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yHEsAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY.

CHEsAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY
Mail train daily except Sunday. Express train
daily.
GOING EAST.
Leave Sta staunton. ,..uo POOP; M. 1926 Am
!" Gordonsville, $40 -" 3.45 "
Arrive Richmond. $50 g ZOO
Arrive Washington, $50 " 1,10P. M.
Ba timore, LIS !" sos
g Philadelphia 3,lOA. M. $50
New York, 6,45 s. 1905 "
yer raJSsnnga al By train at
G0rdOnSville for all points North
GOING WEST
MAIL. EXPRESS.
Leave staunton. 2.3oeP;.M. 4t.555A,M.
Goshen, 346 6.15
Millboro, 4.05 :" 635
Coviugton, 535 820 Brek'f.
Sc White Sulphur, 645 M. 9.23 g
' AldersonS $40 supper
i hsssSes Falls SS AN $ din
g Huntington, 900 AR. $50 &C
Arrive CINCINNATI 600 A. M.
Connecting with the early trains leaving Cincin
No; q leaves staunton daily, Sundays excepted al
$50 A. NJ connecting at Charlottesville for Lynch
inc with !: N. & o. R. R, R ound Trip Tickets Of.
sa to Jacksonville Florida, good until the 18th da
OF May, price $4O,OO
Trains by Piedmont Air Line leave Richmond at
1925 P NJ. and II 40 A, NJ: Via Atlantic Coast Line
at 1875 P M. and II :35 A. NJ.
First class and Emlgrant Tickets to tha West low
er and time quicker by this than any 9th route.
For tickets and information, Apply to o. address
J.H. WOODWARD,
Ticket Agent. Staunton, Va.
CONWAY R. HOWARD. G. p & T.Agt.
WIN S. DUNN. Engineers Supt.
.
NEW ARRANGEMENT
resi- ME- rs,
AT REDUCED PRICES FOR CASH.
Having given up my stall in the Market House,
Meats, in the
O'CONNER BUILDING,
ON AUGUSTA ST.,
next door to Leftwich's Grocery Store, where am
prepa ed at all hours to furnish the very best Beef
Mutton, Veal, Pork, and Sausage at reduced prices
for Cash. also keep constantly on hand the best
quality of Spiced and Corn Beef, OF which make a
respectfully solicit the patronage OF my old friends
and the public generally
aBSmoked Tongues always on hand.
feb2s REEVES GAIT.
r. H LEI
Late OF Gillian ana LeIJWicn1
GROCER AND PRODUCE DEALER,
No. 10 North Augusta Street,
STANTON, VA,
Has fresh and desirable stock of Groceries at the
lowest cash prices Fresh Butter, Eggs, and all kinds
of country produce always on hand, also superior
assortment OF
TOBACCO. AND CELEBRATED KEY WEST AND
OTHER CIGARS
Country produce wanted. Customers in town and |
country can be supplied with everyhn in the line at
'l0 VERY LOWEST CASH PRICES. e..
'1o1v.
A MILLER WANTED.
The subscriber wishes to employ ~ the wear. 4 |
No. Whcar and Corn Grinder. TIL best of refer
ences required as to character busin habits and |
kill as grinder None others Mt ed apply
Address
SLAUGHTER & PETIT.
mar2l 2mF Rose Mills, Amherst county Va !
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PRESTON A. BAYLOR,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
AND
SOLICITOR IN CHANCERY,

