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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-11-06
How the Arabs Eat Locusts.

A correspondent in Algiers writes
One fine morning on rising we found the
locusts with US. cannot better com
pare the sight than to fall of snow; the
snowtiakes were locusts buzzing about in
the bright sunlight I will not repeat
the old exaggerationo that the sun was
daIkencd. They were, however, disa-
greeably numerous, invading your rooms
if the windows happened to be open,
and Pickering you IN the face and drop
ping down your neck while out walk
ing.
The children amuse themselves with
catching them, attaching string to their
legs, and are very delighted with these
playthings. Others weave them into long
garlands. The Arabs are more practical.
Taking off the head, legs aud wings they
boil them with salt, and then rega!e
themselves to their hearts content.
The mail steamers coming from France
have had their decks covered inches thick
as far out at sea as forty miles. Stringent
regulations are now enforced in the town
and district of Algicrs, such as the COW
ing up of all sources of water supply,
Weiis ana reservoirs, as an epidemic IS
feared in case the locusts fall into the
water. In the meantime the munich
pality pay twenty cents per sack of etfty
pounds for all locusts gathered. 'fhe
outlook is certainly not promisinAA ail
kinds of food and vegetables having
risen in price. We hope, however, for
the best, and trust the threatened danger
will be mitigated, if not altogether
averted. = Commercial 145eriiser.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-11-06
Ludicrons Prcdicnmcnt of Judge.

One of the peculiar brand of Judges
peculiar to this peculiar community
invested in ready-made outing
coat on his way down to court the other
morning. AS the day was excessively
warm, his Honor concluded to slip ON
the garment just as it was taken from
the window, and unmindful that pla-
card was still attached to its tail, pro-
cceded calmly on his way.
"Glad you don't make any bones about
saying so, remarked friend, slappine
him on the shoulder at the next corner.
''Therc's nothing like coming out fiat
footed and above board"
"What do you mean?" asked the
Court, but his friend worked off an in
describable wink and passed on.
That's right" warmly calculated n
Police Court lawyer ms the jurlst reached
the City Hall. "Nothing like getting
down to bedrock rates these hard times.
See you later"
~ always thought that man was
crazy" unused his Honor, as he entered
the court room, where he observed that his
advent created very marked sensation
indeed. One of the regular practitioners
graspcd his hand excitedly and whis-
pcred, "That's the way to do business
Judged Now, how about this Glucky
vs.. McCorken case2 Would SIS strike
you as about right9'
SIS everybody insane-or-or is this
some dreadful dream?" ,gasped the be.
wildered dispenser of justice. "Have l
80" Just then the placard became de.
tachcd and fell to the floor. Even the
ragged vagrant in the dock smiled hope.
fully as the Judge picked it up and
read:
mo Reasonable Offer Refused" -.sa,
! 6faneisc0 Examiner.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-11-06

"If o prize" remarks the Jackson
vile (Fla.) Times Union, "were to be
offered Mt the Worlds Fair for that State
which could exhibit the greatest number
and variety Of insects that crawl and fly
after Dightfail, Florida could easily bear
off the first honors. the only difficulty
would be to make the collection COM
plete. Every night seems to bring out u
new species, and the specimen collector
wouldn't know when and where to stop
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-11-06
Forging by Electricity.

An exhibition was recently given in
Boston by Mr.. George d. Burton. of
that city, to Professor Van De Wridc,
of the Cooper Institute, New York !;
Doctor William H. Wahl, Secretary OF
the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia;
MIR. G. f. Robinson, of the Manufactured
and Builder, of New York. and half
dozen other men. The exhibition was
of processes of forging and temperinc
by electricity Of obdurate metals. One
experiment was the melting into liquid
form of n bar of steel an inch in diam.
eter and twelve inches long in forty
five seconds, without the temperature OF
the room being raised single degree
from its normal condition.
Another thing shown was the making
OF steel railroad spike. The bar is cut
into the required length, the pieces
passed through the electrical machine,
where one end is heated, and then to
die, which shapes the head on the
heated end, the point being COMPRESSED
into shape without heating. Another ex.
hibit was the forming of an auger
screw, the fiat bar of iron being fas-
tened in the machine at the two ends
and heated almost instantly, and then
twisted into the required spiral by the
automatic turn OF the machine b, A little
machine is devised for making spherical
ball bearings, such as are used for BIZ
cycles, etc. While the exhibit was in
progress to-day cablegram was re-
ceivcd from the Krupps, the great gun
makers of Germany, in furtherancc Of
negotiations for the rights of the in
vention in Germany and other countries
of the European continent.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-11-06
THE FLOWER FAD.

