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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-07-24
A Counterfeit Coffee Bean.

els there such thing rs counter
felt coffee bean! Well. l should say
there is. Billions of EN-, ut that" said
the head Of the coffee department in a
Madison street grocery house
"What are they made of? Oh, dough,
peas and beans, chicory, old coffee
grounds, clay or most anything that
comes handy. There are factories run
ming for no other purpose than the manu-
facture of imitation coffee. The first
ones were down East; now the imitation
bean is made here i'll Chicago, and even
out in Sioux City. limitations such us
this are almost necessary. None of them
but the clay is Injurious; the others
weaken the coffee. The cheaper retail
ers have call tor cheap coffee which
they cannot supply with any real article.
1t is impossible to buy even genuine Rio
and sell it for twenty-five cents pound,
and that is what many people demand.
Those people may not know it, but they
are drinking just II little imitation cot
fec.
"Of course, the limitations arc not
sold alone. They are sprinllcd into the
genuine coffee just to make up little
profit. The dough bean is the best imi-
tatlon. 1t cannot be told from the real
coiiec unless You taste it. The peas and
beans are used only in ground coffee, be-
cause they could not be made to look
like II real coffee bean. These limitations
affect the price of only the cheaper
grades of coffee. You will find it only
in the cheap stores ON State street and
places Of that kind. Real coffee cannot
be sold now by the retailer for less than
twenty-cight cents a pound, and any
thing that costs less is sure to be mixed. /"
-ChieugO Post.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-07-24
Too Much Even for the Hiyhwaymcn.

OF all the devices and inventions for
the protection of treasure and the cir.
cumvention of the road agent, the only
one that has stood the test OF time and
experience is big, ugly tempered man
with n sawed-of shot gun, on the box.
If the robber gets the drop on the mes
senGer and keeps it, and contents HIM
self with ordering the driver to throw
out the box, he may win; but it is the
business of the man with the sawed Loft
shotgun not to let him get the drop but
to blaze away as soor rs he shows up.
The gun is sawed off for the greater con
veniencc of the messenger in potting road
agents. 1t is loaded with buckshot and
scatters broadly. The length of the gun
is such that when the muzzle rests upon
the footboard the locks are about level
with the messengers knee, and he can
swing it up into position very readily. If
he gets it pointed anywhere near the
robber some of the buckshot are sure to
hit.-NeU York Commercial Adosrtiser.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-07-24
when boiled, produce tho red dye used

when boiled, produce tho red dye used
in mating.
at is necessary while working the
straw to have it wet" Dir. Hale con-
tinued, $50 that it can be properly man
ipulatcd. After the mating is finished
1t is spread out on the grass to dry, the
oack of the mating being turned up to
The sun. This drying process, accounts
Tor the fact that the under surface of the
mating always appears yellow and faded
as compared with the upper surface,
which is not exposed to the heat. Some
times, after the mating has been woven
and dried, the straws shrink, leaving
open spaces. These are closed up by
what IS called the palming process, In
which the straws are crowded together
so rs to make n solid, even surface.
''1n making what is called damask
mating, 1T is necessary to manipulate the
warp string SO rs to drop certain colors
mt intervals. Practically the same pro.
cess is observed in making cloths in
Europe and America, where color effects
are introduced at certain intervals b.
throwinSa shuttle containing the colored
yarns in between the warp strings Mt diff
ferent points. In cloths these are known
rs jacquard spots, from the name of the
loom used i'll producing them This
loom, which was invented by French
weaver, has been one of the most impor-
tant factors in the production Of gu
class material. Although it is worked
by steam and is of the most complicated
and intricate nature, the principles upon
which it proceeds are much the same rs
those used in the hand loom of the
Chinese mating wcavcrs. In the weay-
ing of damash mating Chnaman stands
1a the top of the loom lie does what
inc mechanical continuance in the JAG
guard loom also performs; that is, he
nanipulates the warp strings, compress
ing them or lifting them, rs is required
20 bring out the damask effects.
THE Chinese laborer considers him
self fortunate when he makes five cents a
lay after hard work mt the loom or in
Inc field. For miles and miles through
The mating dis tricts the Cinnamon can
DC seen engaged in one part of the manu-
lacture or another. The agents of the
manufacturers are constantly busy super
vising the work. Everywhere mating
in various stages of manufacture can be
seen, and i'll some districts much of the
scenery is hidden by the quantities OF
mating spread out over the ground and
hung from the trees and houses, waiting
the time for shipment to Canton. Wet
weather always brings hard times to the
mating districts, because the work is
then gre atty retarded, aud instead of be-
ing able to dry the mattings in the sun,
this part Of the manufacture has to be
carried on indoors, where large wood
Tires are built under the matched roofs
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-07-24

