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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-24

The floor of the hen coop should be
kept dry in winter.
In no line of farming will brains pay
better than in dairying.
4 few flowers in the house in winter
c. lorctastc Of spring
ct attention to little details is what
for dollars and cents in the dairy.
the calves nicely housed on the lea
awirc fence? If so, it will be
HAY in your pockets to have them
solf ned"
respe,hty dogs out of every hundred
The pt be worth more us fertilizers than
i.y possible use their could be put
L '>'ilc living.
.utatoes too small for sale or for seed
should nevertheless be saved. II boiled
and mixed with corn-mcal they make OK :
ccllcnt food for pigs.
Trees in yards where fowls are con-
fined or much lrcqucnted by them are
often benefited thereby Insect injuries
are lcsscned and the fruit is faircr.
For dust bath each coop of twenty
hens should have cartload of sandy
loan under sunny window in which a
little sulphur and wood ashes are mixed
Sheep digest their food more thor
oughly than any other domestic animals,
consequently sheep manurcs is one of the
best of animal manurcs. Lands pasturcd
by sheep increase in fertility.
A liberal top-dressing of ashes on an
orchard that is beginning to fail will Of
ten give satisfactory results. The use of
stable manure is also highly recon-
mcnded as u stimulant for old trees
Provide wife and children with an
abundance of comfortable wooden cloth
ing and stout boots and shoes. Stop the
crevices in the barn, that your cattle may
be comfortable, and feed saved
To saw down Il tree, the first cut should
be on the side the tree is to fall and the
opposite cut'a few inches higher, other
wise, in falling the tree may "gig back
and break the saw and cndangcr the
lives of the workmen.
An experienced farmer insists that
corn slower should not he stored in barn ;
mice burrow in it there to great extent,
and the odor of the Nermiu is very dis
tasteful to cattle. But cattle cat the fod :
der if it is stacked; the stuck, however,
needs to be we'll built.
To keep gapes fresh for winter, take
full clusters, remove all bruised grapes,
dip the end Of the stem in melted scaling
wax, then wrap each bunch in tissue pa
per and pack in boxes in layers, with pa
per between each layer. Close, the box
and keep in Il cool, dry room.
If you sowed any rye or wheat very
late, 1t will be greatly protected by a
light covering of manure spread on the
the surface. Ground for oats should be
plowed this fall, though in some soils it
is best to wait till spring. The earlier
oats can be sown the better, as it is a
Northern grain.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-24
A BUSINESS woMAN's DRESS.

An Anglo American ladies tailor has
invented II business woman's dress. 1t
has no less than six pockets, and these
are arranged in the most convenient
manner. One is little vest pocket on
the left side of the wrist, useful rs II
watch pocket o. for carrying II mcmoran-
dunn book and pencil. Handsome revcrs
packets are on the hips, ornamcntcd
with two large buttons, and suitable for
purse. keys and pcnknifc. a very clever
little device is the insertion of tiny peck
cts on the sleeves just large enough for
elevated railroad tickets or loose change.
They have tiny lapcs, and are placed
Just above the cuff on the upper side of
the sleeve. The usual pocket is placed
III the skirt for the handkerchief, etc.
and completes the half-dozcn. Small
Tia, buttons, which fastcn the dress. are
concealed by Il wide rcvcrs,I which, start
ing from the right shoulder, taper and
end ut the waist line. The materials
best adapted for this very busincss-likc
dress arc English twce,ls, chcviots, serge
or Ailsa securing CLOTH Cou,icr-Joay-
HM.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-24
WOMAN'S WORLD.
PHEASANT LITERATURE FOR
FEMININE READERS. 49,.
THE WORKING GIRLS.

THE WORKING GIRLS
There's II mighty band of toilers going out at
carly dawn
To win tho Victories of peace with strength
of brain and Drawn,
Whose feet must tread tho paths of toll no
matter whcro thoy go.
And whlo their hands shall mold the clay
their hearts are pure us snow.
And some arc stalwart women whose arms
are strong iron bands,
Whlo some arc frazier Creatures who, have
weak but willing hands
Proud Labors coronet ellsworth to set with
pearls
And duty fills tho earnest hearts of humble
working girls.
Not theirs to move within tho charmetkcr-
cles Of the rich
But theirs TO servo in faithfulncss--to make
to mend, 10 stitch. 49,
: What though,a princess might bc proud to
own their form and face
To them it las been given humble walks in
life to grace. - -
Within some modest cottage home there may
DO waiting one
Whose kind and loving netherlands with
active toll are done.
Who secs with dim, dependent eyes grace
not shown the worlds,
Whose joys ARE measured by the gold of
half-paid working girls,
-Chic0gO Herald
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-24
hxurMEcs AS A. MEprc1sE.

