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"a REAL ESTATE-THOMAS & SONS
ElSALE-Two Modern Fourstory Brick Resi-.
dence, No. 3l2 New Market street, with four
three e-story brick dwellingsin the rear, between
Vine and Callowhill streets. On Tuesday, De.
c1mber 70, 1868, at IL O'clock noon, will be sold
at public ssle. at the Philadelphia Exchange,
all those brick messuages aud lot OF ground
thereunto belonging, situate on the west side of
New Market street, between Vine and Callow
hill streets; the lot containing in front on New
Market street IL feet, and extending in depth
l20 feet. The improvements are two modern
tour.story brick residences, with three-story
back building; each have Inc modern convent
ences; also four three story brick dwellings in
the rear forming court Subject 10 yearly
gTuund-rent of Sl08.
NJ THOMAS & SONS, Auctioueers,
IL II 10 26 Nos. l39 and III s. FOURTH Street.
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m TXEoUToR% PEREMProRY SALE :

a. FXECUTORs' PEREMPrORY SALE -
nj Estate Of Elias Reiuheimer, deceased
n mas q Sons, Auctioneers. Valuable Busi
ness Stand. Store, NJ w. corner of Fraukford
road ana Columbia avenue, Nineteenth ward,
al 1eet front, 100 feet deep 10 Leib street, three
fronts On Tuesday, February 49, 1860, st II
o'clock. noon, will be sold at public sale. with
out reserve, at the Philadelphia Exchange, all
that two-story brick building and lot of ground
situate Nos. 100 and 1902 Frankford road, N.
w. corner of Columbia avenue, Nineteenth
ward; the lot containing in front on Franktord
road Al feet and extending in depth along
Columbia avenue l60 feet to Leib street-three
fronts. 1t has been occupied as dry goods and
clothing store has three large bulk windows,
new balcony, large hall, and 5 rooms on second
floor; large yard, etc. The above is q very valu-
able property, and is u very good business
stand. Sale absolute. Immediate possession.
May be examined any day previous TO sale.
BY order of
JACOB COINED NIEDLINeEE' INC Executors.
M.THOMAS Sons, Auctioneers,
IL Il 26 j23 f6 49, No. lS9 and l4l s. FOURTH ~
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KATES! SKATES!! SKATES!!!-
- 1000 PAIRS Else NEW AND rECoND-HAND
SKATES Al ONE-BALF THE USUAL PRICES,
The Brokers Office, n. w. corner OF THIRD ana
GASEIhL streets below Lombard l2I2lO
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GRAND SPECIAL HOLIDA Y SALE OFTHE BEST
QUALITY .slLYER-pLArkD WARE, COM
PRIsING IN PART, MESSRS DIXON & SONS
BEST QUALITY SHEFFIBLD GOODS,
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REAL ESTATE SALES.

g. REAL ESTATE,-THOMAS & sons
EASALE-Modern Three-story Brick Resi-
dence, No. 202 &. Third street, above Spruce
street: :-On Tuesday, December o. 1868, at IL
Philadelphia Exchange, all that modern three
story brick messuage and lot of ground situate
on the west side OF Third street, 80 feet inches
north OF Spruce street, No. 292 containing in
front on Third street IL feet inches, and ex-
tending in depth so feet together with the
privilege Of a three feet wide alley. It has the
gas introduced bath, hot and cold water, etc,
Clear OF all incumbrance. Terms-S3O00 may
remain on mortgage. Immediate possession.
Keys at the Auction Rooms.
Nj. THOMAS q SONS, AuctIoneers,
l272w Nos. l89 and III s. FOURTH street,
Esp PUBLIC CsALE-THO MAS SONS. AU @
LII 4TIONEERS.-First-c class Grain Distlilery,
Eleventh ward, First Collection district. On
Tuesday, December % 1865 at IL O'clock, noon,
Will be sold at public sale, at the Philadel phia
Exchange, all those two contiguous lots OF
ground situate on the =. w. corner of Beach
ana coates streets, Eleventh ward one of them
containing in front on Beach street 80 feet, and
extending in depth along Coates street 62 feet
10 inches; and the other OF them containing in
front on Beach street II feet aud extending in
depth lS5 feet ~ inches to Front street, on
Improvements consist of three. auda half story
brick house on Front street, etc. This IL COM
plete distillery in every respect; all the work,
viz, mash. tubs, fermenteTs, copper work, ele-
vators, French burrs, boilers and engine, etc,
are first class, aud cannot be excelled. All 10
be sold in one lot. Clear OF all incumbrance
Immediate possession. May be examined on
application to the Auotioneers. Terms-cash.
$1,000 to be paid at the time of sale. Plan aud
description of the property may be seen at the
Nj. THOMAS &SONs, Auctioneers,
IL l7ths2t Nos. l39 and Iii s FOURTH Street
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SKATING AND SKATES.
The Company who own the

