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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-12-15
Dangers in Dronghts.

Long droughts carry in their train
certain inevitable dangers to the pub
lie health. The first of these evils is
the scarcity of water-itself great
source of anxiety to those whose bust
ness it is to supervise the sanitary
welfare. Then comes the inadequate
flushing of sewers and the risk, through
water saving practices, of drains be-
coming befouled. The tendency for
certain diseases of cholera type to in
crease in intensity the heat and want
OF water being conditions for their
diffusion-in hot, dry season is well
known. Finally we. get the river
courses of the land, which are used as
huge sewers by the towns in their
ncighborhood, becoming pestiferous
channels. Any one who of Int days
has been in the neighborhood of tho
Midland Railway Station at Leeds
must have had practical proof of tho
pestilentinl state of the Aire. Sewer
gases, acting on relaxed or ordinary
sore throats, may produce diphtheria.
rho drains, sewers and rivers should
DO purified, New York Telegram.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-12-15

+ The war of tariffs now fairly OH be,
tween Germany and Russia is no doubt
duo to more than one cause. Tradi-
tional .enmity and jealousy have doubt.
less had good deal to do with it on
either side. Then there have been
some indications that Russin, through
negotiations with Austria, has been
trying to put Germany in n position
of commercial isolation, and this the
German rulers have resented. They
have had the further political motive
OF gratifying the members of the
Agrarian Party ill the border PROV
inces, and so making sure of needed
votes to pass the Army bill. Judging
by the figures of Russo-German trade,
the New York Post predicts Russian
exports are likely to suffer more than
German from the mutual application
OF maximum tariffs. Russian exports
to Germany in 1891 amounted to
about s114, 100000, while Germn.t.yy
exported to Russia in the same wear
only some S61, 00lps00.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-12-15
E,Ilnd ;. Volcano.

A part; u bicyclists doing Nebraska
found a volcano, or what they took fol
volcano, the other day. 1t is situated
some four miles south of Ponca. The
party heard peculiar whistling noise
which they could not understand.
They undertook to investigate it, and
came upon tissure in the rocks O: IL
bluff, from which issued strong blast
or air, SO hot that one of the party.
who inadvertently exposed his face to
1t, found his skin blistered. The all
had no oder, and nothing else but the
hot air came from the assure. There
is an extinct volcano some twelve miles
from the place, and the explorers con.
Guided that the assure was vent from
the same. New York World.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-12-15
TO PREPARE CORN.

or all the vegetables corn is the
most universally welcomed. Here are
few recipes showing the different
ways it may be prepared:
Green Corn Fritters-Cut through
ench row of kernels with sharp knife
Then with the back of the knife pressl
out the pulp and lenvo the hull on the
cob. This is better and easier than to
shave OF CRATE off the kernels To ono
pint of corn pulp add two well-benten
eggs, half tenspoonful of salt, half
saltspoonful of pepper and two table
spoonf,lls of flour, or just enough to
keep the corn md egg together. Do
not add milk, MS then more flour will
no required, and this destroys the
dnvor of the corn. Fry in small cakes
on buttered griddlo and brown we'll
on each side, or add moro -four and
drop by spoonfuls into deep fat. When
highly seasoned with salt aud pepper
these fritters have the flavor of oys-
tcrs.
Boiled Green Corn-Choose young
sugar-corn, full grown, but not hard;'
test with the nail. When the grain is
pierced the milk should escape iii n
Jet and not be thick. Clean by strip
ping off the outer leaves, turn back
the innermost covering carefully, pick
off every thread of silk and recover
the ear With tne thin ,llpsIln+ int 3 grew
1rfearest it. Tic Mt the top with bit
of thread, put into boiling water salted
and cook fast from twenty minutes to-
half an hour, in proportion to size and
age. Cut off the stalks close to the
cob and send whole to tho table
wrapped i'll napkin.
Corn Soup-Tnke one large fowl, or
four pounds of veal the knuckles or
neck will do); put over the fire in ons
gallon of cold water, without salt !;
cover tightly and simmer slowly until
the meat will slip from the bones, not
allowing it to boil NIL the strength out
rs the meat cnn be made into nice
dish for breakfast by reserving cup
/ full of the liquor to put with it in IL
mince on toast, or stew. Strain the
soup to remove oil bones and bits of
meat. Crate one dozen ears of green
corn, scraring cobs to remove the
heart of the kernel. Add corn to the
soup, with salt, pepper and littlo
parsley, md simmer slowly half nm
hour. Just before serving add table
spoonful of flour, beaten very thor
oughly with tablespoonful of butter.
Serve very hot.
| Corn and Tomatoes -Tnke equal
quantities of green corn cut from the
cob and tomatoes sliced and peeled
Stew together half an hour, season
with pepper, nalt and very little
sugar. Stew fifteen minutes longer
and stir in great lump of butter.
Five minutes later pour out and serve.
! Succotash-This may be made by
mixing equal quantities of shelled
beans and corn cut from the cob, hiv-
ing first cooked them separately. Or
cut the raw corn from the cob, by
scoring each row and pressing the pulp
out with the back of the knife, leaving
the hulls on the cob, and when the
beans are nearly soft add the corn and
cook fifteen minutes Add cream,
butter, salt and sugar to taste. New
York World:
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-12-15
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
JRrL1ED TONGUE,

