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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-03-14
CURIOUS FACTS.

A cat set q Greensburg (Penn) house
on fire by pulling from table the cover
and with it lighted lamp.
A set of false teeth exploded in New
port Or. H. dentists Office the other day,
smashing things in the office.
Farmer Alfred Woodman, Of Plain6eld,
N. H., took fifty one pounds, of prime
honey from bee tree in his woods and
then hived the swarm.
A man in Cincinnati who has preserved
a record of 800 railroad accidents in this
country during the past year, finds that
only thirteen occurred from causes beyond
human control.
The worlds crematories number 80,
located: In Italyr2S; America, 10; Eng
land, Germany, France, Switzerland,
Denmark and Sweden, l each. Since
1876 over 100 cremations have taken
place in Italy.
|, In the cemetery of one of the churches
Of Philadelphia there is planted the leg
of prominent Grand Army man, who
religiously visits the place on each holt
day 10 fes:oon the burial place of his
deceased member.
President Eliot says that Harvard is
the only college from which Il professor
was ever taken for President of the
| United States, John Quincy Adams lav-
ing held the chair of rhetoric and oratory
! in that institution
A ST. Louis brewery has erected the
largest brick chimney west of Boston. 1t
is 235 feet in height and covers 1851
square feet at the base. The walls at the
base arc four feet thick, tapering gradually
to twelve inches at the top.
An English newspaper relates that one
William Richards, aged twcnty-four, WAS
"larking" with his sweetheart, when she
happened to scratch his thumb The
scratch, which festered, resulted in blood
poisoning; and he died from it,
A Beaver Falls Q'cnn.) man says he
caught II rat by placing an applc-core
with n string tied to it near the rodents
hole. Then he waited aud watched until
the rat cane out and swallowed the core,
string and all The man then pulled on
the string and killed the rat.
A party of surveyors in the wild Uga-
timaru country, in New Zealand, have
discovered and brought back to civilian
ton white woman, who has been iden-
titled by "A scar on her body, as the daugh-
ter of n settler, stolen fifteen years ago,
when a child, by the Maoris. She WAS
living with a Maori and his wife. and
could not remember Il word Of English.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-03-14

Tho pleasant effect and The perfect safety
with which Indies may use The liquid fruit
laxative, Syrup OF Figs, under all conditions
make II their favorite remedy. II IL pleasing
TO the eye and to the tnstc. gentle. yet en.ctual
in actingon tho kidneys, liver nnd bowels
Over 20 Zoo people have moved to Kansas
TO stay, within the las, eight years.
A man who has praotlccd medicine for 20
years ought to know salt from sugar; real
whit he says:
TOLEDO, o., Jan. 10, 1887.
Mcssrs. Y ' Cheney &c Co.-0cntlculun;--l
have Sos II in iii. :,""r-"' .-''c" g. "''rin
for most ~ years, and would sny that In all
my praci q aud experience. hnvc never econ n
preparation that ] could prescribe with rs
much confidence Of succcss ms cnn Ilnll's ca
tnrr' Cure, manufactured by you. llavc pre-
Hcrihad II great mnny times and iis effect ia
wonderful, nnd would sny in conclusion that
have yet Ia hud case of Cntnirh thnf II
would not euro, IL they would tako IL accord
luz to directi ions.
Yours Truly,
l.. l.. GORsICU, NJ. u.
Dnicc, 2iL Summit (.
Wa will Rivo sl0l for amy cns. or Cntai rh
that cannot be curol with Halls Cntnrrh
Cure: Taken internally
r. j. CHENEY a. Co., propB, Toledo, D.
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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-03-14
Kissed Another Mans VITO.

" You scoundrel," vel cd young Jacob Groom,
AT his good ncighbor, Brown
" You kissed my wife upon the street
j ought /, knock you down."
" That's where you're wrong" good Brown ro
piled,
In accents mild and meek
" kissed her. that I've not denied,
But kissed her on the check
and did II because she looked g handsome
tho very picture of beauty aud health. What
IS the secret OF itl' Well" piled Green,
,''.incc you ask 1t. will tel you; ale uses DR..
Pierce Favoritc Presentation. accept your
apology. Good night" "Favoriie Prescrip-
ton" is the only remedy for the debate de-
rangement. and wcakn sses of females. sold
ink satisfIc ion in every case or money paid
for II returned.
For biliousncss. sick headache, indigestion
and constipation, take DIR. Iicrcc'a Pc.icts
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-03-14

