The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1871-01-12


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The new married woman's property law in
England has gone into effect. A woman's
earnings are hereafter her own; policy of
insurance is her own she may sue and be
sued separately; husband is not liable for
his wife's ante marriage debts These obvi-
Gus deficiencies in English jurisprudence have
been long met by the laws in New York and
by the Code Napoleon.
While we are everywhere raising funds for
the unfortunates Of the war in Europe, we
should not forget that our own war has only
but very recently ended, and that VIC have
thousands of war widows and orphans among
us to whom the rigors of the present season
are terrors and fortunes combined Charity
should extend to the four quarters of the
globe, but where two objects of equal needs
appear, it should begin at home
Among the strangest Of rare laces is veil
given by Nicholas, Emperor of Russia, to
Thomas II. Seymour Of Connecticut. It is
very large, of exquisite design, and so fragile,
| so ETHEREAL in texture that, when shaken out
and cast upon the air, it floats like thistle
down, and it is many minutes before it will
| settle in close room, and then whispered
invitation will start it on it's aerial travels
again. e9s
The oldest stove probably in the United
States is the one which warns tho hall of
| Virginia's Capitol, in Richmond. It was
made in England and sent to Richmond in
ITO, and warmed the House of Burgesses
for sixty years before it was removed to ita
present location, where it has been for thirty
years. 1t has survived three British mon
arches, two republics and two Imperial gov
ernments Of France. ,la15,a4 -
The New York Sun says it seems plain
that if the project of the acquisition Of San
Domingo succeeds it must break the Republi.
can party in two. This is the only good rea.
son we have seen offered why that little patch
of mud and weeds should be annexed. Il
would cost the people of the United States
some ten millions to purchase it, I$3 900 ,00C
to Baez & Co., and s7,OO0.OOO to Grant
Co.. but the gain to the country by the
breaking up Of the Republican party would
be hundred times that sum- Cleveland
Plaindealer. %
Rip Van Wrinkle Jefferson went last week
into New York bank to get check cashed
Nobody knew him out of the buskius HI
looked about the bank, glanced over the
"queues" of customers, but saw no familiar
face. He turned to the paying teller, and ii
the tones familiar to all New York, said, II
my little dog, SCHNEIDER, was here, he wouio
know me-" The sentence identified the ac
tor, and every clerk knew him at once-ir
fact, had known him all the time Jefferson
got his money and the bank was relieved O.
the dreadful suspicion of having corps o
clerks who do not attend the theatre.
| Nor READY TO DIE.-Emotional insanity
having been SO often pleaded successfully b.
husbands in California in defence of shooting
or knitting suspected gallauts, the San Fran
cisco News letter SAYS:
"Al men S wives who have hitherto enjovee
the advantage of our acquaintance are hereb,
notified that this ceases o.day, never to b.
renewed. 1t is with deep grief that we dis
rupt the social relations which promised s,
much, but we feel impclled thereto by the frs
law Of nature Our lady friends who have th,
misfortune to be married to other and inferio
men will please stick like leech to their lega
protectors, and not recognize us on the street
We have taken considerable pleasure in thei
society-a pleasure which, we fatter our
selves, has been mutual-but this thing car
, no longer be permitted to go on. We trus
that our motive-which is pure cowardice-
will not be miseonstrued Somebody perish
es lngloriously every day for being upor
speaking terms with married women, and w
do not care to have our turn come round
Deeply grateful for the past forbearance of as
grieved husbands, we make our bow and re-
tire. Hereafter our mods and smiles will be
lavished upon girls and widows exclusively
no others need apply. Whosoeyer shall at
tempt to Introduce us to his own wife, or tha
of another man, will be regarded as conspi
rator against our precious life, and subjected
to abuse ip the columns of this jonrnal Ma
ture is strong in us, and we do not wish to die
Whenever we shall feel a desire that way, We
shall treat somebody's wife with common
courtesy, get shot, and go quietly to our re
ward"
A Pig Tale.-The Bangor {Me) Wig is
responsible for the following pig story, which
was related by gentleman Of undoubted vc.
racity:
/ In the village of Brewer opposite Bangor
two men, Messrs. A. and B.. carry on the liv.
cry business, occupying stables situated about
quarter mile apart, and each owns huge
Chester hog weighing nearly 400 pounds. The
other dayAlr. AS hog broke out of his pen
and strayed down upon Mr. BIS premises, and
that gentleman, seeing him on the street, mis-
took the animal for his own and drove him
into the pen under his (Mr. BPS stable
Presently he heard terrible rumpus, and 90
ing out to ascertain the cause, found that his
own porcne had resented the intrusion, and
was giving the hog he had turned in a terri
BILE thrashing Separating the combatants,
Mr.. B. drove Mr.. AS hog home, and he was
secured in his own domain. The next morn.
ing Mr.. B., upon going to feed his hog, dis
covered him lying on the ground in his pen
utterly exhausted, and his adversary of the
previous day industriously engaged in gnaw-
ing hole in his back. 1t appears that after
Mr.. AS hog was driven home the day before
he meditated upon the drubbing he received
until he got mad all over, and breaking out
in the night, he made his way through the
darkness to his adversary's stye, smashed his
way in. and proceeded to revenge his wrongs
by nearly killing his antagonist.
THE BACHELOR JURoR.-A gentleman
who is rather given to story telling, relates