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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1871-02-09
. ST. UNION, VIRGINIA, THURSDAY. FEBRUIi 8, 1871


/ q mr. MY r
The right d. privacy is sacred and should
always be respected. It is exceedingly i'm
proper to enter q private room g, "a an1wh.ere
without knocking. No relation; however
intimate, will justify an abrupt intrusion
upon a private apartment. 50 the trunks
boxes, packets, papers, and letters Of every
individual, locked or. unlocked, sealed or un:
sealed are sacred. It is i'll manners even tc
open . Looscage, Of, 10. read a written paper
lying open without permission, expressed. o.
implied. Books In an open case Or on 3
centre table, cards in a card case, and news
papers, are presumed to be open for exanli-
nation. \ Be careful where you. 60, what you
read, and what you handle particularly II
private apartments
| Avoid intermeddling With the affairs o.
Others This is a. most common fault. 4
number of people seldom meet but they be-
gin discussing the affairs Of some one who is
absent. This is moi. only uacharitable, but
positively unjust. Its equivalent to trying
cause In the absence Of the person imp]ca
ted Even in the criminal code q prisoner i
presumed to. be innocent until he is found
guilty Society, however, is less. just and
passes Judgment without hearing the defence
Depend upon it, ass certain rule. that that the
people who unite with you in discussing the
affairs Of Others, vii! proceed to scaadalize
you the moment1yous depart. s.g.
Be well read, also. for the sake Of the gen
eral company and the ladies, in the literature
Of theday. Won will thereby enlarge the
regions of pleakurable talk. Besides it IS Of,
ten necessary. Iaslitt,s who had entertained
an unfounded prejudice. against Dickens
works when they were first written, confessed
that he was at last obliged to read them be
cause he could not enter q mixed company
without hearing them quoted,
Always conform your condisct, as, near as
possible, to.the company With whom you are
associated, IF you should be thrown among
people who are vulgar, It is better to hnmor
them THAI to set yourself up then and there,
for model of polteness. It Is related Of !
certain king that on a particular occasion he
turned his tea into his saucer, contrary to the
etiquette Of, society, because two country. Ia
dies, whose hosp;talties he was enjoying, did
50. That king was 4 gentleman; AID this
apeolote serves to illustrate an important
pyino:,sIs: namely thas true poiitenesa and
genuine good MAJ n'.a1a often not only pernlt
but absolutely demand, a s'alatlon OF the ar
bitraay rules Of etiquette. Bear tbs tact N
mind n.y. '
Although these remarks viii not be sufh-
Gent ID themselves to make yona gentleman,
yet they will enable goa 70 avoid any glaFing
isnproprieiy and much to render you.easy and
confident in society.
Gentilify is neither in birth, manner, 'nol
| fashion--but ii the mind high sense OF
| honor-a detern1. nation never 10 take mean
advantage Of another an adherenoesto truth
delcacy, and politsnoss toward those with
whom you may hage dealings--7are the essen
tlsl and distinguishing characteristics Of .
gentleman.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1871-02-09
California Obituary.

