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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-09-05

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EYES.

Sweet baby eyes,
That look around with such grave surprise,
What do you see?
A strange new thing where simplest things
Engender wild imaginings
And fances free I?
resting place that is not home
paradise wherein TO roam
For years, may be
oh, placid, wondering baby eyes
The mystery that in you lies
Oft puzzles me.
Clear, boyish eyes,
Whose fearless glare unconsciousIy defes
Troubles and care,
When babyhood is past and gone.
What is it that you gaze upon
A land most fair
A sunny shore with pleasant rife
And that treat, glorious gift of life
IT'S bliss to share!
Oh, happy, trustful. boyish eyes!
Let sages envy, fools despise
The faith you wear
The anxious eyes
OF manhood. slowly piercing earths disguise
Discover-what?
That life at best is quickly done,
That hopes fulfilled and wishes won
Are dearly got; -
That shadows chased in headlong haste,
And golden fruit he strove to taste,
Delight him not;
Oh, restless, doubling, troubled eyes!
To learn in sorrow to be wise
Is manhood's lot.
Dim and aged eyes,
Gazing across the wreck OF broken ties,
What do you see?
Behind-dead leaves that withered fall
A fading wilderness, where all
Is vanity;
Before-to gladden. weary sight.
A glance, a promise of the bright
Eternity.
Oh, dim and fearful aged eyes!
II waiting till that dawn shall rise,
Blessed are We!
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-09-05

MAIL Southwark. connects at Gordonsville,
with Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, for Staunton,
White sulphur Springs and all the watering. pla,
ces on that line, and Eastward. to Richmond and
South, At Lynchburg, connects with Atlantic.
Miss. & Ohio R. R. through Southwest Virginia
to Nashville. New orleans, Memphis, Little
Rock and Texas-and at Danville. with r. & ID.
r. R. to South and Southwest.
Express Southwark connects at Gordonsvllle
to ali points East and West C.&O and at Danville,
with r. s. D. for the Carolinas Georgia, Florida
and via Atlanta to New Orleans.
For Manassas Line leave Washington at 30 a.
m. and Alexandria. 90 a. M, DAILY, except Sun
day. arrive at Strasburg at IL 90 M, connecting
with the Valley Road, to Orkney and Rawley
Springs, and all the line East and West. Leave
Strasburg at 20 M, Front Royal at 90 p. M,
connecting at Manassas with the. Northbound
mail train for Washington and North.
For Warrenton leave Washington 81 m. and
Alexandria 90 a. m. daily.
All trains make good connections, at Washing
ton, to and from North and West.
New Orleans sleeper leaves Washington at IS
q m, running through without change.
Through sleeper for Savannah, Georgia, leaves
Washington So pm.
Through tickets sold at the lowest rates.
j. M. BROADUS.
juen1 General Ticket Agent.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-09-05

81 WAS A GREAT SUFFERER from Itching
Piles, the itching at times was almost intol-
cradle, particularly at night, when nndress-
ing, or after getting warm in bed. | tried
prescriptions almost innumerable without
finding any permanent relief, until | used
'Swayne's All-healing,. Ointment" which has
made !. perfect cure. Joseph w. Christ,
firm OF Roedell & Christi boot and shoe
house, 344 North Second street, Philadelphia.
Reader, if you are suffering with this COM
ter. &C., use ssSwavne's Ointment and be
cured. All leading druggists sell it. "Dr.
Swayne's Medicines have worldwide rep,
utation." Sold by w. R. TYREE, druggist,
StauntOn, Va. 4
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-09-05
Stnzt71t0n advertisements
CLOSING OUT
CASH PRICE LIST:

CLOSING OUT
CASH PRICE LIST:
A Grass Linen, cents.
A Figured Lawns, 8 cents.
A Percales (Choice) 101s cents.
White Pique, 5, 8, and 10 cents.
Black Grenadines, 10, Is, and 81 cents.
A Dress Linen. 20 and 22A cents.
Worsted Dress Goods, Is cents and up.
Black Alpaca 20 cents and up.
Wash Poplns, 6A cents and up.
White Goods less than cost.
Calicoes and cents.
Bleached Cottons, S to 10 cents.
Unbleached Cottons at AZ to 10cents.
Nice Japanese Fans, at 3 and cents.
Linen Fans, 10 cents and up.
Parasols, in Cotton. bingham, Alpaca. and Silk,
for less than cost.
few dozen soap yet at 22h cts per doz
White and Fancy Hose as low as cents a pair
balls Knitting Cotton. rs cents.
papers good needles, cents.
papers of Good Pins, cents.
NECK Rufus, 12h cents per dozen.
Coiored Kid Cloves q button) 50 cents
Silk Scarfs and ribbons below zero.
Ladies' Underskirts as low as s. cents.
A few Ladies Linen Suits at So so. "a and S.
nsi,atsn White Embr Dresses $l,5o
The Wamsutta Dress Shirt is complete at s1.oo
Mattings and Carpets and Oil Cloths will be Offer
ed for less than cost. They must be closed out.
Trunks of every description. at any price and
name marked on free Of charge.
OUR MOTTO is YET
pY@NO ONE SHALL UNDERSELL U.s.
Come and be convinced of the fact at
Loeb Brothers,
aug1 Cor Main and New sts., Stanton. Va.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-09-05
Insurance.
TIRE INSURANCE.

AS General Receivcrof the Circuit Court, am
very often directed to loan money on real estate
security:
In making the loans, as well for my owl protec-
ton as that of the borrower, require that the
property be insured against fire.
1t is OF course of the utmost importance mat
the Insurance Company issuing policies should
be perfectly solvent, e. that the assets are mol
simply words and figures. but such securities as
are known to the policy holder to De LIST, solvent
and End. easily converted into money when ne
cessity demands it.
After careful examination of the liabilities
and resources of the
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-09-05

DEVERE HOUSE,
LII HarrisOnburg, Va.
MRS. M. C. LUPTON, CHAS. E. LUPTON
ProprietresS Manager.
JAS. &. LUPTON and g. B. STROTHER, Clerks.
This well known Hotel has been entirely reno
waited and re-furnished.
ACCOMMODATIONS FIRST CLASS.
Every effort made to render satisfaction ana o
make all our guests comfortable
Omnibus to and from all trains. ma 11-f
National Hotel,
IN Corner Of Sixth Street and Pa. Ave
WASHINGTON, D. c..
e. TENNEY & CO., Proprietors
nov 21-tf
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-09-05

THIS SPACIOUS HOTEL, the leading
i House in the Valley of Virginia. has recently
beenre fitted and repainted throughout. Located
the central part of the city, only two blocks
rom either depot.
THE OFFICE is OPEN THE ENTIRE NIGHT,
and guests will be received or called at any hour
Special Suits of Rooms
for families or large travelling parties. Tourists
stopping here can visit in easy distance the cele-
brated Viewers Cave, and no less famous, the
Cave of Seven Fountains; both only fifteen miles
distant over good road; the wonderful view
from ''Elliotts Knobb,'' and the scenery around
the city, to be witne ssed in an afternoons drive
is the most beautiful in the mountains.
THERE is VERY FINE LIVERY :
attached to the hotel, furnishing carriages to all
points at reasonable rates.
IS Coaches and Porte1s in attendance at all
the trains to convey passengers and baggage
FREE OF CHARGE. JNO. ID. CROWLE, Prop.
Il, s, DAVIS, Clerk. MARI
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-09-05
A MEXICAN HOTEL.
N STAUNTON, VA.

CHANGE OF MANA CEMENT.
N. Nj. CARTMELL, Proprietor
Situated near the Chesapeake Ohio Railroad
Depot and accessible to the business part of the
city will make it desirable for transient visitors
and especially for the Travelling Commercial men
omnibus to and from the Hotel free of charge.
aB Livery Stables attached to the Hotel. ]sA
ian 25-1y
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-09-05

The August number OF BLACKWooDD
MAGAZINE, published Ivy The LEoNARs
SCOTT PUBLISHING Co., Al relay Street.
n. Y. contains several biographical articles
The first OF these shows the amiable, pleas
ant side of Bismarck's character, Illustrated
nv incidents of his home life. There is also.
friendly but short "reminiscences of Miss Cush-
man. by one who appears to have been init
mate with her.
The new books reviewed are: Life of
GORGE Moor" the philanthropist, who was
the first to carry food to starving Paris, after
the siege oflS7l, by 5. Smiles; and 'Modern
Frenchmen,'' by Hamerton, which includes
sketches of Francois Rude and Jean Am
pere.
s.Summer in the Hills tell where to spend
the vacation, describing the shooting in the
Highlands, and trips to the Pyrenees, Alps,
and other cloud lands.
The serials ssJohn Caidigate' and eGOr-
don Baldwin, are continued.
The poems are 'sHalf Way to Already"
and ssSheathlng the Sword;' and the Urea
ties of Peace takes the place OF the politi-
cal article.
The periodicals reprinted by THE LEON
ARD SCorT PUBLISHING Co. al Barclay
Street, N. ~ are as follows The London
Quarterly, Edinburg, Westminster, and
British Quarterly Revie,os. and Blackwood's
Maqasine Price, 81 a year for any one, or
only SIS for all, and the postage is prepaid
by the Publishers.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-09-05
GEORGIA
HOME INSURANCE co,
of Columbus, Ga.

