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Advice to Unmarried Ladies'.


The following advice to ladies remaining
in . state of single blessedness, is extracted
from the manuscript Of an old Dowager
IF you have blue eyes, anguish. Fsa9s,
If black eyes, affect spirit. sie5d
{ If you have pretty feet, wear short petit
coats a.5 .9..i S "a; 8as@s Yf3a II ~ Sra
If you are the least doubtful as to that
point, wear them long. a .r ssa.
While yeu are young, sit with yonr face to
the. light 9 s7aI .a;s ~-.-.-s,.+ -, I
u When you are a little. advanced in age, sit
With your back to tho window. ,...'p.'a'
IF you have bad voice, always speak in q
low tone. 81. a. ,..s
If you dance well, dance seldom.
If you dance i'll, never dance at all.
IF you, sing well, make. no puerile excuses
IF you sing ihdiferently, hesitate not
moment when you are asked, for few persons
are, competent judges of singing, but every
one is sensible Of desire to please.
IF it is always in our power to make
friend by smiles, what folly to make an enc
my by frowns,
II you are envious of another woman new
er show it by allowing her every good e--,al;tv
and perfection except those she res,'iiy possess.
es. $3.50 800 H.. .... -
# you wish to let .he world know YOU IRE
- love with particular man, treat him With
formally, and every one else with .esse, ssd
freedom. f..{ -. ~. i, -
If you are disposed 10 be pettish and inso-
lent, it is better to exercise your Ill humor on
Your dog oil cat. or your servant, than your
IL
# yen would preserve your; beauty rise
II you. would preserve esteem, be gentle.
: IT you would obtain power. be eondescend
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Why gshssld We Farther Quarrel

,qi.s Why s6hssld We Farther VaaErel.
Come, sit down here, Johnny Reb, q 6 35 Z
;N' And-lst us talk with resfon;
& 4 DO not mean to, say . word 3-9lsiiIesT 9d'
7af- About your recent treason. 3 iaaara 9aE
ia single word Of thaf, !, know, 81 -gi.@as3zs
,ls,w Our frisndship sure would mar all. 9E4a
ii You've lostas leg, and 1 an arm- - 9
Why should wsfurtAer QUARREL f5
You SAY you've licked. us Johnny Rsb, "a.
aas Al Bethel md Manassas, aygslsft. IL ,.sl
And when ~ raa. at the lastFnamed, .as $50
.,rcN No quarter nag could pass us. osoiasa
i Well, belt so! yieAna too, hge .esol4eq xis
You say We "took the car" ALL hi, y
You lost leg and | an arm:
Why should We further quarrel' s,6~
know you're valiant, Johnny sReb; aa.5 RI
81 And fought like any deyil, alet viia5
But can't you let the past al drop, y %
d. And once moro, John, be civil! aao
II know il in trouble were. s.. III
5 {! To aid me, John you'd dare all, llQd +
Tho you've one leg and L one arm,
. why should we further quarrel?
To err is human, Johnny Reb, & s.
- Forgiveness is divine, sir 8, -.
You have pour faults, you know John. well,
And I, too, know TIE mine, air;, 4g
Then let Us both forgive, forget ssi.I
In "mountain dew drown care all; IL.
You've lost q leg and an arm. ssIs
r. Why should we further quarrel:
Come. give your hand, now, Johnny Reb,
The future lies before us sss-
"Eyes to the 'front.'" Don't look behind,
For that would only bore us.
:, No more Of !" Dixie" or 'sJohn Brown"
Let either of us carroll,
You've lost leg and an arm,
Why should we further quarrel!
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How to Court IN Church.

I A young gentleman, happening to sit ina
pew adjoining one in which sat a young lady.
for whom he conceived sudden and violent
passion, was DESTROYS Of entering into aicourt.
ship on the spot, but the place not being
suitable for formal declaration, The cxigen-
cy of the case suggested the following plan
He politely handed his fair neighbor BIZ
bic opened, with pin stuck in the following
text; q .l#9 ds3 n % yinlz 81 pa sE9ai :
Second Epistle Of Johu. verse 5th. al,
"And now l beseech thee, lady, not as
though I wrote a new commandment unto
thee, but that which we had from the begin-
ming, that we love one another.' ODD 1''
She returned it pointing TO the second
Epistle Of Ruth. verse 10th: u. g., 49,.
"Theu she fell on her face and bowed her.
self down to the ground, and said-Why
have found grace in thine eyes, seeing that
[ am a stranger?" sad ~ ~
He returned the book pointing to the 18th
verse of the Sd Eplstle of John: 5Tr e.,
Having many things to write unto you I
would write with pen and ink. but, / trust
shortly to come unto you, and speak face to
face, that our joy may be full" 2afa wv
From the above interview, a. marriage
took place the ensuing week. .st., s.,..;,.,
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I Working Men.