STAUNToN, VA,
Will practice in ali the courts of Augusta and cir
cult courts of adjoining counties.
Prompt attention paid to collecting.
Office in building corner of Augusta and New
Court House Street. July
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OLDEST
DRUG STORE
In STAUNToN.-
BERKELEY & CO.,
HAVE ALWAYS ON HAND THE BEST
ASSORTMENT OF.
DRUGS,
MEDICIN ES,
PAINTS
OILS, DY sTUFFs, LAMP GOODS
TOILET ARTICLES
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, AT
TROUT'S OLD STAND,
MAIN STREET..
CALL AND EXAMINE OUR STOCK.
Prescriptions carefully compounded at all
hours, day and night.
THE GREAT NATIONAL ROUTE.
THR BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD
offers
BETTER ACCOMMOD ATOMS. QUICKER TIME,
LESS CHANGES OF CARS
TO
Colonists and others going to any point in Michigan
Illinois, Minnesota. Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska,
Colorado, Missouri, Oregon, Californ-
ia, Arkansas, Texas, and
all points
WEST NORTHWEST AND SOUTHWEST
IS THAN ANY OTHER ROUTE ga
Passengers Carried on fast Express Trains
ONLY ONE CHANGE OF CARS TO CHICAGO.
Only two to Quincy, Burlington, Rock Island, Han
n bal, OMAHA St. Paul, LeavenWorth, AtchiSon, st
Joseph, Kansas City, ST. Louis and allpointS in Tex
as
Parties seeking homes in the west or southwest
can at all times secure the LOWEST RATES, by
calling on our Agents, whom you know will not de
formation
Take advantage of the facilities offered by the
BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD,
Themost direct route to the
WEST, NORTHWEST AND SOUTHWEST.
Rg- Tickets good on all Trains. Baggage check
ed through to destination.
Remember the Fact! That you can always OBJ
tain the LOWEST RATES OH passengers and House
hold Goods nom the undersigned. Call upon him OF
write him, and secure reliable information as to
time, connection, ETC., etc.
CHAS. E. DUDROW,
Emigrant Agent, Staunton, Va
W. M. CLEMENS, L. M COLE
Master Transportation. Gen. Tick Ag
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VOICED, BUT NOT WON.


WOOED, BUT NOT WON.
With stealthy gait she sought the gate,
To see the distant sea;
The scene there seen was of seine
Dragged leeward DER the lea.
The bell that tolled told that 'ere belle
That evening dew was due,
But still in Stlll-of eve she waits,
With blushing hue, for Hugh.
And soon he rode along the road,
And hied where she did hide:
Racked by loves throes he throws him down,
And thus sighed by her side:
''Oh, cast away all caste, and hear
My signs Of solemn size,
And raise me on the gentle rays
OF that soft eye prize.
Seine Of the sum OF all your love.
Oh, fair one. may be won;
I'll sue you, Sue alone, the loan,
And dun you till it's done!
All in the dust thou see'st me sprawl;
This sort of love I've sought:
If tort I've taught you by my words,
Then naught shall come to n0ught!'
She said: "All lorn upon the lawn
Ihear you signing here;
Oh, do not languish in the dew,
Nor gnaw your soul with fear.
To make US two but one. I, too.
Would fain seek out the fame;
But Ma might mar our plans, and Pa
With his raised cane raise Cain!''
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A LEX. F. ROBERTSON,
a. ATTORNEY-ATLAW,
STANTON, VA,
Will practice in the court of Augusta and adjoining
counties.
Special attention given to the collection of claims
and prompt returns made. JUG '77-1y
e. GUY. r, L, PARRISH.
GUY PARRISH ArroRNEys-Ar-1Aw
STAUNTON, VA.
Office in Sullivan Building, End floor. Augusta
Street. dec7-6m
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IN augusta StTeet.
(TIMBERLAKE g. BELLS old stand.)
Look at our a linen Dama,t at 2 C. worth 4c.
cent more.
Allwo Back Gas meres at ACC. These goods Sc
for 6Oc everywhere.
Ladies all Lioen Hens ched Handkerche1s IL
worth 25c.; HandkerchiefS at &c cents u Hoe &C.
good corset for 2jc
The best A heavy own Cotton a. &c.
good heavy Brown Cotton at SC.
Bleach Cotton $. g. 7 and &C. AS a cotton good
have advanced it will pay you to buy hese good, q
less than old prices.
Best Turkey Red Knitting Cotton at 221zc. pc
hank.
Ball Knitting Cotton at Sc.
Best Knitting Cotton in hanks warranted full
Excellent Toilet Soaps at 15c per dOZ
Will sell splendid Toilet Soap at Csc per doz.,
sold on all 5 c. mt counters At cents cake
A full line of Towels and Napkins at panic prices.
All styles and grades OF Floor oil Cloths.
A splendid ladies sewed Morocco Shoe at $1,0n.
The best city made shoe at SIPS; regular price
$3.50.
Ladies Frepch Kid Slippers, warranted, at $1,25.
Mems Brogans, best, at 81, IS and $l,f0
am agent for the celebrated PEARL White
Dress Shirt, the best shirt made at only $40. viii
rive 500 for any that does not give satisfac
ton.
An excellent Dress Shirt Qaundred) only 75c.
White Quilts only 4711c.
A heavy Quilt 75c and $l,c0.
cordial invite the people of this city and cOun.
ty to examine this immense stock and convince
themselves that they money by making
their purchases at the low price cash house of
GEO. r. BELL.
Augusta ST.
Mr. r. M Undertake is with me and will take
No trouble to show goods
apr1S G. r. B.
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Professional Cards

