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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-01-19
An Engineers Jumps for Lilo.

"Did you ever jump from your cab
while the train was going at full
spccd?" / asked of locomotive en-
gineer the other day.
eyes. three or four times" he an
swered.
whats the sensation?"
tThat's according to how you land
One night three years ago the train.
dispatcher got two of lib headed for
each other on single track Mt gait
of forty miles an hour. The first
thing saw was the headlight of the
other locomotive rounding curve
thirty rods away. I shut 'er off, threw
over the lever and set tho alr-brakes,
and then made jump. I'd no time to
pick for spot, and as [ jumped /
realized that I'd have bad time of it,
MS [ knew every foot of the ground. 1t
was on level covered with thistle
patch. There was n strip of them
forty rods long growing up like corn
stalks. [ expect they broke my fnll
somewhat, bit l don't know that
ever hit the ground, until I fetched up
for good. It seemed to me that just
swept through that patch about knee.
high from the ground, and when there
were no more thistles to knock down
landed kerchug against an old stump
and uprooted it, l broke leg and an
arm, but that wasn't the worst of it.
The doctor estimated tho number of
thistle-points sticking into my body at
one billion. My wife and have been
picking 'om out ever since they got me
home, and we've only finished one side
of me-"
Landing in mud puddle would be
a-soft thing" 1 suggested.
eve been there" he replied, with n
fleeting smile. "While I was running
freight they built side track to a
Sravel-pit Mt n certain point. In OK
cnvating Mt the main line they dug q
hole about twenty feet long by ten
wide and four deep. As rule this
hole was always full of water, and MS it
was on my side of tho engine and al
ways came under my eye, I got to
thinking what snap I'd have if I had
to make Jump right here
There was little station just q
mile above this hole, and it was
sharp up grade. One day, while we
were humping along to make the sta
ton, dozen cars broke loose from q
freight side-tracking Mt that station,
and down they came. BY the time I
had whistled for brakes and reversed
my engine, it was time to jump, and,
bless my soul if | wasn't just where I
wanted to he-right at the pond. I
waited to pass the mile-post and then
shut my eyes aud took header, feel
ing sorry Mt the same instant for my
fireman, who'd got to jump among the
stumps Well, 1 struck"
'In the water?" / asked, MS he
paused and worked finger in his ear.
"Oh, no! There had been long
spell of hot, dry weather, and every
pint OF water had evaporated out of
that pond. The mud was left behind,
though. There was three feet of it
waiting to catch some unfortunate, and
it caught me. went head first to the
bottom. Then 1 rolled over and
flonndered around for five minutes,
and could never have pulled myself
out unassisted didn't break any
homes, but-ugh r-Detroit Free
| Procc
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-01-19
A Useful Invention.

Tt isnot always easy to see or decide
Just when to stop pouring liquid into
n funnel while filling lot of bottles.
Hence there is a liability of the liquid
stopping over and going to waste A
Texas man has therefore devised q
way to stop thu flow automatically
Mt the right moment. He has float,
small enough TO slip down in the neck
of the bottle little way It hangs
there loosely until the rising level of
tic contents forces it upward, and
along with it wire which then closes
4 valve in the funnel.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-01-19

The ella monster has only recently
been recognized rs useful animal.
The skin is utilized for making q
fancy leather. The CHA monster is
one of the most rcpulsive looking of
the lizard tribe, and is the only mem
Der of its order known to be venomous.
1t receives its common name from the
ella River in Arizona.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-01-19

The proportion of the sexes over the
whole world is said to be about equal,
although in separate portions of the
globe it varies greatly. In the United
States, for instance, it is estimated
that there are ninety-eight women to
every 100 men; in Europe there are
rather more than 100 women to 100
men. Canada has ninety-fve women
to 100 men. In uncivilized countries
the men are believed largely to out
number the women, this on account of
the fact that more men are needed to
carry on the walls in which such peo-
pie are constantly engaged, and be-
cause of the rougher ways of living.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-01-19

Tho "goober" industry of Norfolk
is unique. Here is little city in Vir-
ginia that has become tho greatest dis
tributing center Of peanuts in the
world. A peanut is pretty small
item, but an annual crop of something
like 5000, 900 bushels, worth millions
of dollars, makes pretty big item.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-01-19
purposes

Directors of physical culture say
that heavy dumbbells do more harm
than good, as they strain the heart and
lungs as we'll as the muscles they are to
supposed to benefit.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-01-19
PAPA WAS GROSS.