That city or town which 50 shapes its poll.
cy az to attract working .aen has in the esti-
nation Of all sound thinkers, solved one Of
the most important problems in, regard to
growth and prosperity.
The working man is the Indispensable es-
sential; without him there is no advancement
A city or town made up of doctors, lawyers,
politicians, bankers and merchants, would
soon be overgrown with moss, moth-eaten, and
would soon disappear. It would have no vi
tality, force, influence, or Importance The
live element in all communities is the working
men. They carry forward the industrial en-
terprises Of the world, they level the, forests,
bridge the rivers, tunnel the mountains, dig
the canals, and frame che locomotives they
build the cities, and cultivate the 6eldsj they
invent and construct; they manipulate the
keys of machinery, aud fill the lands with
music They are the Pioneers Of Progress,
aud the monuments of civilization are the
work of their hands: The sun burnt face
aud brawny arms bespeak the man "for a
that azgI <.N s23f3-stgi,;.fll5 .iraov
There are ever coming forward frem the
representatives Of the plow, loom aud anvil
men who shape the destiniesof nations men
of large brain. and practical views, who re
ceived their graduating diplomas In work
shops and whose words on questions affecting
the material interests of the State outweigh.
the impractical themes and ephemeral logic Of
the mere book worm. ~
aYhe worklngmen,g whate'er their task
93s To oarvethe stone or bear the hod-,f
They wear upon their honest brows
The royal stamp and seal Of God!
And brighter are their drops Of sweat
Than diamonds in coronet!
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Marriage Laws OF New York.

Judge G. G. Barnard, in Chambers Of the
Supreme Court Of New York, recently rem
dered an important decision in the case Of
Beatrice Bisssini, An infant, by her guardian,
agsii;s:s Jo,,i, 8. D;sss,,, for limited divorce
on the ground Of abandonment, but denied
the marriage The parties had been living
in Brooklyn, The plaintiff case was that .
marriage having been agreed upon between
them and the usual preparations having been
made on her part, she met the defendant
(I867) BY appointment 10 New York, and
that while they were riding together in a car
riage in the Park defendant placed ring
upon her finger, saying. 8 This is yonr we'd
| ding ring. We are married. We are mar
ried Just as much as Charles is to his wife (re-
ferrins tn Ii: is brother and sister-ia-law}. !
/ will i've With you and ataketcare of YOU all
the days Of my life as my wifi" That TO
this she asscnted, and accordingly as man and
wife they lived together till his abandonment
Of her in August last; and that shortly be-
| fore the abandonment he had induced her to
sign paper. drawn BY himself, stating that
no msssi <sssuany had been performed be-
tween tlsesn. 'sHsp fa
The defendant, on his examination, put 10
the plea that he never agreed to take the
plaintiff as his wife !; that it was agreed she
| should lire with him as his mistress and that
he should pass her off as his wife that he gave
her the wedding ring SO ~ to deceive other
people and II Syoid Suspicion, al he feared if
discovered ID their bo1fding sssSIe fh1t they
were not married theI void Be turned out.
There was 10 preiehcs ~ up to the time
Of the alleged masriage ~ plaintiff was not
blameless in her conduct. e
Judge Barnard, after reviewing the svi-
depec, the law, the authorities and the prece-
dents bearing upon this case, declared him:
self satisfied that an actual marriage was con.
tracted between the parties, and that # The
defendant, while cndeavoriug to accomplish
the ruin Of virtuous girl blundered into
lnatrimony he has no one but himself to
blame. The Judge further remarked that
!" if the practice is IS common as the defendant
alleges Of Men passing off their mattresses d
their wives, and allowing them to bear their
names without any marriage contract, it is
time they should learn the risks to which they
expose themselves in thus .riding with the
marriaee institution and the good order Of
society !" thatthere should be decree declar-
ing the plaintiff the lawful wife Of the defen-
dant, and adjudging limited divorce and al
im0ny, with costs and reasonable expenses.
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The undersigned have taken lease OF the
14ois VIRGINIA HOTEL. gS9I

