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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-03-06

IRON MEN.-There appears to be consid-
cradle activity among iron men, just now,
and for the past two weeks there has scarce
ly been day that one or more of this class
OF gentlemen have not been in this vicinity
They are iron furnace operators, and are
looking for ores. The recent advance on
iron of IS cents on the ton, has occasioned a
very brisk feeling with iron men, and the
result is shown in the active inquiries made
for ores to feed the eastern furnaces. This
is good indication, as it points to resump-
ton Of business in many suspended furnaces,
and the employment of much idle labor.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-03-06
w. II. TYREE, DRUGGIST,
No. 6 Main Street,
STAUNTON, VIRGINIA,
SOLE a GEN T.

GPECIAL NOTICE.-Having purchased the
- stock of Mr. c. A. Richardson 1 will occu
py the premises corner of Main and Augusta SITS.
creased facilities for business hope in future to
be fully able to supply the wants of my own
trade and that of Mr.. Richardson.
]. E. GRAHAM.
Having sold out my business, stock &C., to Mr.
J. E. Graham. the same to go into effect March L.
respectfully solicit the patronage of my friends
and customers for my successor. I also avail
myself of this opportunity to tender my thanks
to my numerous friends and patrons in the city
and country for al past favorS.
Respectfully,
feb 81 C. A. RICHARDSON, .
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-03-06
DOR RENT.

have for rent two Elegant STORE ROOMS,
in the new three story brick building have just
Streets. These rooms are 20 feet wide and 80 feet
deep in the clear. To careful business men they
would make excellent business stands command
ing large country and city trade. There is a
nce,9 foot pavement in front Of the building land
all the arrangements are well adapted to business
of any description.
Those wishing to examine the rooms may as
certain terms. &C., by application to William
Wholey, at his store on New Street.
aug % MRS. JULIA HURLEY.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-03-06

LECTUREs.-Our citizens should not lose
sight of the fact that on next Wednesday and
Thursday nights Bishop Keane will deliver
lectures in the Town Hall, his subject the
first night being, 1.-THE Voice of God in the
World and the second night, THE Middle
Ages, their Light and Darkness" The lee
turer is recognized as oneo of the finest speak.
ers in the South, and as the proceeds of the
entertainments are for the benefit of the
Catholic church of this city, they should be
doubly attractive. We hope to see large au-
dience on each occasion, and can assure all
that they will be amply compensated for
their outlay OF the small amount required.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-03-06

The LIBRARY MAGAZINE is what people
OF good literary taste have long been want
ing. The neatest and handiest in form of
all the monthlies. and very much the cheap.
est, it gives from the pens of the ablest liv-
ing writer's choice variety of articles, both
timely and entertaining. Number 2, Just
ready, contains articles by Gladstone, R. A.
Proctor, Prof. Blackie, Bayne, Julie Kava-
nagn, NJ. Monod, Canon Curteis, and other
writers less famous, but hardly less inter-
esting. There are 1913 pages. and the price
is 10 cents number or 81 year. AMERI-
CAN Book EXCHANGE, Publishers. So Beck
man ST., New York.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-03-06

Specials are used in complicated cases. Body
Plasters, so cents. Foot Plasters so cents pair.
Absorption Salt Foot Baths2 rs centsa package
packages Sl.25
The following are some of the many diseases
the Liver Pad Company Remedies will cure: Fe-
yer and Ague. Kidney Troubles, Bilious DIsor-
plant, Janndice Neuralgia, Intermittent Fever.
Rheumatism, Periodical Headaches. all kinds OF
Female Weaknesses, Dyspepsia, Ague Cake, Sick
Headache, Chill Fever, Dumb Ague, Lumbago.
Sciatica. Bilious Fever and every ind OF pain in
Side, Back. Stomach, Fever, Shoulders and Mus
cles DiarrhGa, Catarrh. LaSsitude. Bilious Collie.
All these have their origin, directly or indi-
rectly, in the stomach or liver. II you doubt it
send for Dr. Fairchild's lecture.
Pads and Plasters sent by mail ION receipt OF
price, free of charge. Salt is sent by express at
the expense OF purchaser.
Wholesale orders promptly executed.
Beware OF limitations. None genuine but the
above.
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THE VALLEY VIRGINIAN,

I'M. Y0sr & SON. EDITORS pKopR1rrors
Dodge City times., 1879-10-25
Live Bass in Ice.

