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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-08-08
Am Eccentric Author.

One of the few books, says an ex.
change, that were read with pleasure by
youth 100 years ago. was "Saudford
and Merton" It's author, Thomas Day.
was q devoted friend of the colonies dur
ing the American war, and espoused their
cause in his poems. He was an 'soriginal, ~
distinguished by that inconsistency be-
tween theory aud practice which gener-
ally marks an. eccentric person.
He went into society, but disregarded
the "minor morals" such as combing his
hair and making himself presentablc.
Processing to think that love had been
the curse of mankind, he continually an
nounccd his determination never to
marry. And yet-in spite of this re-
soutiou-he offered his hand to three
ladies, each of whom declined the honor.
To one Of them he sent long letter, in
which he expressed his affection, asked
her to marry him and detailed to her the
duties OF wife. AS Mrs. Day she was
to be satisfied with her husbands society
and to exclude herself from the company
of men and women. The woman re.
Piled thg gt the details were too numerous
and onerUus.
In three weeks time he offered him
self again-to the sister of the woman
who had rejected him. She imposed
conditions before she would answer
''ycs" or mo" She would marry no
man who could not fence, dance nor
ride. AS Mr.. Day had none of these
accomplishments and had derided them
as unbecoming manliness, he was in Il
strait betwiXt consistency and the ladys
hand.
He sacrificed his consistency, went to
Paris, took lessons in the three accom-
plishments and returned to England.
The lady laughed at his fencing, dancing
and craftsmanship, and told him that she
liked him best as he was before.
But Days spirit was up; he deter
mined to marry some one lie therefore
selected two orphan girls from an asylum,
with the view of educating them both
and then selecting thu tittest one for his
wife.
In order to cultivate their fortitude, he
used to drop hot sealing wax on their
bare arms, and fire off pistols, loaded
why Will SuupoWucr, III Their pcll!cOatS.
One OF the two girls would cry with pain
or alarm, and she, therefore, was ruled
out of the competition. The other,
though she showed fortitude by her
silence, would wear certain kind of
sleeve and handkerchief then in fashion,
but which Mr.. Day disliked. She also
was dismissed.
AT last he found Il wife, lady of large
fortune, who conformed to his whims
and believed him to be great man. He
appropriated her fortune, thing SO
despised i'll theory, and lived happily
with her, until he WAS killed by being
thrown from colt he was training ac-
cording to n method of his own His
widow took to her bed and died two
years later.-EansaS City Star.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-08-08

Once more, turquoiscs are quite COM
monty initiated by enamels. They are
also produced artifcially by chemical
compositions. One reason the delicate
sky-blue stones are so highly priced is
that they cannot be initiated The other
shades may be initiated without serious
trouble. Thus, pieces of bone are capa-
BILE of being colored with phosphate OF
iron SO as to resemble the real gem.
These artificial stoues, SO extensively
worn by Indies, are known in the trade
as Occidental turquoises, in order to dis.
tinguish them from the genuine or OH.
entail stones.-Ne,o York Star.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-08-08
ElectricLights for Sleeping Apartments

In the the new hotel at Tampa, Fla,
the electric lights in the sleeing apart
ments will be so arranged, says the
Tampa Journal, that they may be made
to burn with any degree of brilliancy by
turning on or off in the same
way as gas jet or kerosene
lamp is regulated to give more or less
light. This is the very last invention in
electric lighting, and will overcome the
greatest objection to electric lights in
bedrooms, which by all former appliances
give their full capacity when used.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-08-08
Food for si.k-Wor,us.