IL you wish 10 do the easiest and quickest
weeks ashing you srcr did. try Dobb nns
Electric soup nras wash duy Follow the d.
rectious. ASK your grocer Tor il. Deen on ths
market "a years. Take no other.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-03-14

Physician diagnosing tho cnse)-
fon say you feel an inordinate desire
TO lie i'll bed mornings and TO over
sleep? Sir, you are very sick man.
Your liver is badly affected, and you
Patient-Say. I'll give you $50 if
you'll tell my wife that She declares
it's nothing but laziness!
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-03-14

i is announced that General Bonlunyer
w II lecture in this country,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-03-14
Oregon. tho rnrnd,,c or Tarnc

II is wrong to suppose tint every ono
IL pcnitent bee .use hc is on his snecze.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-03-14

Oregon, tho Pnrndisc or Farncrp.
Mild, cquahle china, Z, certain anil abundant
crops. Res; fruit. grain. grns, and stuck conn
try In the world. Full informal ion FREQ. Nd
dress Oregon lm'igrnt'n board. Portland. Ore
II afflicted with sore eyes use DR. lame 'rho,np-
sons Eyc-wntcr druggists sell at 25c per bottla
Beware of iminiinns--" Tnmni!l's Punch"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-03-14
LU NJ - "A o.

The entire sewage of Paris will soon be
used for the purpose OF market gardening.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-03-14
HARVEY KENNEDY OF NEW YORK
us Weakness Was n Fondncss for Young
Ladies-His Novel Method for Getting
Their Society.

,OU TIE SIS you
have read q line or
two announcing tho
death of aryey
kennedy.and telling
you that he was q
very rich old Wall
street broker. But
nothing has boon
printed as 10 the
Friday night sight
which his demise
will take awny from
I Ii o metropolitan
Opora House. MIR.
Kennedy was n Wild
owor. He showed no
inclination TO remar-
~, yet he Was very
fond of young ladies,
ii Ia, ,1.l,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-03-14

lURE FRESH sweet as milk. and therefore easy to
take; Cures Consumption, i'nenn"nin, etc u
your sOrckccpcr does not Keep John l.iynch pure
Cod Liver oil, write manufacturers for y years.
LYNCH & CO., II FultOn Fish Market, Sew York.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-03-14

For biiousncss. sick headache indl1nst;o 4
and consultation. take DR.. Pieree'a Pe.lets.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-03-14
es in the great New York estates:
Betrared by n Parrot.

-Neso YORK. Journal
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-07-19
Yonng aIen IL nnslne...

One great cause OF the failure
of young men in business is lack of con-
centration. They are prone to seek
outside investments. The cause OF
many surprising failure lies in so do
ing. Every dollar Of capital and
credit, every business thought, should
be concentrated in the one business
upon which u man has embarked, He
should never scatter his shot. II is u
poor business which will not yield bet
ter returns for increased capital than
any outside investment. No man or
set of men or corporation can manage
a business mans capital as well as ne
can manage it himself. The rule do
not put all your eggs in one basket, =
does not apply to a mans life-work.
Put all your eggs in one basket, and
then watch that basket is the true
doctrine-the most valuable rule oil
all. While business of all kinds has
gone, and is still going rapidly, into
few vast concerns, it is nevertheless
demonstrated every day that genuine
ability, interested in the profits. is not
Ouly Nlluiu4D uuG ANUS JGll7LDkC ~
their successful operation. Through
corporations whose shares are sold
daily upon the market; through part.
nerships that find it necessary to inter
est their ablest workers; through mer
chants who can manage their vast enter
| prises successfully only by interesting
exceptional ability; in every quartet
of the business world, avenues greater
in number, wider in extent, easier o
access than ever before existed, stanC
open to the sober, frugal, energetic
and able mechanic, to the scientifically
educated youth, to the Office boy, ant
to the clerk-avenues through whicl
they can reap greater successes THAI
were ever before within the reach 0
these classes in the history of tn
world. When, therefore, the youu
man, in any position or in any bust
ness, explains and complains that b
has not opportunity to prove his abil
ity and to rise to partnership, the OIL
answer sut1ices:
The fault. dear Brutus, is not in orr stars
But in ourselves, that we are underlings.
--ARdreO Carnegie.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-07-19
saved By a Mirror.

