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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-04-27
RICHEST GIRL in WASHINGTON.

Miss Helen Carroll is probably the
richest girl in her own right in Wash
ington. She is sister of Royal Phelps
Carroll, the owner of the yacht Nava.
hoe, and has inherited an income OF
$40, 900 year from her grandfather,
Royal Phelps. She inherited from her
mother, who was half Spanish. II dark,
serene beauty, and she seems to pos
sess every gift of nature and fortune,
as well as sympathetic, kindly heart.
She is the intimate friend Of Miss
5ibyl Pauncefote, Sir Julian's second
daughter, with whom she passed one
summer at the musical festival at Biar-
ritz. On this occasion Miss Carroll
took her own pinno across the ocean
with her, because she was accustomed
to its tone. New York Advertiser.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-04-27
A Migratory Statue.

Startling as it may seem, it is fact
that the equestrian statue of General
Scott has been recently in some mys-
terious way moved out of position.
The matter was brought to the atten-
ton of Colonel William Wilson, Com
missioner of Public Buildings and
Grounds, few days ago, in nm anony.
nous communication. He went out
and looked Mt the statue and didn't
notice anything wrong with it. The
matter worried him, nevertheless, and
he ordered n careful examination to be
made. The result WIS unmistakable
evidence that the mass of bronze.
weighing 12,0 pounds, had moved
on its pedestal, five inches to the north
and one inch to the west of its original
position. The change Ind not affected
its equilibrium in the lenst, and the
statue was i'll no danger of falling, un-
less the movement should continue. 1t
was decided best however, to put it
back where it belonged This was
successfully accomplished this week by
large force of men, with the aid OF
jacks. Massive bronze bolts were
utilized i'll securing the statue 10 it's
granite pedestal, aud nothing short OF
mn earthquake will move it again. IL
is impossible to explain the action OF
the statue. There are all sorts of
theories, but the one to obtain the
most credence is that the statue was
forced out of position by the fierce
hurricane that visited the city in No
vcmber, 1891. The statue is very much
exposed and undoubtedly felt the full
force of the wind on that occasion.
Colonel Wilson said TO Star reporter
to-day that he felt very grateful to his
anonymous correspondent for calling
his attention to the matter aud added
that he would like to thank him in
person If he would make known his
idcntity--W Washington Star.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-04-27
HtGH-SEcKED GOWNS.

AT the last White House reception
all the ladies' of the receiving party
wore hish-necked gowns by order of
Mrs. Cleveland. And the autocrats of
society are asking: care the women
Of our Cabinet families going in for
hlgh-nccked simplicity at any and
every cost just because Mrs. Cleveland
says SOP"
Every woman in tho Cabinet circle,
every woman invited to receive with
her, began ut onceto consult her dress
maker rs to how best to "fll in" the
full dress reception gown decollete.
All Saturday last the dressmakers were
showed under recepsion gowns that
must he done in time for the White
House reception on Monday. The eff
feet was not charming, but Mrs Cleve-
land is young mother and fears TAX
ing cold. New York Commercial Adj
vcrtiser.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-04-27
Counting by Music.

Counting by means of tho flute is
Ferry popular among the Sioux Indians.
The flute is made of willow, or some
other wood that has bark easily de-
tached. aiid is usually about one foot
in length. 1t has several perforations
through the bark, each Of which repre-.
cents a musical note. The sound pro.
duced, though somewhat shrill and
fifelike, is not unpleasant to the ear.
The Indian youth who desires Il wife
first mentally fixes his choice upon
some maiden of his tribe.
Then, some pleasant evening, he
takes his flute and strolls through the
village in the direction of the tcpee Of
the maidcn's father He stations him
self in convenient spot, about fifty
or sixty yards from her abode, and
then drawing the reed from beneath
his blanket begins to play plaintive
strain.
While the young man is discoursing
these strains the maiden has remained
quietly within her fathers lodge, list.
cning to the serenado with character
istic Indian composure. When it be-
comes perfectly apparent to the father
that his daughter is the object of this
musical attraction, he steps to the
edge of the wigwam, glances in the
direction of the player, and, if it is
dark, issues forth and cautiously crceps
behind the youth and ascertnins who
he is.
Then he returns to his daughter and
makes known his wishes ill words
somewhat like these:
''Go, my child; he is worthy Da.
kotn, and will make you good mas.
ter" or Remain, my daughter, he is
not desirable person"
The maiden, in obedience to her
parents wish, advances timidly toward
her lover if he is favored; or, if tho
paternal Judgment condemns him,
withdraws into the dark recess of the
tepee. In case the suit is favored.
and the maiden had gone out to meet
the warrior, the young man, upon see.
ing her approach. gives triumphant
"toot" upon his flute, and then, throw.
ing down tho instrument, rushes for.
ward TO greet her whom he has SO
easily won. -Million.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-04-27
A Dor's Suicide.