On Monday morning as George Sny-
der, the ice man, was delivering ice at
the drug store of Van Duzen Bros, on
Wall Street, he took a cake of ice
weighing 200 pounds, and as the amount
to be delivered there was only 100
pounds. cut it in two. About the CEN
ter of the cake was discovered young
black bass, which on being cut out of
the ice was found frozen as stiff as Il
stone. The ice had been harvested in
January, and for eight months the fish
must have been in the ice in a frozen
state. Seward Van Duzen, one of the
clerks in the store, thought to himself
that he would try an experiment in re-
viving the fish. He put him in sprin-
king pot, in which was cistern water of
the ordinary temperature. For about
half an hour the fish showed no signs of
life at all. After that time had elapsed
he was noticed to begin to move his tail.
He was transferred to glass globe, and
shortly afterward was swimming around
as though he had not been locked in the
cold embrace of cake of ice for the
greater part of year. Pieces OF cracker
were thrown into the water, and the fish
ate them. The globe containing the
fish now adorns one of Van Duzen Bros.
counters, and large number of people
visited the store on Monday TO take a
look at what is really curiosity in the
way of reviving animal life.-Rondom
IN. y. Courier.
Dodge City times., 1879-10-25

Mrs. Cornwallis West, one of Lon
of three children.
j Ii is said that Lord Beaconsfield de-
sired that his Government and his Par
lament should last longer than any
others have done during the present
reign. To beat Lord Melbourne and
Lord Palmerston he must remain in
Office till next August; and to have ex-
listed longer than the House which re-
jected Lord Derby in 1859, Parliament
must last till next May.
Queen Victoria once signified to Wis
count Macduff, now Earl of Fife, that she
would not be unwilling to have him for
a son-in-law. The nobleman respect
fully declined the honor He is not
yet so, was schooled at Eton, has eight
residences in the Highlands, and is
warmly spoken of by all classes. His
four sisters are ladies of extreme beauty,
but have not all been enviahle in their
welded life.
DR.. Schaff says of Bismarck that he
seldom goes to church, because he works
at night and sleepsin the morning. He
gave this as an excuse to the Protestant
pastor at Kissingen. The Princess and
her son go to church regularly. Bis
marck invited the pastor to dinner twice
this summer, and openly confessed his
Christian sentiments. He reads the
New Testament and the collection Of
Scripture texts annually issued by the
Moravian Church undert the name of the
LoSungsbnch.
Baroness Ziegler is beautiful Ber-
lin lady who has wonderful resem-
blance to the late Queen Louisa of Prus-
sia. The artist. Gustav Richter, was so
struck by this likeness, which he traced
in the few existing portraits of the
Queen, that he requested the young
Baroness TO grant him few sittings.
The aged Emperor, when he first saw
this portrait, that seemed to bring his
beautiful young mother before him, was
deeply moved.
Dodge City times., 1879-10-25
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Personal and Literary.

Gail Hamilton has nearly ready
new book on "Our Common School
System"
Mr.. Charles Gibbon, the English
novelist. is about to make lecture tour
in Scotland on /" Literary London"
Mrs. Augusta Evans Wilson. the
well known authoress. visits Mrs. Com
modore Vanderbilt every summer.
Paul H. Hayne, the Southern poet,
thinks of making his home in the North,
saying that the South shows little ap-
probation of letters, and gives no
encouragement to the professional lit
erary man. He has been for some weeks
with Whittier in 0ssipee, \. H., and
has enjoyed the hospitality Of Long
fellow and Others in Boston.
Here is new thing in journalism !:
The editor of the South Afrioon Star
makes the following announcement /:
From and after to-day the exact time
of the publication of the Star will be
announced by the blowing Of a steam
whistle, which has just been affixed to
our boiler and steam engine. Sub
scribers will thus be able to know when
the paper boys have been dilatory in de-
liycring the paper at their residences. y
Mr. VIM. II. Rideing was born in
Liverpool, England, in February, 1858,
so tnat he is one of the youngest of our
now prominent journalists and maya
zinists. He is the son of veteran Off
Ger in the Cunard service, but both his
parents died when he was very young
and in 1869 he came TO the United States
10 begin his struggle for a livelihood in
the difficult paths of literature. Mr..
Rideing's first newspaper experience
was with Mr.. Bowles ON the Springfield
(Mass.) Republican.
Dodge City times., 1879-10-25


