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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-10-09

BEAUTIFUL SUBURBAN FARM IN MAR
KET.-The Brown farm ADVERTISED: by
Messrs. Bell & Harrison, is one Of the most
valuable in the Valley. The improvements
are neat and attractive, the land good. and
the location admirable
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-10-09

After an extended sojourn in the North,
where he examined all of the largest stocks
of the cities, GLADKE has returned with an
immense as ortment of goods, embracing all
the standard brands and number of choice
novelties. His new advertisement will ap-
pear next week, and in the meantime it will
be we'll to call at his establishment. 1t
The best Goods ever offered for cents, in
this community, can be found at GLADKE's.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-10-09

Go and see GLADKE's Boys hats at 25
cents
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-10-09

Go and see GLADKE's Mems hats at 80
cts.-they are a bargain.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-10-09

LEVY BROS.
will distribute
500 FASHION SHEETS FREE
every month.
Any lady sending her address will be fur
nished with fashion sheet without charge.
GLADKES CARPETS are the handsomcst
Patterns ever seen in this Market.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-10-09

DEATH OF MRS. SARAH BALTHIS. The
Charlottesville correspondent of the Rich
mond Dispatch, dated Oct. 7th, says: An
other of Charlottesville's old citizens died
very suddenly on Sunday evening. Mrs.
Sarah Baltbis, the mother Of our townsman,
F. A. Balthis, and OF Capt. Balthis, Mayor
of Staunton, and mother-in-law of S. M
Keller, of this place, fell from her chair and
expired almost Immediately. Mrs. Balthis
had fulfilled the highest worldly destiny Of
woman, and died in the full faith OF an
eternal reward.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-10-09

THE CITY'S RIGHTTo THE FAIR GROUND
WATER.-At meeting of the Council on
Tuesday night, a proposition was received
from the Directors of the Fair, offering to
sell to the city the water right of the Fair
Grounds for the sum of $3.50. Mr.. Evans
sprung a mine by declaring that the city
already had right to the water, it having
been conveyed to her n the purchase of the
old Foundry property from the late Benz.
Crawford. A reference to the deeds dis.
closed the fact that in 1852, w. w. Donaghe
and wife conveyed to CARRIER g. Council the
lot of land on the Churchvlle road, upon
which the old foundry stood, together with
the exclusive water privileges, sc. This
property passed from CARRIER 6 Cornell to
Benz. Crawford, and from Crawford to the
city, and it is claimed tina. the water privi-
leges conveyed, embrace the right which the
Fair company now desires to dispose Of.
The revelation OF the deeds took the Council
by surprise, and resolution was adopted
instructing the city attorney to report to the
Council his opinion as to the rights Of the
city to the rising in the Fair Grounds.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-10-09

5000 different articles ON G LA DKE's five
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-10-09

~ by the CIerK t0r said year
s common law suits. .................- 8
666 deeds, including all contracts
&C., relating to real estate at 81, 6G6
On consideration $451, 2C0 in ex-
cess of 81 900 on each deed at 10c, 451
On 81 wills admitted to record at$l, Al
On 80 grants Of administration at$l, 80
Value of estates $5S, $4,000 In ex-
cess Of 81, 900 on each will &c. Toe, IS
Al county seals at $l,.................. At
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-10-09

$ M. YosT & SON, EDITORS PRoPRIEroRs.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-09-19

ExpArRrArED GERMANY. : In January
a central society for the study of CONNER
cial geography and for the furtherance OF
German interests in foreign parts was es-
tablished at Berlin. The object OF the So
ciety is to encourage a systematic corres-
pondence between Germans settled abroad
and the fatherland, with view to obtain
ing, and rendering readily accessible,
information which may be useful to per-
sons about to emigrate engage in foreign
commerce. By such means the society
hopes to be able to direct the stream of
German emigration to lands favorably cir
cumstanced for the settlement of Germans,
and SO leading gradually to the establish
ment OF German trading stations and colo
Mes During the last ten years more
than 100000 Germans have, it is stated,
emigrated to other than European
countries. In the United States there
were, when the last census was taken, in
1900, 100000 persons who had been
born in Germany in Brazil, in 1872, there
were "a, 800; in Chill, in 1875, there were
over 5000; and in the Argentine Republic
there were over 5000, in 1859. Altogether,
it may be estimated that there in North
America in round numbers 1000, 900, and
in South America 100000 born Germans.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-09-19
Rescued BY a Trout.