Professional Cards
A. MFAUNTLEROY B B. DONAGHE
hrs. FAUNTLEROY s. DONAGHE having form
~ ed a partnership dating LIST OF May, lsi9)
tender to the community their united services III
the practice of
MEDICINE AND SURGERY.
OFFIcE:-Dr. Fauntleroy's, adjacent to his resi-
dence. apr25 tt
R. L. PARRISH. w. s. HAMMOND.
CovingIon. Warm Springs
DARRISH s. HAMMOND,
i ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW.
WARM SPRINGS, BATH COUNTY. Va,
will practice in the courts of Bath county and adj
Joining counties.
apr25 Tyr
CAMUEL 8. SHELTER.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
STANTON, VA.
OFFICE at 100 Augusta Street.
nOy221yr
Smyrna times., 1879-09-24

A CARD.-Believing nearly one year ago
country on the high road to prosperity, we
commenced to make preparations for a
business of great magnitude.
To properly arrange for stock surprising
all we had before attempted, we sent abroad
several buyers, who visited all the chief
manufacturing centres of Europe, especially
in England, France and Germany.
Through them we have succeeded in
contracting for large quantities of Special
ties which will be confined to ourselves
exclusively, as well as a general stock of
Novelties and Staple Fabrics, unsurpassed
in the American market.
The most careful study has been given to
the cheapening of supplies, and it is be-
lieved that with our present arrangements
the consumer who deals at our house will
stand nearer to the producer than ever
before in the history of the trade.
The products of the best makers, Foreign
and Domestic, will be distributed by US in
any quantity, small or large, with only our
own small profit added to the lowest prices
(less all discounts) at which manufacturers
will contract with the largest cash buyers.
A number of alterations and improve
ments have been made to our store property
conducting still further than heretofore to
the convenience and comforts of our patrons
and respectfully inviting visits of inspection
on and after this date, September Is. we
announce the formal opening of the Fall
business of 1879.
Respectfully submitted by Strawbridge &
Clothier. Eighth and Market Streets, Phila'
delphia.
Smyrna times., 1879-09-24
The Sinking Hotel.
THE HOTEL IN DELAWARE WHICH HAS LOTS OF ATTRAc.
TIONS.