in it. The largest sum in one day was
81, sos, 900, on August /, 1872, when
there was an increase in the payment OF
duties because of change in the tariff
The total sum it took Inst wear to the
Treasury was $l54, 900, 900, and in tine
thirty years it has been rolling through
Wall street it has been the receptacle of
many billions.
The body is Il foot and half square
and rests on two heavy wheels. The box
is dark blue with red lines running a!o:,5
the edges. and on the panels appears the
monogram gu. S." Heavy iron plates
clamp the sides and ends. One end
opens on hinges and permits the sliding
of the lid, which is fitted in groove
The customs receipts are made up
once every day. and sometimes more
frequently, in the cashiers Office of the
Custom House and packet in strong OBJ
long wooden chests, which are then pad
locked and sealed. These boxes are
conveyed on the shoulders OF porters to
the hand-cart in waiting.
After they are safely deposited the lid
of the cart is closed and padloc&cd and
the trcasurc-laden vehicle is showed by
stalwart Government employees to the
SubTrcasury. Its usual route is along
William and Pine streets to the Sub
Treasury. There it is unlocked and the
boxes removed to the cashiers Office and
opened and the contents counted and
triplicatc receipts for the same given to
the collectors messenger. In all the
long years that the wagon has made the
daily trims To the Si;b- Trnos;,rv No ot.
tempt has been made 10 rob it ror has
any money been missed.
Once a three thousand dollar gold
certificate was missed. but was afterward
discovered in draw in the cashiers
| office in which it had been mislaid.
Customs officers, who arc armed, ac-
company the wagon and watch the money
boxes from the time they leave the
| Custom House until they arrive safe in
the cashiers room in the Sub Treasury.
They are not lost sight OF any part of
the way.-NeW Yors Recorder.
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Sine room IS Also protected by iron plate,
and the engineer works with brace OF
rcvolvers and cu.lass a. his sid. Off
GERS relieve each other in standing guard
mt the engine room, always armed with
loaded Winchcstcrs. In the saloon is n
large assortment of firearms, including
Winchester for every man aboard. and
cutlass hangs over every berth. The
men all 20 armed, and vigilant guard is
kept at all times. Its impossible to
tell wnen the pirates may appear. Their
vessels can never be distin-
guished from the ordinary river craft.
Every now and then an innocent LOOKING
steamboat will suddenly reveal con.
ceaied battery, and lot of bloodthirsty
Cinnamon will appear rs the pirate
crashes into the merchant vessel. An
attack OF this kind usually mean q good
deal OF slaughter among the crew, be.
cause the pirates are merciless and
accustomed to this sort of warfare and
have the advantage of the merchantmen.
The attacked vessel has little to hope for
from outside assistance, and, if her crew
Is not strong enough to beat of the
pirates, the result is the slavery or death
OF every person on board and the pillaoe
OF the cargo. The fact that these at.
tacks are usually made at night make
them all the more terrible. Somehow
tno Government seems unable to suppress
tne pirates, who, after plundering and
sinking vessel, coolly sail past Hong
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-07-24
Roman and Greek Coins.

When l was in the old Roman and
Greek cities where Government eycava.
tions are going on was continually ac-
costcd by workmen who wanted to sell
me some ancient coins that they had dug
up and kept from the oYerscer's eye. 1t
is from such dug-up cities as Pompcii
that old Roman coins are obtained. The
workmen find coin caskets, earthen jars
and vases filled to the brim with coin.
The most common of these is the dcnaril
OF Antoninus Plus, Trajan and Hadrian.
They sell for about fifty cents apiece in
this country, but, OF course, you can get
them for much less where they "grow."
The most common Greek antique coin is
the tctra drachm, Q silver coin about as
big as Our half dollar. AS said, when
4 pot of coins is found by one of the
workmen he has to turn it over to the
Government, but when one of them comes
across some choice single specimen he is
apt to tuck it in his pocket and try to
sell it on the sly to American tourists
or local coin buyers.-lSt. Louis Globe
Democrat.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-07-24
Why Men-of-Wnr's Men Fight.

