The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1869-06-17

"A man in New Hampshire recently
walked 105 hours without sleep-but not
without legs. -@-.
An exchange says "about $4,000 has
already been subscribed to build home for
indignant (indigent) Baptists. Fs
Illinois the champion It's State Peni-
Tertiary contains more than l 200 convicts
The largest boarding house in the world. {g.l
Nero fddled while Rome was burning.
Grant dances at Annapolis while the country
is going to ruin. 49,. 80. 80
Gov Geary is said to be every loose in
his pardons." Why not add-and loose in
his habits too? '9 369 40 a HtE 5f1.l q
Grant has received a cask Of wine. as a
present all the way from California. A ,0hi-
ming bid for Office ssiga9a edj si}sdfi
Grants family is likely to be increased
by the marriage Of his sister. Great conster-,
nation among Office seekers. .fuz
"A hen in Bath county, Ky is raising a
brood Of young crows. Size must be a thor
ough Radical. ,,r,.;s l., sss.. .f.s aa :; 4
The Methodist Church I(North) are all
in favor Of lay delegates, This looks we'll fer
the. cause Of the hens. a..s .,sap le.,,,g s;3
/ 1t is said that Grants instructions to
Mr. w ashburne, were to gasho at the En-
peror Napoleon about his, health and happii-
ness: .g., gy.4S; 3se3 gs5. a7g@j Is s9., nm
1 Col Stanton, Treasurer Of Virginia is
stirring up the delinquent Sherifs with 4 long
pole TO the tune Of $625, 900. $500, 900 90. have
been received .s;pg .49sa s9g Il isir 4l;6l
LA woman has been presented to The grand
jury Of Owen county, Ky. as 2 witch. There
is not q town in the Union that has. not its
little qai j. ,3.s.bj gsS 81 tsga5s aEd
The. schoohnarrns of Indiana punish
their pupils b administering Turkish rh l
barb, believing ito be strictly physical pun
ishment.. L eds- ss9tysa bio .9ensitag ossil
~ Greedy has some gallantry, he says to
Anna Dickinson, ia Thou shalt not bear false
witness against thy neighbour" which inter.
pretcd means you lic:'' 5.'9
"a The Ddy7Booh says len, Grants per
son is broad like the bottom Of a bottle, and
his soul narrow like its neck.''9 His taste is
measured by what's inside the bottle. oSf'
There are four patriots running for Of
flee in Campbell county-twoa negroes lone
carpet Dagger and one .scallawag. "A nice
party '@ .a5 IS 9'.''S' y. w p. B. l9.x = ~
| The darkics of the District of CoTum-
bia have been induced by their "ifriends . to
invest their greenbacks in Pacific Railroad
bonds. For greenbacks read greenJzachs. +
| The citizens of Cincinnati have erected
i a new home for abandoned women. Are
those who are aoaassQned BY their Husbands =. as
included in the catagory? s..35 5aa n
The cost. Of a fashionable lady as she
appears at ball or concert nova days, is said
to be $4,000. Her own value is put down
at nothing. .l-a .ea sea@ ssysse I'D aga.
i "A Mr.. Brooks Of Iowa, has been thrown
into a delirium by the use of Burton's tobac-
co antidote. Of the two evils choose the
least Quid pro quo. e sfe' .i5s5s5s %3ast4
i =" Ma, make brother be still. Every time
II hitohim on the head with the hammer he
hollers." Just what the Radical Government
says to the genius of Liberty while it oppressl
% wy iqo4gaa5 fsi1 HoS a,gzs. 3ss 3-si
i An exchange says: Some fool at Ba-
den is to step into old Abe's shirts by marry
ling his widow The Day-Book says he
can't do that. for she sold the shirts before
!" the late lamented ," had been, dead a month.
/ Pile, Of Missouri, has been appointed
by Grant as Governor of New Mexico, in the
place of Grove, who had too much to dowith
the lost caws.p The President has staked
his Pile. s. ~. .a -. y f ~ t.se Il:
| u-Congress appropriated $500 for the
purpose Of repairing the old Mount Vernon
mansion. In order to raise this money part
of the venerable estate was sold. This. is
robbinlgs Peter to pay Paul." 49, /,
They are talking about establishing
schools for teaching the science of cookery
How many young ladies are there who grad
uate with all the academic honors, and yet
do not know how to cook a beef steak or boil
a potato d a!a s.. .apai ietss 10 Il.
:. The Mper3t;a1ist says Of the Grand
Army Of the Republic sIt.is a disciplin-
ed army Of four hundred thousand strong.
This silent, unnoticed army garrisons the en-
tire North Waiting to strike at an hours
notice for a monarchy 10 sss7alg.y
| There must be raseality somewhere. T.
A. jerks, a member of Congress from Rhode.
Island says, .Thc law calls for $4oo, 700, 600
Of revenue annually, and but $500 ,0OO, 900.
reach the Treasury" 100000 900 is con-.
sequently lost to the people. Ir;g'-,e nv
The daughter Of a respectable old farmer,
formerly Of Augusta county, Va, and now a
resident of Lafayette county, in this State,
died recently at the station-house in War
Irensburg, and was buried in the paupers' bu-
ryine ground. without single nlolurner. and