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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-10
Buffalo Bill on French Courtesy.

In letter to the Chicago Inter Ocean
Buffalo Bill writes concerning French
politcncss; 1t is genuine courtesy, and
while the forms of conduct may appear
cXtravngant to some Americans. it seems
to me that they are genuine expressions
Of regard. | cannot help feeling that
the French are extremely hospitablc and
generous. That is, they do not condemn
man before he is proved guilty. They
willingly takes his word for what he is,
and do what they can to promote his ill.,
tcrcsts.
A great deal has been written in the
past about the Frcnchmans flick lcncss,his
love Of display, etc. | have not found
this judgment justified by my expert
cncc. have been concerned here in
giving an entertainment characteristic of
certain features Of American life. We
do not parade in spanglcd clothing, we
have no grand scenery, no spectacle Of
the ordinary kind; i'll fact. nothing has
been done to give any artificial effect to
our performance. We appear in exactly
the same costume in which we rode
about the plains, and every feature Of
our properties, to use theatrical term. is
OF the paincst description. Do the
Frcnchmcn dislike il, accustomed as they
are to seeing wealth of splcndor in
their public entertainments! No. at all.
They are deeply impressed with the plain
Scnuincncss Of the exhibition we give.
In all our experience have not known Il
people who came more repeatedly than
the French to sec our representation.
They take pains to Inform me and my
associates of their appreciation of the
homcly features which we brin. into the
foreground.
All this would seem TO show thnt the
French are anything but superficial in
their observations. They care more for
the plain, rough representation OF the pi-
onccr's life than for the gaudy glitter of
the circus. Further than that they cor
rcctly appreciate the individual features
the Wild West. They understand what
We arc about when we cndcavor To illus
tratc the life on the plains Of years ago,
a manner of life, indeed, that has not vet
entirely gone ont of existence.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-10
LIBERAL MANuRING PAYS.

Writing to the .lmerjcmm Agricuiturist.
X Franklin says. A couple of years
ago undertook to make a small field
which was i'll rather poor condition, suf-
fcicntly rich to pay for cultivating.
Consequently, | hauled upon it barnyard
manure. chip dirt from the wood yard
slaughter house oifal and refuse, until the
ground was covered so deeply that the
stuff could hardly be plowcd under A
neighbor came along and criticised my
methods. THAT field would be rich
but the rest Of the farm kept poor The
yield of potatoes from the manfred
ground WAS at the rate, this season. Of
2o0 bushels per acre; not an exceptional
yield, but good one for this locality.
Sufficient to convince me, at least, that
received better profit from the fertiliz-
crs than il they had been thinly spread
over larger area. A little ground.
made rich and well worked. will nav bet
ter every time than large area OF poor
ground impcrfcctly worked Whic! is
only another way OF saying that the last
load of manure, and the last turn of the
cultivator on an acre, pays better than
the iirst'onc. And, until the capacity OF
the first acre is measured, it is folly to
apply either to the second
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-10

The horse will leave musty hay un-
touched in his bin no matter how hungry.
He will not drink of water Objectionable
to his questioning shifts. or from bucket
which some other odor makes offensive,
however thirsty. His intelligent nostr;l
will widen, culver and query over the
dainticst bit offered by the daintiest of
hands, A mare is never satisfied by sight
or whinny that her colt is really her own
until she has certified the fact by means
of her nose. Blind horses, as Il rule,
will gallop wildly about Il pasture with
out striking the surrounding fence. The
sense of smell informs them of It's prox-
unity. Others will, when looscncd from
the stable, 30 directly to the gate or bars
opening to their accustomed feeding
grounds; and when DESTROYS to return,
after hours OF careless wandering, will
distinguish the ono outlet and patiently
await its opening. The odor of that par
ticular part of the fence is their guide to
it.-Iforsc and Stable.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-10
EEsETrING IN PEACH ORCHIDS.