Half n dozen boys amused them.
selves for an hour to-day Violently
chasing dog owned by Ellis Hughes.
The animal was first routed out of n
warm bed In sunny nook aud driven
into the road. Then the bowling
urchins started in pursuit of The yeip-
ing canine. 1t leaned fences and
found itself finally in strange back
yard. Three minutes later two OF the
boys found the painting eur and SHE'D
handful of stones att. With a visit
full and weary look The dog trotted
away, crept out of the yard AMI was
met by the other four boys with shiny
clubs.
a blow on one hind leg made him
limp, but he rushed down mn alley and
around stable. He sought refuge in
a stall, but was jabbed with pitch
fork in the hands of hostler, who
thought the hot and breathless dog was
mad. The fugitive yelped with pain
and fled out the door.
He was driven then through alleys,
streets and bypaths, hit with clubs
and stones, and Mt the end OF an hour
the tired brute sought his home. Life
was very miserable to him. Then he
deliberately poked his bend between
two fence pickets eighteen inches
from the ground and hanged himself.
There the boys ten minutes later found
the dogs limp and lifeless body. He
had committed suicide to escape their
cruelty. Philadelphia Record.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-04-27
A Rings Own Story

Picking up from the sidewalk the
other morning what appeared to be n
gold ring, with empty claws showing
the removal of Il stone, the finder took
1t to jeweler in Eleventh street for
inspection. He examined it for few
minutes under magnifying glass and
said:
Yes, this is n gold ring of fourteen
carats. The stone it contained was
three-carat diamond. It was worn n
number OF years on slender w6man's
third finger. Then it changed bands
and was enlarged by the insertion of u
piece OF gold of inferior alloy, and
may have been worn on the third finger
OF stout woman or the little finger of
man. The diamond was rem we'd by
clumsy hand, probably by THE,
who either accidentally dropped the
ring or threw it away where you foun
it. l never saw the ring before, but
plainly read it's history by the sams
process of observation, analysis and
deduction that an Indian unconscious.
~ employs in detecting the testimony
OF forest trail "-Philadelphia Rec.
ord. "
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-04-27

liable to be overlooked when girl
makes a career for herself; and so
love will gallop away oyor the hills like
a riderless steed and happiness viii
flare like light in windy night.
ooh, no, my little country maid,
stay where you are IL you have q home
and friends. Be content with fishing
for trout in tho brook rather than
cruising stormy sea for whales. A
great city is cruel place for young
lives. 1t takes them as the cider press
takes juicy apples, sun-kissed and
favored with the breath of the hits,
and brushes them into pulp. There ia
spoonful of juice in each apple, but
cider is cheap. The girl of whose sue
cess you read is, in nine cases out of
ten, the girl with friend at court
who gives her the opportunity to show
what she can do. Without such &
friend the path of the lone girl in a
great city is 4 briery, unhill track. -
Detroit Free Press.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-04-27
Water Charged bY Liehtninr

During the prevalence of q thunder.
storm IN the neighborhood of Seis, in
the Iyrol, the lightning struck a
heap OF old wood which was piled on
rock, splitting the latter and setting
ire to the former. When the flames
had been extinguished it was noticed
that stream of water flowed from
amid the rubbish. Further examina.
ton showed that the stream pro.
ceeded from the lightning-crented
cleft in the rock, and chemical
ana lyais demonstrated that tho water
was lmpregnated with iron and mag.
n =, in the form of sulphates. Men
York telegram
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-04-27
END OF A PATHETIC CHAPTER.