Boil until done one beef's tongue,
saving pint of the liquor; remove
the skin, allow it to get perfectly cold
and slice ns for the table. In half a
pint of water dissolve thoroughly two
ounces of gelatine; carefully take
from teacupful of Drowned veal
gravy all the grease, stir in small
tablespoonful or sugar, one table,
spoonful of burned sugar to color the
Jelly, and three tablespoonful of vine
gar, then the liquor in which the
tongue was boiled; mix in well the
dissolved gelatine, then pint of boil
ing; strain through jelly bag. As
soon ms it begins to set, Four little
Jelly into the bottom of the mold, add
layer of tongue, then more Jelly, I'M
til it is full; set in cold place. When
wanted, dip the mold an instant into.
hot water, AMI turn the contents into
dish, which should be garnished with
lettuce leaves, nasturtium flowers or
sprigs of celery. York Telegram.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-12-15
THE STARS.

What are thoir yearsa The nights unfnth-
omed deep
Rings back no answer gives no glimmer.
ing key; ~
And still unknown and beautiful they keep
The silent courses OF eternity. ID
What are their memories of creation's days.
When startled chaos, from tho kingdom
hurled,
First knew ifs master, and with glad amaze
They sang the birth song Of our trembling
world?
What eyes they looked on since with patlenSA,
eye,
While million years uneounted rolled
awayl
Who claims antiquity of man that dies
Before such records OF the past MS they2
Can they to man the mystery explain,
The why, the whence, of his uncertain
state?
Unlock the riddle that he reads in vain
And clear ho tangled problem OF his fate2
Can they fashion to the future give
And tell tho whittier of mans anxious
quest2
Make life q less than WEAKNESS to live,
Or stay the hazard of his wild unrest?
Oh, stars What midnight message do You
bear
To minds grown weary with the years in.
crease?
The wistful eyes that watch you shini&
there
Look out of troubled hearts that know not
peace.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-12-15

An hour later the funeral blacb
crawled lazily back. Half way they
met the cashier, his chestnut nearly
foundered aud scarce able to stand.
"Thank Godl" he cried, as they
came in sight. 81 thought You were
mad"
''N-no," said Jaspc-, touching ur
the old black. emo; was just Civ.
ing my wife sleigh drive down to"
"Y-your wife?"
eyes" said Jasper, ogain stimulat-
ing Baalbec. "Sorry we couldn't
wait for you"
And the cashier fell behind-a long
way behind-again. Chicago News.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-12-15
Tile Reason WHY.

Counsel for the defence Ito witness)
-"You say that on the night of the
attempted murder the moon shone so
brightly that you could see the bur-
glars in the room. Was your husband
awake at the timer"
Witness-sI don't know
Counsel-"Was his face turned to.
ward you or not?"
Witness-"I don't know"
Counsel-"What you don't knov,
whether his face was turned to you O..
the wall?"
Witness-"No."
Counsel-"My Lord and gentlemen
of the jury, you hear what this witness
says. She has declared the prisoners
to be the burglars who were in the
room, and yet she is unable to state in
what position her husband was lying
in bed. Well' Ito witness) chow is it
you don't know?"
Witness-'I could not see."
Counsel-"Hal hal Just what I
thought, you could not see. You were
so positive in your recognition of the
accused, aud yet could not see which
way your husbands face was turned
Explain that, if you can"
Witness-"W then, sir, my hus-
band is SO bald that in the twilight l
nm unable to distinguish his face from
the back of his head. - Manufacturer
Volksblatt.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-12-15

1t will be new to many readers that
'he mosquito is now firmly established
II London. 1t is'to be found in GER
ain large hotels which are tho resort
If visitors coming from the continent,
md the supply seems to be maintained
" constant importations from abroad.
Visitors who are familiar with the noise
md bite of the mosquito assert that it
the true pest in its worst form, and
here is no reason for doubling their
experiences.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-12-15
TESTED RECEIPT FOR LEMON PIE.

