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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1870-10-20

BLIND FOLD TRIALS AGAINST
Steinway's, Chickering'S, and other
Pianos.
We, the undersigned make Oath that at the time
Of the last Fair OF the american Institute held in
New York Immediately following the French En-
position in Paris. taro Piunos made by .Steincay 4
Sons, one Patent Arion Piano, made by G. C. Nan
ner, and several other makers instruments were
tried ainst each other, by order and under con
troll of the Officers of the Institute, to decide
which Piano on exhibition in competition should
receive the First Premium ''as tie best Square Pr
ano known :" To obtain an impartial trial. tscice
Ill of said Pianos aoere covered ach papers so ta:
one Piano could not be distinguished from another
during the absence of the Judges and twice did
they select one of said Pianos as the BEST which
upon uncovering, both times proved to be said
Patent ARION Piano. awarding it The FRS
Premium $ I'LL others for beng The best Square
Piano knoan 10 them"
This trial was after Chiekering 4 Sons Piano HAD
received the Legion Of Honor and Medaz, and Stem
Uay 4 Sons. the Wed0i from Napoleon and the
Judges Of said trial were:
EDWARD MOLENHAUER, Prof. of Music, Mus
zeal Director and Originator of the New
York and Brooklyn Conservatives of Music
CHARLES FRADEL, the eminent and favorite
Composer and Pianist to his Royal Highness
the Due Gustave of lax Weimar Esenacb.
ic; Teacher, Of the higher school of music
&c. &C.
| A. D. BEsEMANN, Organist at Cathedral, Jer
sey City; Pianist, &c.
julius Neuhardt, Robert Rieger,
| Henry Miller, Charles Sodwedel,
| august Grueneburg. Robert Moenneg.
G. G. MANNER, (lnrentor md Fatentse Of Me
| i5aon Piano Forte J
| Sworn to before me this 22d day of July 1869
G. G TAYLOR,
| Commissioner Of Deeds
| The ARIoN Piano is the CHEAPEST. MOST DURA-
BILE, LEAST COMPLICATED. requires less TUNING
and DOES NOT get out of order, it is
Tiae Standard Piano.
| Write for affidavits, Pamphlet and Circular.
| rag AGENTS WANTED ~E3a
N every City and Town where have not al
ready appointed them.
COVELL &, CO.,
| Warerooms and Office, No 554 Broadway,
| Mandatory, 1877 & lS9 Bower J, New York.
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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1870-10-20
DOTY'S WASHING MACHINE,
LATELY MUCH IMpRovED-AND THE NEW
Universal Clothes Wringer

Improved with RowELL's PATENT DOUBLE Cog
WHEELS, and the PATENT Stop, are now unques-
tonably far superior to any apparatus for wash
ing clothes ever invented, and will save their
cost twice year, by saving labor and clothes.
The Editor of the Lynchburg (Va.) Press and
Record, who purchased Washer and Wringer,
thus speaks of them:
We can knowingly recommend these machines
to be lust what the manufacturer repl esehts them
We have had them in regular use in our own fam
ily for over six months and we find that all the
really hard labor and drudgery of washing is en-
tirely dispensed with by their use. Washing is
neat and pleasant employment for lady with
one Of Doty's Washing Machines and Wrlngers,
and we have thought that millionaire. with no
dependent heirs upon whom to bestow his fortune,
would become one Ct the greatest benefactors OF
his race by cndowing fund with which to give
one of these Washing Machines to the thousands
of oyertasked washerwomen which we have IN
our land Notice the liberal offer made by Mr..
Browning in his advertisement. There IS no de-
ception in this offer, and we would be willing to
guarantee its fulflment TO the letter. Let every
family which can possibly do SO, buy Doty s
Washing Machine and Wringer.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1870-10-20
FRuM DIR. LLOYD, A PHYSICIAN OF LARGE
PRACTICE. ..,

Great Bridge, Va, October 8, 1869.
DR.. ]. J. LAwKnNcF-Uear Sir: | cheerfu,Iy
endorse your Koskoo as be ng a most valuable
preraration Upon examination of the formula
find each ingredient highly extoled by our best
and most progressive clinical investigators ]
have tested its effects in my own practice and
have no hesitation in recommending it, In my
opinion, it is the hes compound OF its class ever
put before the understanding by far all the
various compounds OF sarsaparilla. &c.. ever in
vented. 1t is a decided Nerve Tonic, and Invig-
orator of the animal FORCES aiding digestion and
| assimilation, and thereby producing healthy
blood, Which should be fhe basis of treatment in
ali chronic diseases. Hoping you will reap the
reward you deserve from the public as bene-
fact or, am sir. yours truly,
CHARLES LLOYD. NJ. D,
After reading the above high recommendation,
Invalids cannot reasonably hesitate to give the
KOSKOO trial hs4
FOR ADDITIONAL TESTIMONIALS y
From Physicians Eminent Divines Editors,
Druggists, Merchants, &c., see KOSKDQ ALMA
MAC for this year.
Price One Dsllar Per DAttls
~ rsrra'eNy 1rTrgsses svs'FT4G
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ghe Walleg Yirginian.
STANTON, VIRGINIA.
Thursday, October 20, 1870.