The English-speaking world will ex-
perience strange thrill Mt the news
of the death of Mrs. Thackeray. Last
Christmas her husband had been dead
thirty years. She herself had been
unconscious of his existence or his
love, had been ignorant of his genius
or what the world thought of it since
early in their married life, upward of
fifty years. The insanity which was
to separate her from him fell upon her
during the Frazer days, and she proba-
bly, never knew of "Vanity Fair or
for once realized its authors fame.
There is touching story to the effect
that her only pleasure was, when
Ihackeray came to see her, to beat
him with her poor, harmless hands !;
and it seems to be fairly well authen-
ticated that once, at least, when n
scandalous story WAS told of his dis
appearance from London he had been
on visit to the Lancashire village
where she lived. She diesat seventy
five, a link with the past, indeed, but
such linki 80 mute, SO sad and af-
letting Her death is, too, theme
above all others that the great novel
list would have felt appealing to his
own melancholy. To have outliyed
him so long, to be the only silenced
echo of the days of his poverty and
disappointment, during thirty years
to have known to be alive but by few
OF his old friends-.it seems as if one
might says that the news finished the
chapter. of Thackeray's pathos. -Phila-
delphia Times
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-04-27
CALLING the cows.

don't know why, L don't know how,
But surely, twas no harm at all
To stop minute DIT the blow
And listen to her milking CALI
"Co-Boss-Co
1t sounded SO
Across the yellow-tasseled cornf
Surely, the man was never born
Who would not leave his team and como
To help her drive tho cattle home.
Tho old folk lived across the HILL
But surely, twas no harm Mt all
To kiss her, while the fields were still
llst'nins to her milking Gala.
"Co-i,o s Coz
1t soundc so,
II made tho tarjy robin start,
The squirrel bent tho leaves apart
To see Tx a-walkins ,lown
Toward the sleepy little town.
don't know how, don't why,
But surely, twas no harm mt all;
The stars were in the summer SKY
Before the cattle reached their stall.
"Co-Boss Cor
II rings on so.
Tho moon, from OF his great white shield
Hns Tossed it bnck into tho field,
n still the whispering echoes como
Aud follow me, a-walkiny home.
-llsrman Rave, in Songs AMI Ballads.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-04-27
couNrRr e1n1s AND c1rY n1rr.

There should be special act of
Congress passed providing that this
letter should be printed, framed and
hung in every country schooI-house,
every village seminary, every small
city high school. The woman's name
is Martha Everts Holden, and the am
bilious girl of whom she writes had
written to her.
II felt like posting an Immediate
answer and saying, Stay where Won
are. l didn't do it, though, for I
knew 1t would be useless. The girl is
bound to come, and come she will. She
will drift into third-rate boarding.
house, than which if there is anythino
meaner-let us pray. And if she is
pretty she will have to carry herself
like snow on high hills to avoid con.
tamInation. II she is confiding and
innocent, the fate of that highly ner-
secuted heroine of old-fashioned ro.
nance, Clarissa Harlowe, is before
her. Ii she is homely, the doors of
opportunity are firmly closed against
her. If she is smart, she will perbans
succeed III earning enough money TO
pay her board bill and have sufficient
left over to indulge in the maddenine
extravagance of an occasional paper of
pms or a ball of tape What if, after
hard labor and repeated failure. she
does secure something like success?
No sooner will she do SO than Mn will
step some dapper youth who will
heckon her over the border into tho
land where troubles just begin. She
won't know how to aew, or bake. or
mako good coffee. for snnh nn4s
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-04-27
A CHINESE WOMAN NURSE.

Probably the first Chinese woman
in this country to try to qualify her
self us nurse and doctor is Cy Yoke,
ofSan Francisco. When baby she
was sold by her parents in China to
hishbinders, and by them brought to
the United States. She was early
taken charge of by the Methodist
Mission, was raised and educated at
mission home, and for the past three
years supported herself by nursing
among the Chinese. She feels SO keen
ly her lack of knowledge in her chosen
work that she is DESTROYS of studing
first in nurses training school and
afterwards Mt medical college. The
chief difficulty in her way is the oppo-
sition of the other pupils in the
nurses school, some of whom object
to having Chinese girl room with
them, eat with them, and meet them
on plane of equality. The final de-
cision in the matter rests with the
Board of Lady Managers. Harper's
Bazaar.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-04-27

