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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1895-10-25
Counterleilins Postage Stamps.

For come timo pnst collectors oil
and dealers i'll postage stamps hive
been in tho habit of handling fao
SMILES of tho stamps of various coun
tries. Tho preparing of these Inns be-
como regular business, and is IN nd
vantage to dealers and collectors in
that IL enables them to become familiar
with the various issues. But of late
the idea has been gaining ground that
this is n form Of counterfciting, and rs
such is subject to pnins and penalties
and must bo stopped.
1t would certainly seem that no
other name than counterfeiting could
DO applied to such practice. I'm
sophisticated people, those who write
only occasional letters. and those whc
find Unnecessary to send foreign letters
but half n dozen times in lifetime
may be, could very easily be imposed
upon and led to purchase stamps that
were of no value whatever. If counter
feiting bnnk.notcs is nm indictablc
oifensc. surely the putting out O.
postage stamps, which are in many
cnscs used as legal tender, must be
subject to tho sumo criticism. New
York Ledger.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1895-10-25
Swordlshlny at Block island.

Tho swordfish season in those waters,
says Block Island letter to the Now
York Sun, has been wonderfully fino
one. Big fellowshave been harpooned
in the past month in waters not moro
than ten or fifteen miles to tho east
ward of the island, though tho great
est fishing is done along tho margin of
the Gulf Stream, thirty to forty miles
southeast of hero. In fact, swordfish-
ing, thrilling and dangerous sport
though it is, is n primo diversion of
visitors to Block Island. There aro
not fewer than dozen regular sword
fishing boats here, whose. owners earn
good living, and besides tho sailing
craft the trim steam yacht Ocean View
cruises all tho timo on tho swordhsh
grounds. a dozen more active sword
fishermen hail from Rhode Island and
connecticut scaports. notably littlo
iieet from Stonington and Noank hum
lot. The Noank smacks, rs novel and
unique craft MS tho Block Island vik-
ing boats, are manned by tho most
successful swordiishermen. THOR
round trip from quaint Noank is from
three to six days in longth, and thoy
usually return homo from tho Gulf
Stream with Il mighty catch OH their
rceling decks.
Ii II swordiishorman five years ago
bnggod threo to five of tho big follows
on n single cruise every ono along shore
reckoncd tho achievement to DO won
drously smart" Not many days ago
the steamer Ethel, Captain Latham, OF
Noank, ran homo from tho grounds
with eighteen swordlish on tho docks.
and several of thom weighed from 800
to 400 pounds each. Tho biggest ono
weighed Il5 pounds. On ono day on
That trip Captain Latham landed lust
thirteen fish.
On recent trip part of tho Block
Island iloet had remarkably iiuo luck,
and their catches wcro all taken in
wators no moro distant from their
home thnn those of No Nuns Lnnd and
South Shoal Lightship, about thirty
1.-Two miles south of Gay l[cnd, Mnrthn's
Vineyard. They camo into port in
this order: Earl and Motto, fftcon
swordlish, taken in two days; Edward
III. Smcnd, fifteen, in two days; w.
Talbot Dodge, seventeen, in five days.
But Tho biggest catch of tho season,
probably tho greatest ono evor tnkcn
by vessel, was mndo by tho Nonnl1
steamer Ethel, which camo into port II
day or two ago with sixty three sword
fish, ranging in weight from 900 to
900 pounds each. Now and thon IL
fish is taken weighing from 600 to 500
pounds, but such clutches aro rare.
Early i'll tho season Mainu swordlishor-
men hunt tho biggamc in their waters,
and Interim August, rs II rule-tho
southern Now England fleet 20 to tho
Mnino swordlish grounds.
All tho fish nro sold in Boston and
Providence, whence they nro chiollv
shipped into rural regions. Many
Massachusetts, and Connecticut farm
ers purchase quantities Of tho fish, and
salt it i'll barrels for winter uso.
Swordiish is sweet, riol, toothsomc,
and FREQ from bones, like halbut. Still
New York, which is fond of sturgeon,
"Albany beef, will not hnvo il not II
pound of swordlishigocs to tho mctrop.
oils.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1895-10-25
a Historic Cninhnose.

