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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-01-12

Professor Virchow, tho great Ger.
man scientist, reaflirms his belief tina.
no trace of "the missing link" between
man and the lower animals has been
discovered, either i'll the human skulls
which are believed to be most ancient,
or in the physical structure of modern
savnrns
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-01-12

In Germany, when the vote of the
jury stands six against six, the
prisoner is acquitted. A vote of seven
against five leaves the decision to the
court, and i'll IL vote of eight against
four the prisoner is convicted.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-01-12
SIMPLIFYING THE JOB.

Glow will we go through this train ?"
asked one desperate of another. eve
want to avoid noise and publicity Ms
far ms possible.
THAT'S all right, was the answer,
"I've got it fixed"
"How?"
"Wc1l wait until the Pullman
porter gets through with the passen-
gers and then we'll rob him. Wash
ington Star.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-01-12
sav0ges.

Aluminium is to he used wherever
practicable i'll the announcements, arms
and equipments of the German army.
BY its use the weight carried by in
fantry soldiers will be trihe over
hfty-sevcn pounds, where now it is
slightly moro than sixty eight and one
half pounds.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-01-12
THE poY KNEW TIE MEN.

Johnny" said his teacher, your
father can do IL piece of work in seven
days, and your Uncle George can do it
in nine days, how long would it take
both of them to do it?"
They'd never get it done,' snid
Johnny. They'd sit down and tell
fish stories. ''--Philadelphia Record.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-01-12
BREAKING 1T GENTLY.

Will Haver-"Wel so far, we have
been able to keep our engagement Sc
cret."
May Blnme-"Yes I had propo-
sal from Mr.. Robinson yesterday"
Will Haver- What did
you say to tho poor fellow?"
May We'll, of course, I
tried to treat him with all possible
consideration. L said that 7 regretted
that previous engagement made it
impossible. Puck.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-01-12

The Trustees of Tufts College, in
Massachusetts, have decided to estab.
lish medical school in Boston. The
school will admit students of both
seSes
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-01-12

1t is estimated that the chinch bug,
Hessian fly, army worm and cotton
worm have cost the United States
more than tho Civil War.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-01-12
AN AMBIGUOUS ANSWER.

'Didn't You tell me, when I helped
you years ago., said Downattheheel to
Upintheair, ''that you'd always re-
member it, and that you'd share your
last crust with me?"
81 certainly did; and 1 will when L
get to it."-Life.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-01-12
IMpuLsIvE ARE WIDOWS.

'tI always knew he WAS too timid to
propose.
''But he married short time ago. "
eyes; but he married widow. -
Life.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-01-12
NOT LIKELY TO FORGET 1T.

ri understand that Grabbins has left
the city"
Never mind" replied the man who
sneers. He'll probably be back after
it. Life.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-01-12
BUDGET OF FUN.
HUMOROUS SKETCHES FROM
VARIOUS SOURCES.
'Twns Ever Thus = Impulsive Are
Widows-The Modern Wayne
Triner-P1aying Second
Fiddle, Etc, Etc.

o. the gold In the locks OF my love-
1t Is brighter than stars to behold
But the misery that mocks
All tho gold In her locks,
Is-the cast-iron locks on her gold,
Atlanta Constitution.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-01-12
NO TRIFLER.

"Did he propose to you?"
eyes"
"Was he in earnest?"
"He must have been. He asked me
how rich my father was. Once A
Week.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-01-12
THE MODERN WAY.

The Count-"Do you think you
could support my wife in the style to
which she has been nccustomed?"
Would-be Fatherin-Law-T will
do my best"
The Count-''Then take me and be
happy, Puck.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-01-12
Church pastorates are still soldto
the highest bidders in come parts Of
England.

According to the insurance tables
expectation of life at ten years of age
is greatest in England, 1872.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-01-12
BY MUTUAL CONSENT.

