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Individuality of Character.

AZ Independent mind is not haughtv,
proud, OF saperpiiious but it is selfcohtrolla
ing. Ifs does tot require what the Scribes
aud Pharisees think ar gay about Church and
State or anything else sgeh' "a person goes
with, the MULTITUDE when the multitude goes
right but declines at once wheni II goes wrong.
Such mind is not at 6, !actious. or captieus;
but it is firm, and a1waJ q to bs'relied on.
If the habit Of independent thought and
action were cultivated and carried out BY the
mass Of men ard women. what an immense
change for the better woifld everywhere spring
up around US T What havoc it would make
in the world OF fzss,iont How It would
tra,nple down its tollies! haw it would mock
at tbs imperial dictates of Partisan milliners!
VIA. geod it would accomplish, and what
waste Of estate it would prevent! '''''
The want eff az independent individuality
Of cha acter iaaEes people the verisst slaves,
and the i.ost l. slpfess asad hopeless of dupes
to the man Ie.a altd habits OF others. In their
dress, theft modes Of : Efe,,' and habits of
thought ans aotod. they do not consult Pc
cuuiary ability 81 fpe fitness OF things. but
the ey Is and opinions Of other people. These
are the impsrious powers to which they bow
down with the most slavsh adultaton.
The want Of III: individuality of character
induces psoprs 10 appear to be what they ars
not. Same men buy libraries which they
never read. Some struggle to equal the splen-
DOR OF ancient houses and ancient honors.-
All such things constitute a miserable com.
pound of deceit. folly, aid dishonesty. An
honest, ind pendent mind takes life as it
comes-ts p'ssessor stands in his own lot. and
is not ashamed of the position in life in which
Re may be placed. If poor, he does not envy
the rich, nor is he ashamed Of the garments
and other possessions which become his pecu.
MARY condition. Having purposes aud prin-
cipes of his own, he heeds but isfls'she fash: :
ionable rage Of the WORLD around him The
talent which God has given him Is not hid
away, but is used to accomplish the great
purposes for which It vas Entrusted to him
He recognizes his dbligasiats'as d ''member
Of the great fanliy o. Nda,,'' and. regardless
Of the fhaiish opinions Of others. his object
in life il ~ benefit bis fellows. The world is
blesssd BY IBIS having ed iii it, aid '.the good
he does lives after him. ~ "a e IT,
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Interesting Items for the Ladder.

The ladies may soon expect the intrcduc-
ton of another novelty in the way OF ex-
tenders OF expassiaherg. ttis the revival Of
the old fashioned hoops. or. as the French
call them. panniers or. baskets, which We're
first in vogue in France a hundred and thirty
years ago and were afterwards a iavorite ar
tlels of dress With the beautiful Marie Antoi-
nettee aud her fadies just before the revolu
ton Of 1880 They consist simply Of a.r
cular frame work OF whalebcpe, OF bitter slit
able material, fastened around the person be
aea,h the waist and above the hips. exteud-
tending equally in every direction, and pro
ducing an fenlaggement and rotunaity Of the
figure When the fashion waa at the extreme,
the rule was that the diameter OF the pannsr
shoafd be equal to tho height Of the wearer ;
but this extravaganza was adopted only by
the more utra AND 9sshing among the ladies
Of tie time 'F'-'s
Tie introduction of this mode at the pres
ent day is the work of the Empress Eugene.
who $ ems to exercise a more despotic sway
oyer tbs women Of the civilized world than
her stern aud Ilnssrupuous husband has ever
been able to WELD oYef he French nation. =
As YET. she has been followed in this last in
ovation only ~ the ladies' Ct Paris; but
the rest Of vomankiad ara sure 70 llLaitate
their exampIa. According to a statemsnt in
the correspondence Of that trustworthy au-
shority concerning fashion, the Journal q
Commerce. TIE whole fashionable world has
bsen quck to Ett OF panners, although t, i
many they are anything but becoming
" Not only the young and the sylphl- Ike
says the writer. 'but the middle aged and tbs
stout sport panniers; the latter rendering
thefnsefyee absolutely ridiculous in a custom
which requires to .ge votrsl gith al he grass
and ease Tor which her majesty is go }tstin
guished to relsr tipresentabIs. This reminds
US Of the introduction of crinollne By the
same imperial ditatr;x. At first that novelty
made al Women appear Strange, and some
supremely ugly; but by degrees We beeams
used to it, and row there are those who think
the fashion beautiful and %, ws Care say, it
will be with the panniers.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1868-05-06

Russian Social Manners.