A LIMITED AMOUNT OF STOCK FOR SALE.
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M THOMAS d Sons, NOS. lao Ann IA
1Nls b. FOURTH sTREET. "N AZ

,,- Ex tenslve sale at No $40 South Second street
STUCK OF bUPHRlOh CABINET FURNITI
On Monday Morning, 7'
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d SCOTT, JR., ONEER.
d. SCOTT S ART GALLERY,
No, 1920 CHESNUT street, Philadelphia.
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AUCTION SALES

BUNTING, DURBOROW d Co. AUCTToW.
- EERs, Nos. 2S2 and 234 MARKIsT Street eorns
Ot bSnk street. Successors 10 John b. Myers q 90.
LARGE SALE OF FRENCa AND OTHER EuRo.
PEAN DRY GOODS, EIlQ
On Monday MornlpR
Dec u, at 10 O'Clock, on four month crAdIt I2iKEa
SALE OF 1900 CAsES BOOTS, sHoEs ETu
r,, On Tuesday Morning. Tis- ia "a
December % at 10 O'Clock. on four months otedt
LARGE SALE OF BRITISH. FRENCH gERMAU
AND DOMESTIC DRY GOODS
n a, -..,. On Thursday Morning,
DEC ~ ~ l0 O'Clock, four month"; credit rto ts "a
A.. OAhfEIlNGS, OIL CLOTHS, E1'C
=, AISu ~ ii O'Clock, 80 pieces Ingram Venptian
st or t C0ltege ana rag carpesngs, 100 pieces
oOi VI NiOtno elC. II 10 O.
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No 1890 Chetnu street, will be sod without reserve
invoice of beat quality triple silver plated gOocB
cor prising, In part MesSTs Dixon tS sons best
Sretied ware, suitable Tor bridal aud holiday ore
seps. The quality OF thlS is unequR led sSl d
coming from one of the most responsible Cassnut
street houses, be fully guaranteed. 1t
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BALL OF l7CO GASES BOOTS, SHOES, BROgANH
BALMORALS, ETC,
On thursday MOFnIDg
December q commencing AZ 10 O'Clock we VIII sell
by catalogue, for cash. 1900 cases mems, boys, and
yuutEa' boots. shOes, brOgRns, balmOtalS, etc,
Also a superior ASSORTMENT OF wOmen'Si missed,
RnO ChildrenH city made gO9ds' II 10 A.
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Dec. ~, CommeL cin8 aJ 10 O'CLOCK we VIII sell,
ny Cataugue, Tor Coz h, l6Us cases mems, boys and
youths boots, shoes. brOE ans, balmoraB, etc.
Auo. superior assortment OF ladies', misses, and
chiGrJLs Cl!g-mGde goods l2N
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on Tuesday Morning,
Dec, % at IL O'clock Scouts Art Gallery No. 1920
CheBnut street. will be sold invoice OF Pianos viz
No, class 7OctaVe overstIung rosewood pianos,
highly finished.
2 No. 2 clRas octave oVerstrung rosewood pianos,
nigh ~ finished.
2 80. class 7OctaVe OYerstruDg rosewood pianos,
high y finished,
Bailey The hRnusOmest sAd best instrument In this
CuuntTy or The word, the mate OF which sold tor
5000.
Ct the celebrated manufacturers In this country
or elsewhere. IL Is St
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FRENCH ARTISTIC BRONZE
FIGUREa, ETC. EIC.
On Mon day Morning,