A tested receipt for lemon pie that
is delicious calls for four eggs, q small
tablespoonful of cornstarch, two lem
ons and half tenspoonful of baking
powder. Set aside the whites of two
of the eggs for the meringue of the
pie, and beat the whites OF the other
two to n dry froth. Beat all tho
yolks with the sugar. and when light,
add the dry cornstarch. Mix until
perfectly smooth, then add the Juice
OF tho lemons, and the grated yellow
rind Of one. Melt the butter and add
that; then stir in tho baking powder
rs rapidly rs possible, turn into
pastry shell that has been previously
baked. Make tho meringue in the
usual way.
Alemon filling for pies that is more
economical and not as rich, is made in
this way: Add u cupful of granultited
sugar to the yolks of three eggs and,
bent the mixture until light, then add
the juice and rind of large lemon.
10 two small tablespoonful of -four
add n little cold water. When fred
from Jumps, add half cupful of hot
water and make smooth paste. Mix!
this with the other part of the filling,
and bake in crust that has been pre-
viously baked. Such crusts should
not be allowed to brown in The first
baking. -New York Post
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-12-15

A resident Of Fort Scott, Kan, who
was passenger on train that was
recently stopped aud 'pillngcd by rob
ocrs, has written letter to the Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas Railroad
managers suggesting means for put
ling n stop to the work of dcspcradoos
Oh tho railroads. After OBSERVING that
the robbers were not only poorly or
ganizcd, but seemed very npprehen-
'ivo of the results of their crime to
themselves, those guarding the pas
senger cars continually calling out to
their companions in the express cnr
to hasten matters, the writer says: "My
observation leads me to the conclu-
sion that if your company will run n
twenty-four-inch strip OF boiler iron
around the bodies just below the win.
lows of Your cars, put four or five
Wlnchcsters Ill each Cur Just above the
windows i'll glass covered boxes. inst no
you do axes and saws, marked "For
emergencies, post up notices i'll each
,nr Offering reward, in advance. O;
say 5000 or $500 piece for fresh
lead train robbers, 1 think you will
Zee the mackness and apathy of tho
ordinary to-5c-robb,l passenger dis.
appear, and tho American public will
iake care not only of itself, but of any
stray robbers caught in the net alonr
The line Of the Missouri, Kansas anil
Texas. Another device to prevent
she success OF train robbers has baen
invented by the Western Passenger
Agent OF the Chesapeake and Ohio
Road ut st. Louis. His plan is very
nmplo AMI provides for equippinr
avery safe with two locks waich inter.
ock with each other, AMI motto,
pasted on the outside OF the safe fe5r
;ho especial benefit of t.las- Tobb,r
The locks, for convcnis.1eo of desorip.
iion, ara callek flock No. 1" an
Lock No. ., and the notice roa Is u F.,
'ollows: "Notice. In case of assault
~ robbers, throw the combination of
ok No. .. This safe can then b,
opened only by the agent ut tin, ter
ninal station" The messong ger know.
;he combination of lock No. l, orh,s n
tey to unlock it, bat he does not know
The combination of lock No. 9, and if
1e once throws OFF the com oinatioa o.;
oc'l No. 2, it is utterly impossible for
him to unlock and open the safe, anil
The painted notice on ths safe door
sill apprise the train robbers of thu
TACT. AT the first intimation of troll
ole the messengers orders will require
chat he at once throw Of the combina-
lion o. lock No. ., when the safe is at
once locked, not only against the ROB
oers, but against the messenger and
every one except the agent ut the eng
of his run.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-12-15

IntMe Chronicle Fire Tables for the
present year will be found some sta
tistics of unusual interest. Fire de-
stroyed in 1890 in the United States.
S1O9, 900, 600 worth of property; in
1891, not less than S144, 900, 900, and
inl892, the round sum of 1852, 900, 900
went up in smoke. The fire loss in
this country passed the 800, 900, 600
limit in 1883, and it has increased
nearly every year. The insurance
men are shaking their heads ominously
over these figures. They know that
they will have to advance rates, but
they dread the opposition of the peo-
pie and the newspapers. 'sIt is very
serious problem-this matter of fire
waste" observes the Atlanta Constitu-
ton. Gin the past seventeen wears
nearly seventeen hundred million dol
lars worth of property has been re-
duced to ashes. Georgia's loss for this
period foots up over s32, 600.
Now, what are we going tJ do about
it9 At time it was thought that
incendiarism cut big figure mall
these losses, but it Is now agreed that
the main cause is to be found in the
notorious fact that there is craze TO-.
cheap and hastily constructed build
ings, with defective ades anl other
drawbacks increasing the risk OF fire.
The way to connteract this evil in
cities and towns is to have rigid sys-
TEN of inspection that will prevent
the erection of such dangerous bnild-
lngs. Out in the country it will be a
matter largely under the control OF;
each individual house owner. Wo
need q reform that will give us better
buildings, even five have fewer houses;
Between the fire demon and the storm
king the average edifca Of lathes.
plaster, paint and glass has few
chances Of escape,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-12-15
OVER THE oET-THERE ROAD.

