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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-06-04

SEAsONABLE EoOD.-The wholesomeness OF
food depends nearly as much on the time it is
taken as on the quantity. We have grown 80
luxurious i'll our physical as we'll az mental
tastes. that we ere constantly tempted to eat
things out of season. Yielding to the tempta-
ton, as we do, we pay the penalty. soon OF
late, in temporary or chronic arrangement Of
DIR health The meat which is excellent in
cold, may not be desirable in warm weather:
fish is best during spring and early summer
vegetables and fruit are nutritious when they
are fully ripened by sun and season, and not
artificially stimulated. Nature knows what she
is doing; she furnishes for every latitude the
productions tittest for such latitude.
We need variety, not so much at one time,
as from time to time. The delicacies OF the
season will not hurt us but the delicacies out
Of season certainly will, if long continued. The
appetite so faded as to crave oysters i'll July OF
Strawberries in December, needs careful cor
rection by the adoption Of the simplest habits.
The palate naturally relishes what nature has
near at hand. AS a rule, not only is the simp-
lest food the best food, but the most seasonable
is, in the long run, the most appetizlng. There
is no difficulty in determining what we should
eat. since the products of our climate show us
plainly, month by month. Fish, flesh, and
fruit, by their plumpness, tenderness and ripe
ness, themselves denote when they are ready
to be eaten. A sound stonlache will profit by
whatever an unspoiled palate enjoys.-Scribne'
for June.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-06-04

There is an end to kisses and to signs
There is end to laughter and to- tears;
An end to fair things that delight-tlle eyes,
An end to pleasant sounds that charm our ears
An end to enmitys foul libeling,
And to the gracious praise of tender friends
There is an end to all but one sweet thing
To love there is no end
That warrior carved an empire with his sword,
The empire now is but like himA-a name:
That statesman spoke, and burning word
kindled nations heart into a 1ame
Now naught is left but ashes, and we bring
Our homage to new men, to them we bend;
There is an end to all but one sweet thing
To love there is no end.
All beauty fades away, else, alas!
Mems eyes grow dim and they no beauty see;
The glorious shows of nature pass and pass,
Quickly they come, as quickly do they flee;
And he who hears the voice of welcoming,
Hears next the slow, sad farewell of his friend
There is an end to all but one sweet thing
To love there is no end
And for ourselves-our father where is hee
Gone, and a memory alone remains;
There is no refuge on mothers knee
For u.s. grown, old and sad with cares and pains;
Brotherless, sisterless, way we wend
To deaths dark house, from which we shall moi
rove,
And so we cease; and yet one thing hath no end
There is no end to love-
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-06-04

How LONG SHALL WE SLEEp?-The fact
is that as long as life becomes concentrated, ano
its pursuits more eager, short sleep and early
rising become impossible. We take more sleep
than onr ancestors; we take more because we
want more. .i4 hours sleep will do very well
for a plowman or a bricklayer, or any other
man who has no exhaustion but that produced
by manual labor, and the sooner lie takes it al
ter his labor is over the better. But for a man
whose labor is mental, the stress of work is on
his brain aud nervous system, and for him who
is tired in the evening with day OF mental
application neither early to bed nor early to rise
is wholesome. He needs letting down to the
level of repose. The longer the interval be-
tween the active use OF the brain and his re-
tirement to bed, the better his chance for sleep
and refreshment. To him an hour after mid
night is probably as good as two before it. and
even then his sleep will not so completely and
quickly restore him as it will his neishbor who
is physically tired. He must not only so to bed
later, but lie longer. His best sleep probably
lies in the early morning hours, when all the
nervous excitement has passed away, and he is
in absolute rest.-Science Of Health.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-06-04
Salaries Of Pastors.

