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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-02-07

te blow gun ss one OF tho most re
fkapie savage devices In which com.
pressed air Is used as a motive force.
Inc blow gun "a u simple tube OF cane.
smoothly cleared OF the joint partitions.
through which light darts. featherel
with tuft OF down, or pieces of Nth.
are propelled by the breath.
The blow gun is used for killing birds
ana small animals Frequently the
arrows are poisoned, rendering the light
Dart effective on larger game. The
chier merit OF the blow gun is the &c.
curacy and the silence with which II
may be employed
The penetration OF the blow gut dart
Is greater than would be Imagined. At
the distance OF fifty feet I have driven
blunt dart one-quarter of an inch into
pine plank. 1T is stated that the range
or the blow gun among some tribes is
from eighty to one hundred yards.
The blow gun Is Il tropical device
and may be looked for In regions where
bamboo or cane grows. Nevertheless
these tubes are often made of hard
wood, single or Of two pieces followed
out and joined together. Frequently
one tube is thrust inside of another to
secure rigidity. The examination OF
many of these blow guns inspires a
great respect for the ingenuity and mo
chanical skill OF the workers
The North American specimens are
from the Chetimachas. Of Louisiana.
who frequently combine the tubes in
series, forming n compound blow gun
ana the Cherokees, of the CarOlinas.
FROM Central America, the Indians of
raohduras and Costa Rica; from South
america, several Amazon tribes from
Ecuador east and from British Guiana
employ the blow gun.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-02-07
Masks for soldiers in WarIar,.

Masks for soldiers engaged in war.
fare in the colonies, not as q defense
against the sword or the bullet OF the
enemy, but as "A protection from the
no loss dangerous cohorts of fevers-
such as the original proposition which
has just been submitted to the French
Academy of Medicine. It emanates
from DR.. Heurot, professor at the
Rheims School of Medicine, who ar
CUES that the use of this mask would
prevent the germs from penetrating
TO the lungs of the soldier engaged in
colonial warfare, who, as he is moi
acclimated, and is overworked. is
much more liable to attack from fever
than other people. In short, as he
maintains, it would place q barrier
between the deleterious atmosphere
and the organs of respiration. -Loa-
don Telegraph.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-02-07
ASPARAGUS AND RHUBARD nrns.

1t is an excellent time to fix the
beds of asparagus and rhnbarE before
the ground is solidly frozen. The
beds should be completely cleared of
weeds, and light blowing with the
hand pillow will do this rs QUICKLY as
may be done with horse plow' for
only the surface needs to be plowed
three inches deep. All the weeds and
trash and the old stems are to be re.
moved, then the manure spread evenly
until the ground Is wholly covered.
The same is needed for the rhubarb
except that four or five year-o old roots
should DO taken mp and divided and
replanted. In addition to the CLEANING
and nanuring of tho ground. The
stools should then be heaped over
with manure and brush, CT other pro
lection on this, so that the first
warmth of the ground in the sprino
will start ar early growth of some Of
the roots selected for this purpose.
A supply of this most desirable
vegetable may be secured for use in
the winter by taking up a few roots
dpotting them in boxesin the cellar
keeping the soil moist, and thus fore.
ing II growth of stems that will greatly
please the housekeeper by the welcome
variety of few of those pleasant
tarts and things thus made possible in
the dull season. New York Times.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-02-07
Images You Cannon Oonnt


Close 10 an Interesting pool IN Japan
Is the avenue OF images. representing
the Amida Buddha- The idols vary
in size, but are similar In design. There
are several hundred of them altogether.
and they sit facing one another in two
long rows We asked the little jap
who brought US to the place how macy
Of them there were. In an awed whis-
per he replied:
Nobody knows"
Then he told us how impossible II
was to count them. Each image was
made unsightly by having numbers OF
little BITS OF paper stuck ON to Il. and
chewed hits OF paper which had been
spat at 1t; tbs object OF this distigura-
/, ton we failed to discover, though our
friend HOBO informed us they were nut
on by the young priests, a part of whose
novitiate It was to attempt 60 count the
Buddhas.
There is evidently something wrong
with these idols, for no one has ever
been able 10 reckon them I'D the same
twice over, in spite of sticking a piece
OF paper to tick each one of OF course
two interpretations Englishmen were
not to be humbugged by native stories
SO my travelling companion and I. think.
Ing the whole thing ridiculous, decid-
ed TO count the mysterious images. We
started on cooperative lines-each tax
ing Il side of the avenue. Our efforts.
however, were fruitlesS, for we had not
numbered off more than n dozen each.
before my companiOn-whose eyes were
not so good as they had once been
shouted across to me:
81 say, l saw one OF them on your
side moving; rn certain 1 did; they're
uncanny-lets give 1t up"
This interruption, of. course, upset
all my calculations, but we soon came
on the moving image, which turned out
TO be nothing more than that OF an old
Frencnulan, seated peacefully among
the statues, and looking I'm his white
clothes for all the world like jolly fat
old Buddha.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-02-07
Old Bet.

