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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-06-11
Ev1er, Cooper d Coz
STAUNTON, VA,
NGINEERS, FOUNDERs. AND
HACHINISTS.

aoufacture portable and stationary Steam En-
oines. Saw Mills, NJ .ning and Mill Machin-
erv. Car Wheels Railroad Trucks, Der
ricks. Skating Pulleys and Hang
ers, Pitts Threshng Machine
Repairs Flows and Plow
Castings, Hay Rakes,
Straw Cutters,
sc, sc.
We desire te express our appreciation of the
,;hor., natr,nage bestowed upon us during the
last two years by generous public. onr ousi-
ness firm being made up prlncipauy OF sIfahg-
ers, from distance, we hau no reason
To expect the patronage of the community OF
our ,dontion except SO far as It was founded
-,n,o :. determination to N Ike our work compare
fay,rably in price aud quality with that OF hrst-
class city shops. and a conviction that, ny SO Go
Ing we would merit and obtain large snare OF
That class of work, which has not heretofore been
undertaken in this section, but which had to De
to,h, erou the cities The result has proved
the reasonableness of our expectations, ana en-
nourages ma to press forward with renewed ener-
nv and with ever increasing and enlarglng IA
cilities
We invite an inspection of our shops oy those
communicating the purchase of machinery.
". endeavor to make all our purchases for
.a.h and having limited amount of capital, we
are consequently compelled to require casa OF
negotiable note. at short time, for all worE. -,
Ror the quality of our work. we take the no.
artv of referring to the Following ge"'loa'o",
among the many from whom we have received
orders. 49,,
Col L. r. Smoot, Buffalo Gap Furnace.
u. F. Mohler, Goshen Bridge.
WITT g. Holt. Staunton,
VIM Steele, Moffett's Greek, T. y.
Cook s. Lyman, Cline's Mill.
D. J. Hyden, sherando,
Jacob Hanger, Churchvllie'
C. C. Mcclure, =
f. Laudes Long Glade +. y.
~, piohmond feb 6-tf
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-06-11
Report on the southern Flood.

Hon. Henry G. CrOWel1, who visited New
Orleans as commissioner for the purpose of as
certaining what use was being made of the fund
contributed by the citizens Of Boston, land what
further assistance, if any was necessary to allie
viate the necessities of the sufferers, made a re-
port Tuesday to the mayor and citizens at a
meeting in the city Hall. After describing in
terms Of high praise the method by which the
relief is distributed, Mr.. Crowell says Of the ex
tent of the inundation 1.-The calamity i'll eX-
tent and r,linous consequences is one of the
greatest that has occurred from fire, storm, or
flood OH this continent during the current cen
fury. To see for myself the nature of the great
inundation, went to Brashear, eighty miles
west of New Orleans, the last twenty-three
through an unbroken flood, varying in depth
from three to six feet which ponrs from the
distant crevasses on the Mississippi and devas-
tates an immense region. [ also went up the
Mississippi about two hundred miles to Port
Hudson in order to witness the passage of the
vast volume of water rushing through several
crevasses varying in width from five hundred
to fifteen hundred feet, roaring like cataract,
having swept away every obstacle in its course.
until it spread itself like a vast fan over the
neighboring country.
What [ saw gave me a realizing sense of the
ma3nit deand destructiveness of the great floor, ,
and of the reasons why the suffering, de ,titu-
ton and danger caused by it must continue for
a long time. 1t is estimated by those who are
familiar with previous floods in that state that
from four to six weeks must elapsc before the
water will subside sufficiently from the larger
portion of the overflowed district to enable the
people to plant, and that ninety to one hundred
and twenty days must elapse before they can
raise produce enough to sustain life. Unless
the farther aid appealed for by the mayor of
New Orleans is afforded there must of necessity
be q terrible amount Of suffering, if not starva-
ton. I regret that the people of the more
wealthy and prosperous cities and towns, church
es and associations of the North have not bet
ter knowledge of the impoverished condition of
that portion Of the South and the great danger
and suffering Of that afflicted people, for am
confident that if they did they would at once
send to them abundant aid. Aside from the
great relief which the large donation made by
the citizens of Boston has given the sufferers,
their prompt action has, in my opinion, done
more to conciliate the people of the South than
any other thing which has TRANSFERRED since the
war. Praises of our citizens are upon every
lip, not only in New Orleans, but in the vari-
Gus cities and towns which stopped OH my way
out and on my return.''
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VOL. TX.
miscellaneous.
SOMETHING NEW FOR
HOuSEKEEPE Frs
AND
sd HEADS OF FAMILIES
snuETH,NG NEW FOR EVERYBODY.
GOODS SOLD
AT BALTIMORE PRICES,
RI and delivered within the city
FREE OF CHARGE.
miscellaneous.