| Compared with the niggardlness with which
| pastors were paid down to within the last ten
or fifteen years. the salaries now given are quite
| LIBERAL and as most Of our prominent congre-
cations provide parsonage for their minister
their support may be regarded as generous
The largest salary paid toany clergymen in the
country is to Mr.. Beecher-$l5, 900. Next TO
him come our city parishes: DR.. Potter of
Grace Church, and DR.. Morgan Dix, Trinity.
$4,000; DIR. Morgan, St. Thomas, $4,000 :;
DR.. Montgomery, Incarnation, DR.. Haight, St.
Paul's, and DIR. Swope, Trinity Chapel, the
same; DR.. Tying, $4,000, and DR.. Tying. ir.. the
same; DR.. John Cotton Smith, $1,000; DR..
Cooke, 49, 900. The lowest salary paid in the
Episcopal church is $1,000, and the entire sala-
ry list amounts to about 100000. Dr.. John
Hall, Presbyterian, receives $4,000 gold; Rev.
DR.. Thompson, Presbyterian, and DR.. Hast
ings, $4,000; Drs. Paxton, Northrup, Burchard,
and Hitchcock, $1,000 each; DR.. Elder, Bap-
fist, !$s, ooo-the highest salary paid by this de-
nomination Drs. Armitage, Kendrick and
pastors receive 81, 900. In the Reformed Church
Drs. Chambers, Ormiston, and De Witt receive
$4,000; Drs. Thompson and Rodgers, Sc, 000
and Drs. Hutton and Vaudeville, s., 900; three
are paid $1,000. DR.. Chapin's pay is $1,000;
Drs. Swetzer and Pullman, same denomination
(Univelsaiist), $4,000. One Methodist church
pays its pastor $1,000, two others pay $1,000
each, and ten more $4,000. One Lutheran
church pays $4,000, and another $4,000; some
Lutheran pastors receive less than 81. 200. The
salary of DIR. Bellows is s., 1000; DR.. Deems re-
ceves $1,000, and Rev. Chauncey Giles eSwee-
$500, All pastors OF Roman
Catholic churches receive $500 year, and as
sistants 800.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-06-04

WoMAN.-Place her among flowers, foster
her of tender plant, and she is a thing of fan
cy, waywardness and folly-annoyed by dew
drop, fretted by the touch of blutterfly's wing,
and ready to faint at the sound Of Il beetle. and
she is overpewered by the perfume of a rosc-
bud. But let real calamity come, rouse her af-
fections, cnkindle the fires Of her heart, and
mark her then; how heart strengthens itself
how strong is her heart, place her i'll the heat
OF the battle-give her child, bird-any-
thing to protect-and see her in relative ill.,
stance, lifting her white arms rs shield as her
own blood crimsons her upturiied forehead,
praying for life to protect the helpless. Trans
plant her in the dark places of earth, call forth
her energies to action, and her breath becomes
healing, her presence a blessing. She dis
pntes inch by inch the stride of stalking pes
thence, when man, the strong and brave' pale.
and affrighted, slrinks away. Misfortune
haunts her not; she wears away life of silent
endurance and goes forward with less timids
ty than to her bridal. In prosperity she Is 1
bud full of orders, waiting but for the winds Of
adversely to scatter them abroad-pure gold
valuable, but untried in the furnace. In short
woman is a mracle-a mystery, the centre
from which radiates the gaeat charm Of cxis-
lance.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-06-04

SINGULAR, IF ALL TRUE.-The Washington
Chronicle gives an account of the exhibition Of
the wonderful power OF a Tightening churn,"
at the residence of the Commissioners ofSPat-
ents, when large company of ladies and gen.
tlemen were present to see pint Of milk con-
verified into butter in less than one minute It
is the general opinion that the butter was made
to come, in this singular manner, BY galV:.tia
current produced by the warm water, salt and
saltpeter placed within an under metallic cylin
der which incloses the one in which the milk is
placed.
The inventor says the peculiar composition
and preparation of metal used in the several
cylinders Of the churn are secret which will not
be made public. 1t is claimed that practically
working, five pounds of butter can be l,atie out
OF a gallon OF milk; yet high as seven pounds
and three-quarters have been made out of one
gallon Of pure milk, fresh from the COW. Some
objections has been urged against calling the
product so obtained butter. 1t appears to be
the result of granuation of all the nutritious
particles OF the milk in a mass, resembling, in
all respects, ordinary butter, from which il can
not be distinguished. 1t can be manufactured
at a cost of about five cents Il pound. The in
,entor has been invited to churn before the
President.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-06-04
CANN1BA1rsm IN ACKNOWLEDGMENT,

