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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-04-06
Table Manners in Argentina.

eve encamped Fear q swamp. {"
says gentleman describing meal
he had with some cart drivers in
South America, "and supped on
sliced pumpkins, boiled with bits of
meat and seasoned with salt. The
meal was served in genuine pampa
fashion. One iron spoon and two
cows horns split in halves, were
passed around the group, the mem
hers OF which squatted upon their
launches and freely helped them
selves from the kettle. Even in this
most uncivilizcd form of satisfying
hunger there is n peculiar etiquette,
which the most lowly person in
variably observes. Each member of
tho company in turn dips his spoon,
or horn, into the centre of the stew
and draws it in direct limo towards
him, never allowing it to deviate to
the right or left. BY observing this
rnle each person cats without inter-
ferinS with his neighbor. Being
Ignorant of this custom I dipped my
horn into tho mess at random and
iishod about for some of tho nice bits.
My companions regarded this horrid
breach of politeness with scowls of
Impotence. They declared, with
some warmth, to the cook tho
foreigners did not know how to cat.
L apologizod Ms we'll as I could, and
cndeavored thereafter to eat accord.
ing to gaucho etiquette. New York
World.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-04-06
Rarest OF Precious Stones.

An interesting question was askel
The other day by II French lady. She
wished to know (Which are the lnrgesi
turquoises, the largest pearls and the
finest Chain of pearls. l should like
to know their value and tho names oil
their owners" An expert-to wit,
Arthur Bloche, tho vnluer of tho
French crown diamonds was able and
willing to supply this information, and
chatted of pearls and jewels rs glibly
ms the Arabian Nights story.
The most curious among famous
pearls, it appears, is that which. three
centuries ago, tho French traveller,
Tavernier, sold to the Shah of Pcrsia
for 9130,000. 1t is still in the pos.
session of the sovereign of Persia.
Another Eastern potentnte owns o
pearl of 12s carats, which is quite
transparent. It is to be had for the
sum of 100000.
Princess YoussOupoff has an Oriental
pearl which is unique for tho beauty
of its color. In 1920 this pearl wa.
sold by Gcorgibus of Calais to Philip
Nv of Spain, Mt the price of 1000 du.
cats. To-day it is valued ut Ei5, 900.
Pope Leo XIII, again, owns pearl
left to him by hia predecessors on the
throne of st. Peter which is worth
EGO, 600, and the chain of thirty two
pearls owned by the Empress Fred
erick is estimated mt ESQ, 000
III France pearls and rubies nrc, n,
the present time, far more fashionable
than any other precious stones. Din
monds are chiefly worn sewed NIL over
n velvet or silk ribbon, which is tieG
loosely round the neck. Really beau.
tiful tortoises are very rare. The Ma
harajah of Ulcp Sing, former King OF
Lahore, owns one of the most famous,
and son of Abd-el- Kadcr has in his
possession the fetish tortoise on which
are engraved the legends dictated by
Mohammed. Cincinnati Enquirer.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-04-06
POPULAR SCIENCE.