HERE was no doubt
that the Messin-
gers. were fortu-
nate in possessing
so C Ii ar Ill ing n
house as the Ness.
1t was built Mt the
head of n narrow
valley shut in by
two hills, and be-
The Meeker herald., 1894-03-03

Many country people in Italy fore
tell the weather by means of Il lcech
in an open-mouthed bottle partly
filed with water. The water must
be changed once Il week and II spoon
full OF blood poured in as often.
When the weather is good tine leech
will remain coiled up at the bottom
of the bottle. Whenever rain is near
at hand it will creep up to tho top
and stay there until the weather is
settled again. II wind is imminent,
1t will be very restless and dart
about in the water as though in pain,
while before thunderstorm it will
appear to be in commissions. 1t is so
generally trusted that at haying
time and other seasons when fine
weather is important the lcech is
one of the most useful members of
the household.
The Meeker herald., 1894-03-03
cling Photographs.

Paris tradesmen who sell photo
graphs say that pictu-cs of promin-
ent men are very little In demand
nowadays. They are seen so often
in the illustrated papers that photo
graphs no longer go. The actresses
and fashionable women. of all social
grades. are eagerly bought. not by
their admirers among men mainly,
but by dressmakers OF the second
class in Paris and the provinces.
Tho latter buys the photographs to
study the patterns.
The Meeker herald., 1894-03-03

A press dispatch from Carson. Nevada,
states that on the night of February lst a
brilliant meteor shot over Western Nevada
and Eastern California, Illuminating the
heavens for space of several seconds. 1t
made noise like rocket. The illumination
was followed by a low rumbllng and shock AS
of an earthquake. 1t has now been ascer-
tanned that the meteor struck about five miles
from a railway station called CandelarIn, in
Esmcralda county, about lao miles from Car
son. party organized TO search for tho
meteor came upon huge hole nearly 100
feet across, where the larger portion had
fallen. 1t struck on bare knoll, composed
of sand and rock. One report Is that the
ground was hot about the hole, and hence
that close examination was impossible
Pieces were found in the ncighborhood with
in a circle of mile in diameter. The surface
of the earth for several hundred yards Is
SCARED bv ncces of meteorlc stone
The Meeker herald., 1894-03-03

a most remarkable case of theft
was in Whitfield county. Georgia a
family living in the country left
their home for few months visit
When the family returned there was
no house. no barn. no stables and no
fences. while large hole had been
dug where the house had formerly
stood. Suspicion pointed to man
who occupied an adjoining farm. ana
after Il rigid examination it was
learned that he had first entered the
house anl stolen the cook stove.
Then he took some other articles.
His next move was to takc tho bal
ance OF tho furniture to town and
sell it. He then appropriate the
fences. and later the outhouses to
repair his own fences and buildings.
Emboldened by success he tore
down tho dwelling-house and sold
the lum bcr, and, not satisfied with
stealing the furniture and house, he
began to cxcavate the ground in
order to fill low place upon his owl
land.-St Louis GlobeDcmocrat.
The Meeker herald., 1894-03-03

Sometimes n word or thought expressed to
the inquirlng mind may lead to good results
Riding In II train n few days ago gentleman
who has spent a long life as civil engineer
began talking of the possibilities OF the arid
lands we were travelling over in southwestern
Idaho. Water said he, SIS the great thing.
1t may be developed sometimes where you
would hardly expect at least such an abund'
ance.m
Zone of the party said he, had found a
very small spring on his land, and he wished
1t would open out big enough for use
why don't you help nature TO do thatfn
said our engineer. Let me give you an cN-
ample. was surveying some year. ago in
Texas. small spring and the basin into
which its water flowed supplied the cattle
with water. The animals stood in the basin
aud tramped around the spring until they
crushed out the flow, and the cattle had TO 20
without drink. urged the cowboys TO dig
until the water was started again, They did
so and secured larger flow than ever before.
The number of cattle greatly increased. and,
more water being needed, the excavations
were extended, and within year or two the
spring increased Its flow 70 much that the
owner put In small race and had water
enough to run small saw-mill Springs are
mostly artesian in character, and can be, as a
general thing, increased In quantity by giving
them more freedom in discharge
The writer could mention many instances
where few feet Of mn open cut or tunncling
into the hill has developed large flows Of wa
ter. A tiny spring in the northern portion OF
Salt Lake City a few years ago sent out n lit
tie hot water to be taken up like the dry air
before 1t had gone many feet. The owner
tried the experiment OF tunneling IN some
twenty or thirty feet through limestone.
portion OF the water thus developed Is now
pumped into n tank eighty feet above and It
then flows through an cight-lnch wooden pipe
to n sanitarlum in the heart OF the city, and
delivers II there with temperature of los de-
grees. Were 1t not for the tunnel that spring
would not have been known except 10 few,
and its great value would have remained uu-
heard of and It's praises unsung.
=. TbGGdsl,ia tHi8TG9 l,f,Is'a Ge5iS aaP .a"nol
water is only performing the same service
that n tunnel run into the hill may do, and
often the tunnel Is the cheapest most simple
and eifcctyc.-J. II. Goodirii dn Irrigation
igs
The Meeker herald., 1894-03-03
SEEK THEIR FOOD AT NIGHT.
ProulinG Animals Which Keen Late
0ourA In thu TrapIcnl I.aua4.I.