CANNIBALIs1IN CoLoRADo.-Washingt
May 25.-The agent Los Pinos Indian Agency
Colorado, reports to the Commissioner OF In
dian affairs the circumstances by which five
msn lost their lives lately while on the Ute tn
dian Reservation. One of a party of six, or
arriving at the agency. was questioned as te
what become OF his companions. He said that
they had probably died from hunger and cold,
since they left him to his fate when his feel
were frozen. After closer investigation there
being suspicious circumstances, the man, whose
name is Packer, confessed under oath that one
after another Of these five persons had been
killed and eaten, and he himself had killed the
last remaining man only about twenty miles
from the agency. He excepted only the first
two victims, of whom he spoke as having died
from starvation. He said that they ate the
dead bodies before beginning to kill one anoth-
er. Packer has been turned over to the CHI
magistrate, who will investigatethe affair, bYse
regular inquest. and he will be proceeded a
gainst in accordance with the law.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-06-04

SHUT YOUR MoUTH.-Prof. Tindalls lee
lures Oh dust and haze and the air we breathe,
have produced profound impression. Every
man has natural respirator with which to strain
the air he inhales Holy Writ informs us .'rhe
breath of life was breathed into man s nostrlls
and through his nose, and not through ms
mouth it was intended he should s BREATH ansa mr
rule SLEEP with the mouth closely shut, avoid
ing the dangers Of malarious Or residential
atphsre and the organic os gsrms wh s5 pGo
air. Catlin gives all account of a voyage be
tween two South American points, in which
thirty GU eighty passengers died Of yellow
fever. Careful observation satisfied him that,
with scarcely an exception, the victims were
who hantaa pshs ID y nTGuyh fa ths
an vI, cHolera. he noticed the same exemption
from disease on the part Of those who breathed
through the nostrils only and the impression
a tract that should be generally read with the
title. ssKeep. your mouth shut"
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-06-04
The Unattalnable.

1t CHANGED that as Wandered on my way
| One Summers day,
With thoughts that tended into fancies quaint. =
came anear streamlet running clear
Like school-boy glad what time he flies restraint,
| And on its brink
| A contemplative ass had paused TO think
He stood reflective, gazing far away:
AS who should say;
This slumbrous Summer noon is nowise ct
For aught OF toll its brightness to assaii;
But in the lap OF dreamy thoughts to sit
And gather so
Such peace OF mind as law asses know
quite lost in contemplation deep was he:
Nor needed me;
one ear did somewhat droop, as with tho veiehx
VI portiy n.y. which gravely hung thereby,
In seeming comfort and contentment great;
Nor deemed that he
Was otherwise than erst fly should he
oh ass said, What perfect rest is thine
What peace benign! '
Dose thou not know such leisure cannot Eastps
e:hast thou no fear of blows still due thee here..
AS debts on the page by fate forecast P"
He oHered no reply,
But with his hind foot calmly brushed that Az
~ u.s. SAID the pleasant hours are few
my Journey through,
Dose thou not dread what you may come to pass,,
ME 'hinks perchance thine utter nonchalance.
May be because, in truth, thou art an ass,
Thus I, in brief
lie naught, but used his tongue for handkerchief
-" -
o. fss" said. 'canst thou not teach to me sereni:
ty,
And full enjoyment of the passing hour?
Without one vain regret ceaseless weary fret..
Toward what future ills may darkly lower ?"
He turned his head
Full solemn winked he, but no word said.
Nor have ever learned the potent plan
From man,
OF how to rest content with present good:
Without foreboding vain, or retrospective pain
10 mar the most complacent peaceful mood;
Nor is it true
That-any folk but asses reach thereto.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-06-04

BOUND TO BE MARRIED.-A correspondent
gives the Newton On. H) Register an account
OF a recent wedding ceremony in Wapack town.
ship, near Flatbrookville, in that State, which
was somewhat in this way:
A Young woman of that vicinity had ibecome
enamored with young man of Pennsylvania
BIRTH who has been living in Saltwater town.
ship for some time. Desiring to get s'splced,"
they offered certain local preacher living near
by S. to do the Job. He informed them, with
many regrets, hat he was unauthorized to per-
form the ceremony They then dispatched
message to corpulent squire residing in the
Flatbrook valley, who agreed to come and mar
ry them. Shortly after he arrived the mother
Of the would-be bride, who had been absent
from home, returned, and discovered the stu
alton. Selling board some three or four feet
long and six inches wide, she proceeded to be-
labor all parties concerned. She drove her
daughter to the garnet. and her would-be SON.
in-law out of doors. The Squire began to ex-
postulate with the excited woman, when she
sprang at him, and told him to leave. He o.
beyed the command, but when he reached the
middle of the road he told the sorrowing par
ties to come to him and he would make them
one. This stilli further enraged the mother,
and she charged upon the Squire and forced
him to flee homeward. Later in the day the
disappointed bride and groom were seen to-
gether weeping and bewailng the state Of af-
fairs. The result of the conference was that
early next morning they presented themselves
before the squire in his barnyard lie asked
them to go to the house, but, having learned
wisdom from experiences, they declined, stating
that they desired to be married on the spot, be-
fore the britle's mother SHOULD be out on the
war-patb. Without further delay the twain
were made one. the only living witnesses being
the cattle which surrounded them, and which
stood by chewing their cuds.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-06-04
miscellaneous.
SOMETHING NEW FOR
HOU SEX e E 2 e e S
AND
HEADS OF FAMILIES.
SOMETHING NEW FOR EVERYBODY.
GOODS SOLID
At BALTIMORE PRICES,
and delivered within the city
FREE OF CHARGE.

