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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1895-09-20
Acme OF Observation-Disclosures

Two young men bearing an iron
bound box between them stepped into
nm elevator nj the north end OF tho
postoliice building yesterday and called
out the third floor Tne wrist of one
was handcuIted to his burden by IL
short, heavy chain. The sight is IA
miliar, rs messengers from the banks
so to redeem old currency and trans
net routine business with the sub
treasury.
AS the car door slammed an elderly
man stopped abruptly to gazo after
the rising car. He still stared ut the
dark shaft when tho car had disap.
pearod. Ills wife went down the cor,
ridor alone aud came bacl again.
Como on, doar; why, you've let
mo walk clear to the stamp window,
thinking you were beside me-" sho
protested. "[ have always argued you
were the most absent-minded man i'll
st. Joseph"
"Not at all, Jane that is, they beat
me all hollow in Chicago" And the
husband smiled with the pride of PROV
ing his contention. "a was Just watch
ing him. Will you believe it? He
has his gripsack chained in his hand
TO keep from dropping it anywhere /"
---ChicaSo Record.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1895-09-20

A record time for quick marriage
was made in tho nuptials of Kennedy
Tutwiler and Miss Mary A. Robush n
nineteen-yenr-old groom and sixteen.
summers bride, at Stanton, Va, ro-
Gently. The couple went to town to
get a license and get married, but
were unable to find preacher, and MS
evening was coming on they started
disconsolately back for the homo of
the prospective bride. They had
boarded the cars. and in walking
through saw the Rov. John Donovan.
They hurriedly explained their plight
and just rs the conductor was giving
the signnl to start the train the clerey
man started in to perform the mar
riase ceremony. lie got through in
just forty seconds by the conductors
watch. and the happy pair jumped on
the cars MS the train started, and won't
to their new homo rejoicing.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1895-09-20
Protection Wages in America.

Tho American monopolist re7iyas
the high tariff chestnut that in twenty.
six Republican States wages iu 1879
averaged $l.33 per day, while in
eighteen Democratic States wages
averaged only eightysevou cents per
day, and claims that this is evidence
of the bone6csnt effects fprotcetion.
The fact that the alleged statistics ara
Enthusiastically is not OF much i'm.
portance, for cooked figures nre tbs
principal stock in trade Of the high
tariff jugglers. But the monopolist's
statement is in itself tho clearost proof
of the falsity of the CHIN thai high.
tariffs make high wages For it is
certain that the great and gloriou,
Mckinley Tariff was the same all over
this country. The workiugmcn in
Alabama and Vermont were protected
just as much as those of Massachusetts,
and Illinois. There was no differences
between the burdens of taxati2n Ibid
on California and ON New York; Yet
the rate of wages varied 10 every State
of the Union, though not according TO
their political complexion, rs stated
by the monopolist. Why? Ths pro-
tectionists, who pretend that wages
depend on tariffs, have never tried to
explain how it comes a6ont that tho
same high tariff policy produces such
| varying results IN different States.
Not only that, but in tbs sans States,
for wages in various parts OF New
York State, for Instance. diIfsr as
widely rs they do in Georgia nnl
Pennsylvania. Will not some prosec-
Zionist come forward and clear up this
mystery? II not. the natural inference
will be that protection does not an [
cannot raise wages, and that the pre-
tence that it does is piece OF dema-
goguery by which the working people
were deludod into voting for the high
taxation policy.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1895-09-20
Tom johnson Was Right,

When the Wilson tariff was before
Congress Representative Tom Il.
Johnson, of Ohio, moved to put steal
rails on the freq list, aud in ono o tho
most eloquent speeches OF tho tariff
debate showed that tho only bene.i-
Charles of the tariff on rails were the
members OF the steel trust During
the discussion, Mr.. johnson, who is
one of the largest rail manufacturers
of America, asserted shat without pro-
lection this country could make rails
in competition with any country OF
the world. Tho tariff on rails WIS nos
the protests of the representatives OF
the steel trust.
The Iron Age, the principal organ
of the iron mud steel industry, pub
fishes the statement that Canadian
railroad has recently purchased large
quantity of American rails Mt m.Ah
lower price than that named by Eag-
lish bidders. This is contirmltion
of Mr.. Johnson's claim thai thItariif
was not necessary in order to keap ou5
foreign rails. If orr manufacturers;
can sell rails in Canada ut lower rate (,
than English rails can bo purchased,
it Is certain that there is no nee o
high duties to protect the homo mar
ket. And the men who preteude L
that the reduced tariff on rails woall
injure the rail industry will finl it
difficult to explain how, in spite OF
lowor duties, tho rail mills ara all
working to their fullest clpasity.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1895-09-20