Mammal wonder what your papa
is stamping around about"
Little BOY don't know. Ididn't
go into his room, cause he acted
cross
Mamma" Maybe he can't find his
razor"
Little Boy-"Yes, he can, cause 1
put it right back where he Keeps it,
soon as I got through takin' up taeks. -
Good News.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-01-19

There is an indication of the extent
TO which shorthand prevails in this
country in the statistical report that
during the year ending June Both,
1890, b7, 1915 persons received instruc-
lions in stenography in the various
schools of the United States.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-01-19

Mr.. Street and Miss Lane were mar
ried in Charleston, s. g., recently.
Whereupon the Hartford Journal
facetiously observes: sit was an ex-
,peditious way of changing lane into
G street."
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-01-19

of private school and send him to the
public schools, where the system OF
grades, the disinterested supervision,
and the responsibility of the COM
munity must insure the best possible
methods"
The Intelligent Boy-"But, mamma,
I heard you tell papa the reason was
SO should be out of the house all
day. Puck.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-01-19
THE ONLY WAY.

cat last I've got way of gittin'
ahead of the walters" said Uncle
Silas.
"You manage to get your meals on
time, do you?"
eyes, Stree"
'How do you do it?"
''Soon's finish my dinner order
my supper an begin waitin' then and
there. Washington Star.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-01-19
HIS BLUFF CALLED.

Her Adorer- "No, sir: it is not for
the sake of your daughters money L
sweet temper and charming manners.
Her Father-"If it is not for money
you wish to marry, l can let you have
my niece; she has much sweeter
temper and no money whatever. -
Vogue.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-01-19
A CONVENIENT FASHION.

Mrs. De Fashion-"Did you take
til. medicine the doctor ordered?"
Small Daughter-"Yes, and 1T was
horrid"
Mrs. De Fashion" Did you take
spoonful"
Small Daughter I took a
forl1ful. Spoons is out of fashion, you
know, mamma. Good News.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-01-19
THE LOGIC OF IT.

Random Observer = 'Pardon me,
but what are you putting down in your
MOTEL ook?"
Worlds Fair visitor-s'Oh, I'm just
putting down the things that have
made an indelible impression upon
my memory SO that / Won't forget
them. Chicago Record.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-01-19
JOY AND SORROW.

"What n contrast in those two girls
faces-one so happy and one SO sad !"
"No wonder. One of them has been
married three months; the other lost
her fiancee week before the day set
for the wedding"
Indeed And which is which?"-
Truth.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-01-19
MUSICAL ITEM.

Nj. Norris Parke called at the
ihouse of Mr.. Hudson Rivers, and they
were having quiet chat together
when peculiar noise was heard.
"What is that noise I hear?" asked
Mr.. Morris Parke
"Now you've got me-" replied
Rivers at is either my wife singing
or the dog bowling in the back yard.
l am always. getting myself into
trouble by mistaking one for the
other. "-Texas Siftings.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-01-19
AN APPLICATION OF IT.

Jim--"Lovo laughs at locksmiths. "
Tom-'tT That's what Your fancee said
when J. was holding her hand, and saw
that bracelet you put on her
arm. Life.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-01-19
Uncle Sam furnishe forty-one per
cent. of the worlds silver.

Lord Mayors of London have col.
qected during the past twenty years
little over $50, 900, 900 for charitable
purposes.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-01-19
THE NEXT BEST.

"Can you saw wood?" she asked,
before Meandering Mike could fairly
get his foot on the doorstep.
NOM" he answered, in grieved
tone; "but / kin say nothin'."
And he strobe Washington
Star.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-01-19
WHO SHE WAS.

cit is strange what time we have
with cooks, dear" said Mr.. Inniscups.
Dawson wns telling me to-day that
they've had theirs for ten years.
eyes, dear and did he tell you who
she WASP"
mo. Who?"
ellis wife. Truth.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-01-19
1.-TWO OLD FOOLS
DY FRANCIS C. WILLIAMS.