Our store is now filed with one of the mos
complete and choicest stacks of Groceries, spices
canned Goods, Household sundries and family
supplies generally. unsurpassed by any nous
shis side Of tine Blue Ridge, and uneqnalled pJ
any like establishment in the East.
This establishment, differing, as 1t does IRON
every other in this city, offers peculiar auVanla
ees to all buyers, and we earnestly am '"o P"'
ronaee of the people.
W. h.re olwavs on hand full line of prime
rrocar;es and a complete assortment of family
supplies
,Eeas. full line, the largest in this section
,eousistsng of Gunpnwier, Imperial, Dung NY
son. Oolong, English Breakfast and Japan, OF
qualities and prices defying competition.
Broma, Cocoa, Chocolate, RacAabout and 9TH
-er delicious beverages.
C0afectioneries and Preserved Goods IN
great variety, Cheese, Crackers, Apple ouher.
Mackere. Herring aud Cod Fish, Molasses and
Syrups, Family Bacon, Lard and Butter, qlne-
gar, &c.
Spices, a general AMI complete line, whoie
Z and ground, guaranteed fresh ana pure.
Yermacelli, Maccaroni, Starch. FiaVorlng TX
tracts, Said Oils, Sauces. prepared orseradish,
Essences, Backing, Shoe AMI stove Polish,
laundry Blue. Washing ard Toilet Soaps and
Housekeepers' Sundres generally.
Brooms, Whispe. Buckets, Tubs. Pails Bowls,
Baskets Trays, Washhoards, Dippers, and Dust
ing and shoe Brushes. aud thousand and one
other articles.
Tobacco. chewing and smoking. of superb
or grades. and the finest brands of imported and
domestic Cigars.
Canned Goods. embracing every variety
of fruit and We setables put up expressly for fam
lily use Fresh aud spicsd Salmon and Oysters,
HOLSTERS, Potted Ham. Chicken, Turkey. Beef
Tongue, and American and English Pickes
OF every kind. and Nick NacAs generally, for
Lunches Parties and Tourists
TURNER & HARMAN.
mar 26 Main street. Stanton, Va.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-06-04

Observation-Disclosures Breeding, living in the
Blue Ridge No 2 Furnace was almost iastan :
ly killed by the falling Of q tree, Monday
last, which he was cutting down for cord wood.
1t seems that the tree he was cutting lodged a.
gainst another and in cutting that one down he,
was struck bya large limb. He lived about III,
hour suffering intensely. He leaves q wife ant.
several children i'll poor. circs,mstances.-Paye
Courier,
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-06-04

HoRsERAD1sH SAUcE-Scrape one or moro
sticks of horseradish very. fine; indeed, to CRATE
it is best. Have a good tablespoonful; put it
in your sauce-tureen with a teaspoonful' 81:
made mustard. a teaspoonful of salt, two ia
blespoonfuls of good vinegar and three table
spoonsfuls Of rich cream. This is all excellent
and Well-trled recipe.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-06-04

A young Frenchman, son to merchant in
Paris, has lately published the memoirs of his
life which begin in the following curious MAJ :
ner: II am the son Of Pierre Bertrand and
Co..
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-06-04

RIBBoNs.-Europe produces annually sS5,
100000 value of ribbons, fully one half Of whicl,
are made in France, Paris being the chief mar
ket, aud st. Etinne, Lyons, and the depart
ment of the Loire the great producing centers,
Tome Tome value est Gd toie prS sas m IT. E
industry has been much extended OF late years.
England and America do not purchase their
ribbons from Paris, but draw them directly
from St. Etinne and Lyons.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-06-04

