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HOW a MhIn Snake Fights.

Reader, did you ever see whip
snake? We did not, but we heard OF
one. A short time since, while James
Christian was returning to bis mines,
he encountered whip snake five feet
long. In trying to kilis it the snake
turned upon him and made desperate
fight. 1t struck at him repeatedly with
its tail, cracking it like whip. After
killing it Mr.. Christian made an exam
nation of the s'sarpent." Its length was
fully five feet, two of which were plat
ted like q cartcr's whip. The plat seem
ed to consist of four strands, and taper
ed down to what might be termed
cracker. This species of serpent Is e1.
ceedingly rare (but we should think
iively5, and many naturalits doubt its
existence n anywhere, but as Mr.. Chris
tian is a gentleman of undonbtea9 TED. ssl, y
acity, it is certain that, IN aou1sIS nss-oen
its many other rare attractions MOLE pa =
county has, OF had, tho whip snAAe
Versailles MOI Gazette.
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SABBATH ~ rfiE CoUNrK,

row scars the lark in heavens ewes:
through leafy crypt now steals the stream
with ssllow dimple, sword-blade CLEAN,
And giimpses Of divine surprise.
Heaven'sfy GOLDEN FIRE aud ar OF blUe,
Are d. Pred about the bowery world;
Wijhlrher holy bosom hurled
The sun has drunk the roses dew
The landscape all around is fair,
But this remains. the heart and gem
with stealing stream, and graceful stem,
And sunlit park, and sweet parterre.
The vista fHscinates my gase:I
/ lin er in a blessed trance,
See in q dream the waters glance,
And things that are the food Of praise.
In many quiet cottage round
Japonica, glory giows;
Her ruby-cOlored sister blows
ana purple pansies gem the ground.
The first laburnum droops her curls,
And mingies with the Llac's locks;
Der golden meadows browse the focks;
The orchard blossom types sweet girls.
Ths sweet briar sheds its heavenly breath;
pass the wall-fower's rich Perfume:
And chestnut with its tin-freaked plumes:
world 70 hanish dreams Of death
E TIE scent of hower, the song Of bird,
- Iisef-sfia 3 lry SIC Ie.i sefi,
We shave a soulfor, not word.
Unless II be--the breath of God;
WHICH also breathes in yon church-b bell;
II breaks on me with what a spell
Across the May embroidered sod
Earth, clothed with Sabbath, thou art fair;
Ye two upon each other act
The Sabbath sleeps the lowery tract,
And finer seems to make the air.
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whar want you for put me. How you
| is gwine get me gain ?"
Den wolf berry mad cause e see rab-
bit too wise man for him. + home an
tell e wife, No rabbit soup for dinner
to-day" an dey biggin for contribe, an
dey mex plan for get rabbit for come to
deir house. So, one day, wolf wife call
neighbor dog an tell um, "Nelghbor
dog, l want you for do one erran' for
me. want you for git on you hoss an
ride fars' as you kin to rabbit doc an
tell brudder rabbit wolf dead, an fo' e
die e Ieabe solemn word e don want
nobody else for lay um out but brudder
rabbit. An do, neighbor dog, beg um
for come ober quick as e kin so we all
kin hab de funeral, for wolf say e won't
hab nobordy for lay um out but brud-
der rabbit"
So neighbor dog e git ON e hoss an
ride fars' as e kin to rabbit doo'. Den
e knock an say, "Brudder rabbit,
brudder wolf dead an e leSbe solum
word e won't have nobordy for lay um
out but brudder rabbit"
Rabbit say, Chow, bruddeg Yc.ls11
dead p Yes, e die las ~IlisSss--ss-S. a
sia'e want nebcray fu1s hay unn Fout, an
sister wolf beg y'ou for come ober, an
lay um out quick as you kin so dey all
kin have de se.tin' mp.
So rabbit git on 'e hoss an ride TO
wolf doc; den e knock an say, "Howl
L yeardy brudder wolf dead. -" Wolf
wife say, Eyes, e dead for true, an fo'
e dies e leabe solum word e amt want
nobordy else for lay um out but brud-
der rabbit"
Den rabbit say, g Kin [ shum ?' (see
him. SO wolf wife TUX um in de bed
room an show um wolf lie on de bed
cober up wild a sheet. Rabbid lif mp
de corner OBJ de sheet an peep at wolf.
Wolf nebber wink ! So rabbit TUX out
e snuff box an drop one leetle grain OF
snuff on wolf nose, an wolf sneeze
Den rabbit say, " Hill how can dead
man sneeze ?" 50 e got ON e hoss an
ride home fars' as e kin. An wolf see
rabbit too wise man for him, an nebber
try to cotch UNI no mo-.
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SOUT II.