The latest fad among the smart women
is to dress after flower, writes "Bab''
in recent letter. 1t seems to you an
easy something. That is because you
are man; it is because of your expe-
rience in trousers, waistcoats, blazers and
white shirt fronts. Now, dressing after
flower means having your underwear
match it, having your gown the same
hue, having your bonnet trimmed with
the flowers, using always the same flower,
and having your parasol in harmony,
and slippers that are at least near, if they
are not the exact color. 1 know two
women who have gone in for it. One
has made up her mind that she will dress
always as violet, "always" meaning
for the summer time, and the other
as forgct-me-not. They are intimate
friends and live together, and the
pale blue and the pale mauye make
the latest French contrast. The
violet young woman has chiffon China
silk, or Grape gowns of pale violet,
trimmed with white or black lace, as she
may fancy, a little coronet bonnet made
OF violets, with star Just in front that
IS OF jet, that sparkles almost like black
diamonds. Her parasol is pale violet
SILK, with white point lace butterflies ON
1t. Her gloves are violet undressed kid,
and her shoes are of violet uudressed
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-11-06
The les Cure for Ferers.

Two years ago, or thereabouts, a
writer in the North american Rspie,o
called attention to the therapeutic value
of refrigeration, and venturei the pre-
diction that climatic fevers would be
successfully treated in artiicially cooled
hospitals. 1t seems that the prediction.
has been verified by experiment. Ac-
cording to the Havana papers physician
of Santiago de Cuba has been treating,
and with invariable, success, yellow
fever patients in "camara polar" (polar
chamber), j. e., in an apartment whose
temperature is kept by artificial means at
about fifty degrees Fahrenheit. With
our ice machines everywhere it would be
very easy to provide such hospital III
in this country when need requires
Picayune.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-11-06
WORDS OF MIsDon.
We're never to old to unlcarn.

We're never to old to unlearn.
The grief which all hearts sha.c
grows less for one.
Beware Of the man who feigns to be
amused when he is angry. ~
An average awkward squad makes q
good display of a wheel within wheel.
It's always more agreeable, to tell tie
truth about ones neighbors than ones
self.
The man who has to hoe his own row
is foolish to befoul the soil with wild
cats. 81
You cannot repent too soon, because
you do not know how soon it may be too
late.
Some people seem to imagine that pre-
ordination offers an excellent excuse for
life failure.
Our generation appears to thought
full mind ungirt aud frivolous compared
with the last age.
One reason why some people are not so
wicked as others is because they haven't
had SO good chance.
Simplicity is the last attainment of
progressive literature, and many are
afraid of being natural from the dread
of being taken for ordinary.
Mankind is always happier for having
been happy; if you make them happy
now, you make them happy twenty years
hence by the memory of it.
Ignorance is bliss; and When man
deceives his friends he quiets his con-
science by saying that he did it because
he knew they would be happier.
Mighty ideals are requisite for mighty
achievements. The mightest ideals are
born now where they have always been
born-in that lofty sphere of contempla-
ton.
Our life is determined for us; and it
makes the mind very free when we give
up wishing, and only think of bearing
what is laid upon us, aud doing what Is
given us to do.
A clown who is smart in his profession
may achieve quite reputation, but
minister who is buifoon loses the high
honor of the sanctuary and fails to gain
even the poor applause of circus.
limitations are always authorizations.
Let everyone be himself-but his best
self, not his worst SELF There are two
selves in every self Bring out into
dominance the angel and subordinate
the animal.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-11-06

