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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-08-15

'sWHAT EVERYBODY REQUIREs''-A
GOOD e ATHA RTIC AND ANTI-BILIOUS
MEDICINE.-Keep your liver healthy, and
thus ward of many distressing complaints,
by using "Swayne's Tar and SarsapariIla
Pills." Cures sick or nervous headache,
dizziness, bllliousness, bad taste in mouth,
dyspepsia, inward piles, all complaints of
the stomach and bowels. They act gently,
without any pain or gripping, and do not
leave the bowels costive. as is the case with
many other purgatives. Prepared only by
DR.. Swayne & Son, Philadelphia, and sold
at 20 cents box by leading druggists. Sold
at wholesale and retail by W. A. Tyree,
Stanton, Va,
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-08-15

A LEX. II. ROBERTNON,
"A ATTORNEY AT LAW,
STANTON, VA.
Will practice in the Courts of Augusta and adjoin
ing counties.
attention given to the collection of claims
and prompt returns made. a
As- OFFIcE-No I, Burns Building, Augusta
Street. Sept. 81. '76-tf.
HUDSON 4 PATRICK.
Ill ATTORNEYS AT LA w
STAUNTON, VA
Will practice in all the Courts OF Augusta and
Circuit Courts of the adjoining counties.
Prompt attention given to collecting claims
Feb Oily
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-08-15
Railroads..
PASSENGERS PURCHASING TICKETS
VIA THE
CHESAPEAKE & OHIO Railway

from all points
EAST AND WEST!
Coaches. Snnerjor advantaees for safety and
comfort in management and equipment of
through trains. Attentive officers and good eat
ing houses. Sleeping cars on night trains.
On and after June 9th, Passenger Trains will
run as follows
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-08-15

lies beyond the Sierras, many more going
out in silence to the green pastures and still
waters where the Good Shepherd doth lead
them.
About ninety miles west Of Green River
we again reach an elevation of seven thous-
and six hundred and fifty feet. Here the
road makes a long curve, like a horse shoe,
and once beyond it we begin to descend the
last slope of the Rocky Mountains. At Hill
lard, seven miles further on, we pass the
first huLe OH the road. 1t is. V. shaped
trough on very enlarged scale, built. Of
course, OF boards and timber. This one is
twenty. four miles in length and there are two
millions feet OF boards and timber in it. The
fall is two thousand feet from the place
where it takes up the waters Of the Bear Riv-
er to its mouth, and the way saw logs, ties,
cord wood, bark, and men come down is
enough to make one hold his breath.
One OF these days, ii you do not weary OF
our journey, perhaps III take you with me
down tiume, but before we start let me
say that consider life insurance a very
good investment, especially for people who
ride in fumes.
would like to stop with you at every town
we pass for all have something new and in
teresting but it will not do, so we hasten
on, dining at Evanston, the last town in
Wyoming. a place Of fifteen hundred inhabi-
tants. built up chiefly by coal mines, the
product OF which finds its way to the rail
road here.
The train drives on out of Wyoming into
Utah, and here Utah means Weber and Echo
eanyons-both beautiful and grand beyond
description. There are rocks. aud rocks,
and rocks; until it seems as if sometime OF
other all the grandest specimens were gath
cred in possibly it was. the first
peace convention, at amy rate there were
good many pieces and falling to agree upon
a platform, they separated for conference
which has never ended. There they stand
many Of them eight hundred feet high, like
gigantic sentinels guarding all the way down
into the valley. Pulpit Rock. Bromly's Ca
thsdral, Castle Rock, The Old Man OF thu
The Democratic advocate., 1878-07-27

Put a teaspoonfull Of ammonia in a
quart Of warm soapsuds, dip cloth into
it and go over your soiled pantaloons, and
see how rapidly the dirt viii disappear; no
scrubbing is nescessary. To a pint Of
hot soapsuds add a teaspoonful of the spir-
its, dip in your fork or spoon Cor whatever
you wish to clean), rub with soft brush
and then finish with chamois skin. For
washing windows and mirrors it has no
equal. 1t will remove grease spots from
every fabric without injuring the garment.
Put on the ammonia nearly clear; lay on
blotting paper, and set hot iron on it
for moment. Also few drops in water
viii cleanse and whiten laces and muslin
beautifully. A few drops in bowl Of wa
ter, if the skin be oily, will remove all
uncleanliness and disagreeable odors. Ad-
ded to hot bath, it entirely absorbs all
noxious smell, and nothing is better to re-
move dandruff from the hair For clean
ing nail and hair brushes it is equally
good. For heart burn and dyspepsia,
the aromatic spirits of ammonia is espe-
cially prepared; ten drops taken in wine
glass of water viii give relief. For house
plants, FIVE or six drops to every pint of
water, once week, will make them -four
ish. 1t is also good to clean plant jars.
So be sure and keep bottle of it in the
house, and have glass stopper, as it eats
away cork
The Democratic advocate., 1878-07-27
just as readily published as any other