ProwlinG Animals Which Keen Lat,
Hours In the Tropical Countries.
In tropical countries, where the
struggle for life seems to rage even
fercer than in the temperate regions.
vast number of animals have been
driven by want to seek their liveli.
hood in the dark, through stress OF
competition. The Cornhill Magazine
mentions the bowler MONKEYS, for
example. who make night hideous in
large tracts of South American for
ests, beginning their dismal music
as soon as evening sets in and only
retiring for the day as dawn puppies
the horizon. There are the lemurs
OF Madagascar. so called because
like ghosts, they walk by night and
Withdraw at cockcrow- strange.
stealthy. noiseless creatures, with
great. wistful, poetical eyes and
enlarged pupils; monkeys that prey
on birds and insects in the gloomy
depths of their native forests. There
is the slender loris, graceful and
beautiful beast. with eyes like a
gazellc's. but treacherous man
ners, who pounces upon birds as
they sleep in their little nests, creep.
ing silently upon them from behind
like an Indian upon the warpath, AMI
ahording no indication of his hateful
presence till he is within arm reach
OF his slumbering victim. There is
that curious little nondescript ami
NAL, the aye-aye, who attracted so
much attention few years ago at
the zoo-a quaint small beast, half
monkey, half rodent, who comes forth
at night in search of fruits or insects
and crawls through the woods with
catlike pace upon butterfly and cater
pillar. And there is that other con
meeting link, the galcopithecus, o.
flying monkey'-a lcmur well on
its way 10 develop into bat, apelike
in form, but with memb rane
stretched loose between his arms and
legs after the rudimentary fashion of
the flying squirrel, by mean; OF which
he glides from tree to trcc with sort
of hall jump, half flight. very curious
to witness. These are but few of
the nocturnal mammals OF the mon
key and lemur type, ancient ances-
tors OF our own, gone wrong through
keeping such very late hours. and
now stranded for the most part in
islands or pcuinsulas of extreme au-
tiquity.
The Meeker herald., 1894-03-03

Why Is 1t that we rejoice at birth and
grlcve at n funeral, 1t is because We arc not
the person involycd.
II is easy TO find fault, II one has that dis
position. There was once man who not be-
ing able 10 lad any other fault with his coal,
complained that there we're too many prehis-
torc toads IN IL.
There are three inialllblc ways OF pleasing
an author aud the three form rising scale
of compliment: |. to tell him you have read
one of his books; 2, to tell him you have read
all of his books; g. to ask him TO let you read
the manuscript of his rthcoming book. No.
! admits you to his respect, No. admits you
to his admiration No. carries you cleai
into his heart.-CcHtitry.
The Meeker herald., 1894-03-03

do you ever have that tired feel
Ing which is spoken of in the medical
advertisements asked the young
medical student, addressing tho
pretty girl on whom he was making
call.
sometimes.
"Ah. sometimes, not always.
That's what we call the periodici.y
of disease. Now. have you noticed
that you have it at regular inter-
vals?"
NO. / can't say. but | have
noticed that always have it when
you CALI
The Meeker herald., 1894-03-03

A species of acacia, which grows
very abundantly in Nubia and Soudan,
is also called the ..whistling tree" by
the natives Its shoots are frequent
ly, by the agencies of the Larvae OF
insects distorted in shape. and
swollen into globular bladder from
one to two inches in diameter. After
the insect has emerged from circn-
lar hole in the side of this swelling.
the opening, played upon by the
wind becomes musical instrument,
nearly equal in sounl to sweet
toned flute
The Meeker herald., 1894-03-03
ARIZONA.
The sp,niard,' Mans for Il Tribe of nig-
Noscd Indians.