The undersigned nave CaKeh sSfo"Se Va ''As
ttf..ois VIRGINIA HOTEL. 90
and propose to open it in their partnership name
ON THE FIRST OF OCTOBER, 1869.
Their aim will De So to keep the Hotel asto At
tract the public patronage and make II the laser
ito restine- place of all visitors to Staunton.
4 !. Its location and interior Arrangements will
greatly contribute to this end--being quite re-
1 moved from the bustls of the Depot, and the
noise of shifting trains-and yet central and con-
yenieut to business The house is neply furnished
throughout in the very best style Of modern art.
Hot. Cold and aShower Baths for ladies' ana
gentlemen; Bar and Billiard Saloons, and Livery
Stables connected with the House. tai .Efe4q4.e
na- The Proprietors having worked together
for many years at the Rockbridge Alum Springs,
to the satisfaction of the public, respectfully ask
aicall from any of their former friends and pa
irons who may visit Staunton, confidently prom
Using them that they win find in their Hotel the
comforts of q well appointed home. l75 rfs4fs :.
+ They especially solicit a home airport ana
therefore ask liberal patronage at the hands OF
their own county people, who are not without m
terest in the maintenance of st-class Hotel a.
their county seat. The Proprietors, II properly
summarized nv the business men of Stanton, and
the farmers of Augusta county, will be able and
are determined to make their house secon1 to 'ione
In Hrginia.a 5ia III .le .T.gg,l, q, Z.
And to this end their charges shall Be moderate.
I q Omnibus to and from the Depot free Of charge
All stages set down and take up passengers a.
this Hotel. q
Mr.. 6. w. KENNEDY, Qate Of the Bollingbrook'
Petersburg, VAL is in charge OF the Dlning
Room and will be pleased TO see his ir!enas;
sept Soft FRAAIHN GAIN 4
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School Teaohera Rugged BY Two CeIorcd
.Tia4ni bar ~ Female PRpilss 81 .i1aqo4q

q We give below,th facts of an actual Ioc.
ourrepce near, Midlothian, which, are youcbed
for BY 2 most reliable citizen, Of that neigh
borhood.
go The principal actors in this little drama
are AMIR. Taylor, from the lumber regions of
Maine, q teacher of the 4 freodman's school,
and two Of. his pupils, Misses Charlottse, and
jennie York, finely 'i formed and hanpdiyyoamn
young ladies Of color, aged respectively twen~
ty.one and nineteen years. Many other spu-
pills were participators in the scene. = Asfew
mogpipgs since, the soheplnsstsr ordered
Miss Charlotte to produce scuttleful Of
that bitumiDous mineral yulgarly dcnomina-
ted coal, for the purpose Of giving caloric
tendency 70 the atmosphere aof the school
room. This order the young lady grefassdto
obey ;,whereupon hc obtained q bundle rof
switches for the purpose Of administering
castigation, and laid them with considers ble
harshness across her beautifully turned
shoulders.o In moment the blood of, the
Works was at feyerheat and the sigpalof, bat
tie was given. Jennie seized him 10 her
arms, and Charlotte, with her digital cxtremi>
ties, warmly went to work, and somewhat des-
troyed the proportions Of hiS'faciaIs ymmetry.
She took her own time upon him. and iuh ay-
ing actually exhausted herself, let 60, Of him.
after having administered the .handsomest and
most thoroughly administered, and deserved
beating a Down-East sharper ever received.
II vain Il he 1caiied for helr. The freedmen
only answered sGoodi Give it to him., Al]it,
lie mulatto says that he called Times, fora
second round, but Taylor could not come : to
10 sCcr,tobj He xuoo en- domoOed that Amt
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1869-12-23

WHAT L LIKE To SGT like 10 see
young men and girls staring at each other in
church, it shove a, Disposition to obey the
command. .let us love one another" N
ike to see young iadiss when they go to
church freely and openly discourse the topics
of the day, it shows that they are unconT 10
missing opponents Of gag laws"
I like to see man when the minister is
praying in church looking 6r.,t at the minis
ter, then at somebody else: it shows dispo-
sitiou to obey the command, "watsh as well
as pray" sY.a .f IS o. Is sre
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.EMOVAI.