be just as readily published as any other
crimes.
The testimony Of these facts and obser-
vations is that drunkenness is far, very far.
from being so common in southern France
and Italy as it IS in Great Britain, Ire
land, and the United States.
Other visitors may bear other testimo-
ny, but as in a court of justice each wit
ness is required to tell what he knows, so
this is what / have seen,- or is given to the
best of my knowledge and belief.
And is this absence of intoxication
caused by the fact that they drink wine
rather than spirits: fermented instead
of distilled liquors? No. The use Of
wine is the effect, not the cause. They
drink wine because the climate is so mild
that the stimulous of strong drink is not
needed. If they wanted it they could have
it. Brandy costs three times as much in
New York as in France. In the north of
Europe drunkenness prevails as it does in
the United States. In the south Of Eu-
rope it does not
The Democratic advocate., 1878-07-27

while stove-pipe hat is certain to bring
down upon it an army of the myrmidons,
to whom their master is, to do him Justice,
kind enough-so kind that after year or
two's work at Welbeck theyrequire to be put
into training before they are fit for another
job. 1t is toward his equals that it pleases
the Duke of Portland, like the old Duke
of Newcastle to insist on his right to do
what he likes with his own. Queer stories
of Harcourt House and Of Welbeck are
muttered with bated breath among the
dukeries of Nottinghamshire; some speak
ing well for the heart, if indiferently for
the head, of the great nobleman who Is
their subject, aud who, according to the
taste of the narrator, figures either as a
baleful wizard or as a benevolent sprite
like Robin Goodfellow.
The Democratic advocate., 1878-07-27

his every look and action. But the sail
ors quickly interposed, when he turned
upon them, and fierce struggle eusued.
"Secure him !" cried the skipper, as
soon as the crew had succeeded in over
powering him. "We will keep both 10
irons, and wait further developments.
But though everything was done that
could be to ascertain the cause Of those
strange cries from the sea, the day passed
without solving the mystery, and the su-
perstitious sailors all believed that the
dead had spoken. And their belief was
strengthened, when there was heard, at
different intervals the following night, the
same voice, only more sad and mcurnful,
saying this time:
"Warren Gregg, murderer a mur-
dererl murderer r.
The next morning Gregg called the
captain below, to whom he made full
confession of his crime, saying he had
killed Lewis mistaking him for young
Haywood; and then, upon his bended knees,
the guilty wretch begged for mercy.
The only reply he received was to wait
until be reached port
Gregg's confession, clearing Haywood
Of all guilt, he was freed at once; and part
ly to atone for the injustice he had done
him, the captain gave him the berth Of
first officer.
One morning, few days later, Gregg
was missing; and as no trace Of him could
be found, it was supposed that he must
have got upon the deck during the night,
when, unseen and unheard, he had thrown
himself into the sea. That to escape the
punishment of man he had gone to receive
the judgment of his Maker, with another
crime upon his already blackened soul.
The voice from the sea was not heard
after the murderer's confession; and soon
the superstitious mariners ceased to speak
of it, having solved the mystery to their
satisfaction, by deciding that the dead had
already spoken in vindication Of the char
acter Of the innocent victim.
In the due course of time port was
safely made.
A year later, Frank Haywood and Ma
bel Stanford were united in wedlock, amid
the congratulations Of all their friends.
But the strangest and best part Of it all
was, that among the wedding guests was
Lewis Stanford, the brides brother, who,
instead Of having perished on that night,
as was supposed, had, by the aid of box
which had been thrown overheard among
some other things, managed to keep afoat
till morning, when an outward-bound ship
had picked him up; and after considerable
difficulty he had succeeded in getting home
in season to attend his sisters wedding.
Thus their cup of happiness was full to
overfowing, and in their great JOY the
crimes and misdoings of the evil-minded
mate we're forgiven and forgotten.
Years afterward flock of young Hey
woods would gather round their mother
and ask her to repeat to them the story
of that fearful ordeal Of life, when their
father saved himself from an ignominious
death by his powers ofyentrilOquism which,
unknown to his accusers, he possessed, and
used with such a satisfactory result.
The Democratic advocate., 1878-07-27