The New York News remarks that
the discovery claimed by DIR. William
Moor, of New York City, that per.
manganate of potash is an antidote
for the poison of opium is, if true, one
more step in advance in medical
science. The doctor summoned his
friends, all medical men, around him.
and announced his intention to make
the experiment upon his own person.
Then ne swallowed the morphine.
three grains of it, an absolutely fatal
dose Tor many man, and followed it
by the antidote-four grains of the
permanganate of potash in water.
They looked for his death, and they
waited in his company for five hours
No more effect resulted from the
poison than though the doctor had
drank glass of pure water. In his
case, surely the trial was n complete
success. The Importance OF this dis
eovery, for treatment CT cases OF
poisoning by opium, cannot be over
estimated. 1t may perhaps have n
use, also, in the treatment Of persons
addicted TO the use of opium RS !.
habit. We congratulate tho m .dicel
faculty upon this discovery. law
aud theology may be charged with
beng unprosressive, but medicine
makes new discoveries daily
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-04-27

The Military Board of Virginia has
decided, after lengthy discussion,
announces the New Orleans Picayune,
to abandon the historic gray of its
volunteers and substitute for it the
blue uniform now in use in tho United
States Army. The change is said to be
on economical grounds, as the new
uniform can be drawn direct from the
Government supplies, and does not
merely affect the rank and file, but
also the uniforms of the Governors
staff. The only thing which will be
retained is the Virginia button.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-04-27

! To encourage the killing of wolves
the bounty on wolf scalps has been
raised in Douglas County, Nebraska.
The County Commissioners announce
that the scalp of timber wolf is
worth 50 now instead of $3.50, and
that of coyote is worth 81 instead of
81. 30. The rise is not because of n
scarcity Of wolves, explains the New
York Sun, but because they are over
plentiful an odd reversal of the usual
rule of supply and value.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-04-27

Miss Katharine Conan, who has
charge of the political-economy de-
partment of Wellesley, wants her
pupils to be practical stateswomcn,
remarks the New York Ledger. To
tbs end she sends them into the
Bureau of Associated Charities in Bos.
ton, to labor unions, to tenement
horses and to manufactures. She
hopes that such methods will ult.
mately lead to n day when women will
study the great questions OF their
times
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-04-27

The hide of the alligator and the
skin of the lizard are not the only mr..
iiclcs upon which the ingenuity of
man has been exercised, notes the
New Orleans Picayune. The skin of
The much-despised catfish is being ntil-
'zed' A man Mt Old Orchard, Me-,
mas discovered process of tanning by
which the skin can be converted into n
strong and handsome leather.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-04-27

DR.. Falb, of Vienna, who has been
so successful in predicting Garth
quakes, says that New York will dis
appear under tidal wave next July
or August, while Florida and Califor-
mia may become islands rs the result Of
submarine earthquake.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-04-27
Unidentified photographs of undis

Unidentified photographs of undis-
hnguished persons commonly help to
make up the stock of the second hand
book shops. These things sell at from
= to five cents each and one book
seller conjectures that they are bought
to fill mp blanks in family albums.
An occasional photograph of a hnnd-
some man or woman fetches n higher
price.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-04-27
KITTY'S MISTAKE.

You
ever mean to
marry ?"
The speaker was
pretty 40 IN i
Stearns. She was
seated in Kitty
Preston's pretty
morning room
just the place for
girlish confidence
"Therc, no ",
Ma o IN i! Y o u
needn't begin that
sort of question
Just because you
nrn nnno,,o,l AL
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-04-27
WoMAN's WORLD.
LITERATURE FOK
FEMININE READERS.
A TYPICAL AMERICAN WOMAN.

