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, 1874-12-31
Death would be impossibls if the pro-

Death would be impossible if the pro-
clamations of the alcoholic nostrum-
mongers, were true. But, alai! their
terrible excitants send thousands stag
gering to the grave. Instead Of adding
fuel to the fire of diseases with such
deadly compounds try the cooling, re-
novating. purifying and regulating ef-
feet of that inestimable combination OF
herbal juices and extracts, DR. WALKER's
CALIFORNIA VINEGAR BlTTERs- the sole
specific for Dyspepsia, Physical Debifi
ty. Headache, Bilious Colo, Liver Com
plants. Gout. Rheumatism, and Chron.
ic Constipation. vs e4.
, 1874-12-31
SOMETHING Fer THE BIG Folks.

SOMETHING Fer THE BIG FoLKs.-Thc
other dax the minister came through
the meadow. Of course his wife was
with hing for they take walk together
every day. Nearly always, as l have al
ready told the children. they sit down
TO rest on the big stump at the left. and
then be generally reads her something.
This time he took out q, little scrap OF
printed paper, and after putting en- his
glasses. said:
Here's an extract from letter, Sa-
rah. that I thought would please you.
1t was written by Dr.. Claiming in his
old age to dear friend in England :.
and. do you know, it quite reconciles
me to growing oli7"
.'Read it. dear. - said Mrs. Sarah.
And he read.
Il rejoice with you in your improved
health aud spirits. Both of us. l sup.
pose. are doomed to find the body more
or less burden to the end of our jour-
ney. But I repine not at the doom
What remains to me of strength be-
comes more preclous for. what is lost.
have lost one ear. but was never SO
alive to sweet sounds as now. My sight
is SO far impaired that the brightness In
which nature was revealed to me in my
youth is dimmed, but I never looked on
nature with such pure joy as now. My
limbs soon tire, but never felt it such
a privilege to move about in the open
air, under the sky, in sight of the infin-
ily of creation, as ct this moment. l
almost think that my simple food, eat
en- by rule, was never relished so well.
am greatful, then, for my earthly tab
ernacle, though it does czeak and shake
net little. - Fl - The habit
which have of looking at what is inter
esting and great in human nature has
NJ small influence in Frightening my
life. ;" =, $50 p ea4f0T7asfe9 'stf' -
+ The sun was setting as the minister
put up the paper; So, nodding cheerily
to his wife, he proposed that they
should move on.''- st Nicholas for No.
fey,,ber l'-7l ttHr
, 1874-12-31

casionally. Passing bank the other
day in company with his consort, he
turned suddenly around, rushed his be-
wildered better half into the dingy
darkness Of the rooms devoted to Nam
mon, and forthwiih. introduced her in
the proiidest manner to couple of his
banker friends. then starsed out again.
and meeting vith % sportsman who had
frequently accompanied parties of young
men with dogs, &c. on their hunting
expeditions, called him up to be intro
duced othis wonderful little woman on
his arm. Il u
, 1874-12-31

A Coop THING TO Do.--In a country
town in New Hampshire the most prom
inent men signed this pledge:
1--WE, the undersigned. believing tina
our free institutions are in danger from
corruption and bribery in politics. here
ourselves that we will MOI
knowingly vote for any person for Of
fee. who directly or indirectly uses
money or spirituous liquors to procure
his nomination or election
, 1874-12-31
BUSINESS NOTICES
Good News for the Ladies!
and Gentlemen, too,::;

Oysters in the most delicious style
will be served at the Puget Sound Con
fectionary from this date. Families
with fresh opened oysters al
37L cents per pint. Parties of 40 per-
sons can be accommodate at time in
the saloon. The Saloon will be open
nightly till IL o'clock. A7 ~
, 1874-12-31

SAN FRANc1sco, Dec. 25. Arrived.
bark Gen. Cobb, Seabeck; r. P. Buck.
Departure Bay; barkentine S. NJ. Stet-
son, Port Madison.
Sailed. ship Shireley. Tacoma; bark
Tidal Wave, Port Madison.
, 1874-12-31

~ A child WAS born near Eufala, Al
ALBANIA, on the 28th ult. which had two
distinct heads and necks Of natural
size. Both heads Lad perfectly devel.-
oped ears, noses, mouths and other
featured. It was found necessary to
sacrifice the child in order to save the
life OF the mother.
, 1874-12-31

An exchange has an acquaintance
who remarks that he has often heard
the provorb, ga friend in need is a
friend indeed" but he says he can't see
where the laugh comes in. He has a
friend in need who is always borrowing
money from him. q 59s -
, 1874-12-31