1uuFSldy, OCCOD0T ~, 1917
THE FAITHLESS LOVER.
l send back thy letters;
All would l could send
s@S4f The memory that letters,
The dreams that must end.
e0sF I send back thy tresses,
eas IL Thy long raven hair;
a'u Could I send thy caresses,
T1sT They too should be there.
81 TsA But keep thou each token
have lavished ON thee; .95
exa6 Ring and chain are unbroken, ea9
sa s-. Thou false one to mel r4
That my rival-bow bitter 4.
That word 10 my heart!- -
May read in their glitter .s-.
How faithless thou art. 4a.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1870-10-20
Richmond Advertisements

We have now in store the largest and most COM
plete stock of goods in line ever offered in
this city, mostly of our own importation, direct
from the manufacturers. and at very low prices.
Rich Decorated China Dinner, Tea and Toilet
sets, White China White Granite, and Common
Ware
silver-plated goods, fine Cut and Pressed Glass
ware, Lamps and Lamp fixtures.
Looking Glasses and fine Table cutlery
Block Tin aud Japanned goods, Fruit Jars
Stonew are, rich Fancy goods, &C., &c
Allof which we offer to the trade as low as
they can be purchased in any of the Northern
markets. Goods packed very securely
Call and see
KELLOGG Il GIBSON.
1907 Main street. Richmond, Va.
sept %
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COYEEL & CO.,

Warerooms and Office, No 554 Broadway,
Mandatory, 1877 1s9 BowerJ, New York.
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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1870-10-20
THE SOUTHERN MUTUAL FIRE IN.
SURANCE COMPANY,

THE SOU THERN MUTUAL FIREi IN
SURANCE COMPANY,
RICHMOND, VA.
Authorized Capital $25o,oo0,oo.
Accommodations over $175.000,G0
This Company issues Participating Policies on
Town and City property, by which the insured
becomes a member of the Company, sharing IN
its profits. \ simi-annual dividend Of per
cent. payable to the Mutual Policy-holders of
this Company. declared July lst. 1859, also per
cent. January lst 1870. Insure in this South
ern Company its investments made for the
benefit Of Southern advancements.. 1t brings
money to our people. Keeps money with our
people. Then why should they continue to i'm
poversh themselves by sending money off, which
can as easily-as safeiy-as probably be kept at
home. AL who wish Life or insurance will
find it to their interest to call on me.
H. H. PECK, Agent.
OFFICE; with Drs. Hanger & Lultz, doors
North of Spectator Office, Staunton, Va.
may 12-tf
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1870-10-20

A CARGO of Is Inch
1T at the POST-OFFCE
JOHN A. NOON.
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K O S K O O!

Endorsed Ind Recommended by the President Of
the Faculty of the + Medical College ~
81 IL. sit} of New York
Professor R. S. NEWTON, NJ D.,
Professor and srvs' ent Of The Faculty, late
Iio c, Tee y an Practice o.
Medicine Cincinnati &c.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1870-10-20


" INSU lance COMPANY OF
RICHMOND, VA.
No Ills Main Street
This company is now prepared to issue FIRE
Policies on the most favorable terms, and te
make the usual accommodations for its custom
ers. j. Is. MOORE, Secy.
DIRECTORS:
Benjamin H. Nash. President of the Company
A. s. Buford, President Danville Railroad Co.
John Asher late w. s. Donnan & Co.;
Thomas Potts, of A Y. Stokes & Co.;
r. W. Powers, merchant;
E. B. Addison, of Allison & Addison;
z. W. Pickrell. of q W. Piekrell Co.;
Thomas a Brander, merchant;
W. G., Paine, of Paine & Co.;
Franklin Stearns, retired merchant;
J. J. Waggoner, of Waggoner & Harvey;
John Fl. Guy, attorney at law;
William B. Isaacs, of Isaacs Co.;
C. R. Skinner, of Hill. Bently Skinner;
John A. Sloan, Of C. 7. Workman Co.;
Andrew L. Elicit of j. R. Anderson s. Co.;
Thomas Branch, of Branch & Co.;
Maxwell 7 Clarke, Of Scott Il Clarke;
II. K. Ellyson, of Cowardin & Ellyson.
H. H. PECK, Agent.
Office, Augusta Street, Ssaunton, VI.
eert 8~tf
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ust r. ceiyed,

BOSTON ICE. Orders left
will be filed. J
sept 1S-1t
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1870-10-20

The ARIoN Piano is the CHEAPEST. MOST DURA-
BILE, LEAST COMPLICATED. requires less TUNING
and DOES NOT get out of order it is
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-04-22
CHAPTER ss.