The leaves of white mulberry trees
give the best food for silk-worma,
Trees which are three years old should
give about seven pounds of leaves
apiece. They should be set out as
soon as the frost is thoroughly ont Of
the ground. An ounce of filk-worms
will consume during their life about
1000 pounds of leaves. The consump-
ton at the beginning is very small.
but becomes quite large toward the
end of their existence. Rural New-
Yorker.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-08-08

The Rev. DR.. Wickan, of'Manchester.
VT, claims to be the oldest living eradu.
ate tf Yale. He is 08, and received his
diploma in 1915.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-08-08

FITS stopped free, by. Dr. KLIHE's GREAT
use: Marvellous cures. Treatise and Sc trial
potue Tree. DIR. Kline, gu Arch st. Phila PA
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-08-08
A PleNsiur sense

The Empress Of Germany speaks good
FRENCH With hardly any percepti6le Germa n
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-08-08

The English language was used In franz
lmg recent treaty between Russia and
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-08-08

III Sturgis (Mich.) burglars spent two
honrs drilling u hole i'll a safe which wasn't
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-08-08

IT Is reported that in the past fifteen
months 7l,0OO negroes have left North
CnrOlinn
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-08-08

III anlictcd with sore eyes use DIR. Isnac Thomp-
sons Eye-watcr. Druggists sell at 25c pcr bottle.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-08-08
NERvE-PAIMS.

Mono equal "Tansiil's puncho &c. Cigars.
Connecticut western news., 1890-07-16

away. Iurn thou, my Deioved, and be like roe or a young hart upon the mountains of Bether"
 Oh, how different it is on earth from the way it is in heaven when Chris tian dies We say, "Close his eyes" In heaven they say, "Give him palm" On earth we say, 'Let him down in the ground" In heaven they say, Raise him on Q throne" On earth it is, Farewell, farewell" In heaven it is, s'Welcome, welcome" And so I see Christian soul coming down the river of death, and he steps into the river and the water comes to the ankle. He says, Lord Jesus, is this deathr "No," says Christ, "this is not death" And he wades still deeper down into the waters until the flood comes to the knee, and he says, "Lord Jesus, tell me, tell me, is this death?" And Christ says, ''No, no, this is not death" And he wades still further down until the wave comes to the girdle, and the soul says, "Lord Jesus, is this deathp "No," says Christ, ''this is not" And deeper in wades the soul till the pillow strikes the lip, and the departing one cries, ''Lord Jesus, is this deathf" "No," says Christ, 'this is not" But when Christ had lifted that soul on a throne of glory, and the pomp and joy of heaven came surging to its feet, then Christ said, '"This, oh transported soul, this is death"
Connecticut western news., 1890-07-16
BOIL IT wv.

Whatever you have to say. my friend, Whether witty, or grave, or gay, Condense it as much as ever you can, And say it in the readiest way; And whether you write of rural affairs, Or matter and things in town, Just take word of friendly advice,
 Boil t do,on. If you go spluttering over page, When a couple of lines would do, Your butter Is spread so much, you see, That the bread looks plainly through; So, when you have a story to tell, And would like little renown, To make quite sure of your wish, my friend,
 Bot tt do,on. When writing an article for the press, Whether prose or verse, just try To settle your thoughts in the fewest words, And let them be crisp and dry. And when 1t is finished, and you suppose It Is done exactly brown, Just look ouer again, and then
 Bol n do,cn. For editors do not like to print An article lazily long, And the general reader does not care For q couple of yards of song; So gather your wits in the smallest space, If you want a little renown, And eue'y lime you ,or-ite, nay friend,
 Bod a do,1n.
Connecticut western news., 1890-07-16
A PAPER ON ALUMINIUM,

