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MilIboro Dots.

There has never been as much society,"
as much life and as much business at Mill
boro in the whole history Of the place as
this summer has brought. The Millboro
Hotel and its pretty and comfortable cot
tages on the emminence adjacent to it
forming also part of Mr.. J. W. Warren's
attractive establishment, have been crowd
ed since early summer. Mr.. Warren is a
born hotel man and knows how to make a
hotel homelike. He has the right man in
the right place in MIR. Henry Hopkins, his
assistant in the Office, who is gentleman
as well as clerk. The place is especially
popular with the Richmond people, who
bring their families and stay all summer,
preferring it to any summer resort in the
mountain. Col. VIM. E. Tanner and
family left the other day. He engaged
board for next summer before he left say
ing: the only way to be sure of a place
was to speak year in advance, as several
other gentlemen have done. It is we'll
known here that though Mr. Warren has
added new buildings to his accommodate
lions, he has been compelled to turn off as
many as he entertained at one time, which
was lis. He will continue to add to his
establishment and time will see this one
OF the most important summering places
in the mountains.
Phere are three large well stocked stores
here, Messrs. GOoch & Co., P L. Var
brough and j. w. Warron. Trade is very
brisk, carriages, wagons, horsemen and
pedestrians coming and going all the time
An accomplished physician, DR.. II. q.
Miller, lives right in the place and has
won golden opinions from the guests from
a distance, some of whom from New York
and Richmond said their family physicians
at home could not have given them more
satisfactory professional attention than
they received from him.
Deer abound and are brought in every few
days from the mountains. Twenty-one
deer were brought to the Warm Springs,
16 miles from here, from Monday the LIST
Of September to Saturday, one hunter
brought three at time and Col. Eubauk
had to decline taking any more. A hun
ter brought % squirrels here the other
morning, said he shot nine in one tree
without moving.
The INDICATOR was mistaken in stat
ing that Mr.. George Nethefland died at
his brother-in-law's Mr.. P. L. Yarbrough
of this place. He was ill here for some
eiMo, dnu unulHg LIS oAu was uIdWlnR near
asked to be taken home to die. He was
not in Richmond two days before he
breathed his last Mrs. Netherland will
remain at their hoUe with her two step
sons who are much attached to her, one of
whom is just grown and the other youth
at school.
A telephone connects the Millboro Hotel
with the railroad and express Office 1t is
very convenient IN keeping gnests posted
when trains are late, baggage out of place
sc.
Mr.. Warren showed some of his visitors
a diamond cross the other day which he
was keeping in his safe for lady guest
from Mississippi. 1t is a beautiful Jewel
and costs $1,000. Some other little tricks
with it, ST. 900 more. The lady has $40 900
worth of jewelry and allows her colored
maid to wear $3.50 diamond ring.
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"My Darling's Blind"

A TOUCHING INCIDENT ON A PENNsYL-
vANIA RAILROAD TRAIN.
A lady entered car on the lakewood
road one day the past week leading a little
girl, perhaps four years old. The mother
sat down and lifted the little one to the
seat beside her. The child was nibbling a
bit of cake of sugar, now and then turn
ing her face, full of childish love, up tc
her mother, and murmuring some almost
unintelligible words of affection.
Opposite to mother and child sat anoth.
or young lady, who often Smelled a fresh
rose which she held. The innocent little
one before her attracted her attention, and
the natural kindness of the sympathetic
woman heart prompted her to at once offer
the fragrant flower to the little budding
lilly opposite. So she leaned bit forward
and spoke:
"Baby want the posy p''
But the child seemed not to hear. Per
haps it was the noise Of the moving car
that prevented. Then she spoke little
louder, and held the flower forward tempt
ingly:
esBaby may have the posy.''
The mother heard, for she looked toward
the other lady and smiled-and o, snch a
look Of heartfelt gratitude of motherly
love, yet heavily saddened with such an
expressive tinge of sorrow as is seldom
seen. And still the lady of the rose press
ed upon the little ones acceptance of the
flower. t;is-.
i"Baby take the rose," holding it almost
to the child g hand. And now it seemed
she was heard, for the blue eyes turned
full upon her would be patron, and then
in moment she strangely drew back and
turned her eyes appealingly toward her
mothers face. The lady with the flower
showed her. bewilderment in her look,
while panied expression fitted across the
face of the mother. who leaned forward
and whispered just word:
ssMy darling is blind ~
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Something that the Ladies Will Bead.
HOW THREE TOILETS CAN BE MADE To
TAKE THE PLACE OF NINE.

