The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-11-09
jefferson M. ClOugh, the Man Who Developed the
Two Greatest American Rifles The Rem
OrtOn and the Winchester.
He Refused a Tempting Offer From the Chinese
Oovernment-Hs Health Would Not ,
Permit His Acceptance.
rtom tne Sprtnnneld. lta,s INlon.

As the result of long and arduous attention
10 business for many years, Jefferson NJ,
Clough, now of Dclchcrtown, Mass, who hns
Just turned sixty-hvo years, found himself dis
nbled by muscular rheumatism, two years and
more ago md was Obliged to rclinquish tho
position of general superintendent of the Win.
chester Repeating Arms Company, Of New
Haven, Conn, where he had been employed
for eleven years at Il salary of 5000 for the
first few years of his service, but which was
increased to 81 500 by the voluntary action Of
the company Previous to his service for the
Winchester Repeating Arms Company hc had
filed the responsible position of supcrintcud-
ent at f. Remington & Sons nrnory, Mt llion,
N. v, for seventeen years. during when
time largo quantities of arms were made for
foreign governments as well ns 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 mNking an
engagement with the Winchester Arms Cont
pany, the secretary of tho Chinese Legation
In this country came TO BelchGrtown ami ne
gotiated with Mr.. Clough to go to China to
build arms for the Chinese government; but
the long delay in getting tho answer from the
Chinese decided him in accepting the offer TO
no TO New Haven. II was during his service
for the Arms Company he visited tho leading
arnores of England, France and Germany In
company with the vice-prcsiLent oI the COM
pany, in order 10 learn whatever new methods
there might be in the manufacture Of mMitets.
1t was after this long term OF GctiyG lNbOr as II
business man that, finding himself incHpac-
tated for further service by the embargo which
rheumatism had laid upon him. he resigned
his position more than two yours ago and
returned TO Belchertown, whore he owned
what was originally the Phelps farm, about
three miles southeast of the centre of the town,
in retired spot where lie has five hundred
acres of land.
From this quiet home he began to seek q
remedy for the muscular rheumatism which
wns located largely in the muscles of his
shoulders chest and back. lie employed DR..
Holbrook, of Palmer, and received grcAt
benefit from his treatment for time; but Was
so anxious 10 gain iastef TINT he decided to seek
another treatment, and being II mnn Of nrlns
did not spare the cost, and was troatcd by baths
OF celebrated springs without receiving any
benefit worth notice. IIc then tried various
remedies advertised for rheumatism without
receiving any good effect. During the sun.
mor of 1893 and the winter Of 1904 Mr. Cluugh
was confined to his house in lirlrherown,
being unable 10 rise from his bed without ts.
sistahce, and suffering continually with acute
pains and with no tnste or desire for food, nor
was he able to obtain sufficient sleep
Early in tho year 1894 Mr. Clougl heard of
DIR. Williams Pink Pills for lale People
through his brother James NJ. Clough. Of Fast.
hampton, Mass, who came 10 visit him aud
was induced 70 make trial Of them. lie be-
gan taking those pills about the first OF March,
1894 and continued to do 50 until the first
part of September following. The first effect
noticed was u better appetite anil he began to
note more ability to help himself of the bed
and to be better generally. Last August IlSAD
no was able to 60 alone to his summer residence
and farm of l63 ares on GrGnd.Iicr Island,
among the Thousand Islands, in the river St.
Lawrence, where from the highest land Of his
firm he commands Wow for thirteen miles
down the river.
Instead of being contircd to hiI bed Mr..
Clough is now and has bepn for some time able
to be about the farm to direct the mon en-
ployed there and he is thankful for what nr.
Williams Pink Pills have done lor him.