Some time ago said the drummer, II had occasion
to visit the town of D in the State of Delaware,
and concluded to stop at the Blue Hen Hotel. where
had spent one night during previous visit. When
IN e ssp sPt tbSt % t e Ge pTed 70 be was
place to low structure with O single row of
windows, and the roof close to the ground. How
ever, recognized the keeper of the old hotel sitting
on chair in front of one of the windows, and
asked him where his establishment was.
There she is, sir. I've enlarged her since you
were here last"
Enlarged Enlarged? don't exactly understand"
"Oh, know she looks smaller; but stranger, tell
you that have added four stories to this hotel since
January, '75,
"This part of the house that you see now built on
early last week. The property became valuable to
lease There sixteen stories to the Blue Hen now
and I've got to add another before the week is out
If this hotel was spread out sideways she would be
about three hundred yards long. Eventually l ex-
pect she'll be about six or seven hundred stories
high, and it'll take you week to get into the cellar
| spose If keep on, this hotel will reach clean
through from Delaware to China The lower end
will come bursting out into Hong Kong Shanghai,
and maybe I'll be taking Chiname1 for boarders
without knOwingit Then Very likey tbeyll tSx both
ends Of the hotel. and take money out of my pocket
They're always grinding poor man SOS he can
run hotel like this that requires so much to keep
up a respectable appearance.
what has become of them?'
"I1l explain. After the hotel had been built a
year or two, she suddenly began to sink. l dunno
what the reason is quicksand under her, reckon.
Anyhow, she kept going down and down, until the
first story passed under ground. Then moved the
contents of my barroom up stairs, put another
story on top. and began business again. Pretty
soon she sank to another floor. and we moved up a
second time and added another story. It's heon
nothing unusual in this house to go to bed in the
second story and wake up in the morning to find
yourself in the collar The mikman has regular in
structons to pour the milk down the chimney in
he comes some morning early and can't dig ont
a window. Last month oversight myself for forty.
eight hours because the room remained dark, and
when got up the roof was just with the street
Il dunO exactly what I'll do if she breaks out on
the other side of the earth and then slips through the
| hole. l can't carry on hotel floating out into
ethereal space, you know. have some hopes thai
| maybe before she sinks morn'n mile or two shell
strike q volcanic vein or something and get shove
upl come all the way out for all know and stand or
solid ground. If she does. you come around and see
me. and I'll take you up and show you the view. II
bet you can see Peru and Oshkosh and Nova ZemblC
eye view; you come round anyway, and I'll take yoy
| down into the cellar"
II said would, and then hunted up a safer hotel
The Blue Hen is too original, too eccentric for com
| fort.-Phlddelphid Bulletin.
Smyrna times., 1879-09-24
WHOLE NO. 1918.
Who is to Blame7

Our readers have doubtless seen a horri-
BILE story which is now going the rounds of
the papers of the murder last week, of a
young girl, modest, educated and the child
OF respectable family, who, at camp
meeting IN Susquehanna county, Penn,
was decoyed into the woods and became
the victim OF a gang of rutiians, most
OF them the sons of farmers in the neigh
borhood. They left her dying and uncon-
cious at her fathers door.
In the South and West, lynch law would
no doubt before now have punished these
men, and even in slow moving Pennsylvania
they are sure to meet their deserts, But
there is somebody else to blame besides
these inhuman brutes. There are men
with the instincts of animals in every COM
munlty, and it is time that women who
have daughters to care for recognized that
fact, and guarded them more closely than
Is the custom in this country. This young
girl, who as is alleged, was of good social
position, sets off to a camp meeting
with another girl, her sister; one of them
drives home across the country with a
young man, the other takes a walk by
moonlight with another fellow, both mem.
bers OF this gang of villains. The parents
supposing that she is safe in the holy pre-
cIhcIs Vi the camp meeting, 90 not trouble
| themselves about her for a day or two.
There is not another civilized country
where such latitude would be permitted to
virtuous, unmarried women yet here it is
not the exception but the rule. In villages
and farm districts there is a perpetual
junketing, from which the old folks are
shut out, and incessant free-and easy inter
course between the sexes In the majority
of cases no actual harm comes of it, but
occasionally we have a tragedy like the
present. American mothers have such
absolute faith in their daughters that they
throw them headlong into the very jaws of
temptation; forgetting that American hus-
bands would prefer to receive them from
some other place. If all men were born as
men were born at the outset Christian
gentlemen and so died, this lax way of
bringing up women would still be foolish
and in bad taste but while there are such
men as the ruffians of Montrose, it is sim.
ply criminal. The same instinct in men
which led to the murder of this girl, in q
more refined society leads them to suspect
and malign unprotected women whose in
nocent freedom Of manner gives ground
for their ISLANDERS. That innocense is o.
little value in the world which the worlC
mistakes for guilty.. Y. Tribune, 18Th inst
Smyrna times., 1879-09-24