Cur store is now filed with one of the most
complete and choicest stocks of Groceries, spices,
canned Goods, Household sundries and fanny
supplies generally, unsurpassed by any house
this side Of the Blue RIDGE and unequaieo oy
any like establishment in the East.
This establishment, differing, as 1t does. IRON
eyery other in this city, offers peculiar advanta-
~ y aII huvers. and we earnestly ask the pat
ronage of the people.
Wa have always on hand full line of prime
groceries, and complete assortment OF family
supplies.
Tons. a fall line, the largest in this section
-consistsng of Gunpowder, Imperial, ioung Hy
son. Oolong, English Breakfast and Japan, OF
qualities aud prices defying competition.
Broma, Cocoa, Chocolate, Rachabout and 9TH
er delicious beverages.
COnfectiOneries and Preserved Goods IN
grea, variety, Cheese, Crackers, Apple butter,
Mackerel, Herring aud Cod Fish. Molasses ana
Syrups, Family Bacon, Lard and Butter, Vlne-
gar, &c.
SDices. a general anil complete line, whole
and ground. guaranteed fresh and pure.
Vermacelli. Maccaroni, Starch, Favoring Ex-
tracts. Said Oils, Sauces. prepared orseradish,
Essences, Backing, Shoe and Stove Polish;
Laundry Blue, Washing ard Toilet Soaps, and
Housekeepers Sundries generally.
Brooms Whisps, Buckets, Tubs. Pals, Bowls,
Baskets. Trays, Washboards, Dippers,. and Dust
ing and Shoe Brushes. and thousand and one
other articles.
Tobacco. chewing and smoking, of superl.
or grades. and the finest brands of imported and
domestic Cigars.
Canned Goods. embracing every variety
of fruit and We .etables, put up expressly Tor IAN
i,y use Fresh and spiced Salmon and oysters,
HOLSTERS, Plotted Ham, Chicken. Turkey, Bee'
Tongue. and American and English Pickles
OF every kind. and Nick Nacks generally, for
Lunches, Parties and Tourists
TURNER s. HARMAN.
mar 26 Main street, Stanton, Va
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-06-11
DR.. swings Idea Of Hell.

1t Is only human religion such as that of
Buddha, or Thor. or Jupiter, that may fear the
growth OF intelligence and that may fade as
the light OF the seasons dawn; but Of a religion
gushing principle must be that it will reveal
its reas0nableness as fast as man unfolds his
own intelligence, and still become more alo.
rious where there is the most culture. The
medieval Christianity having been disfiqured
by ignorance and superstition, the suhseGuent
growth of religion had to express itself in inf
deity. When Dante describes hell to man.
kind, and his frightful pictures become the the
Ology OF the church, sweeping thro' Romanlsm
over into Professionalism, until Edward. saws
God will dash the sinner down ON hell's floor
and stamp upon him, tlfen infidelitv must fol-
low, not simgly to save man from such horrors.
but to rescue Gods blessed name from such
unspeakable infamy. In such hell as Dante's,
it is not man that is punished is God that is
destroyed. From such ideas we mu fly to
more reasonable religion, carrying the cross
and our holy faith away from such deg la
ton. We must, indeed, separate forever the
righteous and the wicked; but, as the drunk
ard is punished in this world, and as the mur,-
derer accepts of his arrest without blaming
God, as the soul feels it's own wickedness and
does not reproach the Creator, so the lost world
is place; not where God is seen as cruel
monster, but where the human free-wil stands
1OrCh IN all It's divue powers, ana reveals self
punishment over which we can almost imagine
the Heavenly Father himself to shed tears
Such Is the perdition of reason-a place not
where the Saviour and God become an inquisi-
ton, but where the sinners own will and owl
heart have woven themselves garments OF per-
petual sackcloth, and where the tears of sorrow
fall not from malicious decree of God, passed
from eternity, but fall ont of the sinners soul
and misspent life. Thus, over almost every
idea Of Christian religion, there is lying drap-
cry Of reason, fresh from the God of infinite
wisdom, and beautiful to man. the image OF the
rational God.-Froms a Recent Sermon
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-06-11

