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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-11-18
TIE BLOUSE CRAZE.

This will be remembered as the season
or the blouse. 1t is true that last season
saw it in high favor, but this year 1t has
reached development never beforn at
taincd. The neatness and finish about
it are only compatible with the cos,li.
ness Of fabric Of which this convenient
little garment IS sometimes composed.
a sky blue ben saline, with yoke of an :
tique brocadc in green and blue and
sleeves of old lace, unlined, is suitable
for concert wear, and is fastened in ut
the waist with deep band of brocade
and very long old fashioned buckle OF
antique silver studded with precou
stones.
Another pretty blouse is made of pin,
bengalinc with yoke of pink velvet
studded over with small round jet beads,
fringe of jet falling over the fullncss
and hiding the join beween silk and vel
vet. The collar is in black lace and ic
and the short basque of tine blouse thar
appears below the belt is edged with II
narrow frill of black lace headed with 4.
narrow fringe of jet. "Blouse" is hard.
ly name for dainty little bodice o..
this kind, but at present no other la,
been discovered to suit Chicago
Herald.
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Flesh That is Poisonous.

The polar bear presents one of the
best attested examples of poisonous
animal, this property of its flesh being
probably derived from some of it's vege.
table and berries which it seeks on the
shores during the autumn. Scoresby
says that sailors who have been obliged
to eat bears flesh, and have not taken
the precaution of rejecting the liver,
have almost always been attacked with
sickness, aud a peeling off of the skin,
and have sometimes died from its bane-
full effects. The same thing happened to
Sir John Ross party Mt Fury Beach,
also to the party under Sir Edward Parry
In America, wh=re the snow lies so deep
as to prevent the deer from grazing, they
are compelled to subsist by browsing on
the leaves and bark of the laurel, in con-
sequence of which they secretc so much
of its we'll known poison that their flesh
proves hurttul to persons who eat it.
The flesh of hares and rabbits Is occa.
sionally noxious, owing to their having
eaten largely of poisonous banks and
poisonous plants, which, strange to say,
do not hurt them. The fact is, certain
animals will eat with impunity various
plants, barks and berries, which prove
poisonous to human beings. In the same
way the flesh of many birds that cat
poisonous berries is sometimes hurtful to
! people who partaSe of it. During the
time that the American rufiled grouse
feeds on laurel buds its flesh is highly
deleterious. Souticy says that the flesh
| of parrots is SO powerful that it ia ,sed
incidentally abroad. Yankee Blade.
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whole centre of gravity of the system is
beneath the point of suspeusio n. The
Scientific Cyclopedia.
IIindoO Women.

The women of the dsrlS skinned Hin
doc race are remarkable for their phys
ical beauty. Below the medium height
(from European standpoinD their car
rage is erect aud exceedingly graceful.
The long, swinging motion which they
affect in walking is produced by their
habit of carrying all kinds of merchan.
disc on the head. TIE Hindoo head is
small and the face is refined, with de-
licately chiselled features. The hair,
"woman's GROWING glory" is blue
black and very abundant. 1t was worn
parted in the middle and drawn down
straight behind the ears, beng coiled at
the back of the head in heavy knot >.
They practice the barbaric custom of
piercing the nose, through which gold
or silver ring is inserted. The fingers
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-11-18
The Floor of The Pacific.

IL the Pacific could be laid bare we
81, should have most singular spectacle.
mere would be number of mountains
with truncated tops scattered over it,
ana those mountains would have an ap.
pearance just the reverse of that present.
Gu oy the mountains we see on shore.
lou Know that the mountains on the
shore are covered with vegetation Mt
'heir bases, while their tops are barren
or covered with snow; but these noun.
.aihs "ou'd DC periecGiy bare az .hcir
bases, and all round their tops they
would be covered with beautiful yepcta-
ton of coral polgnes. Blade.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-11-18
SCENE AT An INQUEST.

