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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-09-29

At Xander has the new STYLES in shirts
collars and neckwear.
Mr.. j. q. Buston's little girl has been
quiet sich this week. She is now better
Buy Underware for men, bows. Indies
and children at Alexander's.
J. G, Dodd. oi the firm of Dodd & Go
lett on yesterday for New York to buy
goods
Read what il said in another column,
OF the CONNIE rcial department oi Taze
well College.
Mr. James S. Moss announces himself
III this issue n candidate for Legislo,urc
from this county.
Mrs Hale, OF Glen LynE,is on n isit to
her sister, Mrs. McCorkle, and her daugh-
ter, Mrs T. J. RAIDER.
Our efficient and obliging post-master
w. q. Young, is on the streets again,
alter quiet u spell OF sickness.
Have you seen any OF the fine photo.
graphs that are befug made at William, -
49," Noheiy Oull ana examine them.
The October magazines, including
Munsey. Century, Cosmopolitan, Harp
er, Mcclure, etc, are arriving at Jack
sons.
rroi. Dodge, of Manassas, Va, who
mas charge OF the business departmnnt
oil Iazewell College, has arrived md
entered upon his duties.
Dr. % "A. Draper, medical student of
Floyd coanty, spent a few days here this
week with his brother, w. l.. Draper.
on his way to Richmond to resume his
studies.
Have you seen tie beautifully bound
and cheap Cambridge Classics edition
OF books at Jacksons? They are great
bargains. There are many of the stan
dard works amono them.
Trespass notices s~-alo IT tbis office.
Post your lapzS
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-09-29
GENTLEM EN

We beg to inform you that we are ready for
the fall business, having line of 5000 sam
pies, containing all styles Imaginable for
gentlCmens wear
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-09-29
Notice TO the Public.

This is 20 give notice that Mr.
Il, Warden is 10 logger connect cd
In any way, Wi;h the Williams AIT
Gallery. Il is not responsible T r,
nor authorize! to collect any debts
due Is" gal!er, c. l. WILLIAMS.
T"zeweli. Sept. %. %
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-09-29
Fire at Kelly.

Fire broke out yesterday in Geo. p.
Halls dry kiln, and destroyed quite
a lot of lumber. 1t looked at one
time as though the entire lot would
be consumed, but by heroic efforts
the hames were extihguished
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-09-29
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
HE BANK OF GRAHAM

Az Graham Va In the Commonwealth fVngnia at the close
OF business Sept 9TH, 1899 made to the Auditor of pub A.
counts OF the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-09-29
ONLY AFEW DOLLARS A YEAR
OR A FEW CENTS PER WEEK

less money than he would pay,
without hesitation, to paint
barn to protect it from the
weather. Thousands of barns
and dwellings good as yours
are destroyed by fire in this
country every year. Why should
you expect yours to escape from
year to year?
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-09-29

School books, lunch baskets, and all
school supp lies at Jacksons
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-08-31
Slightly Mixed.


1t occurred the other night and has
caused many laugh. One Of the
boys in the crowd Is a fiend about
Shakespeare, and thinks everything
In the world that was worth saying
was said by the bard Of Avon.
Another OF the boys is crank on
the subject of the "Rubaiyat" Of
Omar Khayyam. The other fellow
dotes on Laura Jean Libbey and other
immortal authors of that class.
The three Of them were out for a
time" 1t was about 3 o'clock In the
morning, and getting out of the hack
the Omar fend, pointing pointing his
finger at the hack driver, commenced
quoting Omar:
"Ah, make the most Of what we
may yet spend"
The next day the Shakespeare crank
accused him Of spouting shakespeare
at hack drivers, and the Libbey man
silently acquesced, thinking thereby
to display his knowledge of thingf
uterary.-Louisville Commercial
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-08-31
Changes in ROYAL TItles.