Two young ladies OF: Lacrosse were stand
ing by the side of a ditch thirteen feet wide,
which they didn't know how to cross, when
their escort said ''snakes ~ and they. cleared
it at Il bound. ''H
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-06-04

II twenty seven inches Of snow give three
inches of water, how much milk will Il COW sEye
# d on turnips? Multiply the flakes by the
hair on the cows tail, then divide the product
by turnp, add pound OF chalk, multiply
h. whole by the pump, and the total will be
The ansWer,
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-06-04

The Richmond Whigl publishes statistics,
showing that since last Christmas the loans and
city have increased s3oo,515, the individual de-
posts 1922, 726, and the circulation 500, 500 );
but compared with September 18th Qoefore the
financial panic the loans are now 85o7.S 76 be-
low those outstanding at that time. and the de
posts s404, 1873 less, whilst the circulation is
SO, 500 more,
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-06-04

A peevish English moralist complains TINT
the ladies Of the preoent day have red bosolfs,
red cheeks, and red elbows, and. indeed, arg
well red in everything but in books.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-06-04

The Court of Inquiry demanded by Gen.
Howard to investigate the charges that had
been preferred againt him by newspaper cor
respondents and oti ers, after patient invasti-
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-06-04

Oliver Optics Magazine says the United
States has ses enty-five thousanf1 miles of tele-
graph. No other nation has half as many
Russia has thirty-one thousand, Germany TWEEN
six thousand the United Kingdom twenty-four
thousand, and France twenty-three thousand
miles.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-06-04

A reporter on an Iowa paper wrote Eyes
terday morning winter and spring kissed each
other in the sunrise, and each spread its choc-
est favor ON the purple air." He was married
next day.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-06-04

a young lady who had recently given an Or.
der to milliner for her. h.aanet, said: 'YoUs
are to make it plain, but at tile SAME time.
smart, as | sitin conspicuous place in church,
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-06-04

The Washington Chronicle announces the
death in that city of Mrs. Ed. NJ. McCook, wife
of General McCook, whose nomination as Gov
ernor Of Colorado is now pending in the Sen
ate. The Chronicle says g her disease was ty-
phoid pneumonia snperinduced by nervous
prostration, growing out of certain attempts to
defeat her husbands confirmation, even at the
resort OF personal defamation OF his wife,
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-06-04
Evler, Copper e CO..
STAUNrON, VA,
NGINEEEss, FOUNDERS, AND

NGINEEEss, FOUNDERS. AND
HaAC7IINHsTs.
anufacture portable and stationary Siea.n En-
zines. Saw Mills, NJ nmg and Mill Machn-
ery Cur Wheels. Railroad Trucks, Der
ricks SHIFTING. Pu!leys, and Hang
ers, Pitts Thresh ng Machine
Repairs. Plows and Pow
Castings. Hay Rakes,
Straw Cutters,
&c. NC.
We d,sira te e.nress our appreciation Of the.
liberal patr mage bestowed upon us during The
last two wears by y generous public. Our bnsi-
ness firm being made mp principally OF sttang-
sers from distance. we had no reason
to expect the patronage OF the community OF
our adoption except so far as It was founded
anon a determination to mike oar work compare
tayorabiv iu price and quality. with that OF first
elias, CITY shops and conviction hat, by so do
aug, we would merit and obtain large share OF
that class of work. which has not heretofore been
undertaken in this section, but when hao 10 nc
brought from the cities The result mas proved
the reasonableness of oar e1peeti't"hs' anu en-
courages us to press forward with removed ehef-
nv. and with ever increasing aud enlarglng ia
cilities
We invite an inspection of orr shops by those
contem plating the purchase of machinery
we ealeavor to make ali our purchases for
cash, and having limited amount OF capi'a,' we
are consequently compelled 10 require cash OF
Negotiable note, at short time, for all work. :,
For the quality of our work. we take the lib
erty of referring to the following gentlemen
among the many from whom we have received
orders.
Col, L. r. Smoot, Buffalo Gap Furnace.
D. F. Mohler, Goshen Bridge,
Witt & Holt. Stanton,
Nm. Steele, Moffett's Greek, P. o.
Cook & Lyman, Ciine's Mill.
D..J. Hyden. Sherando,
Jacob Hanger, Churchville,
C. G. Mcclure, C
j. E. Landes Long Glade P. o.
A. j. Rahm. Richmond. feb OIL
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-06-04


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