The following story i reported by
an Englishman who, with his family,
had passed ten days In India:
II was a very sultry summer night.
The doors and windows q our buugalO
stood wide open to let ia the mir Ny
little daughter, two years old. was
sleeping in low crib in room
adjoining the one where | was sitting
engaged with some accounts. II waa
late; all the servants had retired, and
everything was quiet ont doors and In.
In the room where the child was sleep
ing there was large pier glass which
we had brought out from Liverpool.
II was our most pretentious article 81
furniture. This glass hung directly
opposite where was sitting so that il
/ raised my eyes, objects in tho other
room were plainly to be seen In il.
Suddenly my attention was attracted
by what seemed shadow tlitliug past,
or rather by sense OF something
moving in the other room. looked
up. The sight which met my gaz,
chilled my blood! In the mirror ther,
was reflected tiger, creeping stealth
lily toward the sleeping child.
/ was wholly unarmed, and sa
powerless. benumbed. gazing witt
awful fascination into that mirror
To scream or TO make the least motion
would precipitate the terrible tragedy
Suddenly the tiger stopped. arrcsts
/ by his own reflection in the glass. II
dashed his tail back and forth; hi
eyes shot fire; each separate hair 0
his orange-yellow coat seemed TO stant
erect at sight Of q possible rivnl
Faster and faster that expressive In
whipped the floor. Another momeu
and the animal uttered deep, cha
longing roar and sprang forward wit
one great bound.
There was n crash Of glass and
loud, prolonged roar OF surprise an
rage OF the tiger, which Jared Ii
very ground. The great mirror, wit
its frame, fell heavily TO the foo
pulled from its position. The tig,
turned tail and sprang out Mt the ope
door.
II had all happened 50 quickly tht
! could almost have believed II
dream but for the broken mirror az
the marks Of blood left where II
shattered glass had cut the tigers fee
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-07-19
FANCY.

Once, wandering DER untrodden fields
Far from the hustle of the town,
Bound by the spell which fancy Yields,
l climbed a hill and looking down,
Saw. in the valley lar beneath,
A Larksome wood. where oak trees tall
Swaye6 in the south winds gentle BREATH
As throbbing hosoms rise and tall.
But when reached the vale, alasl
And on the very border stood,
A mighty hedge could not pass
Grew all about the tempting wood.
/ caught within the golden ray
o. huttercups, The ripping thrill
or brooks and ountains in their peay
With birth.songs seemed the woud to NIL.
And. as listened on the wind
There came a voice, as one who sings:
"0h, mortal. leave tine world behind,
And scale the hedge on faney's wings.
Behold, thou standest on the edge,
ofthnt enchanted iairyland.
Thy doubts have raised the mighty hedge,
Twill vanish now at thy command"
sighed MS one who doubts his dream.
saw the thorny hedge grow less;
And fainter grew the mystic CLEAN;
The hedge passed into nothingness,
The mist eventide arose,
Within barren vale | stood.
The day was sinking to its close
There was no dim enchanted wood.
-Flavel Scott Mines in Harper's Weekly.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-07-19

Our little scientists are beginning
early. But we hope as their out-of-
door studies go on they will learn
more and more that the best way to
find out all about the beautiful insects
which fly around us is not to catch
them, stick pin through them and
fasten them to the wall, or hide them
away in boxes and drawers but to
watch how they live. The next time
you see a butterfly, boys, don't snatch
your hat off and dash madly after 10,
but follow 1t gently, quietly. so as not
to alarm it. See what flowers it lights
on, try to discover where it deposits its
eggs and how it secures their safety
until they are Matched. Try breaking
off the twig when you find some insect
eggs with which you are not familiar
and kee ping it carefully until you see
what becomes Of them. Or gather
carefully few cocoons from trees or
fence rails, or hidden away in cracks
OF old buildings and keep them until
the moth or butterfly comes out. OF
course, some things you will have to
destroy, the tent caterpillars and every
insect that Injuries our gardens and
orchards must go, but don't. boys,
don't kill just for the sake Of killing.
Don't kill thoughtlessly. Be sure that
a thing is harmful before you try to
destroy it. And especially concerning
birds. Even when you know Of some
mischief that some do, wait and study
their habits n little farther and hinlS
II this piece of mischief is not more
than atoned for by their destroying
some insect that unchecked would
work still greater harm. Every living
thing has some reason for being. BE
sure that you are doing right before
you take life that none but God
could give. | would not enter on
my list Of friends, though graced with
modest manners and fine sense, YET
wanting sensibility, the man who
needlessly sets foot upon a worm. En-.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-07-19
The Easiest Way the Best.