A verdict reminding US Of the result
of the famous Ravachol trial was lately
given in Texas. A man had been snot
dead in little town on the upper Col
orado. An inquest was held on tho
body. The jury examined it infinitely aud
asked the doctor:
"Whcrc did the bullet strike him2"
"In the heart"
"Just In the middlc3F
"ln the very center"
''Who shot himl"
",Iaxe Daniels"
A dozen witnesses dcpcsed that Jake
had fired the shot, and Jake himself nc
llnowledged the fact. The jury spent
some time in consultation.
"Well, gentleman of the jury" said
the Coroner, "what is your verdict"
"Your Honor, we have come to the
conclusion that Jake Daniels is the best
shot in the district. "-l,undschau.
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EVERY MAN TO mrs TASTE

Grocer-"I should hate to be a lawyer,
and be Obliged to argue contrary to my
belief" Then he proceeded to inform
customer that the bottle OF cotton seed
OIL ne held in his hand was the pure and
unadulteratcd juice of the olive.
Lawyer-"l should hate to be a grocer
and have to soil my hands with molasses.
kerosene and all sorts of vile stuff" He
was seen few moments later shaking
hands with murderer, Il burglar and a
drunkard. -Boston Transcript.
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A REMARKA8LE MAruRMArrc,AS.

Mrs. Elizabeth Preston Brown Davis,
who computes the ephemcris of the SUI
flor the Nautical Almsnac, is woman
less than thirty years old. and remark
able mathematician. Originally Wash
lington school-teacher, she entered the
columbia University and there startled
iner instructors and other astronomers by
discovering and correcting an error in
pne of La Places tables that had for
years resulted in Inconsistencies pulling
ito astronomers throughout the world.
She also invented aud copyrighted the
Washington Greenwich table now used
by the Government, which is said to
greatly facilitate the work of the com.
putcrs. New York World.
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Condensed Milk.

When condensed milk was first intro.
duced thirty years ago the idea was
laughed at. The inventor carried the
entire daily supply for New York City in
ten-quart pail, delivering it personally
to patrons. lie died worth 81 ,0G0, 900,
made out of the business, which has
grown to be a gigantic industry. The
processes employed are very simple, the
fresh milk being put into great copper
tank with steam jacket. While it is
being heated sugar is added, and the
mixture is then drawn off into vacuum
tank where evaporation is produced by
heat. The vacuum tank will hold, per.
haps. 5000 quarts. 1t has glass win
dow at the top through which the oper.
ator in charge looks from time to time.
He can tell by the appearance OF the
milk when the time has arrived to shut
oil the steam, and this must be done at
just the right moment else the batch will
be spoiled. Next, the condensed milk
is drawn into forty quart cans, which are
set in very cold spring water, where they
are made TO revolve rapidly by me.
chanical contrivance, in order that their
contents may cool evenly.
When the water does not happen to be
cold enough ice is put in to bring il
down to the proper temperature. Finally
the tin cans of market size are filled with
the milk by machine which pours into
each one exactly sixteen ounces autom-
atically, one girl showing the cans be-
meath the spout, while another removes
them as fast as they are filled.
People in cities nowadays use con.
densed milk largely in preference to
the uncondensed, regarding it as more
desirable because Of the careful super.
vision maintained by the companies over
the dairies from which they get their
supplies. For their consumption the
product is delivered unsweetened, but
even in this condition it will last fresh
two or three times as long as ordinary
milk by reason of the boiling to which
1t has been subjected. Milk fresh from
the COW contains lightweight per cent.
OF water, condensed milk twenty.ciahl
per cent. The latter is fed to a great
many babies, partly on account OF the
difficulty found in obtaining pure milk
from the average nilkman. - WASHING
! Star.
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their mothers never dreamed. A recent
critic complained that little women had
''gone out" in fiction, and perhaps this
has happened, because to great extern,
tho little woman has gone out of real
life.
So much the better, for though in
stories. and perhaps in counting days,
there is something fascinating in the
heroinc's bird-like nutterings, in her
nesting timidity in the hero's protecting
arms. or standing on tiptoe to fastcn a
flower in his buttonhoie, the charming
fairy was apt, if you only knew it, to
become an invalid in mature life, and
spend half her time on the sofa. The
lady who reclines on sofa has also
vanished from fiction, at least as an in
tercsting and attractive character, and
to die of consumption is no longer
romantic. Health is in fashion-in tho
park and elsewhere. Hospital.
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POPULAR DESIGNS.