THE TINE FOR SLEEP-Sleep obtained
two hours before midnight, when the neg
ative forces are in operation, is the rest
which most recuperates the system, giving
brightness to the eye and a glow to the
cheek The difference in the appearance
of person who sits up until twelve, is
quite remarkable. The tone of the sys-
TEN, so evident in the complexion, the
clearness of and sparkle of the eye, and
softness of the lines of features, is in
person of health kept at concert pitch"
by taking regular rest hours before twelve
o'clock, thereby obtaining the "beauty
sleep" of the night. There is a heaviness
of the eye, sallowness of the skin, and
an absence of that glow in the face which
renders it fresh in expression and round
in appearance, that readily distinguishes
the person who keeps late hours.
The Democratic advocate., 1878-07-27
The Roads of Ireland.

The public roads of Ireland are absO-
lutcly perfect. owhere you win through
the rural Districts and the roads are thor.
Oughly turnpiked, thoroughly drained, and
as level as board. The bridges over the
creeks and rivers are all of stone. Every
road has side walk for foot passengers,
elevated about six inches over the main
road, and from four to six feet wide. The
fences on either side are Of solid masonry,
to the height Of from four to six feet, upon
the top Of which are growing hedges Of
hawthorn or furze, or grass and wall flowers.
The walls enclosing the roads are festooned
with ivy and wild flowers, producing a
charming effect. Every country seat is
thus "hedged in" from the outside world.
There is no getting over the barrier, and
access can only be had through the lodge
gates, which are in charge of the lodge
keeper, generally a woman, who admits
only favored few. The constabulary are
always on hand to arrest trespassers
Cramps" have a poor show in Ireland
They must keep to the rOads-Or go tc
jail.
The Democratic advocate., 1878-07-27

How TO PRESERVE IcE.-During i'll
ness ice is generally needed in the sick
room. The following method of preserv-
ing it is highly recommended, aud is
certainly worth trying:-Cut a piece of
flannel about nine inches square, and Sc
cure it by ligature round the mouth Of
an ordinary tumbler, so as to leave cup
shaped depression of flannel within the
tumbler to about half its depth. In the
flannel cup so constructed pieces of ice
may be preserved many hours, all the
longer if piece of flannel from four to
five inches square be used as loose cover
to the ice cup. Cheap flannel, with COM
paratively open meshes, is preferable as
the water easily drains through it, and the
ice is thus kept quite dry. When good
flannel with close texture is employed, a
small hole must be made in the bottom of
the flannel cup, otherwise it holds the
water, and facilitates the melting ice.
Placed in cup of this kind, two ounces
of ice has been known to last for nine OF
ten hours.
The Democratic advocate., 1878-07-27
Select Aoetrp.
THE CITY OF THE DEAD.

There is beautiful city,
Laid out in walk and souare
Where flowers in proTusion
Perfume the summer air.
'Tis there the willow wavefh.
And the violet lifts its head.
And they call this lovely city
The City Of the Dead.
The breeze in dalliance
From flower 20 flower roves,
And the air seems purer
In those quiet shady groves
No sound diSturbs the stiffness,
No laughter rude and loud;
For there is something In that city
Awes cen the gayest crowd
And side by side there slumber
The rich man and the poor:
There foes lie down together,
Nor wrong each other more;
There sleep the great, the lowly;
The same trees DER them wave:
For earth's proud and vain distinctions
Are levelled by the grave.
Here some weary, aged warrior
Quietly takes his rest
And near him some pale young mother
With her baby on her breaet.
There the wealthy merchant slumberz.
And dreams no more Of gain;
There the widowed one forgetteth
Life's weariness and pain
The bride in her fair beauty.
With orange buds in her hair,
And the wedding robe around her.
Sleeps calm and peaceful there;
There the orator proud reposes,
A stone at head and feet.
A nameleSs one lies near him.
Whose rest is just as sweet.
Artist, statesman and poet
Wooers alike Of famei
Your haunting dreams have vanished,
And white slab bears your name.
Ali who has not bowed with weeping
Over some eofined head2
For we all have loved and lost ones
In the City Of the Dead
The Democratic advocate., 1878-07-27

