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How Briggs Baby Was Treated.

Thomas Briggs, of Detroit has boy baby
about ten months old, who is admitted at the
beginning of this article to look just like his
father and to be the smartest baby boy of his
age in Detroit. The other morning the child
was sitting on the floor, playing with five or six
big coat buttons on string, and taking an oc-
casional nibbling at an apple to bring out his
first crop of teeth. Mrs. Briggs and woman
were talking away as only women can gossip,
when the baby hid the buttons under mat
and started to finish the apple A biz of skin
got il his hroat. AID he gave cough and
whoop and rawed the air aud rolled over on
MS mead On, them buttons he has swa-
lowed them buttonsl' cried Mrs. Briggs, as
she yanked him 10 and shook him. Pound
him on the back u yelled the other woman
'rying to hold the baby legs still. Run for
the neghborsl J. cried Mrs. Briggs. "Oh he II
die! he'll die u screamed the other, As she
ran out. And the neigbbors came 10 and made
him lie on his stomach and cough and then
turned him on his back and rubbed his stomach,
and jogged him about all sorts of ways until he
got mad and went to howling Then the boy ran
for he doctor. and the doctor came and choked
the baby, and ordered sweet oil and mustard
plaster and told them to hold him on his back.
Everybody knew that those six buttons were
lodged 10 the baby's throat, because he was red
n the face. and because he stranged as he
howled and wept They poured down sweet
oil and put mustard across him, and wept over
him, and his MOI her said she could never for
give herself Boys drove by calling Slab
wood for sale - and the scissors man went by
shouting, ''Sharpl sharpP' but that distressed
crowd held the baby down and shed their tears
over his whole length. The doctor was looking
serious and Briggs was thinkiog that he hadn't
done anything to deserve such blow. when
one of the women pushed the mat and discov-
cred the buttons. Then everybody laughed and
danced, and they kicked the sweet oil bottle un-
der the bed, threw the mustard plaster at the
doctor and Mrs. Briggs hugged the bowling
topsy, hopsy, popsy little cherub. Detroit
Free Press.
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nOVl1-4t
OFFICE,

NUM OFFICE,
~ STAUNToN VA, October Doth, 1879.
To George Carpenter, James P. Ralston, Sher-
iff of Rockingham county, and as such, Admin.
istrator of William Carpenter, decd Peter s
Roller, Executor of John Roller, decd, P. A.
Clarke and I'll. B. Jones, who sue for themselves,
and all other creditors of Abraham Coffman
decd, who will join in this suit and contribute
to the costs and expenses thereof, Plaintiffs and
Benjamin Weller, Ex'or of Abraham Coffman,
decd Eli Long, M. M Kersh and John Craw
ford, Defendants, and to all creditors of Abra-
ham Coffman. decd,
of the County Court for Augusta county, rem
dered April 23rd, 1872 in the cause of Carpenter
and al VS. Coffman's Elk or, &C., then depending
therein in Chancery, [ shall, on the 18th day Of
December, 1873, at my office; in Staunton, pro-
ceed to take, state and settle:-
lst, An account of the trans nsactons of Benja-
min Weller as Executor of Abraham Coffman,
dec d, charging him with the proceeds of any
and ali property which came or might have
come, into his hands in that capacity.
End. An account of the debts and claims
against the estate of Abraham Coffman, dec d,
and
3D. Any other matters deemsd pertinent by
myself or required by any of the parties to be
stated.
At which time and place you are required
to attend; and all creditors of said Abraham
sCoffhaan,i decd are required then and there to
attend and file with the undersigned proper evil
dence of their claims
Given under my hand as Comr in Chancery
of the Circuit Court for Augusta county, the day
and year first aforesaid.
j. w. GREEN SMITH,
nov11 1t COmmis SOner
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noV11.4t


COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
Z STAUNToN, VA, October 28th 1873
To Henry, Edison, Plaintiff. and William B.
nor r. Edison, Sarah K. Edison, John 81. Hang
er and Mary H., his wife, William B. Hanger
and Jane M, his wife, Bette A. Edison and Hen
rietta A. Edison, Defendants, and to all lien
creditors of Peter b Edison, decd,
TAKE NOTICE, That in pursuance of decree
of the Circuit Court for Augusta county, rem
dered October 9th, 1873, in cause therein de-
pending in CEancery, under style of Edison VS..
Edson's Admir-, &c., l shall, on the 18th day OF
December, 1873 at my office, in Staunton, pro-
ceed to take, state and settle -
1st, An account of the transactions of William
3. Hanger, as Admir- of Peter 81. Edison, dec d.
ID, An account of the real estate of W hich Pc
ter III. Edison died seized and possessed
Sd, An account Of the amount kind and pri-
critics of the liens existing against said real
tate, together with such other matters as l may
deem pertinent or as may be required by any OF
the parties to be stated.
At which time and place you required to
attend; and all of said lien creditors required
then and there to attend and file with the under
signed proper evidence of their claims
Given under my hand Comr in Chancery
of the Circuit Court for Augusta county the day
and year first aforesaid
''''A '''' j. W. GREEN SMITH,
nov11-4t Commissioner.
VOM NOTICE.-To j
u f. Carlin and d. G.. Fulton, merchants
doing business under the name and style of Car.
lin 8 Fulton, Plaintiffs. and John lesser, De.
fendant.
TAKE NOTICE. that in obedience to an order o
the Husting's Court for the City of Staunton
entered on the 9th day of September, 1873, in the
cause of Carlin s. Fulton vs.. lesser, pending in
chancery, l have appointed
WEDNESDAY,. NO VEMBER 18TH, 1873,
at my Office in Staunton, to take and settle the
following accounts:
1st The amounts and priorities of liens bind
ing the Defenda t's real estate.
2nd TIE fee-simple and annual rental value
of such real estate; and,
4th. Any other matter deemed pertinent by
my self required by any one in interest to be Sc
stated
At which time and place you are required te
attend Given under my hand as Commissonel
in Chancery of said Court this 25th day of Oc
tober, 1873.
CHAS. w. S. TURNER,
oct09-4t Commissioners
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YVO Anne L. Brown. Josephine N.
II Brown, Francis M. Holland and Virginia
L., his wife, Charles w. Brown. Emma A.
Brown John D. Brown, Mary G. Brown, Alice
Brown, Linda P. Brown and William nj.
Brown:
TAKE NOTICE, that on the first day of the
November Term 1873 of the County Court OF
Augusta county. application will be made to the
said County Court for the appointment of five
disinierested free-holders, for the purpose of
certaining just compensation for the land
owned by you, wanted for the purposes of the
Valley Railroad Company, and fer the damages
to the residue Of the land owned by you, beyond
the peculiar benefits to be derived in respect to
said residue by the construction of Valley Rail-
road along the line as located by the Engineers
of said Valley Railroad Company, through the
boundaries of said land.
THE VALLEY RAILROAD COMPANY,
By Counsel.
SHEFFEY g. BUMaARDNER,
Of Counsel oct28-4t
COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
Z STAUNToN, Va, Nov. 1st, 1873.
To w O. Ross, and A. 81. Ross Admir- OF
Jas E. Ross, decd, Plaintiffs and Joseph q;
Bell Defendant, and to all Caen creditors OF SAID
Joseph Ii Bell,
TAKE NOTICE., That in pursuance of a decree
of the Circnit Court for Augusta county, rem
dered October 18th. 1873, in the cause of Ross,
sc VS.. Bell, depending therein in Chancery, l
shall, on the 18th day of December, 1873 at my
office in Staunton, proceed to ascertain and re-
port ..
lst. The amounts and dignities of all liens
resting on the real estate of Joseph b. Bell
I'd, The annual rental and fee simple value OF
said Bells real estate and,
Sd, Any matter deemed pertinent by myself
or required by any one in interest to be stated.
At which time and place you are required to
attend; and all lien creditors of said Joseph H:
Bell are required then and there to attend and
file with the undersigned proper evidence OF
their claims.
Given under my hand as Com'r in Chancery
of said Court the day and year first aforesaid.
j. w. GREEN SMITH,
noy11.4t Commissioner.
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The Follv of che Negroes.

