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COULD NOT ORDER A DINNER.
He Could Crack Legal Nuts, but Did Noa
Know What He Wanted to Eat,

Know What He Wanted to Eat.
Some men do not know what they want
to eat until they see what another man
has ordered. l saw one Of these men in
down town restaurant the other evening
l was the only other patron in the place at
that hour. My order for late supper had
Just been taken by the waiter.
The man was warmly welcomed by o
waiter, who saw another chance for q tip,
end tried to draw tho newcomer over to a
coy corner near window. But the man
didn't want the corner seat. He moved
steadily toward my place, brushing the
waiter aside. At the chair opposite me
the man paused and prepared to sit down.
"You can't sit there If the gentleman
objects" said the waiter as he placed his
hand on the chair
but the gentleman hasn't objected,
has her" demanded the stranger.
Then he asked me If l objected to his
taking the seat. told him there was no
objection, and he took tho chair. He was
O largo man, well dressed and 30 years
old. Taking up the bill Of fare, he ran
through it. studied 1t awhile and laid 1t
down. He looked toward the door through
which the walters came, took up the bill
Of fare again and put 1t down again, with
sigh.
The waiter who had met him stood
closely Watching him. He seemed to fear
there was something wrong with the man.
After a pause the stranger took up the bill
of fare again. This time he studied 1t
with greater care than ever. Then he be-
gan to give his order 1t was an elaborate
one. The mans appetite seemed to grow
as his eyes ran down the card He started
in with roast beef, took bit Of chicken
and some mutton. With these he ordered
half dozen kinds Of vegetables, and so
on down the list he ran, winding up with
pudding and pie.
The order was such ,Pn extraordinary
one that the waiter APPEARED to hesitate
about filling 1t.
whats the matter with your" growled
the man. Don't you think 1 can pay for
itp"
Without stopping to explain the waiter
hurried away. Five minutes later my own
order was served. There was an enticing
odor from the steak, which was the prin-
cipal feature of 1t, that caused me to for
get the man opposite was still eating
leisurely when the strangers dinner was
brought in. There was hardly room for 1t
on the table.
The stranger showed at once that he
didn't care for what he had ordered. He
nibbled a little and put 1t all aside. Mean
while had eaten all the steak wished
and pushed the rest of 1t aside.
"Do you care for any moro Of that
steak" asked the man.
was greatly surprised, but told him /
did not. Then he reached forward, took
what had left, ate 1t and seemed to en-
Joy it. l did not eat all of my dessert, but
the man finished 1t. When my cheese
came, ate part Of 1t, and he asked for
the rest. Then came my pot Of coffee,
"May have cup Of that coffeeT
asked the stranger. II have ordered tea
and hate it,, he said. II can tell you oil
about abstracts of title and can crack q
great many legal nuts, but I'm blamed
fool when get bill Of fare in my hands. y
New York Herald
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Healthy ChiIdran.

Come from healthy mothers. And
mothers will certainly be healthy if they
take DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription.
NoChing can equal it in building up a
wOmau's strength, in the pains and bur.
dcns of collaborating, supports and
strengthens weak, nursing mothers, and
promotes an abundant secretion of nour-
ishment
It's an invigorating, restorative tonic,
a soothing and bracing nervine, and a
guaranteed remedy for woman's ills
and ailments. In every chronic female
complaint or weakness, If it ever fails
to benefit or cure, you have your money
back.
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COMMUTERS TO NEW YORK.
The Service Said to Amount to q Million
Passengers a Week Both Ways.