RECIPE For KILLING RosE SLUGs.-
The Belair, Nd, Kgis, says w are in
debted to friend for the following recipe
for killing slugs and other insects that
infest rose bushes, &c. 1t is not an exper-
iment, but has been used for several years
past with unvarying success. The quanti-
ty may, of course, be diminished, but the
proportions of the severalingredients must
be observed:
9fb.Caustic Potash; Is ID. Meats Foot
Oil; mix in halfbarrel. Every other day
add 6 quarts boiling water, stirring well,
until the half-barrel is full. OF this soap
add l fb. to gallons of water. To a
barrel of the weak solution add ID. pull
verified white hellebore. Let it stand
twenty-four hours before using.
The solution may be applied with wa
tering-pot, but can be used more effect
lively and with less waste with a garden
syringe.
The Democratic advocate., 1878-07-27

France has a new flag, classical and
elegant, for her troops. The staff is blue,
surmOunted by small rectangular block,
like that which formed the pedestal for
the Roman eagle, bearing on one face the
number and designation of the regiment
and on the other the letters 'R. f." A
gilt laurel crown surmounts this, topped
by lance head. The flag is of silk, in
stead of bunting, and has fringe of gold.
The colors will probably be presented in
September, at a great national festival, to
the troops composing the garrison Of Paris
and to delegates from the territorial forces.
The Democratic advocate., 1878-07-27

Deal gently with those who stray. Draw
them back by love and persuasion. One
kiss is worth thousand kicks. A kind
word is more valuable to the lost than
mine of gold.
The Democratic advocate., 1878-07-27

In some parts of Europe the washer
women themselves get into the tubs.
They do this to keep their feet dry. The
tubs or barrels are empty, and are set along
the river banks in the water, and each
washerwoman stands in her tub and wash
es the clothes in the river, pounding, and
sOeping, and rinsing them, on a board,
without changing her position.
The Democratic advocate., 1878-07-27

He who IS passionate and hasty is gen.
orally honest. 1t is your old assembling
hypocrite of whom you should beware.
There is no deception in bulldog. 1t
is only the cur that sneaks up and bites
you when your back is turned.
The Democratic advocate., 1878-07-27

To DRIVE RATS AwAY.-The floor
near the rat hole is covered with a thin
layer of moist caustic potassa. When the
rats walk on this it makes their feet sore;
these they lick with their tongues, which
makes their mouth sore, and the result is
they shun the locality, not alone, but ap-
pear to tell all the other rats in the neigh
borhOOd about it, and eventually the house
is abandoned entirely by them, notwith-
standing the houses around are full of rats.
The Democratic advocate., 1878-07-27
Select puetrp.
Fen ou...lr. xaau.s.
NIGHT AND MORNING.

&A&6&A4 AAA4 1QAAM A46s
stood alone in the porch last night,
And watched the moon rise over the lea.
TN the shadows waved in the silver light,
And the night-wind sighed 70 me.
And down IN the garden paths I knew
Thatiast years leaves were lingering yet
Leaves that had taken the sun and the dew
OF days I would fain forget.
found no peace in the summer night;
-oId joys l said. "Iike the leaves lie low.
And cannot rest In this tranquil light
So ! wept. and turned 70 70.
! stood again IN the porch at morn,
While The boushs shook down their sparkling
spray.
And the sun rose over the springing corn
And the fields Of scented hay.
a vain went By with It fragrant load;
The wagner whistled loud and clear.
But heard = step on the quiet road,
And knew that my love was near.
BIoss. morning wind, Ger The sun-lit slope.
And carry he dead leaves ont ofsightl
For ny heart beats high with IL new found hope
An. why did doubt last night
The Democratic advocate., 1878-07-27

The words of Lady WOrtley Montague,
"Be modest in your dress, and sober in
your diet" apply well these times.
The Democratic advocate., 1878-07-27

