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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-12-04
"Nawthin' Pay, Nawthin' vally."

AS young man Lowell visited the
White Mountains, and he used to relate
this anecdote as one of his experiences
there:
l was walking through the Francohie
Notch, and stopped to talk with her
nit, who fed with gradual logs the I'M
wearied teeth of sawmil. l asked him
the best point of view for the Old Man
of the Mountain. "Dun no,-never see
it," Too young and too happy either to
feel or Affect the Juvenalan indifference,
was sincerely astonishcd, and 1 ex-
pressed it. The log-compelling man at
tempted no justification, but after n
little while asked, "Come from Bawsn2"
"Yes" with peculiar pridc). "GoodIe
to see in the VICINITY O. Bawsn." go,
yes" l said. 81 should like, 'awl. I
should like to STAN on Bunker Hill.
You've been there often, likcly2"
MOO" unwillingly, seeing "the little
end of the horn" in clear vision at the
terminus of this Socratic perspective.
"Awl, my young frien' you've larned
now that wut man kin see any day for
nothin', children half price, he never
does see. Nawthin' pay, nawthin'
J vally.-Ne,o England Magazine.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-12-04
Duel Between Truck Drivers.

Two trucks, one driven by long man
and the other by short one, met in
Maiden Lane, New York City, the other
afternoon. There was third truck by
the curb. The street is narrow and there
was no room to pass. "I've got the
right of way here" shouted the short
driver.
"You're n liar" shouted the long
man. "I'm going up hill, and I've the
right of way myself"
"Ive got load ON my truck" the
short man retortcd.
The long man said he didn't care.
Each refused to back his team and let
the other pass. They argued for five
minutes and then the short man got oil
his truck. took off his coat and rolled
up his sleeves. The long man jumped
oil his truck, too, and made the same
preparations. Neither spoke word.
The short man walked up to the long
man and bitfcd him on the ear. The
long man responded with hot blow on
the mouth. Then they went at each
othcr-biff, bang, smash. The short
mans lip was cut open; the long mans
nose was bleeding aud his ear was
swcllcd. At the end of two minutes the
short mans right eye began to swell up
and one cheek pulled out. In another
minute the short man held his hands up
above his head and said:
"I've had enough"
These were the first words spoken
after the men had got off the trucks.
The long man dropped his hands. The
little man pulled down his shirt shelves,
put on his coat and got on his truck.
Then he backed his team with his loaded
truck out of the way. The long man
drove ahead withouta word, and the
crowd that had watched the fight cheered
the short man for knowing he had
enough Chicago Meus.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-12-04
A Ury-Lnnd Fish.

c. F. Holder tells of how, some years
ago, detachment of troops doing duty
in Africa came upon level stretch OF
country, perfectly dry aud devoid of the
least suspicion of moisture, yet while
they were digging holes for the posts of
their tents one of the number unearthed
fish, dry as a chip-a long, eel like
member of the finny tribe, coiled in q
ball, seemingly encased in mud cocoon.
The fish was supposed to be mummified
and was taken as curiosity. Finally,
after the lapse of several weeks, it fell
into the hands of naturalist, who placed
it in water. The mud of the cocoon
slowly dissolved; the fish gave gasp
and was soon swimming about at a lively
rate. Here was singular example of
fish living out of water. It belonged
to n group known as 'lung fishes" the
members of which have the peculiar
faculty of migrating overland and of
being able to exist not merely for days
but for months out of che water. At
certain seasons the small lakes and
ponds of the ozark Continent" dry up,
and, were it not for some provision
which enables these fishes to live through
this dry season it is evident that they
would have long since become extinct.
In this case, as in all others where nature
is interested, provisions have been made
by which this curious fish either creeps
overland to other streams or lives in IL
semi-desiccated state until the return of
the wet scason.-St. Louis Republic.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-12-04
HOUSE DRESSES.

