Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1904-12-23
FACTS IN FEW LINES

Korean girls over seven are all taught
at home by tutors.
] The pack horses OF Nagasakl, Japan,
wear shoes of straw.
Motor ears intended for desert trav-
cling will arrive at Khartum soon.
At the close OF 1903 the London po-
lice had collection OF 10000 sets OF
finger prints of criminals.
a motor cyclist In England was ar
rested because his coat tails hid the
number OF his machine from a police
mans view.
Betsy Meaghcr OF County Sligo who
died the other day at the age OF i25.
used To rail Mt her ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS old
daughter for keeping late hours.
The important question, When does
bride cease to he bride? Is decided
by the London Queen, which says she
becomes wife" at the expiration of
six weeks after the wedding.
The trade with Brazil last year has
never been surpassed except In the
three record years of 1890. 1891 and
1892. II was $5,950o0 higher than the
average OF the last ten years.
Nelson's statue ut the Royal Naval
college. Greenwich, was found the 9th
err morning with it's nose painted n
bright red. The authorities are making
determined attempt To find the guilty
party.
DIR. Thorley. a medical town council
or ut Bolton England, calls small bed
rooms death traps. and the council Is
seeking parliamentary powers TO pre-
scribe minimum cubic space for bed
rooms.
Shepherds started the fire which I'm
the last week of August caused dam
age Of 100000 francs on the island OF
Corsica. IL lasted three days and de-
stroyed many vineyards. orchards and
other valuable grounds.
Growing the German system of in
dustrial education stand the great tech
meal high schools. Their name and
Iame have gone out into every country
where men are interested In the appli-
cation of science IN industry.
The Canadian Association of Steam
Engineers has decided to petition the
Ontario legislature TO pass an act re-
curing every man in charge OF IA
steam engine OF over twenty-five horse
power TO have an engineers certificate.
The municipality of Relchenberg, Bo-
hemia, Intends TO erect large electric
plant To supply light for neighboring
small towns and Industrial establish
ments and another plant TO furnish
electric light TO the suburbs of the
city.
BY means OF an accidental short cir
cult in one of the junction boxes I'm an
electric main in Melbourne, Australia,
an alarm was sent in TO every fire de
partment station, and 100 calls were
received at the same instant I'm the
head telephone Office.
The French government has author
lied the French West African bank 10
increase its capital and to open a
branch in Monrovia. Hitherto the
finances of Liberia have been almost
wholly I'm German hands, though there
has been no bank in the republic
The eldest children of two Japanese
families cannot marry, for the eldest
child must always live at home and SO
keep the family home from passing
into strange hands. If man marries
Japanese heiress he has to take her
family name IL he Is poor himself.
The California grand lodge of Ma.
sons, which includes the subordinate
lodges of Hawaii, is planning to build
In San Francisco a temple large
enough to accommodate all grand bod
les OF the craft within Its Jurisdiction
The present temple is about forty
years old.
a steel girder fell while being hoisted
to the top OF San Francisco building
and struck a house movers wooden
roller. which ricochetted across the
street. passed through the window OF
n crockery store and swept fifty foot
counter completely clear OF the bric-a-
brac, cut glass. dinner sets. vases, etc
that were upon II.
Civet is one of the essential ingredi
ents of nearly all the high class per
fumes mace. so there is always q
ready sale for IL In the market. The
Abyssinians put this civet I'm small cat
tie horns. which are packed in cases
1t is sold by the ounce, the price rang
ing from SLIGO to 1924 per ounce, &C
cording to purity and color.
The officers of the consolidated stree
car lines OF Oakland. Cal, have fittet
up spacious and thoroughly equipped
athletic and social club for their EN-
ployees, including billiard, pool ant
card rooms. reading room, 'aisS.sssss;;;;s Co:
gymnasium. bowling alley. shooting
gallery and baths The. only expense