Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1873-07-22
UNION SPECTATOR AND GENERAL ADVERTISER

"PAv AS You Go."-Under this head, the
| Baltimore Sun puts forth the following good adj
r;oo. To be comfortable" the first essential is
| TO keep out of debt. This is, to some, perhaps
easier said than done; yet the effort should al
ways be made. Labor is generally in demand
in this country, especially in the agricultural
districts but there those whose lives have
been so far spent in the cities that it is too
late to adapt themselves to any other life Want
of employment or sickness may interfere with
these. but it cannot be questioned that the last
week of the year should see household out OF
debt. if possible. In all circles, whether of me-
chanical or agricultural labor or in the fashiona-
| BILE regions, the odd dollar has to be watched,
or the tendency will be to leave woful deficit
| at the end of the year. If we would meet our
fellow-men with light hearts on the 1st of Janu-
ary 1874, we must avoid the greatest of all dis
| counts, Debt, and adopt as our maxim-what
| has been pronounced the philosophers stone
"pay as you 60"
THE New ASSESSMENT OF CITY PROPERTY =
| The Assessors appointed by the City Council to
re-assess city property have performed that duty
| and made their return to the Council. The as
| sessment books are open for inspection at the
Clerks Office of the Hastings Court and will be
kept open until next Saturday, to hear and reg
lister complaints made of high or low assess
| ments. The new assessment shows that the
buildings in the city are assessed at ST., 1s2, $780,
and their value with the lots attached is $2 $780,
175. The assessment of 1872 put the value of the
buildings with lots attached at ST. 248 475 show
ing an increase of 81, $40 700 in the assessment
this year. Last years assessment at 50 cents on
the 500, yielded revenue of Sc. 800 49, and at
the same rate the present assessment would yield
| $12s45.
| Nothing can be more pleasant than the flavor
| of fine Havana Cigar. and it is seldom you will
| find cigar made of as fine Havana tobacco
as the Manila.
IMpuDrrr.-staunton is always throwing up
its hat with three cheers ana tiger" IN honor
of its own greatness. That's all right It must
not carry its vanity too far On Wednesday a
young man from that village had himself driven
up and down our principal streets in an open car
riage, and, with a certain sober business air,
carefully inspected the city.
1t is rumored that he had the cheek to send
for the Mayor and ask, Whats the price of the
placeN
He was clerk in Staunton shop or scrive-
ner's office.
Henderson rent his garment.-Lec. Gazette.
The appearance of ph@ton, with a gentleman
in it, seems to create quite a sensation in Lex
ington. t is not an unusual sight in Staunton.
The young gentleman referred to is too shrewd
business man to think of investing capital in
so small place, and there must be some mis-
take as to his asking the Mayor the price, as that
could be very easily estimated
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VALLEY RAILRoAD.--Three cheers for Rock
bridget She has at last fair prospect of hear
ing the steam whistle at day not very far in
the future We learn from the Gazette that
ground was broken on the Valley Railroad on
last Friday, the 18TH The first dirt was broken
on the bluff in the rear and to the left of the
idence of Gen'l Lee. The subjoined dispatch
will give the points:
STAUNToN VA July II, 1873.
j. ". Barclay:
Can you arrange with w. & L. University to
break ground on the bluff in rear of the Univer-
siUy to- morrow? A force will leave here this
evening a forge also goQs to Roaring Run
Please answer at once.
W. r, CAMBRIDGE.
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