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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-10-10

Drink that splendid BEER at the Virginia
Hotel Bar. 1t is healthy and delicious.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-10-10


A FULL-FLEDGED DEMOCRATIC ORATOR
Saturday evening last an ashen-hued, hum
cry, cadaverous looking colored individual,
arrayed in the seedy habiliments of the av-
erage Democratic of1ice-seeker, and carrying
general appearance Of woe, presented him
self to a number of our citizens, and in the
name of John Fl. Harris, of Washington,
and the great Democratic party of the ma
ton, solicited moral support and pecuniary
contributions. He offered his valuable SER
vices as Democratic orator and irresistible
persuader of his race to the friends of each
of the candidates for Congress, but there
was universal and lamentable want OF APP
probation, and he was advised to move on
to Richmond. In the evening he secured the
Court House for forensic display, and sever
al hundred persons, principally blacks, went
to hear him. By way of preliminary, it was
stated by the sable citizen who introduced
him, that he would deliver an able speech
and would expect liberal donations when the
hat was passed around at its close. This
announcement was followed by Mr.. Harris,
who for about an hour, in voice about
equally divided between whine and cry,
and with language which fifty correspondent,
dwelt on tile wee Of the Democracy. AT
the conclusion collection of fifty cents was
taken up.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-10-10

r HAVE THE cts. CIGAR OF THE DAY,
i Try them.
W. R. TYREE. Druggist,
aug22 Staunton, Va.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-11-28
A Clergyman i'm Close Quarters.


Among our occasional clergy is 4 minis
ter who is continually striving to direct
the minds of those he meets toWart! their
eternal fate. lie never allows an OppOrttl-
nifty to pass without urging men to repent
and flee from the wrath TO come. Somc-
times he makes opportunities. Last Mon-
day evening after dark he was walking to-
ward the southeastern part of town, and
when between DR.. Philips and Mr.. Girls
by's residence, he overlook a citizen who
was on his way home. Desiring to call
the attention Of the citizen to the mOmen-
tuous future, the clergyman, as he caught
up with him, ID his hand on his shoulder.
saying:
Are you p. pared to meet yoi,r God:'
The citizen .sheeled around. yanked a
revolver out of his pocket, and pointing it
at his interrogation, emphatically replied:
Yes. you damned reprobate, am. Are
you? Hold up your hands. and don't you
stir, or III send you to meet him."
The clergyman dropped on his knees
quicker than flash, and explained that no
wasn't garroter, but simple disciple Of
the Lord, anxious to impress upon his
fellow mortais the necessity of making
their peace, calling and election sure. He
was allowed to depart, and will probably
make his approaches from the front here
after.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-11-28

In Christ's Hall, Oxford. are two spec
linen compositions good, the other
bad. The bad was the effort of Bishops
son, who, being intended by his father tor
a minister. was determined not to be. At
the Divinity examination he was required
to write short history OF the life of 10
siah. This was his composition: And
Josiah girtled up his loins, and ran before
Judah into the tent of Israel. And as he
entered lie looked up at window and saw
a woman sitting there. And he said,
Throw her down. So they threw her down.
And he said, DO it the second time.' And
they did it the second time. YEA he
saith, 'cven until seventy times seven.'
Last Of all, the woman died also, and they
picked up Of the fragments that were left,
twelve baskets full"
He was excused from further examina-
ton.
The other composition. by Charles
Kingsley, when young student, ought to
be written in letters Of gold. A prize was
offered for the best essay on Christ's first
miracle. that Of turning the water into
wine. Twelve competitors announced
their intention Of striving for it. Charley
Kingsley was one of the twelve. Eleven
clear, mathematical and scientific brains
worked night and day, during the two
weeks allowed for writing the essay. Abb
struse mathematical calculations, chemical
manipulations, etc. filed up sheet after
sheet of foolscap to prove the actual per-
formance of the miracle. Poor Charley
paced his study floor, but could not begin
to write. Day after day pissed, and still
Charley was in the same place. The elev-
en- had piles of manuscript filled, and were
fastening them together with the usual
dark blue ribbon. The last day arrived,
and In an hour the papers were to be han
ded in. Kingsley still paced his study but
perfectly cool. Finally, just be-
fore the bell tOlled the hour, he took his
pen and wrote one line. That was all.
With trembling hand he folded his paper
and sent it to the judges. So voluminous
were the other essays that's week had gone
by before the result of the examination was
ready to be made known. On due consid-
grafton, and for real genuine merit, Charley
kingsley's one line won the much-coveted
prize. The judges declared that he had
aid more in that one line than all the
mathematics and science that the Others
,ad brought to bear on the point His
incline essay was this: ''The conscious
water saw its Lord, and blushed."
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-11-28
Our Answer.
TO ELLA WHEELER,
Natures NObleInan.