Boddlepopster is dead The bare anaouce
ment will plunge the city into unspeakabie
gloom. The death Of BoddIepepster Was
most untiulely he should have died twenty
years ago. Probably no man Of his day has
exertea SO peculiar an influence upon socie-
-tY as the deceased. Ever foremost in every
good work out of which anything could be
made, an unstiated dispenser OF every spe-
cies Of charity that paid commission to the
disburser, Dir. Boddlepopster vas model Of
generosity, and weighed; at the time Of bis
death, one hundred and niaety odd pounds
Originally born ia Massachusetts, aas for
nineteen years, native Of California, and
partially bald, possessing a cosmopolitan va
tl,re that loved q York shilling as well, i'll
proportion to its value. as Mexican dollar
The subject Of our mcDlo;ig was oae whom IL
was an honor to know, and whose close
friendship was luxury that only the atfla-
ent could afford Tt shall ever be the wrl-
ter's proudest boast that he enjoyed it at less
than half the usual rates Mr.. b. was the
founder Of the now famous Roddlepopster
Institute, aud some years preceding his death
suffered severely from soft eern; which has
probable done as much for agriculture as any
similar concern in the foothills OF our State
Ia 1852 he was elected I'D honorary member
of the Society for the Prevention Of Human
lty 70 Mongolians, and but for The loss Of ar
eye 10 carrying out its principles. would have
been oae Of the hauasomcst whites that evel
resided among us. There is little dauh;
that he might have aspiTcd to any oa5ce il
the gift OF the people. so universal Was ths
esteem in which he was held BIZ those, he 20
ted for In an evil moment he was induced
to associate himself i'll business with Rev
Albert Williams, and though he speedi!,
withdre. from the firm, he vas never abb
wholly to eradicate the disgrace from his con
stitution, and it finally carried him TO hi
grave His last words, as he vas snuffed out
were Characteristic of the man He remark
ed, Fetch me that damn catnip tea" TIL
catnip consolation arrived too late to be @
use he had gone to the devil. Farewell
noble hoart--pure soui-bright intellect !
We shall meet again
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Pull at the Oar.


The servants OF Jesus are like rowers in a
boat. They sit with their backsto the bow,
aud cannol see what lies ahead Bat the
hsmsman ut the stern is on the lookout, and
he steers the boat whithersoevcr he wills Sc
in our cody undertakings We sit with cur
backs to the future. It is all unseen, I'm
known, untriod and lmpeactrable. We know
not what the morrow may bring forth Blu,
it is our business to pull at the oar of prayer
and earnest labor There is Divine Helms
man who sees the future, and who holds the
rudder in His hand We have onls to con.
nit our way to Him, and to pail at the oar Of
duty. This is tfuSt This is faith This il
the way thst--Paul pulle! his boat towards
Rome-not knowing or caring what stripes
and prlsonncnts, or what triamphs Of the
Gospel, were awaiting him there What 8
blessed thing it is chat we cannot forsce the
future! We might be 50 paralyzed by the
peris, or the difficulties, or the sufFeriugs be
fore US that we would drop the oars in dc
spsir, Whist a mercy it is that a mothei
does not know all that shall befal! the child o.
her bosom What a mercy that We ministers
do not know what failures we have cot to en-
cou ,ter during the year CT labor Oh which W.
are just entering Every true Christian
sailoris continually saved BY honA." tic pull:
st the oar aud frasts
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The Marriage of the Coming Man.
From the Virginia City, (Nev) Enterprise.