T A New Jersey clergyman says
tbat there are about twenty different
kinds of religion, but man who won't
wash and shave aud put on clean shirts
can't Joy any of them.
, 1874-12-31

T An observing young man has
discovered similarity in a young lady's
seminary and sugar factory, as both
refine what is already sweet.
, 1874-12-31

BUTLER AND THE PKEss.-The Chicago
Times, discussing the defeat of 'Ths
Valorous Bull, Butler, says:
There has come, of late, a habit of
sneering at the press; there is prevalent
among many belief that it has lost its
nf1uence-if, indesd, it ever possessed
anything worthy of that name. Among
those who, more than all others, adopt
ed ard lived by this conviction. was But
Ter. He not merely sneered at the press,
but he defied it. he took every posi-
BILE opportunity to decry its influence.
to belittle its value, and to assure the
world that he was above its opposition.
The result of both his military aud his
political career has demonstrated how
mistaken he has been in his estimates.
As military leader, he was SO ridicul-
ed, criticized, and condemned by the
newspapers that. to-day, were there a
call for volunteers, and were he to offer
his services, he could not secure the po-
sition of fourth corporal AS to his po-
litical career. it is ended for the present
and ended eternally unless he shall learn
wisdom from his last disaster. =.
at would be useless to argue at any
6, eat length that Butler owes his defeat
to any other agency than the press
against which he has so often hurled
defiance. Without an exposure of him
by the press his shortcomings would
never have been known to an extent
sufficient to secure the reaction that has
resulted in his downfall" f ,
, 1874-12-31

DULL TINES. THE cry of Hard
timesr' is borne upon the breeze and
reiterated by the public prints from ev-
ery section of the land. Yet we see few
evidences of dull times in Seattle. We
have been assured by reliable authority
that more goods have been sold in this
town during the past month than IN anv
previous month in its history, and a
large proportion of the sales we're arti
cles of taste and luxury. Though money
is in demo nd at high rates of interest.
business of all kinds see ms active and
prosperous, buildings and other im-
provements are progressing. skilled Ia
bor finds remunerative employment,
the mills and coal mines are daily pour
ing their treasures into the lap OF cons
merce, and the future looks bright for
Seattle. @
, 1874-12-31


HoMEsTEAo.-Manyf family residences
in this Territory are held and recorded
As /" Homesteads, (" being thus exempted
by law from execution and forced SALE
Under similar law in California. the
Supreme Court lately decided in the case
of johnson vs.. Bush, that when home
stead is the common property OF the
husband and wife who have children, 1T
does not become the exclusive property
of the husband, after the death of the
wife, without will; nor If he should be
married again, of him and his second
wife; but part of the property is inher>
tied by the children. and sale without
their participation does not confer
complete title.
In buying homestead from hus-
band and wife, the purchaser should
examine whether the wife has not been
changed since the declaration of the
homestead was fled; circumstance
which frequently occurs in ills country
in one way or another.
, 1874-12-31

SHOWING HIS YOUNG WIrE.-Col. Fred
seems very proud Of his treasure, and
does some Of the most absurd things oc-
, 1874-12-31


EThe hosier who advertised black
ladies' silk stockings" was no less lu-
minous than our contemporary in speak
ing of the "son of the colored variety
dealer" In the first. case, it might rea-
sonably be supposed thst the color was
intended to apply to the commodity rs
It indicated nothing in relation to the
goods if applied to the person. But in
the letter case we cannot understand
what "colored variety dealer" means,
If it was not intended as gratuitous
slur upon the respectable keeper of a
" Variety Store,'' who has the same
tinge of African blood in his veins as
Alexander Dumas; which, to All old
Republican advocate of equality. should
be no cause of insulting taunt towards a
man who maintains the character Of a
gentleman in all his Business and social
relations.
, 1874-12-31


TAXING ColD.-One way is to "bun-
die up" in furs. or muff1ers, tight abou.
the neck take brisk walk, go into a
warm room-church, lecture-room, or
concert-sit with your things all on.
get warm, perspirc freely, breathe viti-
a,ed air for an hour or two, and when
thoroughly RELAXED, the pores of the skin
all open. 60 out into the cold, damp air,
and you will soon begin to shiver. At
ter having a chill, send for the doctor.
and he will dose you with something
hot; then go to bed; then, if left alone
long enough, you may get up in day
or two, and in fortnight or SO yo1, may
repeat the imprudence. We don't be-
lieve i'll furs, close. unventilated. over
heated rooms, nor in stupid carelessBess
generally
There are several other ways to take
cold. We mention but one, that is
s'over-eat." Stuff the stomach with i'm
proper food, more than it can digest.
and you will soon find yourself ''all
clogged up" with cold. You will
cough or sneeze. blow your nose. and
wonder how in the world you took
such a cold. Science of Health.
, 1874-12-31
3nsft Sound 1ispateI,.
BROUac:. ED11 on
seattle. W. r. Dec. 81. ls74s q
ASSAULT AT THE INsANE AsxluM. ~