The Conservatives have ever cODtended that
the caovass in the local elections of Virginia
was wholly State matter. involving no nation
al questions. The people of Virginia are stim-
uaed by every consideration of morality, poll
tics, and physical interests to use all the power
they possess to save their Government from the
indescribably horrible results of a Government
elected by voters utterly incompetent to elect
the makers and administrators of law. Could
the people of the North see and know the per-
sons the negroes elect to the Legislature, the
people of Virginia would be completely justif
ed in their estimation. They are men without
capability, without character, and without hon.
or.
Why should the negroes do this wrong to the
State in which they live, and to the people who
give them employment and their very means of
subsistence, besides providing for the education
of their children? Why should they?
The truth is their minds are poisoned by the
interlopers who have come amongst them and
made them believe that their late masters, who
are their best friends, are indeed their worst en-
emes. They will vote for anybody else, even
Maddox aud "seven negroes and q ncke," and
Annable and Leaby, and Morrissey and Swan,
and so on through chap er of fscapegraces such
as never before invaded the peace and security
of civilized people.
Will the negroes never learn wisdom? Will
they never understand that it is their best in
terest that intelligent, educated white men
should govern the State and that it is their best
interest to vote with the men who give them
employment and support, and who educate their
children? They certainly have had time to
learn this wisdom. If they will not profit by
experience, why let them go on. Their is the
folly and their s be the consequences. es.-Rich.
DisDdtch
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1873-11-18

WHAT CAUSES HARD TINES. Too many
spend money, and too few earn it.
Too much money is spent wastefully and
needlessly. and too little saved and made pro-
ductive and accumulaiive.
We are too speculative and unsorupulous in
our eff 'rts to make money.
Too many of us prefer idleness to industry
and too few of Us know how to work and derive
pleasure aud profit from our labor.
We talk too much and act too little.
We roll about too much like stones that gath
er no moss.
To short, We are too much what we ought not.
and not enough what we ought to be.
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POINTED - A widow said to her daughter -
When you are at my age, it will be time
enough to dream of husband " Yes, man.
one" The mother tainted.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1873-11-18

MANNERS. In illustration of the Importance
of good manners an English contemporary re-
calls an incident which occurred at Scotch
telegraph office many years ago. Lord John
Russell was the Minister in attendance upon
her Majesty at Balmoral, and one evening there
came messenger to Aboyne-a little old man,
buried in great coat-with dispatch from his
Lordship to one of his ministerial colleagues iu
London. The message was handed to the clerk
in charge, peremptory person. who. seeing
that it did not bear sigDature-it was in the
days of che old companies when signature
was necessary-threw it contemporary back,
with the authoritative command Put your
name to it; it's pity your master doesn't
know how 10 send dispatch" The name was
added. and the message handed back why,
Y u cauts write, either II cried the enraged
clerk, after vanly endeavoriDg TO make out the
signature, Here, let me do it What's your
name p My name said the little old mes
senger, very deliberately, lis John RUSSELL"
1t was Lord John himself. and the unhappy
clerk was removed from Aboyue forthwith.
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A PITY, But IT IS TRUE.-John B. Cough
delivered lecture, entitled "Now and Then,"
in New York few nights ago, in which he
said
THE purse-bearing scoundrel was often hon.
ored, but the moneyless scoundrel was always
despised. In some of our cities it was scarcely
possible to convict man with money of crime.
He did not believe in hanging a man, but he
asked did they ever hear of poor man who
had three trials for murder? The question was
not one of right or wrong, guilt or Innocence
but of wealth or poverty. They could point
out men whose lives were gross, with no re-
deeming qualities of education, personal beauty
or refinement, who were judges. magistrates,
members of Congress, and who were admitted
into society into which the poor man dared
not almost look Men who were often Judged
by the money they possessed; ministers of the
Gospel prostrated themselves before it; the
churches were fishing to catch the moneyed
man, while the poor man was allowed to 60 by
with indifference e-sometimes even worse"
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How TO MAKE TINES EAsY-The way to
make easy times is as clear as daylight.
Let every man or woman who owes money
pay it at once. if it is possible
Be willing to make sacrifice in order to meet
promptly all your engagements.
Stop grumbling at the faults or mistakes of
Others and attend faithfully to your own affairs
Deal fairly, leDiently, and cheerfully with all
persons who owe you or are in pecuniary trou-
BILE.
IF you are out of debt, thank the Lord and
then go round among your friends and enemies
too, if you have them, and render them all the
assistance in your power.
Don't hoard your money; out loan it or use
it to relieve the needy, on the same principl e
as you would give bread TO the needy in day
of famine.
Do what you can in every way to relieve pc
cuniary distress, to check the current of fnan-
cial embarrassments and restore public conf
dence.
If you are bank officer or director don't be
cross minute. Smile as Christian duty.
from morning ill night Give an encouraging
word, if possible. to all. aud by all means strain
every nerve TO help all who need il.
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On week days you buy your music by the
sheet on Sundays you can have it by the choir
for nothing.
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''Wife, wife, what has become of the grapes?''
81 suppose, nv dear, the hens picked them fl, -
was the bland reply "Hens-hens Some
two legged hens, guess" said the husband.
with some impetuosiy to which she calmly
replied, MY dear, did you ever see any other
kind?"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1873-11-18