The famous old prison known rs the
Ludlow street jail entertains Il diffcx.
ent class of prisoners than TINT found
ct the Tombs. SAYS the New York Adj
vertiser. There is not very much real
vice i'll Ludlow, and rarely poverty and
filth. Before Imprisonment there for
debt was abolished men went willingly
TO Jail to escape liabilities. and lived in
luxurious seclusion until things squared
Inconsistencies they ran out of
means to square the jailcr, when lux
urics departed and Jail life became n
reality. Boss Tweed and Jacob Sharp
are two of the most distinguished names
which have adorned the guest roll at
the Ludlow street institution. Tweed
. was finely treated, but turned migrate
sapd escaped from Jail after only brief
period of incarceration. Being subsc-
Quently captured in Spain, he returned
reluctantly and ended his days in Lud-
low street. '4-- -.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1895-10-25
lie Could Use Il Still.

In discussing the risks which profess
sional ball players run and The prevail
ence of decreplt and crippled fingers
I'm the profession, the baseball editor
of the New York Herald recalls the
case of Silver Flint, once famous
catcher, whose hands were mutilated
and pounded out of shape. Back in the
sos Flint was in railroad wreck in
Illinois. When they dug him out he
was badly skinned and somewhat stun
ned. Several surgeons who were at
the scene OF the accident began a hasty
examination of the half-cOnscous
catcher, to discover what injuries he
had received. They found none until
they raised his right hand. 1t was
bloody Qrom cut in the wrist, and
of course In its natural unshapelincss.
Good heavens" exclaimed one of the
surgeons, "thc poor fellow hasn't Il
whole bone in his hand. 1t will have to
IL amputated." "Silvcr" was regain
ing consciousness and heard the doc
tY's decision. Jerking the member
ftom the woud-bc amputator's grasp
he yelled: "Cut it Off, eh? Well. I guess
not. It's bit out of gear, but there's
net another in the league that can stop
n wild pitch rs well. Excuse me; I'll
keep it. I've use for 1t in my bust
ness"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1895-10-25
Considcrate Patients

Amusing IL apocryphal stories aro
told of the extreme care for the feelings
of their physicians displayed by some
patients. One such tender-h hearted man
seeing his physician coming along the
street, slipped into doorway to avoid
him.
"Why did you do that?" inquired his
companion
WELL" said the man, whose health
had been poor until within year, ''it's
so long now since I've been sick, that
I'm really ashamed TO meet him."
An instance of still greater delicacy is
recorded of man whose case had been
pronounced hopeless by his physician,
but who aftcrward rcgained perfect
health. He met the doctor on the street
some time after his recovery, and the
latter had difficulty in making his for.
mcr patient stop to speak with him.
whats the mattcr?" inquired the
physician, bluntly.
Why" returned the other, "you
said l was dying, and I'm ashamed to
have YOU see me alive and we'll"
Such tenderness as this merits the
approval with which Il quacll is said
TO have commended conscientious
swallower OF his medicines.
"Ah, my dear SIR" he said, with
strong emotion, "you deserve TO be ill.,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1895-10-25
Making Fun OF Lcxow,s BIun.