Tell me not he is poor man,
That his dress is coarse and bare,
Tell me not his daily pittance
Is 4 workman's scanty fare.
Tell me not his birth is humble,
That his parentage is low;
Is he henest in his actions?
That is all wish to know.
Is his word TO be relied on?
Has his character no blame?
Then care not whence his birthplace,
Then | care not whence he came.
Would he from All un Just action
Turn away with scsrnful eye?
Would he, than defraud another,
Sooner on the scaflold die?
Would he spend his hard-gained earning
On brother in distress?
Would he succor the afflicted.
And the weak ones wrongs redress?
Then he is man deserving
Ofmy love and my esteem,
And care not what his birthplace
10 the eyes of man may seem.
Let it be low built shanty,
Let it be a clay-built cot,
Let it be barn or manager,
In my eyes it matters not.
And if others will disown him,
As inferior to their caste,
Let them do it, I'll befrieEd him
As a brother to the last.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-11-28

A very prudent physician has done his
brethren Il great injury by thoughtlessly
divnlging one OF the most valuable secreas
of the profession; while riding mp to Tn
ION Square in the Foarth Avenue ears
yesterday. ''llow Is practice now? you
must be making great deal of money,
Tor every third person seems to be ailinsg'
"irne, there is much ss4ious sickness, but
l get no practice. lhc panic has made the
times so hard, that people t'ure themselves
by eating nothing
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-11-28

Poetry.
Our Answer.
TO ELLA WHEELER.
No doubt we are the architects, in part,
or our own fortunes, but there is Power
Nespte the struggles OF our hand or hearD,
Shaping our ends' until lifes latest hour.
How else can we account for what we see
The stranded wrecks along the stream of time?
If there's no providence, no destiny,
Then every failure is indeed s crime
II cannot be-the noblest often fail;
Sad virtue starves, while vice ell-fed appears
True, virtue may o'er vice at last prevail,
But, ah! for some lis all the way Through
tears
Perhaps to you this seems a slugsard's plea;
Well, he il s0 tits all we can advance,
Thus far in sailing o'er life's treacherors sea
We've been the victim oft Of ''circumstonce
"A. Tandyke.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-11-28

A great cry has been raised against the
holders of bonds. They have been de-
nounced by every epithet that malignity
can coin. During the War our bonds were
offered for sale, and they brought all they
then appeared to be worth. They had to
be sold or the Rebellion was success. 10
the bond we are indebted as much as to the
greenback. The fact is, however, we are
indebted to neither; we are indebted to the
soldiers. But every man who took green
back at less than gold committed the same
crime. and no other, as he who bought the
bonds at less than par in gold. These
EcoNTINUED on FOURTH PAaE.1
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-11-28
Poetry.

Office. Courier building, Main Street
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-03