An interesting writer has lately
pointed out that the children OF Prince
Arthur, the only son Of the Duke Of
Connaught who Is himself third son Of
the queen, will no longer be Royal
Weaknesses" but merely mobiles; and
should these children have children
they will be obliged to content them
selves with the commonplace prefix
"Mr." 1t is this fact that has induced
the queen to Issue letters patent, under
the SEAL declaring that the children OF
the eldest son OF the Prince OF Wales
shall have, and at all times hold and
enjoy, the style, title or attribute OF
Royal Highness." Hitherto these
children of the Duke Of York had no
right to being 80 termed. They were
Just plain princes, and their children
would fare no better than their cou-
sins OF Connaught. This state Of af-
fairs results from the queen living to
see three generations OF her direct
heirs, and 1t doubtless set her to think
ing how Grandpapa Wales would like
having an untitled great-grandson.
with nc place In the royal procession.
Until the issue Of these letters patent,
little Eddie, David and Baby Victoria
were nothing but commoners in the
eyes Of the law. 1t seems odd to
Americans that this decree OF the
queens should have lifted quite
weight from the Wales and Yorks'
hearts; but what say the Connaughts
20 being left ont in the cold with their
plain your Grace" and Mr." They
haven't been benefited, and what Is
to become to them hundred years
hAnrA1
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-08-31
SmugKlers FOiled.

Even Saxon courtesy may be carried
a little too far. When about to return
from a Bohemian village 70 frontier
town in Saxony, the occupants OF a
sledge had their foot-warmers carefully
rinsed out and replenished with full
bodied Hungarian wine. Thus they
passed the guard post without let or
hindrance to the merry jingling Of the
sleigh bells. Laughing and joking at
the success Of their little dodge, they
called at a wayside inn for refresh
ments. On resuming their seats one Of
the party exclaimed:
why, the foot-warmers are quite
hot"
Then the boots Of the inn stepped
forward and said, with a frenzy grin:
"The foot-warmers were quite cold,
gentlemen, so, just to oblige you. 1
emptied them and filled them again
with hot water"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-08-31
Church Directory.

Reformed Church-Rev. G. A Whitmore
pas or. Services biweekly alternating
morning and evening. Services ednes.
dav. z D. m, Sunday School 2 p. m.
Guild each Lords Day 630p. m. other ser
vices announced from the pulpit.
Lutheran Church Rev W. S. II. Mctzger,
pastor. Services Sunday 10 A. NJ and 500 P.
IN. Sunday School, ?. P. VI Prayer Meet
ing, Wednesday, p. M.
United Brethren Church-Rev. William
Daughcrty Pastor. Regular Services ny
appointment from the pulpit.
Glass Meeting every two weeks at III a. m
Prayer Meeting every Thursday evening
Sunday School PM.
Mite Society S m-monthy, Wednesday
evening at o'clock. W. Mis-. Meeting
Monthly at Parsonage.
Moravian Church: Rev. NJ. F. Oertcr, Pas
tor. Sunday School every Sunday, "a. m.
Preaching services will bc held every other
Sunday as heretofore, alternating morning
and evening at 10 and $3.50 respectively.
Methodist Episcopal Church - Rev.
w. L. Orcm Pastor. Services every alter
nate Sunday at 10 A. NJ and 100 +. M.
Sunday School at 8 A. NJ. Prayer Meeting
every "Wednesday evening ut 7,30 ? Nj. Ep'
worth League at G30 cverv Sunday.
ST. Stephens Church, Protestant Episcoal
Rev. Ernest McGill, Rector. Services
every Sunday at 400, y. m, at Walkers
Vile tl030 a. IN, at Thumont,
Service Saturdays at 400 p m.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-08-31
GEMS AND THEIR STORY.
Some Pretty Stones and Tales CONNECTED
With Them.

Who could wish for prettier stone
than the delicate blue turquoise, the
gem which in Russia Is set in every en-.
gagement ring, and with which the
wearer must never part II she values
the love and fidelity of the giver? 1t
Is said to be far more precious II given
and not bought, and is credited to
change color when the wearer Is sick
or sorry or when danger is near. Its
meaning is success and faithfulness.
The topaz Is much valued by mari
ners, because 1t is supposed to possess
an inner radiance which will give light
in darkness, and If worn around the
neck will act as charm against magic
spells, will Danish melancholy and calm
terror and madness. Therefore, it be-
hooves every maid to see that topaz
Is among her possessions.
Another exquisite gem Is the OPAL its
beautiful creamy surface lit with red,
blue and yellow rays scintillating in
the light and giving 1t place in the
front rank of preoe6ds stones. Unfor-
tunately, the opal has bad name, and
we know the proverb about the dog
with the unlucky cognomen. Supersti-
tion credits this beautiful stone with
bringing misfortune to its owner and
superstition will win Its way so long as
the world lasts.
Next We come to pearls, the costly
product of the pearl fish Of the Persian
Gulf. These lovely gems are obtained
from the bed of the sea by divers, who
bring up as many OF the oyster-like
shells as they can, and then place them
in heaps on the shore covered with
sand. They are LEFT for several days
while the fish decay and the shells
open, after which the sand is sifted and
the pearls found. They are then
cleansed and polished. The value OF
the pearl depends on It's size, round
ness, color and Brightness The most
renowned pearls were the two which
formed Cleopatra's earrings, one OF
which she dissolved in a goblet OF vim
egar and drank to the health of her
guest, Mare Antony.
The remaining pearl became the
property of the Emperor Augustus. who
had it cut in two for earrings for his
daughter Julia
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-08-31
ABOUT BALLOONING.
SOME CURIOUS FACTS RELATED BYAN
OLD AERONAUT.

