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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-06-26

In the matter OF pctticcats the aver
agc woman refuses 10 he economical
She may claim she can't afford "a new
spring jacket, but she Is apt 10 regard
her silk petticoat as a necessity. This
ia part may be dtre TO the fascination of
its rustic. The now silk petticoats for
spring seem almost too pretty TO bc
hidden under p4in dark skirt. Tlcy
are cut umbrella fashion and measure
as many yards around as the dress
skirt. The newest for ordinary street
wear are made of changcabIe tafFeta
with two thiclIly corded rpfiies. The
petticoats in dash;ng plaids are much
the vogue, and also those made OF black
tnfdeta with colorcd stripes. when the
striped taffeta Is used for a skirt the
rufiles are made of silk matching the
stripes in color. One OF the latest silk
skirts is of black tafTeta with dce3
hounce of black lace at the bottom.
Above the flounce are three rows Of
lace insertion in graduated widths.
Showing beneath the broadcst IS a band
of light green silk, under Che next =
deep rose pink Is visible. aud the top
band has for its foundation a strip Of
gold coJor,---Chicagc Tribune.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-06-26
In any Style Hat.

We told you some time ago that
we had more hats than hat-room.an
the price we put on them moved
many of them; but we must sell
more hats-haven't room enough yet
to handle hats conveniently, so we
continue awhile longer to sell at vely
low prices. Buy your hat now.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-06-26
IargcIy a onealLon of rrcleht.

The principal reason why the highly
civilized and commercial nations have
gradually abandoned silver aud adopted
the gold standard b. that value for value
silver is 30 times as heavy as gold. 50
that if the cheaper metal were used 10
settle balances Ia tudinR between two
countries or between distant points OF
the same country IL would cost so times
more TO transfer IL than if payment was
made IN gold The foolish idea that
business men have consplfpd TO dis.
credit the white metal ln order 10 in
crcase the value OF gold les merely a
cheap money dclusion. Merchants and
bankers are interested ga having tho
best possible material for use in meas
uring values and making exchanges,
and the fact that in millions OF transac-
lions the handling OF money the greater
weight OF silver meant "a larger cost or
Transporting it was of itself . sufficient
reason why gold should be preferred.
Left to themselves. men always choose
the easiest known method OF doing any
thing. Since IL is far easier 10 use "a sub
stance having great value in small bulk
thnn one 30 CT 90 times heavier. H. Is
only NATURAL that, whenever itis pos
sibIe to secure sufficient gold, that
T9cta! should be used Instead of silver,
Wood Is now generally used instead 6f
steel for bicycle rims because 70 Is light
or. Stecltes who should claim that tho
wood conspirators had dcmonetized
steel rims would be laughed at Yet
their Arguments would be Just as sound
ns tbose ofsthe silvcritea.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-06-26

If the suit we sell you i not just
as represented, you get yonr money
back. Most of our suits are made
from the material thut grows on the
backs Of sheep, thoroughly lined with
tue best grade Of farmers satin. The
color as solid as piece of granite.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-06-26
And We Claim

That we know how to buy Cloth
ing, because we have been buying
and selling Clothing fer twenty five
years. 1t means much to us to sell
you one suit of clothes, because you
will ever after be our customer.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-06-26
Season

We are selling clothing cheaper
than we ever did, because clothing
oau be had from the manufacturer
for less money than ever before.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-06-26
In any Style Suit

We can it you. If you're tall and
slim, short and thick, fat OF lean, big
or little, old or young. Our aubi-
ton is to sell you your clothes, aud
your boys, too.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-06-26
California Must IssmaIn a cold 5,

California was gold state when Il
was admitted and has rcInained a GOLD
state since. None of It's debtors has
anything 70 gain by n radical change Of
STANDARD, not even the banks, which.
under silver standard, would be able
10 pay all dePositors 50 cents on the dol
lar. The arrangement OF business and
temporary destruction OF credit that
would result from such change would
probably break most OF the banks in
California, including perfectly solvent
instituNons.-Los Angeles Iierald.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-06-26

A9out the only argument the free sill
yer papers offer in advocating the is
ssapce of fiat money is that Secretary
Csrfs|e ard the CouficrJourral have
their views en- hesnoncy qucs-
tea. 10 their credit, be it, said. the
and Secretary Carlisle
artic the qucstior.-Lexing:on (ESy.)
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-06-26
White Goods.

