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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-07-20
LESSONS OF THE STRIKE
LORD MACAULAY'S LET
TER

The great strike seems TO be end
ed and we can now begin to look
around for its lessons. Tie first one
seen by o patriot is it's: testimony in
behalf Of our free institutions: We
hear men say every day that the
Governor of Illinois and General
Miles, commanding tie United Stat es
soldiers, could have ended it in
twelve hours by shooting down the
law breakers. We are glad they did
not. We are glad the strike was al.
lowed to run its course. If it had
been suppressed in that way smould
ering embers would have been left
Ahat would have burst into flames
again. But the strike has had its
own way. 1t has been given the full
est opportunity to muster to it's aid
every friend it could enlist, it has
Joined issue with the institutions of
the country, upon its own grounds.
and those institutions have over.
Ahrownit ignominiously, and proved
at to be nothing but shell with
sound aad fury alone for its sub.
stance. just as the confidence of
Americans in their institutions was
enormously enhanced when Now
Works voters arose as one mao to re-
buke President Arthur for meddlino
with their politics by attempting to
force Foiger upon them as their
Governor, by electing Grover Cleve.
land by 100000, 50 now the Amer.
can people rejoice together in seeing
their institutions withstand the stroin
to which they were subjected md
came out of it with serenity that
shows that they were never strained
aor even one moment. In his speech
a few days back, in the Senator. Sen
.ator Gordon referred to letter
(which. Lord Macauley wrote to an
American in 1857, in which that EN-;
a'ent writer took a very gloomy view
of the future OF our institutions We
think the present an appropriate oc.
-casion for reprinting this letter. and
1t will be found thif morning in nm.
other column of The Times.
1t must be admitted that Lord
Macsuley has pretold with something
~ lhe spirit of prophecy tho dlsorr.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-07-20

"Cnstoria Is the best remedy for children OF
which am acquainted. / hope tho day Is rot
far distant when mothers will consider the rcal
interest OF their children, and use Castoria in
stead OF tho variorisquack nostrums which AFRO
destroying their loved ones, By forcing opium.
morphine, soothing syrup and other hur,ful
agents down their Threats, thereby sending
them to premature graves"
Dir. ]. It. KIScuELoE,
Conway, Ark.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-07-20
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY.
WHITTIER.

WHITTIER.
Spirits of light
The rosy dawn of happiness revealing,
Sweet bond of harmony, forever seal
ing,
Whither?-with blessing thou alone
dost bring
On balmy wing.
WHITTIER, Oh, winged thought?
The elixir drop, life s purcst cup, rein
ing,
The priceless orc, in labors pathway
shining,
More precious gucrdon thou than
riches boast,
Or pleasure g cost.
Whittier, Oh, thrilling word?
Touching chord, SO solemn. Tender.
sweet,
With soulful meaning vibrant, all re-
plete.
Thy roscate coloring the earth adorn-
ing
AS in lifc's morning.
VII, tune Oh music, sweet,
Timing the pulses with thy glad refrain,
Weakening to life, thrill "f Joy amain,
With memories bright us dreams of
golden sands,
In far Off lands.
Whittier, bright smile?
Whose sunny rays of gladncss bless our
sight
In hopes fulfilling; for with rare de e.
light
Thou quickenest earthly bliss, un-
yelling oven,
The happy dawn of heaven.
Whittier, glad, trembling hope?
Bcckoncd by glowing visions to thy
soaring,
In aorie, safe, secure, thou 1t find thv
mooring
And far 'bovo fastening, troublous
storms to breast
Find satisfying rest.
Glad harbingers of Joy,
Lies happy ministers of heavenly birth,
Bright spirits heralding the Peace on
EARTH"
We, listening ever, to each tuneful
voice,
Live and rejoice.
-LETA WELL.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-07-20
Castoria.

"Castorin Is so we'll adapted to children that
I recommend it assuperior to any prescription
known to me-"
II. A. ARCHER, NJ. D.,
III So. Oxford ST., brooklyn, n. Y.
"our physicians in tho chiljrcn's depart
mcnt have spoken highly of their expert
cnco In their outside practice with Castoria,
and although wo only have among Our
medical supplies what is known Us regular
products, yet we arc free to confess that the
merits of Castoria has won us to look With
favor upon it."
UNITED HOSPITAL AND DrspEseARy,
Boston, Mass
ALLEN C. sMIrn, Pres.
urrny stroot, Now York City.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-07-20

In the opinion of The Express,
"Hanging is too good for the wretch.
es in California that cut that trestle
and sont tho soldiers to their death."
Well, The Times thinks hanging is
Just right.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-07-20
NOTICE TO TREsSPASsERs,