LABOR IN THE OLD WORLD No wonder
there is a pressing immigration of the working
classes of Europe to this country. if the fol-
lowing picture of foreign prices of labor is cor
rect. Says recent writer on the statistics of
this subject:
''Six,y cents is good DAVIS wages for a
workingmau anywhere in Europe In the
Tyrol silk region and in Italy they often do
not get more than ten cents In the country
in Germany ten cents is the common paw.
Women there often get but five cents In
Sweden men often work from o'clock in
the morning till in the evening, and do not
get any more. During the late war many oor
women 10 Berlin were hired to knit stockings
for the soldiers for five cents The profits OF
the poor who keep petty shops, sell trinkets
in the street, or act as suffers, do not average
more than three or four per cent. BARRIERS in
Berlin. since the raising of their prices. get
FIVE cents for hair cutting and two and hall
cents for shaving. Servants at hotels get from
So to So per month. Servant girls iu private
families ofton get but $40 year Sometimes
these classes cannot get work at any price.
The most pitable sights of Berlin and other
large cities are of men hunting employment.
They will sometimes beset strangers that they
may get little chores 10 do "
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nov4 BAKER BROS.

AEcCLURE E MILLER,
lVH Wholesale Grocers & Commission Merchants
opposite G. & o. r. r. Freight Depot,
SOLE AGENTS FOR
Snow Hill Kanawha Salt Works,
James River Cement Works,
jackson & Co.'S celebrated Kerosene and Lu
bricating OILS.
1000 barrels Kanawha Salt
500 '' Flour,
100 kegs Nails,
100 boxes chewing tobacco,
25 g smoking tobacco,
so kegs Burden Horse Shoes
10 kegs Burden mule Shoes
so barrels sugar, so bags coffee,
so barrels kerosene oll-test ITO,
25 barrels lubricating,
25 barrels molasses,
20 barrels crackers,
100 barrels cement,
100 barrels ''A No. /" Lime,
so boxes candles, so boxes glass,
10000 TBS bacon-at Jobber's s prices to merchants
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n GOODS
Delivered Free of Charge
C. A. RICHARDSON.
NOR CHOICE GROCERIES
II of all kinds for the least money. call on
c. A. RICHARDSON.
TOOD BROWN SUGAR. at 10 cents
sE c. A. RICHARDSON.
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~ forms prescribed by the Judges of the Su-
preme Court of the United States in Bankrupt
CIV. and will still give immediate attention to all
such cases Two thousand dollars exemption IN
Bankruptcy is good against all debts, both new
and old
NY office is in the second story of nv build
ing diagonally east across COurt-lsne from Court
buildings. J. b. WATTS,
apl Atty-at-law
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Inc Finest G. P. Tea at
HARPER.S

N ANAWHA SALTi
N 100 barrels of Kanawha Salt inst
received. This salt is acknowIed uad to he 'th =
best in the world for stock For sale chean
maril P. B. HOGE BRO
w H. GORMAN has received a # egb
,TVe supply of Fishers unrivalled Mince
Meat in half barrels, and also put up in three
pound cans. Warranted pure and of the hes9
ns oulonIs n',5-tf
ROASTED COFFEE! in air tie hit tin foul
IL packages, fresh from the mill
@. A. RICHARDSON
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Groceries and Produce.
G.. A. RICHARDSON,
(SUccEssoR TO RICHARDSON s. BELL,)
WHOLESALE AND
RETAIL GROCER,
FLOUR MERCHANT,
Augusta Street,
STA UNTON, VIRGINIA.
have in store large and very choice
stock of
E'a m lily Groceries,
CONSISTING OF
SUGARS.
COFFEES,
SYRUPS,
MOLASSES,
SALT
BACON,
CRACKERS,
CHEESE,
All Goods Delivered Free.