| The following highly colored picture Of
| Russian social lite we cut from one of our ex
changes. There is probably grain of truth
| in it but Americans will hardly credit the &C
count as it reads. We are told that
Perhaps the worst characteristic of Russian
society. when it does not care to put on holiday
foreign manners, il its extreme coarseness.
Every one is rudeand loud. All the company
who have anything to say talk together at the
top of their voices. No one listens. They
contradict each other fatty they are abusive;
they quarrel; shey make it up over the tea ia
Bile They absolutely take constitutional ex
ercise in talking and their department is SO
violent that they often appear like people pos
sessed. This probably arises from their ex-
IRENE aversion from all other physical ex
ertion, many Of them living to ah old age
without ever having got on horseback or taken
healthy walk. They possess no sense Of
poetry. and seem to have contempt for the
beauties of nature. despising the pleasures OF
country life. They have no love of sport.
Shooting. fishing, hunting, racing, are al
most Unknown among them. and there is not
a single Yacht ia the Black Sea- where it is
summer off the south coast all the year round
THeir Houses when most splendid. are but
decorated with gliding and looking-glass =
rarely boast picture. statue or flower
Their reckless expenditure and unthrift are
&c ual to their coyetousness Nowhere is dress
81 costly or SO soon spoiled A koyard vii!
give eight hundred guineas for a black fox
skin cloaklining and when he takes it off in
the ante chamber Of the ball room. his foot
man will roll himself up in it till ordered to
give il back again, The most costly ladies'
dresses made IN Paris 60 t6'Eassia7;; hlta'-
young Muscovite belle; will think nothing Of
getting into narrow open dootzsRy'' and
rushing about with her train spread 1ver the
wheels, through the winter sludse till it is
spoiled There is British belief that Russian
dinners are Of delicate fare. and made gay by
fruits and pretty flowers. Nothing ofthe kind |
The vands are. coarse and i'll assorted the !
cookery is abominable Raw fish. raw ham,
mushrooms i'll Gil, strong cheese. fermented
cabbage. eaten with sour cream. boiled corn.
boiled sucking pig. small beer soup, With cold !
fish. salt, cucunbers ice and fennel in it this !
with baked fowls, is the staple food among
oppulent gentry and it is washed down with
rev spirits and 4 beverage called quass, more
nsussous than any known in the West.
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NO. 49,.
I Got A-Going and Couldn't stop.

wv A'VOAuS 0uu tVuIuut SUPP
A little boy, named Frank, was standing in
the yard when his father called him: :
Frank r. -. -.
Sir said Frank, and started full speed
and ran into the street, 'rs
! His father called him back. and asked him
if he did not hear his first call. .'>A' 80
Yes. SIR answered Frank.
We'll, then said his father, what made
you run into the street? - aa3 se
'Oh,'said Frank.I got a going and couldn's
stop .st., -. 80.
This is the way that great nauy boys get
into difficulty they get a going and can't
stop. The boy that tells falsehoods, began
FIRST to stretch the truth ittle-to tell
large story, or relate an auecdote with very
little variation, until he got going and
couldn't stop. go ~ E@'
The boy brought before the police and sent
to the House Of Correction for stealing began
by taking little things-by stealing sweet meats
and other nice things that were put away.
Next he began to take things from his COM
panions at school. He got going and could
not stop till he got into jail rse 4'.A.T
These two boys that you see fighting out
on the green began by bantering each other
in fun At length shey began to- get very an
cry, and dispute, and call each otiier names,
till they got agoing and couldn't stop
There is young man sitting lateiwith his
companions at the gambling table. He has
flushed cheeks. an anxious look, a dispairinR
countenance. He has lost his lass lan,ar. He
began by playing pitch penny ia the street;
but he got a going and couldn't stop. -
Fifty young men were some years ago in
the habit of meeting together in room at q
public hoase, where the wine cup passed freely
round. One Ct them, as he VAS going there
one evening, began to think there might Be
danger in the way. Ilestopped anoment and
said to himself Right about face!' He turn.
ed on his heel, and went back to his room,
and was never seen at the housei again. He
has become rich and the first block Of build
ings which he erected was built directly in
front Of the l.lacc where lie stood ~hen'hema
that exclamation Six of the young men fol-
lowed his example. The remaining forty three
got agoing and couldn't stop till they landed'ih
the ditch, and most Of them in the drunkards
grave. 3. d; z q asa
Beware, then, boys how you get going.
Be sure, before you start that you are in
the right way; for whdr you are sliding down
a hill it s hard to stop . 8 80 >s4ssAs+
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Our Beautiful Valley.