Dainty Swisses, Sheen Lawns,
striped Organdie and figured fique,
IN many styles. Prettiest line of
these goods in plain and small checks
for little tots dresses. Prices right.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-06-26
TO LOWER WAGES

Scheme 70 Reduce the PAY oT Lnborers
without strikes ana Iockouts.
DErREclATE TuE MoNEY WIN wnlcu
THEY ARE PAID AND rnE RESULT IA
OBTAINED.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-06-26
Reason Enoucb.

Landlords seem 70 De having It all
their own way now. Here noIne has
doubled my rent"
"For what reasOn?'
''TIc heard my w1fe sing;n.. The Da-
bies IN Our Fiat - r,ctroit Free Pres.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-06-26
Ladies, do you wear
Gloves b?

Ask to see our $1,O0 Glove: tans.
browns and blacks We make the
assertion that it is the best glove in
town for the price. We've another
glove, every pair of which we war
rant. and will receive back if not sat:
isfactory.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-06-26

The TazewelI Hardware Co. il
prepared 10 furnish all Kinds of
hardware at all times. Call on
them wheh you are in need of any
thing IN their finf.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-06-26
In any style Shirts.

Negligee shirts are worn very much
this season, and come in a variety OF
choice patterns. plain and laundered
bosoms. attached aud detached col
lars and cuffs soc. and up.
Have you bought any of those silk
bosom shirts No sweating with
them on--"keep you cool" kind of
shirts.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-06-26
SCHEME TO LOWER WAGES

The following Is the suggestive head
ing of AN urticle I'm the Sun OF I,,.Ninsy-
ington, Nv:
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-06-26
Carpets and Mating.

We've talked Carpets ard Mating
to many of our customers this season
and the sales we lost, you can count
them on your thumbs. Why? Be
cause we can furnish any design,
eel u, quality or quantity in Brussels,
Tapestry. Vevets or Ingrains. Prices
25c. to $I20 per yard.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-06-26
Put Your Foot In 1t.

Putting your foot in the wrong
thing generally causes lots of trou.
BILE How much agony has been oc.
casioned by putting a foot in the
wrong shoe' The foot was all right;
but the shoe was all wrong.
Some people seem to think a Gus
toner should ft his foot to the Shoe
That order of things is reversed with
us. WE FIT THE SHOE TO THE
FOOT. Your feet were not made
to order. Our shoes are.
There is none of that "Gred feel
ing" with your feet in pair of our
Bay State or Carlisle Shoes.
HARRISON, Surfa
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-06-26

Nov is the time to subscribe for
tbe NEWS.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-06-26

Price SC. copy; BY mail So year
Address THE sun, New York.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-06-25
Russian Thiatle.

The so-called Russian thistle" or
"tumbleweed," has found it's way to the
vicinity of Chicago, as it was sure to do
sooner or later, and is causing no little
annoy ancc t3 the farmers of northern
Illinois and Indiana. 1t came, Of course,
along the railway lines with the stock
cars, and great patches of it are now
found on the outskirts of the city. II
first got a foothold in this country over
20 years ago, having been brought by
some Russian colonists who settled in
the northwest. 1t soon took firm pos
session Of the Dakotas, and began to
spread itself over q dozen other states
and territories. 1t is pest that prom
Uses to make more trouble than the Can
ida thistle ever did. Already it causes
loss of several millions annually TO
the farmers Of the northwest, and its
ravages are increasing every year. Thus
far science has been appealed to almost
in vain for some effective means of get
ting rid of this extremely unwelcomo
immtgrant-Hsrper's Weekly.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-06-25
The Knighthoods of England.

