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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1870-11-17


Chieftain, and will turn over to him ample ma
terial, including that collected by Gen. Lee him
self. and his notes and letters of his campaigns.
Col. Marshall will also prepare the biographical
sketch for the forthcoming Lee Memorial, which
the Faculty of Washington and Lee University
are pushing forward to completion. The high
literary attainments of Col. Marshall, and the
fact that he was Gen. Lees private Secretary
during the war, eminently qualify him to per-
form the task that has been imposed upon him.
We, the under signed Commissioners appointed
by the Judge of the County Court of Augusta
County, under section 40 of the Election Law,
approved May 18th 1870. proceeded at the Clerks
Office Of the County Court Of said County. on
Thursday. the 10th day of November. 1870. to
perform our duty as such Commissioners. in
can,assing and certifying the general result of
the election held Tuesday last, Sth inst. For
Congressman at Large, Congressman of the 9Th
District Of Virginia, and for County. and Town
ship Officers. That in making such examination,
snd certifying the result Of said election, we
threw out the Poll Books at Centreville. Parnas-
eus and Sangersville, in North River Township,
IN said County, upon the ground, for the want of
certificates as provided in section %, Of the gen
eral election law, the judges Of election having
failed to sign their names to such certificates ;;
the Poll Book for Foley Mlls i'll Beverly Manor
Township, Verona, in Middle River Township.
Midavay AiddieJrook. Nfao Port and GreenpiUe, in
Riverheads Township, Sherando and Barterbrooh
in South River Township. Bxfa1o Gap, Deerfel1'
CraigsuaNe and Lebanon Springs, in Pastures Town
ship were thrown out on the same ground. The
Poll Book at Hebron Church upon the same
ground, and for the further reason. that
it does not appear that the Judges and Clerk. at
said precinct had ever been sworn as such Off
Manor, was also thrown out upon the ground of
informally in the certificate required by said
Sec. 27, and for the further reason that the eer-
tifcate of the number of Electors showed there
were twenty five votes cast when in fact there
were thirty seven votes cast. The Poll Book at
Churchville in Pastures Township was not taken
into count with the general result, because of its
having been taken fl om the Clerk s Office OF the
Court 10 which it was returned before the meet
jug Of the Commissioners for reasons above sta
ted the vote 1T the several places of voting nam
ed in this certificate not taken into consider
alton, believing as they do, that the law will not
justify them in SO doing.
Given under our hands this 10th day of No.
yember 1871.
VIM H. BELL,
i. NJ. CUSHING, {
N. G. STOUT, | Com rs.
pAyIp S. BELL, (
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Prostitution, kA

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Have in Store
ESQ pairs of Boots and Shoes; Wood and Willow
Ware, Large stock of Sugars of all grades Mo-
lasses syrups of ever variety, China and Earth
enware, Backing and Brushes. Bacon, Fish, Soap,
Matches, large lot of Liverpool Salt, $50 punches
of Cotton Yarn. Rice, Tea, &c, &c
$4,000 Pounds of Wool wanted
Highest CAST Price Paid for Country Pro
dUce. june 3-u
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ERRORS OF YOUTH.


A GENTLEMAN who suffered for years from
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effects of youthful indiscreion, will, for the sake
of suffering humanity. send free to all who need
it the recipe and direction for making the simple
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ing to profit by the advertisers experience can
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constant use ever since. 1t has not been out of
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find it simple and reliable in operation, and al
ways ready to Those friends of mine who
use them with the new improvements are very
much pleased. The one | have would not part
with. Mrs. ANN w. CUTHBURT,
428 West Both Street, New York.
sent % Am
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n b. In all cases where the GENUINE cannot
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TM B. HOGE & BRO.
(successor to Hoge s Mason,)
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
GROCERIES, PRODUCE AND FERTILIZERS
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pRorRAcrEp MEET1NG.-A protracted meeting
is now in progress at the Baptist Church. TINS
city. the servicas of the Rev. N. NJ. Wilson. Of
Richmond, who is, by the way, said to be a most
powerful revivalist preacher, having been secur-
ed by the Rev. Williams. These services are ex-
pected to be conducted through the next two or
three weeks Let the members of che Baptist
aud the other churches Of the town. turn out ana
render them as interesting aud profitable as pos
sibie There is nothing more needed here than
thorough revival of relig ion.
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NnrEsts.