In Nebraska tho Supreme Court of
the State Inns just taken from tho far
mers lucrative mems of livelihood
For years there has been a law in tho
State requiring railroad engineers to
whistle at every railway crossing, and
imposing fino of $50 for every fail
ure to do SO, half tho fino going to
the informer. For some reason engi.
neers have not been able to do all tho
Whlstling required by this law, per-
haps from need of some steam for run
ming the locomotive, and the farmers
have madc n great deal of money by
watching the crossings and bringing
suit against the companies for inirac-
lions of the law. Every suit thus
brought has heretofore been decided
against the companies, and tho law
has cost them a great deal of money.
One farmer recently got verdict for
$500 whistling money against the
Union Pacific. Tho Supreme Court
has finally declared the law unconsti-
tutional."
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1895-09-20
How a Girl Turned tho Edge of n Joke.

There seems to be no limit to a wo.
mans self-sacrifico when she once
takes charitable object to heart.
This is the story of o girl who sold her
diary-nnd you have to be woman
to realize all that that means.
1t WAS on shipboard, and it hap
pened on the way over from Liverpool
last summer The girl was n million
aires daughter, and in addition to de-
voting her pocket money to the East
Side Mission, of which she was pa
troness, she spent most of her leisure
time crocheting wonderful and alto
gcther useless nothings, which she
persuaded her rich admirers to buy mt
fabulous prices for tho benefit of tho
poor. She had devoted tho entire
trip to this pretty work-excopt for
an hour n day, which she spent in fill
ing her diary with such sentimental
observations rs misses of twenty or
thereabouts are apt to find expression
for on the innocent white pages of
their diaries.
Tho friends she had victimized on
the way over, by Turing dollars from
their pockets in exchange for GRO
cheted things, made much sport of
her dairy, and mt last conspired
against her piece Of mind.
"Now, sny, Miss Blank" said one OF
them, in pursuance of the plot, "wo
havo decided to strike. We arc not
going to help your tenement house
heathcn cents worth moro unless
you sell us your diary. How much
will you take for it?"
"How much will you give?" asked
tho girl, after little Thought.
Five dollars was tho bid and re-
fused. Miss Blank then playfully put
the precious volume up Mt auction,
and tho men i'll tho party, never
dreaming that sho could be in earnest,
piled bid upon bid, until tho price
stood Mt S65.
"rho diary is yours, Mr.. Jones'"
said tho girl to tho successful bidder,
"but remember, my terms are spot
cash, with tho further condition that
you leave it with mo until / can mako
IL copy for myself"
Tho laugh was on Jones, and his
companions forced him to pay down
tho money on tho spot Miss Blank
delivered the diary, aul OF course all
that the uuucky joker could do was
70 return it unopened with his COM
plimcnt. New York Herald.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1895-09-20
Studying a Plants Lungs.

One of the prettiest microscopical
studies is the examination OF the lungs
of n plant. Most people do not know
that plant has lungs, but it has, and
its lungs nro in its leaves. Examined
through high powsr microscope,
every lenf will show thousands upon
thousands of openings, infinitely
small, of course, but ench provided
with lips which, in many species. aro
continually opening and closing.
These openings lead to tiny cavities
in the body OF the leaf, and by the
opening and closing Of the cavity mir
is continually passing in and out, so
that the act OF respiration is con
stnntly going on. Tho sap OF the
plant is thus purified. juct MS the blood
of an animal is cleared of impurities
by passing through the lungs, and IN
nverage-sized tree will oherefpre i'll
the course of n day do as much breath
ing rs man.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1895-09-20
Strange Story OF President Pierce.