AN ACT appropriating Funds to
the State University Of Iowa.
Sec. !. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly Of the State OF
Iowa, That there be appropriated
out OF any moneys in the State
Treasury not otherwise appro-
priatcd the sum Of twenty-five
thousand dollars for the use and
support Of the State University for
the next two years.
Sec. 3. Of the amount so appro-
priated, one-halt shall be paid over
annually to the Treasurer of the
Board Of Trustees Of the Universe
ty upon an order from the Execu.
tive Committee thereof, counter
signed by the Secretary OF the
Board, and addressed to the State
Treasurer.
Sec. 8. This act to take effect
and be in force, from and after its
publication in the State Register
and Iowa State Register and Iowa
City Republican.
Approved "a, 1870.
: ! hereby certify that the forcgo.
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LAWS OF IOWA.
Published by authority.
CHAPTER As.

OaAT Eh 40.
AN Aor to authorize cities to receive
donati MS Of ground and Library
buildings, and to maintain free
public Libraries and reading rooms
SECTION l Be it enacted BY the
General Assembly Of the State Of
Iowa. That it shall be lawful for the
City Council Of any city Of the frst
or sscend-class, in this state, to levy
annually tax not exceeding one
halt mill on the dollar of the taxa
ble property in such city, for the pur.
pose Of maintaining therein : free
public Library and Reading room;
provided, suitable lot and suilding
shall first be donated to such city for
that purpose; and any city, Of the
first or second class. is hereby author
lied to receive such donation in trust
forever for the benefit Of its citizens.
Sec. 2. That the city council
shall appoint, from time to time,
such Trustees or officers, or both Of
said public Library and Reading
room. NJ it shall deem proper, and
confer upon them such authority, in
cluding the power to enact bylaws,
~ may be necessary for the govern.
ment Of, ani - viii eonducs to rem.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-04-22
CHAPTER Al.

AN ACT to repeal Sections l6, II,
Is, 10, 20, 2l, % and "a of Chap
ter SO of the Acts Of the Twelfth
General Assembly, and providing
for appeals from the District and
Circuit Courts to the Supreme
Court, and fixing times Of hold
ing Courts.
Section l. BE it enacted by the
General Assembly OF the state of
Iowa, That sections l6, II, ls, 10,
20, 81, p and "a, Of Chapter Sc OF
the Acts Of the Twelfth General
Assembly be and the same are
hereby repealed.
Sec. 2. All appeals from the
Circuit and District Courts shal!
be to the'Supreme Court and shall
be taken in the same manner, un.
der the same rules and with the
same eSccts AS appeals We're taken
from the District to the Supreme
Court before the passage OF Chap
ter Sc, laws of the Twelfth General
Assembly, Provided: That appeals
from the Circuit Court and from
the District Court shall be taken
within six months from the rendi-
tion and entry Of the judgement or
order appealed from and not after,
and the provisions OF Sections 263l
aud 1882 Of the Revision Of 1860,
aud all other provisions Of the laws
OF this State, now in force in any
wise affecting or regulating appeals
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the minute book of the Board of
Supervisors Of said county. and
therc-upon said land may again be
offered and sold to the highest bid
aer as provided in Section 1871 Of
the Revision Of 1860, without be-
ing again appraised, but in no case
under the provisions Of this Section
shall any school land be sold for u
less sum than one dollar and twenty
five cents per acre.
Sec. 4. Section IL Of Chapter
l4s of the Laws of the Ninth Gen.
eral Assembly is hereby repealed.
SEC. S. When any lands have
been bid in by the State in behalf
of the School Fund on execution
founded on a judy y,nrnt in favor of
said Fund, such land shall he sold
in the same manner as other sch ool
lands.
Sec. 6. This Act being deemed
Of immediate importance shall be in
force and take effect from and after
it's publication in the Iowa State
Register and Des Moins Bulletin
newspapers published at Des
Moines, Iowa.
Approved March 2l, 1870.
] hereby certify that the forego-
ing Act was published III the Iowa
State Register and Des Moines Bull
letin March %, 1870
Ed WEIGnT, Secretary of State.
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C0urting by Telegraph.