The horseshoe is more noticeable than
usual. There are feather horscshoes,
End horseshoe buckles, large and small,
OF rhinestoncs alone and of jet and
rhinestones together. But the one de.
sign that almost crowds every other OUT
In millinery is the Alsatan bow. 1t is
made OF ribbons and of feathers, of vel
vet and silk. Ornaments are modelled
after the Alsatiau bow, and it is the one
prevailing idea in every millinery dis.
play. 1t is surprising how many pleas
lngs variations may be developed from
SO simple aud SO old design. Hats
and bonncts never have been prettier
than they are this year; never seemed
newer or fresher. New York, Times.
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THE LATEST SKIRT PATTERNS.

Short skirts, it is said, are growing
narrower at bottom aud wider at top.
Proportions for seasonablo skirt: 1t is
composed of n front and back, the
Front slightly the narrower, the seams of
tnc back aud front edges gorcd equally,
l'nd Sored at M angle of from fifteen to
wenty degrees. These proportions are
Important to the hang of the skirt, and
also, in case of striped material. permit
the stripes to meet. The back is
straight, or else is gorcd ut the same
hnglc rs the sides. New York Press.
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+ A FORTUNATE M1su,p.

"There was an accident iu the museum
this morning." said the manager. "The
tat lady sat down on one OF the specta-
tors, and before he could cry out had
Dearly crushed the life out of him."
"Does that mean law suit2" asked
his wife.
"lt would, of course, if I hadn't
Thought to offer to the man ten week to
JOIN tho show as Human Founder.
He's joined. Brooklyn Life.
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An Instruct We Trick.

Here is trick that will amuse and in
struct: 1t consists of supporting II pail
TILED with water 10y means of stick
placed on the edge of a table and passed
through the pail. To be successful with
this experiment, which appears like an
impossibility, it is only necessary to
place small rod of suitable length he
tween the point of the suspension stick
and the bottom Of the pail Tie system
thus consolidated forms, after manner,
single mass, and the pail is readily
held as in the engraving, because the
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-11-18

vile, and that is incurable. just got
into braggin' match with stranger up
iu the Postotfice- He bet he was richer'n
was, and took him up just for bluff.
l told him all had an moro too, and
after awhile he gave in, sayin' as how hol
wouldn't have thought it. Then l said
I'd swear to it, N he said all right, au' I
did, an by thunder who do you suppose
he wasl"
al don't know" answered. "Who"
1.-THE tax asscssorl" he moaned.
1t certainly was case of hard luck
Philadelphia Record.
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work with all its body and soul. 1t
catches on with its two arms and head,
and giving sudden hump of its iointed
back it jabs the end of its needle pointed
tail into the flesh where it calculates to
do the most harm, and the subject usu-
ally jumps and creates au atmosphere x
sulphurous odor about him for several
minutes. The little stowaway then, as
n general thing, is made to expatiate his
crime by being crushed beneath large
sized foot
Centipedes are not uncommon among
cargoes OF bananas. They are not of
the domestic order commonly known as
"earwigs" either, They are long,, fat
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these animals dnd their way among the
bananas is known only to themselves,
but the supposition is that when the fruit
is piled up for shipment they crawl
among the punches and stick there. In
shape there is scarcely any difference be-
tween them and the ordinary crab OF
commerce, but in dress they are us CAV
as stylish woman Easter Sunday. Their
legs, claws and eyes are ilaring red and
give the impression that they have
stepped into hot water and managed to
hop out again without being parboicd
all over. Their bodies are about ms
large as the back of mans hand and
are perfectly black, and their long feel
crs are of dark blue color. They are
known among banana handlers as land
crabs. Sometimes they are caught and
kept as curiosities, but they are generally
killed, as they live only u short time
after they have been captured and con-
fined.
Big cockroaches, pure white in color
are regular travellers among punches of
bananas. They are about twice the size
of croton bugs aud appear to have un-
dergone bleaching process at some
stage in their existence.
A beautiful butterfly, with big body
and large wings, is also among the in
sects found in banana ship. Its body is
almost white, except for delicate pink
tint, and its wings are of pure white,
dotted with brilliant red spots. Asuper-
stltlon exists among some of the han
dlers of bananas that if one of these but
teriiles lights upon person it is an as
surance of good luck.
lnnumerable varieties of sea shells find
their way into the banana punches,
many of which are priced highly by the
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-11-18
A CHANCE FOR A SORE TONGUE.