The Worlds Fair portrait OF Mrs.
Annie Jenness Miller, whom MIR. 1uo-
son, On English artist, is said to have
selected as one of the typical American
women, is now at her home, in Wash
ington. The gown in which she was
painted is marvel. 1t was made IN
Constantiilople. the front being OF
black Brussels net, embroidered by
hand in dull green, pink and gold
while the train is of gold-green bro
cade. Courier Journal.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-04-27

Consul-General Edwards at Berlin has
suggested to the State Department the
advisibility of supplying United States
consulates with directories of Ameri-
can manufacturing firms, the lack of
which, he says, is very embarrassing
to Consuls in acting in the interest of
domestic industries.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-04-27

The New York Observer suggests
that clergymen really ought not to
write so illegibly rs to provoke tho
compositions to commit the sin of pro-
family.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-04-27

Pittsburg is very happy over the mr.
rival of heavy cargo of molasses
direct from New Orleans, the first on
record. Heretofore the rule has been
to break cargo at Cincinnati and re-
ehi,,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-04-27

1t is figured out by the New Orleans
Picayunc that stamp collectors have
put away 81, 100000 worth of the
Columbian issues for which Uncle Sam
will not be called on to perform any
service
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-04-27
at n person

Improved railway communication
with the best parts of Florida have re-
moved the climatic inducement for
visit to Europe.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-04-27

"N-no - stammered Kitty, III ran
dway from your son l''
And the rest of the story WAS told
under the apple tree. Chicago News:
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-04-27
Americans are tho best penmen IN
the world, and the British come next.

In kentucky it is now misde-
meanor to point even an empty gun
at person.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-09

RICHMOND. June Sit was anybodv's
game until "Reddy" Foster knocked the
ball over the left field fence for a homo
run In the ninth inning sending in Mo
Gann and Tate, and winning the game
for the Bloody Shirts by the score of IL
to9
Umpire Clark was on deck He not
only gave perfect satisfaction to the
crowd, but also dissention to Mccain
by imposing fine of SIS upon that
player for questioning one Of his deci-
sions, and he also called Tate out in the
fourth inning for purposely interfering
with Goodman when he was endeayor-
Ing to throw runner out at first.
Jobe was in the box, and while he was
touched up for twelve hits he managed
to keep them scattered. He was not as
wild as Mccoy, the latter giving five
men bases on balls. In the first the
Bloody Shirts were retired in one, two.
three order
The score was tied in the fifth inning
and remained that way until the last
half OF the eighth, when Frech knocked
ball TO center, which rolled under an
omnibus, and he made the circuit of the
passes before mcGann could return the
ball.
Things looked blue for the home team
when they came in for their last bat.
McGann got his base. Tate was hit,
sending McGann to second Morgan
flew out. Then Foster came to the bat.
The rooters howled and not in vain for
"Reddy" lifted the sphere over the left
held fence for home run. The score
in detail:
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-09
THE DAY IN THE HOUSE.
The Ventilation of that Wing OF the Capt.
tol-The InGtan Appropriation Bill.

The Ventilation of that Wing OF the Capt.
tol-The indian Appropriation Bill.
WASHINGTON, June The resolution
introduced yesterday by the committee
on ventilation and acoustics providing
for the adoption Of temporary change
in the methods of ventilation Of the
House wing was called up and the
House went 10 committee of the
whole for its consideration.
Architect Clark, in charge OF the
building, came in for good deal OF
sharp criticism in the course of the
debate.
Bum Dem, N. c. finally moved
that the House proceed, in committee
OF the whole, to consider bills on the
private calendar. Pending that motion
Lacrlpe Uowa) moved that when the
House adjourn to-day it be till Monday.
On this yeas and nays were ordered.
The vote resulted: Yeas, 90; nays, lOs.
So the motion to djourn over tomorrow
was lost.
Then Bunn's motion was defeated and
the House went into committee OF the
whole on the Indian appropriation bill.
Weadock (Dem., Mich.) replied to the
arrangement OF the Indian bureau and
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-09
Caution.

ALL persons are cautioned against
purchasing telephone instruments re-
quiring battery for their operation, or
using instruments of this description
except under license of the American
Bell Telephone Company, OF Boston,
Mass. This company owns letters pat
emit No. 463, 1869. granted to Emile Ber-
liner November, IL, 1891, for q com
bined telegraph and telephone, and con-
trolls letters patent No. 474, cal, granted
to Thomas A. Edison May 9. 1899, for a
speaking telegraph. which patents cover
fundamental inventions and en- brace all
forms Of microphone transmitters and
OF carbon Telephones.