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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-01-20
Northern China Has Mary Fairs.

Northern China, according to the
North China Herald, is the country of
fairs. In any given district there is
constant succession of large gatherings,
at which it is not uncommon for as many
as 10, 900 persons to be congregated.
The fairs are sometimes called the "poor
mans market" for the great display of
second clothing which the owners wish
to disnoso of. At Techu and at an.
other point on the Grand Canal there are
annual fairs held from the beginning Of
the twelfth month to the fifteenth day OF
the same month, at which there is q great
display of foreign goods, especially
woolens, sold at cheaper rates than at
other times. This is called the fair OF
the grain fleet, and is one of the
products of the vicious system of grain
taxes. About 400 vessels are annually
employed for transporting the Shantung
grain tax to Tungcnow, near Pekin, and
upon their return these vessels bring
large quantities of goods from Tientsin
which are sold at the fairs. While some
of the fairs are held at times rigidly
fixed and never varied, most of them are
wholly uncertain as to time. Milwaukee
Sentinel.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-01-20
Why Ralndrsps Do Not Kill.

Ot course we all know that it would
be an utter impossibility for storm clouds
to form and rain to. fall were it not for
the forty odd miles of atmosphere that
rises above our heads. But, surprising
it were possible for human beings to ex-
ist i'll an atmosphere that only rose to q
level with their mouths, and that storm
clouds could form in the region outside
such low grade atmosphere, then every
raindrop would prove as fatal to earthly
creatures as if it were steel bullet fired
from dynamite gun. All falling bodies,
whether they he crystal raindrops or
meteorites, fall with what philosophers
term "a uniform accelerated notion" in
other words, if a body be moving at
certain velocity ut the expiration OF one
second from the beginning of its fall,i it
will be moving with twice that velocity
at the expiration of two seconds, gaining
in speed ut uniform. rate throughout
the whole course of its fall. Clrefui OK.
pcriments have shown that the rate per
second at which bodies acquire velocity
in falling through the air is thrty-two
feet per second ut the end OF the first
second from starting. AT the end OF toe
next second it is going at the rate of
sixty-four feet per second, and so on
through the whole time OF falling.
Where the velocity is known the space
through which the body has fallen may
be ascertained by multiplying the voloc.
ity at that period by the number OF
seconds during which it has been falling
and dividing the result by two. This
rule applies, however, only TO b lies
falling through vacuum; the resistlncc
OF our atm ,sphere materially rctard,
raindrops, halstones, aerolitcs aad all
other bodies which fall thro i3h it, aud,
were it not for the resistance it presents,
every rainstorm would be disastrous to
the human race, as each drop would fall
with velocity great enough to penetrate
the full length OF full groSn maa' S
body. st. Louis Rep iblic.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-01-20
The process OF renning begins wits

The process OF refining begins with
the mixture OF the different deposits, of
gold and silver in more or less pure state.
so that the silver shall be about double
the weight of the gold, this proportion
being the most effective in the chemical
processes.to follow. The metals are then
combined by melting them together, and
when this alloy is cooled to a moderate
heat, the experienced workman pours
the metal from ladle in fine stea 1y
stream into cold water. The effect of
this is to produce very 6aky deposit of
grauulations, which present the largest
possible surface to the boiling sulphuric
acid in the large iron boilers to which
it is taken.
The silver here combines with the sui
phur OF the acid, forming sulphate of
silver and leaving only the gold in the
EXAMINATIONS. These gold granu lations
are treated seven times to this p process.
The sulphate of silver in the liquid so.
luton is turned in baths or watts lined
with lend containing sheets of copper.
Here another chemical action takes
place. Being heated, the sulphur unites
with the copper, and the silver is
left in Il powder at the bottom.
These finely powdered deposits oil
geld and silver in no way appe ar valu.
able to the Impractical eye, looking
like mass of ashes as much rs ANYTHING
After being repeatedly washed in water
they are pressed into chooses shaped
cakes in hydraulic and hydrostatic
press of 300 tons pressure. After being
thoroughly dried IN an oven the cakes
are ready for the melting pots and brick
molds. Now, having reached a nearly
pure state, the bricks are returned to the
storage vaults, stamped with the Official
mark of the Assay Office, and are read,
for payment to depositors or for coinage a
the mint, if required.
Great precaution is taken to prevent
any losses. The employees are tried and
true men, many OF them having been
here since the establishment of the offict
nearly thirty-cight years ago. All the
clothing is changed and baths taken be.
fore leaving the refinery, three men pre-
pairing for home at the same time, thus
preventing any yielding to temptation.
Tine base products of the refinery are
sold. The refuse, dirt, ETC., is disposed
of at auction once in three months to
reiners, who use it us flux in their own
establishments Ncw York Mail and
Express.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-01-20
Eating n Lad,'s Shoe.