All OOOOS DGzIVIFeU FTee.
| BUTTER,
EGGS,
TEAS,
TOBACCO,
BUCKETS,
BROOMS,
COTTON YARN,
SPICES,
CANNED FRUIT
&C, &C, &C,
which 1 am selling at the Lowest cash rates
BI Special attention to purchase OF
Flour for Family use. I guarantee
every barrel sold. @@a
MIR. j. 3. GILLIAN. formerly J. s.
Gillian & Co., and recently with j. w Todd &
Co } is with me, and will be pleased to see all
his old friends and patrons
Remember the place for the cheapest Groce-
ries, and call on
julyl5 G. A. RICHARDSON.
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~ EOR G Il Nh. H A R R % u ,
NJ ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
STAUNTON,
Will practice in all the Courts holden in A ugus-
ia county, and in the Circuit Courts of tie ad-
joining counties.
va Strict attention given to the lLsctiom of
Claims.
Offce-East of Court house, over Clerks of
fee of Court of Appeals oc31-tf
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-01-30
INDIAN GOODS ARRIyED-TuE1R
WORTHLESS CHARACTER.

a tram OF annuity goods for the Indians
arrived yesterday forenoon. The savages
VIII certainly receive, or be offered all
they are entitled to of these goods, for If
what we inspected is sample of the
whole lot, We don't believe any one but
wretched, naked Indian would accept
them as free gift. The blankets are
made from the very refuse of the wooden
factory, are scarcely close enough in
texture to hold oats, and wouldn't be
used by white men for horse blankets.
We are sati6ed the original cost could
not have been over two dollars pair,
and intrinsically they are not worth as
much as it has cost to bring them here.
Ii this is the kind of civilizing influence
we are to exert in dealing with the abor-
lglnals, the best hope in their behalf of
the philanthropist must be for their early
extinction. Such treatment is outrageous
and disgraceful to the Government. The
goods are consigned to ~. r. Cobleigh,
Phoebe" The Indians are clam oring for
their goods, but Acting Agent ingalls,
should peremptorily decline to receive
them if they are all as worthless as the
portion we saw. We will guarantee him
against censure if he will send on to
Washington and hang up in the capitol
for public inspection, properly labeled, a
sample OF those fimsy patches of leg wool
called blankets. If we propose to pay
the Indians for giving up their hunting
grounds, let us do so. We may refer to
this subject again.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-01-30

SEWING MACHINE ARRIvAL.-The agent
OF the Florence Sewing Machine has ar
rived, with an assortment of the same,
and is prepared to furnish parts and re-
pair all kinds of Sewing Machines. Can
be found at Goodspeed's, next door to
the post office. jan2S3t
DESIRABLE BUSINESS FOR SALE.-Ow-
ing to my continued bad health offer
for sale the entire property known as the
Pioneer Soda and Cider Works. For
particulars call at the Soda Factory or
address TIC. Carney, Phoebe. ja9tf
At Burrage's Drug Store, Main street,
directly opposite Lacour street, is the
largest and best assortment of pure drugs
and patent medicines; also perfumery,
fancy goods, paints, oils, turpentine,
lamp chlmnies, etc. o2-1m
The purest and freshest drugs and
medicines are to be had at Burrage =
Drug Store, Main street, directly oppo-
site Lacour street. o2-Im
CUTTING e. Co.'S California Canned
Fruits, Jellies and Jams are far superior
to all other brands. For sale by ali first
class grocers.
WATCHES CLEANED and warranted for
one year, for $3.50 to $500, at Badg-
ley's, adjoining Clancey's saloon. ja2Stf
WILSON Il SOLOMON, dealers in cigars,
tobacco, periodicals and stationery, at
Fulks " McAlpin's. d5-tf
WATCHES CLEANED and warranted to
run two years for $500, at Goodspeed's S,
next door to the postoffice. janl7tf
New GOODS are being daily received at
the Posoffice Variety Store. n3O
CIRCULATING LIBRARY at the Postofice
Variety Store. n3O
DIARIES for 1873 at the Postoffice Va
riety Store. n3O
II. NJ. BARNES, Notary Public, at the
Postoffice. u3O
STATIONERY at the Postofice Variety
Store. n30
Go to Alexander's for your Drugs.