Mrs. Poots-What are you looking so
glum abous2
Poots-Oh, there's tender spot on
ny tongue from resting against a broken
tooth.
"Humpl You're always granting
about something. Funny 1 never have
anything Ii &c that the matter with my
tonguc."
Nothing funny about that. Your
tongue is never at rest. "-Texns Siftines.
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ARE OUR GIRLS GETTING TALLrn2

"Have you noticed" said guided
youth in Hyde Park, chow much taller
the girls have been these last few
seasons than formcrly?' The remark
was just, and though it did not seem to
strike the critic the reason for the chance
is obvious enough. These tall grs,
with their graceful figures and fire..
movements, have had an education in
gymnastics which has developed them >
q point of physical perfection OF which
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OF tho small black hands arc usually
covered with rings o. vnr;>ls kinds,
while silver bracelets alto TIE slender
wrists. Rings are worn ais, frequently
on the toes, and the wonen are seldom
seen without heavy silver rnilets.
The single garment worn ov the Hin.
Zoo woman consists OF long scarf.
always of some white ~ lreral, which is
fexterously woven abous the nndy until
t. forms skirt aud what looks like a
(leeveless jack st.
The caste isl denoted bv the color Of
he marx which'the PRESTO the 3rahman
leligion places each m,rpio's ON their
Eorehcads.
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The rlpcning rooms, PECULIAR SNAKE.
WITH the domestic rats aud other small
lnimals with which these cellars abound.
Snakes are not infreauently found
'oiled around the stalk of Il bunch of
bananas, and they are seldom killed.
As rule the variety is peculiar, and a
'eady market is always found where they
,an be disposed of at a reasonable
price.
They rarely escape after the bananas
have been lifted from the hold of n YES
sell If the snake becomes curious when
the air and light strike him and sticks
his head out for survey of the sur
roundings he is Immediately pounced
upon and imprisoned. If he remains to
DC slowed away in the ripenlng room the
heat invariably wakes HIM up and he I'm.
coils himself and cIawls out.
Among the most feared of the reptiles
is black snake with brown tinge
near its under part. 1t usually measures
about eighteen inches in length. It's
head is rather flatter than is usual with
snakes, and just back of its head for
about two inches it Is marked with small
yellow stripes which look something like
u gold collar.
The workmen say that its bite is in.
variably fatal, statement which Is
somewhat robbed of its terrors by the
fact that diligcnt search failed to dis.
cover anybody who would assume the
responsibility of making an affidavit that
he ever knew anybody who died in this
Thnso
IN the consignment of bananas from
Baracoa, although occasionally they are
discovered in shipments from Jamaica
and Costa Rica.
The most frequent visitor to our shores
in the snake kingdom, on banana YES
sells, IS what the workmen call diamond
snakes. There is nothing in their ap-
pearancc to indicate the origin of the
name. Mr.. Genaro. an Italian wholesale
dealer on Washington street, suggested
that at one time several rough gems were
found in the stomach of one of these
snakes, hence the name. In length they
are about two feet. The head is flat and
sharp, and those who profess to have
knowledge on the subject say that its
bite is poisonous, though not necessarily
fatal.
Scorpions of the real zodiac order arc
also among these unwelcome banana
stowaways, and while their stings arc
not considered actually dangerous they
are usually extremely painful, and work
men when they are stung by them gene
rally stop work for few hours and re.
duce the swelling which follows and allay
he pain at the most convenient liquor
ealoon. When one of these animals lights
ON fit subject it seems to go about it.
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MISPLACED Bl,AGn1Nc

He was very tired looking man. De.
lection was written on every line of his
face, and as was a stranger in tbc vii,
iage with nothing to do and no ono to
talk to- l relieved my pcnt up spirits by
expressing my sympathy With him in his
troubles, whatever they were.
"Thanks," he said, My chief t. ,ublc
seems 70 be that l am an idiot from Idiot.
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NO ROOM For BRAINS.

ARCHAEOLOGICAL Professor -"Mr. Kutc,
which fish is the most intellectually
Mr.. kutc-"I should say, sir, the
'sculpin, because 1t is nearly all head"
PROFESSIONALISM you seem to forget
Sir. Kutc, TINT the head is nearly ali
mouth. boston Transcript.
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TWO FIERY TEMpERs.