A two hundred and fifty pounds
colored woman got into the Fifth
avenue stage and insisted on riding
for nothing. Expostulation did no
good. So the driver called a police
man to put her out.
so you won'tpay your fare?" said
the policeman, looking at her from
head to foot.
mo, I'll die first. They should have
given me transfer"
"But | will be obliged toput you out
if you don't pay your fare" said the
policeman, rolling up his sleeves.
"You jes' try it" said the old lady,
with glaring eyes.
The policeman took another look
at the giantess, thought moment,
and then quietly dropped a nickel in
the box. Il guess that is the easiest
way to adjust this case" he said, as
he went whistling along on his beat.
Eli Perkins.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-07-19
Fortunate Young Mon.

A man can hardly be more fortunate
in this world than to be possessed OF
good mind in good body.
With these and the Willingness TO
work two young men in Maine have re-
Gently shown themselves fortunate.
They went up the Kencbec few years
ago and let themselves to an enterprise
ing ice man, and by their energy and
determination so pleased their en-
ployer that he was glad TO retain them
and give them work on the farm dur.
ing the summer and kept them busy
cutting ice winters. Last fall the old
gentleman desired to retire, and OF.
fered to sell them the entire business.
houses, lots, engine, boiler and priyi-
leges for six thousand five hundred
dollars. Tlfis was before any one
could predict the Ice bonanza. The
young men had saved a thousand dol.
lars and paid this amount down, going
security for the rest. They caught
sight Of the bonanza afar off, however
and were ready to meet Il, and hay,
Just sold their entire stock 10 New
York parties for forty-six thousand
dollars, giving each the nice sum o
twenty thousand dollars. This forum,
was made not in California gold fields
but right liz the East that is so ofte,
despised.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-07-19

and picking up stray ours. The ehalk
hills back of Santa Paula have always
afforded safe retreats for these beasts;
being very rough and broken ana iall
az small caves. Irving Foulks was up
there lately and came back without
any cougar pelts. But he broughs
back some stories about the number OF
mountain lions proving through inc
chalk hills that made old hunters Was
their heads and insinuate that he was
getting early into the habit OF spinning
warns. habit that was to be tolerated
only in men OF years and experience.
Foulks said that he saw so many Mons
that he was afraid to fire Mt them,
whereupon old Jake Cries snorted con-
temptuously, and asked TO be piloted
to place where yarmints were thlck
enough to scare him.
Foulks and the old man went up
there and for once in his life Jake sa"
..yarmints' enough to satisfy him.
They got into the ruggedest part OF the
hills and sat down to watch for game
Presently a liouess appeared less than
a hundred yards away, and Jake shot
her through the body. OF course she
yelled as soon as she was hit, and be-
fore the echoes of the riaS-shot had
time to get back across the canyon old
Jake Cries was sorry he had fired.
Lions started into view 50 suddenly
and plentifully that il seemed az
though there must have been lion
lying behind every rock on the hill
side. Jake threw another cartridge
into the barrel Of his rife, and raised
the piece to take aim, but put 1t down
again slowly and remarked that hf
would be eyerlastlngly condemned
Then he suggested TO Foulks that \
was no use for q man to be chump
and that perhaps they had better &
home il the lions would let EN-
They retreated cautiously. and man
aged to get out OF the hitls without be
| Ing attacked Jake declares that hi
counted thirteen mountain lions In thu
crowd Of "vurmlnts. and nobod.
doubts his word.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-07-19
How brief a sentence would have