Tho tides of tho North American
Pacific coast arc reflex rather than
direct.
Pieces of shell havo been found
forty feet below the surface of tho
ground in some Western States.
The smallest coal-burning locomo-
tive i'll America is the work of O. d.
Young, of Denver. 1t weighs but 235
pounds.
Iron works at Troy, n. Y, have
made for u Havana sugar mill an iron
valve weighing $500 pounds. Tho firm
claims it to be tho largest valve ever
constructed.
A new process of rain-making was
recently brought before the Academic
DIES Sciences, Paris, by NJ. Baudoin.
His theory is that electricity maintains
the water in clouds in state of small
drops, and that il the electricity DO
discharged the water will como down.
Birds find their food iu strange
places. There are birds that 1.-Two with
cattle for the purpose or eating their
parasites. Lately tho old story of
Thucydides is found to have been ab.
solutely true, and that there is a
species of quail that jumps into tho
mouth of tho Nile crocodile and 80
frees him of the leechcs or parm. itcs
which adhere to the crocotlilc's gums.
In animals wo find industries. II
hunting is calling, the lion has q cal
ling. 1t is all brute courage on Ills
part, without much skill, whilo tho
wolf and the fox show much ingenuity,
displayed in the taking of their prey.
In birds, the eagle dsshes down upon
small animal or bird, mud so his mp
petite is satisfied, but II crow, who has
to eat to live, shows no such boldncss.
BE schemes for his ends.
The observatory method of deter
mining time is very simple i'll princi-
pie. The observer turns to his cata.
logue of stars, and chooses one for his
observation, the catalogue giving him
the time Ito tho hunlredth OF n socond)
Mt which that star will DO OH his me.
ridian; he then turns TO the telescope,
and Mt the instant the star crosses the
meridian records the time indicated by
his clock. Tho catalogue gives the
true time of passage, and unless the
clock gives the same it is in error.
A French surgeon has devised an ar.
tificial larynx which enables tho patient
to speak with air supplied to it by
means of II pneumatic appliance
fastened on his chest. The lnrynx,
which is of silver tubing, contains u
reed which gives uniform tone to the
artificial voice. The mir pressure i,
derived from two rubber balls com.
municnting together and with the
larynx by flexible pipes, AMI this mr.
rangement is actuated ty collnpsing
bulb held in Che hanl The bulbs
serve rs reservoirs for tho mir, and the
other bulb is used to fill them.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-04-06
A "Flyinc Switch.U

A flying switch is not n mechanical
contrivance. 1t ia mnnmuvre oil
railroad men, by which tho locomotive
of train is run upon ono track and
the train, on part of the train, is run
upon another track. When tho flying
switch is to be made tho engineer
causes the train to travel ut consid.
cradle speed, the coupling between the
engine and the train is then undone,
and the engine. Mt n greater speed,
runs from the still moving train upon
the track already ready for it. Immc.
diately the engine has passed the
switch points the switch is changed TO
throw the train, running with Its own
momentum, upon another track. A
flying switch is also called running
switch. New York Dispatch.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-04-06
An Electric Current in His Mouth.

Not long ago Pittsburger had one
of his back teeth filled with amalgam
that composition filling that is so
largely employed on account OF the
facility with which it can be used.
While in New York tho other day the
tooth above the one that had been re.
paired began to ache terribly, SO that
the gentleman was forced to go to n
dentist in that city. TO economic
time the dentist filled this with ANAL.
gam also, and the Pittsburger started
for his hotel. On his way he noticed
that every time his teeth closed he re.
ceiyed sort OF en- electric shock.
This increased in intensity until, when
he arrived at the hotel, the sensation
became absolutely painful. lie hurried
back to the Office of the dentist. The
doctor had good laugh when he
found that when the metal used in his
amalgam and that used by the Fits.
burg dentist came together they
formed n magnetic current. The
patient objected to having battery in
his head, SO another kind of filling
was substituted. -Pittsburg Dispatch.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-04-06
short ScrnlOna.

The fellow who looks Mt tho sun
through smoked glass can't 500 any
brightness.
Every community is crowded with
people who want tho best of everything
except religion.
Tho only people who refuse to walk
in Gods way arc those who hnvo the
dovil's shoes on.
The man who thinks ho knows it nj
lean never walk arm in arm with knowl
edge of any kind.
blessed arc tho morcifnl. DonY
forget it when you havo n mortgage OF
the property OF n widow.
Very fow people over find out this
side of tho grave just how much of the
devil they hnvo in them.
Getting mans heart right il bettcl
than putting stronger lock OH hi
neighbours chicken house.
All people tako their heads will
thom whom thoy go to church, bn
some of them leave thor hearts bellind
Tho violation of an eternal Inv mus
carry with it eternal punishment. A
law without penalty is no law.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-04-06
A GOOD poo STORY.
a Mastif VINO Was Not to 10 Won by a
Short Acquaintance.

