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The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-24
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skull broke in. The murderer had drove the pick through the back of.hls head The men come out and told what they had seen, and then the boys who were at the windlaSs recalled the groans they thought they heard, and knew why the boss did not come up when the superin- tendent did. The boys were waiting for the superintendent, and would have had some fun hanging him, but the fellers declared the deal off, and by the way they acted the superintendent saw they had found out something, and left the diggins and went to live among the Indians. That was before Cripple was on her feet as big camp, and nobody has jumped the claim yet. It belongs to the dead man, but everybody knows that in passing at night they see a kind of a white cloud at the mouth of the shaft and then man comes out with his skull broken in and bleeding, and when they go nearer to see what it is it sinks back into the shaft No, the body was never taken out. Maybe mo- body told the officers, that I know of, but if was sure that the dead man was not in the mine I'd go there and jump the claim. Oh, no! I'm not afraid of ghosts, but don't want to take ad- vantage of a dead man-that's all, concluded Cheyenne Bill, in answer to a number of remarks reflecting upon his ability to face the ghost of Cripple Creek
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FASHION NOTES.
Daintiuo.s in Dressing sacks,


 Dressing and tea sacks are delight fully dainty and are quite as comfort- able and more practical than the much overdone tea gowns, These sacks are often made to hang box fashion in the back and to open loosely in front over straight loose panel that is secured to a yoke. This front is usually one with the over-portion and jabots of lace ttn- ish the edge of the over part. Sleeves are full and dropping, for it is authori- tatively decreed that no stifiening shall appear in the sleeves of house and lounging gowns. An attractive model of dressing sack is shown here, and can be easily made by the home dress maker. As sSetehed it was of rose pink figured silk, but almost any pret- til lowered or figured stuff will serve the purpose. It is made with fitted sides and back, and has a full basque and loose front arranged in folds. Its round yoke is banded with five rows of narrow black velvet ribbon and is fin ished with a circular rutfle of the silk showing three rows of ribbon, the basque being trimmed to match. Belt,
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UNSATISFYTNG.

Teacher-If a boy smites you on the right cheek, what would you do? Dick Hicks-Give it to him with me left Puck
 Gentleman (to young lady)-What an awfully pretty face I saw yesterday on 9th avenue.
 she-strange; wasn't out yesterday. Texas Siftings.
 Had an accident on my last trip to- day" said one tram conductor to another What was it?'' ''Woman said Thank you to a man who gave her his seat. Answers
 Maud-I like George Richers to call on me.
 May-I don't
 Maud-Of course not, dear. You'd rather have him call on you.-Truth.
 She-Do you love me oceans?
 He-Yep.
 She-And worlds2 He--Whole universes, my darling. She-Then you may hope--a little.-- | Truth
 Mrs. Youngwife (to handsome girl whom her husband is rather fond of)- | w AdL uU yOu SuppOSG llldhcS' SIlul llc so fond of me lately? l Miss Sharpe-Absent-mi per kaps-Truth
 l Absent-minded Party-Why, how do you do. Barker? How's your wife? Barker-My wife? Why, my dear doc 1 tor, I never married. Absent minded Party-Really! Congratulate her for me.-Harper' Bazaar
 Ringo-We have the most good-na- tured minister you ever saw. Wither- | by-What has he done to make you think so? Bingo-T met him after church the other day. and he wanted to know if I had rested well,-Puck. | A Matter of Language -''John," she said, rather sternly, 'the coal bin is empty" Yes" was the disconsolate reply, tits that way the most Of the time. It's never of use in an immediate emergency. I'm going to change it's name and call it a coal-has- been.'' Washington Star
 Jimmy, the Rat-"Me mudder was up ter see me Brudder Mike in Sing Sing. yistiddy. He's ter be executed in two weeks; and, say, wot yet tink? he's got so fat she says yer wouldn't know i'm! Corgy, the 1ush-Aw! Why wouldn't he /? -gettin' his tree good meals a day an nuttin' at all ter worry 'im!-Puck. 1 The young man who had travelled | began: And there I stood, the abyss yawning at my feet Was il | yawning before you got there. or did it begin after you arrived?" asked the | young woman who has never been away, and then the young man found that he had just time to catch the last ar.-Indianapolis Journal A Man of Business.-"Who are you going to give your vote top asked the ungrammatical person.
 The prospective delegate thoughtfully clawed the roots of his chin whiskers q don't know jist who will git it, he said, after a pause, but as fer givin it to anybody, that ain't to be thought uv fer mint. Votes is valuable.-In- dianapolis Journal.
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-----2------------------------- 4 NEW JE RSEE NOTION.