The medicinal qualities of nutmegs arS
worth great deal of attention. Thoy
are fragrant in odor, warm and grateful
to the taste aud possess decided sedativc,
astringent and, soporiiic properties. In
tho following affections they will be found
highly scrviccable: Gastralgia (neuralgia
of the stomach, cholera morbus, flatulent
cholic, dyscntcry, cholera infantum aud
infantilc cholic. r.t
In all cases nutmcgs may be prepared
for administration in the following man
ner: Crate one or more nutlnogs into a
very fine powder. For children, give
one-sixth to onc-third of tcaspoonful,
according to the age, of this powder,
mixed with small quantity of milk.
For adults, from half to two teaspoon
fuls may be given in the same way
according to the severity of the, case
Every two hours is generally the best
time to administer this remedy.
Insomnia (slccplcssness) is very often
cfTectually relieved by one or two doses
of nutmeg, when much stronger agents
have sigually failed. - Courier Journal.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-24
WINTER LETTUCE,


The winter crop of lettuce grown in
glass houses has come forward in the
market; and from now on to spring
sorfc of the largest growers will send in
dait supplies, as regularly ms though il
wcit summer. There is no difficulty at
all with this crop, with low houses.
heated with hot wafer or steam. One
end Of the benches is used for sccdbrd
from which plants are Obtained, and MS
fast rs one crop is cut, the soil is turned
over, some manure added, aud a new crop
put in. AT least three crops can he OBJ
tanned during one winter. They are set
quite shick, three or four inches apart.
and grow upright, rather than spreading.
All are partially blcachcd by the process,
and iust as soon as large enough are ten
der enough and fit for market. A tenn
peraturc of iifty-iivc degrees is about
right, rising fifteen degrees to twenty
degrees during the day The principal
enemy is the green fly. Tobacco stems
distributed among the growing plants
help II great deal in keeping these down,
which, with funigation regularly once II
week, whether any can be seen or not.
will de the rest. II green flies once yet
firm fooihold, they are difficult to get
rid of then. In this case, i'm ounce of
prevention is better. than any curc..-
PruiriG Htrmcr.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-24
THE POPULAR WOMEN.

Who is the popular woman of today
She is the one who wears we'll LIFTING
clothes and never minds telling the name
of her drcssmaker.
She is one who sees the possibilities of
a'iHshful young man and cultivates him
when everybody counts him bore.
She. is, the one who may believe in
Christian Science or mind cure, or spc-
rlal way to remove frGcklcs, or the Turk
'sh bath, or in not wearing corsets, but
who doesn't give dissertations on these
subjects and insist on converting you.
She is the one who never makes YOU
conscious of the amount of money. she
has or her lack of it, AL r. !
She is the one who, when you arc q
guest in her house, makes you feel that
lhe has simply becn waiting for this OPP
portunity to be happy, and that you are
the houored guest.
She is the one whose hair doesn't come
down, or whose frock doesn't tear when
she is some place where it is noteasy to
fix it.
She. is the one whose children are seen
but-not heard. --'-''
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-24
WINTER CARE OLE aEnAx1l.Ms.

First, give the plants all the light you
can command, aud then turn every day
or two, so that all parts may feel tic in
hucncc of the sun. Second, be canfuI
about watering. 1t is better that
the soil should become Il little dry, and
then be fully saturated with water, than
that it should be kept quite moist all the
time. Third, keep the temperature
down TO about sixty degrees. little less
nj night, Il little more in full daylight.
Fourth, sec that the atmosphere is not
made ovcr-dry by furnace or stove heat.
Water should be kept on the heating an
paratus, so that it may cvaporatc and
pass into the air of the room. Fifth,
occasionally wash'or sprinkle the leaves
of the plants in order to remove dust.
by taking them to the kitchen sink once
a week this work may be quickly and
neatly done. Sixth, keep the plants
FREE from insects, especially green 1y.-
Iict's Myo-ine.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-24

the wagon by hosting the front end of
the box so that the potatoes would pour
out at the tail. We found this a success
and agreat labor and time saving method.
We can, by very little ingenuity, rig
up a pulley and rope so that the wagon
box can be tilted by horse power. This
is especially easy where potatoes arc to he
stored on barn floor till marketed We
shall soon equip ourselves with an outfit
Of bushel boxes which are made especially
for handling vegetables and fruit on the
farm. These boxes can be had all cut,
fit and ready to put together with nails
and strap iron to strengthen the sides aud
bottom for SIG per hundred u, They, can
be made up in the winter when we can't
work out of doors. BY using them the
boys who pick up will have much easier
job, as there will be. no cmptying to do.
-iSt0ckns,R ard CuNirator.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-24
RECIPES.