Winckelmann, quoting the comedies Of
Plautus and Terrence, observes that Gre
clan doors open outwards, SO that person
leaving the house knocked first within,
lest he should open the door in the face Of
passenger. Hinges were not then in
use; and at Rome, Pompeii and Hercula-
neum doors, even of marble, have at top
and bottom pivots which turn in their
sockets.
The Democratic advocate., 1878-07-27

An eminent parsonage said II have
learned never to think worse of another on
account of his differing from me in politics
and religious subjects.
The Democratic advocate., 1878-07-27

With some men the great account of
human life is their bank account.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-23
WHY Do Eggs SpOil

We find lining the shell thick skin,
which when kept in healthy conditian
by the albumen of the egg is impervi
GUS to air, but if the egg remains in
one~position too long the yolk being
heavier than the albumen gradually
sinks through it and comes in contact
with the skin. AS it has none of the
qualities requisite for keeping the skin
fabricated and healthy, the skin be
comes dry and pervious to the air, which
penetrates it to the yolk. causing the
mass to rot. Therefore the true plan is
is to keep the yolk in its central posi-
ton. By doing this the egg can be pre-
served for long time. My plan for
accomplishing this is to take keg or
barrel and pack the eggs on the side end
to end, laying tier around next to the
slaves SO continuing until layer is
made, and 80 on until the barrel is full.
Use oats for packing. Jar them down
as much as is required to deep them
firmly in their places, and head up the
barrel ready for market. By rolling the
barrel about quarter around every few
days, the yolks of the eggs will be kept
q required. d.-Amertcan Stock Journal
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-23
How q Man Reduced His Size.

Bauting, "Undertaker 10 the queen
and royal family" recently died at the
age of eighty-hve. He invented a sys-
tenn of diet which became as famous in
our age as that of the Cornaro was three
centuries ago. In curious pamphlet
which he wrote, and which had a cosmo-
pOlitan circulation some ten years ago,
Mr.. Banting related his sufferings from
his enormous Obesity in terms as NOV
ing as those Of "Falstaff." For years
he had not tied his shoes, and he was
obliged to walk down stairs backwards,
lest the protuberant weight of his trunk
should pitch him down head foremost.
He adopted a regimen by which he
gradually shrunk himself within such
bounds that he became quite nimble
pedestrian. The fact that he lived
through this process to die at the age of
eighty-five, may be taken to show that
abstinence from farinaceous and saccha-
rine food worked as well in lis case as
living on an egg day did in the case of
Cornaro. But others who have adopted
his system have Jared worse. Still his
work has borne good fruit, if only in
making people think about what they
eat and drink in it's relations to their
vitality as we'll as to their appetites; and
the man cannot be said to have lived in
vain who enriched his native language
with new verb, "to bant."
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-23
A Queer English Custom.

The ancient ceremony OF tossing the
pancake, as it took place this year in the
great school-room of Westminster, is
thus described by an English paper:
After the Latin prayers at twelve o'clock
the college cook, preceded by an Alb
hey beadle, marched up the school-room
carrying the pancake in frying-pa
This pancake is made, not of -four and
eggs, but of putty, and well CREASED to
make it fly from the pan. The cooks
object is to throw this pancake over an
iron bar, from which formerly hung a
curtain, separating the upper from the
under school. On the further side of
the bar, which is some twenty-five feet
perhaps from the floor, stands an ex-
pectant crowd of boys, every one of
whom is eager to seize the pancake as it
falls, and bear it off entire to the Dean
cry, where the reward of guinea awaits
the fol ltunate possessor. The cook also,
if he does not fail to throw the pancake
over the bar, obtains a guinea. This
year tho cook was successful in his first
attempt, and sent the pancake flying
well over the bar into the middle OF the
crowd awaiting it. Then came the bat
tie, or rather, in Westminster parlance,
the "greeze. Up and down, back.
wards and forwards. surged the crowd
of boys, and finally, when DIR. Scott
interfered to disperse the mass, broken
form remained as evidence of the strug.
gle. No one, however, was fortunate
enough to obtain the pancake in its en-.
tirety, but several possessed small por.
tions, which were afterward exhibited as
trophies to admiring groups of friends
and no doubt will be kept as reminis-
cences of the pancake greece" of 1878
It is now six years since any one sue
ceeded in getting the whole pancake
There were few visitors present, who
with the masters, watched the proceed
ings from respectful distance LON
don Week.