Up till the present reign the knights in
existence in the United Kingdom were
those of the Garter, the Thistle, St.
Patrick, the Bath, and SIS. Michael and
George. Since then there have been
founded the Order of the Star of India,
1861, which takes precedence of the SIS.
Michael and George; the Order Of the
Indian Empire, 1878; the Distinguished
Service Order, 1856; The Royal Order Of
Victoria and Albert, 1862 (for LADIES',
and the Imperial Order of the Crown Of
India, also for ladies, but the two latter
hardly come under knighthoods any
more than the Victoria Cross and the
Albert medals. Recently the Gazette
notified the creation of new "order
Of knighthood," to be called the Royal
Victorian Order. No intimation is
given for what class it is intended, how
many classes it is to contain. or what
will be it's insignia. But perhaps n
niche in it may be found for Alfred
Austin, and then it may not be neces-
sary to announce him in drawing-rooms
as the "Poet Laureate. London Chrop.
icle
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-06-25
KING LEAR AMENDED,
This Old Gentleman Used Bit of Stratsg,
and Had q Good Time.

This Old Gentleman Used Bit of Strategy
and Had q Good Time.
A well-known attorney told a good
story the other day about a man who
had such profound contempt for wills
that he followed the example of King
Lear and divided his property among
his children before death. Like unto
Lear's children, when they had thus
been duly provided for against material
needs, they gradually betrayed the fact
by their actions that the old man was
no longer as much to be loved and
obeyed as before he had disposed of his
goods and chattels. He found difficulty
in securing a really comfortable place
to sleep under the roof of any of his Off
spring, and the ill-treatment with
which he was eventually accorded
would have shortened his life, had he
not, as last resort, consulted a wise
legal friend. Said the latter, for he
trusted the old man implicitly:
"Give me receipt for this gold which
have here" taking a bag from the
safe, land will let you take it few
days. Go home. be apparently mystic
rious and secretive in your actions, and
when you think you have sufficiently
aroused the curiosity of your children.
at whose house you are now staying,
manage to count the gold on the table
Of your room, making it seem as much
as possible, and at a time when you are
sure you are watched"
This advice the old man accepted
There was more than once some one at
the keyhole, when he counted his pre-
tended hoard of gold coin, and it was
not long before marked change came
over the manners of his children. Those
who had seen and heard could not keep
1t from the rest, and, as result, nothing
was too good for the old gentleman.
When he was convinced that he had
made the impression desired, he" re-
turned the gold to the old lawyer, and
thereafter lived without want. When
he died the strong box, which he had
kept locked with a great show of Sc
crecy, was opened, and there was moth
ing in it but Ratchet and slip of pa
per, which read: ~
ale who would give away his prop
crty before he is dead, would do better
to take this Ratchet and cut off his
head. "-Washington Post.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-06-25
THE BOW IN THE CLOUD.

All day long the clouds had lowered.
And the rain had swept the earth,
TIL 1t lay all fair and lovely
AS when God first gave 1t birth;
And the sunset splendor falling.
Set a rainbow in the sky:
And learned life's hardest lesson
As the clouds were drifting by.
For the radiant sunset glory,
Failing on my raptured eyes.
AS the clouds were lifted, thrilled me
With a rare and sweet surprise.
But II life werea all fair weather,
AS the f1eeting days go by, ..
We should never know the beauty
or the rainbow in the sky.
AS the sun seems all the brighter
For the troublous clouds that rise,
So our tears but clear our vision
For the rainbow's glad surprise.
And our hearts are all the purer
For the Fathers Christening hand,
While our faith grows clearer. trusting
= Where we cannot understand.
So II hearts were free from sorrow.
Eyes were never filled with tears.
We should never know the rapture
When the Comforter appears .'
When we rest upon His bosom,
AS the passing moments roll,
And the Fathers smile caressing,
Sets rainbow In the soul.
Faith Virginia Bradt, in N. Y. Observer.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-06-25
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