Mr.. Moody and Mr.. Sankey have
begun Il series Of meetings III Cieye-
land, ..
The Rev. Brooke Herford OF Chica-
go has been preaching to large congre-
cations at Manchester, England.
Major Wbittle. the Evangelist, as
sisted by Mr.. McGranahan. will work
during the coming winter at DAYTON,
Ohio.
The annex for women at Harvard
College opens with 20 candidates, stu
dents from Vassar. Smith and Wellesley
being among them. This institution
has no connection with the University.
-Bishop Peck, of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church. is quoted as saving.
:. There is some reason to believe that
the old-fashioned camp-meetine will be
crueified between two improvements
railroads and recreation,
The number of recept conversions
20 pamar;Sm in Fpo,,nd ;s ATTRACTING
cons;jaraI,lo o,,ent;on IonJon neri,
od;.aI nnbl;sbeS list of them fiIlino
-, .r,J a baI, ooI,r,ns of tho sbeet
Dodge City times., 1879-10-25
Mantelpiece Decorations.

New fashions in mantelpiece decora.
tiOns are springing up every day.
Those who can afford to 90 to an.
artistic upholsterer for their chimney
piece adOrnments, in the shape of ssoyer-
mantels,' may be well-nigh bewilderea
by the fascinating combinations Of VEL
vet and carved wood (the latter either
ebonized or stained and dpolished a deem.
lustrous olive, or painted delicate cream.
or green, or pink, or left to its own tone
of brown), with decorated and painted
panels and tiles, and stamped and gilt
leather. All, however, have not purses
long enough to allow them to indulge in
such charming extravagances, and il is
to these the following suggestions are
made. If you have wood " Overman-
tel,'' it should match the woodwork Of
the room. A triple shelf of velvet, with
supports and background of the same
materials. is very pretty and not an
expensive decoration over a drawing
room or boudoir mantelpiece; the upper
shelf should be narrower than the low.
er, and they may be decked with any
lace or Persian, japanese, or Indian
embroidery. The velvet should har-
monize with the predominant tint Of the
room, but must not be of too light or
bright shade-deep olive, claret or
dark peacock are the most effective.
1t should be remembered that the pur--
pose of these shelves is to hold orna-
ments, and that they require most
alarming amount of bric-a-brac. so if you
have not enough china to fill them well
it will be better for you to eschew them
altogether, and turn your decorative
mind in another direction. Another
pretty idea, especially suitable TO
boudoir, is n continuation Of the mantel-
board in the form Of a velvet screen Of
any shape you like against the wall
above; this not only make a good back
ground for the ornaments on the man.
tel-piece. but is in itself fine field for
decoration. As odds and ends look well
on it. 1t is a good plan to have in the
middle of the screen small painting,
or Dresden or Venetian mirror. This
forms center, and around it you may
form all manner of things-Indian
jewelry, photographs, Japanese screens,
quaint fans, China plates and plaques,
odd foreign beads. carved worries, old
daggers; in fact, all the thousand-and-
one knickknacks woman's soul de-
lights in. These will all look well if
properly arranged, so that certain har-
mony shall obtain among the hetero-
geneous collection, and each article
shall depend for part of its effects upon
another. If You are fortunate enough
to possess small prints, family minia-
lures, or even good water-color sketches,
they will look charming sunk in such a
velvet screen. Looking-glass is rather
out of fashion just now as wall deco
ration, and this is the natural reaction
from the time when many drawing
rooms had somewhat the aspect of a
French cafe from the huge sheets Of
mirrors that lined the walls. There was
an abuse of looking-glass at that time,
and we are suffering from the natural
consequences of it; but it should be re-
membered that glass is of great value
as answering in room, As Mrs. Gas
kell says. the purpose of water in a land
scape.-Boston Herald.
Dodge City times., 1879-10-25

A bed of bituminous coal has been
discovered near Mountain View, Stone
County, Ala.
"A hundred thousand dollars worth
Of hazel-nuts are shipped yearly from
Turkey 10 England.
Thirty years ago only about 600 eases
of seed leaf tobaccoo We're sold in this
country. The average quantity now
grown is $50, 200 cases.
Nice griddle-cakes can be made by
mixing one-third corn meal, two-thirds
wheat -four, with buttermilk and salera-
tus; nice Ia be eaten with melted sugar
and butter.
The Northern Pacific is now draw
ing l20 ears, containing 10000 bushels
of wheat. to Duluth daily, and the stor-
age and transportation facilities at that
point are inadequate to meet the pres
sure.
No American industry has under
gone a more surprising development
than the manufacture of silk The pro-
duction of the Paterson, \. j., mills for
the current year is estimated Al SlO.-
@0,000. These mills consume between
10000 and $4,000 pounds of the raw ma
terial per week, and employ 10000
operatives.
1t is estimated that at least S0, 600
tons of wheat will be shipped from east
EN- Oregon and Washington Territory
this year through Walla Walla alone.
This estimate does not include vast
stretch of territory where the farmers
mast seek another outlet. 1t is evident
that eastern Oregon and Washington
Territory will. in the future. contribute
largely TO the grain exports of the Pa
cific coast
In the nine months ending October
l, there have been built 2,2l4 miles of
new railroad in the United States,
against l,267 miles reported the CORE
spending period in 1873: 1886 in 1877 /;
l,6777 in 1876; SOL in 1875: 1,l01 in 1874 !;
2.',s in 1873; 1870 in 1872. But for
the difficulty 10 secure rails, so great is
the demand, the exhibit this year would
doubtless have been several hundred
miles in excess of the above figures.
-Bird-fanciers advise for lice or mites
rubbing little Persian insect powder
under the birds wings. Also apply
sweet oil 10 the end of the perches and
that part of the cage on which the
perches rest; here il is the lice are lia-
ble to breed At night cover the cage
with piece Of white cloth-flannel is
Dodge City times., 1879-10-25

