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before, lTb being entire strangers IN the
House of Representatives. Taking them
in a lump, they are a very go~od-looking
body of men. Governor Walker, of Eir-
ginia, is the handsomest man, and the
palm for homeliness lies between Aims
worth, of Iowa, and Regain, of Texas.
Jones, of New Hampshire, is the rich
est, and the poorest is-all the rest of
them are poor. The n~eatest, pureSt
looking man is Monroe, of Ohio-but
among SO many Seedy ones it is hard to
tell which is the most addressed.
Springer, of Illinois, is the hardest
worker, from present Developments,
and Barnum, of Connecticut, the most
indolent. He was too lazy to select a
seat, and dropped into the first one he
came to. The peculiarities of the new
men and their characteristics have not
yet been developed sufficiently to de-
scribe, but from their faces il is expect
ed that interesting whims and curious
natures will be exhibited.
COMING MEN
Most of the new members are an
known; hence they cannot be analysed.
Every Congress develops some good
men; often brilliant ones. Burrows, of
Michigan, was developed by the last
Congress. The oracleS have announced
the coming men in the present body,
but human preScience so inevitably fails
that careful judges prefer to count
their chickens in the brood than in the
egg-shell. Payne, of Ohio, is 4 man of
sterling character, great influence, i'm
mense wealth, and a long experience in
business life, but knows but little of
politics. llurd, of Toledo, is young,
was a brilliant boy, and may make Il
brilliant man. He took the stump in
Ohio for Nallandigham when he wa 1G
years old, and was known throughout
the State as 'thc boy orator" His
constituents look upon him as the COM
ing man. IIurd and Hamilton, of Fort
Wayne, are the Youngest members of
the House. Hamilton has shown some
ability at fpcSse in the Spcakership can-
vaSS, and did good work for Kerr.
STRANGE, Sal HISTORY.
Among the throng of spectators at
the opening on Monday was Il slight,
poorly dressed man, with long yellow
hair combed out into Il great cloud like
Frou Frou's. He is an object of inter-
est in Washington, and, more than that,
an object of infinite pity. His form is
thin and quaint; his step nervous and
elastic; his manner distracted; his
hand, twitch conrulSively when they
should be 1T rest, and his face, in repoSc,
is like the picture of Adam in "1hc
Passion Play at Obcrammergau." His
days are spent in the galleries Of the
House when Congress is in session; and
during recess at the Congressional Ii
brary and in the various newspaper
offices. Frequently he is seen hurriedly
pacing the street with an abStracted,
absent air; and | saw him the other day
marking queer hieroglyphics on the let
tcr-boyeS that hang from the lamp-poStS.
| followed him from the Capitol to the
Treasury, and on every lctter-boX he
wrote different characters, crossing the
street whenever he saw u box on the
other side. On the lid of one were char
acters like these:
q - Il m Il GO.
This man has had Il strange, sad his
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CONGRESSIONAL STATISTICS.

There are some statistics regarding
the new Congress that are very inter
eStin@. 1t is L Congress of young,
rather than of old men. The majority
of the members are in the early stage Of
middle life, the youngest being %, and
only n being over 20. All but seven
are natives of the United States. Sixty
nine of the 176 new members have re-
ceived a college education. There is
n graduate of the University of Giles
sen, Germany, and a medical graduate
fromthe University ofEdinburgh. Three
of the cOlOred members were unable to
read until after the war. Two are
graduates of West Point. Twenty-eight
of the new members served in the Con
fedcrate army. ThrockmOrtOn, of Texas,
and Hill, of Georgia, were members of
the Confederate Senate, and Reagan
the Confederate POstmaster-Gcneral,
who wrote the famous conditions of the
Sherman-JohnSon surrender. Robert
Small, a cOlOred member from South
Carolina, distinguished himself during
the war when pilot of a Confederate
man-of-war, by Selling the vessel and
surrendering it to the United States
fleet. He was subsequently an officer
in the Union army.
There are 122 lawyers out of the 172
new members; 81 are commercial men,
4 are doctors, > are bankers, 2 are edi-
tors, 6 are farmers, and ? college pro
f~essors. Politically, it now stands: The
neutrality-suspicious., AZ; Democrats,
30; Independents, 3; total a. The
House of neutrality-suspicious.