Who will dare the road to There,
Tho There of glittcring glory7
Rough 1t IS rs Whitman ode,
Cruel 1t is us the Russian code,
Long 1t is rs the DEVILS gosd,
AT least, so runs tho story.
There's mover n flnger-post nor guide,
Nor beast to boar your load;
Beware OF the Reckless Rapids lido
AND oil Easy Swamp on the other side;
Go slow and surc for you cannot rido
Over the Gct-There road
What does It cost to get to There,
Tho There OF marvellous mention?
Onlyn soul OF smallest breed,
Only n life OF grasping greed,
Only heart which does not heci
Another's right or plight or need,
But holds its own intention.
saw one left to "a loathsomo pest,
For that is tho Get-There mode.
One picked the purse OF his wretchel guest
One trod rouyh-shod on sweetheart
breast
Over tho G,t-raer. ro,l. -
What's tho share of those Of Therc2
Why, every taste is suited; -
Flaming famo or ruling rod,
sunny smile OF the golden god.
Or, may be, six by two OF sol,
For that's II point disputed.
There's mover way to tell what's truo
or that selcc. abode
TIL you pass tho wall which bars its view.
Over or unicr. around or through.
don't know how 1t is done, do your
Most OF us don't, but some OF us do.
Over the Get-Thcrc road.
Who, then, cares 10 get to There9
Why, all, II truth be spoken.
Spite OF each scornful gibe AMI sncer
There must offer hearsomo cheer,
AMI can't be worse than being hero
BY many sign and token.
Then no for tramp on the woll-worn track
Though rough rs Whitman ole,
Or cruel us the Russian cole,
Or long ms tho dayirs go1I
Whatever il Is, there's nothing bnc.,,
1t can't DO worse than cul de sac,
SO grid up your loins, pick up your pack.
And hey for the Get-rhcre road
j. Edmund V. Cooke in New York Sun.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-12-15

France has the credit of being the
pioneer i'll cooperative organizations,
and in that country there nre now
100 cooperative societies with n
membership of 10000 Great Britain
has 1916 associations and 800, 600 per-
sons interested in them. In the Ger
man Empire no less than $3.50 organ.
Izations have been formed on this
principle
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-12-15

The farmer of the future will be n
Noman, opines the New York Recorder,
Michigan affords basis for proph.
soy. In Wayne County alone there
ire 800 women farmers, and in the
rhole State S7O7, with an ownership
If &C., 39 acres. The value of the
and is estimated Mt s43, 800, OCO, and
ihe earnings of the women aggregate
1859, 500.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-12-15
Novel Method of Eyangelizaiion.

A novel method OF bringing sinners
to repentance has been in1ugurated
by an ingenious Germantown evingc.
list. Every Sunday afternoon, from
now until October, opcn-air religious
services will be held in Vernon Park.
As each idle stroller wanlers in he wil!
be presented with fan. on cthe.
side of which 8 gospel hymn will be
printed, --ohiIslelph;s Racpgi,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-12-15
MUMoR OF THE DAY.