NATIONAL CONVENTION OF DUNKARDs.-
The Dunkards, peculiar people, arc now hold
ing their national festival at GiraSl, Iii. Th.,
session on late day was enlivened bya discus
sion as to whether u brother shon1t be allowed
to wear moustache. Some members regarCc,,
a hairy upper lip as Il device of the devil, de-
oinote inattention to spiritual things on tn.
'art OF the sisters. Some thought differently
a ~ finally compromise was agreed upon by.
wnich a brother shall be allowed to wear a
moustache provided he also wears a full beard
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-06-11

VALUE OF POULTRY IN THE UNITED
SrATEs.-Po POULTRY raising is one of the great
industries of the nation, quite as much as sheep,
dairy or cattle husbandry. Profit is the object
In view of each, and in poultry it will arise
from three sources-eggggs, feathers and stock
fattened for market. The demand for barn
door fowls is unceasing; their sales, therefore,
NAV be calculated upon. do not find either
in the United States, or any State census, ex-
cent in that of the State OF New York, an emu
meration in regard to poultry, an omission
which hope will be corrected in the next ma
tional census. The census of this State gives
data whereby we may approximate the magni-
tude Of the poultry industry for the nation. In
The State census the value OF poultry sold Tor
1864 was 81, 22S, 044, and value of eggs for 1864
81. 3O3 Ol0: total value Of poultry sold, s.. 53l.
(54. This amount, it will be noted, is only for
a sinole State. The number of farms by the
United States census was 2l0, 233: which would
allow us the yearly value OF poultry. for each
farm sl1.75 The number OF farms in the u
nited States is put down at 2,659,9 Taking
the data furnished by the New York census,
and the poultry industry OF the nation exceeds
in annual value over s3l, 100000. # to this be
added the sum of s. for the value of family con-
sumption, the annual value OF the poultry inter
est is over So, 10000
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-06-11
VALLEY VIRGINIAN,
sTAUNToN, VA,
LIFE OR DEATHp

LIFE OR DEATHP
Doth Life survive the touch of Death?
Deaths hand alone the secret holds,
Which as to each one he unfolds
We press to know with bated breath.
A whisper there, whisper here,
Confirms the hope to which we cling;
But still we grasp at anything,
And sometimes hope and sometimes fear.
Some whisper that the dead we knew
Hover around us while we pray,
Anxious to speak. We can not say
We only wish it may be true.
know stole who has thought,
Gas healthy blood flows through his veins,
And joy his present life sustains
And all this good has come unsought.
For more he can not rightly pray;
Life may EXTEND or life may cease;
He bides the issue, sure of peace,
Sure of the best in Gods own way.
Perfection waits the race of man;
If working on this great design,
God cuts of, we must resign
To be the refuse OF His plan"
But I, for one, feel no such peace;
dare to think have in me
That which had never better be,
If lost before it can increase.
And oh the ruined piles of mind,
Daily discovered everywhere,
Built but to crumble in despair p
dare not think Him SO unkind.
The rudest workman would not fling
The fragments OF his work away,
II ev'ry useless bit OF clay
He trod on were a Sentient thing.
And dost the Wisest Worker take
Quick human hearts instead OF stone,
And hew and carve them one by one,
Nor heed the pangs with which they break 2?
And more: If but Creations waste
Would He have given us sense to yearn
For the perfection none can earn,
And hope the fuller life to taste.
I think, if we must cease to be,
It is cruelty refined.
To make the instincts of our mind
Stretch out toward eternity.
Wherefore welcome Natures cry,
AS earnest of a life again,
Where thought shall never be in vain,
And doubt before the light shall fly.
-MacniLLams Magazine.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-06-11

SrEwED RHuBARB. Wash and peel the
rhubarb stems and cut into pieces not far from
three-fourths of an inch square. Place in a
porcelain lined saucepan and fill the rhubarb
nearly full of cold water. Let it boil up once
and then drain off the water and set it aside a;
Then put il water again enough TO nearly HI
the rhilbarb, and stew until the Mtter IS teli-
der. Sweeten to the taste and serve warm or
cold for breakfast, dinner, or supper. Rhubarb
stewed in this manner requires less sugar than
if the first water were not turned off, and it
will be quite tart enough to be agreeable.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-06-11