General Neal Dow says that he re-
calls very we'll the first elephant ever
exhibited in this country, the famous
beast, Old Bet. He went to see her
when boy in Portland. somewhere
between 1915 and 1920. The most in
teresting part of General Dow's rem.
iniscence is how Old Bet died. Ac-
cordiDg to his recollection, she was
shot on highway somewhere near
Alfred, in York County by farmer,
who professed to be indignant because
of the amount of money her owners
were taking out Of the State. Maine
was then. perhaps, without exception,
the poorest portion of the country,
and even the quarters which were col
lected by the owners of Old Bet repre-
sented considerable portion of the
ready money of the people. Detroit
Free Press.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-02-07
PITH AND POINT.

Unlike como mortals, the nveraoe
oul dog chews moro than he can bite
of.-Puck.
In these days the matrimonial
match only seems to light on the mon
ey box. Truth.
This is the time of year for the nm.
pie pic order in homes and restan.
rants. Waterbury.
Hoax-"Have you any life insur.
ance?' Joax-''No. Can't Get any. I
play football. Philadelphia Record.
Ask a man if he has faith in man.
kind, and he'll say ''no" Ask him if
he has faith In womankind, and he'll
say, "well. | don't know. Puck.
Dolly's been 10 cooking school
Her friends all say GLOW sweet,
Tho cakes she makes the pies she bakes
Look good enough 10 eat"
Truth.
A Damper: "Chumble (who has
married young widow. sentiment
Hlly-"WIll you ever forget the hon
eym0on. darling?" 'She-'Which
one. "-Tit-Bitr.
Had an accident on my run to-
day." said one gripman TO another
what was it?" "Woman eaid
thank you TO man that gave her n
seat. Washington Star.
Miss Pert-'Ts Miss Strait Lace cir.
cumsp' 't?" Miss Caustic- "Circum.
-. -. 49, she won't accompany
younB man 20 the piano without
ohaperon. Salon Gazette.
"Your friend, Va>> Dooze is n groot
practical joker, i beliSsv.- ssNNP--.
he isn't my friend any more. " "What's
the mGtter?' 81 played joke on him
the other day. Chicago Record.
doax-"Do you know, bought a
copy Of Longwind's book. last night
and l couldn't sleep until ] read it. s.
Joax--''Good, eh2" Hoax-"No; ]
was troubled with insomnia. "-rGila.
delphia Record.
Exact Bridegroom (who is receiving
his brides dowry)-"ren dollars ar,
still wanting. Father-in.law-
"What? Oh, my daughter swallowed
that SO when she was q child. -
FlieSende Blaetter.
On the Stand where was Mrs.
Smith going when you saw her p
asked the Judge. IL don't know
your Honor" "Was she in a car
riage2" "No, your Honor. she wa
IN n hurry. Detroit Free Press.
He-"I como here so frequently
that Tn beginning to think that you
look upon me as n CHESTNUT roasted
chestnut, as it were" She-"No,
not a roasted chestnut. When n chest.
nut is roasted, it pops. "-Cleyeland
Plain Dealer.
"Bunkins, 1 guess, is about the
smartest man of his years in this com.
munity," said the citizen who oh.
serves. "Knows a great deal, does
hep "Knows great deal? 1 should
say so. Why, sir, that man knows al
most rs much as his nineteen year
old daughter, who is in The high
school"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-02-07
Dangerous Stoves.