Prof Huxley regards endurance as
the most valuable quality with which
person can be endowed, and prefers more
than cleverness broad, deep chest and
a stomach of whose existence the owner
should never be aware, for, as he says,
"the patience, tenacity and good
humor which ere among the most inn
portant qualifications for dealing with
men are incompatible with an irritable
brain, weak stomach or defective
circulation. DIR. Foote'S October Health
Monthly.
Dodge City times., 1879-10-25

The Empress Augustus birthday is
soon TO be celebrated, Is usual, At
Baden-Baden. in the midst of the strict
est family seclusion. This celebration
always consists of either an excursion
to one of the surrounding villages in the
Black Forest, or a little fete given at the
Villa Messmer, the plain house which
the German Imperial pair rent every
season. Their life at Baden-Baden is as
simple as possible; without any exclu-
siveness they freely mingle among the
many guests attracted thither from all
parts of the world, and are fond of the
society of artists.
Dodge City times., 1879-10-25

best-and remove early in the morning.
The insects will leave the bird TO go to
the cloth, which in consequence should
be washed each day previous to using
again at night.
Dodge City times., 1879-10-25


The serpent left his trail in the Gar
den of Eden, but the general belief is
that Ewes dress patternwas too scanty
W e'i'oie her u uo iihe"i>e'
Little Gerty-after waiting some
time for dessert. Uncle. don't you
have any thing after dinner?' Uncle
:. Yes, dear; the dyspepsia.
Detro;t restauran,.keeper banos
ou, a SION of :. Free Chons ;, and when
the old loafers come around he shows
them an az and woodpile.--Free Press.
Thoro ho ,hoso who ,re f,rerert,,r-
;,o ahont themselves and yet ,re on
@ ,rsmalr IL .s,s;,;ra ahon, he;nS ,,iLed of
H.. n,t,r, c,ranGa ;sn,, 30 pos,on
TranscriDt
~.
-lnlngS are nOt exactly rlgnt. \
carefu1 noliticol economist closely cal
- r.. .,,o,,a,,, =. H. ,,o,,,,t,.,.
cuiates that Woiheh III iiiis country
might annually save Sl4 500. 900 in rib
-, ,,,l;h III, ,,,on ,,;rh, s,,orJ u,
49, '
So,
~ am afraid, SAID lady to her
husband, that l am gong to have a
stiff neck. '' Not at all improbable, my
dear" replied her spouse, Il have seen
strong symptoms OF 1t ever since we
were married.
In Norman hostelrv: Tourist
Halo. landlord, what's this on the bill?
"Strawberies-Four francs. We had
no strawberies. Landlord-l beg your
pardon. sir; it was a mistake, but III
rectlfy 1t. Takes his. blll quickly and
changes the - to '3.
A Young lady who didn't admire
the custom in vogue among her sisters
of writing letter and then cross-writ-
inc it to illegibility. said She would pre-
fer her epistles " without an oyerskirt. =,
Observation-Disclosures HerdM.
.,,,,
-inel STU s'roiSu ~, auo"h .iie S~aIuen ~ "ahh'
bsheath the spleaulng power,
.'ru III sue. honAo, wn:i, ~: i ,h;t'
Inat what tney c'iuiiioWer.
Anu ~ uey "'uheu anu "aheu anu
,uhcu,
an1 ~ sne heill M VI M neI l,oscsi
NJ, P,uSkins ta.er plossolis: sho'
Anu tle>e are tuper ro>e>-
Dodge City times., 1879-10-25

in winter clean carpets with dry
snow; have the room cool; sprinkle on
the snow; scrub first with broom and
then sweep clean.
Dodge City times., 1879-10-25