Men Who Pierce the Skies Fearlessly Cam
not Look Over the Edge of an Ordinary
Building without Terror-Trouble Due to
Self-Consciousness.
Few men or women who sail up to
the skies in balloons with entire fear
lessness could stand on the ledge of
third story window without expert
encing that faintness and nausea which
terror inspires or feeling an almost ir-
resistlble desire to fling themselves
headlong to the pavement below" said
the old aeronaut.
"Why is it thus7" I asked in sur
prise.
1T Is, think" returned he, due
entirely to the fact of self-conscious-
ness. Balloonists are all more or less
self-conscious. 1t is that way with
every person who is favored with con-
slant public notice or with supersensi-
tive, highly cultivated or intellectual
folk. In close proximity to their fell
low men and things Of earth their SEN
sibility to surroundings is invariably
acute. There are few of such persons
who could walk along the edge OF tall
building or who could peer down from
the brink Of precipice without suf-
fering vertigo and that strange hysteric
impulse to jump off. This is because
they are too thoroughly aware OF their
own personalities, or, in other words,
because they are always thinking OF
themselves.
Nov, a person who Is not self-cou-
scious may parade up and down on the
tops Of cliffs, climb steeples or cling to
the ridge of a skyscraping building
without the slightest degree OF fear or
inconvenience. His sensibilties are
blunted; he Is not sufficiently imbued
with the idea OF his own personal
worth to heed the perils and discom-
forts Of lofty position. But put that
same individual into a balloon and
send him up into the sky for couple
of miles and, most paradoxically, he
at once becomes nervous, restless and
eventually evinces the liveliest fear.
He is liable to become sick and faint,
and manifests all those disorders COM
mon to the self-conscious man at an
eminence Of a hundred feet or 80.
THE latter, however. the moment
you get him thousand feet above the
earth, the moment all familiar objects
begin to recede from his view, loses all
fear and tendency to vertiginous dis
turbances A strange exhilaratlon
possesses him, and likewise an impulse
to dare and do. II there be trapeze
attached to the balloon he wants to
climb down and swing In 1t.
THAT is why professional aeronauts
ascend to great heights and swoop
down to earth by means OF the para
chute. They have lost all conscious
ness of themselves among the clouds.
and boldly trust themselves TO the hy-
pothetical safety OF the big umbrellas
without a tremor Of fear. Yet ven-
ture to say not one OF these profession
ais would trust himself to leap from q
building $50 feet high with a para
chute. doubt II many of them at
such a height could be persuaded even
to venture close enough to the edge to
peer into the street.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-08-31
Behind tho Scenes.

"This world Is all a heetlng show"
don't care what YOU say,
And everybody takes a part
In life's deceptive play.
Perhaps your neighbor has n role
That seems to suit him we'll.
AS viewed from where you have your
seat,
But you cannot always tell.
The comedy at which you lsrEn
May simply be means
or covering some tragedy
That's played behind tie scenes.
And so the humble 1okelet that
You smile at as you read
Might never have been written out
But for the joker's need.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-08-31
- -
Jnssrts Faster Than Birds.

A common house fly Is not very rapid
In its fight, but its wings make 500
beats a second and send it through the
air twenty-five feet, under ordinary
circumstances, in that space Of time.
When the insect is alarmed, how
ever, It has been found that 1t increas-.
es its rate of speed to over $50 feet per
second. If 1t could continue such.
rapid flight for mile in straight line
it would cover that distance In about
35 seconds.
1t is not an uncommon thing when.
travelling by rail in the summer time
to see bee or wasp keeping up with
the train and trying to get In at one
of the windows. A swallow Is con-
sidered one of the swiftest flying birds
and 1t was thought until a short time
ago that no insect could escape it.
A naturalist tells Of an exciting
chase he saw between swallow and
dragon fly, which is among the swift
est of insects.
The iusect flew with incredible speed
and wheeled and lodged with such ease
that the swallow, despite its utmost
efforts, completely failed to overtake
and capture it.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-08-31
THURMONT frederick County, Maryland Thursday August 81 |899
MODERN ARMY SURGERY.
For Good Reasons the Work of the Surgeon
begins When Woun led Reach Hospital.