ASSAULT AT THE INSANE AsxLUM. "A
warden in the Insane Asylum;nt Stella
COON. was last week arrested for assault
and battery upon patient and taken to
Tacoma for trial. After full hearing
before jury. the defendant was acquit-
ted. We are informed that this is one
Of the acts charged in the affidavits pre-
sented to the Governor and Auditor by
the Medical Society. and that it was
brought up for adjudication as test
ease, the result being FULL vindication
Of the contractor. If that is SO, we are
at loss TO understand why the investi
CATION demanded has been SO long de
layed and thwarted by the Commission
ers, who are reputed friends of Mr.
Harmon. The determination of q jury
In a Justices court. in single case, does
not dispose of the matter to the public
satisfaction, and it is due to Mr.. Har-
mon and to all concerned, that full
investigation of all the matters OF COM
plant be had by commission OF INTEL
ligent and disinterested persons. Until
that is done, Mr.. Harmon, justly or un-
Justly, will rest under the suspicion of
mismanagipg the affairs of the Asylum.
and the Governor and Auditor under
the imputation of having evaded duty
in the cause of humanity for the pur-
pose of shielding personal favorite
from justice. That is the way in which
it will be regarded by large portion of
popular intelligence in spite of all efforts
10 grease il over, t.
, 1874-12-31

In the District Court Of the Third Judicial Dis
tricr of the Territory of Washington, holding
Terms atthe City OF Seattle, ~ and for'the
Counties Of King, Kitsap and Sn'honish.
, 1874-12-31

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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-03-26

CURE FOR LooKIAw.-A correspondent
of the Scientific American recommends tur-
pentine as cure for lockjaw. He says:-
'sLet any one who has an attack OF lockjaw
take small quantity of turpentine, warm it
and pour on the wound, no matter where the
wound is or Of what nature it is, and relief
will follow in less than Que minute. Ncthing
better can be applied to a severe cut or
bruisc than cold turpentine; it will give Ger
tain reliet almost Instantly Turpeutine is
also sovereign remedy for Group. Satu-
rate piece OF flannel with it aud place the
AanneI on the throat and chest, aud ia very
severe cases three 10 five drops on l!ump Of
sugar may be take lnvardIg. Every tami-
ly should have bottle on hand" The rem
edy is simple and easily tested. n all Sc
rious cases an application should 20 made
under medical advice.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-03-26

CHICKEN Souri, YeAo0. Take two
pounds of veal or lamb, and one small chick
en-, cut up; boil these in three quarts of.
water, skim it clear; slice of leak, or two
white onions, CRATE two small or one large
carrot, and put to the soup; add two table,
spoonfuls of salt and one of pepper let it
boil gently for nearly two hours, then add a
tablespoonful Of butter, and the same Of
-four, worked together, cover it tor fifteen
minutes and serve in a tureen, Take the
chicken into a deep dish, add butter and
pepper to it, and garpish With sprigs of
parsley. The meat may be made il balls
and put in the soup, chop it fine; add a
tablespoonful # butter and four, and make
the preparation 10 balls. Drop tnem into
soup with butter and -four.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-03-26

WINTER CALvEs--E IT,, of Hamilton
N. Y--The profit of raising Winter calves
depends upon the care they are to receive.
Short-horn breeders care little what time Of
year the calf j. dropped, knowing that as
good calf can he raised in Winter as Sum
mer, if the proper food and attention are
given. Il fsct, good stock raiser is apt to
glYe 50 much better attention to young an
imal il Winter, that it will make better
growth than if dropped IN Summer. We
hags had calves dropped 10 December attain
a weight of 500 pounds at seven months
without any forcing and from some accounts
kept Of cost of Winter calves. laye con-
Guided that these are as profitable az spring
yes-Live Stock JouraaI. % =" 5
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-03-26

