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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-04-17
For the SPECTATOR.

1A21EA1 OAhsy N4dkCA <O1uy 4Otts
Editor Spectator -Four or five years
ago the Alfalfa or Chill clover was in
troduced into California and Oregon
from South America, and has grown so
fast into popular favor that it is now a
universal crop as far north as w. Terri
tory and south to the Mexican ine.-
The profits from its cultivation, both to
the cattle and hay grower, as well as to
the farmer who markets his bay, are far
greater than on any other grass or grain
crop ever grown. After it is well set
the growth is very rapid. never yielding
less than three heavy crops of hay du-
ring the summer, and from that to five,
according to strength of soil. Being ia
miliar with the grass growing sections
of Virginia and Tennessee, l am conf
dent that the soil of those two States
will prove peculiarly adapted to Its cuh
tivatiOn. came out here last year from
Virginia, have purchased my seed and
am now preparing to SOW a crop of this
clover; and should any of your enter
prising stock-raisers wish to SOW some
of it, they can send from fifty cents up
to five dollars, and will send them the
amount by mail, in small bags, of the
imported seed, charging only enough
over wholesale cost to cover cost and
trouble of sewing up sacks. 1t is sown
any time in the year, except July, Au-
gust, and September. 1t must have
time to become we'll rooted before frost.
Should any of your readers wish more
definite information in regard to this
clover, or any other information about
farming, fruit growing, stock raising,
&C., they can address me at Frezno City,
California, and I will answer their in
quirfes by letter or send them copy of
some leading agricultural journal, con-
tanning the desired information.
Yours, &C., J. w. REESE.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-04-17

the rebels, aud never liked to hear Others
do SO. Hespoke generously of the South
ern officers, and of the bravery of theil
men. His manners were remarkably
mild. It was the same with Mrs. Hayes
AS soon as he was out of danger, she
used to spend a part of every day in the
hospitals. visiting rebels and Union men
| alike. She took grapes to them, and any
other delicacies she could get, and some
times she would read to tho e who liked
to hear her. She had great many IA
vorites, but she was attentive to all, and
admired by everybody"
'Doy you remember her hair, mother ?"
inquired Miss Ella.
"Oh, yes," said Mrs. Rudy. "She used
to wear her hair in style which had
long been out of general fashion. 1t was
combed smoothly down over her temples
and then back, almost covering her ears.
She gathered it behind in plain COLL
This style became her, though it would
have destroyed 'he looks of most women
am told she still adheres to it.
OUT OF DOORS.
At the end of fortnight Colonel
Hayes was able to come down stairs to
his meals. A day or two later he began
to walk up town. A fact which excited
the comments of the villagers was that
he never walked on the north side of the
street, where there was paved side
walk, but always took the south side.
sometimes wading shoe-deep in mud -
Old residents, still tantalized by this be-
havior of the Ohio Colonel, are wont to
argue the why and wherefore of it
around the tavern stove
DEPARTURE-A NARROW ESCAPE.
Just three weeks after the battle of
South Mountain, in which he received
his wound, Colonel Hayes and his wife
left Middletown for their home in Gin
cinnati. Regretting to part with the
Rudys, who had been so kind to them,
they did not know and did not hear for
some time afterward of peril they had
almost marvellously escaped. Daniel
Webster Rudy, the son who lay in the
room adjoining the Hayes's chamber,
was supposed to have scarlet fever. 1t
turned out that he had smallpox! The
pillows on his bed wers afterward used
to prop up Colonel Hayes at meal times.
yet the latter had no symptoms of the
disease then or later, nor had the negro
servants, who slept every night on the
floor in Daniels room. After the
Hayes's departure every member of the
Rudy household was attacked by
smallpox, and Charlie, the youngest
bov, died of it. "When we wrote to
Mrs. Hayes about it." said Mrs. Rudy,
yesterday, 'she wrote back that they
felt smallpox proof."-Coresponolenee
~ Y. Herald.
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COPPER ORE IN THE BLUE RIDGE
We-learn from the Page Courier that
Messrs ]. X. Booten and B. F. Gray
son have obtained control of a tract ol
| 100 acres in the Blue Ridge on the Mi
lam Gap Turnpike which contains rich
copper ore in large quantity which they
are now mining. The Courier says:
sit is the intention of the enteprisine
projectors, as soon as the necessary cap
ital can be commanded, to work it on 9
large scale. as every stroke of the
miners pick gives increased assurance
of the wealth and abundance of the
ore,"
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EsRass
POE II R Y.
HUSH