No matter what may be the season,
the tea gown and the house dress must
always be OF interest to the woman who
likes to look nice in the house US we'll os
out of doors.
In these days of steam-heated and
comfortably warmed apartments one does
not want to make the house dress any
warmer in winter than in summer, be-
cause the temperature is at summer heat
all the year round. Therefore n greater
latitude is afforded to woman in buy
ing her house dresses than in buying her
street dresses.
AT luncheon which was given q short
time ago by young society woman who
had just returned from Lenox and
wished to entertain few of her lady
friends before starting on an autumnal
trip, the prettiest gown of all was that
which was worn by the hostess herself.
She had no intention OF being elabo-
rately dressed, and therefore the mate.
rial which she selected was plain white
cashmere. The bodice was square necked
and tight-fitting to the waist line. Below
that it was slashed all around. The
skirt was perfectly plain, and hung full
both front and back. To relieve the
clin2ing appearance it was lined with
silk, and this gave it more grace
full hang and an appearance of heaviness.
The sleeves of this gown were of the
same white cashmere and consisted of
one big puff. Over the cashmere there
were bands of white satin ribbon.
There was broad, white satin collar
trimmed with white Valenciennes lace,
and little of the lace edged the front
of the bodice and took the place of belt.
The effect was lovely, and so much adj
miration did the grown provoke that the
hostess declared that she felt quite en-
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-12-04

Lord Armstrong, presiding at the an.
nual meeting of the great English gun
firm OF which he is member, delivered
an address upon the improvements in
modern artillery, and dilated upon tho
extraordinary advantages of quick firing
guns of large calibre discharged by
smokeless powder. He said that suf-
ficient attention had not been given to
the subject of disappearing guns, which,
III the near future, would be used com.
monty for coast and harbor defence. By
the use of modern range and position
finders they could be fred effectively
without the gunncrs ever seeing the oh.
ject they were aiming at. No knowl-
edge of the distance and no elaborate
calculations were necessary. This sys.
tenn could not be used by q ship operat-
ing..against an object on shore, and the
ship therefore was at disadvantage in
attacking a land battery. Guns were nc
longer mere tubes for giving effect to ex.
plosive force. Even in their simplest
form, modern guns required to be
treated as machines, while in the case Of
heavy naval ordnance they were elaborate
engines of war requiring to be under
stood and handled with almost as much
mechanical skill as the steam engines by
which the ship was propelled. Naval
warfare was becoming more and more a
matter of machinery, aud those who
worked the machines should have a
mechanical training.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-12-04
ADJUSTABLE ENGAGEMENT RING.

The following incidents happened at
Oroville, Cal. 1t was handsome soll-
talre, and she evidently desired the
jeweler to know that it was her engage
ment ring.
~ would like 10 have this ring cut
down to suit my finger" said the hand
soonest heart smasher, as she fourished
the brilliant ring before the eyes of the
jeweler.
The jeweler took the ring and smiled
-he had seen it before.
AZ can fix that in d minute" he re-
piled. Screwing a magnifyiug glass in
his eye, and taking small, sharp-point-
ed instrument in his hand, he touched a
minute button on the inside of the ring
and made it the exact size, saying, as he
placed it on her finger, "You see, these
rings are made in this manner for the
reason that they are worn by so many
different people; it is great convent
ence."
The young lady sailed out of the store
burning with indignation, and the rea-
son she did not fly was because she
didn't have the wings. What did she
thinka You know, and it is only neces-
sary to state that she did not wear the
ring. Another girl has it now, but this
time the jeweler was not permitted to
touch the button-the young man did it
himself.-Je,oelers' Circular.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-12-04
Mo1sruRE.pAN IN OVEN.