STANTON MARKET. Nov 9.
Corrected every week by P. B. HoeE Bro.
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BALTIMORE MARKET.
RICHMOND MARKET.

Reported by H. G. HARTMAN, Commission
Merchant, Richmond. Va.
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Nonevars Genuine

Uniess done'up in stes!.epgraved wrapper, -. ID
fac-sinle Of my Chemical wareh puse and sis..s
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MonAI-Never bet on the losing candidate.
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WHOLESALE PRICES.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1870-04-13
Teach What You Can.

The Sabbath School teacher should be
able to say not only, $50 to Christ, but
Come to Christi" without this he cannot
labor for the conversion of his Scholars
Sturgeon says:
Il think that to make good Sunday School
teachers there must be thorough knowl-
edge and appreciation in your own souls Of
the things which you have to teach. l was
il Italy last year, and in crossing the Alps
with my wife the sun was so hot that ii
scorched her face She asked me to get
her some elder.hOwer water. started of
to a chemist, and as l did not know 8
word of the Italian language, 1 looked
through the Jars and bottles in his shop
but could not find any thing of the kind
l tried to jabber something in French
but he did not understand me, because il
was no language at all. went down to a
little brook that ran through the town, and
walking along the edge, | came to an elder
flower tree got handful of flowers
walked of to the shop, and held it up to the
man, and he knew in an instant what
meant. l think it is not easy to convey the
Gospel to the heart by merely talking of it;
but if you can say by your own life, This
is the life of Christ, this is the joy of being
a Christian, you viii be much more likely
to make converts.
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The Missing Steamers.

The arrival of the German steamer
Schmidt, after weary passage, protracted
through many weeks, has relieved the anx-
iety of the public and carried joy to the
hearts of multitude of friends and rela-
tives; but no tidings have arrived as yet of
the City of Boston. Reports of her safety
have been circulated only to be contradicted,
and the saddest forebodings are settling down
upon the community. One of the most dis
tressing concomitants of such disasters is the
utter absence of all information respecting
the cause. All that is known is that they
are missing. So not wreck has ever been
yielded by the deep sea to tell how the
President was lost, or the City of Glasgow,
or the Tempest-all that is known is that
they went out on the broad ocean, but never
reached the port of destination. Whether
the passengers went down instantly, under
the shock of sudden collision, or wandered
on the sea in boats and persisted, we can
never know until the sea shall give up its
dead. Whether on land or sea, on ship or
shore, the lesson of Gods providence is the
same, and the warning is, "Be ye also
ready" Whether traveller goes down the
sides of ship, or enters railroad Car, or
walks on the highway, perils beset him on
every hand, and were it not for the protect
ing power of the good Lord, no journey
could be accomplished in safety. These sad
occurrences teach how much We owe to the
guardian care of our Father in heaven. He
everywhere has sway. We are as safe on
the sea as we are on shore; we are in as
great peril on the railroad as we are on ship
board, but we are also immortal till our work
is done. Our sympathies are with those
who are waiting to hear tidings of the mis-
sing steamer. May the Lord comfort them
The present season has been prolific in storms
of terrible severity, and the poor sailors
have suffered great hardships, when they
have escaped with life. How much it costs
to procure the comforts and luxuries which
We enjoy, we cannot know until we make the
sailors experience our own Christian In
teligencer.
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Ansbanarp.
Tea and Tanning.