HUSH.
By ADELAIDE A. PROCTOR.
II can scarcely hear" she murmured,
"For my heart beats loud and fast.
But surely, in the far, far distance,
I can hear sound at last"
SIT is only the reapers singing
As they carry home their sheaves;
And the evening breeze has risen.
And rustles the dying leaves"
'Listen! there are voices talking"
Calmly still she strove to speak,
Yet her voice grew faint and trembling,
And the red flushed in her cheek.
ut is only the children playing
Below, now that work Is done,
By the rays of the setting SUM-"
Fainter grew her voice, and weaker,
As with anxious eyes she cried,
Down the avenue OF chesfnuts
can hear a horssman ride"
IT Mas only the deer that were feeding,
Ia sierd on the closeregrass.
They were startled. and ned to the thicket,
As they saw the reapers pass."
Now the night arose in silence,
Birds hay in their leafy nest,
And the deer crouched in the forest
And the children were at rest;
There was only a sound of weeping,
From the watchers around a bed,
But rest to a weary spirit,
Peace to the quiet dead
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-04-17

A MURDER IN w. VA.-The Wheel
ing wv. Va.) Register publishes an ac-
count of the murder near Warrington,
Marion county, in that State, on Thurs
day night. of an old and wealthy farmer
named Sharkey, residing on Buffalo
creek, by the moonshiners, of which
there appears to be an organized gang.
Mr.. Sharkey was surprised at his resi-
dence by three men, who shot him to
death in the presence of his wife, whom
they silenced with threats, and then rob
bed the house. The gang then took to
the woods, where. it is supposed, they
had concealed their horses and made
their escape.
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"GIvE HIM A Lift"


Give him lift! Don't kneel in payer,
Nor moralize with his despair;
The man Is down. and his great need
Is ready help-not prayer and creed.
'Tis time when the wounds are washed and
healed,
That the Christly motives be revealed;
But now whatever the spirit may be,
Mere words are but mockery.
One grain of aid just now is more
To him than tones of sanity lore?
Pray, If you must, in your full heart;
But give him a lift!-give him start!
The world Is full Of good advice,
or prayer, and praise, and preaching nice;
But the generous souls who aid mankind
Are scarce as gold and hard to find.
Give like Christian-speak in deeds;
A noble life's the best of creeds,
And he shall wear a royal crown
Who gives 'em a lift when they are down.
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. LEGISLATION FOR MARRIED WO-
MEN.-Connecticut has taken step in
advance of all other States in its legis-
lation for women. The acts of this
years's legislation place the wife on an
equality with the husband. She is Sc
cured the absolute control of her own
property during life, and on the death
of either party to the marriage contract
the survivor inherits one-third of the
real and personal estate of the deceased.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-04-17

A Cincinnati editor, himself the faith
er of eleven children, says: ut is no
ticeable that with the arrival of the Sec
ond baby there is not the same conf
dence as on the arrival of the first; that
it is the most wonderful thing in the
United States, not excepting the Con-
stitution and the fifteenth amendment.
By the time the family register is cum
bered with the patronymic of the sixth
or seventh. babies become matter OF
course, and fathers and mothers make
the convulsiDg discovery that babies
are not such extraordinary events after
oil ~
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-04-17

DR.. Thos. Pollard, who has been ap-
pointed State commissioner of agricul
ture, resides in the suburbs of Rich
mond. He is editor of one of the de.
partments of the Southern Planter and
Farmer.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-04-17

CURE FOR HOG CHoLERA.-Theh hog
cholera is prevailing in some portions
of this State and West Virginia. 1t is
said that black antimony, which can be
obtained at the Drug stores, mixed with
the food, is both a preventive and q cure.
1t is w0rth the trial.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-04-17

A STRINGENT DIVORCE LAw.-The
Michigan Legislature has passed law
prohibiting, under penalty of $1,000
and imprisonment for terms of years,
the publication in any form or notice of
any kind to aid in procuring divorce
in that State or anywhere else.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-04-17
MILLINERY.
NEW F1R"'
Mrs. D. A. SHEPHERD & CO..

who are well and favorably known in this COM
munity. is now receiving
New Millinery Goods,
At NO7, New Street. NtanntOn. Va.
Having had a long experience in the business.
think they can suit the most fastidious tastes
They propose to sell cheap for cash, and ask q
share of the public patronage
ly attended to.
marZ7.3m.
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What a glorious world this would be
if all inhabitants could say with Shakes
peare's shepherd, "Sir, 1 am true Ia
borer, I owe no man hate, envy no
mans happiness, glad of other mems
good, and am content with my lot"
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HARDWARE
SEWING MACHINES.
SINGER MAHfIfSEs, sEMaHs