For Good Reasons the Work OF the Surgeon
Begins When Woun led Reach Hospital.
There seems to be a misapprehen-
sion on the part OF a good many per-
sons as to the modern medical service
of the army" said an army surgeon
who had been detailed for the Porto
Rico campaign. There is no sort of
doubt that there is general misun-
derstanding Of what Is required OF q
surgeon in time Of battle. Many COM
plants have been made Of lack OF
prompt surgical attention to the
wounded at Santiago and an absence
of system. It Is asserted that there
were not enough. II asy. litter bearers,
except the Red Cross volunteers, and
few, II any, ambulances; that the
wounded had to make their way unaid-
ed to the rear or else be carried by
able-bodied comrades who were needed
in the ranks. There may be truth In
these charges, but il there is the blame
should not be laid on the medical au-
thorities In Washington. Nothing
could be better than the system de-
vised by them, and II there was failure
at Santiago the surgical staff there
must be held to account. For tho
division hospital 3 per cent. OF the en-
listed force Is detailed. The able
bodied men thus taken from the ranks
are subjected to severe discipline, are
thoroughly drilled and have absolute
and entire charge OF the wounded from
the moment they fall until they pass
into the hands Of the surgeons In the
hospital. These men are provided with
stretchers and are expected to keep
close on the heels Of the advancing
line to pick up the wounded.
THE complaint that there was no
surgical attention on the field Is based
on a misunderstanding. For good rea-
sons the work Of the surgeon does not
begin until the wounded are brought to
the hospital This hospital must be
outside the range OF bullets and shells
and far enough in the rear to be secure
against demolition O., injury In a mo-
mentary retreat"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-08-31
WAS NOT A NEW LEAF.
Twas tho Old Ono That Had Been Turned
Over Many Times Before.

Over Many Times Before.
He was in a state Of penitence
which was in exact proportion to his
state of hilarity the day previous,
says the Detroit Free Press.
The police officer knew him well.
He had frequently been made the con-
fidant Of his sportive and remorseful
moods and was not at all surprised
when he was accosted with the re.
mark:
II suppose you saw me yesterday"
"Yes," answered the policeman.
what some men call good time"
Would you object to undertaking
a commission for me?"
"Not at ALL"
well, want you to stop me every
time YOU see me and remind me OF
what l am going to tell you. Don't
you be afraid of hurting my feelings.
I'm going to turn over leaf. There
isn't anything easier than turning q
leaf The only difficulty Is that a man
gets careless and let's 1t turn back
again. So it'll be a great accommoda-
ton If you'll stop and remind me of
this conversation. Kind Of keep me
awake to the fact that l have turned
over leaf"
what you mean is that you are
going to turn over new leaf, isn't
it!" asked the policeman.
"No. That isn't it ut all. l mean
Just plain leaf. This is the same leaf
that have been turning over several
times month for the last year or
two. And l have decided that it's
time for me to put some Of the glue
of moral courage on 1t and paste 1t
down for keeps. have seen toe
many cases where a man made last
grab for the leaf to turn 1t over and
discovered that he had worn 1t clear
out"
The policeman promised, but be
smiled as he did 80 rs II he did not
expect to have to keep watch on his
petitioner very long. He was enough
Of n Judge Of human nature to know
that a man who can bring himself to
make candid estimate OF his own
moral condition is pretty we'll out OF
danger.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-08-31
Paper Floors.

Now we have paper floors. An i'm
portant advantage Of paper floors con.
sists in the absence Of joints or seams,
whereby an accumulation Of dust. ver-
min and fungi Is done away with.
These new paper floors are bad conduc.
tors of heat or SOUND, and have a soft
feeling to the foot. The costs are con.
siderably lower than OF hardwood
floors, the paper mass Is shipped IN
bags in powder form, with small ad-
dition of cement 40 binder. 1t is
stirred into stiff paste. spread out on
the floor, pressed down by means OF
rollers, and painted the oak wood or
mahogany color, after drying.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-08-31
Longevity of Musicians.