Speaking of Franklin Pierce 70
minds me of strange story | heard
the other day, writes Walter Wcllman
During tho war Presbyterian
preacher i'll Missouri who, by the way,
was afterward in Chicago pulpit, fel.
under the suspicion of the Federal au
thoriiics and WAS arrested MS II spy.
His name was Painter. Despite his
protestRtions he was bundled of tc
Fort Warren, Boston. After being
kept in confinement some mouths he
wns Released, but in piiiablo plight.
His clothing WIS worn out, he hnd no
money, and, TO mako matters worse,
his family had just arrived in Boston
from the West, having been sent on by
Tho military authorities. Tho poor
man knew not what to do, bnt hnd re-
course i'll prayer, in which he was
joined by his good wife. They had no
other place than the street in which'to
offer up their applications, but this
circumstance turned out to be i'll their
favor, for their snd story was written
mp i'll one of the Boston papers, and II
hotel keeper came forward with an Of
fer to keep tho minister and his family
until they were ablo To find employ
mcnt. Accordingly Rev. Mr.. Painter
took up his residence with the hotel
man and began looking for work. For
some weeks he continued tho search
for employment. and with such poor
success ihnt he WAS greatly discour-
aged.
II, When the outlook was ut its darkest
II strange thing occurred Rev. Mr.
Painter was one day surprised to hear
that gentleman wished to seq him.
very handsome, digniiicd old man
made his appearance, and thus ex-
planned tho purpose Of his cali: II
have come. sir, to seek spiritual all
vice and comfort. As you see, | am
we'll along i'll years, and failing health
reminds me | am not long for this
world. My home is in New Hamp-
shire, some distance from here, but
There are good reasons why l DO not
wish TO visit tho minister's of the gos-
pei in MY own neighborhool. They
would shy L had been an uubclicvcr all
my life. and had turned to religion
only from fear ot death. 1t Is not my
wish to give them that satisfaction,
and reading in one OF the papers an
account of your experiences, / re-
solved 10 come to you. Will you pray
for me?"
The two men instantly knelt, anil
Rev. Mr.. Painter asked tho mercy of
God for his visitor. Tho old gentle
man was visibly affected. Then two or
three chapters of Scripture were read,
and general talk about the Stranger
doubts AMI fears followed, Rev. Mr..
Painter giving him much comfort.
Next day tho old gentleman called
again, and this timo himself asked tho
grace OF God. After thanking tho
minister for taking an interest In his
case, he placed i'll Rev. Mr.. FAINTER
hand an envelope, saying: "Do not
open that until tomorrow. lie then
went away. Next day tho envelope
was opened, ana in it were found two
500 bills and card on which WAS in.
scrihcd the name Of franklin Pierce,
oxPresidcnt of tho United States. -
Chicago Times Herald.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1895-09-20
A,!uiieraled Cheese.

Long ago we found ont that many
Of our food products were made with
cheap and unwholesomo materials,
and now tho readers of an English
publication arc told that cheese has
been examined ana found to be tillel
with II composition i'll which cleo
margarine plays prominent part
The mania Tor substituting cheap arti-
cles for good, with an enormous profit
resulting thcrefrom, has extended to
almost all sorts of productions. But
ter il adultcratcd; milk, unless one
knows exactly where it comes from, is
scarcely safo to drink. Either OF
these is had enough, but it seems the
height of imposition to ill up COOL
looking cheese with IL nasty, greasy,
olcomargarinc compound. The Dairy
Commission promises to take very de-
cided steps in this matter, AMI punish
rs they deserve NIL parties who AFRO
guilty of such nbominnble deception
as the selling of cheese with perfect
and attractive outside and the unpaln-
table aud Objectionable inter or as
described. New York Ledger.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1895-09-20

hearts too we'll. 1 knew your love, and
your pride. i snw two who were mado
for each other tearing themselves
asunder. and took advantage of your
foolish promise to place you III posi-
ton in which it was impossible for you
to conceal your true feelings. Some.
how I'felt sure you would understand
each other; and at the worst [ should
only havo a refusal My happiness,
MS ] think you must guess, is depend
ent Oh what Ruth will answer me some
day, md / think shall have courage
enough to do without your aid i'll this
case"
When Rose Lewis returned from her
European tour-a very brief one
there was double Wedding and since
Rose and Ruth were the names of the
two brides, it is easy to guess who
were their bridegrooms.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1895-09-20
Chicago Tribune Drops lIcKinlcyisn.