Fully one-third of Louisiana is un-
der water, which is from one to twof feet deep.
-.IQhn Jefferson has been sentenced to
hPurnged at Memphis Aug T. for the murder
y Dick Harris both colored.
Gen. Edward w. CAN'T, of Arkansas.
- - suddcnly at T.fttls Ecck. Jane Il
ssaaaelsestsss 1850, put tnever took
r4i al the war having begun before his
- sommenced
ambrose b. Coe, who shot and killed
Bliss Abbie Summers because she would not
marry him. has been sentenced to imprison-
ment for life, in Missouri. The trial of the
case has cost the state s20. 900.
Miss Sallie Smith, about seventeen
years of age. student Of the female schoo
at Oakland, KY. was fatally burned last week
during the school exhibition exercises. She
was standing on the stage near coal oil lamp
flames. --e- -
DIR. S. d. Crittenden was shot and
killed by young man named Hall, few DAYS
ago in Conway county. Ark. A sberif',
posse went in search of Hall and found him
when tight ensued in which one of the
sheriff s posse was killed and another wounded
Hall was wounded aud captured
George W. Grayson, sheriff of Clay
ounty, Arkansas, has been arrested CHARGED
with abseouding from that county with five
thousand dollars of the public funds. GRAY
son denies embezzlement and states that the
charge against him is a piece of rersecuts on
growing out of the Brooks-Baxter difficulty
he being Brooks man.
Charles Claiborne, clerk of Judge
Durell's court at New Oaeans, left that city on
the l4th Of May to go, as supposed. across the
lake for his health Fully two weeks elapsed
before any grave suspicious were aroused. It
was finally discovered, however, that Mr..
Claiborne had left the country-for Europe
and that he had stolen $50 600 Of the funds of
the court.
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body by rewarding the excellent few
James Parton, IN Harper's Magazine
ROCKY MOUNTAIN STORMS.
Have they Any Effect on the Wenth'
and Harvest OufIooKE

and Harvest Outlook.
The current Weather Review just
published, contains data of last months
weather, interesting and useful in the
crop calculations of the season. The
very valuable chart, showing the dis
tribution of rain proves that the pre-
cipitation in May was IN a manner re-
markably Complementary to that of
April, the districts flooded IN the for
mer month escaping excess In the lat
ter month, and those suffering def
cheney before were generally replen-
ished. The southern and interior dis
tricts, whose wheat crops ripen early,
had no wetting and destructive W ather
to rot the harvested grain, while the
rainfall on the seaboard has been very
nearly just what the crQAs need.
The reports slow that in the interior
of Virginia, Wisconsin, Iowa, and In
diana the-.>-sSth was dry and the tenn
perature high, but that heavy devs pre-
Aailed, so that no detriment to the
crops is complained of. These are fa-
vorable returns from the agricultur-
ist, especially when combined with the
thermometric data for the same pc
riod. The isothermal chart reveals
decided superabundanee of tempera-
buIc III iHO huNl
states, which, as we know, has been,
since May closed, extended over the en-
tire seaboard.
The electrical phenomena have been
peculiarly violent and frequent, and on
Pixies Peak for twelve days, IN the lat
ter half of the month, they were among
the most interesting and instructive on
record, being almost daily attended by
hail storms and thunder storms. We
might, therefore, very properly inquire
whether the prevalence of these violent
thunder storms in the Rocky mountains
toward the end of May does not explain
the similar phenomenon over the east
ern side of the country? And, if so,
would not the indications from Pixies
Peak furnish an intimation to the west
ern farmers of the coming tornadoes
and hail tempests ? The summer wes-
terly winds, which do the work of con-
densing the clouds and squeezing out
their vapOr on the soil Of the interior
and seaboard states, come largely from
the Rocky mountains. They travel, in
the high aerial regions, with twice the
velocity of an express train without
and transport the thermal
condition eastward with marvellous
pidity. With a little study of the tri-
daily data from which these monthly
are made up we doubt not
the private citizen, the farmer and
could gain great advan-
lages III their respective occupations.
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GENERAL.