WHY EVE DID Nor KEEP HIRED GIRL-A lady
writer furnishes some of the reasons why Eve did not
keep hired girl. She says:
"There has been great deal said about the faults
of woman and why they need so much waiting on
Some one "a man of course) has the presumption to
ask why, when Eve was manufactured of spare
rib a servant was not made to wait upon herr" She
didn't need any. A bright writer has said, Adam
never came whining to Eve with ragged dsocking to
be darned buttons to be sewed on gloves to be
mended right -quick-nowP Because he never
read the newspapers till the sun went down behind
the palm trees. and he stretching himself, yawned
out. Isn't supper ready, my dearG' Not he. He
made the fire and hung the kettle over it himself
we'll venture and pulled redshes peeled the pota-
toes and did everything else he ought TO do. He
MIXED the cows fed the chickens and looked after
the pigs himself, and never brought half-a-dozen
friends to dinner when Eve hadn't any fresh ponce
granates He never staid out till il o'clock at night.
and then scolded because poor Eve was sitting up
ard crying inside the gates He never loafed around
the corner groceries while Eve was at home rocking
little Gains cradle; He did not call Eve up from the
ceer to get his slippers and put them in the corner
where he left them. Not he. When he took them
of he put them under the fig tree beside his Sunday
boots In short he did not think she was especially
created TO wait him. and he wasn't under the inn
preston that it degraded man TO tighten wife's
cares little That's the reason Eve did not need a
hired girl and with 1t was the reason her descendants
did"
Smyrna times., 1879-09-24
THE LAND OF NOD.

Last night went to the Land of Nod
What co you think saw there?
Why. all the babies in all the world
Iellow-haired dark haired, frowsy and curled,
Some black, some tawny. some fair
"What is the way there?" On and OH
Over the velvet sod
First you go up, and then you go down.
And then you come into Shut-eye-town,
Away in the land of Nod.
The houses are made of jujube paste
And the doors of plumb-cake sliced;
And if yen are hungry 10y day or night,
You may go to the door and nibble bite,
All plulnmy and iced and spiced.
The fountains, you know, run lemonade,
And their playing, it never stops;
And whenever it rains i'll that fortunate town,
Torrents of honey and cream come down,
And lemon and chocolate drops.
Oh, 1t SHOWS white sugar and pink ice-cream
And it freezes lemon-ice;
Tall sugar-loaf hills around you see;
And cookies and tarts on every tree,
And they taste remarkably nice.
Tell you some more?"' Oh, haven't the time,
But maybe, if each little elf
Will run and climb into mammals lap.
And cuddle right down forty winks nap,
He may see the land himself
Smyrna times., 1879-09-24
DNESDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER "a, 1879.

one was bestowed upon her She and Lawrence
Lewis were married on Washingtons Birthday. Feb
ruary o. 1799 About a month before that happy
event the Patriot wrote to his nephew saying: Your
letter of January 10 l received in Alexandria, on
Monday whittier went to become the guardian Of
Nelly, thereby to authorize license for your nup-
tias on the I'D of next month, when, presume if
your health is restored, there will be mpediment
to the union" From the records of the county |
copied the following order, addressed to Captain
George Deneale, Clerk :"
MOUNT VERNON, 10Th February, 1899.
SIR: You will please to grant license for the
riage of Eleanor Parke Curtis with Lawrence Lewis.
and this shall be your authority for so doing.
From, Sir,
Your very obedient Servant,
r. WAqII
Smyrna times., 1879-09-24

The Canadian papers are congratulating
themselves on the revival of the lumber
trade The improved condition of business
is entirely due to the demand for lumber
in the United States. The stocks at the
mills have been mainly sold for shipment
to this country, Notwithstanding the heavy
duty imposed by our Government on Cana
dian lumber.
Smyrna times., 1879-09-24

small ragged boy entered an oyster house in
Salem Mass. and asked: win you sell me an oyster
for cent? want il for my sick mother" What is
the matter with your mOtherg' asked the man, as be
proceeded TO fill can with oysters, thinking he
would help to relieve case of suffering. She's got
a black eve" was the reply. The benevoence rapidly
faded from the mind of the oyster man as he put one
oyster In paper bag.
Smyrna times., 1879-09-24