1t is said that a young German out
west sent by telegraphic cable a pro-
Posal of marriage to young fraulein
in the old country, and received her
consent by the same medium. This
reminds one of a scene reported to
have occurred at the Atlantic tele-
graph Office:
Fond Wife (to telegraph operator
% sir! ! want to send kiss to my
husband In Liverpool. How can /
do it?
Obliying Operator-Easiest thing
in the world. ma'am. You've got to
give it to me with ten dollars, and
LII transmit it right away.
Fond WJs-If that's tho case,
the Director ought to put much young
er and handsomer men in your posi-
tion.
Tableau-operator indignant.
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from the District Court, shall apply 70
in like manner and with like effect
to appeals from the Circuit to I'll.
Supreme Court, subject to the pro.
visions Of this Act. :.t=,.'
Prooi,iea: Further and wAea-
the time for appeal from the Dis
,rict or Circuit Courts to the gcner.
al term is provided by Chapter SO
of the Acts at the Twelfth General
Assembly has expired, before the
taking ctf.c, of this Act, and to ap- u
peal has been perfected that the
right Of appeal is not revived by
this act and no appeal shall lie. ~ VI
SEC. 5. The District Judge OF
each Judicial District shall on or
before the first day of December A. 4
y. 1871, and every alternate year.
thereafter designate by All order
made under his hand, the times Tor
holding the terms OF each Circuit,
Court in his district for the two
years ensuing, which order shall be
filed with the Clerk Of tn. Circuit
Court in each county in each Judi
cial District.
SEC. 4. All appeals pending or
taken to the General Tcsan ut and
before the passage of this Act, and
which remain undispos"d of, shall
he deemed pending in the Supreme
Court without further notice, and
the Clerk Of [,he] District Court
having charge OF such records shall
Immediately certify the same to the
Supreme Court, and the Clerk OF
the Supreme Court shall docket tho
same as though the appeal had been
taken directly to the supreme Court
aud in all cases where in the Judges
Of either Court have reserved their
decisions under Section % Of Chap
ter SO, Acts of the Twelfth General
Assembly, and sal General Term
Court has not yet acted thereon,
the said causes shall be returned
to the Court in which said causes
have originated; but in
such eases where appeals j
have been taken to the Supreme
SOuII lHC "cIICIit Gil SOuAb
had rendered decision thereon,
then the Supreme Court shall hear
and determine the same with the
same force and effect as provided z
in Chapter sc aforesaid. ....,
Sec. S. This Act being deemed
of immediate importance shall take
effect and be in force from and at.
ter its publication in the Daily State
Register and the Daily Des Moines
Statesman, newspapers published
in the city of Des Moines, Iowa. -,
Approved March 80, 1870.
l hereby certify that tn; forego.0
ing Act was publisne;, in the Daily
Iowa State ..esist-r April l, and in
the Daily Des Moincs Statesman
March 81, 1870.
ED WIGHT, Secretary Of State. e.
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Approved March %, 1870.
CHAPTER 80.

AN ACT making further appropri.
ations for Deaf and Dumb Aey-
lum.
Section l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly Of the State Of
Iowa; That Thomas Officer, Caleb
Baldwin and G. NJ. Dodge, Com.
missioners 20 superintend the cree.
ton of buildings for Deaf and
Dumb Asylum near Council Bluffs,
with the Governor, who shall be ex
otficio commissioner, be and they
are hereby continued as such com
missioners.
Sec. 2. The said commissioners
shall receive and disbursc all
moneys hereby appropriated for the
completion Of that part of said
building authorized and provided
for in chapter lo7, Acts Of the
Twelfth General Assembly, approx
ed April 7, 1868, and for the erec-
tion of the necessary out-buildings,
shops, and other necessary improv e.
ments. In case of vacancy in said
Board, caused by death, resigna-
ton, or otherwise, the same shall
be filled by an appointment by the
Governor.
Sec. 8. That in addition to the
sum heretofore appropriated. there
is hereby appropriated the sum Of
thirty-fve thousand dollars, or so
much thereof as may be necessary
for the purposes aforesaid. The
same to be paid upon the drafts of
said Commissioners upon the Aud
itor of State.
Sec. 4. That all drafts drawn by
said Commissioners upon the Aud
itor of State shall be audited and,
paid as other claims: Provided;
that no draft upon the Auditor by
said Commissioners except the first
one for work done or material fur.
nished, shall be audited and paid
until the Commissioners. shall have
filed their vouchers with the Audi
tor for all moneys disbursed by
them.
Sec. S. That no draft shall be
made or money paid out Of the
Treasury, except for work done or
material furnished aud in making
estimates by the superintendent it
shall only be upon work done, ma
terial furnished, and actually upon
the grounds, upon which the said
building is being erected.
Sec. 6. This Act being deemed
Of immediate Importance shall take
effect and be Ia from and after its
publication in the Daily Bngle and
Daily Nonpareil, newspapers pub
lished in Council Bluffs in this
State.
Approved March %, 1870.
hereby certify that the forego-
ing Act was publ he'd in the Daily
Bugle and Daily Nonpareil. ......
1870. Ed WRIGHT,
Secretary of State.
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CHAPTER 3s.
AN ACT authorizing Counties to
build bridges,