In London, u century ago, it was no
uncommon practice on the part of the
''swells" to drink bumpers to the health
of lady out OF her shoe. The Earl of
Cork relates an incident of this kind,
and, to carry the compliment still fur
ther, he states that the shoe was ordered
to be dressed and served up for supper.
'The cook set himself seriously to
work upon it; he pulled the upper part
(Which was OF fine damask) into fine
shreds, and tossed itup into a ragout,
minced the sole, cut the wooden heel
into thin slices, fried them in batter and
placed them round the dish for CARR ish.
Tho company testified their affection fot
tho lady by eating heartily of this ey-
auisite impromptu." New York World.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-01-20
A New Luxurj in Russia.

The school children of Russia have
recently been made happy by having
beds put in their bedrooms and large
dormitories. In Russia nearly all the
boys, at least, and very many girls are
sent to boarding schools and colleges.
And SO many years of their lives are
passed in studying, eating and sleeping
away from home. Until recently beds
were quite unknown in Russia, save as
luxury for the higher classes. The
peasants slept on top of their big bake
ovens for warmth. The soldiers slept
upon hard cots without bedding, while
the middle classes of people and the stu
dents rolled themselves in blankets and
lay down near stoves. Recently, how.
ever, all the children in the boarding
schools and all the scholars in the col
leges have been awarded beds by special
and general agreement. Russian chill
dren have never had cradles, cribs, cots
or beds.--New York Journal. -
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-01-20
The Mystery About Mackerel.

The old question, "Whcre do tho
mackcrcl 60 in winter2" is revived.
when the first snow flies in the Bay of
Fnndy these fish disappear. They are
abundant in the Gulf of St. Lawrence
ana oil Newfoundland until that time.
pump, Juicy and toothsome, the result
oil having fed we'll on their migration
northward. The next seen of them "a
IN March off Cape lattoras, when all
theiI plumpness is gone and they look
as If they had eaten nothing all winter,
and there is scaly growth over their
eyea which nearly blinds them. Ono
theory is that the mackerel rass the win.
Ter in the mud, but as mackercl do not
take cold water, and as very few can be
.ouhd In tho no,saera waters IL ...:s
winter, most fishermen believe that
as i @'s-ais st the Tram fem
lscrint,>-
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-01-20

they reach the earth. but they move only
few miles second aud usually pene.
trate close to tho crust OF the Garth.
The most remarkable which have fallen
In this country during the present cen
fury and of which fragments have beeu
found are those which fell at the follow
ing places: Weston, Conn. 1907;
Bishopsvillc, s. O.. 1913; Cabarru,
County, n. c., 1919; New Concord.
Ohio, 1850; Amana, Iowa, 1875, and
Emmett County. Iowa, 1859. In sew
eral cases hundreds of fragments tel
ranging in size from half an ounce to
5o0 pounds. There is no record of any
one being killed or of any great damage
done by metcoritc. -Ncw York Tri.
bune.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-01-20
THREE LOVES IN one.


You ask If haveloved before;
We'll, deer one. confess
I'D learned a lassie to adore
When was ton or less.
We we're mt school together then;
Ger the same book we read,
And many a time how proud I've BEEN
Todraw her on my sled.
Then when youth of twenty, to,
Iioved, with warmer glow,
A maiden fair, with eyes of blue,
And heart as pure as snow.
worship'd her, the fairy elf,
All things of eart, above,
And nnrsed my secret to myself,
And never told my love. r
The years passed on; and. older grown,
felt loves passion burn
For one loved to call my own
Who loved me in return.
Man was not made to be alone.
When love can sweeten life,
happy day that on me shoue
Whereon called you wifcl
Come, little darling, dry your tears.
And take brighter vewl
The loves I've loved through all these years
Have ever turned to you.
still have faithful been and true
And ne'er have done you wrong;
Both merry girl and maiden, too,
Were you, love. all alone.
George Birdseye.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-01-20
LOVE IS ENOUGH
aid to MI true love. true Iowa,