Richard Hutchinson of New Jersey believes in fostering the infant indus try. He has prepared bill which is entitled An act to assist in popula ting the township school districts of New Jersey' It provides that on and after January 1, 1897, there shall be paid from the treasury of the State to the collec- tors of the townships for this purpose $25 to the parents of the first child born in said township after that date, the payment to be made when the child is three months old and a doctor certifies that it is in good physical condition Fifty dollars is to be paid for the second child born in said township after that date in each family, S75 for the third S100 for the fourth. and continuing in the same ratio until the twelfth child, all children being subject to the same conditions as named in the first. MT Hutchinson's argument for his bill is '"The State fosters other industries by bounties and premiums. Why may we not try a bounty on children, and then the small districts which lack thei1 quota of pupils might have them, and our dilapidated school houses would be repaired from the increase of taxable parents. Let us boom New Jersey and try and make her new school law g success"
 There is much talk in several States about taxing bachelors, though nothing | has been said yet about taxing the new woman. Why can't New Jersey, which has shown much hospitality to promis- ing ideas, tax both bachelors and the new woman and also offer a bounty for babies? If the taxation and tht bounty work well New Jersey will have much benefit as well as much credi for her boldness and sagacity. If they don't work well some interesting theor. ies will have an instructive setback and New Jersey will be entitled to credi for the instruction.
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HOPG AT LiSr.

The Democrats are cheering up lit prospect that there will be no deficit in the national revenues for the current month, although the surplus, if any, will be small. Up to date the February receipts have been close to $20, ,000, 900, against expenditures of about $21 ,500,- 900. All the big bills of the month are now paid, and unless the revenue shows an unexpected falling off the deficit will be made up during the coming week, and perhaps 9 little more beside. And this prospect also emboldens the Demo- crats to hope that during the next few months the receipts will rather more than balance the expenditures, so that the accumulated deficit for the current fiscal year will be cut down close to the sum to which Secretary Carlisle last December estimated it would amount at the end of June.
 But the Democrats will do we'll not to be too hopeful. Something may hap pen. Something has happened to wor- ry and discourage them ever since their grand scheme of a tariff for deficit went into operation. And what a sit uation for a great party at the best hoping and guessing that the deficit for the year will not be much greater than the amount guessed at by Secretary Carlisle! What capacity for govern ment this situation shows!
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I'll v NEIy COMET.

People are buying and selling, marry ing and giving in marriage, and in oth- CT ways planning for the future, re- gardless of the new comet, which is ad- vancing upon this world at the rate of 1,600,000 miles day. They do well to be calm, for nobody knows that the comet is really going to hit the world, and there is doubt that it would do any serious damage if it did. The lat est is that unless Professor Leuschner of the University of California has made a slight mistake in his calcula- tions the comet will not hit the world If he has it will, and the hit will hap pen on March A. But if it does happen it may not according to Professor Pickering, of Harvard, be anything se- rious. He calls attention to the possi- bility, or the probability, that a comet is nothing but sand bank" that is, it is a swarm of solid particles of un- known size and widely separate, say pin heads, several hundred feet apart, each particle carrying with it an en- velope of gas, largely hydrocarbon, in which gaslight, is produced. either by electrical discharges between the par ticles or by some other light, the evolv- ing action due to the suns influence. This hypothesis derives it's chief plau- sibility from the modern discovery of the close relationship between meteors and comets If this theory be true, everything depends on the size of the separate solid particles which form the main part of the comets mass. If they weigh tons the bombardment would be very serious, but if, as seems more likely, the particles are smaller than pin heads, the result would be simply 8 grand meteoric shower,
 Lord, save us from the devil, the Turk and the comet" was the fervent prayer of Christians in 1456 Neither the devil, nor the Turk, nor the comet are as much feared as they were then, but the prayer has not lost all its ap- 1 propriateness.
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Value of Technical ducation.