Boiled Macaroni-Onc quart of boil
ing water, one-half teaspoon of salt, ten
sticks of macaroni broken in small pieces;
boil till soft, pour of the water and sea
sou with pepper and butter.
Tapioca Custard Pudding Three table
spoonfuls of tapioca soaked in cup of
milk onc-half hour, yolks of four eggs,
one pint of milk; boil ten minutes, then
add the whites of the eggs; flavor With
vanilla, and serve cold
Fried Tripc-Cut one pound of boiled
tripc in small pieces: put half cup of
butter, one cup of vinegar and one onion
minced into frying-pan; when. the
onion turns yellow put in the tripc; sea-
son and cook ten minutes; serve on but
tered toast.
Lemon Saucc-One teacupful of sugar,
onc-half tcacup of butter, ono table
spoonful of flour, all well mixed together.
Add also the grated rind of lemon and
pint of boiling water. Boil five min
utcs. When ready TO serve squeeze into
the sauce the juice of one lemon.
Stewed Lamb With Rice-Cut neck
OF lamb in pieces, put it in IL stcwpan
with butter, chopped onions. sweet herbs
and parsley; brown slightly, season with
salt and pepper, add broth or water
enough to cover it aud cook Twenty-Five
minutes; then to one quart of broth or
water add quarter of a pint of rice.
Stew slowly, covered, until rice and
meat arc done.
Cranberry Saucc--Wash and scald the
berries, and to every pound of fruit add
thrce-quartcrs of y pound of granulatcd
sugar and half pint of water; stew
over moderate fire. Cover, but do not
stir the fruit. After they come to a boil
let them boil from five to seven minutes.
and then remove from the fire. If the
sauce is to be kept for some time, put it
up in self scaling jars before it coois.
Apple Rice Pudding-Cook half a
pound of rice in one quart of water,
until 1t is tender. Drain off the water
add one pint of milk, half cup of sugar
the grated rind of half lemon, aud let
it stay on the fire until the rice is quite
done and has absorbed the milk, then
add the beaten yolks of three eggs; peel
and. core six apples, simmer in n rich
syrup apd water, in which is the grated
rind OF half lemon and two or three
cloves. When done through take out
of the syrup, arrange on d dish with the
rice around them and pour ovor them the
syrup.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-24
OUTDOOR DRESSES.

This seasons outdoor dresses arc
marked By their severity and simplicity.
Many new skirts are mounted quite
plainly, save just mt the back, where they
have a slight fulncss gathered into the
belt. The side seams of such skirts are
gorcd to tit easily over the hips, and give
Il little extra fulness ut the bottom, and
the lower portion of the petition; is
trimmed cnccrceau. The bodice is made
plainly with two little tabs behind, and
with II narrow velvet plastron in front.
The favoritc decoration of alf dresses is
black, introduced in braiding or deep
bands Of velvet. These bands are some
times quarter of Il yard in width, and
may or may not extend across the
fulncss of the back. However severe the
skirt be in its outlines, it is hung on Il
pctticoat beneath, and the only attempt
ut draping is Il slight fcstooning Of the
brcadths bya few plaits sewn in the side
seams.
As if to make up for the severity of
the gowns, cloaks of the most elaborate
and richly orramcntcd kinds shrotid the
wcarer from head to foot. There are
cloalls with no real sleeves, but n double
front which does duty for them, made
up in heavy velvcts, bor,lercd with fur
or feathers, and mantlcs adjusted mt the
back and arranged in folds in front, with
long straight sleeves reaching to the
ground. But the Partisan covering par
excellence is the graceful pelissc, which
fits closely over the bust, and is in reality
"a coat, but coat idcalizcd and softcncd
in its outlines. II may be fashioned of
soft wool Or silk, with leg o. mutton
sleeves plated into u gauntlet cuff, and
with plated front strapped down with IL
Sirdlc OF rich passcmcntcric, or. more
drcssy still, it may have n sash of silk in
front anda decoration of embroidery I'LL
around the bottom. 1t may be of cloth,
with coat sleeves, and series of little
capcs lined with Il contrasting shade of
silk, as cedar green with maize, or rcd
dish brown and black, or have decor
alton of astrakhan in the shape of Il
plnstron gauntlet, cults, aud high oil
GERS collar. And it may be of plush
severely plain or with shoulder capcs,
with II single thread of gold along the
edge, or of velvet in any rich soft color,
with elaborate decorations Of gimp in
metallic effects, Russian sable, black or
blue fox fur, or ruchcs of ostrich fcath-
crs, and Innings of Louis Nv. brocadcs
Nothing is too magnificent and elegant
for these artistic creations of the mo-
dlstc's magic. York Sun.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-24
THE HOSTESS WAS scnuHnrvc.