2lst inst, Will be sold Invoice or French artistic
brOHze GrOupes figures etc. the entire Importation
wei -snOwn and long.establisned Chestnut street
house comprising In part viz.:-Euuis XI ana Head
man, Crrtez and Colombo Duquesne and De Vsyter
Al lila and MOuroria, FELL aud Gessler. Bruce and
Wallace, Dancing gylphs, Murl O's Gu srdiEn Angel
elc, LUGether with number of figures suitable for
gas.
SOAPS, TOILET 20 WDERS, ETC. f. TO.
Also an invoice OF the above celebrated manufac
tuTe Of French perfumeTy, soap, etc. ETC. M
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1868-04-01

THE OLDEST RELIC OF HUMANIrF.-TAe
Oldest relic Of humanity extant is the skels-
ton Of one Of the earlier Pharoahs, incased
in its original burial robes, and wonderfully
perfect, considering its age which was depos-
tied about eighteen or twenty months ago in
the British Museum, and is justly considered
the most valuable Of its archaeological treas.
ures. The lid of the coffin which contained
the royal mummy was inscribed with the
name Of its occupant. Pharoah Mykerimus,
who succeeded the heir of the builder of the
great pyramid, about ton centuries before
Christ Only think Of it; the monarch
whose crumbling bones and leathery integu-
ments are now exciting the wonder Of nu-
merous gagers in London, reigRed in Egypt
before Solomon was born, and only about
eleven centuries or SO after Mizriam, the
grand saB Of aid father Noah- and the first Of
the Pharoabs, had been gathered to his faith
ers Why, the tide mark Of the delugc could
scarcely have been obliterated, or the gopher.
wood knee timbers Of tho Ark have rated an
Mount Ararat, when this man Of the early
world lived, moved and had his being! His
bones and shriveled akin are potemporary With
the nineteenth century, and the date of the
crucifxioa is only about midway between his
era and ours.
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The ladies will hc fostqpate if thAy gat
through tho present fashions with asy hair
on their heads It all. What With ffiss;ng and
cFimping. and rats, cats, mice and watsrfalk,
diamond powder apd gold bugs. they have
been abusing their hair thV the laat si4 os eight
years. The last form of abuse vc notice ia..siDg-
eings," practice which. the BARRIERS. have
persuaded the ladiea. 'tssas the poiAts, "Mnak-
es tho hair maiat," and Mkeeps il from split
ting" If the BARRIERS suQpasd ia bringing
this fashion In, they are Welcome 70 I'll they
can make. We trust their fair custaaass vii
all Of them, be obliged to como back q thsn.'
for wigs. and thas still further iaepaass thei,
business. We tFRst they will aipgs AL the
hair off their heads without the exception O.
so much as lovelock. We are reaay, IL isct
to hurl any and every farm Of capikFY ana
thema upon the custom. aaa these Vho ars
foolish enough and weak enopgh, and silly
enough to adopt il. l. is time strong Vor;l
were spoken 10 favor Of hair. We will he :
nation Of haldheads. The mother cannot loak
at the bald head of her baby and ospaals her
self With the reflection that RatnFa VIII aysa,
ually cover It. What right has tho little
thing to hairl
1te mother has had hers frixYsd eE, end
crimped of; and siaged at; its fathes lask Ass
own hair porting over hts leageF Of HE law
books At the Office. A baby that haa hair o,
even expects to have hair, will be . lpsus a.
tprp within ten years, if the present iashias
gaes an: RRt aavar mind, ladies, i i tAs
fashiaA got sipged BY all means.
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THE GARDES-The garden, under the
charge Of the lady Of the household, should
ha 4 aapt Of model farm, a sample Of high
farming, which might tempt the lord Of the
manor into better methods Of culture by the
force Of example on small scale. However
timia We may be Of expenditures SO LARGE -
would be required to manure and cultivate in
the best manner the broad acres Of the farm,
there can be no such excuse for the garden.
The difficulty here is that the leige lord is
somewhat too stiagy Of the help absolutely
necessary, and thinking tha garden Of ''na
account in campaEisaa With his more extend:
ed operations. leavess his lady 70 help herself
as best aba may. We enter our protest
against = policy 50 unwise, and insist Npan
al AaedfM aid in this department.
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NastlA-A H4asler,