Noscd Indians.
The southwestern portion OF what
is now the United States was origin
ally inhabited b. tribe of natives
noted far and wide for their promi-
nent beak-likc noses and. although
nature had hcon extremely lavish in
her gifts when she conferred nasal
nppendages upon these queer abor-
igines. they sought to enlarge those
organs by piercing the vertical sep
tum or gristle between the nostrils,
and wearing enormous ornaments
therein. Ono division OF this big
noscd tribe would wear a ring ham
mcred from native gold mr. siIvsri
another an ornamented shell. while Il
third were content with a sharp stick
driven through the cartilage in such
II manner as to permit of the ends
pro, Getting several inches to the side
of each nostril.
To the early Spanish invaders
these queer but harmless creatures
were known as The Big Noses" In
the Spanish language NOSE" is nariz.
Ny authority says; In that language
you can also express II ullulnult'c w
an augmentative by n termination to
the name word Thus, narizito
would mean "a little nose" and mar
lion "a great big nose" The fem
mime of maroon would be narizona
The IN having been eliminated by
usage and time, we have the name
as it stands o.day-Arizona
In much the same manner the
state OF Oregon receives its name
from tribe of Indians noted for
their enormous ears. They pierced
the auricle and enlarged the lobe
much in the same manner that the
Narizons enlarged their noses. In
the Spanish. ear is orcja Now
attach on the augmcntative to the
word oreja. leaving off the final {
from the word meaning ear. and We
have OREGON. Time. which, like
care. will kill a cat, has changed the
II to 'g" and given us the wore
"Oregon."
The Meeker herald., 1894-03-03
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than Others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of aperfect lax
alive; efIectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fcvers
and permanently curing constipation;
It has given satisfaction TO millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid,
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak,
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufac.ured by the California Fig SyrnI
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Fig
and being well informed, you will moi
accept any substitute if offered.
The Meeker herald., 1894-03-03

Perhaps no local disease has puzzled and
bafllcd the medical profession more than
nasal catarrh. While not Immediately fatal
It a. among the most nauseous and disgusting
Ills the flesh + heir to, and the records Ahow
very few or no cases of radical cure OF chronic
catarrh BY any of the many modes OF treat
mcnt until the introductiS Of Ely's Crca III
Balm few years ago. The success OF thi.
preparation has been most gratifying and
surprising.
The Meeker herald., 1894-03-03

IT'S satisfaction to know, and reassurin-,
too, in free nation, that the youngest coun,
try'fn the world Is the foremost in popular
education. England, with 30, 600, 600 popula-
ton, mas 'UO0 students in the universities
Germany, with $4,000, 900 population. In,
20, 900 college students; America, with Is.
OOO.00o population, has 30. 900 eollegians. with
5000 theological and 10000 medical and le-
gal student total of 10000 Our super
iority in reading and readers Is equally
marked. Inc libraries Of the United States
exceed those of Europe By 20, 900 900 volumes
Our printing presses send out $4,000 daily
and weekly periodicals, with 5000, 600 sub
tcribers This Is the reason why public opin-
Ion is intelligent and dominant here as it Is
nowhere else in the world, This Is the land
OF the schopl-house, the church and free
pressure trinity Of progress,-!St. Louis Re
pttblic.
The Meeker herald., 1894-03-03

The Greeks consume annually to
each inhabitant five pounds OF
sugar and one pound of coffee.
they make up the deficiency in
wine, drinking eighteen gallons
each in the twelve months
The Meeker herald., 1894-03-03