)LONEL BEE
BE'S hat lay on
tho piazza-h floor,
and Colonel Bee
be himself, his
long, thin legs
hanging f + o m
the hammock,
wns enjoying in
d oil IN t | v Il i II
VI A n =. ~ Tl,.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-01-19
A NATURAL MISTAKE.

'"rhat was an awful mistake Blinkers
made with his World sFair souvenirs. "
"What WAS it?"
"He put a piece of petrified wood in
his lunch box and ate it for rye
bread sandwich. = Chicago Inter
Ocean.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-01-19
NOT ENCOURAGED.

"Did you call on Mr.. Putemoff?"
asked the merchant of the man who had
been out collecting.
eyes, sir"
"Did ho pay anything?"
"Not thing. 1 couldn't even get
him to pay attention. Washington
STAR
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-01-19
BUDGET OF FUN.
HUMOROUS SKETCHES FROM
VARIOUS SOURCES.

4 Dream OF Luxury-A Hint-Causc
: and Effect "A Long-Felt
Want-Not Engaged,
ETC., Etc.
ct oft get sick, he murmured,
"But the doctor snys 'cold,'
Or "a touch OF Indigestion
And the simple story's told.
"But, some day, when I've struggled
To the ranks OF wealth or fame.
will revel In an illness
With n stunning Latin name"
Washington Star.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-01-19
CAUSE AND EFFECT

els old Milestone well-to-do?"
eyes, and if you had had any bust
ness dealings with him, you would
know that he is very hard to o.
Truth.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-01-19
A LoNa-FELT WANT.

al wish"
"What do you wish?"
81 wish somebody would invent n
pen that would fall right side up"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-01-19
A HINT.

GLOW are you? Just thought I'd
drop in while to kill time"
"Well, we don't want any of our
time killed. boston Globe.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-01-19
U'rIrlrARIANIsM.

The Intelligent Boys Mother Ito
visitor Yes; after much considers.
ton. | have decided to take Virgil ont
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-09-26
LITERARY NOIEs

President Eliot, OF Harvard, has
written tor tho Ocl0brf numb "
The Forum AZ ossav In VIII ch he
point uut he asous why the Amrfl.
can Republic will survive, In which
ne makes an inve tory u the gftn
forces In our political sud social NE
and shows that very NAM Of the 10.
stitutions upon which we pin our isiih
have proved insufficient in the pa I,
bus that there are others, 10 One o.
which little attention IL tAld, which
he argues have br ught now force
into human society, and which q
likely T. give our Institutions pefmat.
ence. IL IL In every way a most ~.
workable essay.
"High Life In washlngton" 10 the
title Of the nfst purely rational aud
realistic novel VI elite social life IN the
Capital CITY which has been yet writ.
ten. II IL from the pen Of "a Public
Man" VINO wrote that highly suycess.
iul novel "Ths American AmhsAsn.
dor" II deals with diplomatic, soma.
tofial, gay and departmental life. II
~ fearless and truthiul,splcy, romantic,
tragic, ami IL tfu 10 the lie. The
Bow Knot Publishing Company, Of
Chicago, will Issue It Oct Der 1t.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-09-26

ing were dwelt upon with good ELECT
Five Priesthood meetings were also
held where President Elias =. kimball
heard the report OF tue Elders aud in'
sttuctvd theu in their uuuts. IL wa.
SHOWN Ia the rel orr VI tho lresidsDt 1i
he conferences that the l. ders had
visitel 778 iamilies, neld 3l5 meet.
iurs, distributed IUUU Tracts aud bal
tized % souls.
MonIay tbs Elders BE- gan to arrange
for their Journey into tue various
counties allotted them, their helus o.
labor aud T.. o. address being ID .Oi'
lOws!
President T.. n. Wells ami Elder a.
Bsvan ~ wOfk the city oil Oseu-bDfl,
~ Davis ouuny; Elders Charles J..
Walton aud T.. IS. Murphy, Hauc OK
county, with uswsviile Iof their T. y :
Eldefs NJ, :. Perry snu q. w. hoiy
were telgutd 10 lstOfin Davis county,
Qu,st sbOfo 9. their mail address.
EiIs.s GsD. r.. HyJe aud MOhonri
Spence, Lyon county, having Eudy.
vide Tor iheir p. o.
Elders +. &. J0hn'on and j. II,
Allied, Livingston county, smitnlanI
their ddrr,s.
Elders n. Butteineli and U. ID
Thatcher, MCCrackpu county, win
r ducah NJ mission sdIress.
II iets Alma Andrew aud Thomas
Coos, Jr., Ballard UNITY. Wickliiic
Is where they will receive their mail.
A. BLvAN,
Clerk " the Conference.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-09-26
Conference in Kentucky.