There are only three things you can
get for nothing in this world-air, water
and Syracuse Herald.
Dodge City times., 1879-10-25

Yes, o poet, you are right,
Every thing il golden bright.
Murky azure is the sky,
And the festive pumkin pie
Doth the soul to rapture thaw
As across it goes the jaw.
Now the brooklet, sad and alone,
Pours its dolorous monotone,
And down the street we hear and see
The annual target companee.
". J.. Commercial Adrerfiser
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-11-12

4 WILL VISITETHE FOLLOWING
L polling places for the purpose OF
registering the qualified voters who
have not already registered, and as
well to change the place of voting of
such parties rs have moved from Que
precinct tt. another:
Tramway Ware House - Monday
November 81.
Weems' store-Taesday, Nov. 4tl..
Cheneyville = Thursday, Nov. Gtl,.
Lecomte-Fliday, Nov. 7th.
PineviiIe-Saturday, November 9th.
Wells Store, Bayou Rapides-tfon-
day, Nov. l0th.
Nichols wednesday, Nov. IL.
Hatch's store-Thursday, Nov. 18th.
Melder's Store, Spring Creek-Fri-
day, Nov. l4th.
Red storo-T Tuesday, November IS.
Alcxandria-W Wednesday, Nov. 18th,
Friday, Nov. 2lst, Saturday, Nov. %,
Monday, Nov. 81.
Isaac Lacroix's-Tuesday Nov. IS.
Holloway's Prairie - Wednesday,
November 90.
Borland's-Thnrsday, November 81.
Gus. Labat's-Friday, Nov. %.
1t is especially requested of all vo-
tiers who have changed their residence
since last election and desire to change
their place Of voting at the coming
election, that they make The same
known to the Registrar.
G.. 0. WATTS,
Nov. ], 1879. Registrar.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-11-12
COMMUNICATION.
Mr.. FDIToP-

Mr.. EDITOR
! Mark Twain, referring to the recent
elections in Ohio and New York, say:
that one advantage in being Democrat!
nowadays, seems to be that they Car
draw more comfort out of nothing thar
any other class of people. This bit o.
irony is, perhaps, not altogether an mn
meaning pleasantly. While the Dem.
ocratic party, however, can derive nc
special joy or satisfaction from the
election results in those States, they dc
enjoy the comfort of knowing that the
success of Foster and Cornell is attrib-
utable essentially to causes that were
local in their nature, and which cannot
operate in future elections. The defeat
of Gen. Ewing and Gov. Robinson was
inflicted upon the Democracy of their
respective State, more by the financial
blunders of the Ohio Democrats, and
the reckless and maddened ambition of
the Kelly ring in New York City, than
by the actual strength of the Republic
can party in those States.
The election in New York of Hon.
Clarkson n. Potter, and the balance of
the Democratic State ticket, demon
strates that the State is Democratic by
an overwhelming majority. The late
disgraceful and fool-hsrdy conduct OF
Mr.. Kelly and his followers, has result
ted just as he intended-in the defeat
of Gov. Robinson. If this result graft
ties the Tammany ring, it is consola-
ton at least to know that in the cleo
tons next year, the New York Democ-
racy, seeing now the disastrous folly of
sectional fights in the party, will tole-
rate no personal hates nor ambition to
again stand in the way of party tri-
umph. The lesson may be unpleasant,
but, it is none the less profitable. In
Ohio, the Democrats, as mass, have
been more or less ftighty in their finan-
cial theories. They have been for this
reason, deprived of the sympathy and
support of many. Of the ablest and
soundest Democrats in the state, and
have been all along, hopelessly at war
with their party in the East.
This defeat brings with it, however,
the comforting assurance that their
financial ideas have been so effectually
sat down on and stamped as unsound
and visionary, that such ideas will be
eliminated from the financial policy of
the country in the campaign of next
year.
Many of Gen. Ewing's warmest adj
mirers differed from him so thoroughly
Oh questions of finance, that they were
constrained to withhold their support
from him and let his defeat pnt an end to
financial theories, which they knew
could never be accepted by the National
Democracy.
Hence, we may draw the hopeful in
ference that the party in Ohio win not
be trammeled in the Presidential fight
of next year by financial vagaries, and
that the Democratic vote Of the State
will be solid for the nominees of the
National party. Thus, we find it more
than probable that apparent defeat will
assume the appearance of victory.
NJ.