In our own experience in baking, we
find TINT small pan of water placed in
the oven, and filed as often rs 1t be-
comes dry, is n great help. 1t prevents
the bread or cake from burning, even
with full oven and very hot fire, saves
nearly one-half the labor in watching
and turning the loayes. and prevents Il
thick, hard crust. 1t is usually filed
with water from the teakettlc, but if the
oven seems too hot, throw out the hot.
water, fill with cold and put back. The
pan we use is ten inches long, Que inch
wide and one deep, 1t Is made by fold
ing the tin at the ends aud pounding
lightly until the folds are so close that
the pan is water-tlght. A pan made
with solder will not do, for with the
best of care it will sometimes become dry
and the solder melt and run out This.
pan slips in beside the pans of bread.
next the fire box. aud takes very little
room, Always have n holder to hanI&s
it with, and handle carefully when pouF-
ing in water after it has become dry, or a
bad scale will result. ALBANY Cultiuator..
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-12-04
CARE OF HARD WOOD FLOORS.

An expert in hard wood floors says
chat it is common mistake for people
to apply wax to an oiled floor before the
coat of oil has become thoroughly dry.
The wax surface is undoubtedly the best
finish a hardwood floor eau have. It
requires continual polishing with wax
polishing brush, when it is new, but
when the wood has finally been brought
to high state of polish nothing is more
satisfactory. A great many people who
have laid down hard wood floors in their
Kitchens have become dissatisfied with
them becasuc they crack and fall OIL in
in splinters when they are scrubbed and
treated in the ordinary way. Such ii
result is likely to follow such method
of treating u hard wood floor. Scrub,
bling any such floor with allsali soaps or.
strong alkalies is sure to produce such.
results. A hard wood floor must be flu
ished in oils, wax or shellac. and for
obvious reasons the oil finish is the best
for kitchen use. A dirty floor may be.
wiped with moist cloth, or, if neces-
sary, a little soap and water may be used.
The spot then must be dricl thoroughly
and rubbed with little parauet oil.
Men York Tribune
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-12-04
a SONG Foe ALL SEASONS

All! little one, it is merry world
Say so and be not thus forlorns
II is all in say-so.
Dare the sharp thistle and the p-lcSIy
thorn,
And make thy lay so
T'hsd merry 'corld, then
via pluck The thorn, and ,chistlc Mough
Terry.
Thou, youth, since life is all in love, thou TOO
Say so, and he not thus cast down;
II is all i'm say-so
And if on thee maid doth nought but
frown,
Yet make thy lay So:
Since life is stiU la iorinJ, l.
When my lore ),'o,vns, irU ,chfstle Mourh
Jsigh.
Nay, man, kindly and merry worldl
Say so, when thou art near thine end.
IT'S all in say-so
Murmur good-by to life as thy best friend,
And make thy lay so:
-'esf life, If must leave thee, L
WW speak Thee fair and phistle Mo,oh ,
die.
James II. Morse, in The Century.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-12-04
A pn1xcEss's FAvoR1rE TnrNKEr.

Any one who cherishes the honor of
being informally received in the boudoir
of the Princess of Wales may notice,
nestled in the corner of her jewel caslSet,
little bijou which is seldom worn by
Its royal owner, owing to its sacred pre-
seryation as one of the dearest relics of
her happy youth. 1t is in the shape of
a colored gold bracelet, richly set
with diamonds and comprising eight
compartments, each having miniature
of one of her bridesmaids, with their
initials in diamonds on enamelcd blue
lids, which can be closed to conceal
their faces from view. This triuket was
presented to the beautiful Alexandra by
the eight daughters of peers who had tho
honor of waiting upon her at the time
of her marriage, in 1868.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-12-04
THE PHANTOM PARTY.