WsRted-a printer, ara o. advestlaeg.- -
Waptea - msshsnical s1iliosity. vit& tfaiu
and AngsFs--a thing thst win ~ - nAsy
type per daI-A machine that will tAink ssd
not, but still naaAi&e==s heiag VIA lnders
takea the most systsnatie aFpdgery, n -saa
that the ingenuity Of man III nsvsF sal81an-
ted mechanical -th6E'S ! pfiatSg.
A printer. rat fcs al HI aesasttlaa disi.
pstsd and reckless HABITS, > x.sts ~ I'll
times and heurs, day and Alghk 9ttipg sp
~ close and unSholssons oi6ee, vhsa ny
crowds sfs hqrTying to TIE theatres AlA cher
light aRteytAiRlssaas !; htsr s>ill whsa The
stress revela5s ~ gnRe and ths city Alssps.
in the fresh Air Of the Hossing, in. he broad
and gushing sun light, ses.s printer i at his
case with Aia eternal and H1vAsying olick
click Laugh y Ais faslts = ron may. seorn
him n you will, the world has kilsa e pro.
duoe his substitute or kie equal.
Click Click the polished tips IN Into
tho stick the mute Integers are msrshallea
into line, and march forth = Immortal pe;nt.
Click ! AID the !.stss iaselHessss bseonea
Old thought. = psiacipl isiRgls ND, ! liv.
Click cfci lsn gray. i; I ~, 'a /. GLOW.
ing sentmene--are IN turn cjoso9 " tho 1ptA
and impressive fnsers q shs saSAiss, and
sst aarift in the - Of tAesght. H. must
mot think Of tho future, aos 5rsaN ~ past !;
mpat not think af home, Of ki4drs@, 4 VIE.
nor Of Of bahyI his work liea hsiape him
and thought = chained to hs cupy: "a ede
You know him hy ha works. > yow eyes
rest upon those mute evidences of Ii ,ce;ss
less toll; Correspondent, authaF4 md d.
hnp, think nat that hs j. isdifjsreat % the
gem Of which he is but ssttar . subtle
ray may penetrate the rseesses Of his hrsin,
or the flowers he gathers maY leave segae Of
the fragrance upon the toll wsrn fpeer. But
when you seek friend, campasios, sasiser
when you want Judges, LsEislaloss, osssr
nors, and Presiaents-O, 70 psople, tlsps-
tise:
Wanted, printer"
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REMARKABLE-At the battle Of William.

REMARKABLH-At the battle Of Williams:
burg, in May, LA, General of this
place, was dangerously wounded BY Minnie
ball, which went entirely through his face,
crushing ip it, passage his jaw=boRe aud
knocking eat several Of his iax-teeth. From
this wound he has heen constant sNHArer
until few days ago, when he had extraeted.
FROM near the root Of hia tangpe, large jaw.
tooth, whore it Was driven az tho Yankee
bal! which vapaaea him near six yasFs ago:
- Raffe*tsx { N) Srxtsel.
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GzSERAL LEE.-The London Quarterly
Review, replying to an essay BY Goldwi4
Smith, who cites AiacalH, Grant. sAerr..
and Staqtonl a examples Of American gress
men ,says;
'sWe admit that Ms. Stanton and his col.
leagues have done great things on agreat SCALE
but they lack the stamp Of individual great:
ness II that is to DO found anywhere in Apef.
lea, it ls under the modest roof Of Gen I,s.
the champion Of tho lost cause, whom prosper.
itJ never intoxicated, nor adversity depressed.
and who exceeded his dfpzssnt q much IL real
nooslity sssL greatness Of oAAnpter = be d;i
ia military skiH and diving.
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Forgiveness,