Short Acquaintance.
a writer In ST Nicholas tells of
visiting u party Of friends In tho
bendigo gold fields where no was cor.
daily welcomed. Among tho valued
possessions OF my frieuds," no con-
tinues. was an English mastifY
named Rex, which belonged to one of
the gentlemen. The good under.
standing between myself and tho
mastiff appeared to have become so
well established during the evening
that on the next day loft the claim
where my friends were at work to
tetch Kettle of tea from the tent,
without tho least misgiving us to my
reception by him.
'Rex, who was always allowed to
run loose, came forward to meet mo
He allowed me to strCko his head,
and, SO far as 1 could see, showed no
interest In my movements as on
tered tho tent aud took drink of the
tea But when started to leave tho
tent with the kctto In my hand, i'm
agino my astonishmont when saw
the supposed friend Rex facing me.
and showing his teeth in a very
threatening way. put down tho
Kettle, seated myself on the edge of
the campbell and spoke to HIM. Ho
wagged his tall and looked so friendly
that l thought must have made a
mistake about his intentions. Not
at all. Tho moment attempted TO
leave the tent with tho kettle l had
reason to know that Rcx's broad grin
was no mere notion, hut, on tho con-
trary, real sign that he was true to
his trust as he understood it.
~ talked to him again, set down
tho Kettle and attempted 10 leave
without 1t Still Hex objected. Ho
had his doubts ind determined toplvo
his masters tho bonont of them.
There was no help for 1t; was held
prisoner, and could do nothing but
sit down and wait patiently for ono
Of the party to come TO my relief
No ono came until nearly an hour
later, by which tImo my long absence
had caused friends to suspect that l
was being held prisoner by Rox l
bore tho dog no grugdo for his faith
rul zeal, and in II few days found no
would lot inc come and 70 and take
whatever l Wished"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-04-06
How an Englishman Lives.

Without being luxurious, the whole
globe has played him serving man to
spread his table. Russia gave the
hemp, or India or South Carolina the
cotton, for that cloth which his wife
lays upon it. Tho Eastern Islands
placed there those condiments and
spices which were once the secret rel
lshes OF the wealthy. Australian
downs send him frozen mutton or
canned beef, the prairies of America
meal forhis biscuit and pudding, and
If he will eat fruit, the orchards of
Tasmania and the palm woods of the
West Indios proper delicious gifts,
while the orange groves of Florida md
the Hesperides cheaper for his use
those golden apples" which dragons
used to guard.
Ills coffee comes from where ieweled
humming birds hang in the bowers of
Brazil, OF purple butterflies flutter
amid the Javan mnngroves. Great
clipper ships, racing by night and day
under clouds of canvas, convoy to him
his tea from China or Assam, or from
the green Singhalese hills. The sugar
"hAOh oMcctcuS IL WIS crushed from
canes that waved by the Nile or the
Orinoco, and tho plating of the spoon
with which he stirs it was dug for him
from Mexican or Nevada mines.
The currants in his dumping are a
tribute from classic Greece, and his
timed salmon or kippered herring a
token from the seas and rivers of
Canada or Norway. He may partake,
if he will, of rice that ripened under
the hot skies OF Patna or Rangoon; of
cocoon, that flood of the gods, plucked
under the burning blue of the equator.
For his rasher of bacon tho hog ex-
press runs daily with 10000 granting
victims into Chicago; Dutch or Brit.
tany hens have laid him his eggs, and
Danish COWS grazed the daisies of Ell
shore to produce his cheese and but.
ter.
If he drinks beer, it is odds that Bel
GUM and Bavaria have contributed to
it the barley and the hops, and, when
he has finished eating, it will be the
Mississippi flats or the gardens of the
Antilles that fill for him his Pipe with
tobacco. -Longman's Magazine.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-04-06
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 tho
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 perfect lax
alive; cffcctnally cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevcrs
and permanently curing constipation.
1t 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 50c and 81 bottles, but it is man.
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-04-06
Hid Bank Notes in Her BED.

Mile. Humbert woman whose
lie was shrouded In much mysterv
TOT many years, diedin yerlta hle
gseret IN tho Rue DIES Martyrs, at the
advanced age Of 81. VIZ
3 In her district the old dame passed
US mendicant, owing to the shah
psness OF her attire. and people
serucK py her miserable appearance.
sometimes spontaneously offered her
aims IN the streets She never re-
FUSED the money, but was in the
nabit, after receiving it, of telling
ner benefactors to keep away from
the side of her dress in which She
Kept her purse. The extraordinary
-.cououct was usually set down by good
;Samaritans to crazieness.
surprise was great when it was dis.
covered lately that Mile. Humbert
oad LETT sum of several thousa nd
pounds in bonds and bank notes sewn
up Ia an old mattress, and that. more.
over, she had u valuable collection Of
paintings by old and modern mastera
la her garrett
1t has since come to light that the
apparent mcndicant and female imj-
ltator OF Daniel Dancer was great
loeauty In the days when Louis Phil
lippe was King, and that the money
una the pictures were the gifts of her
admirers, ono ofswhom was u promi.
inentsupportcr of the Second Empire.
Inc property now passes to relative,
VINO Is naturally overjoyed at the un.
eApsCted ana welcome wlndfall.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-04-06
a CYCLONE Story.