The old .'phantom party" idea, reno
waited by the witchery of "web of
fate," is with us again. The phantom
costume consists, as every one knows.
Of large enveloping sheet, a pillow
case with apertures for the eyes, or a
mask shrouded with pillow case about
tho head. Costumed in this ghostly
attire the hostess receives her guests in
silence. She greets them without words
and motions them to the toilet rooms,
from which they emerge clad in the white
DISCUSSES.
Each phantom guest receives on enter
ing the parlor single bright thread of
the ''web of fate" This thread is of the
bright-colored Irvine now to be pur-
chased in the shops, and is about twenty
yards in length. It is suspended from
some conspicuous place over the chandc-
lier, the doorway, or u picture, and
thence pursues. its intricate and winding
way over doorways, behind bookcases,
up stairways and down again, even out
of doors and into kitchens, until finally
in some secret place it is tied about the
hidden "iate."
These "fates" are written upon rolls OF
paper, and set forth the destiny of the
person for whom each is prepared. On
the cleverncss of the hostess in writing
prophecies in accordance with the whims
and hobbies of each guest, as we'll rs the
humor and wit desirable in the compost
ton, depends the success of tho enter
tainment. Quotations are also made to
do duty in this capacity when originality
and ingenuity arc lacking. Each of the
strings in the net must be of a decided
tint contrasting with all the others az
they cross and recross many times in the
disentangling. They must also be of the
same length. us a prize is given to the
phantom who first discovers the roll Of
fate.
The guest is pursued in silence, which
is broken only when the fates are all
found aud read aloud to the assembly.
Then there are unmasking and hilarity
galore. YorS Sun.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-12-04

The Department of Agriculture of
Victoria, Australia, sent circulars to the
head teachers of all the State schools
outside of the metropolitan area short
time ago asking for their views as to the
dcsirabiltty of giving instruction in agri-
culture to the children attending those
schools. Of 1913 teachers eighty-four
per cent. are favorable to the introduce
ton of agricultural lessons in the rura'
schools, and thirty-fom per cent. OF
them already have some acquaintance
with the theories of agriculture. II
fifty-two cases school children already
care for gardens or trees in the school re.
serves, and the majority of the scholars
attending 500 other schools have garden
plots or assist their parents at home ir
gardening. In 161 schools the pupil.
have regularly made collections of wild
flowers, weeds, grasses, insects and but.
terhies, and these collections have been
used in object lessons.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-12-04

Says the Boston Transcript: ave are {,
nation of nibblcrs. Our strong point il,
condiments. We are great ON catsups,
cucumber pickles, canned peaches and
mince pie, but probably no native Amer.
lean ever produced an eatable sausage
Now good sausage is the high waite,
mark Of culinary civilization. 1t repre-.
sents high degree of nutritiveness and
palatability joined with exceeding cheap.
ness. 1t is the E pluribus unum OF
foods. Every nation that is really great
in cookery has a characteristic and
national sausage. Italy has its Bologna,
Spain its Vich, Germany its Frankfurt;
but America, so far, has but its spuriou;
Frankfurts, manufactured by transplanted
Germans
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-12-04
PIONEER FEMININE srENoonAruER.

Recently paragraphs have appeared in
this column regarding pioneers among
American women in the business of
court reporting and stenography in gen.
eral. Here are some interesting facts
about an Englishwoman whose career
has opened the way for others of her
sex. Some years ago-perhaps it would
be ungaliant to say just how many
Miss Marie Bethel Bcauclerc became the
shorthand amanuensis of the editor of
the Birmingham Morning News. She
was subsequently engaged to report the
weekly lectures ut the Parry Barr Insti-
tute. She also reported many other lee
lures, public meetings, etc., including
the proceedings of seven important con-
ferenccs, one at Nottingham, the Others
Mt Birmingham. Her great work as u
reporter was in connection with the
Church of the Saviour at Birmingham.
Nine large volumes have been published
of her reports of the pastors sermons
and prayers. Miss Bcauclerc was the
first of her sex in England to become u
stenographic reporter Chicago Post.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-12-04

Musical therapeutics is subject that
is attracting considerable attention
among physicians and philosophers in
Loudon, where an attempt is being made
to introduce music as medicine for the
sick in the hospitals, and several Amer
lean physician are also studying the idea.
Herbert Spencer was recently consulted
in the matter, and gave itas his opinion
that exhilarating rather than solemn mu-
sic would produce the best results.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-12-04
WOMAN'S WORLD.
PHEASANT LITERATURE FOR
FEMININE READERS.
AN AGILE QUEEN.