Tho Chicago Tribune, ons OF the
loading Republican organs ofthe West,
refuses to join with its high tariff con-
temporaries in thoir claim for The res
toration of MoKinleyism. In recent
editorial that paper shows that it reai-
ICES thet the drift of public sentiment
is against returning toproteotion, anil
advocates an increase i'll internal rev
enue taxation to meet any deficit in
the public revenues. The Tribune,
conversion to sound eoouomio dog
trines is further empaasizsl by itj
statement that there lis no way III
which the revenues can DO 30 etsily
increased as through direct taxes
This change of position on the part
OF Republican paper is importaus,as
evidence that the logic OF D1moarati',
good times is convincing tho people
that any further agitation for high
tariffs and trade restriction would bs
injurious to the business interests o;
the country. Newspapers reflect thu
sentiments of their realers. aud
patrons, and if prominent Chicago
daily tinda it expedient to oppose Re.
publican tariff tinkering, it shows thu
the business men of that city nre SIT
isfied to let we'll alone. Oicourse the
narrow partisan papers, which IRE paid
to spread lies by the monopolists who
were benefited by McKinleyism, will
continue to publish what their owners
dictate. But the independent press
is finding that the tide OF commercial
prosperity is running too strong to
check it by demaads for the high taxes
and commerce restriction which caused
the panic of 1893-9I, anil therefore
avoids the tariff question or favors
tariff reform. In either case these
papers furnish proof of tho wisdom of
the Democratic policy.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1895-09-20
The New York Poet sors. O..,

The New York Post says: Occasion
ally clash of darkness" shows itself
in the light of the present century,
which leads us to wonder whero tho
schoolmnster has been during these
later years; but nobody could have
Imagined such depth of ignorance
MS is revealed by the recent case OF
WITHDRAWING Mt Clonmel, ireland. A
poor woman, Bridget Cleary, tho wife
oil Michael Cleary, Ind nervous
trouble, accompanied with bronchitis.
The nervous trouble caused twitchinn
OF the muscles, which led tho husband
to believe that she was bewitched. Uo
proceeded, i'll medieval fashion, to OK.
crclse with fire. Ho called the neigh
bors together, including tho relatives
OF the woman, md they approved tho
plan. Ho then proceeded to torture
the victim by burning and pounding.
ending by pouring parafIine over her
naked body and setting it on fire.
While performing this feudish work.
he said to her repeatedly that it was
not Bridget Cloary, but the witch who
had taken possession of her, that he
was contending against. Death came
to her relief Mt last, and she was buried
without coffin in mud hole. The
public authorities got wind of it, mr..
rested Oleary and his accomplices. and
put them on trial for mansleuebter
They did not deny what they had done
but justified it. That the woman wal
awitch they were entirely convinced,
Cleary was sentenced to twenty years
imprisonment and the others to shorte,
terms. 1t is a shuddering affair, how
ever one may look at it. 1t teache,
us not to marvel so greatly at tn,
superstitions OF the olden time.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1895-09-20
Would the Emperor Rostrno

An exchange tells story which may
be taken as fresh manifestation Of n
certain. well-known Scotch chaSactcr
istic:
Upon his accession to The throne, the
Emperor of Russia was appointed COL
onel-in-chicf of the Royal Scots Greys.
While dressing for dinner an enthusl-
nstlc subaltern communicated the in
formation to his soldicrservant.
Donald" he said, "have you heard
that the new Emperor of Russia has
been appointed colonel OF the regi-
ment?"
Indeed, sir" replied Donald. 1T is
h very prood thing"
Then. after n pause, he inquircd:
"Beg pardon, sir, hut will he be able
to keep both places?'
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1895-09-20
Proof Positive.