at is a curious thing, and one which
l could never satisfactorily account for"
said an old navy man the other day.
''but if the crews OF an American and
British manof-war are given leave at
the same time i'll Il foreign port the re-
suit of broken heads and noses is no
more matter of speculation than the
calculation of the next eclipse. AS soon
as they meet row is started. which
generally ends with all hands being lis
abled or Notwithstanding both.
at frequently happens that the police
interfere with the contestants. The I'M
written law in this case is for the bcllir.
Grants to join for les against the common
enemy. have often seen them come
out victorious in their contests with the
officers of the law, and, after adjourning
to ncighboring saloon for refreshments,
begin again their interrupted hostilitics.
"But it is ouly on neutral ground
that these general engagements take
place. If they meet on English or Amer
lean soil each tries to outvic the other in
hospitality.-Nf'o York. Times.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-07-24
A Hog on Amerlca,s First Coinage

The earliest CONS for American use
are said to have been made of brass, ON
the Bermuda Islands, about 1872. Cap
tain John Smith appointed Daniel Tucker
MS Governor Of Bermuda, and his history
states that this Governor enforced labor,
and that the coionists had sbcsides
meat, drink and clothes certain kindc
OF brassc money, with hogge on one
side, in memory of the abundance of
hogScs was found ut their first landing"
Previous to this time Sir Thomas Gates
and party of $50 had been wrecked on
the islands, and for nine months they
subsisted chiefly on the flesh of wild
hogs. The gratitude of these people
knew no bounds, and they stamped the
Image of their bcnefactor in brass and
used it ms money-the most cndcaring
form it could possibly assume.
From first to lust the hog has been n
faithful friend to the American people,
and, whatever 9sthcticism might have
urged to the contrary, it was but simple
Justice to allow the hog the honor of
taking the lead in furnishing the device
Tor American coins.-Ncp York. Com
mGrcidI 1ddccrtiSor.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-07-24

and simple methods are followed in all
cases. After being dyed the straws arc
taken out and spread in the sun to dry.
There are different grades of mating
as of everything else, and one of the i'm.
portant features of making mattings is to
get all the straws of kind together.
THIS sorting process requires more than
ordinary intelligence, and usually has to
be done under the supervision of an en-
pert. The loom on which mating is
usually made is two yards long and one
yard wide. The warp is either of jute
or cotton. In weaving ordinary mating
two men usually are employed. One
handles the straw and the other keeps jt
even and in place. The straws are put
in one at time through long hollow
stick with slit through the lower sur
s-Sc. The straw being - Timber to
stand the strain of being thrust through
the warp, it is put into this stick, and
the latter is forced through the warp
strings. When it is in place the stick is
twisted around so that the slit is at the
bottom and the straw drops out. The
other workman, who has a heavy beam
in his hand somewhat wider than the
loom, forces down the straws SO that
there are no spaces between them
In the illustration of the weaving,
which is reproduced here from a photo.
graph taken by Mr.. Hale, the Chinaman
sitting down ut the right has been chop
ping up sappan wood into chips. These,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-07-24

quantities except in China and japan.
1t is thrcc-corncred, and very strong and
tough. 1t grows very rapidly in the
we: lands. and usually there are three or
four crops harvested ina year. brought
back some living specimens in flourish
ing condition, but they won't live long
III this country. Life in the districts
where the straw is grown is old and pic.
turcsquc. Every peasant IS employed
i'll the manufacture of mating, most of
which is made in the homes of the ork-
crS. There are very few factories where
numbers Of workmen are gathered to-
Ecthcr. although the employer of the
labor is usually n resident in Canton.
Even tho children are enlisted in the
work. They are usually employed in
splitting the straw, which is the first
operation after it is harvested. This is
necessary because the straw contains
considerable sap, which, if allowed to
remain in il, would decomposc and rot
the straw.
''In my journey through the country,
stopping here and there to inspect tine
WORK, | was constantly stumbling over
little Chinese youngsters eravcly occupied
with sharp knives i'll splitting the long
straws. These Chinese children are con-
stanlly at work, anu acquire Mt very
early age the knack required properly to
cat the straw. The novice cannot do
this, as it requires great care to prevent
the straw from being cut too much. The
moon-cycd children seem to have very
little curiosity. and looked upon me with
very little wondcrmcnt. After the straw
had been split in this way, and the sap
had been removed, the straw is dried or
cured in the same way that IN American
| farmcr cures his hay. 1t is Their very
I tough and strong. The colors in the
mattings, which ave OF late years elected
so much admiration because of their
beauty and varied shades, are obtained
in very simple and primitive way.
| Large pots of carthcnwarc are filled
with the dyes, III the composition of
| which both minerals and vegetables are
employed. The former make much more
satisfactory and lasting dyes, and are
rapidly suppanting the latter altogether.
When the dyes are ready the straws are
taken and soaked in them. 1t frequent
ly happens in The finer mattings that the
same straws have different colors One
| end may be blue, the centre red, and the
other end black. This is done by soak
| ing the different parts of the straw in
| different dyes. But the same primitive
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-07-24
Kong aud dispose of their plumber a. the