Says the Rev. Henry Ward Bceeher in TIL,
Christian Union: sit is not easy to realize tn: t.
religion is losing its hold upon society, if OF @
but observe the great space given to reports OF
religious discourses by our daily newspapers
and consider also, that even fashion has begun
to pay tribute by inventing exquisite prayin,;
costumes for ladies, wherein tho his ftevotccs
can pray to the Lord and make an elegant
appearance in the sight of nlan at the same
time.''
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-06-11
SPICED BEEF.-ChOp tough beefsteak (raw

SPIcED BEEF.-Chop tough beefsteak raw
and piece of suet the size of an egg, season.
with pepper, salt and a little summer savory, add
two eggs, one-haf pint of bread-crumbs, four
or five tablespoonfuls cream, small piece of but
ter, mix and make in roll with flour sufficient
to keep together, put in a pan with a little
dripping and water. bake as a roast. Slice thin
when cold. Nice for tea.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-06-11
Think before. YOU speak.wbat Won shah snes

Think before you speakwhat you shall speak.
why you should speak, to whom you shall
speak, about whom You are to speak, what will
come from what you may speak, what may b,
the benefit from what You may speak, and
last v, who NAV be listening to what YOU NAV
speak Turn your speech seven ways, and therv
will never come any harm from what you have
spoken.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-06-11

About forty crusaders were arrested again at
Pittsburg, Pa, Saturday, and confined in TIN,
central police station, charged with abstrlctny
the sidewalks. They were released upon giving
bail for hearing Monday. Great excitement
prevailed, and large crowds gathered about the
police station. The women say they are deter
mined to continue their work, Notwithstanding
the action Of the authorities.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-06-11

AN INCIDENT OF THE SOUTHERN MEMO
RIAL DAY.-Ma1or Thomas G.. Jones delivered
the address upon the occasion of the decoration
of the graves of the Confederate dead in Mont
gomery, Ala, on Monday, and in the course OF
it said: :
''And while we ponder thus the mind carries
us Northward, where the tombs-not of our
dead-are whittier than the sands OF the sea- and
more numerous than the stars in the Heavens.
In them lie men Of the same race as ourselves.
WHO spoke the same language and worshipped
the same God. Fond mothers sent them to
battle, and tender tears and agonizing prayers
wa -ched their pathway. They followed a flag
that was as dear to them as was to lis the
t'star-crossed banner that has long since taken
its flight to greet the warriors soul > and he
that worthily speaks for the dead or living must
say that no feeling of hate to the Northern
dead, Or those who mourn them, pervades the
Memorial day ! Some touch of pity makes the
whole world KIM From scenes like this. where
the warning sections mourn their dead, let the
statesman draw inspiration to guide the living"
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-06-11

WoMAN's PRoGREss.-One OF the most re-;
markablc features of the new Illinois law coz.
corning married women is the authorization o.
civil suits between husband and wife: A mar
ried woman may dlo business on her own ac.,
count, with the same rights and liabilities as Il
sire were unmarried, except as to partnership.
business. which she can not enter without he;
husbands consent. unless he is idittc or insane
has abandoned or deserted her. or is contIna !,
il the penitentiary;
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-06-11

EGG pAKE.-Two cups of sugar. one egg,
piece OF butter the size Of large egg one cup
OF sour milk, one tablespoonful of soda, a little
salt and nutmeg, one teaspoonful Of lemon.
three cups OF flour beat the white of an egg
separate, the sugar aud yelk and butter togeth-
eri bake In thoroughly heated oven.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-06-11

The women crusaders who were ARRESTED IN
Pittsburg by order of the Mayor and fined, ap-
pealed to the Court Of Common Pleas and tln
case was brought before Judge Stowe on awrit
of certiorari. Yesterday he gave u decision re-
versing the Judgment of the acting Mayor, ami
ordered the fines to be refunded. A Pittsbur:,,
dispatch says the ladies are jubiant over their
victory Last night they held meeting to de-
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-06-11
NO. 10.
THE TWO LOVERS.