1t is practice of doubtful cxpediency
To set new peach trees after an orchard
has been planted three years. Peach
trees are short lived, and an orchard can
not be kept full of trees with profit, I'M
less the trees are all nearly of the same
age. If new trees are constantly set in
when the body of the orchard becomes
Improbable, there are still few strag-
Cling and younger trees which the owner
dislikcs to sacrifice, and which are yet
practically of almost no value. Land can
be put to better use than to be titled for the
purpose of supporting few scattering
and indifferent trees. But even the more
Immediate value of trees which are filled
i'll is trihing, and seldom worth the
trouble they give. They are checked by
their established ncighbors, and
yield little. have had experience for
many years in tl.R dircction, says l.. II.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-10

Bailey, in Garden and Forest, and have
yet to see such ain experiment in the peach
orchard which paid. In apple orchards
it is frequently profitable, but apple trees
are set further apart, and the trees are
sufficiently long-lived to allow all the
trees to even up. I'm
1 am confident that most growers allow
their peach orchards to get too old. There
should be no sentiment in mattcr!of
fact operation like the growing of
peaches, and when the trees cease to be
profitable on account of age, they should
be uprooted. I have seldom known
peach orchards to be profitable after they
were twelve years planted, particularly
when they have had good culture aud
have borne heavily. 1t is sometimes true
that they cease TO be profitable at an
earlier age. But whenever the time
comes, cut them down. root them out,
and plant anew, with the same thought
for profit that leads you to cut your corn
or plow under your Strawberries. AT
any rate, do not be deluded with the no.
ton that continually filling i'll an orchard
is profitable.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-10
"Fnll Bred" and Thoroughbred"

a subscriber in Brentwood, Texas,
asks the difference between the terms
"full bred and thoroughbred us APP
piled to live stock The confusion that
often arises from the Use of these terms
and the term ''purc bred is frequently
occasioncd because they are wrongly
used. \ pure race, or race of "purc
bred animals, is one of unmixcd line
age, whose characteristics are well de-
fined, and which breeds pure to the tyne
III every essential particular. including
form, color, temper, and, of course bow
CT to transmit the same. The Dcvons
come as near filling all these require
mcnts as any cattle, and are the best tyne
Of Il pure bred.
"thoroughbrcd'' is the descendant
of animals originally of mixed lineage.
but which have been intcrbrcd for so
long timc--.wthout further admixturc
that they come essentially true to the
type desired. Short-horns and Here
fords among cattle, and racing horses arc
thoroughbrcds.
Full blood is term that should not
be used to denote either purity of blood
or Thoroughbred. High grade animals
arc the produce of pure stock upon com
mon stock, and when pure stock is re-
pcatcdly bred to the progeny in the
course Of generations, nearly approaches
the pure race in characteristic. and is
called ''full blooded ---Ea,ps.- Ffeld and
jSt0ckm0n. itf H
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-10
MOrganntic Marringes.

In morganatic marriages the regular
ceremony is performed, except that the
man takes the woman's left hand instead
OF her right. The word is very old in its
meaning. The ancient Germans used to
give to their wives, the day after the
wedding, certain limited portion of
their estates. This was the morgen- gable.
In course of time it came to be that only
inferior wives received the morgcn. gable.
Then those inferior wives were welded
with inferior ceremonies, known as the
morgcn-chc; woman so welded was
termed morganatica. From this word
we get our expression, "norganatic mar
rage. "-Nc,o York DisvQtch. - -
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-10
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

Toulouse and Emblem geese are very
large, hardy ana rapid growers, aud do
not require much water.
If you have not fixed up the COW barn
SO it will be comfortable this winter, do
il now-not next week or next month.
+ A small farm may be made larger with
out extending its area; by deepening and
enrching the soil and more thorough
cultivation.
If your land is rich, make and save all
the manure you can 10 keep it so, and if it
is poor do the same that you may make Il
portion of it rich.
The selection of a creamer should hinge
OIL what is most desired, highest quality or
greatest convenience and economy in time,
space and labor. wt.l.f
Peaches should not be used for chicks
Of heavy breed. as they tend to deform
the chickens while the breast bone is still
in Il cartilaginous state.
The men who makes the most money
from farming are not the ones who work
the hardest or the most hours, but those
who manage with the greatest wisdom.
iiotoc pants SliOultt nave us uluCn sun
and light during the winter months as
possible; admit air whenever the :em-
perature is not too cold, say forty degrees
Fahrenheit in the open air.
AS rule it is best not to prune the
peach trees until the spring. More or
less of the wood is often injured by
freezing, and in pruning this should al
ways be removed from the trees.
one-half the meat supply may be OBJ
tanned from the poultry yards. There is
no need of the farmer keeping beef
cattle if he keeps poultry, change oc-
casionally of course is appetizing.
Did you ever try wintcring hogs ON
clover hay, soaked, as the principal
feed? If you have not and have not
silo, suppose You try it the coming winter
and report success in the spring.
Cutting out the blightcd parts of pear
trees and pruning them is the only safe
remedy. If the entire tree blights,
dig it out and get another in its
place. The new tree is not more liable
to blight for being set where diseased
one has been removed.
House plants should never be spinklcd
or watered on the foliage when the di-
rect rays of the sun are upon them.
When gas is used in the room where
plants are kept they will be more thrifty
if a light article of paper or muslin is
we'll dampened and laid over them dur
ing the evening.
The old COW is as fond of her own
product as any other animal, rs is often
witnessed to the owners loss when she
sucks herself If fed to her with
proper mixture of other materials, it is
our belief that skim milk will make
better return to the dairyman in this way
than many other.
There are many people trying to raise
artifcially Matched birds on too small
grounds. Their yards are small, and
without blade of grass or stem of
clover. Ample range and correct, sys-
tematically arranged buildings and runs,
with the most accurate Matching and
brooding apparatus are essential to sue
cess.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-10
And Eloisc answered eyes I,