101; Democrats, III; Liberals, >;
Independent Republicans, I; Independ-
ent Rcformers, t; Democratic majority,
IS. OF the 366 members, no have served
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d.OA DAILY 10 Agents. 81 new articles and the best
DIV Family Paper in America. with two s. Chro.
mos free. AMER. MFG Co. q Broadway, n. Y,
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put an loeailSt. 30 Visionary sc chi
mcrical were his schemes ana theories,
50 unsafe his judgment, that his career
in Conprcss while brilliant from sever
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Musical Gifts for Christmas !
Musical Gifts for NeV-Year's !

Uniform in style. price and binding with
the above splendid book, We have other
books Of Gems" German. Scottish and
Sacred: also of best Irish Melodies. sad
the choicest Operate SohgS-
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Business Cards.
A UCTION GOODS
FOR CASH
Revolution i'm Prices !.
BUY RIGHT AND MONEY is ALREADY
SAVED

We buy our Goods NJ Auction Houses, and
who has ever attended these auctions will notice
how prices fluctuate, and will mark the steady
downward tendency. sale after sale and day at
ter day, straight through the season, affording
to real Judges Of good capital chances 10 under
quote the regular market By at least 20 TO IS per
cent, and to sell to the public. and to men to
retail, at less than The case price at the mill
An importer, hard up, will offer goods AT cost
to raise money, but when a note is due tO-mor-
row and money must he had, he tunbles his
goods into the auction rooms where cost no
cost, they must go We buy them Mt nearly our
own price.
Money is a tip-top thing, but brains is the
master. We bay our goods Cheap our pro-
fits are already saved and made giving us the
double advantage of selling at prices that must
crush the opposition, who will at once start the
cry that our goods are stolen, or that we are
about to fail. getting up a reputation for US,
without the expense of advertising-so by a ju,
dicous management may easily turn the
enemy's guns upon his retreating line or put
him in harness upon double duty.
To-day wooden mill stops tomorrow their
goods will be displa, ed In The auction room and
sold for half its value. Next day Hosiery
house fails, their stock goes to the same place
ard sold at an immense sacrifice. so, day after
day, through a dozen auction houses, these
bursted merchants and these moonshlne million
aires go crushing through at prices that would
bewilder both buyer and seller, only to prove
that in this advanced age of stubborn and un-
yielding fighting, it is your duty to make every
edge cut, and to take advantage oil every chance
these giant eng ines afford.
We do not pretend, nor do we wish to lead
the public to believe, that we keep full or reg
ular assortmen of Goods. We buy everything at
auction, if we can get it below its value, without
regard to gatting up an assorlment-but what
we have got will be sold at astonishingly low
prices.
Our present stock consists principally of Gem
tlemens' Uudergarments, Clothing, Cassi neres,
Cloths, Cassinets, Hats and Caps, Notions and
all kinds of Boots and Shoes, Ladies Shawls,
a large assortment Of Furs, principally Misses
nd Children
Our auction sales viii continue as heretofore,
Tuesday, Thursday ard saturday, to commence
Mt o'clock in the evening. except at the month
" courts, when we will have our auction sales
in the day time and commence at 10 O'Clock in
the morning.
Submitted to he cash trade by
Oct23 S. H. HILB Il co.
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The clouds of the sunset, fold on fold,
Are purple and tawney and edged with gold.
Soft as the silence after hymn
Is the hush that falls as the light grows dim,
And the phantom feet of the shadows glide
To the maple tops and the rivers side.
Not the thought of q sounl is heard
Till the dusk is thrilled by a hidden bird
That suddenly sings, as the light grows dim,
Its wonderful, passionate vesper hymn.
Sweet rs the voice OF an angels call,
Sent to me from the Jasper wall,
Is the music poured from that tiny throat
A message of comfort in every note.
KNOW not wllpre in the lcssss
The dear little warblers home may be;
Nor care to find by thoughtful quest
Its cunningly- woven caStled nest.
The singer was less to my heart tonight
Than the song he sent through the parting light.
Its overture of joy intense
Came unto me like a recompense
For the undertow of an aching care
That had chilled my praise and chained my prayer
There are in this world. where God is King,
Some who have nothing to do but sing;
Some who are all too blithe to keep
Pcnt up the voice of their rapture deep,
Though, it may be, low under waves of pain
They found the pearl of their purest strain.
Listening, we have nought to say
Concerning, to them, of the Masters way.