The New York san has long edi-
torial article on "Thc Worlds Supply
of GRAIN" which conclu les with the
following remarkable statements:
Eliminating Russia from the problem
either as source OF supply, which she
cannot be, or an importer, the remainder
of Europe will still be short 800, 000, 600
bushels ofwheat and rye after the out
side world has sent to that continent
every bustel of grain that can be spared.
What does this portend? Is. it possible
to conceive the uautterable misery and
Distress, disease, desolation, and death
which famine OF such proportions is
likely to bring in its train95 Is not Eu-
rope face to face with state Of want
such as has never threatened so great n
population since the dawn of history?
Has man ever Witnessed starvation upon
the scale which is probable as the result
of this continent wide destruction of
cropsa On all the earth there is but one
substitute possible for the deficient rye
and wheat; but one means of preventing,
even in part, the devastation threatened,
and that is by the use of American
maize. should we be so fortunate as to
harvest full crop. Ii there are ships
enough on the sea to transport it, Europe
will take not only the 100000, 900
bushels of wheat which we may squeeze
out, but hundreds of millions also of our
corn. The distastc for such food will
disappear in the presence of famine; and
we may command any price for our
products that we have the heart to ex.
act"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-11-06
SLEEVE EFFECTS.

a long sleeve makes the hand look
tiny; an elbow sleeve cuts off the best
part OF woman's arm, shows that which
is usually the worst, and certainly does
not decrease the SIZE of her hand; an cx-
tremcly short slccve-the regular cream
pull sleeve that permits the shoulder to
show above it and the entire arm to be
visible is, for evening, a most desirable
style, whether the arm be plump or d
slender one. If the arm is slender the
glove can be worn to cover the elbow,
and then the plump part of the arm
would be visible Philadelphia Rse,rd.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-11-06

The uses of steel are constantly in
creasing, observes the Philadelphia Re-
,ord. The East Jersey Water Company,
which has contract for supplying the
city of Newark, N. j., with water, will
use pipe built up from riveted steel
sheets. This substitution of stc.l for
wrought or cast iron is III the nature of
an experiment; but great hopes are en-
tertaiucd by experts of good results.
The plates from which the pipe is made
will be rivetcd together alongside of the
trench in which it is laid.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-11-06

There is quite a gang of people in
Paris who thrive at the expense OF the
insurance companies. Their plans are
simplc. A man lets himself be run over.
The driver is his accomplicc. The au.
thoritics arc appealed to. An insurance
inspector reports on the case, making
the slight injurJ sustained appear Il very
serious one. The profits are divided up.
AS occurrences like this became frequent,
suspicion began to be aroused. The re.
suit was an inquiry, ending in the i'm
prisonment of sixty-ivc people who were
members of the gang.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-11-06
RING FOR THE BRrpEcRooM.

Society bellies have revived, or arc
trying to revive, the old Italian custom,
dating from medieval times, of the
bride presenting the bridegroom with q
ring. The ring is of iron or steel
wrought with letters of caballistic mean.
ing, inlaid with gold or silver, and
sometimes set with precious stone.
May God protect the wcarer," in Ara
bic characters, is fayorite inscription.
Moonstones or star sapphircs, protecting
the wearer from evil; or weird rcd and
green Alexandrites, are often set in these
rings.--Ncw York World.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-11-06
Foreign Bodies in Nagal Cavities.

1t quite frequently happens that chill
dren get foreign bodies into their nasal
cavities. If medical assistance is not
obtainablc at once, there is method
which is usually successful even when
tried by one unskilled III such matters.
1t is as follows: The operator places a
thin cloth over the child's mouth and
applies his finger to the nostril not con-
tanning the substance, pressing just hard
enough to close tightly; then putting his
mouth to the child's he gives two OF
three hard, sudden puffs. The method
is usually successful. Nail and .Erpress,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-11-06
a Novelty in stern-Whcel steamers,

The Crocodile, a stern-whccl steamer
recently built in England to carry the
mails up the Pungwe River, in South
Africa, is fitted with q unique device for
use when the vessel runs upon bank.
The wheel and engine are mounted upon
q pivot at the stern in such n way that
the wheel can be swung to either side of
the steamer and worked in that position
as we'll as when astern. Should thu
steamer climb upon bunk the whey
can be shifted to either side that offers
deep water, and the vessel may thus be
pulled of.-Philatlelphia Record.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-11-06
A RUNNING CLASS FOR oooNrz GIRLS.