Aside from the always present per.
lis of explosion, the constant burning
of oil and gas stoves is deleterious TO
comfort and health. Such stoves
should never be allowed in a sleeping
room, for, having no connection with
u chimney fue, they throw the poi.
sonous carbonic oxide of combustion
into the air of the apartment. vitiate
the atmosphere and render it unfit for
respiration. Even the burning of AN
ordinary oil lamp during the night IS
dangerous. especially if turned down,
but the oil stove is much worse, rs
having a larger fame it consumes
more of oxygen and gives off much
poisonous gas. -San Francisco Chron-
icle.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-02-07
ptANoinA

Dlandina's nice. Blandina's fat.
Joyous, anG sans and sound ana sWee,
ANA handsome too, and all else that
Ia persons OF her years Is NEE.
Behold Blandinal
She's alive. and tes.ifies
with all the emphasis that hes
IA ouSy hands aud dancing eyes
That iifs's prize
nhat all tho mischief that provokes
Doubt In tho matter lies in folks.
Ana that, provided folks are tit.
Lies not a failure; not bit.
o'andina loves a pieture-book.
biandlna dearly loves boy;
one loves her dinner. loves the coos.
Her nurss. her doll. her brothers tov,
Ana best OF all she loves a joke,
Aud laughs at IL.
And laughing az it testiues
With all the emphasis that lies
In joyous tones and beaminr ewes.
That life's prize
Ih"t all the mischief that provokes
Doubt In the matter lies in folks;
And that, provided folks are az.
Aaies not failure; not hit
Edward s. Martin, in scribner's
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-02-07

An inteiligently conducted country
fair supplies means for the inter.
change of ideas. Here the farmers.
gardeners. orchardists and hortioul-
turists can obtain information OF in
terest not to be easily derived by in
dividual efforts. Here the actual re-
suits OF experiments in plant treat
ment, stock-breeding, new varieties of
fruits and truck can be seen. and notes
made about useful points in aericul-
turai economy. A fraternal feeling
usually pervades these fairs. The ex-
hibitors are genial, being gratifed at
having made a successful departure
from some OF the time-worn systems.
1t is no small consideration when
many visitors to these fairs realize
that they have the advantage OF
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-02-07
THE cow pFA

The COW pea is highly esteemed by
Southern farmers as crop for plow-
ing under, and also TO grow for its
forage. An esteemed correspondent
writes in letter published this week.
urging its cultivation by Northern
farmers as q substitute for clover. or
rather on land where clover cannot be
grown. But the time when the COW
pea is to be plowed under must alway s
be at the end of the growing Sc lson. 1t
requires warmth and long season to
attain maturity. Some of the earlier
and smaller varieties mightlipen seeds
IN our Northern States in favorable
seasons, but these could not be de-
pended on. The farmer who can grow
clover will find it much more satisfac-
tory than to grow the COW pea. III n
large amount of foliage is turned I'M
der late In the season it will rot. and
much OF its nitrogen will be washed
away before spring. In most cases il
Will probably pay better for those who
grow COW peas TO cut and feed the for
age thus turning it into manure in.
stead OF blowing it under. The pillow
ing can then be left until spring. and
after feeding the pea forage, whs4 :..n-
ure 1t makes can be spread over the
Surtace.-American Cuitivator.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-02-07
fsOrecSStPrs.

some people arc so influenced by tho elec.
trio currents ofthe atmosphere that they eau
foretell the coming Of thunderstorm with
perfect accuracy, and others there arc with
nerves so sensitive that they are sure ofhavinc
neuralgia from IA low and fretlul state or the
nervous system. Now why can't the latter
be warned ia time and know that an Guinea
ofprevention Is worth "a pound OF cure? To
use St Jacobs oil promptly will ward OF an
attack, or il attacked, will promptly cure.
Such people can do for themselves what
Others do from weather prophecies, heed
the Signals and save Che wreck aud disaster
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-02-07
Bubbles or Medals.

Best sasapallas" When you think of how contradictory
that term IS For there be only best anyngone
sasapaa there highest mountain,
deepest ocean And that best sarsaparia is?
the ubl You mountain height and
how test sasapara! You could you chemists then
do need to test t The Worlds -and
thoroughly They went behind the label
this sapaa test result n make of sarsapara
of the Fair except Ayers. So that Ayers only
sasapala admitted the Worlds Fair The
the best They had for anything that
And the best Ayers Sasapar received the medal
due its merits Remember the word be bubble
can blows but there prick such bubbles Those
blowing bes sasapaa bubbles Worlds
Prcked the old True, but Ayers Sarsapaa
The pin that scratches the medal gold The pin
Prcs the bubble wind We point medals buh
bles, when we say: The best sarsapailla is Ayers.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-02-07
Book Covers.