This WOrId-renOwned MACHINE is OH e4uIDt-
tion at the Store Of
COOK q ia X Err.
No. 25 Main Street, Staunton. Va.s
who will furnish OIL Needles, and accessories
Machines sold on easy terms in payments.
fn- Delivered and instructions given, 20 par
ties in any part of the county. by our Asehts'
Mr.. ]. F. DAVIS, or
Mr.. JAS. W. BLACKBURN.
The Singer Manufacturing Company.
febl3-3m N, "a. SEXTON, Agent
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INSURANCE.
THE TRUE PLAN OF
LIFE INSURANCE.
THE VIRGINIA PROTECTION
Life Insurance Company
OF RICHMOND,
presents the greatest advantages ever offered
to the people of the Valley for life insurance.
Its plan is mutual-pay for your insurance and
nothing more. 1t has, in Staunton and vicini-
ninety-seven thousand five hundred dollars
($lO7,5OO.)
Many of our best citizens and business men are
half as much as they used to pay under the old
plan of insurance.
CuU at No. %, North augusta Street,
and get circular explaining the whole plan
and if you are in sound health leave your ap-
plaear1lsn marls.tf for policy El.n = GILLIAN Agent
VIIKGINIA FIRE AND MARINE IN.
SURANCE COMPANY.
OF RICHMOND. VIRGINIA
An old and Tried Home Company Of
ORTY-THREE YEARS STANDING
Organized in 1882.
Has paid nearly s., 2,OO0.0 900 in Losses.
Cash Capital. 900
SvO,vU0
Total lAssets.-.............-...... 61O,S11
". L. CowARDIN, President.
VIM. WILLIS, Jr. Secretary.
Before you insure call and examine our thret
and i've year plan, and save your money.
T. c. MORTON, Gen'l Ag't,
Piedmont and Arlington Office, Staunton, Va
THOS. A. BLEDSOE, Local Ag't.,
National Valley Bank, StauntOn, Va.
march 16-tf
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Hayes at Middletown.

HOW THE OHIO COLONEL WAS WOUND
ED AT SOUTH M0UNTAIN-BLOODY
ENGAGEMENTS-REM OF
HIS TREATMENT WITH A FRIENDLY
FAMILY.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-04-17

Tt is announced that Chamberlain will
accept no Federal Office. He will join
his fortunes with promising law firm
in New York.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-04-17
$tat!Mtotl Spectator.
RATES OF ADvTRzumo.

ADVERTISEMENTS will be inserted at the rata
Of 90 per square Of eight lines or less for the
first insertion, and SO cents for each subseQuent
insertion.
~ A liberal discount will be made on adver.
tisements published for 8, 9, or Y months.
BILE the advertising rates.
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Address-''Stauntop Spectator" Stanton. Va.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-04-17

Where to find eternal spring-In the
circus business,
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CARRIAGE MAKING