BuEoHD, KY, Sep. 10, 1894.
Editor Dessret AewE
Again the Elders OF the Kentucky
conferences Of tho southern states mis-
nl9n enjoyed the inrstimable privilege
OF meeting In conference on the 10Th
and 10th lust, when they mstundeT the
shade Of a e0mmodious arbor ertcloI
for the occasion In the magnificent
grove " Brother George Jewell.
The newly converted Saints bad
never before been present on such an
occasion, 20 that tue experiences there
enjoyed were all new to them. Long
hsu tney anticipated the pleasures they
would enjoy on these dates anu hAu
Wed with each other Ia their anxiety
to make The occasion plvnsurAule % all
who might attend. Asa result even
Kentucky hospitality was ould0ne anu
tue Elders pattOUk Of their delicious
vlands with grateful hearts, not lOI-
getting 10 thank the Lord for the
wonderful change that haI takuu place
Ia the minus OF the people that hal
made these things possible, aud la our
meetings, too, was the same spirit Ui
brOthtfly love and kindness exhibited,
for nil the speakers were migLtlly
moved upon by tbs spirit VI Got, anu
though they called their RuuitUTs TO
repentance, tho feelings u charity anu
iung.suiieTing t0Yafds their fellow
men we're clearly manlieslod,
There were two Iubllo meetings held
each day, where all Of the Eldetsspokr
on the various DTinClplrB Of the GDAle
anu Two muuuugs we're held Tor TIE
Saints NJ which tue sublecls Of prlye Z,
the Word of Wisdom aud law OF an.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-09-26

From oil other stations not men.
toned above rate will be- oue sing.
fare Tor the round trip, but IN no Gaze
o. exceed rate iTsm point beyond.
Tickets Will DO sold from October
2nd TO 7lh, Inclusive; limited To Octo.
beI 10 h. 1894.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-09-26
CONFERENCE AND TERRIIoRIAL
IAIE AND LNpOsITtoN RATES
via
RIO Gralde Western Railway.

For the Semi-AnnuAl Conference,
l., d. H., at Salt Lahe CITY, October
bth 10 IN, ino usive, and for tue Fem.
total Fair aud Tx osilion at salt LAX
CITY, October 2ud 10 6th, Inclusive, n,
following rates are authorized 10 Sail
Lake anu return;
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-09-26

For above occasions the UNION
PACIFIC will sell Excursion Tickets
at the following rates, to Salt Lake City
and fciurul
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-09-26

ZVHEY BUILD UP UTAH are entitled 10 the ,o,nor, -
f the people by dealing with the give pree,s
~ to the sale Of Home Made goods you Home Ind
cause. You help to give employment people. vo
keep money home which our mi j and
back OF that yer
dollar expended yep
labor; dollar yorIs
iactured elsewhere employment for
generally with Charity begins a.
This IS time for both common sense and patriotism
When you wish buy anything be over the io,,
list before making purchase;
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-09-26

SELLING DATES From all points,
October md 10 9Th inclusive, good tor
return until October 18Th
D. { EURLEY,
Gcn'l Agent Passenger Department,
Salt Lake City.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-15
DAkBURY LABOR STRUGGLE.
Another Set Of Propositions 10 Be Made 10 The
Manufacturers Today.