1 said to my true love. true Iowa,
said to my true love:
'We cannot dwell in spleadid halls.
My cottage hath but dingy walls
With humble roof above"
And my true love hesniled aud said:
Love is enough. love, is enough,
Joy dweils where Ger true hearts ars wed.
Love is enough, love is enough"
l said to my sweetheart. sweetheart.
said 10 my sweetheart:
y have no fame to bring thee. sweet,
No wreath to lay before thy feet
Minc is LIES humble part.'
But my sweetheart, she said to me:
Love is enough. love is enough
The world is only thee AMI me,
Love is enough, love is enough"
said to my dear Que, dear ou..
said to my dear one:
VI am not great in any way,
No maids or men my beck ousy,
No slaves to serve ME run."
And MY dear ons did closer cling.
tLove is enough, love is enough,
And said: "But thou shalt DO my king
Love is enough, love is enough"
George Horton. in Chicago Herald
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-01-20
A Strange CoIne ence

An iron master of Prenz au, near
Potsdam, Germany, was IN .rred on the
same day as Emperor William H., Feb
ruary 81, 1882. Like the L nperor he
has had six boys, whose respective birth
days conceded with the dates on which
the young German princes were born.
But what is still more curious is that his
wife pretended him with girl on ex-
actly the same day as the German
Empress became the mother of an i'm
perial princess Chicago Times.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-01-20
The Widows Pumpkins.

L was a brilliant
October morning,
the grass all spark
ling with frost, the
trees waving their
red jcweled arms
to the sunshine,
and Eliakim Ellis
was driyinu So
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-01-20
A French Riddle.

Take away my first letter.
Take away my second letter,
Take away my third letter,
Take away all my letters,
And I remain what I mas before.
The Postman.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-04-20
RAN TRUE TO FORM.
~
Four Out Of Five Favorites
Returned Winners at
Memphis.
Francis Pope, a Well-Baeked
Second Choice, Lands the
Other.
Buck MeCann Lands the Coin
in the Peabody Hand
leap.
Results Of the Races on the
Two New Jersey
Tracks.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. April ia crowd
of about 5000 witnessed the sixth days
races at Montgomery Park. The weather
was cloudy and warm, with light SHOW
ers, and the track fast. Four out of five
favorltes passed under the wire first,
and, in the opening event, Francis
PoDe was a well-backed second choice.
Tie event of the day was the third race
the Peabody handicap, With S1,OOO
added-which was Won in an easy man
ner by Buck NcCann. In this race
Prince Kinney made the running,
closely attended by Buck McCann, until
they turned into The stretch. wnen Me
Cam drew away and won handlly with
energy to spare from Prince Kinney,
two lengths away. Results:
First race, purse, SIX furlongs-Francis
Pope, 10 lReagan), 10 ;, won; Bill Howard,
I0I tNeSt). even money secoud; BOBBY
Beach, I / (Hennessy), TO l. thlTd. tlhe'
INA.
n mile-Calumet. I0J IhOrpel, even money
won handily by half a length; Miss Name
gS (Perkinsl. 5 TO /, second; hosa, 20 tSar-
gent, u to l. third Time, :52l2.
Third race, the Peabody handicap, mile ana
All 6lgntn-bucA ACJaIL, Ipo NAHOt PSJr "ou
easily by an open length; Prince kinney, 70
{Perkins), Il to !. second; Lord Nlllowbrook,
McCann were coupled at TO as Scoggins
lO2 lMcCaUn),2 - TO /. third. Helen and buek
entry. Revenue and Prince Kinney also ran
coupled al TO l. Time, l: :
Fourth race. selling, seven furlongs -
Pekiu, 10 tMcDOnald), 10 ,, won easily by
a length; Royal Flush 1U9 (Briuon), 10 !,
second; Ed Bell, lO9 (toxl, TO l, third
Time, 81.
Fifth race, selling. one mile-Tenny Jr
106 Thorpel. s TO ), won driving by q length /;
Wedgefeld, lis (MeCatfertyl, TO 1, second
ExcelSiUr IU6 lWestl, 10 l, third. Ilme'
l :46i2.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-04-20
FOUND UNCONSCIOUS.
Edwin Booth, the Famous Actor,
suffering From a Second Par
aIytic Stroke.
His Physicians Consider 1t Very
Doubtful If He Would
Recover.