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H. WATERS d SON.
- Manufacturers of
CARRIAGES AND BUGGIES,
NEAR VIRGINIA HOTEL, STAUNToN, VIRGINIA
Keep constantly on hand Car
riages and Buggies Of every de- NzHzsA
scription. By close attentionEx3H%e
vhey guarantee entire satisfaction.
AJ-Strict attention paid to REPAIRING.
Give them call before purchasing. apr %
CARRIAGE MAKING.-
~ At the solicitation of many <1&h
Of my former patrons, I haveE9T
again taken charge at my old2A2SHAN
stand, where will carry on the CARRIAGE MA
VING Business in all its various branches, ant
/ am determined that my work shall not b.
surpassed In finish, style. durability or price.
Special attention given 10 repairs.
ang4-h TOHN HARnY
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h"cEnlEs' eneeE.lEs"
NEW STORE.
CHAS. @. WHEAT.
GROCER AND PRODUCE DEALER,
At Jno. B. Hoge's old stand, on Augusta Street.
Having r-su ed my old business, would
respectfully announce to my friends and the
public, that 1 will Keep everything usually
found in a.
CITY FAMILY GROCERY.
My Stock will be select and complete, embra-
cling in part, the following:
Sugars ahD c4Ec6Es 4Ec6E SAFE TEAs EANaEk m9EkssEs
&C., &C., &C.,
Thanking my friends for their liberal patron
age when in business before, l will endeavor,
ton, and by strict attention to business, to
merit renewal of our old business relations.
AS All Goods delivered free of charge.
exchange for goods. jyll
]. s. GILLIAN. R..T. LEFTwIcH,
Nate with date with
G. A. RichardsOn.) F. B. Hoge Bro)
We have Just opened well-selected stock Of
GROCERIES,
en- Augusta st.. bet Main and Frederick,
sTAUNTON. VA.
We intend to keep good Goods and sell them
low as possible. Call and see US. ,r,,c1
m25-tf GILLIAN q LEFTWICH.
VONFECTRONERd CONFECTlON-
~ ERIESILA full line of
CONTEMPORARIES,
consisting of Oranges and Lemons, Plain and
Fancy Candies, Canned and Fresh Fruits,
Pickles, Mince Meat, Nuts, &c. ALI to be sold
in any quantity at the
LOWEST CASH RATES, BY
febl5 G.. A. RICHARDSON.
~-Cvv ryCDUgNC ITTcT RE.,EIvED
IN lot of choice
Clipped Herring,
unusually nice, in Half and Quarter Barrels
marls BAKER BROS.
VAKE AND CRACKEst DEPVT.-A
~ large assortment of Cakes and Crackers,
81 or more varietieJ always on hand fresh and
| nice, and for sale at the lowest cash rates BY
| febl5 c. A. RICHARDSON.
NRANGEs AND LEMONS.-A fresh sup
~ ply always on hand, and sold at the low
febI5 c. A. RICHARDSON.
T1OR CHOICE GROCERIES Of all kinds
T 2 for the least money, call 1Irr, on .pnsoN
N by C. A. RICHARDSON.
HARDWARE.
A FULL ASSORTMENT OF
JADANNED AND GALVANIZED
ASH IODS,
Just received and for sale cheap at
| oct3 A T. GILKESONS.
| CEvERAL DIFFICULT PATTERNS OF
WOOD VS.,
Just received by A. T. GILKESON.
| TT1O FARMERS.
! i CUTTING BOXES
| oiro
| thing new in that line. A. T. G1LKESON.
! CUPERIOR CIkWHPlNG AXES. at
~ .1s tt GILKESON'S.
mo SPOIlSMEN.-Can and buy YOU
Powder, Shot, Lead and Caps from
| oct3 A. T. GILKESON.
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TAILORING.

TAILORING! TAILORING 1.-The CO.
L partnership heretofore existing between
Graves Sprinkle has been mutually dissolved
and the business will hereafter be conducted
Dy P. B. Graves.
He has reduced his prices for cash, and will
do all kinds of work pertaining to the Tailor
ing business, in the ve-y best manner, and at
figures SO low that no one will fail to be satis-
fed. He has removed his shop to Court
House Alley, and invites all his friends and the
public generally to give him call.
nov SO p. B. GRAVES.
DARE = sRRINKLE,
ID FASHIONABLE TAILORS
New St., next door to Mrs. Scherer's Millinery
Store, and doors from Loeb's Corner
Staunton, Virginia.
All work in our line executed with neatness
and dispatch. Special attention paid to cut
ting repairing and cleansing. aug5tf
JOSEPH HAMMERS,
r FASHIONA TAILOR,
Shop in Bruce Building, next door to Glenn's
Store,
AUGUSTA ST., STAUNToN, VA.
~ All work done cheap for cash. decl4-Iy
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In addition to the above, keep large stock
Of all grades of Smoking Tobaccos from SOC.
per pound to 500 per pound, and 10000 Cigars
Of my own manufacture. from slS to $50 per
Thousand.
Don't forget the place. When you come to
town give me call, and you will see that can
supply you with anything pertaining to the To-
bacco trade at the very lowest prices.
Respectfully
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- NORTH LIBERTY STREET,

BHLIVMUHE, MD.
The oldest Established Chronic Disease Physician
in the South.
regularly educated and legally qualified
physician has twenty years experience in the
special treatment of all CHRONIC DISEASES,
DEBILITY and IMPOTENCY, the result of
produce some OF the following results: Nerv-
business. Weakness. Debility, Dimness of Slsht.
Pimples on the Face, Physical Decay. Aversion
ING MARRIAGE IMPROPER OR UNHAP-
Ply, are permanently cured. Pamphlets of six
dist tnce to state their case with view to treat
ment, by mail or express. Medicines effective,
but harmless. All taints of the blood radically
cured. Call or WRITE no matter who failed.-
The opinion of DIR. O. costs nothing. Send two
stamps for<pampnlet and reply. Hours from
A. NJ. to P. M. and to P. NJ. Sundays. to
4P Nj. nov2S-ly.*
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stock of
DRESS GOODS, LINEN and COTTON GOODS,
EMBROIDERIES, LACES, GOODS for
MEMS and BOYS WEAR, COR
SETS, LADIES' READY
MADE UNDERWEAR,
&C., DC.
a- SAMPLES SENT FREE! ga
Also to their Dress Making Department.
Cloaks, Dresses, &C., made to order, promptly,
in a superior manner, and in the latest STYLE at
moderate rates. Orders solicited. Rules for
self lfmeasurement, and sample of materials,
with estimate of COST sent upon application.
All orders amounting to so or over, Will be
sent free O; freight charges by Express, but par
ties whose orders are not accompanied by the
money, and having their Goods sent c. o. D..
must pay for return of the money. febN-ly
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FURNITURE.