HOW THREE TOILETS CAN BE MADE TO
TAKE THE PLACE OF NINE.
The young lady who came to Saratoga
to be amused, informed me that ''she came
to look at the idiots. and not to amuse
them.''
81 came clear from Madison avenue"
she said, ssand only brought four dresses
with me. and here can sit and see $780,
600 worth of dresses 60 by in a perpetual
procession every day. The idiots who
wear them have to go to all the trouble
and expense, while l sit by and enjoy
them.'
'sNow there is lady, she said, point
ing to rich and ugly female, "Who has
been dressing for three hours just to show
her toilet to me. Why, she had a hair
dresser at 5 P. M. She has crimped her
hair, burned her forehead with the crimp-
ing irons, opened five trunks to get hats,
parasols, fans and slippers to match her
dress, tinted her cheeks with dampened
artificial rose leaves, hunted up her dia-
monds, hidden away under the commode,
and pulled on buttonless clear to the
shoulder, and all for me. Now I could
put on that toilet, but it doesn't pay me.
| I'm a philosopher. She is my servant.
| She gives me a free dress rehearsal every
evening. 1t cost 81 so to soc these fiimsy
sham dresses at the threatre in the wiShy-
washy society plays, and here 1 can see
500 perfect toilets in day for nothing
"But do you really bring only four tot
let's to Saratoga ?" I asked the young
lady.
mo; four are enough-not counting a
black silk"
s.How do you manage it?''
"Well, listen, and l will show you how
I can wear nine distinct toilets and really
have but three. First, have one cream
white parasol and fan. These, by chang
ing the bow on the parasol and the ribbon
on the fan, go with any toilet. Secondly,
have three light dresses white pique, a
French bunting and blue lawn. Then
l have three sets of ribbons-that is a
whole set consisting OF parasol bow, sash
ribbon, fan ribbon, slipper bow and hair
bow. Then have pink set of ribbons
and blue set. My pink and blue are
light, so can wear my three dresses with
ribbons to match, or can cross them
That is, I can put light pink sash on q
light clue dress, or light blue sash on a
light pink dress. Thus you see that with
three dresses and three sets of ribbons j
can make nine distinct toilets. My rich
and ugly friend brings thirty distinct tot.
let's to Saratoga. She brings trunk full
OF parasols and hat for every dress. Thir.
ty trunks fill her room and line the hall
while live i'll two trunks. Her toilets
for the season cost $4,000, while mine cost
soon. Y. Star.
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It is much to be regretted that Mr.. C.
P. Jones, of Highland should have de-
clined the nomination rendered him by
Highland, Bath and Allegheny at the
Millboro convention. He is man that
all agreed upon as true representative Of
the principles of the Conservative party, a
man who had the confidence OF the people,
and his election seemed certain. But now
that he is off the track the leaders of the
party should lose no time in seeing that a
man, and the right man is brought out.
When the good counties of Bath, High
land and Allegheny have such men as W.
M. McAllister, Ro. L. Parish, q. r. Nc
Dannald, l.. A. Stephenson and a dozen
others, who understand the position of
the Conservative party. and who have the
ability to define that position, there ought
to be no difficulty in selecting standard
bearer. Capt. Figgat has gone into the
canvass with a vim that augurs well for
his success. Our accounts from the High
land meeting last Saturday are most en-
couraging. Sherrard lost ground badly,
and Figgat not only made many friends
for himself but for the cause. A reaction
is going on, and we have the greatest con-
fdence that when the people Of the dis
trict hear both sides Of the question they
will vote right. On Saturday next the
counties mentioned will all doubtless be
well represented at Bath Court. Let those
who have the interest Of the Conservative
party at heart come together then AM
confer and settle the question as to witt
shall come to the front. Then let him La,
aside personal considerations and go K
work and win success.
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WHO ARE THEY.