Every one knows that drop of tea fall
ing on an iron knife becomes black. This
is owing to chemical combination resulting
in what the chemist calls tannate of from
Now some are trying to brighten white peo-
pie out of their tea BY the adroit reasoning
that tea entering the blood unites in the same
way with the iron of the blood, making the
same ink which is found on knife blades;
and that this ink deposites itself in the skin,
making it dark colored. There is no cvi.
dence to sustain any such theory, and ten
drinkers, even the fairest skinned, on whom
the least trace of the tannate of iron would
show, may still indulge without alarm. We
know of many, with fair compilations at 70.
of those who for all these years have never
missed their beverage. Tea does not tan
the skin, according to any valid proof Of ex-
perience.
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Central 4resbptuian.
Office No. 1015 Main street, nearly opposite
the Post Office.
TIE r N s..

Three Dollars year, payable in adrance. Pay
ments made within the first tpo months from date
of subscription, will be considered in advance
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in two months.
All subscribers who do not give expires, notice to
the contrary will be regarded as wishing to continue
their subscription, and the paper will be sent to
them accordingly.
No paper will be discontinued until arrearages
paid except in special cases at the discretion of
the Editor.
PosTAGE.-Twenty cents yesr-to be paid at the
Office where the paper is received
The BEST MODES OF MAKING PAYMENTS are here
put down according to the order in which they are
preferred
L. To local agents wherever practicable; all min
isters'of our Church authorised to act as SUCH
q "A BANK CHECK, or Posi- OFFICE MONEY ORDER
may sent by mail without risk of loss.
81. ere neither of these can be procured, send
in asfstered letter. Under the new regulations
this }ie is ordinarily safe.
ThSeost of the money order or registered letter
may be deducted from the amount transmitted
Money sent according to the directions above is
at OUR RISK. If transmitted simply by mall IT
MUST BE AT THE RISK OF THE PARTY SENDING IT.
MARRIAGES AND DEArHs.-Notices inserted with.
out charge.
UARIEs.-Charged at ten cents line. The
party sending can make the estimate By counting
eight words to line. Payment Invariably in ad-
odnce.
CONCENTRATIONS AND LETTERS ON BUSINESS should
be addressed to Central Presbyterian, Box II,
Richmond Va.
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Ich theos.

The ancient Christians in times of perse-
cution, were compelled to resort to various
modes of protection. Among them, not the
least important was the means by which
they might recognize each other when per-
sonally unacquainted. A society, meeting
in secret, when the price was on the head of
every one, with active enemies abroad, and
spies everywhere, had need of vigilance and
precaution to preserve life. Moreover, they
were bound to help each other, and Chris
tan fleeing from persecution claimed and
received aid of his brethren. Yet, how were
impostors to be detected and spies to be pre-
vented from learning the haunts and report,
ing the persons present in a Christian as
sembly.
One escaping for life could scarcely carry
with him credentials; time was not allowed
to obtain them and it was perilous to carry
them, both to those who gave and those who
bore them. Hence, in those times of perse-
cution, the Christian Church became strict
ly secret society, as much and more so, as
the Masons of our times. They had ways
of making themselves known to each other,
signs and passwords, by which they recog
nized brother, and by which he proved
himself. A mere profession of the Chris
tian faith was not enough that might be
feigned for the purposes of deception, and
might be garment in which spy clothed
himself to deceive the unwary and to betray
his benefactors.
One of the most common symbols was ex-
pressed by the word at the head of this arti-
ce 1t is a Greek word, and means GA
Fish" 1t was used thus: An unknown
stranger applies to one believed to be a
Christian, states that he is a Christian fee
ing from persecution, and makes profession
of the Christian belief. He is examined
and found to be we'll informed in the truths
of our holy religion, and speaks as though
knowing well the chief Christians in the
place from which he processes to have come
Still he may be an impostor or spy. He
is asked if he has any further proof; and
produces the figure of fish carved in metal,
wood or bone; or makes drawing of fish
and presents it. He is asked the meaning !;
and replies, no matter what his native tongue
may be, by giving the Greek word, IchtheOs
Yet this is not enough; he may know that
such symbol was used among Christians,
and that their sacred books were written in
the Greek language, and, therefore, that the
symbol must be known by its Greek name.
What does it signify2 This, that the first
two letters, the Greek letters I and Oh stand
for Jesus Christ, and that the last part is the
Greek word (theOs) God. The word, there
fore, means Jesus Christ, God
This was universal password and sign
among the early Christians all over the
world; and this symbol was used afterwards
on Church buildings, on the top of steeples,
ETC., as sign of the Christian creed.
Observer and Commonwealth.
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Aunsehnla atntas.
Ny Substitute.