"How be6utifnl il fails
Prom human lips, that blessed word Forgive;
Forgiyeness-'tjs thu, etAribute Of God
The sound which openeth heaven; renews again
Or earth lost Eden's faded bloom, and filings
Hopes haleyon halo Ger the waste Of life.
Thrice happy he whose heart has been 20 ash0oled
In the meek lessons Of humanity,
That he can give il utteranse; il imparts
Celestial grandeur to the human soul,
And .laketh man an angel"
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JOHN KcHOLs, H. N. BELL, B. II. cATLETT.
TCHOLS, BELL & CATLETT,
~ Attorneys ut Law,
gFAUNTON, VA.
Will practice in the Courts ofSfaunton and Fede-
raj Courts at Staunton, and in the Circuit and
County Courts Of Rockbridgc, Rockingham and
Allegheny Counties. They win also attend to spe-
cial business in any part af Virginia and West Va.
The business of the late Arm Of Hartman Bell
is in their hands for attention and settlement.
nov 20-tf
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T. j, MIpHIE, n ,. MIcHIE.
7fICHIE & NICHE.
IA AttOrn ey At law,
STANTON, VA.
Practice in the Federal Court at Staunton; in
all the Courts Of Augusta County; in the Circuit
and County Courts of Rockingham and in the
Circnit Court Of Rockbridge.
Collection Of claims promptly attended TO-
may Soft
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A u. ARTHUR, y. D. s.
q. STAUNTON, VA.

As SIAUNIUNs va.
Office door from cor. of Beverly& New Sts
- Artificial Teeth mounted on Gold Silver,
o1l46 Platina, and Vulcanite. The greatest inn
provcmcnt yet introduced into Dental Science is
conceded to be the Vulcanite process; it being
four times lighter than gold, and much cheaper,
embracing superior cleanliness, nicer adaptation,
with many other advantages: All the various OPP
referance to permanensy. march 14-tf
IT Aw NOTICE. Having obtained = copy
:, - Of the Rules and FaFms Of Proceedings in
BANKRUPTCY, made out hY the Judges Of the
Supreme Court Of the United States and entered
upon the Record Of Minutes of that Court with
directions to be cQpformed to by oil the Federal
District Co9rts-I will now undertake to procure
DEGREES Of discharges in Bankruptcy from pecu-
mary embarrassment for all who may desire such
relief. I. B. WATTS,
Attorney at Law
Stsunton, march 18-3m
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In the Book of Deuteronomy, 10 hsvo .
very animated and beautiful allusion q the
eagle, and her method Of exciting her eagasts
to attempt their fight, in that sphlius and
highly mystic composition, palled Moses song !;
in which Iehavah's care Of his people. and
method Of instruptiag them how to aim q
and attain heavenly objects, are compared 70
her proceedings on that occasion; ..As ~
eagle atlFratA Va her nest. autsersth oyer hef
young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh
them, hearesh thcm an her Rings, 20 tho Lord
alone did Load them" Duet x4xii. la.}-
The HebFaw lavgiver i spsskiag at theiF
leaving their eyry. Sir H. Davy had = ops
portanity Of Witnessing the proceedings qf n
eagle after they had left it. II oaos saw :
very interesting sight, above ono Of the srags
OF Ben Nevis, ~ was going, on the 20tA 4
August, in pursuit Of black game. Two pa:
rent eagle: were teaching their ofsPripg, I've
young birds, the maHmuvFss Of flight. Thar
began BY rising from the top Of . mauptsiR,
In tAe ere Of the sun !; it Was about midday.
and bright for this climata. They at frss
made small circles, and the young birds imi-
tated them they paused on their Wings,
waiting till tAay Ind made their aFst Aight.
and then took second and larger gyration,
always rising toward The spu. md eRlargiag
their plgple at fight, "a " Ia Maks : gradual.
" extending spiral. Tho young ones still
slowly followed and they continued this sub
lime kind Of exercise till they became more
points in the air, and we're hath, parpats ead
children, lost to our aching aight." sg
What an instructive lsssan to Ohri.siaa p :
J. ~ u
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The Bro TREES OF CAL1roRNIA.-In
speaking Of the resorts for pleasure and sight
seekers, the Stockton Independent puts the
70 Semitic and the Big Trees in advance Of
all other localities, and in comparison, speaks
thus Of the Big Tree wonder
Those who have visited the 70 Semitic have
generally taken the Mariposa Big Trees in
their round. They are just like those Of CAL
averas; and from Bowles, backward to the
first Yisitants, the Trees have excited more
vonaermept than the Falls. This is not SUR
prising, for nothing oap 10 more wonderful
than the presence Of q living thing that is
three thousand years old, especially when that
thing is tree with all the proportions Of q
Coriathian pillar, and the flowers Of yester-
day growing all around it. No one can ap-
preciate bigness in what lives until they have
seen the Big Trees. All other big things are
mere dwarfs. Your big oaks, and elms, and
chestnRts, with their wide spreading branch
es, are the mereet LillipRts in Brobaingnag
compared With these monsters. And yet
these monsters are nnly monstrous in size
nothing else. They are as symmetrical and
beautiful as the most lovely woman. Nothing
but close acquaintance can realize their fine
proportions. The more you soc, tho mora
you admire and wonder. Imagination can
not grasp their size. Who has not seen cam
not imagine tree three hundred feet high,
and thirty feet in diameter where the axsman
would cut it, carrying its proportions ike .
CorinthiaR pillar to the top. In all there are
ninety and odd Of these trees in the QalaYeras
grove, but they are not all AZ large az the spec
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1868-04-01