DANRURY, Conn.,, Jan. 1.-THE COM
mittee from the Hat Makers and Hat
Finishers' Unions, who have been clothed
wi absolute power, met the committee
from the Manufacturers Association last
night, and held conference lasting three
hours, adjourning to p. NJ, Monday.
The Trimmers' Union had been ignored
by the labor leaders, and the 1000 girls that
compose it held an indignation meeting last
night. They acted so threat eningly that
they were given permission to be repre-
$, nted and committee of 40 girl. will at
tend to the interests of the Trimmers'
Union.
The Coners' aud Slippers Union also held
a meeting last evening and chose commit
tee Of 40 to go before the manufacturers.
The four committees were at work today on
the concessions they " i'll grant the manu-
facturers, to bring about an adjustment of
the trouble, and will present them tomor-
row afternoon.
The manufacturers will give them due
consi leration, and in reply will tell the
nniots what they are willing to do. The
manufacturers will probably ask for no less
hun IL Independent shops, ard allow half
that number reopened as union establish
ments. This i'll be more than the unions
can grant, and will be col fllcted. The
IN manufacturers are as determined to break
the ranks of the unions as they were two
months ago, when they discharged all the
union help and shut their factories agar st
them
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-15
AFTER A CLUE.
Mystery Over Death Of W. H.
Getche|| Of Sidney.
Many People Believe the Chemist
Found Poison in Remains.
Rumored That Detective Has Been Working
on case-0ther Runners.

SIDNEY, Jan. 14.-(Special) 1T is be-
lieved by many who have followed the case
o; the death of William H. Getchell of this
place, several weeks ago, under suspicious
circumstances, that the chemist has found
poison in the portions of the remains sent
to him for analy sis. 1t i, slso thought that
he has made his report though the public
has not yet been informed of the fact.
One of the facts that lead to this opinion
is that the chemist has had the parts for
two weeks and must in all probability have
analyzed them. Those who believe he has
discovered poison explain the absence of
publicity OF the discovery on the ground
that the government is working up the case.
There is report extant that a detective
has been in Sidney a week or two past.
An officer who collected bill of the
deceased few days before the death is said
to have overheard row between husband
and wife. l, is also said that the wife stated
that a certain hysician prescribed the gin
and molssses for her husband and that the
physician denies it. These and other
suspicious circumstances and reports led to
the assumption of guilt in connection with
the death.
Another theory is that the complete an
alysis of the remains has not b,en made !;
that the delay is due to anything liable to
occur IN such a matter; that if fret an
alysis had been made and did show the alb
sence of poi son the chemist would not make
his report until he had exhausted all the
Methods of analysis.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-15
MEMS NUGGETS.
Brought by the Wires from tho North, fast
South and West.

Riots prevailed throughout Sicily Satur-
day and Sur day.
Minneapolis had 800, 600 fire in Syn
dicate block, Nicolett avenue.
Rev. Dr. william John Butler. dean of
Lincoln, Eng, died Of pneumonia, Sunday.
The New Haven Central Labor Union
has beyco,tsd the Palladium and L Union be-
cause of new typesetting machines.
At Russell, Kan, Jaturday night, j. q.
Burton, VIM. and John Gay were lynched
for the murder of Fred Dinning, last July.
The miners threaten vengeance on Dead
wood, Col, traders who supported mine
owners in the recent struggle. Serious
trouble is expected.
Schooner Ethel o. Milbridge, Me, Wal
lace. Port Liberty for Bucksport, Me-, ar
rived at Vineyard Haven, Mass, Sunday,
with loss of foresail.
Schoopers Mary Csbral and Addison
Center, which went ashore on Long point,
near Provincetown, Macs during the last
gale, were successfully hosted Sunday.
While skating on the Blackstone river at
Providence, II. l., Sunday. two boys named
Berry and Nadeau, belonging at Albion,
broke through the ice and were drowned.
Tne bodies were recovered.
House snd three barns, with their con-
tents, belonging to Thomas Welsh, on
Townsend road, Fitchburg. Mas. we're
burned Sunday. Loss estimated at $1,000;
i ,sured for s2500. Cause, incepdiary.
The three -masted schooner May Will
ii ,ms, Capt. Con. II, loldei with phosphate
rock, went a.hore near Meeox life saving
station. Fire Islard. N. r., Sunday, but
fioated snd resumed her voyage to Boston.
A snow plow ard engine on the Windsor
& Annapolis Railway, broke through =
bridge between Middleton and Wilmot, N.
s., Sunday. Engineer o. Pudsey and
Fireman Frank Smith were instantly
killed.
Mr.. Pillsbury Of Boston, gave q highly
interesting simultaneous blindfold perfor-
nance at the Manhattan Chess Club, New
York, Saturday night, against tight MEM
bers Of the club. Pillsbury won six and
drew two.