There are 300 livings in the Church
Of England and worth over $4,000 q
year each.
M. Remier has bequeathed $500, 900
to the Belgian government for the foun-
dation OF a medical institute to be called
the Institut Rommelaerc.
Some of the great Indian princes,
It is stated have promised to cooperate
with Gen. Booth in carrying out his
peasant settlement scheme.
Mrs. Josiah M. Fiskes graduate
scholarship in Bernard college will go
to the most satisfactory student in po-
liticsl science each year. 1t 10 worth
$3.50.
Judge Pryor, of the New York SUI
preme court, has decided in favor Of
Ballinton Booth in dispute as to tho
control of building in Newark, leased
as a barracks. ws ~
Mining science is now Taught in
the Sibpore Engineering college in In
dia. The colleries in the country had
hitherto to import men with compe-
tent knowledge of mining from Eng
land. 7-~ ~
The Salvation Army in South Amer
lea Is established in 10 towns, in
which 40 officers are actively at work.
1t has two night refugees for the home
less and destitute and two Offices for
finding work for the unemployed.
The newly-elected president Of
Kenyon college, at Gambler, O., w. F..
Pierce, is but 20 years old. He has
been professor of philosophy at KEN
yon for the last three years, and was
graduated in 1883 from Amherst-nn
Institution which has done it's full share
in giving professors and presidents to
western colleges. # f.. ...
The late George Munro was most
generous benefactor to Dalhousie uni
versity in Halifax, and he was held in
high esteem all through Nova Scotia.
He had given the university more than
100000 and its special holiday, known
as Munro day." was celebrated with en-
thusiasm by the students every year.
Mr.. Munro was himself an admirable
classical scholar.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-06-25
HEAD OF THE OSTRICH.


serves ~ = Weapon and Has Eyes Thst
Cam Look Backward and Forward.
Az O matter of fact, the head of an
ostrich is a very remarkable thing. The
bird has been put together with the
most Unmatched body, legs and head
imaginable.
With it's powerful legs 1t can over
turn horse. But it's head is out of all
proportion to the rest of it's body, and
is equipped in very curious way TO do
the hard work required of it.
An ostrich's head is shaped very much
like steel hand punch.
It is usually about II inches long,
made up OF about equal parts of head
and beek. The ostrich has no forehead,
the top line of the long beak continu-
Ing to the back of the head. There are
besides no projections from it of any
kind. There is no nose, the bird breath
ing through holes in the beak. The ears
are placed so far back Of the head that
they lap over the back of the head with
out projecting the fraction of.a inch.
The head tapers from the knob at
the back of the head to the point of the
beak, and is SO smooth that blow
would glance off without doing any
damage. IAN ostrich uses its head as
weapon in fighting, and it can deal
deadly blows with this curious, ham,
mer-like instrument. The head is
formed of b ynes which have no air cells
like ordinary bones and are almost as
hard as iron.
An ostrich's mouth or beak is capa-
BILE of tackling any kind of food. The
stomach of an ordinary able-bodied os-
trich Graves diet of broken glass,
stones, nails and similar appetizing
foods.
This curious mouth chews up these
dainties and prepares them for diges-
ton. The ostrich is about the only
living thing in the world, except n
politician, that can look both ways at
once. It can look backward and for
ward at the same time without the
least effort. They are very nervous
birds, as they live among wild animals
much stronger than themselves. Their
nervousness makes it very bard to
catch them. The eye of an ostrich is a
little larger than a silver dollar. BY
observing closely one will seq the eye
is so convex that It stands cut about
an inch from the side of the head. The
eye is so situated on the side of the
hammer-like head that it may be seen
from the rear and front.
The optic of the big bird is always
very alert. Nothing escapes its at
tention. The eye of one of these wary
birds is never covered by an eyelid. The
ostrich keeps his eyelids carefully
tucked away all day and uses them only
at night. The eye is so large and so ex,
posed that it needs some protection
and so it has a bountiful fringe OF
lashes. These are enough to make any
woman envious. They are more than
an inch in length, and suggest fine lace
awnings.-N. Y. World.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-06-25
USING HIS HEELS.
How a Surgeon In the Army Fooled the
Onicers.