AN ACT authorizing Counties to
build bridges.
Section l. BE it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State OF
Iowa, That the Board Of Supervi-
sors of any organized county in this
state, having ap"pulati"n Of fifteen
thousand, may appr"pr ate for the
construction OLA bridge, the sum
ten thousand dollars, and for each
additional five thousand Of popu!a-
tion, there may be appropriated
two thousand dollars ad,litional.-
ProriQea, that in no case shall
they appropriat. for said purpose,
TO exceed twenty thousand dollars.
Sec. 2 All Acts, or parts OF
Acts, in any way conflicting with
the provisions Of this Act, are here
by repealed.
Sec. 3. This Act being deemed
of immediate Importance, the same
shall take effect upon itS publica-
tion in the State Register and Ce.
dar Rapids Times, newspapers pub.
liShel ut Drs Moines and Cedar
Rapids.
Approved March 25, 1870.
| hereby certi:v that the forcgo-
ing Act was published in the State
Register March 20, and in the Co.
dar Rapids Times. 1870.
ED. WRIGHT, Secretary Of State.
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CHAPTER ~.

AN ACT allowing the counties Of
Hamilton, Franklin and Wright,
to have their causes heard at the
argument term Of the Supreme
Court held at Dubuque.
Section |. BE it enacted by the
Generally Assembly OF the State OF
Iowa, That the counties OF Halnil-
ton, Franklin, and Wright, are here
by authorized and allowed to take
all their eases to the argument term
0. the Supreme Court to be held at
the city Of Dubuque in the months
of April and October in each year,
as now provided by Chapter 27 OF
the Acts Of the Twelfth General
Assembly.
Sec. 2. This Act Shall take eff.
ect and be in torcefrom and after
its publication in the Iowa State
Register and Hamilton Freeman. z
Approved March 80, 1870. ~
l hereby that the foregoing Act
was published in the Iowa State
Register April l, and in the Ham.
Ed WRIGur, Secretary OF State.
CHAPTER 4s. ~t
AN ACT to Amend Section 3275
of the Revision of 1860, as to tho
duty o. certain Treasurers.
Sec. |. BE it enacted by the Gen.
eral Assembly ofthe State Of Iewa,
That to S elton s275, Of the Revis-
ion of 1850, there be added to tho
following words; "and when q
tax has been SO levied, and the
same, or any part thereof, has
been collected, the Treasurer shalt
on demand, without q warrant
from the Clerk Of the
Board Of Supervisors, pay
the same to the creditor, or his at.
torney, takinga receipt therefor
and it'not demanded, may pay the
same to the Clerk OF the Court
where the Judgment was render
ed, taking his receipt therefor
See. 2. All acts, or parts Of acts,
Inconsistent with this are hereby
repealed. L ..~7* LIE
See. 8. This act being deemed
OF immediate Importance, shall
take effec. and pc in force from
and after it's publication in the
Des Moines Daily Bulletin and
Daily Statesman, published in
Des Moines, Iowa. =
Approved March so, 1870.
| hereby certify that the forego.
ing Act was published in the Dali
ly Bulletin March 81, and in the
Daily Statesman March 81, 1870.
Ed. Wight Secretary Of State. &.
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CHAPTER 4G.

An Act fixing the rate Of interest on
loans Of the Permanent School
Fund.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly Of the State Of
Iowa. That the rate cf interest on
all School Fund now on hand or here
after coming into the Treasury Ct
any county. when loaned out accord
ing to law shall be fixed at not less
than ten per cent. per annum.
Soc. 2. All Acts or parts Of Acts
conflicting with the provisions of this
Act be and they are hereby repealed.
Approved March 80, 1870.