A writer In French newspaper the
other day made an interesting an
nouncement respecting the longevity Of
musicians. Those who died between
sixty apd seventy years of age include
Bach, Berlioz Brahms, Bulow and Ru-
binstein. Living beyond seventy years
came Gluck, Gounod Handel, Haydn.
List, Meyerbeer, R0ssini, Spontini and
Wagner; whilst the great age OF
eighty-nine was attained by Auber,
and others dying at past eighty were
Cherubini, Cramer, Lachner, Pales-
trina, Rameau, Schultz and Taubert.
The average age of musical celebrities
Is about sixty-seven years
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-08-31
BUILD BALCONIES
A Good Suggestion t. Owners of Apart.
ment Houses.

"A NOOO Cu8kcbtiOu ~ o"HoEb VI hphTS'
ment Houses.
Why are not all apartment houses
furnished with balconies? A man that
owns or rents house can sit on the
doorstep and enjoy the cool of the
evening; but what boon balcony
would be to those that are now sti1ed
In fats.
The poets are with you. When Tom
Clinch rode stately through London
streets to be hanged,
The maids to the doors and balconies
ran,
And said, Lack-a-day! he's proper
young man.
The loving wife OF Mr.. John Gilpin
spied him from a balcony. Byron
compared Venetian danes leaning
over the balcony" to Venuses Of Titan.
There are instances galore. o balco-
MES, guitars, serenades. the fall OF
handkerchief or rose. stock incidents
Of operetta! And it is indeed a Joy to
smoke peacefully thus suspended In
air after sundown, dropping matches
or tobacco ash on those passing under.
Then the close presence Of the adored
one In the dusk; with murmurous
conversation, with the sense Of isola-
tion!
But there are coarse, prosaic men IN
petty authority who look askew at ball
comics save for purposes OF revenue.
Thus at Munster in Westphalia the
town council has decided to put tax
on balconies-$50 for those which pro-
ject beyond the walls, and $3.50 for
those that are less ambitious. THE
Council has decided that the balcony
Is frivolous, lends itself to idle gazing,
q spirit of criticism, and tendency to
impractical Irritation" This sounds
as though 1t came from the Connecti-
cut of earlier years. But our friend
the Classical Scholars assures us that
the owner Of the first balcony built In
ancient Rome taxed personally his ten
ants "Maenius." Roman citizen, let
his house to the censors. Cato and
Flaccus. He then built out balcony
and came into personal residence there,
In order to keep an eye on them"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-08-31
porrIE WITH SAFETY STOPPER.


The latest device is bottle FROM
which poison is not likely to be taken
by mistake. The anchor safety stopper.
which is now in use in many hospitals,
has been contrived, which the accom-
panying illustration represents. The
anchor inside the bottle is Of heavy
glass and is attached to the cork by
an asbestos cord which neither affects
nor is affected by acids or chemicals
used in medicine. When the cork Is
withdrawn the anchor catches, and an
other warning is given by the rattle
of the anchor striking the neck of the
bottle. The contents of the bottle may
be easily poured or dropped out by
holding the cork at the side with the
finger, as the anchor does not impede
the flow.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-08-31
A IrlCk Phntograph.

A correspondent sends very re-
markable photograph. If held upright
IL looks exactly as il a man were stand
Ing on the side of the house, and view
ed in the ordinary was it appears as IL
be were projecting Fl om the wall Of the
house, without any visible means OF
support, as the police say about the
tramps. 1t might even do for an "ant'
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-08-31
AuIynhappv Reminder,

There were some remarkable old
carvings in that collection of bric-a.
brac" remarked the art enthusiast.
"I'm glad didn't see em," re
marked the young man with black
rimmed e-glasses. II have too much
to interest me in that line whenever
we have spring chicken at our house
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-08-31
Never Seem There.

She-"And what business are you
In, Mr.. ie Skullion?"
He--T am q poet"
She-"Oh, how lovely! But I won
der how 1t happens that / have never
seen any of your poems in print?'
He-"I write only for the maga-
zines"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-08-31
No 70

VXTANTED-S SEVERAL TRUSTWOR
w thy persons in this state to manag
our business in their own and nralb, coun
ties. 1t is manly office work conducted at
home. Salary straight, 5000 year ard
expenses--definite bonafide, no more no /, 81
salary. Monthly $75. Reference, S. Enc, So
self addressed stamped envelope, Hel bert +
Hess, Pres't, Dept NJ, Chicago.