NOs
a gentleman spending the night with
friend on the Chelton Hills arose early
the other day to catch train for New
York. While driving to the station he
passed the former place of Jay Cooke,
now used as school for young women,
and looking at the grounds he saw tour.
teen young women running in Indian file
up driveway. Each young woman wore
loose bodice and short skirt of dark
blue, black stockings and low, flexible
shoes. They had their heads up, their
shoulders down and back, and kept
their mouths closed. On they ran rap
idly, following an instructor, who led
the way along the winding road until
they disappeared.
"Bless my soul" exclaimed the aston
ished New Yorker. ssWho and what
are they2"
"rhat's the ogontz running class, re-
piled his host with smile. "Almost
any fine morning you can see these girls
start out for mile and half spin. The
teacher of gymnastics is always with
them and sees that none overtaxes her
SELF"
The running class was organized a
year ago, and is one o: the features of
Ogontz gymnastics.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-11-06
FIsnED FOR A WEDDING INVITATION.

fishbD roR WEDDING INVITATION.
That Queen Victoria attended in per
son the wedding of Sir Henry Ponson.
by daughter few weeks ago has al
ready been mentioned. The announces.
mcnl of her gracious intention to do SO
is thus described: Her majesty was dis.
cussing with lady Ponsonby, her whilom
maid of honor, the details of the ap-
preaching ceremony one day, and at
length inquired: ''And is the wedding
TO be very large and crowded one2" To
which Lady Ponsonby replied: Gear
from it. The house in Ambassadors
court would not permit of crowd; it is
to be very select" SIN that CASE" re-
sponded the Queen, "perhaps there will
be room for an old lady among the
guests-an old lady like me and Victor
las godmothei Z" The brides mother
gave delighted assent to this sugges-
ton Chicago Post
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-11-06
MRS. sTANFoRD's GENEROSITY.

Mrs. Leland Stanford's trust-deed,
giving 800, 600 to endow five kinder.
gartens in San Francisco, has Just been
filed. AS the income will be five per
cent, each school will get $1,000 year.
These schools are said to have already
had an appreclable effect in reducing the
number of ''hoodlums" who lnlest the
streets of San Francisco, and in betterlng
the condition of tho tenement house
districts.-New York Tribune.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-11-06
W0MAN'S WORLD.
PHEASANT LITERATURE FOX
FEMININE READERS.
nEg QUAKER DRESS

A new feature of the fashionable girls
wardrobe is her Quaker dress for
cotilloa dinners. It is in soft dove gray,
with just tint of lavender in the. shad-
ows between the draperies. If her eyes
are deep blue the effect is as it should
be, especially it her hair be arran ged in
a low knot behind. -Neo York Recorder.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-11-06

Tho northern border of the Great Sa-
hara Desert made acccssibleb railway
communication across A.geria-is be-
coming winter resort for European in
valids and other persons seeking mild
and eqrable winter climate.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-11-06

1t is computed that there are about a
hundred doctors in New York City, each
of whom has an annual income of $780,
600 and over Only twenty-five of these
are to be reckoned among the land
over."A score may make from $50, 900
to $4,000 year.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-11-06

kid, and she wears pale violet silk stock.
ings. For underwear she has violet silk
vests; violet brocade corsets, aud a pet.
ticoatsof white linen lawn, tied with vic.
let ribbons. The perfume she uses lie
that wondrous one which smelIs like real
violets, not dollhouse violets, but those
that have come from the woods and
filed the air with an odor that is a:
blissful as it is indescribabie.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-11-06
Tho average life of tradesman is
about two-thirds that of q farmer.