"But l must tell you, Joc," she said,
speaking very rapidly, and with cyes,bcnt
on that particular vest button of his
which she was twisting, that 1 behaved
very ridiculously to you about Major
Bathurst"
Not half SO ridiculously as he did
about the nest of rnttlers." said lothian,
laughing. "But come, Eloisc-wc'l let
byyoncs be bygoncs, and commence the
world ancwi"
And Mrs. Mcrrywisc had Eloisc Elton
for daughtcr-in-lnw, in spite Of her
missivings about Major, Bathurst. -!Satur-
d"y Njyh. Jllir LII ..iif IHi'i
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-10
liz TOOK NO CHANCES.

she-"Spcak out, Mr. Prudence, if
you have anything to say
Hc-"No, thank you. There's a
monograph hid under the center table,
your little brothers under the sofa, the
hired girl is listening at the ,keyholc and
your mother is looking over the transom.
The only thing that Restraints me is my
doubts rs 10 the whereabouts of your
father. - Chicuyo Mail.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-10
THE soNo
Two maidcns read together,
An ., A. tt A.:

Two maidcns read together,
All in the Autumn time,
Alittle love-sick poem.
Some humble poets rhyme.
One glanced it lightly over Es
"Oh, what love-lorn WALTZ srA gag
One hid it in hcr bosom
She understood its tale.
There came another Autumn:
Oh! it was passing strange
If any year depnrte.
That left no solemn change.
For Love, the tircless hunter,
In shooting might and day,
And some of his barbed arrow
Are sure to go astrny.
Like some lost leaf of Autumn.
The little rhyme once more
Was blown unto the maidens,
Who read it rs before.
But she who called il love-lorp
And laughed the lnug,i OF yuutn>
Cried: 'Oh, the sweat. sweet verses,
They are as true as truth.'
So poets write forever,
And when the SONG is sung.
TO half the heart that hear i,
1t is an unknown tongue.
But Pain, the Sreat translator,
Comes by and by along
And he interprets fully
The meaning OF the song.
-EW0 TYhccic,' l;iicor.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-10

Little Girl-''Do folks always die that
swallow pins!"
Mother-''Oh, no. hut they are not
considered good for food, and sometimes
they kill people. ...
Little Girl heard grandmother say
that she had eaten lots OF them and liked
them 50 much and that they made her
fat
Mothcr-'I guess not. When did she
say that
Little Girl -"When wc were down
East to her house last summer. ..0I
Mothcr-'''ut it was not pins, was it ~
Little Girl--''Ics, I'm sure; some kind
of pins.
Mother" Oh, yes, know now.
Tcrrapin9, you mean. ''-Det,0H Jou,uui.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-10
EXTREMELY PROBABLE.

Softpate-"Whatcher think of the
dawg, Miss Sprightly9 Fine dawg
that"
Miss Sprightly-"Hc is II splendid
creature"
Softpatc-'I have refused cool thou
sand fob him-fact, l assure you. Would
it surprise You if told that dawg knows
as much rs do2"
Miss sprightly-''Not at ALL
Amcrica.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-10
AGRICULTURAL.
TOPICS Of INTEREST RELATlyE
TO FARM AND GARDEN $50
:: snkEp on. noucm.LANp.

, IL a'person has Il rough and brobeu
farm and small capital, he can hardly
strike better opportunity than to secure
few sheep. They will be a nucleus
around which will gather, under good
management, large flock in short time;
an Investment that will pay interest mt
shcnring time at therate of 100 per cent
and dividends from each lamb, besides
leaving the pasture lot fcrtilizcd in. the
best possible manners! Il. Ielton.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-10
TIE ROYAL l;nNn.

