Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-10-18

The summer picnic is very old in.
ventiou; no one knows how old. II
there was ever ANY patent taken out,
it is one Of the things that has on it,
there is no record left of it; been
handed down to as just as il was
thousands of years 90. There has been
no improvement on it II is the same
old thing; no better or no worse
said there was no Improvement.
Perhaps that statement is little too
trash. There have been some changes
in the way of amusenents. IN the old
times there were not so many fakirs
as there are now, nor so many kinds
of amusements. But the change has
been more in quantity than in quality.
The picnic is still social gather
ing. We go there to enjoy ourselves.
We let go of the serious things of
life, jump in the "shoot the chute"
boat and yell, LET 'er go. Gala
gherH' We derive great deal of
pleausre in thinking about the picnic
before the day comes for it, thinking
of the good time we will have when
the time does come.
Sometimes we get more pleasure
out of it this way than we do at the
picnic. The young people go To the
picnic to have good time, and the
older ones to try to contvincc themsel-
YES that they go to rest. Why they
think this about it can't tell, as
there is not case on record where
anybody ever rested at picnic.
1t is harder work to 90 to picnic
and sit and stand around all day than
it is is to pillow new ground with a
raw team of oxen. But it makes no
difference how tired we get-we are
ready to go to another in week. In
selecting the grounds for picnic.
the committee should see that it is
located within 100 yards of a yellow
jackets nest.
No picnic was ever n complete sue
cess unless it is was in convenient
dis tarce of one Of these nests. The
committee should also see to it that
those who sell lemonade, painted can
dies. ,uhbcr aalis, ballons, canes and
other worthless trinkets should be
sufficiently taxed for the privilege of
swindl;ng the innncents who have
more dimes n"d nickles than gump-
ton. You can buy more of nothing at
a summer picnic than any other place
except Il bargain store. Tine commit
tee is perfectly justifable in robhing
the fakirs who seek for privileges to
thus impose upon the innocent public.
Such useful amusemcnts rs the merry
go-round and the game of throwing
three balls at n ''nigger's' head for
Il nickel should be taxed reasonably.
Innocent amusements should be en-
couraged. for they promote marriages
and marriages promote the race Pic
mics afford spleudid opportunities for
That is why they are so
popular with the young pcope. The
speaking at picnic is a very inter
esting feature when you don't have
to listen to it. For those who do pre-
fer to listen to the speeches, soft
boards should be supplied for them to
sit on. A Speakers stand warranted
TO fall down some time during the
should also be erected.
These can be paid for out of the
money eXtorted from the fakirs. If
there is no spring or creek nearby,
great care should be taken that the
water supply gives out about noon.
This helps the fellows who are selling
So called lemonade.
The speaking should be conducted
in an orderly manner and not allowed
to interfere with the other amuse-
ments. The poorest speaker should be
allowed to speak first while the au-
Clience lis fresh. If at any time the
audience seems to he growing tired,
the speaking should be stopped and
the brass band ordered to play.
If there is no brass band, then tn G