New YORK, April 19-Edwin Booth.
the tragedian, is living at the Players
club, l6 Gramercy Park, suffering from
paralysis. 1t is feared that this, the
second paralytic stroke with which the
famous actor has been stricken, will
prove fatal. At IL O'Clock this morning
Supt. McGonigle. of the Players
club. not having heard from Mr..
Booth. opened the door of his
sleeping apartment at the club
and found the tragedian lying in bed
DR.. Ransom were Immediately sum-
moned and they gave it as their Opin-
ion he had been seized with paralytic
stroke some time during the night.
Doctors Smith and Ransom remained
with their patient all day and, at mid
night. though there were signs of con-
seriousness. his condition was con-
sidered very critical, and the at
tending physicians said it was very
doubtful if Mr.. Booth would recover.
Mr.. Booth was compelled to go to
Lakewood last fall on account OF Ill
health. He returned from there Nov.
4, apparently somewhat improved. He
went to his home at the Players club.
McGonigle, the superintendent Of the
club. said:
1.-The vertigo. which had troubled Mr..
Booth for years, made 1t impossible for
him to see strangers. The moment he
began to talkto them the unusual excite
ment caused him TO get very dizzy. His
head whirled and the sensation was
very unpleasant to him. Some time
ago he met with an accident
which has been very much eXag-
gerated. He was sitting down talk
ing and was overcome by dizziness and
toppIed over and bumped the back OF
head against the WaShStand. No re-
suits of consequence followed, but the
papers said he was unconscious for
long time, and that it was re-
garded as being very serious. You
remember when he was overcome at
Rochester, it was said that his illness
was due to smoking too much. The real
fact is that he is now paying the penalty
Tor years of overwork. He has been on
the stage continually since he was twen-
tY-eight years old, and he is now fifty
eight. 1t has been six and seven times
week with him playing big roles.
Rossi, Salvini, Charlotte Cush-
man all the actors who have
played in his line - have never
attempted to play more than three or
four times week, but the manager
would come to min and say: If you
don't play, Mr.. Booth, it means that we
will have to close the house and we
will lose lot of money Mr.. Booth
would answer: oh, all right, old fel-
lOw,' for he is kind-hearted man and
did not want to see others suffer
loss on account of him. Not that he
wanted the money, for he did not; he
had plenty, but he did not want to see
his friends lose anything by him. And
so 1t has gone Oh. He has worked when
he ought to have rested, and he is now
paying for it,"
= New YORK, April 20.-At a. m. 1T
was announced at the club house that
Mr.. Booth was sinking, and that, while
he might recover. his condition was
more precariOus than at any time since
his attack.
At this morning it was reported that
Mr.. Booths condition was unchanged.
DR.. st. Clair Smith was still with his
patient,
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-04-20
THE HINDoo AND THE COP.

They Converse Learnedly About
Idols and Coins in the Tender
loin Station House.
n ew York Sun.
A young Hindoo, with big white
muffier wrapped around his neck, walked
through. West Thirteenth street. with
out an umbrella, while it was pouring
rain at O'Clock yesterday morning.
He had morocco bound book under his
arm, which he guarded carefully. He
met Policeman Thomas Carter near
Sixth avenue, and asked where he could
get free shelter for the night. Carter
took him to Sergeant FlannerY in the
Thirteenth Street station.
81 am Hindoo from Bombay" said
the stranger. my name is Francis
Mchrs. L live at 366 Quincy street,
Brooklyn. am studying here to DO a
missionary. came to visit friend and
stayed later than thought. It l were
to go home now somebody might suspect
that l had been drinking or cutting up,
and l haven't" -
He showed the morocco-bound book to
the sergeant. 1t was the gospel accord
Ing to st. Matthew. The Hindoo SAID
that he used to be a goldsmith in Bom-
bay, and had been in this country four
months. The sergeant gave him an arm
chair in the section-rOom, and Copper
Carter went in and chatted with him a
while.
When the Hindoo began talking about
Buddhism Carter went down into his
pocket and pulled. out brown paper
package and opened it, 1t was filed
with tiny Indian idols. Carter got
Chambers encyclopedia from the Ten
derloin library and compared the idols
with the book illustrations. The mis-
sionary was nightly pleased at discov-
ering New York policeman interested
in such things. Carter went down into
the station cellar and brought up big
oblong package tied up in newspapers,
and, opening it carefully, displayed a
lot of oblong velvet plague with ancient
coins fastened on them.
Carter is an enthusiastic coin collect
or, and he was glad to find somebody
who he thought would be entertained
by his hobby. He has 5000 coins. and
the package he opened contained the
latest additions to his collection. He
was still talking idols and coins to the
missionary when daylight streaked
through the barred window of the sec
tion room. Capt. O'ConnOr was well
pleased when be heard how Carter had
sustained the scholarship of the station.
The missionary went home at sunrise,
after inviting Carter and the sergeant
to call on him if they happened to be in
Brooklyn.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-04-20
RAILROADS IN GERMANY.
Rather a Complicated Way of
Starting IL Train.