When Queen Margaret, of Italy, goes
upon her climbing tours through the
mountains of Gressoney she adopts the
costume of the mountain peasants, which
consists of stout boots, short red skirt
and black bodice. This rustic attire
suits 70 perfection her striking beauty,
and it is no wonder that the simple
country people worship her. The Queen
is an indefatigable worker, and her love
for this exercise is Of great amusement
to her attendants. "Why, assure you,"
said one of them the other day, ''that
Her Majesty actually climbed up o rock
with her hands when all the time she
might have got round by path.-BaAi-
more american.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-12-04

The news comes to the Atlanta C0nsti.
ton from Philadelphia of great change
in the manners and customs of the
Quakers. The women have discarded
their little black bonnets and scdato
black dresses with white collars for more
modern costumes, and their Chou an6
"thce" of addresses arc us unfamiliar n,
their old style of dress. Many of the
orthodox Quakcrs have begun to show q
preference for the Hicks doctrine. 1t is
mainly in the South now," declares tho
Constitution, "that the Qualcrs follow
in the footsteps of their old leaders,"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-12-04

The report comes from the village o.
Llanon, Cardiganshire, Wales, that the
rector of the parish, the Rev. William
Herbert, lately entertained 500 of his
Pensioners Mt a "tca," in commcmora,
ton of the recovery Of his cycsight in hi.
ninety-fifth year. He is the oldest
clergyman in Wales, and had held the
living at Llanon for half u cen fury. lie
became blind six years ago, and resigned
his charge. Lately he underwent an Cd.
Grafton for cataract, which proved Gu.
tirely successful, and he is now able
once moro to read the service in his
church.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-12-04
HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
DO NOT KEEP THE PIANO Toe Qsr.

DO NOT KEEP THE PIANO TOO HRy. y
A piano tuner tells that the I'M "a
suffers from too great dryncss. Tiny
be new to many who have heedeW -
well the oft-repeated advice not to let
the piano become damp. The following
is the remedy offered: Keep growing
plant in the room, and SO long us your
plant thrives your piano ought to, or
else there is something wrong with it.
Just try it and see how much more water
you will have to put in the flower pot in
the room where your piano is than you
use in any other room. Some people
keep vase or urn with sopping wet
sponge near or under the piano, and
keep it moistened, just as cigar dealer
keeps his stock. They keep this up all
the time the fires are on.-B'oaslun
Citizen.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-12-04

barrassed at wearing 30 pretty gown,
as if she had tried to outdress her guests.
The same gown in two shades of blue
10 quite as pretty, and by reason of its
color is not as dressy in effect aud makes
an admirable luncheon gown.-Neu
York World.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-12-04

DR.. Pinel, of Paris, has found that
hypnotic patients obey the photograph
as readily as they do living speaker.
He, therefore, discards the whole theory
Vt animal magnetism.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-12-04

A unique street railway baron is Mr..
Eugene Winchct, of Dayton, Ohio. The
road he owns runs through the suburbs
of Dayton, and, by the rules drawn up
by Mr.. Winchet himself, all working
girls using the cars ride at half price,
and washwomen carrying their baskets
Tavel free.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-12-04
PREACHING DRESS REFORM TO WOMEN.

W "
Miss Millington Lathbury, who gained
for herself great distinction at Oxford a
short time since, is delivering free lee
lures at the British Museum. The sub
ject of the first is to be Greek dress, and
Miss Lathbury is to have lay figure to
assist her. The figure will be clad in
those flowing robes which are the dream
of every tall, graceful woman, but which
cannot be worn by short ones. The sub
ject of the second lecture is no less in
teresting. 1t is marriage and life of the
women in ancient Greece. The third
treats of Greek ideas of death and Greek
funeral costumes. Miss Lathbury is
pretty and has sweet voice. So she is
pretty sure to be a public success.
Chicago Post.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-12-04
\ More than two hundred different
courses of instruction are offered Harvard
students this year.

Lemon culture in California is being
enthusiastically developed. Growing
! lemons there is no new thing, but cur
ing them successfully is.