One OF the most peculiar results OF
last Sundays cyclone can be seen In
East jacksonville. a largo oak tree
was twisted by the force of the wind
half way round, yet remained up.
right, and there are no splits or
cracks visible upon It's surface. This
In itself would not be so peculiar
were IL not for tho fact that tho tree
still stays In It's new position, and
the limbs which were previously on
the west side are now on the cast.
The body OF the tree is probably split
SO that 1t will eventually die, but the
bark seems to have remained I'M
broken and intact, and therein lies
the neutrality-suspicious. Times
Union.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-04-06
An Egg Tax.

The State finances in Russia are re.
crnited by n graduated income tax,
commencing at one per cent. on in.
comes between 1000 md 1000 rubles,
Ia ruble equals eighty cents) and in.
crcasing ut the rate of one-tenth per
cent. OIL every additional thousand or
fraction of thousand rubles. A duty
of quarter kopec (about one-twentieth
of cent? is also imposed on the eggs
of all kinds of poultry, which tax on
food realizes several millions of rubles
Temple Bar,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-04-06
Interesting Facts About Snow.
A foot of newly fallen snow. max

A foot of newly fallen snow makes
but one inch of water when melted.
Snow seldom falls as for south as
Pensacola, Fla, bnt has been known
to border The Gulf from that point to
Brownsville, Texas.
One hundred miles north of KEY
West is the farthest point south il
Florida that it has ever been known to
fall, at Punta Rosa, on December l.,
1876.
The only time snow was ever known
to fall at San Diego, Cal, was daring
the great storm period of January IT,
IL, 1862.
The average annual fill in Maine is
seven feet, New York four feet, and
Iowa q feet
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-04-06

those that involve the presentation to
subjects in the hypnotic state of vari-
oussubstances and medicines contained
In hermetically sealed tubes. The
manifestations, according as the tubo
is presented on the right or the left
side of the subject, indicate emotions
of Numerically opposite nature.
Thus when tube containing ordinary
rcd pepper was offered to the left, or,
as the doctor calls it, the blue side,
of girl subject in the hypnotic
state, symptoms of keen pleasure
were discernible, which changed
suddenly to an expression of
violent disgust when the tube was car
ried to the red or right side. Accord
ing to the doctor, the human being is
double, and does not feel the same on
his red as on his blue side. Thyme
presented to one patient produced ter
rifying halluoinations; in another it
called forth an expression of calm de-
light. Singularly, in the application
OF thyme, there was physiological
effect, also, on the thyroid gland of
the throat, the size of the neck being
increased from thirty to thirty three
centimeters, or somewhat moro than
an inch. Morphine in one patient
bred fancies of an evidently terrifying
nature, in another an intense drowsi-
ness. The effect of frankincense pre-
sented to the left of the neck was On
emotion of terror. Some water in q
tube held near the left side of a hyp-
MOTTO subjects head caused series of
spasms resembling those usual to pa
tionts suffering from hydrophobia.
The doctor maintains that in each
case tho patient was in total ignorance
of the contents of the tkbe.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-04-06
P N U 1
Flows or :

Miss c. G. MccLAvE, School.
teacher, 753 Park Place, Elmira, N.
Y. "This Spring while away from
home teaching my first term in a
country school was perfectly
wretched with that human agony
called dyspepsia. After dieting for
two weeks and getting no better, a
friend wrote me, suggesting that /
take August Flower. The very next
day I purchased a bottle. I am de-
lighted to say that August Flowel
helped me so that l have quite re
covered from my iudisposition." {
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-04-06
About Indin.