Who are the men that have buckled on
their armor at the call of their mother
state in this hour, we were about to say of
peril, but the danger really is not eminent.
this hour of perplexity? Who compose
this army of loyal citizens who have rallied
in such force to defend the banner of Viz
cinia and who count their time and mon
ney and ease as nothing when her dearest
interests are at stake 2 The very charac-
ter of the men who have sprung to tho
sound of alarm by tens and by hundreds
all over the land from the sea to themoun-
tains would be sufficient guaranty of the
justice of the cause they espouse, if moth
ing more were known of it. Virginia's
representative men are all there. Her en-
minent citizens whether in public or pri-
vate life, are all in line, so solid that they
feel the touch of the elbow as they press to
the front. Her good and true men who
have always been looked to in the hour of
need have answered to their names and
fallen into line and show such front both
as to numbers and material as the old
State never rallied around her in her best
and grandest days. And on the other
hand who are they who oppose this gallant
army, who would drag their old mothe,
down to infamy and disgrace; who would
build up their fortunes upon her downfall
and crafty their ambition at the cost of
all that is true and right and honest;
They are the men who have always hesita
ted when the crisis came. the men who
could never be relied upon in political
emergency, men you could never be SURF
where you would find them, or who were
always sureto be found upon the wrong side
OF every important issue. Call the two
rolls and mark the men who answer to
their names. On the one side will be
found itatent, honor and integrity
on tho other as rule mediocrity, vacil-
lation and disappointed ambition, with
nothing but grit to recommend, Choose
between them. with which will you
stand? fg %
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Virginia Politics.

VIM. Patrick, Geo. W. Coiner and Lew
is M. Bumgardner, have been appointed
by the State Central Committee canvass
ers for Augusta county and A. M. Bow.
man canvasser for the 9th Senatorial dis
trict.
Mr.. A. A. Phlegar, has been unani-
mously nominated by the Conservative
Senatorial Convention of the 4th district,
composed of the counties Of Montgomery.
Craig and Roanoke, ~
The Richmond primaries were held
Thursday, and resulted in the nomination
of the following Conservatives: For the
Senate. FL. A Atkinson and W. W. Henry
and for the House. s; ,. Witt; VIM. Low;
enstein, John Hampden Chamberlain and
James Lyons, Jr. The principal issue was
a. modification of the present Sunday
LIQUOR laws. All the nominees except
.Messrs. Henry for the Senate. and Lyons
for the House, favor more liberal laws on
the subject. All the candidates are sup
porters of the McCulloch debt settlement
Richmond City will have youthful del
erstion in the next House of Delegates.
CapJain Chamberlayne, the oldest of the
Conservative nominees, is not forty years
Of age, whilst Mr.. Lyons, the youngest, is
only twenty Three. y eadf e~a8 1853
Geo. Il. Head has been nominated for
the House by the conservatives 1ka ~, OF Loudon
at their convention on lne otn lnSI.
The Conservatives OF Nansemond at
Suffolk, in convention on the 18th. nomi-
mated DIR. Thomas IL. Barnes as their
standard bearer. The Readjusters nomi-
mated Thomas cross.
In Halifax county, N. I. Green has been
nominated by the Conservatives for the
Senate and Drs. @. L. Dunkley and Viii
liam Palmer for the house. Accounts
from that county state that harmony
prevails ana success Is assured .ssJ
An immense union political meeting at
Farmyille, Prince Edward co.. on the 9th,
for the House by vote OF nearly three TO
ono against Hines, M0zarter.
A Senatorial Convention representing
Prince Edward, Amelia and Cumberland
st the same Tine and place, dominated
unanimoqsly Col. y: Al Booker the
Senate. a cortnspcndantsof The .ynch-
burg News" eay9 attar ne eonvenft@el 9
love feast betW96n pepg layer PA ]e ~
Narters followed ali parties PEG glng them a
selves to work 40f tne n0manees. Is 3 1850
Maj. DAVID 81 ralam has BEN ncui-
mated for theA ouee ~ GLIB eios1seE ssslves
OF Wythe, A bettar man can not be found
in Southwest Va,
The AIbemaFle Conservative Gonyen--
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Encouraging from Rockbridge.