c'Manchester Lad" in ''Ffbre and Fabric"
 I have seen at times that some writers discredit the idea that techni- cal education is not the essential re- quirement for our rising young men, and for giving to all at least equality of opportunity in the world of trade. We'll, I believe now as I always have believed. that knowledge is power, B and technical education enables men to have lofty opportunities, and in time
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years. Now, let us try again. Give us a million and half for missions It is a modest request We have a million and three-fourths more givers than we had in 1883. Help us pay off our debt. Help us reinforce the work"
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Advertising Rates.

Situations, Wants, Rents and other small advertisements One Cent a Word each in- sertion. Five cents word for full week (seven times)
 Display Advertisements-Pe inch, one fIl- sertion $l.20; each subsequent insertion, 4O cents; one week, $3.2O; one month, Slu; one year, $40.
 Obituary notices, in prose or verse. l5 cents per line Notices Of bi ths, Marrlaees Deatns and Funeru s, 50 cents each. Local notices, l5 cents per line.
 Yearly advertisers are limited to their own immedite business Gall matter to De unop- jectionable) and their contracts do not h. clllde Wants, To Let, For Sale, etc.
 Discounts-On two inches or more one month and over, l0per cent; on four lncnes
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with very full dropping puffs.
 Ribbon will be used as much as ever, and that is saying a lot. All sorts of lovely tissues are shown and ribbons heavily spangled are sold at high prices, but it seems these days that the most valuable of all things is time, and whereas in the old days years were srent in the working of the decorations of gown, all such elaboration is now bought by the yard and is slightly prized in consequence. Silk and satin that is covered with net, chiffon or crepe is as abundant as ever, and it is not so expensive a feature, after all, be- cause it is not bit necessary that the silken material should be of first quali- ty. If the color and gleam of silk is there that is all that is needed for the effect. FLORETTE.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-24

The Rev. Dr. c. c. McCabe, corre-
 spending secretary of the Methodist Missionary society, furnishes some in- teresting figures showing the growth of the Methodist Church for eleven years.
 According to the last reports the de- nomination had 25,129 churches in 1894, against 1S,741 in 1883. The valuation of church and parsonage property was S126, ,1S2, 561, against $79,2 ,0S5 in 1883, 8
 gain of S45,913,13 or more than one third of the total accumulation of prop erty from the beginning In 1883 the church membership was 1.769, ,534: in 1894 it was 2,715, ,145, a gain of 945,611, or over one-third of the whole number. After giving other figures equally significant, pr. McCabe says: "In the figures above given I start from 1883, for it was in 1884 we began to prove the promises of the Lord by bringing in our tithes for mis- sions. Behold the fulfillment of the promisei The windows of heaven have been openedl' One-third of the Meth odist Episcopal Church as it stands to- day is the creation of the last twelve
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-24

There is family living near Macon, Georgia, in which there has not been a death for fifty years. The head of the family is seventy-three years of age and his wife is seventy-two. They eel ebrated their golden wedding recently, and their ten children and twenty-one grandchildren were present.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-24

It is more than thirty years since the last gun of the Civil war was fired, and we are still paying for interest and pensions more than $3,OOo,OOO week as the cost of that struggle.
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Bicycling has had some curious accu- sations made against it. The latest is by Yvette Guilbert, who says she has given it up because it caused her to lose her memory.
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It is asseretd that Emperor William of Germany has been a blight to the aristocratic society of Berlin. His ar bitrary manners have lead to quarrels with many of the society leaders of the German capital, and the court circle has been narrowed by the withdrawal of prominent members who could not get on with their autocratic relative.
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Notice.