The man who had himself shipped
to Chicago in II trunk has returned
strapped. Boston Herald.
Appearances nre deceitful. A mild
glance has been known to come from
cross eye. Boston Transcript.
Smithson-" What time have you
got?" The Financicr (despondently)-
'Thirty days ut six per cent. Chi
cago Record.
Minnie s'Did he kiss You when he
proposed?" May =" Certainly; I
wouldn't consider any but sealed pro.
posals. Vogue.
"I understand Jigson is financially
interested i'll the concern he is with"
eyes, they owe him six months salary"
-Westfeld Union.
1t is strange how many millions Gu
be dropped on the Board of Trade
without any coin rolling out of the
corners. Chicago Journal
Husband Qistening)-"I think there
is burglar in the house" Wife lex
citcdly)-" Mercy me! Is my night
cap on straight ?"-Somerville Journal.
-Four French sportsmen fred stimuli
taneously Mt rabbit, but it escaped;
then they asked all together: 81 won
der who missed that Pitt Bits.
est is funny thing that what is the
sailors Joy is the actors sorrow"
unused Haverly. What is thatT' asked
Austen. ga light house. New York
Herald.
Beatrice-"I henr that Mr.. Sapley
is suffering from brain fever" Jones
-I guess not. He hasn't the raw
material necessary for brain fever. -
BrNcklyn Life.
Jinks-"Ardup has wonderful
memory" Blinks- Chow do YOU
know?" Jinks-"He drew IN excel
lent picture ofn dollar the other day."
Chicago Tribune.
She-"What strange weather we are
having this summer" Hc-"Yes, but
if you remember, the summer of 30
was just such another" She-"SEl"
-Pearson's, Weekly. --e---TSU
"Did your new cook bring good rec.
concentrations from her last employ
era" ''I'm going to find out as soon
|
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Williamson-"D id the man you
bought that mule from shy that he
wouldn't kick?" Henderson-s'No !;
but he would have said so if / had
asked him. Brooklyn Life.
Prisoner 1 would rather tell
my own story. Don't you think it
would be believed?" Lawyer Eyes,
that's the trouble. 1t would carry
conviction with it, Harlem Life.
"That play OF Rankley's have. any
kind of u run?" ''I should remark
Company beat tho audience to the.
town limits by just ten feet the first
place they tried it. Buffalo Courier.
Neighbours Boy Nav sent me oSer
to ask if you'd lend her your bottleso'
cough medicine. Mrs. Kneer-"You
tell your mother we keep our cough
medicine strictly for home consump-
ton. Chicago Tribune.
Mr.. Trotterly--"Could you marry
very old man with gool deal of
money if he told you frankly how old
he was and how much he was worth %
Miss Timely GLOW much is he worth q"
Vogue.
"Did it seem homeiike ut the hotel
where you stopped, and" Treated
me like one of the family; took my
trunk into the proprietor's room first
thing" "For n joke, wasn't it?" "No,
for board bill. - Chicago Inter
Ocean.
Hotel Clerk "What were you
pounding on the floor of No. rs Just
now forl" Bellboy--t'To wake the
man. He wants 10 so on the o'clock
train" Clerl,.-"Didn't [ tell you
that the train was five hours late?"
Bellboy---"Yes, but how was the man
goin' to know 1t unless somebody told
L.. T
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-12-15

The most accurate available sources
of information disclose that 92O, 600, :
600 gallons of distilled spirits were
consumed in the United States last
year, and that there was paid for in
toxicating drinks in this country dur
ing the same period 81, GOO, 900, 600.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-12-15

Lepers are becoming go numerous
in Louisiana, declares the Atlanta Com
stitution, that the people of that State
want the Federal Government to set
apart nm island for them and under
take their care Unless this is done,
+: the terrible scourgo will spread to
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-12-15

Japan has three native fire insur-
ance companies, we'll conducted, it is
sold, the largest of which has $4,000
policies in force.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-12-15

The worlds coal field will last 1000
years. That gives us time enough to
discover or invent new fuel, COM
ments tho Atlanta Constitution.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-12-15
Interesting Tablets.

Science contsins an interesting nc
count of the Tell-el Amarne tablets.
These tablets, $40 in number, were die.
covered by n fellah woman in .lSS1
among the ruins OF the palae. OF
AmenophisIy., knownas Khu-an-. k.enk
between Missieh anil Assiout, aloiR
1Sl miles south of Giro. They hovo
been found to contain e polit:c,l sos-
respondence of the very greatest in:
terest, dating from soms 1870 years
back. Many are from Palestine, writ
ten by Princes OF the Anlorites, Phoc-
nicians, Philistines, etc, tho burden
of almost all being: Send, L pray
thee, chariots and men to keep tho
city OF the King, my Lord" Among
the enemies againqt whom help is idus
invoked are the Abiri, easily recog-I
nizcil MS tho Hebrews. The dates fixey,
that OF the Bible r.. Kings, vi, u,
accnratc.
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The Schemnitz silver mines, al HIM.
U:lrN, have bnpn Stnrsiiiv 1ya,,.,,nl inr
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-12-15

Louis Napoleon was fond of mimic
warfare, and would often have forts
constructed in his garden to illustrate
some tactical point.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-12-15

Is 4; zen "a ers iii Ia
81 n u.s. s!i
sfoaa 3his j blasf IS tsiisels.
heated mir. In the report in which
the discovery is announced it is
stated that "the breath of the blister
ing wind" has sufficient force to carry
away bits Of paper and even twigs.