Two lovers by moss-grown sprine.
They leaned soft checks together there.
Mingled the dark and sunny hair,
And heard the wooing thrushes sing,
@ budding timel
OF loves best prime!
Two welded from the portal slept;
The bells made happy carolings
Inc air was soft as tanning wings,
white petals on the pathway slept,
O pure-eyed bride.
Offender pride,
TWO faces DER cradle bent.
Two hands above the head were locked,
These pressed each other while they rocked
ihose watched a life that love had sent.
. solemn hour!
hidden power!
Two parents by the evening fire;
The red light fell about their knees
On heads that rose by slow degrees
Like buds upon the lily spars.e .-.
patient life!
@ tender strife,
The two still sat together there, :.
The red light shone about their knees,
But all the heads, by slow degrees,
Had gone and left that lovely pair,
Ovoyae fasts
vanished pasts
The red light shone upon the floor
ana made the space between them wide;
Ihey drew their chairs up side by side,
Their pale cheeks Joined. and said, '.Once more,..
o memoriesi
Opast that isl
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-06-11

At Harrisburg, Pa, on Saturday, a young
man named Geo. Cordes,aged about seventeen,
died Of trichina, caused by eating raw ham a
few weeks since A sister Of the deceased. who
partook Of the meat at the sarae time, died a
week AGO OF the same disease.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-06-11

1t was stated in the Senate of Massachusetts,,
day OF two ago, that conductors of the East
ern Railroad had confessed that in a series of
years they had stolen also, 900 to sao0, 900 an
hually from the company,
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-06-11

Out Of ninety-seven aspirants for military
honors at West Point thirty-two were sent
back to the school last week. because they
could not write, spell or cipher, or were not ia
miliar with maps or grammar. The colore.i
candidates all failed.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-06-11

A pretty young woman OF Louisville named
Pauline Leszinsky, noted for the beauty OF her
hair. which had reached the unusual length Of
five feet, a few nights ago was awakened about
, O'Clock in the morning, experiencing a sem
sation as if some one was combing her hair,
which was loose about her shoulders. AS she
awoke she saw two men leaving the ROOM
When consciousness returned she aroused the
family. Her mother on entering sneit chloro,
heen cut from the right side Of her head, that
on the left side being neatly combed,
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-06-11

The Emperor of China has co,nmandeda col-
lection OF Chinese poems from the earliess
times to be made. The collection will be pub
lished i'm 200 volumes. The Emperor possesses
library of more than 10000 volumes.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-06-11

An exchange, that irresponsible source. is
responsible for the statement that the South
era1 t gentleman who received $4,000 from
in another and is continually planning rail
road excursions for his wife and two mothers
inlay; X.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-06-11

The three county commissioners of Barnweli,
South Carolina, convicted Of corruption, have
been sentenced respectively to ten years, min !.
years, and thirteen months in the peniteAtiar :.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-06-11
Whereupon the Baltimore Gazette remarks

WHY HE WAS PuzzLED.-The funny man
Of the House this winter is said to be Mr.. Mes
NTH, of Oregon, who tells on himself some
very amusing stories. He served one term in
the Senate several years ago, and few days
after he was sworn in he was passing one of
the cloak rooms. and inside were Fcssenden,
Morrill,, and several others whose names we can
not recall. They hailed him, invited him in,
and after conversing for few moments, they
asked him very abruptly:
'.Mr. Nesmith, you have come from a very
wild country, where you say the greater portion
OF your life has been passed. Will you tell us
what first struck you on coming to the Senator
ssWell gentlemen, when I took my seat in
this august body, said to be composed of the
brains of our great country. was overwhelmed
with the strangeness of this one idea-how
came l to be here?''
'sAh And then, Mr.. Nesmith, what then
what was your next cause for wonder?''
''The next thing, gentlemen" answered Mr..
Nesmitll, slowly gathering up his great length,
THAT came to me and puzzled me more than
the first, though, was how in the deuce all you
other fellows got here?''
There was shout, and from that day these
solemn old fellows, who had. thought to over
awe by their pomposity this crude young Sena-
tor were his sworn friends, and never neglected
an opportunity to tell this story.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-06-11

''We Kissed each other by the Sea-" is the
name of the last Yale poem. sBy the season.
is the way some couples like it-and want
oceans more, until after the weddihg.-Nash.
Banner.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-06-11

r HI. WATERS & son,
u. MANUFACTURERS OF
Carriages and Buggies,
Near Virginia Hotel, STAUNToN, VIRGINIA.
Keep constantly on hand, Carriages and Buggies of
every description By close attention to business
and fair dealing, they guarantee entire satisfaction
Strict attention paid to REPAIRING. Give them a
call before purchasing apl 3O-tf
COCHRAN & WALKER,
v Call attention to their fine brands of
CHEWING TOBACCO,
"Gravely," sYeow Bird" Nectar Leaf" 3D. and
Rough and Ready
Also their superior lot of Smoking Tobacco, COM
posed of the following brands:
Lone Jack, iva. Choice" "Gravely," Buds and
Blossoms" and "Short Horn Durham.
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