ut parade rest.
: There is always Il leek somewhere when
tue onion crop is short.
The small boy with bad cold is very
likely to be up to snuff.
1t was the butcher who remarked that
four-qurters were less than whole.
Not even the bookbindcr can tell
whether new book is bound to be non.
ular.
The reason why sailor is called a tar
is because he is constantly pitched about
by the ocean.
a baker ought never to be hard up.
lie can always make Il raise with little
yeast. Bulletin.
Imitation may be the sinccrcst flattery
but the news has not got around to the
Patent Office yct.-Puch.
The beggar does not need legs, because
he depends wholly on his aims for liv-
ing.-Binghamtoa Herald.
cts the biggest ocean race on record, a"
quote Smithwick. (which one was
that?" "Whales. y Puck.
Many poor man somehow or other
manages to keep ii pup, even though he
knows he's going to the dogs.
"NIy bark floats over the sea-" as the
dog sang when he was sitting on n. pier,
baying at the moon.-DonsciUe Breeze.
The hen is splendid example of Der.
severance, but she is an example you
can't always set.-Iene Hamo Express.
A morning paper says: "Laziness
grows OH people" This information will
surprise those persons who supposed that
-<it grew on trees.
Very naturally, there is one kind Of
man that n dog hates to take between his
teeth, and that is man OF grit.-Pur-
Hn3ton Free Press.
a doctor, whose pills were largely
seasoned with imagination, referred to the
patients who got we'll rs sugar cured. :"
-lMrchant 1rureler.
The difference between ship and her
passenger is that the ship heaves in sight
while the passenger is little more par
ticular. -Binyh0mto Len,ler.
S'Tis love that makes the world 20 round, .
To that your faith don't pin,
For marriage tits, it has been found,
That makes mans head to spin
-Boston Courier
Aunt Keziah-"WeIl, Kitty, so vou'ro
to be married" Ki.ty-"Yes, aunt,
Providence permitting; but wouldn't it
be awful if that dress shouldn't come?"-
Time.
~ wonder how the redmen fashioned
these queer flint arrow heads" remarked
Mrs Snaggs. "Why, with the Indian
file of COURSE" replied Snaggs. Pitts
Juygh Chronicle.
A fortunate stock broker, when asked
if he owed his success to being long or
short of the market, replied: sit was
neither; think it was because l was
square. Boston Bulletin.
There's good deal of 90 to that
floor walker of yours, Mr.. Threads. {"
ayes, know there is, or will be on Sat
nrday, for I intend to discharge him
then. - Yenouine's Nt,os.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-02-07
That Moving Wheel Problem

Every now and then somebody will
write to newspaper this question
"Does the top Of IL buggy wheel in
motion travel faster than the bottoml''
Sometimes the correspondence editor says
no, and sometimes yes. When he says
yes he is right. Sometimes lie tries to
explain why lie is right, but unless the
reader is of II mathematical turn of mind
he can't exactly grasp the situation.
Here is proof positive that the top of Il
buggy or bicycle wheel does so flstcr
than the bottom:
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-02-07
HoUsRHoLD MATTERS


half cup of mix; Of soda half a spoon:
Two eggs beaten well, nd added very soon.
Flour now to make this stiff enough to roll;
holi thin; cut in squares you cannot use it
whole:
Fry these Tapestries in lard to nice
brown; "a. az fcT .-4efl Z
Lay IN deep dish the puffy beauties down.
10 boiling water nowAaboiita pint will do
one cup OF sugar add; one-third cup butter
too.
A little nutmeg CRATE, and these together
boil;
Then pour over the cakes; serve hot, lest they
should spoil
e. b. Sanford, in Good Housekeeping
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-02-07

! During the. time the Government has
been purchasing bonds 1t has bought
bonds to the amount ofs235, 600, 600, on
which the piemiam amounted 10 $4O,.
600, GOO. Yet, as compared with the
coat Of these bonds il they bad been al
lowed TO ran to maturity, the has been
a swing Of s56. 00O,o0U THIS is pretty
good tnauc.e lug. OSLO 7tttr
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-02-07
why need 1t bcs" we say, and Sigh
Whom loving mothers feao and die.
And leave tho Mt Q oues whose feet

AItU ItAVt laO IItt Q UuCS WuOSS fSot
They hoped 10 guide In pathways sweet.
II need not DO In many cascs. All about u,
women arc dying daily whose lives might have
been ayed. II seen 70 be n wid.- spread oplu-
Ion that whom q woman Is eiowl y fading away
With the diseases which grow out OF female
help for hor, She is doomed tn death. but
this 1, not true. DR.. Pierce's Favorito Pro.
eortptlon Is Constantly restoring women AZ
happiness. IL is tho only med;cIne for their
ailments, s1ld by druggists, under q positive
Ing satisfactt - 4 every case, or money pniJ
for II will b. led.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-02-07

Whether on pleasure bent or business. should
take on cvcry trip II bottle OF Syrup Of Figs rs
kidnc. E, liver and bowels. preventing fovcrs,
headaches and other forms OF sickness. For
nlc in Zoe. aud 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-02-07

Senator Edmunds of We mont has
s-rvcd longer in the Unit d STA es Sen
ate than amy of his colleagues, Tn April
5, 1850, he will have been in the Sena G
without II single break, "a ye RS. Mr..
Fdmnn1s will be sixty two in February.
He looks Lis age.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-02-07

Tho saving In clothing where Dobbns FL, O.
trlc Soap is usod Is ttceify times tho soap bill.
II Is no now exp rine nt, but has been sold for
q yeats. To day just as pure ns In ls0A Try
II. Your grocer has IL ,r will order it