The negroes Of Madison eonnts. Georgia,
falling IA ct the land and Mqlei promised,
ran Radical ageRt out If taEa EeseuAy.
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'QOMETHING NEW have this day opened a
- WAGON MAKERS SHOP
1t the old stand of John Gregory, in Gallows-
town. | will do all kinds Of work in my line in
. workmanlike manner, on short notice and upon
the most reasonable terms. Cash or country prs
ducs must be paid when the work is taken away.
- NJ Carriages and Buggies REPAIRED
dec 1l-tf Staunton, VR
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JzFFERsoN. FREDERICK CO., ND, July ed. lse
NnaaRs CLQrHoRrHY & Co.:

GENTLEMEN Tho wonderful cures which have
been made by your Poulterers Friend" cannot fail to
aYe has experimenting chickens with the
He tried "routerers Friend according to the d.
worm efectusly relieving the chicken At once. Since
then have hs calls f.. i and i has been rssa
value to all who raise Poultry. Respectfully
" A. SPENCER
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Our Railroad.

IA il5t
The gasconade Of Fourth Of July orationa
is more than balanced by the systematic de-
probation of American institutions by Amer
lean travellers, American hotels, American
railroads in particular, are held to be unwor-
thy af comparison with those Of Europe
Yet no American Who has staid at home and
read carefully the descriptions Of European
railways can fail TO see the superiority Of the
workmanship Of his country. But as the
home Yankee ia given to hyperbole and bum
combe, the travelled Yankee is given to self
depreciation. In regard to railroads, 50
much has been said, and, We must confess, 70
much has been endured at home, that the
belief Is general that our railway system and
our railways are inferior to those Of Europe
We are glad, therefore, to note the following
extract from paper in the last Putnam from
which it is seen that English travellers praise
our railway system
'.The;r roads are bankrupt, or drifting that
way, principally by reason Of incredible ex-
travagance in first cost. If our roads had
been built in such fashion, they would
scarcely have reached west Of the seaboard
States BY this time Cheap construction in
America has spread railroads wherever they
were needed. Fine trains well loaded, run
at low speed at good prices, show result
which contrasts finely wish those of the Eng
lish system Of roads in the eyes Of their I'M
happy shareholders. They praise our long,
wide andlight passenger cars, wherein, though
all are in one compartment, each pan have
really moro privileges than in the divided
foreign cars, unless in the latter he secures q
whole compartment to himself and his party.
IN publicity there is protection for each, and
it is easy to see that this difference in the
style Of carriages partly explains the fact
that it is easier for lady to travel alone and
unprotected in America than in Europe
Ind. Commercial
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1868-04-01

Ese liver Of the hare ia found IA make u
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