1t is computed that the death rate
of the world is 81 a minute and tho
birth rate 20 O minute. and this
seemingly light percentage of gain is
sufficient to give net increase of
population each year of almost i, 200, :
OOD souls,
The Meeker herald., 1894-03-03

Among the early Christians tho
books of heretics, such as OXYGEN
and Arius. were frequently burn cd in
great piles. while the heretics re-
torted in kind by burning the writ
ings of tho orthodox controversial
isfc
The Meeker herald., 1894-03-03

young sporting man went into religious
book store The other day and asked for a work
on steeple-chasing. He was given guide
book to the cathedrals OF England.
The Meeker herald., 1894-03-03

Dudley Gushington 80 Tcnnyson
says: "Men are Gods trees"
Miss Sharpgirl-Then dudes must
be ripe thistles-soft on top and slim
in the body.-Texas Siitings
The Meeker herald., 1894-03-03

Street-car drivers and others who are con-
stantly exposed to all kinds of weather, and
cannot hnd time to lay by. should ever bear
in mind this plain fact that Dr. Bulls Cough
Syrup cures coughs and colds. IL is I'M
eoualed.
The Meeker herald., 1894-03-03

man who never owned a halky horse will
tell you that he found the animal exceedingly
hard TO get along With,
The Meeker herald., 1894-03-03

A spiritualist may tip the table, but it is
the chap who tips the waiter who gets the
most attention.
The Meeker herald., 1894-03-03

A within Is a fly that bnzzes In the empty
chambers of an exhausted brain.
The Meeker herald., 1894-03-03

By local applications as they cannot reach the
diseased portion Of the ear. There IS only
one way to cure deafness, and that Is by con-
stitutiuual remedies Deafness is caused by
an lutiamed condition OF the mucous lining
of the Eustachiun Tube When this tube is
innamed you have a rUmblinE sound or I'M
perfect hearing, and when It 10 entirely closed,
Deafness is the result, and unless the inhan-
nation can be taken out and this tube re-
stored to its normal condition, hearing will
be destroyed forever; nine cases out OF ten
are caused by Cutarrh, which Is nothing but
nhamcd condition Of the mucous sur
faces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness tcauscd by catarrh) that
cannot be cured by HALLS Calarrh Cure. Send
for circulars; free.
+. j. CHENEY Il CO., Toledo, o.
- Sold by Druggists. zoe,
Character, like boiled glue, depends upon
liz rIstnnrr fnr ~. NHlIIl.
The Meeker herald., 1894-03-03

Curious-There are no counts IN this coun-
try, and yet every man counts
The Meeker herald., 1894-03-03

'Avoid whisky and water, my SON. said
the fond father. "It's dllutlon and II
snare"
The Meeker herald., 1894-03-03

a scrlptural quotation by Disguised law
stud cnts-"Hang all the law and The proph
The Meeker herald., 1894-03-03

~. y. 4. Denver. yo'. Nj. No. $500.
when writing TO sdvertisers please say that you
the advertisement. in ihi= paper
The Meeker herald., 1894-03-03
4AasS OF POWER

Every man has n show In life, but few of
them find VI n circus.
The Meeker herald., 1894-03-03

Much reading is like much eatIng-wholly
useless without digestion.
The Meeker herald., 1894-03-03

Even the homeless man may have title
clear 10 mansions In the skies.
The Meeker herald., 1894-03-03


Is sold guarantee. II cures Recipient COnsumrl
Goo. II Is the best Cough Cure 2jet tocts- g STA
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-06-14
Cutting Fine veneers.

Few people have an idea how thin .
sheet of veneer may be cut with the aid
of improved machinery. There is firm
in Paris which makes business of cut
ting veneers, and to such perfection
have they brought it that from single
tusk thirty inches long they will cut a
sheet of ivory one hundred and fifty
inches long and twenty inches wide
Some of the sheets of rosewood and ma
hogany are only about fftieth of an
inch in thickness. OF course, they cam
not cut all woods so thin as this, for the
grain of many varieties is not sufficient
ly close to enable such fine work to be
done, but the sheets of lockwood, maple
and other woods of this character are
often so thin as to be translucent.