"Wcll," said Mrs. Snaggs to hor hus-
band, "Mr. Bangle and Miss Bellvue are
married at last"
$50 understand"
"What sort of n match do you sup
pose they will make2"
"a friction match, most likcly."-
Pittsburg Chronicle.
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MERELY \ DANGER SIGNAL.

The elderly gentleman stood for n
while in deep contemplation, and then
remarked:
"That sign Fresh Paint seems rather
cupid. No sensible business man would
advertise stale paint for sale. Wash
ington Star.
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MYSTERIES OF THE TOILET.

Governess (reading)-"And before an
Indian goes on the warpath he adorns
his belt with locks of human hair aud
paints his face"
Small Boy-"Why, Miss Pussy, that's
what you do-only you put the hair on
your head. Funny Folks.
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BUDGET OF FUN.
aUsaoRoUs sI1ETuHEs FROM
VARIOUS SOURCES.
Few Plans anu Specincations-An
Unwhoicsome Appctitc-Mcrelya
Danger SIEnal-when Time
Stood Sill, Etc, Etc.
He said he was self-mado man,

he said he was self-made man,
And often made his boast OF 1T,
For as ho'd hal lowly start
He thought he'd made the most Of IL.
But when lie married. It Is believed
His wife con iemned the plan OF him.
For when year had passeI t was said
Shed made another man of him.
Boston Courier.
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Vegetable Oddities.

Freaks of vegetables. especially oil
turnips, radishes, parsnips and the like,
have probably been observed from time
to time by most people, though very
rarely in such distinct and striking
forms as in these instances, which have
been recorded in old prints, says the
Strand Magazine.
The radish, which we give first, grew
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is he IL criminal lawyer7"
NOT REAsSURING.

Job Master-"I'm afraid, sir, I must
ask you to pay In advance for the hire of
the horse"
Amateur Rider-"What's that FORT
are you afraid that shall come back
without the horse?"
Job Master-"Oh, no; but the horse
might conc back without you" Pick
Me Up.
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AFFECTED HIS TEMPER.

Mrs. Louis Kanz-"Why on earth
don't you get your husband to cut off
his whiskers?"
Mrs. RUFUS Baird-"I wouldn't have
him do it for the world. l want him to
let them grow and get them all out of
his system. Puck.
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WHEN TIME STOOD STILL.

Mrs. De Scvc-''lGy dear, you should
be thinking of marriage now. was
married at your age"
Miss La Conic-"rruc; but give nc
time. Mama tells me thai you were at
my age for fully five years. PUCK.
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M UNwnoLEsoME APPETITE.

Sharpe-''Lambly has a taste for in
sentions."
Keepe-"Wcll, presume that is why
&c swallows every lie that is told to him. +"
Puck
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WHAT DID SHE MEAN2

Hc-"Did you see Inc on the street
yesterday"
She-"Yes."
He-"fIavc you quit speaking to your
fricpds2"
Shc-"Oh, no. New York Journal.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-11-18
UGLY ST0WA WAYS.
VENoMoUs CREATURES FOUND
IN BANANA PUNCHES.
Scorpions Tarantulas. Spiders, Con.
tipedcs and Snakes Obtain FREQ
Passage to America-Dnnger
In Unloading Vessels.

, ORKNEN for whole.
sale banana dealers,
says the New York
Herald, never begin
work that they dc
not take their lives
in their hands.
Scarcely a wagon
load of the fruit is
taken from n ship
that some sort OF
deadly poisonous rep.
tile, spider OF insect
is not hidden away
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STILL AT LARGE.

$50 our old school friend is practising
law" said the man who was visiting his
native town.
yep"
''ls he criminal lawyer2"
"Wcll, dom know as you could call
him that. He's managed to keep from
gettin' arrested so far. ashington
Star.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-11-18

Reports from the South and South
west are to the effect that .--ra is a de-
('ided snrinSase in tine area Devoted to
Strawberries.
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lie DID.

TapcIy-"You are an orphanl"
Miss Somergurl-''Ycs."
Tapely (much disturb cd) -"Woll,
whose consent must ask in order to
N AIRY your
Miss Somcrgurl-"Well, you might
ask mine Puck.