Encouraging from Rockbridge.
Correspondence Of the Stau1iton V1ND1cAToR.l
STEEL's TAVERN,
Sept. 18th, 1879. :
Editors MISUNDERSTANDING just return
ed from trip over Rockbridge in bust
ness that brought me in communication
me facilities to know the feelings and SEN
timents Of her people, can assure your
readers old Rockbridge Is awake, she has
aroused herself from the lethargy of the
past and is shaking herself as giant in
his strength. A reaction has set in and is
assuming the proportions of tidal wave
that will sweep reputation from her bor-
look out or Rockbridge will carry off the
banner this fall for the largest Conserva-
tive majority in the Valley.
- A CONSERVATIVE.
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The Planter Hotel, Danville, of which
Mr.. J. P. Hawkins, formerly of this
city was part owner, was DESTROYED by
fire last Friday night. The insurance upon
the property amounted to $500,
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CoRRkEenoN.- I'm reporting the acct
dent that happened to young King. last
week, necesstating tho subsequent ampn.
tatfon of his foot, We were led into mis-
'tAke as to the attending surgeons. DR.. -
st. +. Gibson was the medical attendant
and performed the amputation. He was
assisted by D. ]. N. Wayt. &'>
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A Bath Horse Thief Takes Long Ride but
in Ont Dime nv b;o p,,,,,,

| 10 VuV 0VAo ny ulS Z urSurerS.
Preston Bennett of Lewis CO., Test Va .,
was lodged in Jail at the Warm Springs on
the goth August on a charge of horse steal
ing. 1t the case is made out he ia one Of
the most enterprising thieves that it has
been our part to notice. A good hors be
longing to Messrs. VIM. and joseph Me-.
Dannald was missing from the stable Of
MI. "A. 5. Bratton, 8 or 4 miles from
Goshen one morning several weeks ago.
MI. Jas. D. Hamilton, a shrewd, cool
young fellow, accompanied by Lewis N.
Gibson, started in pursuit IS hours after
and striking his trail followed it vigorous
~ over the mountains, past the Warm
Springs through the counties of Bath. Pc.
cahontas and Randolph. The next after
noon they came to house in Randol,h,
county where he had staid all night AMIR.
leaving Bath, 80 miles from wher.. ba,
started. He here had made his first, Sion,
not having drawn rein or quit his saddle,
SINCE ne had mounted the stolen horse at,
MT. Bratton's stable at II O'Clock thu.
night before, big ride for both man, and
horse. The party pushed forward in pus,snat
after changing horses and the next affair
noon overlook and arrested the man tbe.,
were after in his fathers yard in Lewis
CO., W. Va, $50 miles from where he had
started, the horse was grazing in a lot
near. he had made the trip in something
over TWO days, they in less time, having
however, Ridden down three horses each
ana including various stoppages and rMt-
lug eWlee over one street Oh of II miles.
gained II hours upon tho thief. He was
arrested and put in Jail at Weston and
AFTER the necessary requisition had been
procured from the Governor of West Va
was brought to Warm Springs for trial
This it seems is the third or fourth time
Bennett has been arrested on similar
charges. He is 25 or 80 years of AGE ia
Well known in Bath and Augusta as
sewing machine agent and has a wife at
Anderson, W. Va,
= dis father, who is cousin of jon thor,
N. Bennett, Auditor of West Va camo.
to the Warm some days ago -
counsel for his son. He was mnch go
ted and remarked to the clark tha+ no soa
to pay for the FRANKS Of h,s bow One '0 Of
MS dlfiicnitles had cost him $1,000 and
another nearly a. much. We fathers hs
SAID don't knew what we are raising our
ooys up 70 but his son had persuaded
ailn tAEsk % had traded for the horse and
Tug ttqR Old father is doing all he can to
get alR OFT again. 1t ssems however with
llttle chance Of success.
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A Doctor Needed.

The following unusual call will COM
mend itself to members of the medical
fraternity, who are not located, or who
may be looking out for change: 20
BATEsvILLE, VA,
~ Sept. 18th, 10.
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Editors YSmdicator.

Please send us good doctor. Our for
mer physician, DR.. J. D, Smith, left very
unexpectedly for the West. and conse-
quently LETT us unprepared for sickness.
Any one will necessarily have a large
practice here in the village and surround
ing country, besides, there is at the Miller
School no resident physician, and it is
convenient to Ratesville.
Most respectfully.
M T., IT.
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7>ENOREsT'S PATTERNS always on hand.
w. H. WELLER.
sept5
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H7HE PRETTIEST LINE of Ladies, Children and
Misses Hosiery in the city can be found at
WELLER'S
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DIED, Blue, Gray and Twilled and Plain Flame
II at WELLER'S.