GILT EDGED BUTTER in making fancy
butter there are three essentials-color, tex
ture and favor. The color must BE- a rich
golden yellow the texture firm, teDs eious,
waxy, aud that nutty flavor aud smell which
impart so high degree Of pleasure in eating
it. Butter of the very highest quality will
bring 81 pou1d readily. A Philadelp his
maker who receives this price gave Mr.. j.
Is. Lyman these facts as to his management:
lie feeds on clover or eary-MoWn hay, cuts
tue, mostens and mixes in corn meal and
wheaton shorts feeds often, and little at
time; uses no roots except carrots keeps
his pastures free froM weeds; keeps the
temperature OF the milkzroom at about fift--
eight degrees; SKINS clean, stirs the cream,
IN the cream-pot; churns once week; Just
before the butter gathers he puts BUCKET
OF ice-cold water in churu 10 working
be works out all the butter-milk without the
use of the hand, absorbing the drops with a
fine linen cloth wrung from cold water, and
at the second working handles delcatelv,
with fingers as cold az may be, salts nearly
an ounce to the pound; packs in oue-poupd
balls .-ErcAQnge. '""'' <
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-03-26
Hon. James III. Platte

Recently, Hon. J. H. Platte, the repre-
sentative in Congress from the Norfolk Dis
trict introduced bill in Congress <'for the
relief of the city of Petersburg" contem
plating the repair of bridges, 60, which
had been destroyed by the Federal forces du-
ring the war. This bill was read by its
caption about the time the Legislature Of
Virginia passed the Petersburg charter. The
Conservative correspondents instantly jump.
ed to the conclusion, from reading the cap
ton, that it was an invocation for Congress
to interfere 10 the affairs of Petersburg, and
interpose its authority to prevent the revolu-
ton in the city government contemplated BY
the charter. Conservative speakers aud
newspapers forthwith assaulted the sscarpet
bag" member, as they chose to call Mr.
Platte, and gave him general rasping for
Introducing such a high handed measu, e.
When the fact was made known that instead
of bill to interfere in the affairs Of Peters
burg, e. purpose was really to DO an act Of
klnkness, they simply publish the bill and
say they we're 1nisled or misinformed Mr.
Platte has done more for his district than
any representative it has ever had since the
foundation Of the government, yet the oppo-
sition press have nothing but abuse aud de.
traction for him. He is one Of the most
useful members of Congress, watcbful of the
interest of his constituents, and ever ready
to aid them in bis representative capacity.
N Notwithstanding all this, he is the target at
which the shafts of partizan raneor are con-
stantly hurled, and pothpg that he does is
esteemed proper or right. If the Norfolk
District never elects worse representative,
that people ma truely consider themselves
fortunate. Airtaat si
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-03-26

The Whig of the 9Th abiding to the in
temperate fesling shown in Petersburg on the
occasion of the governors veto of the char
ter for that city passed b. the Legislature,
says:
IF the wild extravaganza Of portion of
the white population of Petersburg conse-
quent upon the Gov eruor's veto is to be ac-
cepted as an indication of their ability to
control themselves, we shall be driven to the
painful conclusion tnat there we're stronger
and better grounds for the veto than any
urged by the Governor
y After stating that the Governor had eau
toned the Senators to maturely consider the
various provisions of the charter, the Wing
further says: 4
"ln answer he was advised to Withhold nv
expression of opinion upon the subject un
til the bill was presented to him for his g
nature, as it was we'll urged it would b.
charged that he was attempting tc influence
legislation. At this intimation he quietly
awaited the action of the House aud tEen
promptly invited conference with the most
distinguished Conservatives of the two
houses, all Of whom were active friends and
advocates Of the bill To them he stated
his difficulties and urged them as friends of
the measure to remove the stumbling blocks
out Of his pathway, to convince him that he
was in error, to give him but plank to stand
upon as he was anxious to be with his friends,
to think as they thought. Rut what was
the result? He was told by the very advo-
Gates of the bill, by those who had endorsed
it by their votes, that he was right to stand
firm, to veto the bill that it bad passed
without mature deliberation, and should be
arrested by his veto Such, we say, we're
the facts, to our personal knowledge."
Who were these members? Cannot the
Wing furnish the names? 1t is serious
reflection upon men, occupying the raspon-
sible position Of lawmakers for the people Of
Virginia. that such gross disregard Of their
representative duty should be charged against
them. Gov. Kemrsr Will stapd yindicated
in the estimation Of all fair minded men for
his patriot service 10 this emergency, while
chose who have been guilty of doing an ao-
Epowledged wrong under the party lash will
sland eternally condemned. - 49,.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-03-26
A Beautiful Extract.