EST mated by their game qualities and
the difficulty sometimes experienced IN
safely landing them, the larger speci-
mems of our mountain trout weigh like
sturgeon. This fact is established
whenever the trout, hooked in pool
with sufficient depth and spread of
water, can bring to bear in his native
element the full resisting force of his
remarkably strong and active tail. Illus
trative of this, story is told of the ex
perience of two professional fishers who
recently went out from Helena to the
Big Blackfoot, one a doctor and the
other a lawyer. In very brief time
they had basket of beauties for their
pains, but the fascination of the sport
kept them tossing their flies into the
clear waters of the magnificent stream.
Finally one man hooked "bouncer,"
one on which he had most yearned to try
his skill. The pool was deep and broad,
and, work and fnesse as the doctor
might, the trout held to the water. The
lawyer, resting his companion, tried his
strength and tact, but with no better
luck. The trout seemed to be master of
the situation, nor could he be towed or
tuckered out. The contest finally cul-
minated in a most exciting scene. De-
termined to secure the prize, and for
getting that he could not swim, the vail
ent doctor, throwing aside coat and
boots, jumped into the depths of the
| stream. It was rash act, and to save
him the lawyer was forced to plunge in
| after him. A fair swimmer, he reached
his struggling companion, and holding
on to the pole and tackle with one hand,
lifted with the other his companions
head above water.
But the lawyer found he could not
bring his burden to shore, and only by
| superhuman effort could he keep him
self and companion from sinking. On
the very point of drowning the trout
came to the rescue, Strengthened out the
line, and after few sportive pranks,
| hauled the two men out of the pool to
| shallow water. Grateful for the service
thus obligingly rendered, the fish was
permitted to disappear over the rifle
down stream. This story is confirmed by
the testimony of both the gentlemen con-
cerned, and by the trout itself, which
has since been towing the tackle up and
down the waters of the Blackfoot.-
| Helena (IMO1et01a0) Herald.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-09-19
Too Much Electricity.
ISioux City Journal

A little story is told of scientist from
the eastern part of this State who was
making tour of Nebraska and finding
himself in the vicinity of the Winnebago
agency, thought he would go there and
take in an Indian Fourth of July cele-
bration. There was bow-shooting and
rifle practice, pony and foot racing, q
war dance and all that sort of thing.
The man of learning, who is a grave,
sad-faced individual. that would not
Willingly do wrong, thought it but just
to add his mite in the fund of amuse-
ment and so produced an electric bat
terry, and the simple experiments of
Faraday's science. Then he put on the
boards the common farce known as ssNot
getting the money" Everyone remem-
bers how this basin of water is
charged with electricity and silver coin
dropped in; how generously the Snowman
offers the coin to anyone who will take
it out, and how as one after another tries
to take the money from the water his
hand is cramped and paralyzed by the
electricity in the water. This little ex-
pertinent pleased the bucks greatly.
As one after another retired discounted
he was greeted with five loud outlaws of
merriment and shouts of applause. The
water was getting charged with the cleo
trio fluid to the point Of saturation when
the last Winnebago presented himself to
try his luck. The water was SO charged
that instead of acting in the usual way,
cramping the hand and causing an in
voluntary jerk out of the water, the
shock went directly into his whole sys-
tenn and he was powerless to remove his
hand. The man of science seeing him,
as he thought, grasping for the silver,
redoub1ed his efforts at the crank, and
ground SO much concentrated lightning
into him that he all but died. His head
dropped on his breast, his pulse was
weak and his breath nearly gone. Then
our traveller saw his mistake. To say
that he was frightened, but feebly con-
veys the idea. He ceased his labors at
the crank, and called for cold water to
dash in the face of his red brother. He
walked said brother around, stood him
on his head and tortured him generally
and at the end of several hours, had the
satisfaction of pronouncing the brave
| out of danger. But the show was over
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-09-19