All the music lovers of Washington
Know the brilliant contralto, Lizzie Mac
nchol (Alrs, Frank Vctta), observes the
Washington Post. 1t is only ii few
months ago since she gave up her Wash
lngton home to 80 to the one her husband
had provided for her in Philadelphia.
Like the plain, matter Of fact little woman
She is, she pungcs into the mysteries and
duties of housekeeping with perfect dc.
light. The change from stage life to
domcsticity is always hailed by her with
JOY. She does not hesitate even 10 arm
herself with Il brush and scrub of the
white marble hearth stones-thosc larcs
and pcnntcs-which do duty for door
steps all OYER Philadelphia t' ~
She was engaged in that soulful occu-
patton one morning not long ago, with n
handkerchief tied down around her lead
IN the good old way she learned in
Washington, when party OF her swell
friends drove up ~, ,,,,.,
sis Mrs. Vetta inn" tho supposed SER
want was asked.
"Mrs. Vctta is not in at present" was
the very truthful answer.
Can you tell us when she will be in!"
"Jmst as soon rs she finishes washing
The front-.door steps, she replied, with
merry laugh, disclosing her identity at
the same time. -r@ i.n4 .4
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-24
Electric Sparks Easily Prodnced.

A very simple apparatus for obtaining
an electric spark is made by German
physicist. Round the centre of COM
mon lamp chimney i s pasted strip of
tinfoil, and another strip is pasted from
ope end of the chimney to within quar-
ter OF an inch of this ring. Then a
piece of silk is wrapped around brush
and the interior of the chimney is rubbed
briskly In the dark a bright electric
spark may be seen to pass from one piece
of tinfoil to the other each time the
brush is withdrawn from the chimney.
Many other experiments can be tried with
the apparatus. ~.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-24
DAIRY HINTS.

Mich COWS ought to be well fed, and
treated with the utmost gentlcncss. All
sudden changes in the feed, temperature
or treatment are unfavorablc to the Sc
erection of milk. Changes from green to
dry or from dry to green fodder should
be made gradually if we wish to avoid q
decrease in the milk yield.
In winter have good, warm place fol
your COWS. Feed them ground corn, oats
and barley, equal portions of each, being
the best food to produce quality and
quantity combined. Corn meal and
shorts form an excellent feed. Never
feed oil cake or turnips. Give plenty of
sweet hay and pure water. In milking,
wien you first takc hold of the tcats
don't grab them MS if you we're falling
over Il precipicc and they were your only
,,'holt,' but begin gently. Some COWS
are very nervous, and if you begin milk
ing too abruptly they may possibly kick.
The most successful dairymcn feed
COWS more or less grain the year round
Grass increases the flow of milk. and
gt,in increases the amount Of cream All
mink should be strainc,, at once after
being drawn from the COW, through
thrco straincrs, and immediately sub
merged i'll water, the temperature Of
which should not be over forty five de-
srccs in summer nor below forty degrees
in wiutcr. There is large per ccut. of
cream lost in not keeping water at the
proper temperature, and letting milk
stand too long before setting 1t has
been proven that milk loses over twenty
five per cent. of cream if left out of the
crcamcr until the animal heat is gone.
Scalding milk cans is Objectionable.
Hot water makes milk curd insolublc,
hard and tough. Rinse everything,
strainers, pals, cans, cur covers, etc,
with cold water rs soon as used, and be-
fore drying wash them in Water as WARM
us the hand will bear, using enough soap,
common soda or salcratus to cut the
grease. After this washing, scald in
boiling hot water, and sci to dY in sun
and pure air Use tin pals fox milking.
Never use wooden pals.
Exposure to air is one cause Of greater
depreciation and actual loss in oar dairy
products than all other causes corkbihed.
All operations in the dairy, from the time
butter goes on the consumers table,
should be conducted in such 4 manner us
TO exclude the mir us much us possible,
from coming in contact with the cream
or butter any longer than is absolutely
necessary.
You must watch your milk in warm
weather, and not let il thickcn before
the cream is taken oil. Ordinarily, the
cream should bc taken oil in thrty-six
hours after setting the milk 1t never
should stand OVER FORT eight hours, and
it is often necessary to take it of in
twenty-iour hours. If il stands over
forty-eight hours it makes bitter butter.
Milk should never set in cold weather
where it will chill. 1t injuries the milk
us much to chill it us to keep il at too
high temperature in warm weather.
AmericW C"Iticotor.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-24
DRoILED MEATs.