The Tribune seems to be neglectinr
Il great opportunity. When the Re-
publican statesmen assembled here at
tho meeting of tho State Committee n
fortnight ago, tho great Lexow ex-
pressed his views about "this matter
OF reported increase of wages in vari-
Gus directions" which he pronounced
en- temporary thing" and "this sud-
den wave of prosperity" which he de-
clared was "not SO general as has boon
supposed" Tie concluded this dis
cussion of tho subject rs follows:
81 tell you, the newspapers could
do no better work than to send n man
into manufacturing towns Let MIN
stay in each n week, and closely inves.
tigato the condition of tho working
classes. Ho would produce results
which would stagger tho country"
We supposed that tho Tribune
would send out force OF men to pros
ecute these investigations, and for
days past we have been opening each
issue expecting to be staggered, but
all that we have found hns been more
increases in wages and more signs OF
prosperity. Tho failure of the Tri-
bune to expose tho temporary and do
ceptive character of tho Improvement
in business is the moro serious because
of tho eminently sound proposition
advanced by Lexow in his contention
that, elf it is otherwise, then we are
all wrong, and have been in the wrong
all the time. New York Post.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1895-10-25
A rARALYTIC CURED.
KS Grandfathcr. n Revolutionary so.-
dier. and His Father Iiotti Died of
Paralysis, Yet tho Third Gcncr-
alton lie Cured---Tho Method.

Els Grandfathor. n Revolutionary Co.
dier' and His Father Iioth Died of
Paralysis. Yet tho Third Gcner-
alton lie Curcd---Tho Method.
From The Herald, Boston, Mass.
Like thundcrbolt from q clear sky. n
stroke OF paralysis camo to Mr.. Franz, IT.
ware, tho we'll known Boston nmclloneer and
appraiser, at 295 Washington street. uo
went to bed ono night about six yonr.; ngo.
seemingly in robust health When no awoko
Ills loft sldc was stllfcned by tho dcadeninc
OF tho nerves.
Iho interviewer sought out Mr.. Ware to
got tho facts. llo gave tho interesting par-
ticulnrs In his own way:
"Ihe ilrst shock came very suddenly whilo
WIS asleep, but II was not LASTING il its o.
i lSvIs, aha ~ low weeks l was ablo to DO
aoout. lew months alter, when oxhnnste,i
ny work and drcnchod with ruin. went homo
III very nervous state. Tho result was n
seeohu ana moro severe siock, af,ur which
my i9it arm nnd leg were practically helpless.
"My grandfather, who was II soldier In tho
Revolutionary War, and lost an arm In Tho
struggle Tor American Independence, died
finally OF paralysis My father also died OF
paralysis, although II was uomp liralcd with
othor troubles. und 20 hal some hnow,r,lrn
OF tho fatal character OF tho ,iisraso which In
horedilary In our family. After tho second
shock took warming, for, IN all probability
third would curry mo or.
almost everything under tho sun WINS
recommended 10 mo and triod all tho rcmo-
dies that seemed likely 10 do any good.
no effect.
'Tho only thing | found TINT hclpcl mo
waaD-. Williams Pink piils, and verify be-
Howe TINT II 1t hadn't boom for those pills [
would hnvc boon dead years ago,
"fes, still have II slight reminder of tho
Inst attack six years ago. My loft arm Ia not
~ strong az thu other and my loft foot drugs
u little, ~ tho paralysis had tho object OF
deadcninS tho norvcs. But | can stili walk
my general health IL splendid. am really
ovorsovonty years old. although am gcnor-
MY tnkcn 10 bc twcnty years younger thnn
thnt
"'rhc Pink Pills Kept my blood In good
condition md | believe that ~ why nm NO
VOL. although chcorfulncsS may help
u hnvn Thought ot IL II great many timCs
and honcMiy hcliovo that tho Pink PILLS
have saved my lifc."
ioctiy henlthy man, ind arrives nj his olllco
| promptly mt eight O'Clock every morning,
although ho hns reached I'M ngc when many
| rotirH from uctlvo life. Ills NXpcrionce ia
VOL known To grcnt many pcoplr in Dos
| ton whore his constant chccrEulnrai has won
him hosta OF lricnds lie snys TINT IN his
| opinion both his fnthnr aud his grnnliathor
could hnvo been saved IL Pink PILLS hnd beon
ohtnnnhlu nj that time.
DR. Williams Pink Pills for pulc Pooplo
contain nll tho ciomcnH necessary To yivo
new lilo md richness to tho blood and rn-
store shattered nerves. They may hr had ni
MI druggists or direct by mail from the DE-
Wil'inmn Medicine Co, Schenectady. n. X
NJ on cents nrr box. ar nix boxes for $3.50.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1895-10-25
Last OF Its Species.