CANTON FLANNELS, all grades, at
Y WEI
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WHITE FLANNELS, all grades, at
w WELLER'S,
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MILLINERY-THE BIRD MANIA-MATERI-
ALS-COSTUMES.
NEW YORK, Sept. 18th.
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w hOA SOu0UOl w 1UuCIO AOoO w 4OPAy Viz
conduct of portion of the audience wal
nothing less than disgraceful. Notwith-
standing the programme for the division
of time had been read in their hearing
they commenced cheering and calling for
Paul, and 1t was some time before they
would allow the Senator to proceed. His
first twenty words produced reyulsion
of feeling He said with dignity: Eel
low citizens, claim the right to be treat
ed as gentleman. If by any act of mine
have ever forfeited that right, and meri-
ted such treatment as this from Vir-
ginia audience demand to know it," His
words we're received with great cheering.
and from that time out he got as respect
full hearing and his points we're as hear
tily applauded as he could have desired.
As to his advocacy of the funding bill Of
II, he would say that he never wrote a
word in the Richmond Enquirer in fa-
vor of 1t in his life (applause); as to his
having supported it on the hastings, he
had never made speech in favor of it in
his life (applause), and as to his aiding it
while he was It. Governor; when no filled
that position the bill had been already
passed and repealed CHEERS and cries of
Oh-h, Riddleberger y. AS to the state
ment that the bondholders lost nothing
during the war, and should lose something
like everybody else, it was utterly ground
less. The Virginia bondholders lost their
slaves as we'll as anybody else. They have
since lost one-third of their bonds. and
still later lost moro Of the principal and
interest. The landholders didn't lose their
land during tho war, and it would be
equally logical to require them to part
with their land now to make good the
shareholders losses as to demand that The
bondholders shall make it good, Nj.
Riddleberger had the Federal claim 81
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MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Gen. J. E. Roller then announced him.
self as candidate for the Senats in sup
port of the debt settlement. Capt. Paul
said he would show up Rollers record of
two years. ago on the debt question,
whereupon Gen. Roller replied, And III
show up your legislative record to tho
people of this county and meet you every
where before them" Capt Paul said he
would meet him. Mr., George Strayer an
nounced himself for the House.
ATTORNEY GENERAL FIELD SPEAKS AT
NIGHT.
Tonight an audience of the town people
assembled in tho court house to hear At.
torney General Field, who happened to be
In Harrisonhurg on his way from soma le-
gal business with Judge Reazeley OF Green
at Rawley Springs. Gen. Field is not IA
mlliar to the people Of Augusta. He is
over six feet high, and has a grim deter
mined face. He lost leg at Saughter's
mountain and am told when they were
putting him in the ambulance he cursed
the whole Yankee nation for having shot it
off. Since then he has seen thugs differ.
emily and is now q highly esteemed and
prominent member Of the Baptist church.
As the one legged soldier steppeA UP. on
the platform tonight. his wooden lee cast
a gloom over Paul's opportunity for anoth-
or attack on 3 ''War record se ln. speech
he y careful deliberate and remarkabR
clear. He makes no attempt at ornamept
and not the sliishtssst apSsal 70. passion.
He gave the elesIsgt md ND closest account
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mdIculuS OuG dt q Sue OOOr ana down q
stairway to the kitchen below, the other
rank to the tables, where they quietly take
their positions. The half who went to the
kitchen are to bring up the dinner, which
is set out in order in large vessels waiting
for them. Every man knows his place
and in less time than it takes to tell it the
head Of the column appears coming up
another stairway, each man heavily laden
with the cooked viands which they had
taken up as they passed through the kit
chen. First comes the soup Il forgot to
say it takes about $50 gallons of soup to
60 around) carried in huge pans, two men
to a pan; then large vessels of beef and
bacon, lamb, mutton, fowls, &C.; great
baskets of bread; kettles and pans of
steaming vegetables, some carried by one
man, some by two; then the dessert of
various kinds, the ice cream being carried
in a huge freezer on a kind of stretcher
between two men. This is all PLACED on a
long steam table Except the ice cream) in
a long room adjoining the dining room.
and as each man deposits his load he files
out at another door, all the time keeping
step, marches into the dining-room and
takes his place at his table.
This must all be done expeditiously that
the guests may find the victuals warm.
THE EATING.
At O'Clock promptly the ringing of the
great bell announces that all is IN. readi-
pegs and little realizing the trouble they
are putting folks to, the visitors begin to
pour forth from Tho long rows Of cottages
extending over half a mile on each side
of the grounds, from the parlors and the