All persons are hereby warned not to
hunt. ride or walk through my place west
of town or in any way to tressJmss.
Parties disregarding this notice will be
prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
JAMES O'KEEFFE
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-07-20

Company, Murray stroot Now York City
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-11-23

transferring it for more than 100 miles
is at present impracticable. 1t would
nevertheless be possible to use it in the
Lancashire cotton mills and perhaps in
the smelling works of northern Eng
land. Electricity may also be used in
cooking, and if the price of coal rose
somewhat it could be employed for
heating. AS an engine requires about
one ton of coal year per horse power
to keep it running day and night, 1T
will be seen that England would In
this new source of power have Il substl-
tute for her entire coal output. The
cost of the undertaking is estimated at
800. 900. 600; reckoning interest at 5 per
cent. this would be about cents "a year
for every horse power produced, or
equal to cents q ton for every ton OF
coal displaced But the cost OF utlllz-
ing the force would be enormous. 1t
is doubtful whether this plan is prac-
ticable as yet, but it shows how ground
less are the fears of those who think
that civilization must cease when the
worlds coal supply gives out Here is
an opportunity to secure horse power
enough to run all the mills and fur
naceS in Great Britain.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-11-23
HE LIVED AS A GIRL.
Extraordinary Experience of a Youth in
the Swiss Alps.

the Swiss Alps.
An extraordinary story of a young
man passing as a girl all his life until
month Or two ago is just related from
Treschatel, in the Alpine district of
Switzerland. He was known by the
name of Laura Besnar, and came of
good family. Why his friends should
have registered the child as female
and subsequently kept up the decep-
ton is a matter of mystery The young
man is said to have found the compan-
ionship of the weaker sex very pleas
ant, and would probably have continued
to frequent the society of young wom-
en- as one of their number had he not
fallen in love, but in order to WOO and
win the lady of his choice he declared
his proper sex.
The earlieryears of his life were spent
in convent school, on leaving which
he studied a cure for stammering and
subsequently founded school for that
purpose. This was So successful that
in few years he amassed forty thou
sand francs, and then decided to study
medicine. With this object he was en-
tered as a student at Grenople school
of medicine as woman, and to all out
ward appearances was one.
His features were distinctly feminine.
and nothing in the shape of a mustache
or whislzers was to be observed. In
every way he comported himself as a.
female and seemed quite at case in the
character he assumed. The only thing
which might have betrayed him, per-
haps, was slight suspicion of the mas
cuiine in his voice. This, however. was
scarcely sufficient to attract special no.
tice.
The young man has been married
and as a husband he has already be-
come acquainted with the hardships
of the rougher sex, for sad to relate he
is registered for military service in
1895.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-11-23
WHEN HER COAL GIVES OUT.
Then England Will BE Ready to Under-
take This Tremendous pro;no+

Then England Will BE Ready to Under
take This Tremendous Project.
The Popular Science Monthly con-
Jams an article describing proposed
is'hmus or dam across the northern
part OF the Irish channel, the main cb-
Ject beingto utilize the current through
inns channel for mechanical purposes.
Inc channel is 800 feet deep on the av-
eragc' fifteen miles wide and the tidal
current from the north is eight miles
an hour. AS a result fifty cubic miles.
or over 200,000,O00,OO0 tons of water.
pass the Point where it is proposedsto
ou'id the dam every day. The rate at
winch the water moves gives each of
these tons OF water the power of ten
lot tons, an the power developed is
therefore bet..een $50. OS0, GOO and sOO.-
ooo.ooo horse power. There are hills
near at hand from which the materials
Tor the dam n be taken; and Shipping
may be provided for by locks, or by en-
iare.slng certa.l canals
II the plan should be successful IL
would make England practically indie
pendent CT her coal supply; but there
are obstacles in the way. For instance.
says the Brooklyn Citizen, it would be
impossible to transmit the electrical
power produced without loss. and
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-11-23
The Chinese Emperor Loves Quiet.

The emperor of China is not content
with the respect shown him by his sub
jects. and recently issued the following
peculiar order: After bringing our
sacrifice recently to the highest being,
we heard upon our return to the pal
ace, near the gate leading to the i'm
perial quarters, rather loud noise
caused by talking. This shows that
the people have not the proper regard
for the majesty of the ruler, and also
that the officers of the body guard
have failed to do their duty properly.
The officers who were on post at the
particular gate must be punished,
therefore, by the minister Of war. In
the future, however, all officers, high
or low, must see that a noise SO i'm
proper shall not occur in our presence. !"
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-11-23
Telephones in Church.