DEMOVAL. - .2r..is. l..ae,.
IL J. E. TYLER has removed his shop TO
his lot opposite Mr.. Hartman Lushbadgh's shop,
where he will continue the carpenter business in
all its branches. All work done promptly and in
the best workman like manner. All orders left
with Messrs. Woods Gilkeson will be promptly
stkehded to.
N B.-Will undertake work in any part q the
country.
,,REFERENCES:-Smit Elder. Staunton
Va. J. & 6. Gibson, Builders, Richmond, We
3. B. Spence s Son, Richmond, Va. Tyler Son
Richmond, Va, gee %7u
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- II. JOHNSON.

,E - Reeens,;1r.cte
) Shop on Msdison street, near Baptist Church,
Newtowa, where he is better prepared 70 do All
kinds Of work in his line Of business than ever
All the brsnshes Of Cabinet Making and Under
taking attended to promptly and on the most rea-
sonable tsrms. aa5
i The patronage Of the pabic 10 respectfully so
licited.
NIB. lhsve new e hsrss) Hearss just nm
ished. > :, ,,.ss.sE E. r. %
may 20tf
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Ghe %allep Hiraiaiai1.
STANTON, VIRGINIA.
Thursday, December, %, 1869.

81 r. TERAA. y
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If pay nent II deferred THAEE MONTHS
es.ae VIII 10 repaired, anA IT the end ~ shs
year 500. Ni7sds ff "a vsgssya[ s}8s~
Transient Advertisements wf1l-be inserted
At the rates Of IS cents per square, Of 1e
Hines, for the arst insertiom and 80 cents for
each sah4equeHt Insertion. HI4fsi enFagv
special Notices - cents Per line for cash
So IA; CLUB RATES. ,s II
SIX Copies to one ONCE, $1,000 per annuna,
Twelve copies, - one 0fllee, e1lP er annana,
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4spssldehtsw ilI aSslress sss
r, ), ssVALLEY vIRGIHIAN.'' /
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SOMETHING. TO SNAKE -" What harm is
there in hino {" says young Pufwell. aNone
that ! know Of" replied his companion, Tex
capt that SMOKING induces drinking; drink
Ing induces ,iataxication intoxioafiQa in
dueos the bile; bile induces jaundipe; jaun-
dice leads to dropsy dropsy terminates in
death. Pit that il yNAa pirn-anl slnok it
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:" oUsE, SIGN, AND ORNAMENTAL.
PAINTING.
y would most respectfully announce to the GIT
isens of Stannton and vicinity that am now pre-
nared to do ALL KINDS OF PAINTING on the
most ssAsosA sLE rsRMs and At the shorts't notice
~Particular attention paid to
Country work. aa4-a3<-i
IAN Orders left ct DR.. iEichelberger Il Fultz' .
Drug Store, will be promptly attended TO.
sn.;l 22-S9 n -, 1870 ~ W./COOPE.
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LlVERY STABLE,
3 s .Staunt0n, Va.
The Proprietor takes this occasion to call the
attention Of his friends and the public to his COM
plete outfit Of New, Hughes, Hacks,
re- which in neatness and ease Of rnnning,
are not to be equalled BY any Livery the valley
- He can accommodate persons with Sape- Or
1Nrior Riding and Driving Horses, both gem d&a
e and fast Horses fed and Boarded on liberal terms
The famou. Hostler, TOM BETHEL, is in gen
eral charge Of the stable. S april 1858 ly.
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sHAUNT0N,>YIRGINIA, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 49, 1869
/ Sensible Girl and How She Got ! Husband