Only this: it was surely best,
Since it taught them songs so full of rest;
And this; that never folding wing
Should cover a breast that was meant to sing,
And show the path to lighter ark,
Perhaps. to some one lost in the dark.
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CURIOUS STORY OF A CONFEDERATE
GENEEAL.-A curious story is told OF
Gen, G. A. Evans, Of Augusta, Ga. At
the battle of Monocacy, Maryland, while
leading his brigade in battle, he was struck
in the left side by a Mimic hall The ball
passed through his arm and thence through
his tody. In blowing through his coat
pocket it tore through paper of pins.
burying some Of them in the flesh. For
the past few months he has been troubled
with pain about a foot and half from
the wound. A week or two since bump
about as large as a pigeon egg was raised
on the spot where the pain was most Sc
we're. A few days ago three or tour pins
worked out of this bump, and it disappear
ed at once. Thus. for eleven years, Mr..
Evans has been a walking pincushion.
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all sorts of pretty speeches. Gerald rauseC
and his face grew suddenly grave and ten
der. $50 now," he added, land kiss my
aunt goodbye for me; tell her am quite
satisfied with everything"
Amy went from the room and down the
stairs For the last three days she had
| been like one in u dream. it seemed awful
to be warm and happy even after she had
entered the clark gloomy room, even after
she had bent and kissed the cold, stern
face for Gerald and for herself
II will not take IT'D she whispered. hot
tears raining on the dead wOman's face
II will not take a penny of it, but it has
given me such a CLEAN Of happiness. God
forever bless yn. for it!''
Then the people began to pour in, and
the ceremony commenced. Amy's were
the only tears that were shed; most of the
guests came from civility or curiosity
Miss Melton had taken but little active
part instlae world for many years, and the
poor old lady was very soon put away and,
forgotte II.
The most important part of the proceed
ings was when they returned from the
burial to hear the reading of the will.
Amy trembled when the pompous law
yer unrolled the parchment, and began in
a soncrous voice-"In the name of God.
amenn
What would they think of her-what
would they say of her? Oh, how glad she
hot cba for he.
world knew all about it! How innocent
she was, and how ignorant.
But even while she thought thus she
heard the lawyer read, ''To my beloved
nephew, Gerald Melton, I. give and be
queath all my property, personal and other.
WISE" Amy could scarcely believe her
ears. She listened to the end and heard
at last, s'To Amy Williams, my faithful
nurse, [ give mourning ring, and the sum
of fifty pounds"
Then she went upstairs to Gerald.
1.-THE king shall have his own!" she.
said
''Only on one condition" said Gerald;
sI'll take your money only ON one condi-
tion.r
you'll take my money" echoed Amy,
my poor little fifty pounds!" Amy's
face shone with a profound joy. "Yourt
aunt left her money where it belonged, Mr.
Melton. have Just heard you declared
her sole surviving heir.''
Gerald remained stunned and bewilder-s
ed.
"Where is the codicil, he cried to the.
lawyer, who stood at the door. s'My aunt
left her money to Miss Williams, She told
me so when she was dying!"
''Oh, that was when you bought that
horse I was afraid there would betrouble.
then, but, bless your soul she got over
all that
'sAnd the money is mine?" said Gerald.
s'Of course it's yours;' and the lawyer
went down the stairs cfrSlrkfii1g at his IN
credulity.
Then Gerald held out his hands to Amy
II was going to be magnanimous enough
to marry you despite your money" said
he; ''now there is no obstacle to our hap
piness. Come, my sweet. and bless the life.
you have given me!''
Amy became his wife. Mrs Grundy
said that he married her to spite Emily
Thorpe. But we know that it was for
love, and for love alone
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-y.TEAM ENGINES AND OTHER
MACHINERY FOR SALE.

In addition to full line of NEW ENGINES,
SAW MILLS and other MACHINERY Of our
own improved lid, which we keep constantly
on hand or bIilu o order, we have now for sale
the following secondhand MACHINERY. all
in perfect order, which we will sell at very low
figures, viz:
double HOSTING ENGINES, ao-horse pow
er, with drums and other hosting gear COM
plete.
