The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-11-06
Jefferson M. ClOugh, the Man Who Developed the
TwO Greatest American Rifles The Rem
ngtOn and the Winchester.
He <e1used a Tempting Offer From the Chinese
Government-Fis Health Would Not
Permit His Acceptance.
From tne sprtnnneld. Arass. linton.

As the result of long and nrduous attention
to business for many years, jefferson NJ
Clough, nov of Belchertown, Mass, who has
Just turned sixty.fve yeurs, found himself dis
abled by muscular rheumatism two years and
more ago and was obliged TO rclinquish the
position of general superintendent Of the Win
chester Repeating Arms Company, of New
Haven, Conn, where he had been employed
for eleven years at II salary of 5000 for the
first few years of his service, but which was
increased to ~ 300 by the voluntary action of
the company. Previous to his service for the
Winchester Repeating Arms Company he had
filled the responsible position of supcrintend-
ent at Il. Remington & Sons armory, at Ilion,
N. Y. for seventeen years; during which
time large quantities of arms were made tor
foreign governments rs well as orr own, be-
sides sewing machines and typewriters-Mr
Clough having perfected the first of the latter
machines that was exhibited. After leaving
the Remingtons and previous to making an
engagement with the Winchester Arms Com
pany, the secretary of the Chinese Legation
In this country came to Belchertown and me-
gotiated with Mr.. Clough to go to China to
build arms for the Chinese government; but
the long delay in getting the answer from the
Chinese decided him in accepting the offer to
20 to New Haven. 1t was during his service
for the Arms Company he visited the leading
ufmOrlcS OF EURldUu, II TillNt uHu pcI many
company with the vice-prcsident of the com
pany. in order to learn whatever new methods
there might be in the manufacture of muskets.
1t was after this long term of active labor as q
business man that, tinling himself incapaci-
tated for further service by the embargo which
rheumatism had laid upon him, he resigned
his position more than two years ago and
returned to Belchertown, where he owned
what was originally the Phelps farm, ebout
three miles southeast of the centre of the town,
in retired spot where he has five hundred
acres of land.
From this quiet home he began to seek Q
remedy for the muscular rheumatism which
was located largely in the muscles Of his
shoulders, chest and back. lie employed DR.
UolbrOok, of Palmer and received great
benefit from his treatment for time; but wa'
30 anxious to gain faster that he decided to seek
another treatment, and being man of mean:
did not spare the cost and was treated by baths
at celebrated springs without receiving any
benefit worth notic'. He then tried various
remedies advertised for rheumatism without
receiving any good effect. During the sum
mer of 1898 and the winter of 1894 Mr.. Clougt
was confined to his house in l}elchertownr
being unable to rise from his bed without as
sistance, and suffering continually with acute
pains and with no taste or desire for food, MOI
was he able to obtain sufficient Sleep
Early in the year 1894 Mr.. Clough heard Of
DIR. William4' Pink Pills for Pale People
through his brother James Nj. Clough, OF East.
hampton, Mass, who came to visit him, and
was induced to make trial of them. lie be-
gan taking these pills about the first of March
1884, and continued 10 do 80 until the first
part of September following. The first effect
noticed was better appetite and he began tC
note more ability to help himself off the bed
and to be better generally. Last August 1894
he was able to go alone to his summer residence
and flrm Of 1853 acres on Grcnadier Island
among the Thousand Islands, in the river st
Lawrence, where from the highest land of his
farm he commands view for thirteen miles
down the river
Instead of being confined to his bed Mr.,
Clough is now and has been for some time able
to be about the farm to direct the men en-
ployed there, and he is thankful for what DR..
Williams Pink Pills have done for him.