We ecannot accept anonymous or return re- jeated communications. In all cases the name of the writer will be required, not for publication, but as a guarantee Of good talCn.
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He-Will you give me just one kiss? She-AIy dear boy, you don't know how little satisfaction there is in just one kiss.-Truth.
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Prosecuting attorneys in Chicago for some time to come will be careful how they flourish deadly weapons of any kind around in a court room during a murder trial. A man named Mic Mar sen was on trial for the murder of an other man the other day when the pros- ecuting attorney attempted to show by means of cleaver how the crime was committed. The weapon, having killed one man, came near killing another for, as the attorney swung it the blade flew from the handle over the heads of a dozen people and stuck in one of the supporting pillars of the court room passing within an inch of the face oi B man sitting there.
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The inheritance tax seems to be gain ing in favor both in Europe and the United States as a convenient and easy way of adding to the public reve- 1iues. The ways and means committee a tax on estates going to other than 1ineal descendants, but has struck from the bill the section providing for a ing to lineal descendants. As originally offered by the code-revision comrnis- sion the measure provided for a suc- cession tax on all estates of $3O0o or over, with a proposal to tax all col lateral estates.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-24

It has hitherto been the custom of the children attending the public schools of Austria and Hungary to kiss the hands of the teacher on arrival and departure. This law has now forbidden by an order from the imperial board of education, which bases it's action on the fact that sanitary investigation has shown that kissing is unhealthy and should not be practiced when absolutely unnecessary.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-24

Two prominent citizens of Montgom- cry county, Indiana, are making exten- sive and unusual preparations for their post -mortem personal affairs. One has had prepared an immense coffin of oak, with elaborate fittings and decorations, which he keeps in his parlor against the occasion of his needing it. The other has had his tombstone made and suitably inscribed. On the tombstone are the words: Here lies a Mason and g Democrat"
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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-08-28
BURKE'S GARDEN.
Burke S Garden, Va. Aug 2

Free silver is booming. Every
thing is wearing n Bryan badge.
Perhaps there are half dozen gold
bugs in the Garden.
Mr. Trubie Suter, formerely a stu
dent of BuIke's Garden Academy.
spent Sunday with his school mates.
Trubie says he can't stay away from
the Garden, and lac is coming back
to school.
Mrs. Mollie Moss is very i'll.
Messrs. Greever aud Goodman are
building n school house in the west
end.
Mrs. Missouri Davis, of Wythe Co.
is sick at Col. Thompson's, her broth
er.
The first session of Bnrk'es Gar.
den Academy Will open first Monday
in September.
The Christian Endeavcr Society
has been reorganized, and new off
GERS have been elected, aud it has a
good attendance. The topic for Aug
%, was, The duty and Joy of church
membership, Matt, 10: l6 30. An
interesting talk was made by the lead
er Mr.. James Groseclose) on the
above topic. There seems to be some
enthusiasm manifest since the reor
gani2ation, and we hope, and trust
that there will be a great deal OF
good done.
The members of the '.Circle" gave
leap year party on the evening Of
Aug. % in Mr.. j. ID. Growers suga,
grove. The writer was not present
but pleasant time is universally re.
ported.
SCRIPToR.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-08-28
GRAY HAIR MADE DARK.

l saw in your paper statement that Zu-
IN Vulier would restore any head of hair
color to natural III three weeks. AS was
very gray sent for sample package, and
In less Than three weeks my hair was per
fectly restored to natural color. NY wife's
hair was li5ht red, aud by using Zulu
Vuiier, her hair is now beautiful auburn.
Any one can get IA sample package of Zulu
Vulier by sending FL two-cent stamps TO
Wilson & Co., New Concord, Ohio, and
If 1t does not restore he hair to natural
color in three weeks they will return your
stamps; itnot only restores the hair to
natural color, but will stop the hair fall.
ling our Immediately and is one OF the best
hair tonics made, and You take the risk,
and if it does not satisfy you perfectly
they will return your stamps.
A RkaDER.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-08-28
TAZEWELL SEMINARY.
Miss GeorSiette Clarke, Principal