Fires: AT Canton, Mo-, June II, a
block Of buildings; loss, $50, ,O0O Near Ha-
Egerstown, Md, June IS, the Antietam paper
mill; loss, $40, 1000. AT Taunton, Mass,
June 1S the stables of the Bristol county ag-
ricultural society, with fourteen horses, etc :;
loss, $4,000. -. AT New York, June II, the
factory of the National chemical wood-treat-
ment company; loss, SIS, 600 49, At London
Ont, June II, the main building of the On
tario car-works loss, $50, 900. -. At Usage
City, Mo-, June IL, Carter's louring-mill; loss,
$40, 1000. At Pittsburg, Pa, june II, the
glass-works of William Frank & Son; loss,
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NEWS OF THE WEEK.
EAST.

parading the streets at Van Vert, Ohio, last
week, the tiger, which was riding on top of a
wagon, became enraged at something and
made terrible attack on it's keeper, Mile De
Graner Lee, badly laeerating her hand and
limbs and tearing her clothes in shreds. She
retained her presence of mind and succeeded
in keeping the beast Psrtly cowed until it was
secured. when she tainted. Her injuries are
not dangerous
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accidents, this will prove prosperous
year for American farmers. The wheat
crop is in many sections as well assured
as a wheat crop can be before harvest
ing. The west will have a good surplus
of grain to export, and the south, with
the promise of good cotton crop, will
also have an unusually large quantity
of grain for home consumptiC n. -NeW
York World.
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USEFUL NEWSPAPERS. Newspapers
beginning to be appreciated. It is
found that they are better than cedar
chests for keeping wooden clothing in,
over summer the moths don't like to
tackle the newspapers they know bet
ter. Whip the coats, shawls, ETC.,
thoroughly particularly about the
seams then fold them snugly in
large printed sheet, and paste the pa
per tisht-gum-arabi mucilage is best.
Then fasten it all tightly in a linen or
cotton sheet. This, we are assured by
those who have had years of experience
with all kinds of preventives, is the
most effectual projection of woolen
clothing from the rayUges of moths.
s AM not much for shtump spakin'."
declared a candidate &c but for honesty
and capacity and integrity, bate the
divil-so do"
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..{0nr1rt'ass Notices.
FtoM AitssfoNER's OFFICE,