Kong aud dispose of their plumber at the
first opportunity.
"When the mating arrives at Hong
Kong it is transferred to some of tho har-
Dor junks, which carry it out to the
vessels waiting for it. All the mating
brought to this country is brought in
American sailing vessels, and most of it
comes directly to this harbor. Usually
trip takes from three to four months.
These vessels also have to combat the
pirates once in while, and oil of
them carry guns for defence. "-.New York
San.
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been deferred, but they should have
thought of that before. II you have
made false move, it's too late now to
withdraw it. No, sir; know my duty
to the public too well; and haven't any
more time to discuss the subject"
Morris felt himself completely crushed.
81 suppose" he said, 'that I can pub
lish n card over my signaturc2"
EVERY inch of advertising space is
engaged for over two weeks in advance, "
said the editor.
'Dut, MIR. Bastian," Morris persisted,
edo you intend to go on decciving tn ESQ
pcoplc7"
81 mean to continue telling the plain
truth. If you are prepared to make an
affidavit that your former statements
were incorrect, 1 will publish it. Other
wisc-good evening""
Morris rushed Indignantly out of the
office, and the editor proceeded with the
writing Of an article which began thus:
New York has its Brooklyn, st. Paul
has its Minneapolis, Salt Lake has its Ogden;
but Bullionvllo has no adjacent rival To
break the circuit Of its commercial empire"
Morris did what he could to explain
the state of affairs to the citizens. But
they would not listen.
People accostcd him Oh all sorts of
subjects connected with the railroad.
Grain spectators wished to contract to
furnish quantities. of grain to his employ
crs, merchants offered him supplies, and
brokers sounded him on the land uucs-
ton. When he denied having any use
for their commodities, they said know.
ingly:
sob, That's all right! but as soon as
you are ready to spring it, give us u
chance"
The "boom" had gone quite beyond
the power of one young man to check.
Meanwhile, u report Of the unwontcd
activity ut Bulionvilc became u subject
Of discussion in the Office Of Il great rail
way company in the East.
at must be that the other company has
given the word to put its line through, ~
said director
~ think we have the best of evidence
to the contrary" said the secretary. "It
has done no more than survey the route,
just ms we have done"
''Be 1t rs it may" said the President
vi 'Hc COIpoTHllOu, II lulnK VIC hau bet
ter tap that Bullionvillc country ut once.
1t is Il rich section, and town with so
much faith in itself is sure to become an
important distributing centre"
a similar discussion must have taken
place at the office of the rival system, for
when Morris reached New York he had
positive information, this time, each COM
pany was trying to outstrip the other in
the construction of its line, and that Bull
lionvillc was really "booming."
1t is an important city now. 1t was
only the other day that the Daily Echo
contained some "reminiscences of IL we'll
known geologist who was II contractors
! clerk in the town in its carly days. and
the chief item among the whole was one
which told how the editor obtained con
iirmation Of some railroad news of vital
Importance to the town by reading Il
plotted copy of an important telegram
which the young man had carclcssly
tossed away. Youths COmpanion.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-07-24
A Little Cart That Carries Billions,

More money has been carried in n small
hand-cart that is trundlcd daily along
Wall street than any vehicle, big or
little, that travels on wheels anywhere in
the world, 1t is the Government Treas
ury cart, and it has been travelling to
and fro between the Custom House and
Sub Treasury every business day for the
past thirty years.
In it are conveyed all the money re-
ceivcd at the Custom House rs impost
duties. Assistant Auditor Josiah NJ.
Knapp gives statistics showing the
amount of money that has been carried
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-07-24
Diamonds From the SkY.