The great and gifted THos. F. MARSHALL,
OF Kentucky, once upor q time delivered q
temperance speech IN the hall Of the House
Of Representatives Ia Washington, before tho
Congressional Total Abstinence Society, Of
which the following is one Of .Ae most elo.
quent passages;
Sir, | would not exchange the physical
sensations, the mere sense of animal being,
which belongs to man who totally refrains
from all that can intoxicate bis brain or de-,
range his nervons structure-the elasticity
with WHICH he boaqds from bis couch In thu
morning--the sweet repese it yields him at
night-the feeling with which be drinks iu,.
through bis clear eyes, the beauty and gram
deur OF surrounding nature l say, sir, I
would not exchange Fay conscious being as
strictly temperate man-the sense of reno
waited youth--she glad play with which my
pulses now beat healthfnl musc-the bound
ing ylvacity with which the lite blood coprs.
es ts exulsing way through every fbrs Of.
my trsme-the commupion high which my
healthtul ear and eye now hold with all tho
gorgeous universe of God-the splendors of
the morning, the softress of the evening sky
the bloom. the beauty, the verdure Of the
earth, the music Of the air and waters-with
all the grand associations Of external nature
re-opened to the fine avenue Of sense; no,
sir, though poverty dragged me-though
scorn pointed its slow finger at me as pass
ed-t6oush want and restitution, and every
element Of earthly misery. save only crime,
met my waking eye from day to day; not foI
the brightest and the nobest wreath that 2
ever encireled statesman's brow-not if.
some angel commissioned by Heaven, or.
some demon, rather, seat from hell, to test
the resisting strength Of virtuous resolution,
should tempt me back, with all the wealth
aud all the donors which world can be-
stow not for all that ti.Ae aud all that earth
eau give, would cast from me this precious
pledge Of liberated mind, this taIisman
against temptation, and plunge again into
the dangers a horrors which once beset nv
path so help me Heaven, as would spurn
beneath my very feet all tbs gifts the uul-
verse could offel, apd live and die as | am,
poor and SOBER '"'
Mr.. Marshall did not stiek to his pledge,
but the fact dues not detract 10 the least
FROM the beauty and force Of the language
we have quoted. Just now the utterances Of
nne SO we'll qualified to be heard upon the
subject of temperance will be read With more
than usual interest 80
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-03-26


r WHY PoTAToEs Run Our "A New York
farmer says: Some one asks why it is
chat potatoes so soon run out. There are
two grand reasons. There are but few po-
tatoes in a hill that are tit for seed. Come
are oVergrown, coarse, rank, and will not
transmit the original quality. Others are
undergrown, ard not full developed Seed
A potato of medium size, perfect in all it's
parts, with change of ground, will produce
lis like, ad anfnitum. One other reason,
cutting potatoes between the stem and seed
end continually, will demoraise the iustitu.
ton. 1t requires the stem and seed end to
make perfect seed, II cut, cut engthwise
Single eyes will run out any potato. There
is no other seed that will bear mutiation
like the potato; the Only wonder is, that it
docs not run out completely" Prairie
Fdrnses. '@
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-03-26
sTAUNTON, VIRGINIA. THURSDAY MARCH &c. 1874
THE VALLEY VIRGINIAN.
STA TON, VA
Thursday. ......-......-Marcll 90. 1924.
The Beautiful Gate of the Temple.


az AUTHOR OF tTHE scHoNBERG-coTTA FAMILY. "
im II
Little familiar gate!
Gate Of the home by the way ;
Hour for which daily to wait, 5as
Hour at the close Of the day,
Hand in hand closed pressed,
Arm never trusted in vain!
Heart in each other at rest,
Home, all. home again! sts AR
II 3a
Gate through which all must pass, aG.
Gate at the end of the way
Men call it a Gate Of Brass; ~
Aprisou-gate they say! a
Then think it can only divide,
Pitiless. heavy, and strong; ;{
But we who have looked inside
Know they have named it wrong.
Know it not strong. but weak, ee
F.. Its bars all shattered and slight: 7a.-
Mere bars Of shadow, that streak
And prove the inner light;
Gate where all bonds shall break, 3
All severed hearts unite.
III
Terrible, Beautiful Gate
Gate of the Temple of God!
Well through the day we may wait
Till it open for US our abode. ar
Hands in hands close prest,
Hearts past all parting and pain,
In God and each other at rest, 35%
Home, all Home again!
II Beautiful Gate of Life!
Gate at the end of the Way!
Well worth Days toll and strife, aseia
For that hour at the close of the day!
s9af r# ,"sf. y Good Words.