The next session will open Septem
Der 16, 1896 with broader courses of
instruction, higher standards, and a
fuller, stronger Faculty. No pains
or expense spared to secure thu most
competent and experienced teachers.
A new addition will be mad, to the
present building with Increased ca
pacity for twenty five boarders under
the immediate control of the Princi-
pal aud her assistants,
A safe home school for your girls.
where they will receive careful train
ing at most reasonable rates. Gaia.
logues ready by the Doth of July,
For one of these, or for particulars,
apply early-since only limited
number can be accommodated iu the
school house,-to
Miss Georgiette Clarke. Principal,
Tazewell Va
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-08-28
Judge Williams Successor.

Judge Robert @. Jackson, Of
Wytheville, has been appointed by
Governor O,Ferrall to succeed Judge
Williams es Circuit Judge. He mr.
rived here Tuesday afternoon, aud
opened court at once, FIRST making n
very neat little address TO the as
sembled bar.
Judge Jackson is still Young
man, apparently not yet thirty Eve.
He graduated at Emory and Henry
College in 1881, taking the Orator..
cal Medal there. In n very few
years after that he was made Judge
of Grayson county court, and since
leaving that position has been one OF
the most active aud prominent young
lawyers at the Wytheville bar, be
ing ono of the firm of Poage 81 ack
son. 1t seems to be the general
opinion that he will make n satisfac
tory Judge.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-08-28
Vacation DAYS.

August and early September have
come to be the favorite time OF the
year for annual vacations, which near
ly every one who is steadily employ
ed feels the need of, and about this
time thousands of people are III
search of some diverting place to Wis
it. If one happens to be of this nun
Der il will not be amiss for him to
consult DEMoREsT $ MAGAZINE for Sep
TENDER, which is just out, and is full
of timely suggestions for those who
are on vacations bent.
For these who want to go east.
ward, Asbury Park and its neighbor
ing town are alluring described and
charming pictured. For the west
ward traveller there is almost an en-
barrassment of riches in the sugges
lions.
The Fashion Review and illnstra
tions of early autumn modes are at
tractive and suggestive, and every
one who has ever used the pattern.
given with this Magazine knows
their intrinsic value and how prac
teal they are. Every one of Demo
rests contains q Pattern Orderwhich
entities the holder to reliable and
modish patterns at merely nominal
cost. Ther atterns that can be OBJ
tanned during year On the Orders
given would, if purchased in the reg
MAR way. cost atleast frosa $50 tc
SIS.
Every one who will take the troub
le TO cut out this notice and toward
1T with ten cents, to the address Oe
low, will receive sample copy o.
Demorests Magazine, containing 6
Pattern Order which entities the
holder to- any pattern Illustrated In
auy number of the Magazine publish
ed during the last twelve months, al
the uniform price of four cents each
ant frequently over thirty patterns
are illustrated in one number, thus
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lished for 81 year, by Demoresi
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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-08-28
The Balloon Ascension.

Professor Steele, the aeronnut. gave
another free balloon ascension at Res
eIvoir park yesterday afternoon
About 1900 people gathered on the
eastern slope of the park grounds
and reservoir embankment Witnessed
the aoual trip. 1t was few min
utes to six o'clock when the balloon
was released from it's mornings, ahd
floated steadily upward with the gaze
of the entire crowd centored rpon il
Professor Steele himself made the
ascension and dangling far below him
was his little dog with n parachute
Of its own. When tho balloon had
reached its height IL had hoated some
distance in the direction OF the city
The dog was first released, and b,
means of his parachute, decendel in
perfect safety. Then the aei onaui
detached his big umbrella shaped par
achuto, it unfoldc I, and he honted
slowly to terra firma, about 300 yards
from the starting point. The entire
affair was II complete success.-Dan.
vile Register.