AS tho Mckinley tariff act recedes
further and further into tho obscurity
of the past the views of those who
once were its most ardent advocates
undergo marked change. Tho New
York Tribune declares TINT the coun-
try "will condemn man rs unfit for
power if he is found advocating par
ticular duties merely because they
were wise in 1890. for tho facts hnvo
radically changed. Although still
holding to the general range Of duties
imposed by the tariff act OF 1890, the
Bulletin of the American Iron and
Steel Association says: "The reci-
procity feature OF the Mckinley tariff
was bad blunder, and SO was the re-
peal OF the sugar duties and tho sub
stitution of n sugar bounty" Events
of the past five years have convinced
even incorporating protectionisls
that the Mckinley act was pretty
poor piece of tariff legislation. For
these there is consolation, however, i'll
the fact that its like will never bo
known again in this country. 1t wa,
the last Of its species. Philadelphia
Record.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1895-10-25
DON'T ovER.ExERolsE.
Tho Danger Which Confronts the Nov
q ice of tho Wheel.


Z Ice of tho Wheel. i
When Corbett, always rugged FAR
beyond his fellows, goes into training,
no exacting exercise is undertaken as
the outset, so greatly do his mentors
fear the evil consequences of over-ex-
ertion. The young men of the Yale and
Harvard crew, exercise gently oil win.
ter In the gymnasium before under
taking any severe work upon tho
water, aud even then the solicitous
coach" permits no man to reach tho
limit of his endurance. Zimmerman,
king of the bicycle, as Hanlon was en-
peror of oarsmen for SO many years,
trains in precisely the same manner.
When out of form in consequence OF
a long period OF inactivity, lie resumes
work with the utmost care, avoiding
oil fatigue and over-cxertion. Every
few days his task is slightly increased
ana in the course of time he is ready
Tor the starter with every muscle train
ed to Its utmost capacity, and n re-
serve of strength UP his sleeve, to uso
the expressive words coined by tho
great cycler himself.
What a contrast there Is between
all this and the reckless expenditure
or energy by the young woman and
the young man who have just become
enamored of the bicycle. With no pre-.
vious training of any kind, and no at
tention to diet beyond that involved in
consuming as much ice water. cake
md Ice cream as possible, Keeling off
miles by tens and twentics. and then
go home overstraned and almost in
state of collapse to recuperate slowly
and repent the folly when they have
sufficiently recovered to drive nature
to another dangerous test.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1895-10-25
MOTHER OF MONOPOLY.
TRUSTS FOsTERED BY THE REPUB-
LOAN PARTY.
During Thirty Years of High Pro-
lection Ovcr Five Hundred Such
"Conspiracies Against tho Amer
lean Consumer" Werc Formed.