"Ma," said little girl, "do men want
to get married as much as women doY
Pshaw what are you talking about? Why,
ma, the ladies who come here are always
talking about getting married; the men
don't"
Smyrna times., 1879-09-24

Seaside hotel keepers are just now over
hauling their stock of bathing suits to see
how many can be patched up for next sea-
sons service and how many will have to be
put aside for dish rags.
Smyrna times., 1879-09-24

1t is very good rule $50 great many
people seem to think), never to put off
until tomorrow what you can get some one
else to do for you to-day.
Smyrna times., 1879-09-24

One of the leading Cape May hotels
cleared $4,000 this season. If it hadn't
been for the expense of tooth-picks the
proprietor might have made fortune.
Smyrna times., 1879-09-24

eff Lincoln had not died." exclaimed
political orator, "what would we have been
to-day? ?" "Alive," sadly ventured timid
looking man on the back seat, and the
eloquence was momentarily checked.
Smyrna times., 1879-09-24

1t gives us great pleasure to announce
that, thus far, next seasons peach crop IS
SAFE MiddletOOR Transcript.
Smyrna times., 1879-09-24

"Look heah, mig, now what you know
bout medicine ?" said an unassuming
darSey to a pompous buck who was ex.
postulating on his skill as a practising
physician. "What | knows bout med'-
cine?" he replied, "I knows all dah is
bout medicine. Jess as if l didn't took
keer Doc. Yandalls hosses in Louisville fur
foah yeahs u This settled all further dis
Smyrna times., 1879-09-24

The cranberry crop of Ocean county is
said to be ruined, owing to worms, drought.
scald and grasshoppers.
Smyrna times., 1879-09-24

SMYRNA BRANCH TRAINS.-Addtional to those
above. leave Smyrna for Clayton 2.20 and 7.45 P NJ
Leave Clayton for Smyrna 725, and HOO A. NJ. 24O
and 535 to make connection with trains North
and South) from Clayton.
Smyrna times., 1879-09-24

Only women were born to fully appre-
ciate the luxury of shutting up all the best
rooms in the house for company and
living in the back kitchen.
Smyrna times., 1879-09-24

Gath is not the biggest liar in the United
States, because he is at present in Canada.
-tSeubenviAe Herald.
Smyrna times., 1879-09-24

One spoony girl in the deserted conser-
vatory is worth two in a crowded ball room.
American Punch.
Smyrna times., 1879-09-24

This is very critical world of ours but il
always fails to see the patch on rich mans
pants.
Smyrna times., 1879-09-24

The man who talks honor most is generally the
biggest rascal the country affords. Always keep an
eye on him.-Sdlem Register.
Smyrna times., 1879-09-24

A hen with clipped wings has defective
few.--Boston Transcript.
Smyrna times., 1879-09-24

The flower of the family is generally
found in a saque.-Ed. I. TOriatle. -
Smyrna times., 1879-09-24
Phila., viii. & Balt. r. r.
DELAWARE DIVISION.
SUMMER ARRANGEMENT.
NoRTHwARD.
sOUTHWAkD.

On and after MONDAY, May 10Th, 1879, Sundays
excepted) trains will leave as follows:
Smyrna times., 1879-09-24
NELLY's MARRIAGE.

Washington had favorite nephew named Law
renee a son of his sister, Mrs. Lewis He was much
at Mount Vernon after Washingtons retirement from
the Presidency. and the blessing" Of "a good hus
band" for Nelly when she should "want and deserve
Smyrna times., 1879-09-24
Yours, aHectionately,

Dr. Stuart referred to had married the mother of
Nelly Custis. Washington wrote this essay on love
and several other letters TO his sprghtly ward and
foster-chid while the cares of state were weighing
heavily upon him. At about this time he purchased
a harpschord for her. but when she married It was
left at Mount Vernon and was taken TO Arlington
House by her brother. 1t restored 10 the mansion
at Mount Vernon a few years ago by Mrs. Robert e.
Lee