From the Virginia City, Nev,) Enterprise. !.
Yesterday forenoon a galius looking Cefes:
.tial, with we'll oiled tail hanging down te
his heels, followed by aaroblst specimen Of
the Ilowery Kingdom, with her hair dressed
9 q fantslled p j4s came to Justice Ellis
court room to BE- married aMeican s.yIa.
"You have got license, Johnf?" asked the
Judge saitEl s-ia9ti~ az 'ai ssid ssg jHaia
SIZES, ineshab got,g answsredaJ Ohm !: 'sne
gotsono cefe-bousee, one lay man me heap
caschee License N.s
We'll !, yoa 1lkss ne =, marry you Msiisau
fashion 2" g ao.' s-'s- tio 4s73s9 t9i 5''a'a'
/ eyes, likee al same one Mclean MANS
81 on got any wife now, sJohn?p LIS
John astoaished -" 40; me no hab got one
wifee. Ne likee catchee one wifee;; me likee
catchee HIM" pointing to the almond eyed
female at his side. 94 ssA43 - specie
essAre you married p asked che Jadge of
the Celestial; you got one1raap r. ssi.sD
HNo, memo got one man. Me one man
China eoqntry---he Gene die ope. time
well, all right. What's. your name,
JohnY ae a329,f IA ad3 999 AR
ssa4s asnaei Su-p-Bng Fungss sar
-t.W ha.2s p Some Fun2D, f. ua. alss q
ass'sNo; me nance Sons sng ,F1u-o-ng.',
"a. i Sing FangI Well, what's e, her name e
tho .waman s? o'.'
A.Who. him? Him nance Ho-ye Go yes'
@Hoy,Goy iAH right you. stand up here.
Take her by .tilerhand John No; staId this
way Not thai hal 4; this hard. Now John
what's YOU. namp?,.
I @Me namces SUI. ing Fung'
s'Now, John-sung Fang, you takes1hiin
5#oasian-what yon calleeQhim name, j ohp?"
.sCallee him Ho-ye Goye.," s.9 :
s:Yeu take him, Hoy Coy, to be your wife,
and promise TO keep her heap good heap
plenty Of rice give eatee; no kick her; be coed
man all time, hey?,'sds 'sei sa
John: You bet bet ME belly good man,
Judge. Memo kick him plentyn "a
Judge: Snow, you hear, Hog Eye, or
whatever your other name is, you takee him
to be your mao, be onetbelly good. wifee to
him all time; no.run away; cook him rice all
time-bet your life?"
Hoy Coy: she one belly good women;
cookee um rice; no run away all the time.
stay housee alice time; belly good wifee Inc. :"
Judge: ':Aii rightee. Ne .pIentee power;
ne big nandarln Two swordce man; me
teloe yon all one piece-7-orc piece man, oue
piece wifee Pleatee fix; Ill done. john,
cash; John; money 1sabe?" II as
John paid up, bat was determined SO
pleased 10 find hinsclf married 'Nehcan0
iabhou) to have have. $ bit Of blow; cut, He
seat out for vine and tslagsos and treated III
hands.
After this vas over The pair stuck out iol.
Chinatown, remarking, s'EI yang chin po"e,
sung te pin chin tow &c ong!3 as .thez BIT,
which shows that they we're highly delighted
will the Mclean" marriage ceremony
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laying Up Treasure.

A new mode Of laying UP treasure in Heav
en- has been discovered by Texan Steward.
Bishop Marvin gives the following 10 tho ST..
Louis Advocate Il must tell you that first
and last have learned right smart" in Tex
as Among other things have gained some
information on the subject of religious econ
omy. Fer instance, it. was Texan, who, da
ring the war, when Confederate money went
down twenty for one, copsolea himself that,
any rate, it was good for one thingg--ts scou{d
prY th6 preacher. Gu this trip | have saet
With another case which is too rich to remain
in obscueitY. ! an assured By several credi
bic Witnesses that it occurred literally as fol-
lows:
"a Steward on one Of the best circuits in
West Texas Conference contributed, as quar-
teragc. one hundred pounds Of bacon. Now
bacon was ten cents . pound but at the quar-
terly meeting the brother brought IL his bill
charging fifteen cents. Objection was made
to the price The brother acknowledged that
if he had taken his bacon to town he would
not thought Of asking above ten cents for it.
Upon being asked Why he charged the preach
er more than the market price, he gave, in
all simplicity and seriousness this reply
that al he gave to the Church, was exactly
so much treasure laid up IN heapen, It was
important to put his bacon at a big price that
it might swell that account as much as posi-
he!" gave il up. This exceeded any case
ever heard Of in Missouri
a.I'o augment ones treasure in heaven By c
sharp transa.tiou with the preacher was bran
new operation. The preacher vas to be
Aeeced shat his dear brother might be rich ii.
eternity. He IS quite prosperous planter,
and they say his aecountin heaven is small
unconmonly so for church member Of his
means. lie feels the Importance Of making
little go a good way.
How this species Of thrift may prosper in
the matter Of heavenly treasure shall not
undertake to sarmise. But can imagine [
sec the old brother stand by, in the great day,
when his account shall undergo revision, and
insist upon the full credit for fifteen cents 3
pound. VIII it be allowed?
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ii2Keeoi. a6tions oe saj, Gil;xote.r