How a Surgeon In the Army Fooled the
OnHcers.
Some men are able to joke in the
midst of the most fearful circum-
stances, and, unless their nonsense is
in bad taste, 1t is not ill-timed, but, on
the contrary, is generally welcomed by
those who need cheering up. Col. Bell
tells the following story of an incident
which occurred during battle of the
peninsular war:
When the battle began the surgeon
of certain regiment was in his proper
place at the rear of the men. He had
deposited his instruments under a tree
and crept along in the rear of the troops
until he saw the men beginning to fall.
Then he ran back as fast as he could to
bring up his mule and surgical kit.
Doctors wore at the time cooked hats
and feathers, and were not to be easily
distinguished, at a distance, from the
generals staff.
AS he went at full speed along one
side of hedge a general officer, with
his aide-de-camp, came galloping ur
the other way. .
There's an officer running away!"
cried the former. stop him! Halo,
sir! where are you going?"
No answer. Both officers wheeled
their horses.
stop, sir!" cried the general officer.
"Give an account of yourself and your
name"
mo, mol" shouted the doctor. I'm
Off; seen plenty of fighting for one day."
The officer was furious and pushed
on after the fugitive, the stiff fence still
between them.
'Give your name, sir!"
"Oh, never mind my name; every
body knows me. Look out for yourself.
Your life's not worth a penny. Go to
the front and be killed, if you like.
Everybody's being killed there but MEL
speaking over his shoulder and running
like the wind.
On he went until he reached his surg
ical kit, whichs'he proceeded to load
upon the mule, and ordered his assist
ant to move with it to the front. Then
he dashed back in the direction from
which he had come, and the officers
realized that they had been sold-
london News.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-06-25
A JOKE BY RENEGADE APAcHES.
Robbed the United States Troopers Who
Were Pursuing Them.


Were Pursuing Them.
Apache Indians have been playing q
practical joke on the United States
army, which leaves no doubt that the
Indian does possess a sense of humor
only little less keen than his desire for
things that don't belong to him. A
troop of cavalry from Fort Grant has
been securing the country through
southern New Mexico and Arizona for
weeks in search of band of San Carlos
Apaches who have been committing
their usual depredations through that
region. The soldiers would not even get
sight of renegades, and at last, worn
out with their long marches, they went
into camp the other day near Lords
burg, in southwestern New Mexico.
On the very first night in camp the
Indians they had been searching for
crept up and made raid on the COM
missary department.. They stole all
the provisions they could get hold OF,
a couple of pack mules and two saddle
horses. and then crept away so quietly
that the troops did not know they had
been there until morning. Then Uncle
Sans soldiers found themselves short ON
breakfast bacon, hard tack and coffee.
The Indians had left barely enough for
half raitons for breakfast. The Apaches
did not need what they had stolen, for
some of the provisions were found, but
no longer fit for use, scattered along the
trail the Indians had taken, while the
two mules and one of the horses were
found, hamstrung and dying, no more
than five miles from the camp. The
Indians meant it simply as a piece of
daredevil defiance and grim practical
joke of the sort that most appeals to tho
Apache sense of humor.
The renegades were headed toward
the north, and telegram was sent to
Fort Bayard TO head them off. A troop
of cavalry was sent out at once, but
up to date has neither headed nor tailed
them.-N. Y. Sun.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-06-25
Earnings of English Lawyers.

It is observed in England that most
young men fresh from the universities
are abandoning the study of law for
medicine. Perhaps this is not SO strange
when the London Telegraph calculates
that "if the money earned by practic-
ing barristers were equally divided
among all counsel, practicing and hon.
orary, there would remain the mu-
nificent sum of IL guineas year for
each"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-06-25
Rome Wasn't Built in a Day,

Neither are the obstinate iNaladies, to the
removal of which the great Corrective, Hos
letters Stomach Bitters, is adapted durable
In an hour. To persist in the use Of this
standard remedy is no more than just. Bill
iousness, constipation, malaria, rheuma-
tism, kidney complaints and nervousness are
among the complaints which it eradicates.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-06-25
His Price.

Bacon--It's funny you don't ride?
Egbert-I'm waiting until they have
bicycles built for two.
''You can get tandems now"
~ know; ! mean bicycle built fos
two doilars."-Yonkers Statesman.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-06-25
An Important Difference.

tbink them se,%es IN that tbeU aIe not WY
ficted with any disease, but that the system
simply needs cleansing, is to bring comfort
home to their hearts, as a costive condition
is easily cured by using Syrup of Figs.
Manufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Company only, and sold by all druggists.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-06-25
Quite willing.

Eminent Specialist = Yes, madam,
your husband is suffering from tempo
rary alteration, due to overwork. The
form of his mania is quite common.
Wife-Yes, he insists that he is mil.
lionaire.
Sand wants to pay me f1oo for my
advice. Well have to humor him, you
w."-Tit-Bits.