COMMISSIONERS OFFICE.
To the Central National Bank of Frederick, Mary
land Plaintiff, and C.lesley Kinney, H. NJ beil, Da-
vidsS Bell n. X. Trout, Rev. J.. S. Reed. Atmlhis-
tratcr de bonis non with the sill annexed OF t. NJ
Kyle, deceased, and Margaret s. Narnan, Exact,
tlix of VIM il. Harnan, deceased, Defendants, ana
to all parties interested in the following STYLED Suit
:qakc Notice that III pursuance Of decree 81 the
Circuit Court for Augusta county, rendered GU. ~
l2f4 u a e,sA pe:Iiin therein i'll ChanccrJs itlls,I
name and style OF The Central National Bahh OF
Frederick Md, vs., Cncsley Kinney and als snail,
on MONDAY. the 2lst day of EeEAIBER
1874 at my Office i'll stanton, proceed to take and
restateste accounts heretofore ordered and noalfy
the same, the evidence introduced before me may
require.
| At which time ana place you are required to at
tend and all lien creditors "a Chesev Kinney are
required then and there, to attend and file WITH The
undersigned proper evidence of their claims.
Given under my hand Us Commissioner i'll Chance
ry OF aidCourt the day and year1rSt aforesaid
nov ls-4t j. w. GltEENSMlEll Com I.
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chesapeake a,,ta ss5z5o EsaiEroadCn and after
~ Sunday April 18th, 1871, Passenger Tra.lls will

chesapeake a,,ta ss5z5o Esaisro<siOn and after
~ Sunday, April 18th, 1871 Passenger TRAINS will
run as follows: ~
FROM STAUNrON.
1G25 A. NJ, MAI. TEAIN:-For Ciarlottesville, Cor
louisville, Richmond, and all intermediate Stations,
daily. Except Sunday) arriving atRiehmond at II
This train connects ut Charlottesville Tor
Bristol Knoxville, Chattanooga and the South, and
at esor.oiisve for Alexandria, Washington and the
North.
1l40 P. ~. ExFREss-Tor Charlottesville, Gordons-
vile and Richmond daily, Except Sunday arriving
at Richmond $40 Il. H.: This train connects at Char
lottcsve for Lynch burg, Bristol knoNville Chatta-
nooa and the South; AT Gordonsyi for AieSailrla,
Washington and the North, and at Eielnond for
Petersburg, Norfolk Weldon, Wilmington, Charles
ton. Savannah, Danyie, Greensboro, Charlotte, and
ali points Southeast.
3:42 A: No ciSciSs.ATI EXPRESS For Goshen, Mill
horo. Co,-ingto,a. White Sulphur and all Stations
West OF White sulphur daily Except Sunday arriv-
at Huntington $50 THIS train connects at Hull
tington with the Company's Steamers, Bottona and
Fleetwood arriving at Cincinnati 600 a. M Ill time
to connect with the Morning Trains on all the differ
ent lines running out of Cincinnati.
1856 p NJ, NJ All. TRAIN.-For Hinton and all inter
mediate Stations daily, Except sunday arriving at
Hinton 1915 p. m
3:45 a. m, Accommodation Train for Richmond,
and all intermediate stations. on MONDAY morn
ings only. arriving at Richmond $3.50 q. III.
Ie-For rates, Tickets and Information, apply to J..
W. HOPKINS Agent Staunton, Va.
EDGAR VLIET,
A. II PERRY, }Genu Passenger and Ticket Agt.
.sr CSen1 Supt.S le 20
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4 ssignee's Sale Of Real Estate.

Pursuant to decree Of tn United States District
Court for the western District of Virginia. in the
matterof 5anses NJ. Bly,, bank upt, the lndersign-
cd Assignee, will, on
THURSDAY. DECEMBER 3Ist, 1874
on the premises, at public Auction to the highest
bidder proceed to sell all the real estate belonging
to said James NJ Bly, i'll said proceedings mention
ed, consisting OF
TWO TfsscTs OF 1AsxDe
adjoining each other, lying and situate about IL
miles east eff Strasbufg Shenandoah county Va on,
the ridge known Calm Ill., and on eth side OF
u road known as the Mud Zane.
One Tract containing SO Acles, 1nUfe> or Tess.
and the other containing 49, Acres, more or
less.
The said property is fair auaIty of Slate land
and lies we'll and on each tract ti"ye Is snail b.st
comfortable dwelling house.
TERMS OFSALE.-One-fourtll The purchase mon
cy cash day of sale and the residue in two eoual
annual instruments. for which tie purchaser is to
give bond with approved security, bearing interest
from day OF sale.
Sale to begin at Ii O'Clock, a. m.
dec 3-tds O3LD FUNK, Assignee.
SI,he latest and best ICE CREAM FREEZER.
L For sale very low, by
tane IL WOODS & GILkEsON.
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FITS CUssED FEeEE!