Much has been written in ridicule of
the wild answers given from the wit
ness-stand, where all connected thought
seems to escape some people. But
strictly to the point was the evidence
of woman in Maine who was striving
to prove an alibi for a boy in a horse
stealing case.
a witness testified that he had seen
the boy at the village on that day, when
the woman sprang from her seat and
cried:
'He want out, nutherl His pants
was hangin' on the clo'es line all day!'
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1895-09-20
A SONG.
Swift and free,

Swift and free,
Swift and FREQ,
Love, dear love, do fly to thee!
Into tho gloaming dark and sweet;
Straighter than arrow, than bird moro lcot
Eager us honey seeking bee,
Silently, lovingly, swift and froc,
fly to thee!
Swift and free,
Swift and free.
What are distance and tmo TO me!
Love mounts SUBMITS that touch tho SKY
Pushes tho brlars like mist-clouds by,
Love stems Hoods that the demons fleo-
Boldly, tcnderly, swift and free.
fly to thee!
Swift and FREQ
Swift and fror.
Over aud through them all to thoc!
Death stands waiting with lifted sword;
lconqucr him with single word.
l fling him u challenge fcarlcssly.
And brave, invinci1;e. strong and free.
fly to thoc!
Swift and free,
Swift AMI frco,
Love, dear love, do fly TO thee.
Though stu aud cold doth my body hide
With ifc's true self will reach thy side
While tho earth conccals what men call mo
On wings invisible, trclcss. free.
fly 10 thee.
boston TRANSCRIPT.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1895-09-20

electricity as a motive power to re.
pace steam for long distances seems
70 pe decided success, to judge by
.ne tests on the Nantasket Beach road.
wiener the subtle fluid will entirely
replace steam power is question TINT
VIII require some time 10 decide. II IL
questionable if there will be any gen
erai movement toward abandonment
vi steam until such time MS IL practi-
cable, inexpensive storage battery sys..
tenn is devised.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1895-09-20
A Renlezyou, Tor Deal Mu,cs.

In the corridor of tho Fifth Avenue
Hotel every Sunday afternoon gathers
crowd OF deaf mutes, who spend two
or three hours il conversation in their
sign language. The size of the gath
ering varies, but / have seen as many
as fifty of the unfortunate men there
at one time. The interest shown on
the faces OF all indicates that they en-
JOY their meeting. New York World
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1895-09-20

DR.. Paul Brisson's discovery of the
"microbe of old age" has considerable
scientific value when considered in con-
nection with the scientific theory that
everybody is insane, including scion
lists and insanity experts
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1895-09-20
Single Men CllasIised.

Plato condemned the single men to
n fine, and in Splcja shay were driven
at stated times TO the temple of Her
cules by the women, Who there drilled
them in true milita.J style. Gin
cinnati Enquirer.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1895-09-20

Tho people of tho Slavic race in
New York, who may BIO numbered by
tens of thousands, are MS notable for
their harshness toward their young
children as the people of the Italinn
race, numbering scores Of thousands,
are notable for their gentleness toward
their offspring, notes tho Now York
Sun
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1895-09-20

General Miles strongly advocates
extending tho use of tho bicycle in
the United States Army. Tho Signal
Corps is now making good deal of
speciality of wheeling, and it's use in
this branch OF the service is to DO still
further developed.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1895-09-20
Protection Races Wages.

"Protection Raises Wages" wrote
the Republican tariff liar. But the in.
telligent composition set it up "Protec.
ton Races Wages" and his free trade
friends congratulated the editor on his
eclipse into truthfulness.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1895-09-20

A "second folio" of Shakespeare
sold in London the other day for
$1,000. This is tho record prico paid
for this edition of the immortal bard's
rprEu
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1895-09-20

The value of foreign timber i'm
ported into England annually is not
less than $50, 900, 900, not to speak of
tons of paper manufactured from
wood pulp.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1895-09-20

Minnesota has developed more rap.
idly than any other Northwestern
State. Its assessed valuation is $685.
O2S,6S7.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1895-09-20
A PROXY PROPOSAL.

+ in all our lives you
need me- if there
should ever DO any
thing TINT 1 can do
for you, l swear to
do it. You can asl,
mo nothing which,
Mt any personal sac
rificc, | will not en-
dcavor to accom-
plish. You are rich,
| poor. You nre
somebody / am no,
body. But tho time
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1895-09-20

"The way to succeed in business is
to advise others and advertise your
SELF" maintains the New Orleans Plea
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1895-09-20
The Chicago Drainage Canal is de-
scribed as Thirty Miles of Crime"

There are over twenty-five foreign
ers to the square mile in the State of
New York.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1895-09-20

First sojourner-Do you always get
your meals on time here? Second So
1ourner-Yes; have to till some of my
friends show up. I'm deucedly glsl
to see you. -------'--- - ~
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1895-09-20

'yune.