A thoughtful contribution tn the discus
sion Of the best method II clicking tho Prcsi-
dent Is contained IN the vounS, entitled, Tho
Electoral System Of the Enued States. by
DAVID \. MckNIGHr; j. T. Lippncou 4 Go.
In the prefac" we are told that the book
docs not seek 10 sustain a th,.ry--' II cstab-
fishes system" II It WAS not better. however.
than most of the recent works which "estab-
llah perfect political systems. there would he
no occasion 10 notice II. cNcept 10 condemn it,
This Is not our purpose Tic author is well ac-
quaintrd with the history o! our electoral
method. He has thought out his subject. and
what he has to say upon it is worth hearing,
even If Il does not command our acquescenco.
The leading idea Of the book IS that the Pres.
idcu' ot the Senate is empowered under the
Constitution Of the United States both to cam
vass and count the electoral votes. " The Pres.
ldent Of the Senate. says the Constitution.
shall, in the presence Of the Senate and
House Of Representatives.. OIs'n all the certh.
Gates, and the votes shall then he counted" Mr.
Mcknight contends that the right to open ths
certificates involves the right To canvass the
votes thereby disclosed-thM is. TO determine
what are and what are not ell, toral votes within
the requirements of the fundamental law. Tho
subsequent counting he insists. is merely an
act Of computation applicable to the votes So de-
termined TO be- valid. Both duties according to
his view, are assigned to thu Vice Pres dent. or
rather 10 the President IT the Senate,
Tho various arguments 70 sustain this posi-
ton are scattered through a volume OF moro
than four hundred pages. and OF course itis
impossible for us 10 consider them in detail. 4
few reasons. however. which compel MS To dpi.
sent from it may be briefly stated Thcrl l,a
striking chang" Of subject in tho latter claus"oi
tina go fr. o ~f
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ass snuffeth up the wind at her pleasure
"Weel, sir, ] wad draw this inference: He wad
snuff lang time aforc he wad fattcn ont
1t was impossible for Dean Ramsay. in these
"reminiscences, to omit the wcll-knOwn nnoc-
dotc made popular 10y tho inmitablc way in
which it was told by the late Charles Mathews.
The clergyman in question was pr mcknight.
learned and very pondcrots commentator.
who, ut one time. on coming tp church. had
been caught IN shower oil rain. Every means
were used in the vcsiry to relieve him from his
discomfort. hut ms the hour drew on for divine
service he hccnmc much distressed. circulating.
ION. wush that was dry. DO you think I'm
dry? DO YOU think I'm dry cnrurh moo His
io"osc colleague. Or. Henry, could resist no
longer. but. patting him on the shoulder. com
forted him with the assurance, " Bide wee.
Doctor. and yesc he dry cneuch whca ye get
into the pm pit" Another quaint remark Of the
faceiious Doctor to his moro formal coll
league is here chroniclcd. The former who.
with all his pleasantly. had no more pop
uiarity in the pulpit than his coadluor.
remarked to Dr. Macknight what II blessing it
WAS that they two were colleagues in ono charge.
The other said he could not see what benefit
that was To- the world. An said DR.. Henry.
an it had ma been for that, there wad hac been
twa toon trmptyl kinks this day OF another
learned preacher VI the old school. We arc told
that he found it impossible 90 reduce his dis
courses below the hour aud half On being
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recorded If "A ,,nr.,vn,nu in tho Soutl, usuoll,.
distinguished as " Wnity Dunlon." ON ouoo,.
cosion two irrrvcrcnt vounr fellows dr,nrn,,n.
a.. AK thrvsoid IN .',nirln" r,iri.t.r
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frios ihoy ncro.fnd hin, with much soiemui,v
Master Dunlnp. lnc zee hnar fine nnwa -
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tyn nithorless bnirns" I'm another rps, tho
game Of rnrartoc wen, urains; tho rnrson. \
Mr.. Shira lost ono OF his parishioncrs. n worry
decent. dnuo. shoemaker. who let ,b, Kirk and
Joined ,ho Indorendnnts. Sometime afi.r,y,,rd
when lIr. shira met John on the road. ne said
And So. John. 4 understand We han become
an In..cr.u,icut p" "'D,rd. sir. replied John
that's true" Oh. John" snii the clercymnn
I'm sure We ken that "A rowin ,rolingl stanc
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plainly told tho old domestic that thcy must
part. But the tried servant VI forty years, un.
able 10 conceive the possibility of his dismissal.
innoccntly asked. Aye sir. WHARF, are yc
gaunY I'm sure yc are aye best at hnmc"
This anccdotr i, pnrallrled by the instance
If II coachmun. long in the service Of n nohlo
lady. who fairly gave him noticc to quit. and
hadr him 20 nj once. The only satisfaction she
got was the quiet answer. Ma ma my lady:
druvc yc to your marriage. mud shall stay to
drive You Ia your burial" The cool assurance
with which these old dom"s'ics look upon them
selves to protrc, family interests sometimes led
toludicrous exhibitions. While II Mrs. Murray
Of Ab"rrarnry WIS dining at II friends house.
one OF tho family noticed that she was looking
for the proper spoon TO help herself with salt.
The old servant. Thomas. WIS motoned to. but
he would not notice. the appeal. 1t was re-
pcatcd in II more Inrcmp.ory manner:
" Thomas. Mrs. Murray has not salt spoon"
to winch II" replied most emphatically.
' Last time .'lr- Murray dinod here we lost u
salt spoon. We arr told oi foriarshifc lady.
WHO, SHOWING th' hahltS "i h'r OLD ana spout
retainer WHEN IN" wished Il note To be tuk'h
without or7 81 lin'' read II over 10 nun. saying;
Ih"re hop' NhircN. Y" ken thW mt; moo
dinhh stop To open ii, but Just SEND II All. We
may mention. also. characteristic Scottish
answer mau' 10 Marquis "i Lo'hleh VINO 90
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said coolly. to one Of the Mexican packers.
quit foolin' with that riaia You'll have that
siah out and that mule loose IN another min
u;c. Come over this way
The McNican turned scared. white face to
the Doctor. muttrring something. and let 20
the dccr-,kin hide We all up-raiScd our
voice. with one accord, The Judge mos, ioni.
t"ntly and apolog tically. and implorcd The Doe
tor to 70 ON. III shoot the first man who IN
trrrupts YOU again." added Thornton. per-
sua- vcly.
But tn Doctor. with his hands langudy
under hi. head. had lost his interest "Wrll.
! the dog ran oil To- the hills and neither the
threats nor caJolcrics Of his mast r could ever
make him enter the clbin again The next day
the man lett the camp. What time il it; Getting
on t, shutdown. amt liz Keep oil my lex. will
/ you. you id Greascr. and stop tumbling
/ round there! Lie down.
But we knew that the Doctor had not com
/ plctcly finished his story. and we waited
patiently for the conclusion. Meanwhile the
OIL. gay silence of the woods again asserted
its"ii-hut shadows were now beginning I"
gather in Tie heavy beams OF the root above.
and the dim aislcs seemed To- Ice narrowing and
closing in around U.S. Presently the Doctor re
commenced lazily. MS If no interruption had
occurred.
As said before never put much faith in
that story. and shouldn't have told IT, hut for
rather curious experience Of my own. 1t WAS
in the u ring Of 90. and was one Of party of
four. coming up from O'Ncills. when we had
been showed up. II was awful weather; the
snow had changed TO ,lcct and rain after we
crossed the divide. and the watcrwas on, every
whcrc; every di,rh was crock. every creek A
river. W., lai lost two horses ON the Truth
Fork We were d,nd bent. of tho trnu and
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-01-18
Grange Finances.