Cartons have now been yielded by
erolites, or meteorites, in three different
stages OF development. Uncrystallized
graphite has long been known as one of
me constituents of mcteoric irons and
other stones that fall from the sky.
Graphite crystals have recently been
found in meteor that fell in Western
Australia, and scientist has Just re-
ported on some diamond corpuscles that
were found in the Siberian ero!itc that
feil In 1SS6.-S. Louis Republic.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-07-24
A Smart Bird.

A fish-hawk pulled large salmon out
of Elk River one day last week. The
fish was too large for the bird to carry
off, so leaving it on the sand the bird
flew off to a pile of driftwood, and,
picking up stick with a sharp and
jagged edge, returned with it to where
the fish lay and sawed it in two, when it
flew away with half of the salmon. The
other half was served for our dinner
Crescent City (Cal.) Record.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-07-24

ihE rihSl A'iEhlCAS lRON POTs
The Bulletin tells that this UNIQUE
Kettle was cast in Lynn, Mass, in 1915,
and is still preserved by Lewellyn and
Arthur Lewis, residing Mt Etna place.
The pot weighs two pounds thirteen
ounces, capacity, nearly Il quart; inside
measurement, 4 15 inches wide by LIS
inches deep.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-07-24
Our First Iron Article of Native Ore.

The accompanying cut, reproduced
from Iron in al Ages, is from photo.
graph obtained by Mr.. c. NJ. Tracy in
lS?O, and it depicts the first iron article
made from native ore in America.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-07-24

An English County Court Judge
gives it as his experience that more
untruthful evidence is given by women
ten times over than by men,"
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BIRD ON THE oREENINo HoUoH.

Bird on tho greenins bouSh.
With folded wing,
The matin VOW
That thou dost softly sing,
Is what l would repeat
With loving art,
To tell my sweet
Whattlie within my heart
Fly to her. tell it. thou
Clear voice Of spring,
On greening bougb,
Bird with the folded wingi
&C. ScolidrG, in Nep England Maya inc
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1891-03-30
FspectacuIOs

Tuvo lugar anOehe ante lucida concurren
cia la funci0u de gracia del Sr. PalOu, dediGada
q la Compania CONSTRUCTORS del Ferrocarril de
Circunvalaci0n representada por Sres. Bosch y
Lebrdn. La obra puesta en- eScena fu6 la be-
llsima ioya del texto nacional titulada EI Ju-
r0Nento, zarzueIa que siempre merecer3 ell
favor p1blico donde quiera que Sc represente.
Su Interpretation reSult0 buena, = hubiera
sido mejor 81 ell papel de D. Carlos no Sc hu-
biera 'cOnfiado al Sr.- Fernandez actor que 81
tiene condolences relevantes para los papeles
c0micOs, deScOllandO, SObre tOdO on los ca
racteriscos, no puede nj debe interpretar los.
de galau joven, menOS, cuandO con clio
obga que SO supriman n1meros de cauto
muy conocdos estimados pOr ell p1blico.
Por fortuna las Sras. Celimendi Ruiz es,
tuvieron felieisimos en- los papeles respectiV,s
de la BaEOnesa Y Maria en- los cualeS recoiieron
grandes aplausos, no 10 estuVieron menos el
beneficiado en- ell de Marques de San ESteban
Gutierrez en- Sebastian Gonzalez que 81 no
estuVo ala altura de otras Yeces interpretan-
do al cabO Peralta, que no es de su cuerda.-
sac0 de 81 todO 10 que puede Sacar un actor de
cOnciencia, sobre todO Ell ell duo de b0rrachos
en- tOdo ell tercer acto.
Palou estuV0 como siempre muy bien
recibio grandes aplausos cuando cant6 & toda
orquesta la romanza Amor Ideaze esclita ex-
presamente para 81 pOr ell reputable maestro
Y amigo nusstrO Sir. Sarrera. En- uno de los
actOs, tue el dichO Palou Obsequiado con una
bandeja que, 4 juieio nuestrO contenia una
bolsa de dinerO.
ROpetimOs 10 dicho. Ia function de anoche
result6 buena pero hnbiera Tesultado mucho