"Conspiracies Against tho Amer
lean Consumer" Werc Formed.
Writing on trusts and monopolies
the New York Tribune editorially
says: "It is the naked fact that moro
OF these conspiracies against American
consumers have sprung up within the
last year under the Democratic tariff
than in any previous year, or number
OF years, undor different policy"
The motive Tor such bare-faced
falsehood is not hard to find. The Tri-
bune knows full we'll TINT irrespective
OF party lines, tho great bulk of the
lIberty-loving American people hato
trusts and monopolies, and justly feel
that they have been robbed and CD.
pressed by those illegal combinations.
SO That paper tries to fasten on tho
Democrats tic stigma of responsible
lty for trusts which rightfully belongs
to tho Republican party.
What arc tho real facts beyond oil
possibility of dispute? Simply that
every important trust aud monopoly
IN this country had its origin under
Republican protection. while most of
those "conspiracies against American
consumers" wero tho direct creation
OF Republican laws. During tho thirty
years of high protection over five hun
drcd trusts were formed. But few
new trusts have been organized since
tho Wilson tariff was adopted, and GER
tainly none are better taken care of
by the now than by tho old tariff.
The amazing impudonce of the Tri-
Dunes assertion can be readily seen by
referring 10 the great trusts which arc
extorting higher prices than would be
paid under free competition. Is the
Leather Trust, with its S134, 900, 600
capital, OF last years growth? Was
not tho Sugar Trust formed and
strengthened under protection? Did
not tho Cordage Trust rob the farmers
while protected by high tariff, and
has it not collapsed under the Wilson
tarilf with free binding Irvine? Is not
the Same true of the Whisky Trust,
which flourlshed under Republican
rule, but is now in tho hands OF n re-
ceivcr? And the Standard Oil, Rub
Der, Milling, Tobacco, Wall Paper,
Lead, Cotton Oil. Sturch, Linseed Oil
and Beef Trusts, wcro they not all or
ganlzod in the days of protection?
>. What created the giant Steel Rail
Trust, which has cost the people of
the United States hundreds of mill
ions of dollars? Tho Republican tar
1T on foreign rails, which gave home
manufacturers close monopoly and
by preventing free competition en-
nbled the rail barons to dictate prices
to tho consumer. SO with the Nail
Trust, the Barbed-Wire Trust, and a
host OF others. All had their origin
IN protection. The whole protective
swindlo was piece of class legisla-
ton kept on the statute books by
votes bought by tho unholy gains Of
monopolies. Yet the Tribune holds
up its hands against it's old friends
and blamcs the Democrats for the
deeds Of it's own party.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1895-10-25
QUEEN OF THE VEST.
California;, Where tho Sun Gives Uncio
Snm u Good-Eiuht Kiss

Seiitorniu, Where tho Sun Gives UncIc
Snm Good-Nivht kiss.
Glowing words of praise were ut
tered by Rev. L. ID. Ollie, OF San Fran
cisco, when lie described California to
tho Christian Endeavorcrs ut Boston.
Said he:
Wore 1t not that Californians are all
as modest us violcts, outblushing the
Strawberries that grow there the year
round-blushing like their world fam
GU fruits at praise of their own lowell
ness-l would tell you something of
Caiiforn!a--tlough had the tongues
OF men, ana even of real estate agents,
YOU would still say when you come to
us, The half has not been toldr Wc
nave n wonderful empire out there;
We have arabic land enough to support
population of 30,000.OO0. and then
our population would be less dense
than that of Europe; an empire of our
own, rs large as Spain larger than the
nine States of Delaware, Maine, Mary
land, Massachusetts, New York, New
hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio and
Rhode Island combined. Then the
saiubrity of our climate makes Cnllfor-
MIA the sanitnrium, the faircr Italy of
tho world. Its scenery Is grandcr than
any beneath European Skies and Its
variety OF productions and climate Is so
wonderful ns to defy even the Callfor-
man genius for cXaggcrntlon. The
Sicrras, those snowy bulwarks OF our
State. though their lower slopes arc
rich III gold as their crcsts ut eve with
tile gold of sunset. aud their farther
slopes are lined with silver like those
great crcsts ut noon, yet hoard no such
wealth MS the soil yields In Its blllow-
Ing wheat fields. Its clustered Vine
yards. Its orchards ana orange groves
bending with fruit more golden than
TINT Of the llcspcrldcs. Yondcr the
star of tho empire stops In It's west
ward course and stands still over our
young State"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1895-10-25
Barnum's Monkeys as Prolcctionisls.