Mater Lang, in his address
before the Texas State Grange.
took up the financial problem in
its relation of capital to labor.
He said it concerns the agricul-
tural Interest to decide whether,
in the midst of financial dis
tress, the contraction OF the cir
eulating medium shall go on,
bringing ruin and bankruptcy to
every rural homestead; whether
the ancient silver dollar shall be
oyerthrown that the bondhold>
ers might bold a saturnalia in
wrecks OF fortune and amid the
cries OF starving thousands, ETC.,
ere. The remedy suggested is
The repeal of the resumption act
aud the reconciliation OF ST.
yer.
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The Slate Grange


In the State Grange meeting
on Thursday a number of reso-
lutions on different subjects
were introduced and referred.
Several resolutions were intro
dnced cerIsuring the course OF
the Examiner and Patron, and
one or two propositions were
made to publish an entirely ag-
ricultural and Grange organ.
A proposition was submitted
changing the time of meeting
from January TO August. Capt.
J. NJ. Williams, OF Washington
county, introduced a series of
resolutions regarding the fnan-
ees, that were adopted by the
Washington county council and
published in the BANNER some
weeks ago. Also, resolution
declaring the tx on farm pro-
duce wrong, and demanding its
repeal if constitutional. The
following amendment will be
Incorporated in the constitu-
tion The minimum for mem
bership in subordinate grange
should be--men, three dollars
for ladies, one dollar, for the
four degrees. The Grand
Master ei Missouri delivered an
interesting lecture
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Notice.

On the 10Th of July, 1877. the undel
signed as principal and john Manly
aod e. c. Williamson as surities. made
a note payable to the Grea: Western
Well Anger Works, Bloomfield, Iowa
for S1G5. due six months after date
with interest al ten per cent from
date. and payable nj Engelkr's bank
Brenham, Texas. Notice. is hereby
given that as the considerations tnr
which said note WAS given having fail
ed, will not pay said ro'e.
y. DANIEL.
Dee Goth. 1877. vat
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REMEDY FOR ROC CHOLERA

REMEDY FOR RoG CHOLERA
A correspondent of the St Louis
Republican sends the following
cure, which he says he has u ed
for the last four years with un
iversal success: Take one pound
epson or glaubcr salts, one.
pound sulphur half pound saltre-
ire, one pound black artimony.
Aim to give atabl s ,oontul .wice
a day in swill If the hog is SO
far gone that it will not eat, |
put small rope on its upper
jaw, tie it up to post and dis
solve two two spooutuls and
drench it.
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VARIETY DEsIRAB1 E IN F. O.

VARIETY DEsIRABI E IN F, o.
We must not restrict ourselves
to q few articles of food, bat
must have a great variety foods
to select from: we mnst not par
take of the sumo fare day after
day, but must vary it as much
as possible. Only with a varied
and alternating dietry can we be
sure that what is lacking in one
food will be supplied in another,
and what we fail 70 get TO day
we shall have tomorrow. What
is commonly regarded as simply
the result ola spoiled palate-the
repugnance excited by the steady
recurrence of the same dish-is
an uprising of the organism itself
against food which does not
meet its requirements or rather
the consequence ola deficiency
already establi;hed.- Housekeep-
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PaEsERv1Ne RwEEr rorAroes

81 December No., page 4S3,
in answer to "Qlestioner," you
say "the easy and effective pre-
servation OF sweet potatoes is
one of the most important prob
lens to he solved by Southern
farmers. The solution is this:
gather in good weather, give a
few hours sun before banking
elevate the ground a little; l
flush it and rake it. Place the
potatoes on the ground, cover
with dirt AS the weather requir-
Is leaving an opening at top to
he closed in cold weather. then
keep dry. aud ! will eat all that
rots in in this climatr--J. M. p,
Cairo. GA. '-Soxthern CuIi0ator