Supporters of the telephone system
in birmingham can now. be placed in
comm lnication with Christ church in
that city and practically take part in
the services. The telephone wires run
straight into the pulpit. and the listen
crs ct the other end of the system can
hear the tolling of the bell, the
prayers, the responses, the singing and
the sermon. Even casual coughing
among the congregation can be dis
tinGuished. There are many classes of
persons on whom this new departure
confers a great boon. The sick and
bedridden, who have long been pre-
vented from attending any place of
worship, can now be present, if not in
flesh, in the hearing.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-11-23
ID UCfi Farming.

1t is worthy of note that the Chinese
very, very long ago Matched out their
ducks by artificial heat, and the incu-
bators that seem SO wonderful to US
at the poultry shows and country fairs
were an old story in the east long be-
tore our grcat-grandfathcrs were born.
1t is likely, says lIarper's Weekly, that
we got the doncsticated duck from
CHINA, SO long ago that we know not
when, and the writers on natural his
tory content themselves with telling
us that it is derived from the mallard,
mixed IN some cases with the musk
duck and the gadwall and perhaps
the black duck. The domcsticntion of
the duck has had an effect the oppo-
site OF that usually produced by civil
zatlon on man, for the mallard il strict-
~ homogeneous. Waterton the nat
urallst assures US, indeed that the wild
duck is most faithful husband, and
remains paired for life, while the
domestic drake is most VIGOROUSLY po-
lygamous.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-11-23
Delaware .sturgeon.

Albany beef is the euphuism on
the shores CT the Delaware for sturgeon
meat. doubtless the term goes back
70 tlme when the Hudson sturgeon
nsheries were really important. The
meat, cut into long. thick chunks and
kept In cola storage, was recently an
important article of commerce a few
miles above the head OF Delaware bay,
bat the sturgeon fisheries in the Della
ware. as elsewhere on the Atlantic
coast, have greatly fallen off in impor-
lance. The + RECON is the hated en-
envy OF the 81 I fishermen, as he de-
stroys the !. li~ht nets.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-11-23
Eugenie's Hand.

1t is being told of Eugene that on a
late visit to Paris she went ''incog." to
fashionable palmist to have her for
tune read. AS part of the NEGRO
mancer's art is not to see his fair pa
tients, she had to put her hand through
a slit in screen. After quite cur
sorry examination the fortune teller
said: Madame, your hand is so ex-
traordinary that one of two things
must be the truth: Either my skill
must be at fault for once, and | see i'm
possible events, or you must be En-
press Eugene, for no other hand could
tell OF such strange viciss1tudes."
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-11-23
WOMEN AS DOCTORS.
Their Number Increasing in the United
States-WeII Fitted for the Work.

Their Number Increasing in the United
States-WeH Fitted for the Work.
Nowhere in the world is there place
where he modern woman has had and
has such enthusiastic support in all her
ventures as here in America, and the
modern woman has not been slow in
improving the opportunities offered
her. 1t is hard to mention any field
into which she has not entered to com
pete successfully with the Sterner sex,
and in some professions she has COM
plctely dethrOned man from his former
unquestioned supremacy. There is
perlcpS no profession to which the
emancipation of modern woman is
mere inclined than the medical It is
little hard to tell WHY she should
evincc q prediction for saving bones
or regulating sluggish livers. One would
naturally think she would prefer some
calling having less disagrceable fea-
lures about it; but, as the song has it,
we didn't think she would do it. but
she did America is certainly the Eel
Dorado of women physicians. They
are now to be found in almost every
town, small or large. 1t is estimated
that there are at least twenty-three
hundred women doctors now practic-
ing in the United States and their num-
Der is largely augmented every year.
This is exclusive of the numerous fe-
male dentists, who, of course. call them
selves doctors. Most everyone of these
women have earned their diplomas
with high honors, and the world at
large is much the gamer by these
feminine practitioners Let no man
beguile himself into the belief
that they have but a superficial
knowledge of their calling. Women
doctors or dOctoresses are, taken as
class and considering their number, far
more painsthl1ing and closer students
than many of the men in the medical
profession.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-11-23
The Sexes in France.

A French statistician says that the
number of men and women in France
Is more nearly cqusd than in any other
countryaof the world, there kcing only
l,Oo7 women to 1.0o0mcn. In SWitzer-
land there arc 1864 men to 900 women,
and in Greece only o33. InIIong- Kong,
according to this authority, there are
366 women to 1000 men.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-11-23


entler sex, every one of " ON ehOuld subscribe tC
Iemorest Magazine. If You ere urGcGUa;nItd with
merits. send FOR q speciEn copy free, and
Oh will admit that seeing these TE.U Ml}S has pu.
on in the way az saving m0rcv by fl ding in one
:agazine everything to satisfy the literary wants OF
whole family.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-10
CHRISTMAS FUND STARTED.
The Evening Worlds" Third Year
of Interest to Poor Children.