It is to:be regretted. that under various
pfctcxts the frying-pan still continues to
be The layoritc cooking utcnsil in Amcri-
can Kitchens. a piece iof meat had al
most rs we'll be thrown away as put in
frying pan of fat. Gradually people arc
learning more intelligent methods of
cookery, but the change is so slow that
it is discouraging to any one who knows :
how much health and life is daily and
hourly sacrificed to barbnric methods of
cookery. There is no way of cooking
meats so simple and nj once so perfect us
broiling. The secret of success lies in
first soaring over the meat on the out
side, SO us to retain the juices, and after
ward finishing the cooking ut less intense
heat. To accomplish this the meat
should be well seasoned, slightly busted
with flour, and placed near bright Goals,
then almost constantly turned and cooked :
on the other side. After this is done
the gridiron should be lifted up from
the fire and the meat cooked about three
or four inches from the Goals. 1t should
be lifted up and turned whenever there
is any disposition to ''blazc up" from fat
or juices dropping in the fire. Before
putting the meat over to cook all
hampers should be. opened, so, as to al
low any smoke from blazing fat to pass up
the chimney. A good; thick bccfsteak
will usually take about twelve minutes to
cook properly through, and yet have tho
meat rcd-rarc within. A mutton chop
should be cht thick and trimmed of all
fat, 1t will usually take about ten min
utcs to cook such chop. Lamb chops
should be well done, but are cut thinner
and should be cooked about the same.
time as the mutton chops. Ham should
be broilcd to show bits Of brown over
the slices, but never crisp. A slicd of
calls liver is one of the most delicious
meats broilcd. Dip it in melted butter,
season and dust it with flour and broil il
over clear Goals, and serve it with maitrc
d'hotcl butter.-Netc York Tribune ..
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-24
HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
DESTROYING YERMIN.

The Pharmaceutical Journal points out
that for killing rats, mice and Other
small animals, tho moro dangerous
poisons, such us arsenic, strychhinc, etc.,
are not at all necessary. A comparatively
inert substance, sulphatc of barium, isan
activc poison to such'crcaturcs- although
its precise action is difficult to explain,
seeing TINT it is extremely. insoluble.
Powdered and mixed with lard or fet, it
is readily partaken OF, by, small animals.
and will soon destroy them.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-24
The Richest American Gold Ore.

A lot of about 200 pounds of quartz,
carrying gold at the rate of $4,000 a
ton, was recently taken from the main
shaft of the Michigan gold mine, near
lshpeming, Mich. Assays of three
samples of quartz from the Michigan give
S21, $40, S51 ,552 and Sl10, 95S per ton.
The latter is the richest bearing
rock ever taken from all American mine.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-24
She is the one who doesn't tell people

She is the one who doesn't tell people
unpleasant things, and il she has bad
opinion of anybody sums it all by saying:
81 do not like her, and gives no further
explanation.
She is the one who knows that big hats
were intended for the street and little
bonncts for the theatre
She is the one who is loyal to her
friends, ignores her enemies, and loves
her husband and children.
She is the best type Of the American
woman.-Ncto York Sun.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-24
NOT YET.

The child who plays amid tho nodding
grass
The wild-howers home, the butteray's
'dearhaunt- -
Hears in the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. that pass
Echoes of voices far aud sal which CHANT,
Not YETI
The youth who pores DER many ponderous
book
Till daylight spariles i'll the distant sky, 3
Dreaming of fame with fond, cnrapturcd
look,
Hears in their footsteps as the years
pass by, b.
Not yet"
The old man, whom kind death with gentle
Bvyf ""a', to s,sspl lglt. back GER ali hi,
years,
Gathers their few poor shcaves, and humbly
stands
For theportal waiting still he hears,
.sf3 I TNot yet 10 ~ - 4
-Mdrgd's. Thomas, IN Youth Companio