Tho Director of the Mint estimates
that the United States can rely upon
producing at least S3s, 900, 900 per year
in gold for several years to come.
, 1891-08-15

and the members Of the Church were all feel
ing settled, and were glad and happy to have
him with them as their Bishop, and looked
forward to making solid progress under his
wise administration. It has, however, pleased
Almighty God in his infinite wisdom to take
unto himself our venerable father in Christ
Jesus, and in our sorrow we would cry,
Lord, we love him, let him stay"
"But the Lord doth nought amiss,
And since He hath ordered this,
We have nought to do but still,
Rest in silence on His Will"
We can only bow low in alteration at the
mysterious working of Almighty God, and cry
from the bottom of our hearts, "Thy will be
DONE"
To the beloved wife and family we tender
our sympathy and coincidence.
, 1891-08-15
MISCEL Ne on s.
Spectator, 11th Julu.

We deeply regret to see that the accusa-
tionS OF corruption among politicians which
are SO common In 1.-THE United States are ex-
tending to Canada. Sir H. Langpvin who
was recently Minister of Public Works ie
distinctly charged with accepting brjbps
and sharing contractors profits, and a Cam,
mittee is Investigating the stories. AS vat
the evidence against Sir Hector amounts TO
very little, the principal witness. a Mr.
Murphy, producing no confirmation of his
allegations, and forgetting how he paiI
the bribes he talks about, which. arain no
cannot find in his accounts. One chargo
however. against Mr.. Perley, Chief En- yineer,
of the Department, has been proved ha
admitting that he accepted a present Of
, 1891-08-15
From the European Mail. July 22nd)

The French Chambers have risen for the
summer vacation. The Parliamentary session
just closed has been uneventful, save during
the closing week, which saw a defeat of the
Ministry, and on July IS a Ministerial crisis,
lasting it is true, only half an hour, but long
enough to have created some stir in the French
capital. On quite q secondary question, NJ. de
treyoinet, being beaten, made up his mind, or
seemed to have made up lis mind, to throw
down his portfolio; but the little storm blew
over, Tor when his colleagues pointed out to
him that the public would not comprehend, or
, 1891-08-15
Spectator, 18th Julv.

The German ElAperOr's visit ended as it
began, in a patchwork OF railway-journeys,
presentations OF addresses, and state lun-
cheOns and dinners, which would have
driven any one but a Royalty mad with bore
dem. On Sunday night the Emperor was
Lord Salisbury's guest at Hatfield. Tie
chlefevent of the visit was Mondays lunch,
, 1891-08-15

The CHINESE RIOTS Reuters Agency da-
ting from San Francisco, July Is, states
The Shanghai Mercury Of June s, which has
been received here by the steamer Belgic,
gives particulars Of the murder of Mr.. A. w.
Green, the English custom house officer, and
NJ. Argent, the member Of the French Mission,
who were killed by Chinese rioters at
Wooster, at the same time as a number of
Europeans houses were burnt. The ladies
of the mission sought refuge on board the
steamer Tepsing, while the bodies of the muir
dered men were taken on board the United
States steamer Palos. 1t appears that NJ. Ar
gent was knocked down in the street by a
stone thrown by a boy, and that he was bru.
tally attacked by the mob who suffered his
head. Mr.. Green's throat was cut by the II
oters. 1t is stated that a Canton woman, who
was one of Mr.. Green's household, was also
murdered after she had killed three of her
assailants with her sword. The threatened
outbreak at Kin-Kiang had not assumed great
proportions, owing to the presence Of three
gunboats.-Doiiy Telegraph.
, 1891-08-15

ewellery to the amount of 9377 from Mr..
Murphy. who gave it in 'order to strengthen
his influence in applying for contracts.
This admission has created a profound SEN
sation in the Dominion, as it had for a few
days been imagined that all the charges
had been invented for u political purpose.
Tue inquiry is still proceeding.