!, Here aTes I fowse stfacts from Don Quixots. q
Beauty ia "a modest woman is like fire or a.
sharp sword alta distance neither doth the
cbme not TOO close to them aug pnG i'o'
+ Keep your mouth shut and your eyes opens
TIE abaen tefeel fandafear very illomdeiI cd
Self praiseb dApfeeiates. ad:t4ss4oss 4osys 3
The dsalfto the bier 'Hr,s the yyEibpg to- good
cheer IN IL ..,s...
AT women let chem L eyer 50 ihomcly are
pleased to hear themselves ceebrated9 for
beauty, r9i7ei3 ~; "a Goise9 gds sd5 boa0cse
Sduigss and king ht-erranss9are subject to, q
much hunger and illluck.. r., .-;. 49,,
-Liberality may be carried too far in those
who have .children to inherit from them. qua
Virtue ia always more prosecuted by the e
wicked lsanabelovsd BY the righteous aidsstnoa
Every one is the son Of glAs works. ,#O
! Honey is not 1or tho mouth Of an ass.
No padloeks, bolts or bars .can secure d
hlaidens SO we'll as her own reserve! = - 22a&gos
Wit and hamor5belohg'to genius only o4a
The wittiast'p person in tho comedy is he
that plays. the fool II ,sFes, ait n; 4se7.ts;
There. i. no book 50 bad but something
good may be found 10 it. '''' = -. 'A 'A.'U'
i fFC are All Is OOO iGdao uS5 anu OiteutIAuSS~
greatldeai worse. T5.sc e1s ,di b3tJa42 Il cd
| / l4esithc hen live, though it be with the
pip. 9!gs4 ii. .i1. ba;.a s,s,.ssai
We capaot all DC fr;iars, aud various are.
the paths BY which Cpd conducts the good to
heaven. 80 $1,000 -s4'-i@ i''i'A
Cevetousness bursts the bag.q--,} oso.liaa
]. IAgis easy to. ndertake, but mora difficult
TO finish a. thing, ... a,g;.; .s,a.. li,;,.,
This term is equally applicable to all franks
- hoover is Ignorant, is vulgar. % '''''4'
By the streets Of aeby,and BY" one arrives
at the house of Never. s!li -. q slq@5-Goo
j Between the yes and no Of woman I
would not undertake to thrust the point Of, o.
pin.
Patience, and shuttle the cards. 4sisaiis
4 soldier had botter smell gunpower thani
musk. 10 ,a,5t
Other mems pains are-easily borne. ANA
4 bad cloak often covers good drinker
Pray dovoutly and hammer on stoutly.
When thing is once began it is almost
half finished gsat.5 z!aa.e
Lay bridge of silver. Of flying enemy.i
,iIhe jest that gives pain is 10 jest, zsf
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Kew d Whole Family Became Blind

There lives 9 family in Dorchester county,
every oars-eyed male member Of which for
the past fifty years has gone blind at the age
Of 20 TO Is years. These with blue eyes es4
cape the terrible affection. There is tradi=
ton about this singular circumstance, whic.
We lay before chr readers as wo heard it -
Some sixty years since, SO goes the story. d
beautiful Black eyed girl Of 20 from eanlo
cause or other lost her eyesight Her fni>fora
tuae brought perjury aud sTant with it. Bes
ing reduced to beggsry, she was wont to 90
abroad asking aims. During. one Of her
journcrs she visited til e eighborhoodi in which
resided the ancestors Of these who are now
sigbtless. Instead of her helpless condition
exciting, as it should hare done feeling Of
sympathy, she gas treated with ridicule. BY
some of the young members Of the house her
evil alter had led her into Two of the boys,
as 2 matter of mere deviltry, took 'sr out,
promising to conduct her to a place where
pleaty awaited. Instead of giving her safe
conduct, they carried her into a swwmp and
left her. 1t issaid thGt she cried out beseech-
ing them to PIT her onqthe public road, but
they Needed not her lamentations. Finding
herself about to be deserted among the tangled
ofnsh#ooo, sae tuFned her prayer to CURSE
| asking her Maker, in her revengeful anguish,
to punish her betrayers, by making their off.
spring for seven generations as helpless as sIao
was. It is said that she was found dead i'll
the swamp, having persisted from hunger and
! cold. This may appear solneHhat romantic
but whether the Evolutionary part Of it be
| false or true, It is assurcd)y a fact that the
male offspring of tae family referred to lose
their sight as indicated Hundreds of per.
sons in Dorchester county will verify It.
| Cambridge Mss. Herald.
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Averages Better than the Rest Of us AZ
ter AID.