The covering Of books with chamois
silk or fac linen has come to be an
art. BY means of it e paper bound
volume may be transformed into some e
thing rich and dainty by IA pair o.
clever hands as home. A volume copy
OF cold Love Letters" was seen not
long ago which had been decorated b,,-
the outer slip, which was made o.
what is called "sad colored" silk. On
1t the title had ben embroidered in
subdued tints. A true lovers kuot
encircled the words, and from it few
scattered for9et-me-nots were droop-
ing. The effect was exquisite, and
yet it was done by no experienced en-
pr1iderer. Detroit Free Press.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-02-07
AGRICULTURAL.
TOPICS OF INTEREST RRLAr.vn
TO FARM AND GARDEN.
rILIAcE DESTROYING WEEDS.

1t Is mistake to suppose that land
devoted to tillage in FOR that reason
more weedy thais land left in pasture.
u Is true there will be more weeds
visible In the titled land, for cultiva-
tion enables eyerv seed near the sur
lace to terminate. But in the pasture
what weeds 90 start are apt to be left
TO mature their seeds. The stock
turned IN to crop the grass will gem
orally avoid the weeds, and thus a few
years OF pasturing fills the soil with
weed seeds which will make hard work
Tor the cultivator to get rid of.-Bos-
ton Cultivator.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-02-07
HINTS on FEEpINa srnAn,

In feeding silage 1t is much better
TO always feed from the top. and the
area OF the feeding sur ace should not
be much greater than five square feet
Tor each COW feed. 1t is a common
mistake to have the feeding surface of
the silage too large, and under these
conditions the sllsge has time to heat
and spoil TO some extent. All heating
OF sIlage is at the expense of feeding
value, and IN good silos, after the first
heating, the silage cools, and remains
cold to the touch for an indefinite
time unless again exposed to the air
Tor some days. Silage should be fed
after milking. Almost any substance
possessing an odor at all marked has a
tendency, when fed to the COW lust
before milking, to have it excreted
with the milk at the time of milking.
If, however, turnips or silage. etc.
are fed after milking, then the odors
bave time to escape from the blood of
the COW, through the lungs, kidneys
and skin, before it is again time to
milk, and the milk will not be tain.-l
American Agriculturst.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-02-07
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

An empty wood shed is the sign of a
poor dinner.
If you work yourself those around
you will work.
Take care of the chips and you will
never be without fire.
A load of muck is worth ton OF
malt, aud costs less TO Get it,
A farmer who does not see tho sun
rise has need for an alarm clock.
As manure spreader the sheer
beats all the modern contrivances.
No need TO buy a new farm so long
rs you can. '''~i'A che old one better.
Not every egg is sound that seems
SO, and n lame horse makes a lame
farmer.
Pumpkin seed should be removed
from the pumpkin when fed TO COWS
or brood sows.
Waste leads TO want, and want loads
to woe; before you start consider
which way You so.
If you have not put in n supply of
dirt for dust bath aud absorbent I'M
der perches, it is about time it was
done.
Drinking walter should always be
within reach. and at all times fresh.
1t will also pay TO always feed good,
sound grain.
Farmers will do we'll to diversity
their live stock business. Three kinds
of domestic animals should be kept on
the farm continually, as "a rule.
The corn is as good n deposit as
money III the bank if kept dry and
free from vermin. 1t will pay a
larger profit within three years than
the money, too, il safely insured
against fire, food, etc.
After several years trial OF kainit
on the corn crop, an experienced
friend reports: "Since 1 commenced
to apply kainit 20 nv corn crop when
planting it, have never had a stand
Fpoilt with cut worms.
Nothing is more helpful in allaving
inflammation in the udder than fire.
quent bathing with hot water, as hot
rs can be borne to the hand. If the
udder is seriously ,innamed steam it
and apply flannel dipped in hot
water.
The cheap grain now will be worth
double present value within 20 years,
probably. twill pay TO preserve care
fully. Substitute the perishable vege-
tables, and bulky provender, VIXEN
ever possible with the food of the
store stock
Carrots are highly relished by
horses. A few carrots, fed raw, after
being SLICED, will prove n delicacy to
COWS, and fed once day they will
promote the appetite aud keep the
animals N good condition when other
foods may not be acceptable.
Cirrois are used by some dairymen
as regular food for COWS, in order to
give deeper color TO the butter, and
are highly esteemed by them for thai
purpose. Cooked and thickened with
bran they make an excellent mess
when fed warm on a cold day.
Grit of some sort is indispensable.
rs it helps digestion--in fact, it is the
fowls teeth. II fowls have the care
you 5estow On your COW or horse they
will pay much larger profit than
either the COW or the horse. In fact.
n little hen getting n reasonable
amount of care is the best paying crit
ter on the farm.
Oats fed to live stock in early win
ter should be attended with vegeta-
bles, blue grass or ensilage. as a rule.
The condition of the hay at harvest
ing if immature has weight in com
biDation with oats, for favorable effect.
Dry, ripe, brittle hay is not proper
combination with oats alone, in fact,
is poor food under the most favorable
conditions.
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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-02-07
He Lost Faith