"When l was a boy at school, said dis
tinguished speaker to a deeply-solemnized
audience, 81 saw a sight that never can
fogget-a man tied to cart, and dragged
before the peoples eyes through the streets
of my native town, his back torn and bleed
ing from the lash. 1t was a shameful pun
ishment. For many Ofenses? No, for one
ofense. Did any of the townsmen offer to
divide the lashes with him? No; he who
committed the oFense bore the penalty of
a changing human law; for it was the last
instance of its infictiOn.
"When | was a student at the University
saw another sight l never can forget-a
man brought out to die. His arms were
piniOned, his face already pale as death
Thousands of eager eyes were on him as he
came up from the Jail in sight. Did any
man ask to die in his room? Did any friend
loose the rope and say, Put it round my
neck, will die instead ' No; he under
went the sentence of the law. For many
ofenses? No, for one offense, He had
stolen money parcel from stage coach.
He broke the law at one point and died for
it. 1t was the penalty of changing human
law in this case also; it was the last instance
of capital punishment being inflicted for that
Ofense
saw another sight-it matters not
when-myself sinner standing on the brink
of ruin, deserving naught but hell. For one
sin? No, for many, many sins, committed
against the unehanging laws of God But
again l looked, and saw Jesus, my substi-
tute, scourged in my stead, and dying on the
cross for me. 1 looked, and cried, and was
forgiven. And it seemed to be my duty to
come here and tell you of that Saviour, to
see if you will not also look and lee.
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A Word in Season.

1t is not always easy to improve oppor-
tunities which. Providence throws in our way
to say word for the honor of our Master.
We think, perhaps, that we may be regarded
intrusive, and rebuked for our impertinence
in speaking our kindly-meant word of caution
or warning. Breathing a prayer to God
that he will give us wisdom, let us not be
backward in doing our duty; and if it be
done in the spirit of Christ, we may be sure
of o reward.
Not long since was riding in the cars,
and was involuntarily obliged to listen to
the conversation of two gentlemen who sat
directly behind me- They were ridiculing
the doctrines of evangelical religion, and re-
joicing that they had freed themselves from
the trammels of the orthodox faith.
One of them said that for several years he
had been accustomed to attend Methodist
place of worship, until he had come to be
weary of the appeals made to his fears, and
left, and went where he could hear more of
the true los of God to all his creatures. The
experience Of the other had been quite SINH
lar, and y mutually congratulated each
other on more agreeable position in which
they nc ind themselves, They amused
themse! ~ quoting an expression which
had hea 4 before" Universalists believe
that God too good to punish US. Unita-
rians believe that we are too good for God
to punish.
The cars having reached station, one of
the gentlemen left, while the other continued
in his seat directly behind where | was
sitting. could not help saying to him,
Friend, have been listening to your con-
versation on subjects which of all others are
the most important. You will not be offended,
l trust. if l refer you to some words of our
Lord which are deserving our consideration
And l say unto you my friends, be not
afraid of them that kill the body, and after
that have no more that they can do. But l
will forewarn you whom ye shall fear. Fear
Him which, after he hath killed, hath power
to cast into hell; yea, say unto you, Fear
him." My neighbor evidently felt the force
of these solemn words of Him who spake as
never man spake; and trust an impression
was left on his mind which he will not soon
shake off. Probably l shall never meet him
again. | am glad spoke to him this word
of gospel truth.-American Messenger.