A CURIOUS OLD RocK,-A writer in an
exchange from the town of Tolland de-
scribes a rock there which is about six
feet at the base and five feet high. It is
in rude form; on either side are
crevices and holes from the depth of six
inches to three feet. In some of these
holes birds and squirrels or mice have
built their nests. The top Of the rock is
in two parts projecting over from the
base. One part has the appearance of a
huge toad about to spring for a fly or
bug, the other part has the appearance
of roughly sculptured heathen god or
one of the rude pyramids of Egypt in q
bent posture. The whole structure is
covered with moss, brakes and wild
honeysuckles. Some of the cavities run
entirely through the rock, or beginning
about three feet from the base run in an
upward direction and out at the top.
These crevices and cavities do not appear
to have been formed by nature, but by a
swift running stream of water, SO much
SO that we are led to query. Was that
rock, or the place where it now stands,
once the bed of a stream, or did the wa
ter once course swiftly by and through
it? We cannot suppose that the beating
storms of time modelled it into SO Curl
GUS form.-Nea0 HaUep, Conn.,, Pal
LOClilku1.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-09-19
A Good Word for the Abused Water.
melon.

Some people entertain an idea that
watermelon is unwholesome. Yet these
same persons, perhaps, will stuff them
selves in hot weather with hot biscuits.
ham, beef, rancid butter and fried bacon,
a diet suited to the latitude of Lapland.
If the fruits of the earth and cf the tree,
in this southern climate, were consumed
more literally, there would be less sick
ness. If the southern citizen would
jump from the frying-pan into the water
melon patch, he would be less liable to
catch the yellow fever. OF all the fruits
of the earth there is none more whole
some than good watermelon. 1t is
composed of nothing more then water
This water acts as a gentle diuretic, with
out leaving any acid in the stomach, as
is the case with other diuretics-a good
thing in yellow fever times. The Creole
of Louisiana lives to a marvellous age.
He lives SO long that he forgets his age.
But he lives principally on the fruits and
vegetables that grow around him, and
he is especially fond of a good water
melon,
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-09-19

HARRIET MARrINEAu AND HER TRUMPET.
OF Harriet Martineau, when she visited
Cincinnati, a correspondent of the Com
naercial of that city gives an amusing de-
scription. The correspondent was at that
time little girl, and had gone to book
store to execute an errand. Entering she
found about dozen people: ''some with
books and newspapers in their hands,
others standing idly leaning against the
counter, all gazing intently at two people,
who seemed to be making jumps at each
other and talking very loud. One was a
plain looking woman who held something
bright in her hand, which every now and
then she would raise to her head. The
other, an extremely neatly dressed old
gentleman whose name was Pace. He
was well known about town, and was as
deaf as Miss Martineau herself He also
held something in his hand. One mo-
ment Miss Martineau would take step
forward, the old gentleman would raise
his bright instrument and she would put
her mouth to it and speak. Then she
would fall back and raise her instrument,
and he would step forward and speak in
turn. She kept moving all the time, and
he followed her and so earnest were they
in what they were saying to each other
that they had no idea how ludicrous they
appeared to the lockers on. l stood in
amazement, having never seen an ear
trumpet before, and could not imagine
what they were doing.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-09-19
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.

Corvallis Lodge NO IA, r. d A. M.
Holds stated Communications on Wednesday on
or preceding each full moon. Brethren in good
standing cordially invited to attend. By order
W. M.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-09-19
Whist.