From ne Gazette, Baldsoiascifle. ~ y
1hH "Azrrrx has advertised many reme.
oies' Out none which could not give satlsfao.
ecry PROOF OK ooing possessed OF real mer,t
We made an Investigation In regard 10 Pink
tills the other day, and at tho instance .,
Gardner Davis, druggists. inler,lsuc,
heroert Spencer. We never saw n stron,os
or moro straightforward endorsement
AS you know, am now and have beon
Tor years employed in tho sash and blind
."0.ory Q, bliss snydam. About twelve
years ago was attacked with rheumatis,,
In my lower limbs, ana Il il imnossihIs -
ueScrtpe my Sufferings. tried n nnvher -
physicians and countless advertised -, y.
. ulos, out II obtained any ro,ief il was only
temporary. Ny feet were swollen al a ,ras
necessary TO wear shocl several s,vNs " 80
large, and then cut them opon az that IT.,
going up md down stair8 Il WAS neceSs, ~, =,
crawl kept az work most OF The time, ana
my wife would bring my dinner To mo S,'
tory, rs was unable 20 walk homo - ne
midday meal, although Il was but n short
Instance away. L was almost dis, ouros,,J
h0d tried everything anl enent u,or,
money than could afford with the tope
tnat somewhere thero might DO rellof About
tins time my sisier -in-law saw in 4, neyvs
paper an account OF a man at Galwa,. N. Y.
whom IL stated had been cured by n medi,
cine known as DIR. Williams Pink Nils for
~ NNP'V- ~ nou loSt ali ialth In every
remedy my sistcr-in-law, unknown 10 me
wrote 10 tho man asking if the article was
tuo She received a reply stating tNnt AZ
was not only truo, but that tho Pink (Nlls
would do a'l that was claimed for Thorn.
went M onoo 10 tho drug store OF GRrdnar 4
JAWS and bought one box. following this
with another. With tho second box / hogan
TO Improve, and continued the use OF Tho
pulls until had taken twelve boxes when
was fully relieved of all rheumatic troubla
would say that Il is necessary to follow tho
directions infinitely. They moan lust yrhot
they eay, and TO get the best results with tho
INK Piils you must do exactly as you are
Replying TO tho question as TO whether bo
said: fNN00'
"Recommend thom9 We'll, I guess I con
recommend theml Why 1 suffered night
and day beyond my powens TO doscl ibe. I
consiIer u the only remedy which Is suro 10
cure rheumatism. i cannot too forcihlv ex.
press my faith in Pink Pills for Pale Poo.
ple."s
Knowing that Notary Public Nj. II. Smith
was In his ofilcc, MIR. Spencer was asked Al
no would sign tho above and make afldavit
TO TIA correctness, which he willingly con
scntod TO do, and his signature and the
notary's arc here appended.
Baldwinsville. NY
Subscribed and sworn 10 bcforo mo this
Ath day OF July, 1895. NJ II. satIru,
- Notary Public.
DIR. Williams Pink Pills contain all the
clemonts necessary TO give new life and rich.
noes 10 tho blood and restore shattered
nerves. They are for sale by all druggists.
or may DO had 10y mail from DR. Wiillama'
medicine Company, Schenectady, N. ", for
90 ccn's per box. or six boxes for ~ 90.
a.