The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1868-11-11

dervalue lis importance; yet tnlS Is wrong, ioi
to puncuality owe, in measure, our success
in many an undertaking.
In England there are many farmers who more
than support themselves and large families ON
the product of six acres, besides paying heavy
rents. Agriculturists in Germany who are pro-
prietors of five acres support themselves and lay
up money. Why can't we?
CRowDED.-We heard lady say last Saturday
morning, that she had been to every dry goods
store in town and they were all so crowded she
could not be waited upon, but intended to try it
again in the evening. Our merchants are doing
a good business.
Wise men will apply their remedies to vices,
not to names; to the causes of evil which are
permanent, not to the occasional organs by which
they act, and the transitory modes in which they
appear Otherwise you will be wise historically,
fool in practice.
Circuit Court is still in session and Judge
Shelley is working, jurymen, sheriffs and every
body connected with his court to the full extent;
but none more than himself-and yet he is the
gentleman McVeigh's tenant is to say whether he
is legally entitled to his seat on the bench not.
! THE C1RcuIT Court OF AuGusTA.-Hon. II. W.
Shelley, presiding, commenced its session on Mon
day morning last. The Grand Jury received an
able, comprehensive, searching and most eloquent
charge at the mouth of his Honor. The allusion
| to Virgnias anomalous and painful condition,
in the opening we'll the closing of the charge,
| was extremely beautiful as well as extremely ap-
propriate.- Rockingham Register 5th.
! The publication of the Commercial Advertiser
Daily will be suspended for the present and in
stead handsome eight page Weekly given to the
public. We shall miss daily visitor, but feel
satisfied that in the hands Of the present editor
and proprietor, the Weekly will not be excelled
by any other in the State IS literary and news
paper.
At the annual meeting of the stockholders of
the James River & Kanawha Canal Company on
the 4th inst, Major Charles L. Darlington was
unanimously reelected President, Lewis D. Cren-
shaw, on the part of the private stockholders and
Colonel H. c. Cabell, on the part Of the State and
private stockholders, were reelected, and the
following State Directors continued: John D.
Harvey, c. B.Rucker, Franklin Stearns and s.
c. Tardy.
The Winchester News says:-J. J. Williams,
Special Commissioner, sold one day last week,
tract of land lying at the foot of the North noun
tains, in this county, belonging to the estate of
Mordecai Bean, deceased, containing $50 acres
at $3 per acre-James Bean, purchaser He
also sold tract of l22 acres belonging to same
estate, to Amos Wisecarver, at SIS, 10 per acre.
at the same time, Adam Brown sold two tracts
Of % acres each in the same neighbofhood-one
to - Lupon, at s., 10 per acre, the other to
George Bowers at SIS per acre.
| A portion of the Randolph land advertised in
this paper, sold at Clarke court-125 acres,
rather rocky, fenced but not otherwise improved,
at $36 per acre, to Franklin Steine. The rest
was withdrawn.
The SOUTHERN BUSINESS GLE GIVE take
great pleasure in calling attention to the adver-
tisement of this insti tuition, the mere mention of
which brings to the minds of many young men
the fact that they owe their to the teach
ings Of this College, where they get a business
education that enables them to fill any position
in the mercantile world. To such of our friends
| NV
State, 1t IS only necessary to say that the speci-
mems Of penmanship exhibited by w. II Sadler,
the President of the College, were among the
most attractive objects For particulars address
tie College.
/ The Shenandoah Valley says 1t is with great
pleasure that we announce that the Board of
Directors Oh the New Market River Bridge Com
pany have ACC opted the proposal of our energetic
friend Capt Joh.l E. Harris, for the construction
of the bridge over the Shenandoah river. The
Captain will go to wo.k at once, and lie contracts
that, with reasonable weather, he will complete
it hy january /, 1869 From his well-established
reputation We fully sa. isfed that the work
will be accomplished soon as it is possible to
do it, and that it will be done in an excellent
manner.
PREDIsResIssa CAUSES OF DlsEAsE.-rte causes
| of disease are general and particular al ecting
one or many persons. Now as the conditi, n Of
the hody is easily disposed under a variety Of
circumstances to the action of disease. the i'm
portance of MISHLER'S HERB BITTERS as a
means OF combating and everthrowing the pre-
disposlng cause is apparent. 1t is an invaluable
antldote for the human SYSTEM that is unfortu-
nately affected with any epidemic virus; and
such is its wonderful resistent power, that it
effectually protects the physique against the evil
tendency of an imprisoned atmosphere, or any
morbid influence which predisposes the body to
the reception of disease It is, therefore, the
true remedy for every whose situation or sur
foundings are not favorable to the preservation
OF health Sold everywhere.
WORTHY OF MExTIoE.-Amoag the articles on
exhibition at our Fair, was a life ike picture
(worked in worsted, 24x34 feet dimensions) Of
Ben. Franklin sitting in his library, with COM
pass in one hand and spectscles in the other.
evidently resting after hours of hard work In
front is globe, to the right we'll filed shelves Of
books, besides the ordinary furniture of the day,
all perfectly natural. It was the work of girl
at IA years old, Miss Thomisin NJ Hutchinson of
Richmond, niece of J. L. Timberlake, ESQ.,, of
our town, who was the exhibitor It is scarcely
necessary to say that many were deceived, and
until close examination would not believe but
that it was an oil painting.
70 SPoRTsMEN.-Out Of one hundred cases of
o double barrelled gun bursting, ninety-ive can