A woman in . neighborhood is only ex
ceeded by another woman, She can love truer,
or hate worse than the man Of ordinary cali
brs
She can make Of home little Heaven or
little hell on less capital than any other
business can be carried 90.
She can make q ten or a hundred dollar
bill so up, O.! SO quick. ar
She can drive man out of house if her
tongue be working all right quicker than
Beast Butler could get away with set CT
spoons.
She is better than pine or stone coal for
keeping neighborhood boiling hot and home
mere uncomfortable than burn Ola your frat
thumb joint all the time making you think
she ia * package Of refined innocence, q saiut,
y fsTorite angelic advert agent for Ga,
bEiel. qe.
Sha cat kiss another woman syeetcr aud
then talk about her worse than one Of these
Reform Republicans can talk about tbs Presi-
dent
Aud she ksows more by intuition Of all al
fairs Of the neighborhood than Grant knows
about his relations or the post. Office presents
he receives, or is willing to
Sic car be nicer to u woman she hates
than carpet bag politician ia to a negro be
fore he laas voted
She can walk further to display a new
dress thar a loyal or disjoyai contraband
could travel fer chickens IN the night.
And Coo lose her, If she loves a man, she
will stick to hin, longer than the Dent family
will to She immortal speech maker, Ulysses
| Like dollars, good women are hard to get
| hard to keep, bothersolnc to lock after, but
| mere is a coaundrum Iiov can We get along
wi bout them ?Iomezoy's Democrat.
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WuEsKEY AND NEWSPAPERS "A glass Of
whiskey is manufactured from dozen grains
Of corn, the value Of which is too small! tur
estimation. 4 glass of this mixture sells for
dime, and it.; good lfai.il, is considered
we'll worth the money. It is drank il, E min
ute or two It frea the brain, shary ems tina
appetite, deranges aud wcakens the physical
system. t' 'f ii.
On the same sileboarl on which the 5e.
leterious beverage is served lies uewspapor
It is covered with half z lmiEton tyns.s-,-9f
brings Intelligence from the four quarter, Of
the glohe- The newspaper costs fs.S tsau u
glass OF grog the juice 81 lew grains q eul !,
but it is no loss true hat ti5e7s is - L.vea
.san,bor Of poop Q wlo !i:iak ecf' ;n,ee as,ea.,
ani ucwspopefs dear,
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Taking it 0at in Trade.