n Sensible Girl and H0W She G0t HusDand.
Twenty years ago young man who had
paid attention to = bright, sweet girl, for q
: long time, sithout making anything that
was even second cousin to proposal, was
startled one evening BY the question, Rob-
ert do you want to marry me r He tried TO
evade the point BY asking Why she put such
. question to him. Because if you do not
want to marry me, you must stop coming to
see me. No mocking-bird around the red
breasts nest, you know" Robert took the
hint, and with cool good night, he walked
home, What should he care for girl 50
rude as that? Good company as hers else
where. He would join the club next day
He tried to sleep, but couldn't. He didn't
quite like tho turn things had had taken. Inc
figure plagued him. II be was 4 moeking-
bird, who was the d-breast that he was
keeping away from such partner? /" AT
any rate, one thing is certain, Edna is smart
and she Is pretty, Z he. he said 10 himself, & and
she means business" i The next morning Rob
ert wept to the counting It was a
long day. Business had dragged. Every
body was pre-occupied, hurried, cross. He
was glad to 60 home, only it wasn't home
He took book, but found himself trying TO-
read the GOALS in the CRATE and figures on the
wall. instead of the page. He threw himself
on the lounge, bat it was dreadfully dull
He stood it r :sa !:;.s, s a :ss Cd nus
hat and walked down to the Widow Craigie's.
He stepped up to the door as usual, but Edna
was engaged. He asked to have her called.
II seemed month before she came down. At
last she appeared. p He arose FROM bis scat
and met her in the middle of the room, and
said, g Edna, i have come here tonight on
business. lam tired Of being your mocking- I
bird, and want to be your red.breast will you
be my wife When do you say r.. said
Edna, her face sufused with bushes & Soon
as | can make q nest, Il Robert replied. /" Il
believe both the red breasts join in building
the lnest." said Edna, g and I want to do my
part" This was twenty years ago. To-day,
one Of the handsonest mansions in one Of
our cities is the nest Of welded pair whose
life has been sweet as birds song, and whose
hearts, like their s.sGfeetions are as young as
ever, There is great deal more in putting
. little straightforward business At the begin
ming of life, than is generally supposed.
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r AM still manufacturing CARRIAGES 1T my
Il aasls cid place Of business, and expect TO
remain there until the close Of the year. Those
Who know themselves to be indebted to ne will
please come forward and settle. have to pay
cash. t. iisnds, for Freight anu nearly cash for
material--and will be compelled from this out
to REQUIRE cash for all work, close by note. and
hope my friends will not ask me to depart from
it. ssaf 1a salsia6 rae jill wATEhS.
eaenf 14Am h .I.ls .ll,t..rt II NJ I
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The editor Of the New Haven Leader has
evidently been poisoned BY kissing a girl with
powder on her lace. He. warns boys to b q
ware, as "one touch Of that eaamclcd
cheek may result in death. The young NAV
can't scare US that way,
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Looking Back.

Up to certain period in life, it IS the ten
dency Of man to look forward. But as we ar
rive at middle age, we 6nd ourselves looking
back. To imam Of middle life, existence is
no longer q dream but reality. He has not
mach more now to look forward to, for the
character Of his life is generally fixed by that
time.d His profession, his home, his occupa-
stion, will be, for the most part, what they arc
now. He will make few new acquaintance
mo new friends It is the solemn thought
connected with middle age that life's last bu-
sinsss is begun in earnest; and it is then,
midway between the cradle aud the grave,
thata man begins to look back and marvel,
with kind Of femarseless feeling, that he
let the days of youth 60 by SO halfenjoyed.
It is the pensivea ntumn feeling, the sensation
of half sadness that we experience when the
longest day Of the year is past, and every
day that follows is shorter and the lights
fainter, aud the feeble shadows tell that nature
is Fastening to her winter grave. So does
man look back upon his yye,.: :aa when the
truth forces itself =: spv si inc inc, mind that
man is no longer going up hill but down, and
that the sun is already westering, he looks
back on things behind. Now this is natu-
raj feeling. but is it wise? IsLi it the high
Christian tone Of feeling we answer, No.
I'VE who have been Al inheritance incorrupt-
Eible, unde6led, and that fadeth away" what
have we toado with things past. But now
there lies before US manhood, with it's earn
est work and then old age, and then the
grave, and then home. And SO manhood in
che Christian life is betterthan boyhood, be-
cause it is ripper thing; and old age ought
IL to De a brighter and calmer, and . moro Sc
rene thing than manhood. This is second
youth for man, better and boiler than his
FIRST, if he will look on and not back There
lis a peculiar simplicity Of heart, and atouch-
ing singlcness Of purpose in the Christian
old age which has ripened gradually and not
ftfally. 1t is then that to the wisdom
Of the serpent is added the harmlessness OF
the dove it is then that to the 6rEness Of
Enaanhooi is joined almost the geatleaess Of
wemanhood it is then chat the somewhat
austere and sour character of growing strength,
moral and intellectual, mellows into ripeness
Of an old age made sweet and tolerant BY
experience. It is then that men return to
first principles. Theu comes a love more
pure aud deep than the boy could ever feel
then comes conviction with strength be.
yond, that the earliest lesson of life is infn.
tie. f -ea