have determined to give them all OF my BUSH
ness. or as least much as they will accept.
For my own Convenience, have accepted the
Agency of this Company, and while my other du-
ties will not permit me to solicit business for
them ina general way, yet will be glad to ex-
plain the merits of the Company and take the
applications OF rny one desiring to insure.
]. FRED. EFFINGER.
In my absence, parties desiring insurance or
information can apply to RORT. CRAIG, at the
Office of EfHnger, Craig Grattan.
may g.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-09-05
One million of standard silver dollars have

One million of standard silver dollars have
already been put In circulation, and de-
mands for million more ere ON hand ae
the Treasury. Indeed, the silver dollar is
very popular with the masses, and clrculates
freely throughout the rural districts. The
placing of one million of this currency
among the people in a single mouth IS llo6
regarded as an evidence of its appropriately,
but establishes the fact that it Is much
sought after, and will aid very materially in
infusing confidence in business and stiinu-
latiny effort.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-10-12
FEW SUGGESTIONS.

1t is said that experience is the best
tescher, although dear one. Ii is very
alter caEiinily. OF any nature, 10
-noiaAize atia-Iciut- Gl,t-Ihe WAS Ia,
which it might have been avoided. uoy-
ever there are several matters Connected
WITH the lire OF SATURDAY night to which
We deem it our duty to call attention.
FIRST, The totally inadequate water sup
ply, ANA second, the bad condition OF :,
large portion OF the hose, to say nothing
OF TIE iiisuhicicncy in length. la either
case had these faults been righled the re
suit would have been the saving of one
il not both of The buildings burned. We
understand that dilitoriness, or false ideas
regarding economy, on the part OF the
village council was the cause OF this. The
lire department. have been clammOring
Tor new hose and the council have been
talking abort it for months. The fire
department knew the condition OF the
hose and knew that il would not stand
The Strain of hard usage. Ii did not. As
soon rs the pressure was put upon it the
hose was useless. Upon the council and
not upon the fire department must rest
the responsibility. The same may be
said regarding the cisterns. 1t is true
tie council had ordered the construction
of two new ones, and were in session al
The time of the alarm, upon business
connected with awarding the contracts
for their construction. But are they en-
tircly clear of responsibility in regard 10
the fact that The cistern Oh the corner OF
Main aud Third streets being out of re-
pair? Had the engine been able 10 pro-
cure plentiful water supply ut this
point one building would probably have
been saved.i
We do not call attention to these faults
in cautious mood, but simply to show
the necessity OF the council ut all times
knowing that everything in relation to
The fire department is in good. reliable,
seryiceable condition. Ii is only by these
means that ChebOygan will be kept from
almost total annih lation.
Last Saturday night everything was
favorable, Had it not been so, instead
of chronicling tue destruction of two
buildings it would more likely have been
twenty. 1t cannot be expected that next
time the roofs of The adjacent buildings
will be soaked with water from recon;
and heavy rains, or that there will be
scarcely 10 wind and it was only
through these fortunate circumstances
that calamity was averteI. We hope
a word 10 the wise will be sufficient, and
that we shall not be caught mapping
again.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-10-12