A lathy looking fellow entered a down
east restaurant, and ordered double stew OF
oysters The man who kept the restaurant
was small, red headed individual, evidently
very high tempered. He prepared the stew
10 quick time, and the lathy fellow sat down
to Els roaast, and ate with enviable relish
after which. he selected FIRST class cigar.
RECALLED himself with . mug Of ioaming ale
sitting with his feet elevated upon the stove
He was very deliberate aud self p sscssed
After the cigar had almost disappeared III
smoke, he called for his bill,
asixty-five cents said the proprietor.
GLOW is this :" asked the lath.
"Fitty cents for the double stew, and If
teen cents for the cigar.
You forgot the ale, remarked the lathy
fellow, looking quite serious
"Ah, res, that is ten cents lnore-scgeuty
five cents
"WeII, am ready to pay it,"
The red headed man made no reply, snc
| the fellow kept his seat.
i tell you ara ready to pay the bill"
"W~ll, pay it thea said tie proprietor
Il amt got any money"
| "Hain't got any money!? repeated the mar
| of refreshments
| ssNot darn'd cent. . 6q
The red headed man opened his eyes. :, :.
'.Theu how d you expect to pay the bill 7
| "Well, Lii tell you-I'il stand about sev
onty five cents worth Of your jaw-so g
| ahead"
| The red headed man was the maddesb in
| divilual ever seen ie seized the nut cracSe
and let it fly at the offender With will III
/ it only hit the chair baok and broke It's owi
| handle
| The lathy fellow had gone. He vacateS
his seat at the nick OF time, and the Last seer
! of him he was waking very leisstefy doE'
the street. finishing his cigar.
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The Ohio Farmer (Cleveand) in speaking
of the reluctance of farmers to leave the old
for the ncw-the worse for the better-says :
4 have a ueighbor who has soldshls spring
calves for eighteen dollars apiece, and know
some other farmers who can scarcely get more
for their tive yearsolds. 1t il easier to let
down fence than it is to make gate, but
if YOU wish te GU through 8 fence in the sanie
place every day for a year, The gate IS the
best way. Il Ia cheaper to put stick TO hold
your barn, door than to buy latch, but IN the
long run the stick will cost the most good
breed Of cattle cost more than scrubs but the
good cattle are the ones to buy, A grated
tree cost more than one that is not, and yet
who can reckon the difference in thelr real
value
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4 CHANGE.--I will hereafter be found in my
- building diagonally across Court Lane from,
the Coufhuildings. (stauntop)in the second sto-
~, the entrance to which is at the east end of the
building. ascendinga flight CT steps.
Grateful for the liberal support heretofore Civ
me in my profession, !, in like spirit, ask its
continuance.
The bankrupt act having been so modified as to
give full relief from all Indebtedness, without
first paying any portion thereof, will, along with
other business. give special attention to this
have all the blanks prescribed by the Judges
Of the Supreme Court of the United States, IN
bankruptcy
will. too, give special attentionto the selling
OF lands, having peculiar advantages in this re
speet; and on reasonable commissions
j. B. WATTS,
asassnaa-ssss Egass
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UIle 22DItalIep agirgiuiall.
.gTAUNT0N, VIRGINIA.
Thursday, February 8, 1871.
TERsEs.

The Virgil Easis ssi III he matted to Sub
.scrissers at 81. 90 Esez.a1sns,sas- i'm A ssSANeE
II payment lis deferred, TIsKEE NJ 0N'sfas
$3.50 wiz be requir esa and at she. end OF the
year $500. s
Transient adsyeraEseme VIII he inserted
as fgsa rates of aT.0G per square. of ten
Hines fS,r the first insertion and 90 cents for
each subsequent insertion
Special Eetfces 20 cents peg, lime tor each
iss evti N
Sob Work dome at baltimore rates. for Cash
Correspondence will address
MISUNDERSTANDING
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A gentleman dining at hotel where SER
wants were few and far between despatched a
lad among them for cut Of beef After a
long time, the lad returned, and placing it
before the hungry gentleman, was asked,
Are you the lad who took my plate for this
beef s'' Yes, sir, "BIess me, resumed the
hungry wit, chow you have grown y
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LOVE sssDREAM

- ~
As the. brightest dreams must fade away,
And the dew drops melt meath sunshine ray,
So must this pleasure end
And get + hope you cen will think, e
Ag draughts Of priceless joy you drink,
That an still your frisnd, e S g
ha clouds upon summers day .
Soslossly fade, aad pass away, .5A ~
Our love has paled and wanued,
And vet lain would let you know
That in my heart there s:iii doth glow
Il "A lave which once you gained eis
You wooed and won my trusting heart;
And Oh IL did such bliss impart
Unto my very soul. f51 sstf
I gave my all-mys lovs--to thee s
And placed foreer with trust SO free {
My fate meath thy control
And through those long and tireary years,
While waiting for thee, oft my tears s.
sWould chase away sea oh smile;
YET have struggled with my heart,
And babe tho gloom from me depart
I love shee all the while.
Where er thou strayed where'er adst roam.
Far Ger the land cross: ocean 8 foam,
And yet to thee was true:
And, when frat came unto MY ears
This tale, crushed my doubts and tears,
And still did trust in you.
But now? alas the tale is told;
You gave your heart for paltry gold,
And left me here to mourn.
And [? I'm but another cloud
Of love to- enter death dark shroud.
and seek that endless bourne"