The Service Said to Amount to q Million
Passengers Week Both Ways.
OF the railroad lines running out Of and
coming into New York, either directly or
through the ferries, there are 10 which
make something of speciality Of commu-
tation rates to regular passengers.
New York has proportionately smaller
number Of roads entering 1t than any
other big city. Chicago, for instance, Is
the terminus Of S5 railroads, which have
an aggregate trackage of 10000 miles.
Two hundred and fifty passenger or
mail trains arrive in or leave Chicago
daily, exclusive Of the suburban trains,
which number several hundred additional.
New York has actually but one important
railroad station within its boundaries, and
the large number Of commuters come into
the city through the New Jersey or Long
Island roads.
The maximum railroad charge for com
muters is 30 cents for 10 miles, but special
tickets are sold at material reduction to
regular passengers, q 80 trip ticket within
the 10 miles limit being sold by the Jersey
Central, one Of the chief Communication
roads, for SO and monthly Communication
ticket within the 10 mile limit for S..
Other roads which cater largely to this
traffic are the Erie, the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western, the New York and
New Haven, the New York and Northern,
and the Long Island railroad.
The development Of the communication
business has engaged for many years the
attention Of the passenger agents, and 1t
is now permanent item Of revenue on
many roads. The Communication service Of
all railroads having New York city ter
minus amounts, 1t is computed, to 1,000,-
900 passengers week both ways, and the
North river bridge, when built, will aid
In swelling the volume Of suburban pos
sengers.-New York Sun.
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another Business Entirely.

Couldn't you give me an engagement
fter have studied some more" said the
young man who sings.
Possibly" replied the manager.
"And could you-could you let me have
$40 on accountS"
"Id like to, but it's out of my line. 1
am not prepared to discount promissory
notes. "-Washington Star.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-08-10

Delicate diseases, affecting male or fe-
male, howeves induced, speedily and
permanently cured. Illustrated book
sent sealed for 20 cents in stamps.
Worlds Dispensary Medical Associa-
ton, 663 Main street, Buffalo, N. Y.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-08-10

Again that dead silence when the
Vigilant crossed the line. If our British
cousins do not know how to take defeat
gracefully, it is not from any lack of ex-
perience.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-08-10

A Gallant Little Newsboy.
A lady passing along the street saw that
both of her shoes had come united, and
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-08-10
A Negative Victory.

Bates-Do you try to break your boys
willp
Rates-No; it's all can do to break his
won'tI-Kate Fields Washington.
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A Short Creed.

A young man said to DR.. Parr that he
would believe nothing which he could not
understand. "Then," said the doctor,
''your creed will be the shortest Of any
mans know. "A. Helps.
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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-03-02
Enects of Oniunl.

Opium produces more varied and
opposite effects upon the human sys-
tenn than any known drug Even in
small doses it will act on the same in
dividual as stimulant and MS n soda
tive, as an astringent or laxative, and,
In large doses to those who are hnbi-
tuated to its use, it acts rs powerful
stlmulant, OF even lntoxicant, such in
toxication being followed by muscular
relaxation and mental torpor. The
action of most drugs, or Mt least of
very many, varies according to the
dose which is administered, thus ipe-
cacuanhn will act as an emetic in large
doses, but if given in small quantity
VIII arrest sickness. Ammonia will
cause or arrest sickness, according to
the quantity taken, while many drugs
which in small doses will operate as
febrifuges will in large doses induce
fever. New York Sun.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-03-02

y calculation has been male by Pro-
fessor Ru5e, showing the difference in
The purchasing power of money be-
tween 1892 and the present day. He
says that the first expedition OF Co
lumhas cost 1880 of American money,
q very moderate sum for the equip
ment of three vessels, small rs they
were. Columbus, however, was paid
rs Admiral only Mt the rate of $500 n
year his captains received only SIG a
month, and sailors from So to 50. so.
Other expenses, of course, were in
proportion, for little money went n
great deal further in those days than
it would in these.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-03-02
Perlunled NIists.

On certain parts of the coast oil
France, including the channel, mists
occasionally appear which nre gener.
ally called "perfumed mists." They
come in the morning, especially dur
ing the spring, says the Paris Petite
Revue, and, strangely enough, only
when the wind is in the northwest.
Some times they only last for few
minutes. and others they hang about
all day. They have characteristic
smell, similar to that of lima kiln.
The origin of these mists is mys.
terry. In one district the inhabitants
thought the smell came from some
lime kilns some miles to the north.
east, and they may have been right /;
but that was not on explanation of the
phenomenon, because the smell from
those lime kilns could not have been
carried by n northeast wind to oil the
other places where the mists were seen
and the smell noticed.
In one of those places the northeast
wind comes from the sea, in another it
comes overland; the smell does not,
therefore, necessarily come from the
ground. During the past few weeks
the northeast wind has been very
prevalent and the mists frequent.
The best explanation given is that
the clustering northeast and cas-,
winds sweep up the dust, gases and
germs of tho ground over which they
pass, and drive them toward the sea.
When this wind has continued for
some time it contains such quantity
of these things MS to affect NIL our or
ghns; TINT is the cause of the COM
plants which appear when the east
wind blows, and it may be the cause
OF those "perfumed breezes."
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-03-02
The Eskimo,s Stomach,