Any person suffering from the above disease is
req ested to address Dr. Price. and trial bottle OF
aicne will be forwarded by express
FREE!
The only cost being the express charges, which
owing TO my large business are small,
Dr. Price is regular physician, and has made the
treatment OF
FITS OR EPILEPSY
astudy for years, and he Will warrant q cure by the
of his remedy.
Do not fail to send to him for q tia! bottle; il
costs nothing, and he
WILL CURE YOU,
10 matter of how long standing your case may be
or how many OF her remedies may have failed.
Circulars and Testimonials sent with
i-s FREE TRIAL BOTTLE.
Be particular to give your Express, as well as your
Post Office direction and Address,
DIR. CHAs. r. PRICE,
Gee Sly Ct William Street New York.
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Sale of Valuable CITY Esrop,e~ly

IN MONDAY THE 18th DAY or JANUARY 1877
~ At Ii o'clock A. NJ, (if fair dag and if NOT,
then he next air dsy thereafter), there viii be sold
at Pubic Auction, il front If the Court House, that
very desirable City property now owned by o. G. Nor
ris near the Market House
Terms made known Oh Cay sale.
This valuable property is susceptible of division
and can be purchased privately iii part in whole
before day of sale.
For further particulars apply to 0. c. Morris orto
j. FREIe, EFFJNGER.-
November l., ls74-tds
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Commissioners.

TINTED STATES COMMISSIONERS OFFICE, =
" 81, Halrisonb;rs, Va, Nov.@5tll, 1871.
TO Alfred Plumb, bankrupt, John Paul, Assignee
of SAID bankrupt Marshall Hanger, Trustee, anu
any creditorof said bankrupt
You are hereby notified that have hxed upon
Thursday,th 3st GHy of Dcsamlvr. 1871, at my Of
fair day thereafter, (sunday cyccpted) to take an
account OF all the liens AMI their priorties on the
estate of said bankrupt by decree of the District
Court OF the United States for the western District
of Va rendered the 18th day of October, 18Th in
the bankrupt matter Of said Alfred Plumb, at which
time and place you and each of you are required to
attend. Given under my hand, as commissioner i'll
clanccry, the day and year aforesaid.
f'H WAI. j. POINTS. Comr.
John Paul, Assignee. dee SIT
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w AsIIrNGTON CITY, VIRGINIA MIDLAND
w III AN,D GREAT SOUTHERN RAILROAD
n (I.ate- o., A. s. NJ. R. r.
DnuIllc DalY nntWnnu lnnViln and W2Shin atOu.

Q4atc- o., A. s. NJ. r. R.
Double Daily, between Danvile and Washington,
Baltimore, Philadelphia ana New York. Between
Baltimore and Danville without change of cars
On and after Monday, NdTetnbers 8, 1874.
SOUTIIWARD-Leave Baltimore at 500 a nj and 81
90 N. Leave Washington 7:08 a IN and 7:o5 p IN
Alexandria 7:55 ana $50 p IA Gofdonsville 1928
p and IL: night Charlottesville 1888 p and 1850 q
IN LynchFurg 500 p m 4:l5 Il m. and arrive at Dan
vile $40 p IN and 7:30 connecting at Gordons-
vile with Ches. s. Ohio Road east and west; at
Lynchburg, with Atlantic, Miss and Ohio to West
and Southwest. and, at Danville, with the Piedmont
Airline, TO all points i'll North and South Carolina,
Georgia, Florida and the Southwest.
observation-disclosures DanyiIie BPS m and 400 p
Lync.lburg at sos m and 16:l5 m; Charottes-
vile 1866 p and 1i6 Gordonsvc at 1:30 p m
and 2:l0 arrive at Alexandria $50 III 6l5
Washington at 6:33 p III and 653Sa and at Bati-
$50 ana geo connecting at Lynchburg,
with trains from west on A., M. & 0. r. r. at Char
at WaShngton to the West and all the Eastern
cities; ut Baltimore to Philadelphia and New York
MANASSAS. DIVISION.-Passcnger train leaves
Alexandria daily, except Sunday, with Milan Line
train, at 7:55 leave Manassas duactio at 9,i5
and arrives atsBrasburg June. 1870 y III Leave
Strasburg at Loo n and arrives at Manassas June.
ton at 425 p. H.. connecting with Main Line Train
to Alexandria, Washington and with all Northern
and Western trains. GOOD connections at StraSbu g
both to Winchester and HarrSonburg.
Special attention is called TO the fact that fl
supply OF through tickets to all points south Of OAR
Vile is now offered at the principal offices OF the
company. ]. II. Biz ADUS,
nov l2-if General Tickv, A Mt
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TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED
i States for the Western District q VI