When Barnum's show was in winter
headquarters i'll Bridgeport, Conn, n
few years ago, number of monkeys
were kept in large circular cage, di-
vided into compartments by wire par
titions. Each day when the animals
were fed, instead of eating his own
portion monkey would thrust his
head through the wires and steal from
his neighbours dish. While he WAS
thus engaged tho next monkey was
stealing from him, and SO on all around
the cage. The result was that in tho
scramble and qunrrcling n good deal
of tho food was spilled and wasted.
and while II few stronger and cunning
monkeys got moro than their share,
the others were poorer than if each
had eaten his cwn portion.
These monkeys, without knowing
it, wero true protectlonists, and illus
trated perfectly the ideal state of So
ciety from q high tariff point of view.
The McKinleyitcs would hayo us all
engaged in trying to take by taxation
from each others wealth, for tho pur-
pose of making everybody rich
through stealing from everybody. The
farmer would be robbed for the al
legged benefit of the workingman, the
latter for the benefit of the mnnufac-
turer, who himself would be robbed
by duties on raw material for the ben
eft of the landowner, tho landowner
would have to pay higher prices to
benefit tho merchant, and go on all
around the circle. Instead of this
complicated system of tolls and taxes
the ideal Democratic society is one in
which each man enjoys the full reward
of his own labor. and neither steals
nor is stolen from. The Republican
system means scramble for favorg,
like lot of hogs around trough.
The Democratic policy means IN or
derby company of gentlemen seated
around table. Which is the better
system?
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1895-10-25
INFANT IRON INDUSTRY.
It is Becoming Giant Under Low
Duties.

Tho Manufacturers Record an.
nouncos that tho Admission Pine and
foundry Company of Admission, Ala.
has secured contract for 80, 900 tons
OF cast IRON water pipe, to be shipped
to Yokohama, japan. The contract
was awarded on bid submitted in
competition with loadiug European
iron manufacturers, and will be tho
largest foreign shipment over made by
gu American iron works. This is be.
lieved to be only the beginning of ex-
tensiyo exports of iron AMI steel to
Japan.
Here we have tho strongest possible
proof OF the assertion OF the tariff re-
tormors that our iron industry needs
no protection, but could easily COM
pete with all other iron producing
countries. For over thirty years the
american consumer has paid greatly
increased prices for NIL iron md steel
products, under the pretence that
without the protection of high duties
against foreign steel and iron, our
mills and foundrics would have to close
down. In spite of the fact that we
possess tho richest deposits Of conl,
iron ore, limo, etc., in tho world, and
consequently have natural advan-
taSo in the conversion Of those raw
materials into finished products which
hns made us tho greatest iron-pro.
ducing country in tho world, tho Re-
publicans whined about "our infant
iron industry" and maintained an
almost prohibitive tariff ON foreign
iron and steel. Tho result has beon
to establish great trusts which have
controlled prices and compelled the
consumer to pay far moro than tho
same goods could have been bought
tor under FREQ competition. Tho at
tempt OF tho Democrats to lower tho
henvy duties on iron and steel was Wig
orously opposed by every Republican
IN Congress and all tho hired organs
OF monopoly, on the ground that tho
admission of foreign goods would ruin
our manufacturers.
Whom the Wilson tariff, with its
greatly reduced iron and steel duties,
became law tho Republican press pro-
phesied all sorts of calamity. But the
result was exactly tho reverse of their
doleful prediction, for the past eleven
months have witnessed tho greatest
prosperity that the iron industry has
experienced for years. Idle mills and
furnaces have started up, wages havo
been increased by >all tho principal
manufacturers, thousands OF additional
men have secured employment, and it
seems likely that the total production
for tho year will DO largest in orr
history. Not only are our mills sup
plying tho homo market but our ex-
ports arc increasing, and with few
moro years Of tariff reform the United
States will obtain its proper share of
the markets of tho world. Since we
can ship iron to Japan in competition
with England or Germany, there is
certainly no reason why any duties
should be needed to secure tho homo
market, rs tho only effect of tho tariff
can be to mako the people of this
country pay higher prices than the
samo goods arc sold for abroad.