How brief n sentence would have
made them supremacy happyl
Johns absent mindedness served
to distract his attention from the icy
walk more than he should have
allowed, and no less than a half a
dozen times Mary's feet slipped, but
each time she found herself borne up
by her sturdy lover. Each slip was
accompanied with a little shrek, and
when she was again safe her soft laugh
was music to him.
A group OF boys pulling sled turn.
ed the corner ahead and dashed past
them. Mary turned her head to
glance after them. Her foot slipped,
a little shrek, and she was down.
But she wasn't alone. In falling she
had managed to knock Johns feet
from under him, and he had fallen to.
Each scrambled to rise quickly and
their heads came together with a
sound bump.
John was in the throes OF mortslica-
ton upon his awkardness, when
Mary said naively as he helped her to
her feet:
1--WE seem to be sharing our mutual
woes"
He was amazed. The very sentence
he had been saving for under the gas
| light! Before he could take advan.
tage OF his present opportunity, how
ever, Mary seemed to realize that she
! had been immodest, and she walked
/ on, as if determined that he should
reap no advantage from her remark.
John made several efforts to recall
| the opportunity, but was batfled
| every time Then he determined to
wait until they stood beneath rhegas.
light, but when they reached the parlor
| the light seemed to burn more bright.
| IL than ever before, and his courage
/ departed. Once he made an effort
but the first word that passed his lips
| was ''woes," and the consciousness
\ that he was laundering caused him tC
blush and pause before trying again
1 But a sweet What were y ou gong tc
I say?" completed his embarrassment
| and he answered Nothing" and il
despair prepared to 60.
A moment later, as they stood al
/ the parlor door exchanging the last
4 words, and as Johns hand was on TIT
knob. Mary turned her blue eyes tt
him and said with laugh:
you'll be sure to get home without
falling, for you'll have no one to drai
/ you down.
Johns face crimsoned. He wa.
about to protest she hadn't dragged
him down. when he thought OF hi
lost opportunity after they had fall
en-. He had feeling that the sen
tence he had been trying to say al
evening would he singulariv imnortu
nate now, but he was determined no
to lose another chance. Despite tina
feeling and in sheer desperation h
gasped:
''Mary. let rs woes our mutua
shares always"
Mary looked puzzled. For a me
ment she didn't grasp the purPort {
the misquoted sentence. When
dawned upon her a flood OF crimso
passed over he face. her eyes fell, an
, She whispered, "Yes."
; And John, with his newly acquire
, courage. put his arms around her an
, drew her to his breast. Then job
, was at peace, and Mary was perfect
! happy. The question had been asl
/ ed and answered, and she had fittinl
, ly blushed, besides waving the priv
lege OF leap year.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-07-19
One on zach Chandler.

Henry Cabot Lodge recently relat-
ed an amusing scene that occurred in
the United States senate. Somepro-
position was under discussion ex-
tremely distasteFul to old Zach.
Chandler. The great Michigander
waxed eloquent. He said that the
passage of the bill would be dis
grace to the government. 1t would
humiliate every conscientious Ameri-
can citizen. As for himself, if it be-
came law he should feel like going
to the south west and living forever
among the Commences. This brought
Senator Wigfall to his feet. With
stately dignity the Texan responded:
81 really hope, Mr.. President, that
this proposition will not pass the
senate. The Comanches are among
my constituents, and they are al,
ready sufficiently contaminated with
toe civilization of the white man"
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-07-19
Insanity Due to Flour.

The organization ofthe Old Stone
Miller's association at Detroit, with
the avowed purpose Of educating the
public mind to the dangers to health
attending the use of roller flour and
the superiority of old stone -four
throws some doubt upon the state
ment that "the world do move" The
association charges patent -four with
being the cause OF the rapid increase
Of insanity and kindred diseases, as
well as the startling fact that the hui
man race are fast losing their teeth
and dentists are multiplying by hun
dreds in every part Of the country.
The news association has already
started healthful influence in the in
quiry and investigation which the dis
cussion ofthe subject will involve, even
if the result should he its own dis.
comfture.- New York Telegram.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-07-19


The Tale of kite.
Little johnny Summerville
Made n pretty kite,
Made ii out of paper red,
Quite brilliant sight.
Said his little brother, Tom,
II will make the tail;
I've some nice green paper here
That will make it sail.
Soon the tail was nicely made,
Johnny bought string;
Up the Kite went in the air,
Swift as anything.
Johnny held the string at first,
Tom soon cried, "Let mer'
Then both wanted it ut once,
Angry MS could be.
Loudly laughed the wind at this
laughed a meaning laugh,
Whispered slyly to the wires
OF the telegraph.
Soon the kite was tangled fast
On the wires; no more
To speed upward like bird,
Aud as gayly soar.
Said the wind, ''We'ye served them
right!
Quarrels should not be-"
Said the telegraph, Perhaps
Next time they'll agree"
-GERRIT SMITH.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-07-19
Thumped HIm for a Zoe.

James WEIGH, ofMiddletown, 90
having been told TINT the forra
dynamite explosion was downs
made a practical test of this pFss
pie n few days ugo by boring q
hole into n monstrous gnnrled
into which he put n lot of dyualsl
ignited q short.time fuse and 4
lessly sat down astride one CO.
the log. Soon Welch and the leg
cended in n curve about 80 feet
tho descent tho position ofthe co.
wasTeversed. WEIGH arrived atssl
first, the log followed, and "
says it thunped him several "
after he was down.