Col. A. X. Mcclure, of the Philadel-
phia Times, i'm an address delivered at
the pennsylvania State Fair, spoke as
follows OF the relations of labor,to CAPT.
tai:
The laboring and agricultural classes
own the bankers and money lenders.
They are the masters; they make tile
laws; they regulate their purposes, and
[ desire to impress this one point upon
your minds, that when you arise to as
sail any one class OF your fellow citizens,
l care not what articular class il may
be, you make vital mistake and strike
at the prosperity OF the whole country.
Do you ever think, farmers, that when you
come to crusade against capital that cap
ital wears 10 clothes? Money needs no
garments and requires no breakfast or
food to subsist upon, but when attacked
can simply await the return of better
times. 1t is not so with tie workingman
or farmer; they demand constant en-
ployment. You may drive capital with
i'm its shell and it will live, but when you
strike at capital you simply strike to
ruin the prosperity of the whole country
and yourselves. l know that this is not
the language OF those who arc seeking TO
get your vote in one party OF the other,
but tell you that these are the words of
truth and sobcrness. There can be no
attempt at class legislation that does not
strike at the foundation OF successful
government.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-10-12
SOMETHING IN REGARD TO IM.
PROVEMENTS.

The sooner the people of this place
make up their minds that CheboygaE Is
going to be city of no mean Dimensions
in me near future, the better it will be-
Public improvements which have thus
far been made by the village have been
made after plan which W ould lead one
to think that these projectors never ex-
pected to see Cbeboygan much more
than the small village that she now is.
We do not advocate the village going
into public improvements upon large
Scale just because we see bright future
for the place, What we do advocates and
what we believe the village should do,
is when any public Improvements are
made chat they be made with such end
in view, so that they may not have to be
made oyer again as the village enlarges
in size. For instance if Cheboygan be-
comes city it will have to have COM
prehensiye system of sewerage The vii
lage has in the past and does almost ev-
cry year expend considerable money in
constructing small sewars for the proper
drainage of sections of the town. A COM
plete and comprehensive system should
be adopted with reference to rapid
growth or the town, then as it bee. Inc
necessary 10 open up sewerage in GER
tain section. it could be done as a por-
tion of The system. 1t will cost no more
a. The present and would make an im-
mense saving in the future.
Then again Cheboygan must eventual
ly have water works. We know of no
town in the state which so cheaply
could obtain complete water supply
and fire protection. Both the wafer ami
the power to run the best kind OF water
works can be obtained from the dam.
Simply with the proper pipes laid from
the dam down through the town plen-
tiful water supply for all purposes could
be had. With u water wheel ut the da IN
power could be obtained to dcluge any
building in town with water. We do not
say that this should be done ut once, but
IL should be an Improvement OF the near
future. 1t would be paying Investment
to-day. The decrease i'll tie Insurance
upon The property in town would more
than pay the interest upon the cost. Al.
meney expended by the village should
be expended with the idea in view that
water works are Il necessity ia the hear
future. In short all public improvements
OF the village should be made with refer
snce to tiie tact that Cheboygan is yet i'll
lis Infancy.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-10-12

General Charles Albright, of Mauch
Chunk, Pa, made speech at Allentown,
OH the finances. The objections against
the National Banking system, that the
Government pays interest upon the
bonds deposited for circulation, and also
gives circulation to the banks, he an
swered as follows:
"As long as the bonds are not paid, of
course the Government is bound to pay
interest OH them, without regard to who
the holders are. and does not lose any
thing because banks holds the bonds.
Tile bonds, let it be distinctly under
stood, are deposited for the benefit OF
the note holder. and the Government is
merely the stakeholder. The national
| bauk notes 10 not cost the government
ANYTHING, because the banks pay for
printing them, and the NOES are not re-
ally money until signed and circulated
| by the banks; besides, the government
| is not bound TO redeem national bank
notes, but throws that responsibility up
OH the banks.
| In point of fact the general govern
ment no more furnishes banks with their
| circulation than the state did under the
old system. 1t provides the machinery
TO secure it, and in furnishing The nn-
signed notes TO banks it keeps an ALSO
lutte check upon banks to prevent mi
Over-issue. 1t controls the system Tor
the good OF the people-holds the securi-
ty-preyents in over-issue and watches
| The management OF each bank, aud all
ut the expense Of the banks. Banks pay
the governmental large bonus for the
privileges which they enjOy-although us
already stated, it is not mOnOpOly-in
the shape of Il TAX Oh circulation and de-
posts and dividends, and all this is a
clear profit to the government; besides
the states have power TO tax shares OF
bank stock to their full market value, Sc
that in fact there is no species or kind OF
property which is so heavily taxed as
/ this kind.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-10-12