The stomach of the Eskimo must ba
wonder. The grinding arrangements
of fertilizer factory would die OF
overwork il compelled to perform the
labors marked out for the Eskimo's
interior. Bear, walrus, and whale
meat, elder duck, alive or very dead
anything and everything goes. A tray
iul OF entrails, still warm with animal
heat with bowl of coagulated blood
followed by putrid fish for second and
third courses, would scarcely be con
sldered first-class layout by n guest
Mt metropolitan hotel, and yet it is
probable that among the fashionable
gastronomic frirperies the gentle
native of the polar circle might find
items that would mako him sick. =
Chicago Times.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-03-02

the face of the ocean. The crew of the
Colombo ID were terrified, hAiGvina
that they had seen the phantom ship,
and they thought they would never
reach port alive. However, they got
to land oil right and learned that tho
"Hutchins Bros" had been deserted
when about to sink by her men, who
were picked up. The case WAS quito
similar to the celebrated one of the
Mary Celeste, which was found in the
Mediterranean under full sail without
a soul on board, though nothing APP
parently was the matter with her and
the fire in the galley stove was Lighted.
That mystery was never solved. Tho
vessel WAS towed into Genoa and was
scuttled years afterwnrd in the Gulf OF
Mexico for tho insurance.
The drifts of some of these derelicts
are astonishing. One of the most re.
markable was that of the schooner w
Il. White, abandoned in tho great biz.
znrd of 1883. Her track formed n
picturesque feature of the pilot charts
for many months. From March to
November she was reported by thirty
six vessels. In n cruise of ten months
she traverscd distance of more than
5000 miles, eventually going ashore on
one of the Hebrides. Tho American
schooner Wyer G. Sergeant drifte6
about the ocean for two years, cover
ing $500 miles. She was loaded with
$40, 900 worth of mahogany. She was
sighted thirtyfour times and reversed
tho whole Atlantic, from the west to
the east coast and from tho Azores to
Newfoundland. -Washington Star.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-03-02

Says the Washington Star "Stend.
lily and surely + he business conditions
in this country are improving and al
though many man ufacturing establish
ments-some of them very important
conccrns-are still idle and unprofita
BILE, it is easily probable that before
many months the growth of healthy
activity will restart every wheel. That
stocks are stronger is less sntisfac
tory sign than the fact that many more
works opened up during the past week
than closed down during that period.
In some instances resumption has only
been brought about by the co-opera
ton of employees who, recognizing the
forcefulness of the truism as to half n
loaf being vastly superior to no bread,
accepted reduced compensation and
promise to be content Herewith until
industrial affairs are more buoyant
than now. In the money markets
there is evidence of returning conf
dence and although the volume oil
lonus is as yet far from what it was six
months ago it is large enough to be
seen and refreshing enough to irrigate
what for some time has been arid
lands of commerce and investment.
Extremely rapid improvement need
hardly be expected at this time. This
is an elastic sort of q country, but il
cannot recover instantly from sucl
depression as has existed throughout
the summer. An even upward ten.
dency is all that should be looked fol
at this time. The causes which re.
suited in such distress rs will make
1898 year to be remembered were
slow in their operation end recovery
has been and probably will be no less
deliberate"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-03-02
The Size of the pnciflc Ocean.