I'D. f. JOHNSON,
PRACTICAL CABINET MIXER
UNDERTAKER. K
Madison Street, near Wesleyan Female Institute
STAUNTON, VA,
Begs leave to inform the public that he is pre-
pared to manufacture Bedsteads, Bureaus,
Chairs, Tables, Desks, and everything In the
Furniture and Cabinet-making line of business
from the best materials in the most workman
like manner, on short notice and at reasonable
prices
As- Particular attention paid to repairing old
furniture.
He will also give careful attention to the I'M
dertaking business, and will supply Collins and
Burial Cases of any description.
H1- All Orders promptly and faithfully filled.
Oct24-tf
INURNITUREl FURNTrUREl!
Purchasers of Furniture will always find 1t
greatly to their advantage to examine the large
stock kept on hand and manufactured by
8. M. WILKES,
Before purchasing.
UNDERTAK
METALLIC CASES, WALNUT AND ROSE
WOOD FINISHED COFFINS.
always ready for use
A1- NO DELAYS! NO TRAINS MISSED.
s. M. WILKES,
apr7-tf South sideMain St.. staunton.
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ID
Il A N ID A G e N @ "!
We have for sale over One Hundred
Farms in Culpeper and Fauquier counties,
many of them very fine lands, and most Of
them at remarkably low prices.
Parties prospecting for lands should not fail
to examine our descriptions and prices
We shall take pleasure in showing our lands
or giving any desired information in regard to
to them.
We especially invite our Valley friends to
visit us and to compare the quality and prices
of our lands with those of the Valley.
DANIEL WINE q SON, =
feb6-3m Rappahannock station, Va.
MINED PAINTS. in Z and gal
V1 Ion buckets, at w. r. TYREE'S
Drug Store Main st,
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j. LATHAM d CO..
marl3-Iy* 4l9 Washington st Boston, Mass.

A CARD.LIaTd1e pTsss-%afsaz %so Do sSeir o%a SRa
dress-making at home. Something entirely
new! At last we have it! THE LIGHTNING
A American Plating Machine !!
Indispensable to the present style of dress-ma-
king. This machine makes plating from a
quarter of an inch to any desirable width. One
yard of perfect PLATING can be made and
pressed in five minutes. Price, 500. Full di-
rections for doing all kinds of plating with ev-
cry machine, and making sizing water.
Our Bar Plaiters are the only plaiters that will
do work fast and satisfactory, and the variety
of work every Dressmaker wants.
Mrs. B. F. STIFF, Agent
over Olivier's Book Store, corner of Main and
de6 New streets, StauntOn Va.
WV. M LONG & JAMES RoHR'
Valley Mills Foundry.
And Manufacturers of Mill and Saw-Mill
Castings, Plows and Plow Castings, Farm Bells,
Iron Chairs, Cast and Wrought Iron Railings
and Fences for cemetery Lots, Yards, Porches,
Verandas, &c.
The Machine Shop is solely under the man.
agement of Geo. A. Schoppert, who is prepared
to do all work in the Machinist line-all war;
ronted as represented and at low prices.
P. O. Address, Swoope's Depot, c. & Q. r. r.
mar2777-ly
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Il. NJ. MATHEWS. ALEX. r. MATHEWS.
NJ ArHEsyfs & NsATHEWS.
Nx THOR NEYS-AT-LAW,
LEwrsBURG WEST VA,
practice regularly in the Courts of Greenbrier,
Monroe, Pocahontas and Nicholas counties, w.
Va, the Court of Appeals, and the Federal
Courts for the District Of w. Va.
&rFartieufar attention paid to Collections
nd to special cases anywhere in their State.
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MOkT HORN CATTLE.-Two fine Bull
~ caves. months old, 3 or Cows and Heif-
e's' also berkshire Pigs, for sale at low prices.
A. NJ. BOWMAN,
"A< w Waynesborcs, Va.