Head at tho July Meeting of the Agas.
 sig Club by Rev. F. w. Barnett.
 Aluminium is 8 metal. It is said to constitute large part of the rocks and earthly substances which make up the solid crust of the earth. Next to oxygen and silicon it is the most abundant ele- ment in nature. But. although so abundant, it is one of the most difficult of the metals to separate from other substances with which it is combined. It is never found in the earth in native state like copper or some other metals. It is always in close combination with other substances, as rock crystal, clay, emery, etc. It is said there are 195 diff ferent kinds of minerals with which it Is found in combination.
 The first discovery of the metal alum mum was in 1928. but it has never been prepared for use in the arts till recently and the manufacture of it is still too ex- pensive to admit of its common use.
 In color it is white metal with blu ish tint and is capable of taking fine polish. It is more abundant than iron, and if it can be produced ss cheaply it will probably take the place of that metal in great variety of uses. There are three properties which make it especially valuable, ightness, great strength and malleability. In weight it is one-third lighter than iron. The spec fife gravity of iron is seven and a frac- tion, that of aluminium is two and frac- tion. But although so much lighter than iron it is as tough as steel, 3S tons to the square inch. In malleability it ranks among the metals next to gold and silver. It can be drawn out into fine wire, or it can be hammered into foil as thin as any gold leaf, or by being passed through rollers can be pressed into sheets of metal one five-thousandth of an inch in thickness. Another pecu- iarity is that it does not rust nor tarnish in the air like iron, brass or silver, but retains it's metallic lustre. The same acids which corrode gold and silver and other metals have no effect upon this new silver which is made out of clay. It is, however, affected by muriatic acid and caustic alkalies. Still another of its uses is in the alloys it is capable of pro- ducing. Alloyed with copper it makes what is called aluminium bronze, which is hard, malleable and takes 8 fine polish and retains it's color always. Al loved with iron and steel it enables those metals to be cast more success fully. It may also by alloyed with zinc, nickel and tin.
 The manufacture of aluminium is yet . difficult and expensive process. Al
Connecticut western news., 1890-07-16
Where Did Cain Get His Wife?

Rev D. B. Hyde, of South Bend, Ind :, in writing to western newspaper, says as follows:
 I notice in your paper to-day several replies to the question "Where did Cain get his wife?" and, after reading the re- plies, not answers, to the question, I am forced to come to the conclusion that the divines who made those replies are not bible readers, or, at least. not care ful bible readers; but take it for granted that Adam was the first man and Eve the first woman, simply because some other divine told them so. Now, let us see what Moses says about the matter. Moses plainly tells us that there were two creations The first created were hunters and fishers and the second crea- tion were tillers of the soil The hunt CTS and fishers lived then mostly, as they do now, in the Land of Nod. Cain, by some good fortune, wandered over to the land of the hunters and fishers. Now, that is the way Moses tells the story, and, as there are none to-day who can successfully contradict Moses story, let us accept it as fact Believe and be oovod
Connecticut western news., 1890-07-16

A retired Kingston groceryman says the most independent man on earth is the one who pays cash and runs DO bills, especially where he buys his provisions. When he feels that he can buy where he pleases and pay as he goes, he buys to better advantage every time and saves money.
 Luther Butcher, of South Dover, N. Y.. died on July from the effects of injuries sustained on that day by tue premature explosion of 8 toy cannon He had fired the cannon several times, and while engaged in re-loading it, the cannon, which was defective and had become overloaded, exploded, discharg- ing it's contents into his head, and he died few hours after. He was IT years old and the only son of George Dutcher. He recently prepared himself for a col legiate education and expected to enter college in few weeks Millerton Tele- gram.
Connecticut western news., 1890-07-16
Orange Growing in Florida.

Another dealer said that orange growing in Florida was not the bonan- "a that it had been said to be, unless the groves were in hummock lands which are adapted to its culture. The Florida grower could not look for more than $1.75 a box on an average for his fruit. Out of this he had to pay 50 cents box freight to market, 30 cents for picking and packing, while the cost of growing, including the fertilizing process, brought him down to profit of only about 50 cents a box A bad year would wipe out two years profits. But the business was growing. There were in Florida about 10, 900 growers. The capital invested was from s6O, COG, 900 to $75, ,oo0, 900. Three years ago there were produced 1850, 900 boxes, two seasons ego, 3,- 1OO, 900, end in 1890 about A 300, ,00o boxeA Nov Yoek Nih1nel ..Iss
Connecticut western news., 1890-07-16
Voice of the Multitude.

am lying, Egypt, lying in my own peculiar way I acquired the habit late ly, but I do it every day. Every morn ing to the river with my tackle I repair, to begCile the speckled troutlet from his deep and placid lair. In the even- ing on returning I describe my victim s size; and I'm roaming, Egypt, roaming in wilderness of flies-Exchange.
Connecticut western news., 1890-07-16
TIRE SURYEYOR AND THE SCHOOLMA'AM
A Focts