Tho Pacific Ocean may be reckonctl
to include GO, 900, 900 square miles, OF
moro than one-third of the total nren
of the earth's surface. 1t extends
through nearly 1876 degrees of latitude,
or thrce-eights Of the worlds circum-
ference-a stretch of 5000 miles from
north to south. From east to west it
varies from an even greater length to
less than fifty miles Ii confined by
the smallest possible length of boundary
line, it would form round pond $500
miiesin diameter. Tho deepest sound
ing made by the Challenger expedition
was in the Pacific, between the Caro-
lines and tho Ladrones, and was 4475
fathoms, or 26, $50 feet greater depth
than the height of any mountain in
the world except three. A still deeper
sounding was made from the United
States ship Tuscarorn. of 1900 fathoms,
IN, 600,) ut the entrance to the Sea of
Okotski; that being probably the
deepest reliable sounding ever made.
The Pacific Ocean has not been ex-
plored nearly so thoroughly rs the At
lantic, and concentrations from the
comparatively few statistics available
may be subject to considerable inaccur-
acy; but, putting together the recorded
soundings, and taking into account au
estimate of the depth based upon the
swiftness of the tide wave, it seems
probable that the average depth of the
Pacific may safely be put at 5000
fathoms, 1S,00o,) or nearly 81 miles.
This gives the entire contents of the
Pacific rs nearly 232, 0O0,0 cubic
miles. Some conception of one cubic
mile may be got from the statement
that, if we had block of buildings of
that size, it would take nm hour to
walk around it Mt a good pace, and n
fairly easy staircase to the top of it
would contain 10000 steps, while
thirteen cathedrnls as high as st. Paul's
could be piled up on one another with
out reaching to the top.
The cubic contents expressed in feet
is thirty-four trillions, (thirty-four
million million million. This is n
number it is not easy to realize; it is
so great that if n million clocks licked
once second for million years their
combined ticliings would not amount
to it. AS each cubic foot or water
weighs over sixtytwo pounds, the
weight of the Pacific is over 1000 tril-
lion pounds, or $50, 900, 900, 600, 600,
600 tons.-Longman's Magazine.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-03-02
Days That Must Drag.

The longest day of the year Mt Spitz-
bergen is three and one-half months.
At Wnrdbury, Norway, the longest day
lasts from May 81 to July %, without
intermission. At Tornea, Finland,
June 81 is twenty-five hours long, and
Christmas has less than three hours of
daylight. AT st. Petersburg the long
est day is nineteen hours and the short
est is five hours. AT London the long
est day is sixteen and onc-half hours,
at Montreal it is sixteen hours and at
New York it is about fifteen hours. -
New York Sun.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-03-02
INFORMATION FROM THE SLOT.

"a year or SO ago" enid young
man to Pittsburger, 81 spent n few
weeks III New Orleans. One day I
saw machine which bore the inscrip-
ton: Drop nickel in the slot and
learn how to make your pants last. ,
As 1 hadn't a great deal of money
thought M investment of five cents to
show me how to save the purchase of n
pnir of trousers would be small capital
put to good use, 10 dropped nickel
in and card appeared. What do You
suppose it recommended MS the way to
make your pants last?"
Don't wear m suppose.
"No."
"What did it say?'
"N1ako your coat and vest first. ~.
Pittsburg Chronicle.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-03-02

Southern Europe has been cxpe
riencing sharp shocks of earthquake
recently, and considerable npprehen
sion is felt that their frequent recur
renee prcsagcs n great disaster at nc
distant day. The study of seismolog,
IS not quito nm exact science, but
enough data have been gathered on the
subject of earthquakes to demonstrate
conclusivcly to the San Francisco
Chronicle That slight trcmors, and even
severe shocks, may be experienced for
many years without doing any more
damage than to disturb nervous per.
sons.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-03-02

Tho statistics of the senior class Mt
Yale College this year, furnished by
the class history, eraise the question
rs to the effects of hard study OH the
eyes. Out of class of 1876 there are
fifty-four who wear glasses, and OF
these twenty-five have taken to their
usc since entering college. Tho aver
age ago of the class is about twenty
two years, and yet nearly onethird of
them are compelled already to re.
enforce their eyes.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-03-02

A remarkable operation has been
recently reported from Hull, England
1t consisted in the cxtirpnt;on of n
portion of the right lung OF patient
suffering from consumption. Tho
patient recovered, and three months
after was comparatively well. a
similar operation has been performed
once or twice abroad. This is the
first case i'll England.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-03-02

One of the signs of the times, thinks
the Chicago Herald, is the way peck CT
pieces are getting into circulation.
Men who have carried certain cherished
coins for years find reason for spend
ing them, and silver halves and quar-
tiers of old dates arc quite often re
cclvcd in change. A few of the old
fashioned big copper cents have also
rcappcarcd, and small trndesmen do
not hesitate to accept Canadian OF
Mexican coins Mt their face value.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-03-02
SPOKE TOO ou1CK.