The Norfolk Journal says: We have seen
a gentleman from the Valley, who tells US that
the lower portion Of it, from Harrsonburg to
Winchester, is recovering most rapidly from
the effects of the war.
This may appear strange to those VINO re
member that there was no other portion Ut
Che country so much desolated as this The
eontending armies traversed it backwards and
+ rsa DIS during the whole war, and we all re-
member tho horror with which she whole
world heard of the barbarous ruin inflicted
upon it. which, indeed, has no parallel III the
story of modern warfare.
Nc.w, however, the People are beginning
.sain to prosper. the country is as blooming
rs a garden. and it is hoped that before a long
period shall have elapsed, it will BECOME even
Weather than it was before the var.
There are many causes operating to bring
this result about. The first is, that the people
of th,e, Valley never owsed many slaves, but
were brought up to work. They do not, con.
sequeat!y. feel the effects Of the abolition OF
slavery in the abstraction of labor.
/ SeconSlly-M Most Of the few negroes that
lived IN those counties went off during the
war to the cities, ana consequence! s,.sy a'0
not now overwhelmed with pauper;s'a, ahere
is but little robbing. and a tarlNes can keep
his hogs in his pen without fs+s' Of r,ootuf-
nal visit from the new citigeus::' =
Thirdly-There has been i large emlgra-
ton to this lovely !stsd from all parts OF the
Union. especially from Pennsylvania. These
have bee. welcomed BY the people as good
oi.izent shoul4 be, and they have bought land
| put up improvements and have circulated q
| vast amount Of money. >,s
All Of these causes combined, and above Al
| the last. have made things hop in the Val
| ley Of Virginia We rejoice in it's great pros
! perity, and we hope that The day ia not fal
distant when the same may 10 Affirmed ofth'
whole State. g -.,S''' "'.s -
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A Contrast.

A correspondent fthe Cincinnati Enquirer
contributes the two following anecdotes:
Two little incidents in the history OF Gene
raj Pope, of the Federal army, and General
Lee Of the Confederate, very forcibly illustrate
the difference in the character of the two men
one ofthe; Ermsy' dfthe P6ftinae. and the other
of the Army Of Northern Virginia Thestory
of the former was related by an attache Of
General Pope and that Of the latter Ky sur
geon in the Confederate army.
While General Pope, attirsd in gorgeous
suit of uniform, and with hat in hand, was
walking not far from, his quartera: he was
accosted BY a small man dressed ID plain
suit of black - :.
" This asIesal Pope, believe" said the
civilian.
Pope is my name, sir, and after casting
hasty and indignant glance at the stranger,
whom be regarded - country farmer come
to ask SOME favor. :
"Iwish 70 sec General Pope On business"
continued the civilian. = S:'<' :.
$50 to my Adjutant," said General Pope
turning on his heel. aud regarding the strau
ger with a naughty stare, continued his walk.
The stranger, somewhat abashed, butt gather
ing new courage he again addressed himself to
General Pope:
My business is private, and wish to see
General Pope alone
See my Adjutant, sir, exclaimed General
Pope, in an authoritative tons, aud turned in
diguantly away.
Twice thwarted, the stranger entered the
Adiutant GeEeTafs Office, and addressed a
peremptory order to General Pope, requiring
his immediate presence. Signsd, Assis
tant Secretary Of War. :
Pope was thunderstrnek, anJ sent word BY
tho Adjptant General that he would see hin
in fifteen minutes
The Assistant Secretary irpmediatIy sent
another order, demanding his presence forth
With and Pope soon presented hiaself With
hat uaaer bis ara, and made ap apology to
the Secretary, which Was waived 'by the latter.
On the Both Of jane, 1862 during the
great battles around Richmond, and at the
very moment the bloody and sanguinary as
sault was being made on General Mcclellan S
position GU Malvern Hill solitary horsemau.
some distance from the scene ne Of action, had
dismounted under cluster Of trees, and was
apparently listening 70 the roar q artillery
This elevation had been selected by SUR
gson Of one of the corps for field hospital,
and so terrible was the conflict at Malvern
Hill, that all the shade OF the little promon
tory was required for the comfort ofthe wound
ed. One oisths surgeons approached the stran
ger, yhoM 81 supposed Is b. only citizen
attracted to the spot to witness the battle, and
requested him in rather a lhasty manner to
move out Of the way.
! Certainly, gentlemen, replied thestranger,
"thc rounded should be, kindly cared tlr, :"
and shifted his position. go : SO
In very few minutes courier dashed up
and cnqu;red for General Lee. '=s<' y
."Hsfe he is, sir-nioye qusklyl'
The surgeon was thunddrstruek, and hasten
ed to offer apologies, which General Lee readi
y accepted, mounted his horse and galloped
to the front.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1868-05-06