No. lit was in this year that the
companion charity TO the Sick Baby
Fund-the Chrlstmas-Tree Fund - was
started. 1t was designed to give pres
ents for wear and play to the poor
children of the city. Many of these
youngsters had never heard of Santa
Claus and others believed him TO be
parsonage who was created for rich
people only. "a Merry Christmas" was
hollow mockery to poor parents who
coIlG III afford to pay for the aeces-
sary food to eat on the great day Of
rejoicing, and whose children knew not
what toys were, save for information
CLEANED by flattening their noses against
the window of u toy store or watching
some child OF wealthy parents enjoying
his gifts on the sidewalk. THE Even
ing World $" proposition TO make them
all happy met with a ready response,
and that year more than 5000 children
received some article Of wearing APP
parel, Il pretty toy ana some sweet
meats from the seven large trees erect
ed IN various parts OF the city: The
work has been kept up every year and
Ike the Baby Fund, It grows larger ali
the time.
No. 2--Thc necessity for having women
TO inspect factories where girls are em-
ployed was most apparent. There were
many evils existing which they would
not confde to a male inspector, but
which needed immediate attention. a
bill was speedily prepared and sent to
the Legislature. The idea was uni
versally approved. and the bill speedily
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-10

voluntarily surrendered It to the care of
other guardians. A bill was prepared
providing that a justice could reopen a
prospective guardians, and II in his
opinion the circumstances warranted 1t,
he. could hand the child over to the
passed and has been in 'f force zee ever since.
No. 5.-A well-butlt, honest-looking
man entered THE Evening World" office
one day ana asked for justice HIS
added bitterly that he was an ex-con-
Wet; His story was that through the
trickery of a false friend he was &C,
cused OF stealing a watch, convicted and
sent to prison. At his trial, his lawyer
advised him to plead guilty of petty
larceny and so suffer only light pun
which / did not R'e Commit S His mper
feet knowledge of the English language
made 1t hard for him to be understood,
years. His story was investigated and
found to, be true in all details. Gov.
HIN, on being informed OF the particu-
zenship. and for the first time since his
arrest, the poor German was thoroughly
happy.
man convicted and sent to Jail on. cir
cumstantial evidence OF having robbed
man. AS in John Meyers case, THE
tails and proved beyond doubt that
Miller was innocent He was straight
way released from jail and sent rejoicing
on his way.
No. while hardly coming under the
head Of victory, yet 1t was certainly
World" to give In several extra editions,
full details OF the great flood which dew
astated Johnstowni he Latest Latest white.
Sullivan Kilrain fight. Each case was a
notable instance OF news-ga thering. and
! in the case of the prize fight, the sale
OF Evening Worlds" reached 406, l0S.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-10
FIRST BLOW AT THE TRUSTS
One of Seven Big Deeds Accom-
pIished During the Second Year.

No. 1.-The existence of and contem-
plated formation of Trusts of various
kinds were fully exploited in The
Evening World" during this period
The Sugar Trust was the first octopus
to be tackled. and the people were
taught how to avoid and combat these
monopolies which sap the very vitals of
trade. The exposure had the, effect of
checking the growth of several such en-
terprises. and dealt a severe blow to
the coal and sugar barons, who were
growing rich on the savings of the
poor. This war on Trusts has never
ceased and will continue until the nee
essary laws are passed prohibiting their
existence. Meanwhile. the people have
ton ton OF a Trusts Objects. and the ballot
box offers a remedy to circumvent them.
No. 2.-The iniquitous eat-shop was
shown up IN All It's horrors n IN v series
World" 1t had the effect of lessening
their number materially, and prevented
a number of poor people from selling
whereby they Were required 10 work
their lives away in return for beggarly
pittance. Charitable people became in
terested in the welfare of many Of the
poor toilers and assistance was given
in some cases. while others were pro-
vided with more suitable employment.
relatives under circumstances similar to
those in the case OF Josie Sheppard.
These relatives who had read OF The
Evening Worlds" success in the case
OF the boy. appealed to the paper On
behalf OF Tina. Again the legal wheels
were put in motion, ana, as in Josie's
case, Tina was speedily restored TO
those VINO were deemed TO be her best
guardians. few weeks later Josie
Graham, another bright little sirl, was
torn from her mother under particularly
distressing circumstances. The heart
broken mOther's cry was heard by THE
Evening World" and soon mother and
daughter were ciasped In each others
arms, reunited by THE Evening
World"
No. 4.-Thc arbitrary methods en-
ploycd by these guardian soceti in
regard 10 seeing children impelled
The Evening World" to take steps
looking towards change in the system
governing their commitment. Under the
law, q child, having once been com
NO. nitSeu tuStIee' there Was no way Of re-,
claiming Il save by long and tedious
process OF law or unless the Society