Brownly-"Yellowly was talking
about you yesterday"
Hotbed- "He was, was he? Well,
sir, that man has the reputation OF
being the biggest liar in town. He
couldn't speak the truth if he tried.
Brownly-"I didn't know thats"
Hotbed-"Thats his character, sir.
What did he say about me?"
Brownly-'sH said if there was an
honest man in town you were one. -
New York Press
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-03-02
American Males the Tallcs..

The English professional classes, who
head the list MS the tallest of adult
males, attain the average height of five
feet nine and one-quarter inches. Next
on the list comes the Anne ricnn males.
and minute fraction behind them
come the English of nll classes. Most
European Nations average for the admit
male five feet six inches, hnt the Aus
TRANS, Spanish and Portuguese just fall
short of this standard. -London Ian.
Get.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-03-02
BOARDING HOUSE STRATEGY.

The two lnndladics were comparing
notes.
81 find it pays to serve the break
fast piping hot" said one. Except
on Sundays. Then 1 serve it cold. ;"
"NYhy do you do that?" asked the
other.
"Well, on week days my boarders
have to ent breakfast i'll hurry, and
if it is hot they don't have time to
cool off, SO they eat very little. Sun
days they eat less because it is cold.
assure you, Mrs. Jones, but for this
discovery 1 should have lost money
this season, "-Harper's Bazaar.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-03-02
ONE OLE HIS TRICKS

81 thought you said you were going
to bring friend home to dinner with
you" said Mrs. Chugwater.
"He couldn't come, Samantha" re-
piled Mr.. Chugwater, rs he sat down
with grent satisfaction to the first good
dinner he had had chance to attack
for long time. Chicago Tribune.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-03-02
A MAN OF AFFAIRS.

Mrs. Lookhigh-'Mr. shortpurse is
building new house, and it's ever so
much nicer than this one of ours
Mr.. Lookhigh-"All right, my dear
we'll watch our chance and sell this. -
"And build new one?"
"No, indeed. Well buy Mr.. Short
purses Mt about half what it cost
when he gets sold out. New York
Weekly.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-03-02
EXPLAINED.

Howard's father is physician, md
one day when the doctor was ont,
Howard and little playmate were
playing doctor" in the real doctor Is
office. Presently Howard threw open
n closet door and revealed an articu-
lated skeleton to the terrified gaze OF
his playmate, but Howard himself was
perfectly calm.
"Pooh, Waltcr!" he said to his play
mate, "what You 'fraid of? It's moth
ing but an old skellington
"Wh-wh-where did it como from?'
asked Walter, with chattering teeth.
ooh, don't know. Papa has had
it long time; 1 guess likely it wa:
his first patient. "--Hnrper's Young
People.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-03-02

Tho flour mills of Minnesota are
running again and most of them, mn
nounces the st. Louis Republic, are
being operated to their full capacity.
"Thc Northwest rs we'll ms the South.
west" adds the Republic, "has re.
covered from the financial scare"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-03-02

ssHere is dollar BILL"
81 can't make the change. What
do you say to pulling another tooth
for the change.
"No, I thank you."
"Well, suppose pull two teeth for
the fifty. You can't kick about that. :"
--Texas Siftings.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-03-02
AN AWFUL DISCLOSURE.

Chollie-"1 hate to say anything Ill
If dead man, but the doosid lawyers
Who have been looking over Upper
ion's papers have bwought to light
hings that showed him to be no gen
ileman."
Chappie-"Hawl What did they
ind ?"
Chollio---'Evwy time he loaned any
money to any of the men in the club
10 made memorandum of it. I'm
annapolis Journal.