Starting IL Train.
An old official of the PIttsburg & Lake
Erie railway who recently returned
from Europe, referring to railroad prac-
tice in Germany, says:
'The roadbeds are about perfect,
while the stations are simply magnltl-
cent, even in the most insignificant
places being very fine. The roadbeds
are quite rigid. but this is mainly due
to the iron and steel crosS-ties that are
used.
The locomotives are fine pieces of
mechanism, but their capacity is scarce
ly equal to those OH this side of the At
lantic. Their entire passenger equip
ment is away behind that in use here.
Their trains. however, run like clock
work, and the connections are perfect.
The method of starting trains is alto
gether unique and peculiar. and will
cause American agents and trainmen to
smile. The agent is an imposing, dig
tired in elaborate uniform, literally
gilt-edged, and he acts as master of GER
emonies on impOsi ng occasions.
when the train arrives at the station
he is standing bolt upright in an almost
military position. and he is on dress
parade. One minute before the train
starts he reaches up and taps gong
three times. Then strange scene
takes place, and it would seem that he had
pressed button, for at the last tap the
conductor, who has been at the rear car.
comes galloping along the entire length
of the platform. shouting in German the
name of every station the train will
stop at. when the engine is reached
quickly closes and locks the doors, darts
back to the van to his perch on the rear
car. whistles thrice On a tin or metal
whistle. which Is Instantly repeated by
the brakeman at the front end. and the
train starts"
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-04-20
The Draft a Forgery.

CLEVELAND. o., April ia special
from Akron, o., says that Lyman l..
Lamb came to that city last fall and be-
gan operations as a promoter of indus
tries. He carried bank account rang
ing from $1,000 to $1,000. One week
ago he went to Chicago, OstenSibly to
close a real estate deal, taking
with him q letter Of introduc-
ton of Lawyer Newman. 1t appears
that Lamb presented draft for $4,000
on the New York correspondent OF the
the City National Bank of Akron, and
that Newman indorsed with him. On
this the S2S. 900 was drawn, which Lamb
has with him, wherever he may DE.
This evening the City National bank
received notice from its New York
correspondent that the draft had been
received aud had been pronounced a
forgery. The answer given by the
Akron bank was that it was forgery.
Information received in Akron is to the
effect that Lamb took the money with
him when he disappeared.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-04-20
:. FULL OF RATTLERS.
Thrilling Experience of a GeolC
gist in an Old Tunnel.

Thrilling Experience of Geolo-
gist in an Old Tunnel.
San Francisco Examiner.
Prof. William Watts. assistant in the
field for ithe state mining bureau, re-
Gently had an eXperien ce in Colusa
county that made his hair stand on end.
81 went to Colusa county to examine
quicksilver mine in company with
another gentleman" he said, "and after
ride of few miles into the mountains
we reached our destination. The mine
had been partially developed by tun-
mel run in about $50 feet, but work had
been abandoned many months before.
We had proceeded but a few feet into
the inky darkness of the tunnel when l,
being in the lead, struck a match to
light candle. No sooner had the light
flared up than heard the warning of a
rattlesnake and saw big fellow coiled
up at my feet ready to strike, while
further on | saw numerous other
squirming reptiles. The match dropped
from my hand as jumped back several
feet.
"Bz-z-t! Bz.z-tl
Another snake sprung his rattle. l
had landed directly upon the second
snake and felt it Wriggling under my
feet.
"Bz-z-t, bz-z-t! ratified ano her from
the tunnel side just by my face. and the
whole place seemed alive with tine hor-
rible things. The din created by their
incessant angry rattling was frlghtful.
We got out all right, but were badly
scared. Later party was formed 10
eXteTminate the big nest OF snakes and
large numbers of them were killed. The
Al
them to spend the winter months COM
| fortably." Prof. Watts kills rattlesnakes
with his long-handled geological ham,
mer, but says that when he strikes a
tunnel full of them nothing short of q
Gathng gun is of any use whatever.