i
In the matter OF John Il .IWartmann. bankrupt
Ordered HAT this cause be +, ferred to a. NJ. New
man special COMMISSIONER, 10 ttFe, state ana SET
tie an account OF the Iies apon the lands OF the
counts rs asi3 s,tHt in interest may require, or 70
him may seem pert neAt. -Four weeks notice OF ne
time snti,Blace of taking the same, ny publication
in the Valley Virginan and Rockingham Rs5iis9eF'
shall be equivalent to personal service ON all par
tics Interested. Extract from the Decree
COMMISSION OFFICE,
Harrisonburg, Nov. IL 1874.
To all persons holding liens against the said Bank
rupt. r., -
Friday the 18th dsy OF December 1874, at my office
WIN take The account required 10y the above q,
If which time and place you are required TO attend
and prove your liens
aforesaid; the day and year aforesaid.
nov l9-4t A. n. NEWM MAN, Spec. Conf
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TINTED STATES COMMISSIONERS OFFICE
~ Harrison hurp. Va. NOY. 2ltn, l87

TINTED STATES COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
" liarrisonburg Va, Nov 25th, 1874.
70 Sa1nued Lands, bankrupt John Paul Assg
nee Of said bankrupt, and any creditor of said
bankrupt.
You are hereby notified that have fixed upon
Tuesday. the 10Th day OF December 1874, at my CT
fee in Harrisonpurg. Va. if fair, if not the next
fair day thereafter, Sunday exeepted) to take an
tate OF said bankrupt, as provided by a decree of
the District Court of the United States for the west
District of Va. rendered. the Goth day of Oc-
fober, 1874, in the matter In Bankruptcy of said
Samuel Landis, at which time and place you :snd
each OF You are required to attend. Given under
my hand. s commissioner i'll chancery, the day and
year aforesaid.
~l4.a WMzJ. POINTS, Com'r.
John Paul, Assignee. dec SIT
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7 United STATES coMMIssIoNER,s OFFICE

TNIEED STATES COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
" HARRISoNBGRG, Va, Nov. 10Th, 1871
10 John Scanlon Bk't john Paul. Ass of said
Bkt, and any creditor of said B'kt.
You are hereby notified that | have fixed upon
Tn ursday 1hc 24th day of December 1874, at my Of
flee in Harrsonburg, Va, if fair, if not the next
fair day thereafter, Sunday excebtelg to ascertain
have been obtained against said bankrupt, and what
liens exist against his property, as directed by de-
the western District of-Virginia rendered on The
18th day OF October 1874 nte matter in Bankruptcy
of said John Scaron. bt, at which time and place
st,rs and each OF you required to attend. Given
under my hand, as commits ioner i'll chancery, the
day and year aforesaid.
II s.,s>. WM. j. POINTS, Com'r.
John Paul: Assignee. fec Sat