Struggling Author-"Why, DE Pocsy.
how prosperous you look Was your last
book of poems Il success"
DE Poc>y-'No-o, cant say tina; it
was.
Published 1t popular novel, pcrhaps::H
enc"
"Ah, then you have written play. |
have always held that playwritine, while
not the highest form OF art, WIS never
thclcSs-'
81 have written no play
''lou haven't! Where did these fine
clothes come from: How did YOU pay for
that handsome turnout
81 have abandoned literature. and am
pcddlin. clans. '-Nc,r YORK IIccI9y.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-10
COULD 81: MANAGED.

IIc-''Do you believe there is any
truth in the ada3c that Z, nan is known
by the company he kccps!"
She Certainly. We sec its truth
illustrated every day
lIc-''l believe in ii myself, and in
tend to act upon it,"
She "a wise resolution, il ii is good
company you intend 20 keep
llr-''rhc very best; that is to say.
if | can get into the company l would
like TO keep. The fact is, want 10
keep your company"
Then she smiled II sweet smile and
said it could no doubt be managcd.-
B1siom Courier.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-10
KNEW HIS QUALIFICATIONS.

Old Gentleman Gndignantly)-"Wel,
sir, what are you doing around here
agains thought that delicate hint
gave you just as you left the front door
last night would give you TO understand
that L don't like you very we'll"
Young Mantle did, but L thought
would come and ask you--."
"Ask me what2" ~
eff you wouldn't like to Join our foot
ball association?"-B Boston Beacon.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-10
QUITE Apl.RnI.RIArL..

81 noticed" said old Misiit, Us he
walked out of church after service, ''that
the choir made an honest acknowledge
mcnt in ono Of the rcsponses."
''Indccd," said Mr.. Pcwholier, Gin
What part of the service was that?'
"Why, when they all said we arc
miserable singers. - Yonktrs Gazette.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-10
HE KNEW WHAT ALLIED HIM.

Wifc--"Thc doctor says that If it is
your stomach that is troubling you, you
must take some brandy; but if it is your
head, you must let the brandy. alone"
Husband (winking ut the clock -."My
dear, how many more times shall have
to tell you that my illness is wholly con.
tined to my stomach" Yankee BLtle.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-10

I'm in,ha<d luck again. Debts of honor,
you know. The boys src down OH mo
and | come to you ENTHUSIASTICALLY
obduratc' Fntlpr Qreezingly) Ma-:.tWaste
no words. young man. I've nothing but
ADVICE to give you. Go to these dear
"boys, "'and in the delightful Scrnacular
with which You iarc .familinro inform
thcm that the old man cannot be worked
for II sucker. ''-P ittJ,iy3 I,,iltetin. t1iii'il
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-10
NOT MS EoN\NZA.

'Will you be mine, Miss Bullionl'
asked George.
"No, George. don't want to be any
body's mine, replied the lady, with II
rich, wary smile.
And then George called meeting of
his creditors and effected "A compromise
for two cents on the dollar. JIunsey's
Weekly.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-10

Miss Extraordinarily little dog
Hero was awfully scratched 10y cat to-
day. 50 think shall change his name. =
Miss Scrc--''What will you call him
.iow!"
Miss Backnumbrr-" Cimtic '-!Nco
Fork ISun
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-10
4 MARTYR.

]ohnson-"Therc are martyrs now as
wei! us in the days of old. I have in
mind yound man who is vcrtablc
nineteenth century martyr. 1t is Charlie
Smythc. Know him?'
Jackson-"That dude. What is he a
martyr to?'
"To style. lie hardly ever sits down,
for fear his pants will bag at the knees >
--Ydnkee Blaae
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-10
AEITIINE'riCAI..

Shc--"Do you understand the rule Of
three, my dcar!"
lic-"Ycs. indeed; ever sircc I've
been i'll love with you. II consists of
your father, mother and little brother. ;"
-Ba.ur.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-10
Son To ni: ni.rI.IcArt.n.

Niclc (grcatly cxcitcd)--"Don't you
know, B-H-3iilic has got his c-c-canc.
head fast i'll his mouth, and c-c-can't get
it OUT!
Vanderbilt (ccoly)--''Can't it be du-
plicatcd!''
Vicle--"Y-Y-Ycs, but D-B-Diffic
can't. "--I'uc&.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-10
THE WHOLE EAMILY.