EDWARD b. RANKIN, of the Boston
Herald, who acted as judge for Courtney
in his race with Hanlon, published let
ter in which he says: IL venture the
Judgment that Courtney is the better
AID more enduring sculler of the TWO;
that despite the roughness OF the water
he succeeded whenever he made an effort
in closing with Hanlon, aud that at the
finish he outrowed the Toronto man and
lost the race by ceasing 10 pull ut a
critical moment when nearing the goal.
Had he continued rowing and hauled
out into the course instead Of resting on
his oars, the race was his own. 1t seems
Incredible that a man of C0urtney's in
telligence should be so far lost to pride
of country and the interest of friends as
10 loose the race Intentionally, and un-
til oncthing definite is developed it is
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-10-12

I THE New York Herald i'm. regard to
the national banks says: fortunately
for the country the national banking
system has approved itself to the people
in almost all the states, and it will not
require much argument 10 induce them
TO oppose its destruction. For the last
two or three years the greater number
of new banks have been founded in coun-
try districts, and are Institutions of
moderate capital and of advantage TO
the localities where they are placed.
While many city banks have been cur
failing their capital the number of cOun
try banks has steadily increased, aud the
complaint formerly made that the Eas-
tern States possessed more than their
share of banks, though it WAS absurd, is
now no longer heard. OF all the banks
organized i'll the last few years one hun
bred and fifty one have a capital of fifty
thousand dollars or less and
seventy others have capital OF
one hundred thousand dollars or
less All these with few exceptions are
essentially country banks. Moreover the
shares of the national banks are very
widely dislrIUureu aruorIg TIRE .vrr--.,..-::
ty. There are at present, according to
official accounts, $50 0G0 shareholders in
the national banks, and more than hall
of these hold shares to the amount OF
81 900 or less. This shows that the sys-
tenn is essentially popular, and it needs
only Il vigorous exposure OF the dangers
which threaten the country from the
coming attack OIL it TO prevent the sue
cess of this next move of the greenback
leaders.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-10-12
The Old Den,ocratIc Doctrine.

Andrew Jack on in 1886,
There never was, or ever could be. use
for any. other kind THAN redecmable
currencyl except for spectators and
gamblers in stocks; and this to the utter
ruin OF the labor and morals of the coun-
try. A specie currency gives lite and
action to the producing classes. on which
the prosperity of all is founded.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-10-12
Did Initiation Pay tte Poor Man.
From the Mobile Peoister 30

printer was paid in Charleston be-
fore The war thirty eigh: cents per ihous-
aud ems. This WIS on a gold basis. To-
ward the close of the war he received for
the same work 81 in Confederate money
worth. at forty to one, precisely five cents,
In the meantime butter, for example, had
risen i'm price from thirty or thirty five
cents pound to 81 or S.. The printer
received six times as much graybacks for
his work and paid twenty and twenty
four times as much for his butter. Did
initiation then pay the poor man?
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-10-12
only just to hope and bclie-e that the
race was lost through an error of, judg-
ment."

rdCS WIS lOSt tuiouS ali eTrOr Ol. JUG
ment."
ACCORDING to recent reports, there is
now great enthusiasm in educational mat
tiers in Japan. There are $4,000 common
schools in the empire, with an average
attendance of 100000. There are zig
high schools, with an average attendance
of 10000, and ninety normal schools, with
an attendance of 5000. The course of
study i'm the common schools is siE.ilar TO
that in this country. and the schools, gen.
orally speaking, have been modelled on
the American style. The teachers num-
bered $4,000, and are licensed by the
Government Board of Education.
THE Detroit Post and Tribune says
"The University of Michigan is likely to
lose the services of one of the most bril-
liant men it has ever graduated. Prot
Watson has received an Urgent call to the
salary, ana with the assurance of two
assistants and the publication by the
state of his observations. He has in Ann
Arbor not more than two thirds the sal
airy offered there, and all the assistance
he has at the observatory he has to pay
for out OF his own pocket. He has Tor ;
considerable time employed two assist
ants to aid in his astronomical computa
tions, but the salary of these has had tt
be deducted from his own meager allow
ance. 1t is but right that those who are
Interested i'm the University, and especial
| " in the Detroit Observatory, shoulC
know the calamity that was impending
Within the past six months Prof. Watson
has raised himself TO a rank with The
greatest astronomers in the world. and il
is 4 shame that his alma mater cannot re
tain his services by furnishing him will
The necessary assistance, especially as the
| University is out of debt ard tile increase
OF students gives to the treasury a larg,
surplus income.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-10-12

superior ,itie, f,r
ecpting all kinds of