A Fact. It was land surveyor,
 With his mysterious load Of bright three-legged instruments, Came striding down the road; And just before the district school He paused to take sight; And all the children came and stared At his theodolite. The little schoolma'am hurried out To see what caused the stir; And one and all they took the man For photographer. "And oh p the little schoolma'am cried, "How happy should be If you would take our hkenesses- My scholars all and me-" The man (he was willy wag) Replied: "'Twould cost sight To photograph district school With a theodolite." But still the little schoolma'am begged, And longed to have her way, And searched her pocketbook, and found Two dollars she could pay. He said: Although that isn't much For taking such vIew, You're so hard up for hkenesses guess I'll make it do.' The schoolma'am scrubbed her little ones With lavish soap and care, And strengthened down their pinafores,
 l33 kt d.. loi~ And then it was a goodly sight To view that stiff thirteen Six boys and girls on either side And schoolma'am in between. His big bandana then he spread, And meath it took look And "sighted" them sufficiently, And laughed until he shook. The picture promising to send, Nor waited for his pay, This graceless wight took up his traps And hurried on his way. The picture-it was but sketch In pencil, nothing more, Of those thirteen conflding ones Grouped round the schoolhouse door. And underneath this photograph Was writ: "This Is the sight took by smithville's district school Through my theodolite.'
 HI. E. George in The Independent
Connecticut western news., 1890-07-16

though more abundant than iron, few years ago it cost as much as gold. In looking up this subject in the cyclope- dia I was struck with the variety of processes there given which men have invented for its manufacture. This dif- t ference of opinion only shows that one of the problems of the present day is how to make aluminium cheap, and he who solves it first will make 8 fortune or at least deserves to. But American enterprise is fast solving the problem and the electric dynamo is of no little assistance There is now in Bridgeport smelling company called the Alumi- mum Brass x Bronze Go who are manu- featuring aluminium by a secret process. They have already reduced the price of it to $2 pound, i. e., about the price of nickle. When it gets down to half or quarter that price it is going to take the place of iron and steel for certain pur- poses. Indeed it is predicted that the discovery of this "new silver made from clay is going to make step forward in the advance of human pro- gress. ..a
 Let me mention some of the uses to which it can be put. It is useful for all articles that can be forged where great strength is desired but light weight. Also all purposes for which wires and wire ropes are used. It will enter largely into the material for bridge-making. It has already been used for watch cases and iewelry, and probably cooking utensils will be made from it. In these articles it has the advantage over iron and steel that it will not rust It is also sonorous and therefore useful for bell metal l quote the following from an article in Public Opinion" on the value of aluminium in ship-building: "At present, one of the great difficulties in ocean navigation is the weight of vessels It is impossible to get engine power sufficient to obtain more than twenty miles an hour. It has been esti- mated that if an Atlantic liner were built of aluminium, or that the weight of material out of which ships are con- structed be reduced by one-half, and their sides coated with highly polish ed on-corrosive substance, it would have less than one-third the draught and be propelled with the same engine power at double the speed which characterizes the iron built steamships of the present day. It is calculated that ship which if entirely constructed of iron would draw twenty-six feet of water would when made of aluminium not draw more than four or five. The lighter metal would therefore treble or quadruple the number of miles of navi- gable river in the world, and we should think nothing of vessels crossing the Atlantic in seventy-two hours" The be built of aluminium, and as this metal never rusts and is as fire proof as iron, house constructed of 1t would not only survive conhagration but retain sil- very, glistening surface in all conditions of weather. Passenger cars made of aluminium would be incombustible and would not be readily crumbled by collisions.
 But much of this is conjecture as yet. Perhaps I have been singing it's praises prematurely. Still there is good authori- ty for all I have said about it and if it proves true, then the coming metal of the age is going to be aluminum.
Connecticut western news., 1890-07-16
c. w. P. A.

The Connecticut Weekly Press asso- citation will hold regular meeting at the Tontine hotel in New Haven, Mon day, July 21. s. T. Addis of the Wind sor Locks Journal, will read paper en- titled "The Relations of an Editor to the Public" after which there will be general discussion of the subject by the members
Connecticut western news., 1890-07-16
H. L. Ross, Dentist,
FRANCIS BIsSELL, General Insurance

Effected In the strongest Mutual and Stock Companies. Also represents the Fitchburg Mutual, surplus $106, 900. Covers against damage by lightning. Discounts 20 per ct. on one year policy; 40 per ct. on two years 60 per ct. on five years. Call on or address me 1t BANTAM, CONN.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1890-02-01
PREMIERE PARTIE.
Z'ENFAN7 VOLE
1--UN HOMIE HEUREUX.