The first consideration why whist
stands deservedly at the head of all
games of cards is, that each card, as it
falls from the players hand, conveys in
formation. With his own intelligence he
endows it, and it accurately fulfills its
mission. This statement will read strange
ly enough to the educated man in the
smoking car, who flatters himself he is
playing whist, but who cannot read the
language that is spoken by any of the
cards that fall upon the table at the club.
But it will be understood by the lover
and player of the true game, whose inter-
est centres upon the fact. There are but
two legitimate methods of counting the
game First, English short whist, in
which honors are reckoned and five
points make the game second, American
whist, in which honors are not reckoned
and seven points make the game. Rub
bers are consequence in both cases. In
dividuai scores may be kept. The Caven-
dish rules in the main apply to each. The
American game gives more latitude for
play, and insists on certain leads not set
down by the English method no devi-
alton is made in the rule for the last card
of the deal to act as trump and to be
turned, such innovations as the cutting
the trump from another pack or the hid
ing the trump in the playing pack being
Va COuIS6 TGJtCGcus LII tTubu, cdCu player
forms more or less his plan of play upon
the card, no matter what its denomina-
ton, that is turned as trump. Much of
the beauty of calculation based upon the
trump exhibit would be lost by any mode
other than that which allows each dealer
to show and to hold the trump card.
Lest it may seem to players of accord
with the English method that the term
American whist may lack significance, it
it may be asserted that at many of the
literary and some of the social clubs, and
by very many devotees at sessions in
their residences, the so-called American
game has utter precedence. One reason
for its adoption is that no party can more
than 60 out in single hand, in contra
diction to the English game, in which it
frequently happens that single player.
upon taking up his cards could surely
count four honors and the odd trick. It
is, therefore, not conceded that game is
fully played which can be foreshortened
by frequent strokes of fortune.-Ec.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-09-19

The weight of probability is, however,
in favor of the hypothesis that British
girls are tattooed for Identification, and
not for ornament. Whether the custom
will be introduced here remains to be
seen-of course, by qualified and legiti-
mate eyes. Probably it will gain ground
slowly among us for the reason that girls
are not SO abundant here as in England,
and the danger of losing them is, there
fore, comparatively slight.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-09-19
Boarding and Lodging.
Philomath. Benton Co OreEor.
GEORGE KISOR,

RESPECTFULLY INFORMS THE TRAV-
~ cling public that he is now prepared and in
readiness to keep such boarders as may choose to
give him a call, either by the
SINGLE MEAL. DAY. OR WEEK.
Is also prepared to furn' sh horse feed. Liberal
share of public patronage solicited. Give ns q
CALL GEORGE KISOR.
Philomath, April %, 1879. I0:1Sn
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-09-19
A Horse for a Smile.

A lady, describing life on q ranch in
Calaveras county, CAL, in the Philadel-
phia Times, says: The Mexicans in their
wide sombreros, picturesque dresses and
jingling spurs I particularly admired,
though at first was afraid of them, as
they all looked so much like the pictures
of Joaquin Murieta, the famous bandit,
whose exploits were the terror and admi-
ration of the State. But they were so.
excessively polite that this feeling grad
ua1ly wore away. They often came down
through the valley with pack-trains,
droves of wild horses or cattle, and
would always stop at our house as they
passed. Girls were SO scarce that no
man would think of passing house that
contained one without stopping on some
trifing pretext to get glimpse of her.
The gallant greasers had very little
English at their command, the whole
consisting of less than half dozen
phrases. Their first greeting is, "Senor-
ita, you are very pretty
Not much of compliment, as it was
applied to all females alike. Then. fol-
lows o request for a drink of water,
which is slowly swallowed, with their
eyes fixed on the obliging damsel. The
lady's condescension is always rewarded
by profuse thanks, sundry packages of
cigarettes, and request that she will
honor him by taking her choice of his
band of wild horses. This she is in
honor :,ound to do, as he would feel
highly insulted if she did not. When
the selection is made he brings all his
grace and skill into play in securing the
animal for presentation. The lady is ex-
pected to look admiringly on while he
springs with marvellous speed and dex-
terity into the saddle, coils his lariat,
and goes through some astonishing feats
of horsemanship, and finally lassoes the
wild horse in triumph.
The horse is then tied to the nearest
tree, and the agile equestrian makes his
adieus. He swings himself almost to the
ground, keeping only one stirrup, re-
moves his hat, which he almost trails in
the dust and makes low bow, and tais
with his horse at full speed. In moment
more he is out of sight, and the next
thing is to find some one around the place
daring enough to unloose the gift horse,
which is finally accomplished with much
difficulty, when he hastens away to join
his companions.
To some Of you horse for drink of
water may seem a very unequal ex-
change, but that is certainly all they are
worth. In fact, &C fiery, untamed "
mustang is worth very much less than
nothing. In attempting to break cne,
the chances are even that your neck will
be broken before the steed's spirit would
bend in the least, and it costs as much to
feed him as it does Parole !; in fact, /
think one of them could eat double as
much as supports the famous flyer.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-09-19