Tho census of India, just published,
gives the population ns 2S7 900, O00,
about one-fifth OF the entire population
OF tho earth. Nearly threc-fourths of
tho inhabitants arc engaged In agri.
culture. Tho birth rate is higher than
that OF any European country, except
death rate fl per thousand. About &c
per cent. OF the children born dio dur
ing their first year.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-04-06

The Emperor Francis Joseph has
made over the house and grounds Mt
McyerliDg, which belonged to his
son, the unfortunate Crown Prince
Rudolph, to the Sisters Of the Third
Order OF st. Francis of Assissium.
1t is estimated to be worth 900, 900
forms. A sum of $50, 900 forms ia
put at the disposal Of the nuns on
condition that they will keep up an
almonry for twelve men beyond
work.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-04-06
An OversiQl,t.

There was one oversight at the Great Ex-
position at Chicago in not having in fnl,
Wow, by easy arrangement, some compare-
1.-Two vital statistics of our own general health
ms compared with other nations. and our
scientific facilities for tho relief of human
suffering. Thcn 1t would have appeared
how much we are misreprcsentod and how.
oven In oil those minor ills which besot mon.
kind, we are mnstors OF cure and alienation
In tho limo OF general ailments which nil
nations have In common, such rs rheumatic
OF neuralgia Affections, thcro is no prompt
and permanent euro in tho world the counl
OF what wo could have shown. st. jacobs
OIL, for instance, for this purpose would
nave taken any premium that miaht have
been offered. II has dono 80 ut many OF tho
great fairs OF tho world As for the ordinary
casualties OF everyday, busy life, such az
sprains, bruises, burns, wounds or. outs, of
course 1t Is we'll known rs the superior
remedy of the ago. Perhaps doctors dis
agree, but the people IRE never mistaken In
knowing what Is best
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-04-06

Many people suppose that snuff Ia
made by grinding up clgur stubs and
refuse tobacco, but this Ia gront mis-
tako. Tho manufacture OF snuif Is u
process that extends ovor sevovnl
months. Tho drlcd louvos arc sprinklod
with wator and loft TO formont. IL proc.
oss that sometimes taltos ton or twelve
weeks. Thoy nrc thon ground to pow
undergo II second fermentation. Some
ilnvorinG matters nro added to produce
particular brands, and, afier IL thor
ough stirring, tho snulf 10 ready for
tho consumcr'a nose.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-04-06
Anothor EeccntrIo Chnrnotnr onno

Anothor Eccentric Character Conc.
Thero died in Mnsontown, Pa, last
wccis, ut tho ago OF 16. an exceedingly
eccentric character named Richard
Wobbor. tIo lived In an old cabin
built en- tho most valuable land I'm
town, ind although 1t WIS beloved
thnt ho hud considerable money he on
ioyod mono of tho comforts OF Civilized
lifo. Ono of his whims was to keep
Two old horses in tho house with him.
self. They wore always kept In llno
ordor, and he drove Thorn about town
noarly, ovory day in an old wagon with
Two wheels. Tho hnrnoss was made OF
ropc. lilo used linsocd oil on his bread
instead oi butter, and his favorito dos
sort was ilaxscod oil aud cldcrberrios.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-04-06

THE more independent of accidents.
the moro self-subsistcnt; the more
fraught with internal resources, the
greater the character.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-04-06

THE public suffer. but how often ha
the hand-organ man heard his ow,
tunes?
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a CoJdU, CoLo OR Sons TnnoAr sh 7ull
not DO ne elected. pnowS'i BRONCHIAL.
TRoCHE' ara II sim rio l.. ncdy, nnI give
prompt relief 20 cents box.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-04-06

Beccham's Pills instead OF s,shy mineral
ua;ors. Bcecham's-no others. % cts. q boz.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-04-06

a Bnrmouth North Wales. fisherman
caught 5000 herring in one night rec emily.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-04-06

Disderius Erasmus was always thrown
into fever by the smell of fish.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-04-06

Sore throat cured at once by Hatch's Univor.
sal Cough Syrup, 25 cents Mt druggists,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-04-06

Napier's coin Weighing machine was put
in use in the Bank of England in lS4i
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LITELEIGu@It was an unfortunate
thing the devil tempted Eve In the
form of n serpent. Biteleigh-In
what way? LIteleigh If lie
had approached her in the form OF q
mouse Adam would never have tasted
that applc.