Pendant les premieres heures de
la mutt, les splendide hotel Eabite
rue de Mo,ee par lie richie banquier
N. Rivadarcos, await etc rempll de
hruit ct de lumiere. C'6tait fGte
dams cette superbe demerre don't
le luxe elegant 6tait cite CONNIE
mn modele de bon gont dams le
Tout Paris. La maison de banque
de Rivadarcos, tondee dequis pen,
avec de puissants capitaux, 6tait
en- pleine prosperit6, ct il suf1isait
qu'il Sc m6lat dune speculation,
souvent hasardeuse, pour qn'elle
devint ausSit6t excelIente ct don.
nat tous les benefices quill Ell await
esperes ct que les boursiers expe-
rimentes n'avaient pas su ose pre-
voir.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1890-02-01

~" siCtoilV IL Ctdit nus tottttuSp +.
il ny await plus a craindre un
rstonr de fortune en- faveur de
| Rosas, nj un mGuvement oifenSit
de sa part.
Au petit jour levant, les Argan-
TINS Sc preclpiterent sur les dernie-
res barricades. avec Pelan d'hon-
mes decides a en- finir promptr-
inent. Qnelle fut leur surprise. .
. Pas un coup de fusil ne les a az
cueillit, pas an homme ne parut
devant eux. Les harricades etaient
abandonndes. Hosas ct la poign6e
de partisans qui surviyaient Il la
detaite s'Gtaient entuis pendant In
mutt. La vile etait aux insnr geS
LIE lendemain ct les jours sui
wants, les amis de Miguel Sc mirenf
Ia recherche de sa weave ct de
Ses enfants, afin de lenr porter les
cons olatiOns de cRurs devones.
ct de rendre la depouille de leur
malheurenx compagnon les hon
neurs dns a son heroISme. Mais
quand lis arri,erent 4 sd maison,
lis ne trouverent que des ruines
fumantes. Bien qu'On ne Sc fut
guere battu de ce cote ct que IA
maiSon habitee par Dolores n'cht
pas ete prise d'aSsauf, CONNIE tant
d'autreS mai>onS de la vile. Pin
cendie Favait devOree, It il /. en
restait que qnelques pans de MUS
noircis par la famine.
On fouiIla les ruines, afin de
conStater 81 on Y trOuverdlt les
restes carboniSe> de quelque corps
humain. Recherche vaine. On
Ell conclut que la veuve ct les
eufants de Migue. avaient echappc
au desastre, ct on continual de les
rechercher, mais inutilenent. Une
proclamation du gouvernemcnt
nOuvean offrait nne richie reconl
pense a qui donneralt de lenrs
nouvelles, a qni ferait connaitre ce
qnfls etaIent devenus. Cette pro-
clamation declarait, de plus. que
PEtat, en- recompenSe des services
rendus par lie pere, adoptait les
enfants ct St chargeait de leur
entretien.
Tout fat inu,ile. Personne ma
vait WI Dolores, personne n'avait
WI Ses enfants. LIE corps de Mi
guel await disparn disparus ega-
lement Negro. lie vi"ux serviteur.
ct Frasquita, Ia petite femme de
chambre. On dut, enfin las de
recherche3 ct d'attente, renoncer a
perccr ce myStere, ct Sc CONTENDER
d'inScrire le nom de Miguel Mussa-
garay sur une cclOnne de maIb bre,
ell souvenir de son courage ct de
sa mort, Sans pouvoir temoigner la
reconnaissance pnbIique ceux
Quill await lalsses derriere lui ct
qui portaient son nom venere.
Etaient-ils morris? Etaient-ils
vivants9 C'est ce quill fut impos-
Slble dc constater of1icieIement.
lis avaient diSparu
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