Barnum Lodge No. 2, L. o. o. r.
Meets on Tuesday evening of each week, in
their hall, in Fishers brick, second story. Mem
bers of the order in good standing invited to at
tend. By order of N. G.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-09-19

Country doctor to the bereaved widow
of q late member of the Georgia Ligisla-
ture; 81 cannot tell how was panied to
hear that your husband had gone to
heaven. We were bosom friends, but now
we shall never meet again"
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-09-19

CURIOUS PEoPLE.-At the recent coun-
Gil of that quaint body of Christians
known as Tunkers, held in Virginia, the
usual discussions on the subject of dress
were had, but these discussions did not
have the customary wide range. Moth
ing whatever was said whether coats
should be worn with standing or q
rolling collar, or whether baptism in a
pool is valid. Five memorials were pre-
sented in complainG of the editors of GER
tain newspapers of the denomination
who had spoken Gin unkind phrases" of
straight jackets, !" ''round- tailed coats"
and "idolatrous clothes religion" It
was recommended by committee that
these editors be asked to make humble
acknowledgment of their offences. A
member requested that the wearing
of hats by ladies be not made a
bar to membership, but no change
was made in the rule against
hats. The single and double modes of
feet-washing were considered, it having
been asked that full liberty be given to
use the single mode. A member from
Southern Illinois favored granting the
liberty asked for, and said that of the
twenty-four churches in Southern ni-
nois fourteen wash by the single mode.
He thought it wise that the request be
granted, since it would put an end to all
agitation of the question; but the coun-
Gil deferred the case until another year.
Many readers perhaps do not know that
the double mode is where one person
both washes and wipes the feet of an
other, and that the single one is where
one person washes and another wipes the
feet of brother. The double mode is
considered more orderly than the single
one. During the recent discussion
member said: whenever you show me
church that is not living up to the
order of the brotherhood, it is one of
those that washes in the single mode"
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-09-19

The police of Chicago had occasion to
make raid upon the Office of a ''ticket
scalper' in that city recentlv, and among
the stock discovered were passes and
railroad companies to various individuals
and by them disposed of for money con.
sideration.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-11-14

Then he laid his hand gently on mine, say
ing;
"Poor Phil
"'Poor Kathleen answered, wondering
at his words.
"Whon We reached Liverpool, Mr. Lam
bert suddenly decided to 60 first to Paris.
So Paul and | went alone. We did not
speak much of Kathleen now, but my boy
missed her sadly, and as his health began
to fail knew he longed daily for sight
of her sweet face, and touch of her cool,
soft hand.
CONCLUDED IN TIC. MoRRow's ISSUE.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-11-14
GALE OF VALUABLE CITY LOTS.

VIM, Tweed Parker vs.. Elizabeth Tinker, WA.
Tinker, DyGs +. Parker.
Public notice is hereby given that the under
in pursuance of a decree OF the Alexander County
Circuit Court, entered on the 18th day of October,
1879 will offer for sale at public auction 10 the
highest bidder on Saturday, the 18th day Of Noyem.
her 1873, three lots il the City Of Cairo Illinois,
described as follows; to.wt: Lots numbered II
and Is IN Block and Lot 80 in Block 81, accord.
ing TO the original plat OF said city Lot lis on the
cornerof Fourth and Levec streets and lot Is s the
adjoining lot on Levee street, Lot 80 IS on It'll
street and has upon il good frame dwelling.
The sale will begin AZ J O'Clock p, m. at lot 20
and will begin at lots Il ~ Is al clock p NJ,
Terms: Onehalf cash, Ind the other half pay.
able in twelve months from day Of sae; purchaser
giving note bearing sper cent, interest per annum,
secured by trust mortgage
JOHNA REEVE,
Master in Chqncery Alexander County, Illinois
GREEN 81 GILBERT. Solicitors.
Dated Cairo. Illinois. October BIRD, 1879.