, 4-horse STATIONARY ENGINES, good as
l FLUE-BOILER 26 feet long, AZ inches dame
'er. with 2 lues IA inches diameter, iron front
and other fittings complete.
l l50-horse power ST ATIONARY ENGINE
TUBULAR BOILERS, so horse power each !;
2 3O-horse power STATIONARY ENGINES;
l 8-horse PORTABLE ENGINE, as good as
1ew, OF our own make;
l6-horse STATIONARY ENGINE with new
vertical boiler,
Several STEAM PUMPS and FAN BLOWERS
of various sizes
ENGINES for threshing, grinding and GIN
ming mounted on wheels or not, as may be pre-
ferred by the purchaser.
MS REPAIR WORK SOLICITED. ~Rsa
WIN. e. TANNER l. co.
Metropolitan Works,
feb5-ly Richmond, Va.
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The man who made strawberry short
cake in Chicago restaurant was so une
qualed in his business that he received a
salary Of $3.50 per week during the season.
The ladies Of Savannah have formed a
society, no member of which is to wear
any dress costing more than % cents per
yard. But then the trimmings
Davenport, Iowa, has haunted house.
The ghost scuffles about in slippers, bangs
the tinware, scratches at the door like a
dog, and cuts up generally.
The new anti-tramp law is now vigor-
ously enforced in New Hampshire. The
Migrants march off to Jail and work, and
may be kept there for six months.
A man and woman who undertook to
blackmail the Rev. Mr.. Wells, of Beverly.
Mass, an Episcopal clergyman, have been
bound over in S. 900 for trial.
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rAMeFY GROCERIES.
LARGE AND SUPERIOR STOCK.
O'RORK Sc CO.,

Main Street, (next to d. kayser's StoIe,)
STA UNION, VA.
Respectfully inform their friends and the
public that they have Oh hand and offer for
q ale IL large and superior stock of
EAM ILY GRCCEkIES
embr acing a full line of the finest Teas, Cohees,
Sugars, Spices, Canned Goods, OF all s,nns,
EogIiab and American Pickles, Cheese, Sugar
Cured tvams: Baltimore and Country Cured
Racon. La. &C., Tobacco, Cigars and Sniff,
together with all other articles usually found in
q FIRST. class FAMILY GROCERY HOUSE
Those in want OF GOOD and CHEAP groceries, are
requested to call and examine their stock, ana
thew pledge themselves that no effort will be
wanting On their part to give entire satisfaction
Ill both price and quality
va The highest price paid for country pro-
>duce MUM W.
Sept 25-ly
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REMARKABLE NAMES.-There is now
living in Greenbrler county family Of
children, eleven in number-six boys and
five girls-with the following remarkable
names: Ledona, Levaro, Levega, Lorena,
LualZo, Leoney, Luctea, Luduro, Leoni-
das, Lazuna and Lydaho. The trouble
with most people, who may read these
names, will be to ascertain which is which
and who is who, rs to the sexes of this
strange enumeration.-G reenbrier hide
Dendeut
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A fat girl in Rome, N. Y, age II,
weighs 800 pounds.
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Those knowing themselves indebted to the
late firin of B. Points Son will please call
at their late place of business and CLOSE their
account as their business must bs eoAea up !,
and those having aceouats against the urn WIZ
please present them; also those asains. w.. .be
estate of the late B F. Points, by request OF the
Executrix. a. u. f'lN ~
inc Surviving Partner
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J. POINTS, SUCCESSOR TO B F.
POINTS SON,
r. ON JuIy is. 1875, will continue TO carry on
tb Sheet Irea. Tin, Stove. ana House Furnish
Ing Business ~ the OLD stand of the late firm in
ali its various psaaches. ,rue
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SENSATION INsTHE THEATRE.-A man
who was either Il monOmaniac, or an en-
thusast worthy to be regarded as such.
aroused considerable excitement and fur
nished fruitful theme of conversation at
the theatre last evening. The orchestra
were just taking their seats at the Museum
when, a man, apparently about forty years
of age, well dressed and of intelligent ap-
pearance, arose in the centre Of the balcony
and said in a clear voice: Ladies and
gentlemen-Beforet the entertainment COM
mences this evening, should like to tell
you all that unless you change your way of
living and follow in the footsteps of Jesus
Christ, instead of wasting your lives in
theatres, you will all certainly go to hell ;"
The audience was at first so astonished
that there was IA momentary silence, which
Was followed by mingled applause and his
SEES, and the man was put out by the ush--
ers, without q show of resistance and ap-
parently any desire to stay. He then went
directly to the Boston Theatre, and the
curtain had just risen, when he arose again
in the centre Of the balcony and said
'Ladies and gentlemen, I am sent here to
interrupt this performance by the Lord
Jesus Christ. warn you Of your danger. :"
And again he was ushered out and down
stairs. The only remark he made. was.