! CURIOUS syNeLxss.- wonderful doc
tor, with wonderful sunglass IS at work
By the simple use Of a sgnsslssa and the rays
of the sun, he has efectualIy removed life
long dcfogmitios from the faces of number
of persons; bnt little pain is caused A gentle
man in Windsor, one-half Of whose face was
badly discolored from his birth, was made TO
REJOICE ia whole clean face; young lady
who suffered from an unsightly excrescence on
her chin, was similarly relieved. = mole
burned with an actual little blazs. and then
disappeared with slight "rsp" or explosion
The patient felt little or no pain after the first
nonlentary '.sisg,.' Another man write,
that the doctozs glass cured him Of AZ obsti
nate cancer. It had been twice removed by
surgeons. Burned out by the doctors glas.
e stays cut, or, at leass, it has stayed out for
upwards Of year.
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The Printers Circular says: "Notxith-
standing the hard times the newspapers 81
Philadelphia are giving evidence Of enter
prise and prosperity. The Age is t. have a
new publication Office. Its proprietors have
purchased a large and eligible building on
Seventh Street, just above Chestnut, and in
tend to fit it up as commodious printing
house. Dr.. Morvits has purchased portion
Of the OLD Jones Hotel property, Chestnut
Street just above Sixth, and will soon CON-
mence an extensive improvement for the &C
COMMUNICATION Of his popular and successful
paper, the German Democrat. The Morning
Post. which continues to grow in popularity
and increase its circulation, has; ia connec
ton with the Evening Star. secured i large
and favorahly situated building or Seventh
Strsst, aid will adapt it to the warts Of their
I'll ~ a4 g Y Il i.s SsaS- - s,.'.
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cAUTIoy-The public cautioned against any
similar preparation only Cotworthy and Co.'S are genu-
lAe. ~ ...,,
t!rnors Street. liberal discount allowed, when pur.
chased in largo quantities For sale by p. H. Trout q
Co Dr. Young & Co., f. H. Link, Staunton, Va, and D
Barb. Ms Clinton va march 4-6in
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Thaakeray said the drolless thing he heard
while in this country, and thg most charae.
realistically American, was tho remark Of
New Yorker; ,"Oh, | have no objection to
England slr. Thackeray. the only thing I
should be afraid Of would be, to 60 out It
sight there lest might step off, *. It
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Be firm! whatever tsmpts thy soul
TO loiter ere it reach its goal; .
Whatever syren Voice would draw
Thy heart from duty and its law.
Oh that distrust Go bravely on,
And, till the victor-crown be won,
Be frml
Firm when thy conscience is assailed,
Firm when the star Of hope is yelled,
Firm in defying wrong and sin,
Firm in life's conflict, toll and din,
Firm in the path by martyrs trsd,-
And oh, in love to man and God
Be firm!
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TT NICHE, n. B. MIoHlE.
MICHIE NICHE,
~ eygat 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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vicksiurg oYes iits school ssashers av.
months sssllsTy, ha.' n''o.hias wh4tsx.th u
pay. aad!ssssgt y sisteits lsaralssiI Asi;ss.
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VALLEY YIRgINIAN.
gTApNTQN, VIRGINIA.
Major A. M CARRIER, Jr., J: Editor.

The s.virgfniaIl' will be mailed to subseri.
bers Mt TWO DOLLARS per annum.
Transient advertisements will be inserted
at the rates Of seventy-five cents per square.
OF 10 lines, for the first insertion. and nny
cents for each subsequent insertion.
Special Notices 30 cents per line for each
insertion.
CLUB RATES.
Six Copies to one office. 9IO.ae Per aIH4Ua.
Twelve Copies, to one ONCE. SCI Ezr fnntitii.
and one copy. grataitous, to the getter mp Of
the Club. sssss4>. s, - = .
~ Our friensia viii confer n favor by send
ing rs the names OF disabled Confederate
Soldiers. the Stld0Ws Of Confederate Soldiers
and ministers OF the Gospel. who are unable
to tnIke paper. and we wlllssend them the
lria Frn sisa
lob Work done at baltimore rates, for Cash.
CerreEpendents will address
--.-sys,,sss.s- sVALLEY YIRGINIAN."
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Having been fourteen months Resident physi-
clan Of tie Wills Hospital for diseases of the Eye,
in tie sity Of Philadelphia. the oldest and most
celebrated Institution Of the kind in the United
States, he hatters himself he will be able to give
entire satisfaction to all who may consult him.
Ha has had ten years experience in the treat
nent of Diseases of the Eye, since leaving the
Wills Hospital and knows, from actual expert
ence that he can Treat Successfully all Diseases
Of the Eye that are Durable, and nearly all are,
whether requiring
MEDICAL OR SURGICAL AID.
The public are aware that Physicians general
y pay but little attention to diseases of the Eye
having never had the opportunity or time to Ac-
quire q thorough theoreticaland PRACTICAL know1-
edge Of this class Of diseases, ard consequently
they cannot be expected to t7ea. them assatisfac-
terily IS one who has had both. 't
am well aware Of the objections in the popu-
lar mind to advertising, because this has been
heretofore prgeticed by foreigners and pretend
ers in scfelce,r whose only object has been to de-
oeiye aid humbug-but, as q native Of this coun-
ty, we'll known to most of the citizens, with am
pie opportunities and facilities for acquiring
a knowledge Of s
OPHTHALMIC DISEASES.
and enlarged experience in treating Eye Diseases
PRACTICALLY, l think can demonstrate my fitness
for this speciality to all who may extend to me
their patronage. Persons afflicted with
DISEASES OF THE EYE,
Of long standing, and who have been subjected to
various modes Of treatment WITHOUT RELIEF,
should not be discouraged, IS it often happens
that those cases having been sadly neglected or
badly treated are
MOST READILY AND RAPIDLY CURED,
although it must be admitted, as general rule,
the longer the duration Of diseased condition,
the longer the time required for its eradication.
1t is needless to speak Of the value Of sight
those Only can properly estimate lis advantages
whs are unfortunately deprived of it,
REMEMBER, there some in every communi-
place, who have been either partially or totally
deprived of their sight on account Of delayed
or unskllful treatment. - g.
Bas- Artificial Eyes furnished and Inserted on
reasonable terms.
RGy- Patients from distance should come pre-
pared to remain at least while, if it is consider
ed necessary, in order to treat their
fully = ~.
seT OFFICE on Main St., ever lst National
Bank. = "a = ''S jan 22-sly
IL STANTON, VA,
Vita oysr Is years experience in the various
branches rs a Practitioner, of medical science.
Special attention given to diseases peculiar to
females Patients from distance can be accom-
modated with Board at first class Boarding Hou-
ses.
Patients waited or in the country when desired.
Office hours between and 10 o'clock, A. H.,
and 2 and o'clock, P M.
paF Office on Main Street, doors East from
Dr. Chapmans, Surgeon Dentist, and nearly OPP
posite Taylor & Powelrs.
feb l9-ly
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JEFFERSON, FREDERICK CO., Md, July 2sd. 1857.
AsssRs CLorwoRTHY & Co.:

GENTLEMEN The wonderful cures which have
besn made by your Poulterers Friend cannot fail to
interest all who raise Poultry gentleman of this vii
egs has experimenting chickens with tho gspes
Hs tried your Pouterers Friend according to the di
rectious and it had desired effect in destroying the
worm. eiecusly relieving the chicken At once Since
then have had many calls for it, and it has been uset
ertsnsiyoiy til the result 1t is OF incalculable
value TO ali who raise Poultry. Respectfully
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nNION SETS, ONION SETS.
cholae LOT just received fronl Allan
Johnson Richmond Nursery Fog sale cheap py
~ s.:s SEQ. f. T. LINK, Druggist, y
HayAM :, -. St&pntcn. ~
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AW NOTlCE.-Having obtained copy
~ of the Rules and Forms of Proceedings in
BANKRUPTCY, made out by the Judges Of the
Supreme Court of the United States, and entered
upon the Record of Minutes of that Court with
directions to be conformed to by AL the Federal
District Courts-I will now undertake to procure
DEGREES OF Discharges in Bankruptcy from pecu-
MARY Embarrassment for all who may desire such
relief j. B. WATTS,
Attorney at Law
Staunton, march 18-3m
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ANNAPOLIS, MD February ~, 1855
ASssas. CLorwoRrHY Co.:
GEhTLEMEN:--I have sold all the "scniterers'
Friend" received from you last August The poultry In
khe surrounding country WAS dying very "a VIII. mol
era. / recommended your "Poulterers Friend, and AS
z could learn has proved cure for the diseAse
- Respectfully, W. H. GooDAAS.
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Mover shuw levitye vhsu people are st yer.
skin seq :'ffi *h''' l'''ss.'e Hs' - w