PRODIGY hear you've been getting
married.
Tookcr-''Ycs."
Prodlcy-"Whom did yon marry
Tookcr--"M illy Jones, her mother, her
s;cpfathcr and two maiden aunts. -
lLoyYcl'S Bu:ur.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-10
SHE WAS READY FOX rns QUESTION.

SHE WAS READY FOR TIE QUESTION.
Bashfu! Lovcr-''My clear, do you
know there are over 500 terms in the
English lan.uagc to express the state of
being in love-
impatient Maid-".And you can't think
of one of thcm2"-Rymc Sentinel.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-10
WITH, AN EYE TO u,is,Sxss

N WITH An EYE 70 BUSINESS. slid
Downey-'say,i what's the mat ter wi,
that watch." '''''
.Icwclcr-''lt needs cleaning" DIS
Downcy-'l}ut had it cleaned last
week.
Jcwclcr-...I cant help it.
Downey--''I guess you fellows dou,
understand your business. ..,-.......
Jcwclcr--"Oh, yes, we do"
Downcy -''Did you ever look at Il
watch that didn't need cleaning?''
Jewelcr-"No; that's Our business. y
-4wiyc.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-10

When you're wh,exing and sne.zing,
And feel just like freezing:
And your eyes keep n running,
In manner most stunning;
Yonr congh gets showing,
And your nose gets II blowing;
And youi. voice is pitched low,
And sounds full of woe: .N..lffr+.
Folks give intimation.
And much information.
For full often you're told:
why, you've got II bad coldr'
-r.f --t;OO,i0icS Sun.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-10
SATISFACTION FOR BOTH.

Mothcr-'.Tommy, hear you got a
thrashing in school to day."
Tommy-"Yes, ma, the teacher
whipped me, but he is getting so old
and weak that it didn't hurt much. "
''Did you cry?"
ooh, yes, l bawlcd so you could have
heard it on the next block"
"Wily did you do thata" 3ttfs5
al wanted to make the old man feel
happy once more. Rome Sentinel.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-10
BUDGET OF FUN.
HUMOROUS SKETCHES FROM
VARIOUS SOURCES '' iiH

Reliable lniormation-.Arith ical
She Was Ready for he QucS-
tion-NOt to Be Duplicated
Quite Appropriate, Etc.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-10

FRuITLEss APPEAL.
Prodigal Son (fcclingly-"Father
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-10

cil Clcau pair Vi heels, uiu Hcf ell,
I've sort of mistrustcd that fellow all
along. His big stories were somehow
TOO big to be true"
"Thc coward" cried Eloisc-'uo
leave lis all to perish. lie need never
come here again"
"Wcll, don't think he wili.' c!luclllcd
the squire. 81 saw EN- pilin big trunk
up on the stage as passed the hotel, and
the initials on the end were 'B. t.,
which take to he Basil Bathurst, with
~ S. A., in extra big letters, painted
underneath. Dy-thc-way, Thco Miner
is going to have that snake skin cured
and mounted for her parlor cabinet OF
curosities.
"Theo Milncr." repeated Eloisc, red
dening the roots of her bright auburn
hair. 'What business has she with it.
Id like to know
"IIavcn't you heard'" said the squire.
''IIe's asked Thco to be his wife. They
are to be married in the SPRING"
Eloise, Elton sat with burning checks
and eyes that felt like twin Goals of fire.
1t WINS hard, but she felt that she had de.
served it. She had allowed herself TO be
dazzlcd by the Majors conversational
fireworks; she had spurncd faithful 10.
than, and this was the result.
'Why, Eloisc, you are crying" said
"a deep, familiar voice. close to her
ear.
Crying: What nonsense she re.
toricd, witt! a little hysterical ATTEMPT at
laugh. Its only-only bit OF sand
in my eye. Thcrc--it's all right now
I've Just heard the nevis"
"What ncws?n
"And I'm sure congratulate you with
all my hcart!' bravcly added Eloisc.
"For what, Eloisc"
"Iour engagement to Theodosia Mil
ncr."
"But I'm not engaged to her, as it
happens.
'lsn'r she to be married in the spring.
"les; but not to mo-to Jacob Jaycox,
down at the sawmill. And if I'm ever to
be engaged, Eloisc, it will be to you. Am
Il Come-speak quick |" ~. ....s~