''Dont hurt me-" Officer McCabe took
him to the station, and as he did so he was
asked why he did it, and he replied that he
stood up us he did because it was his duty.
and when he was told that he had no bust
ness to interrupt the performance he re-
piled. :" 1 do not wish this to be made a
matter of ridicule.'' A gentleman at the
Boston Theatre said that the same person
interrupted a performance at the Walnut
street Theatre in Philadelphia in similar
way.
When taken to station by the officer he
gave the name of Andrew Leslie, formerly
of st. Louis, Mo-, and lately member OF
the divinity school at Cambridge. AS he
seemed tc be laboring under temporary
insanity, DIR. Foye was summoned, and de-
cided that the temporary illness was caus-
ed byoverwork. He was accordingly cared
for and locked up for the night, for his own
safety merely, as he was harmless. Boston
Adrertiser, I'd.
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AND OHIO

Trains leaving Stanton az IO.33 A: NJ anu ~
p M run daily except Sunday stopping at all re-
Trains leaving Staunton at 335 A. NJ. and 1910
F. NJ run daily. stopping at all regular stations west
of Allegheny. ar s IN Al
F. NJ trains between Richmond and Winnie Sulpli4I,
For further Information, Rates, &c, apply 20
j. W. HOPKINS. Agent, StarInton, Va.
CONWAY K. HOWARD, G. I. u T. Agt
w. M. S. DUNN, .o-
Eng and Supt OF Transportation. Je25
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NOTICE TO FARMERS. HAVING OBJ
tanned the Agency for this County toT tue
sale of Russell GOES sUPERPHusPHATE,
We are prepared 10 furnish the Farmers Of Au-
&nsta with Superior Fertilizer, which has
given general satisfaction wherever it has been
nsed. For any information in regard 10 quality
and price call on W A McCue, at his of1lce
under Virginia Hotel, or to thr undersigned.
P b G. e. SCIMU CKER,
iul3O 2Fa Fishersvle.
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FOUNDED 1929. $500
ALEXANDRA PERE EFT Fills. 4
PARIS, FRANCE.
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Virginia should and will encourage her own
manufacturers, We beg to announce to the pub
lie that we are now ready to fill with prom2ti-
tude, orders for the goods above named. The
attention of the CIV ners of furnaces, gas works
and machine shops, is especially calhd to our
VIRGINIA FIRE BRICK to which the first pre-
mium was awarded at the last State Fair They
are highly spoken of by all who have tested
them MIR Parr of Richmond sag that they
are 'eoual to if not superior to any Fire Brick
he has ever used"
Give them a trial, we are assured that they
will give satisfaction. Orders addressed to the
VIRGINIA Porcelain and Terra Gotta Company,
Way nesboro P. O., Augusta Co. Va, will be
n,omutly attended to. lmarchl2 en-.
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THE vEsPER SONG.

By MARGARET F. SANGsTER.
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~ TONS MILL oFFAL, AND A FULL
Az SUPPLY OF CORN OATS, MEAL,
FLOUR AND FAMILY GROCERIES.
j. TODD & CO.,
5e25-Im Augusta street.
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NITRIC ACID IN WHOOPING COUGH
A foreign medical journal contains an ac-
count of the successful treatment of I'M
complicated whooping cough with diluted
nitric acid, in doses Of from 5 to Is min
inns, according to age, with simple strip,
given.every or 4 hours, the effect being
to alleviate the cough and spasm, and ap-
parently cutting short the disease. The
operation of this remedy is believed to be
that of tonic sedative and antiseptic, it's
refrigerating properties being also of some
account. An aperient combined with an
Alternative is given in all cases where re-
quired by the state of the digestive organss
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6sDAUGH'S" RAW BONE PHOSPHATE
, for sale by
augl3 GEO. E. PRICE.
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Professional Cards.

X. TROUT. W. E. CRAIG.
TROUT & CRAIG,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
STANTON, VA.
We have catered into par nership as Law
yers, occupying the old Offices OF the Senior
member The Junior member will aid in con-
Quoting the old business.
Gg" Particular attention givan to collections
jel9-t: