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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-06-23

Mail, Southwark, connects at Charlottesville with
Ches L. Ohio R. R. East and West. At Lynchburg
| connects with Norfolk Il Western R. R., through
Southwest Virginia to Nashville, New Orleans, Mem
phis, Little Rock and TeXas,-and at Danville with
Richmond Danville R. R., to South and Southwest.
Express Southwark connects at Charlottesville to
points on Chesapeake Ohio R. r. and at Danville
| for all points Southeast and South.
Mixed Trains for Main Line leave Alexandria daily
except Sunday, 90 a. m. and IL :35 m and return
ing arrive at Alexandria IL 40 p. and 40 p. m.
For Manassas Line leave Washington at 10 a.. m
and Alexandria IS a. M, daily, except Sunday,
arrive at Strasburg at IL rs p. m. connecting with
burg 80 p. m, arriving at Alexandria at So p
Mixed Trains for Manassas Division leaves Al
exandria daily, except Sunday, at 90 arriving
at Strasburg at O5 p. m. and returning leaves
Strasburg at 25 m arriving in Alexandria at 50
p m.
ton.
For Upperville regular connection at Delaplane.
For Warrenton leave Washington 10 a.. M. daily
and II O5 a. m. daily, kept Sunday.
Passengers can leave WarrentOn at Is a. m. and
take mixed train at Junction and reach Alexandria
at 70 10 D. m in time to make A. F. train at IL so
n m for Washington, Baltimore and New York.
All trains make good connections atWash1ngton TO
and from North and West.
New orleans sleeper leaves Washington at 7 10 q.
M running through without change.
Fast train with Marks Adjustable Reclining
Chair Car attached runs through to White sulphur
Snrines without change and from White Sulphur to
Baltimore without change. This Is the fastest tran
between these points. -,,.,
Pullman Sleeping Cars between Washington and
Augusta, Ca, without change, on ~ :l5 p m Train.
Through tickets very low to the south ana SOutn-
west MERCER SLAUGHTER,
n22 General Ticket Agent.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-06-23

VIRGINIA HOTEL,
STAUNTON, VA.
The sold Reliable" The Peoples Favorite.
Complete in all its appointments
The only frstclass hotel In the city.
Rates reduced to $500 and $3.50 per day.
JHo. D. CROwLE, Proprietor.
Thos. s. Davis, Clerk.ssssse, = {4.ss-...t n r. feb5
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-06-23

The blast mill and iron furnace al Iyncb-
burg now gives regular employment il
nearly 3oO hands, and is working might ard
day. siis"of
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-06-23
HOUSEHOLD AND

O. R. GIBBS. EDWARD FEDDoN.
TIBBS & FEDDON'S
VI LABOR SAVING CRIMPING BOARD.
HARRISoNBURG, VA.
To TIE PUBLIo-we wish to Introduce to the pub
lie generally our "Patent Crimpng Board" and will
state what claim our board will dots advanta-
ges the old boards. In the first place 1t does
away with the old boards entirely 1t does not mat
how thin the leather is or how thick 1t Is; we
crimp boot in less time on our boards than can
be crtn1ped the old style; after having crtmped
boot claim further, that we can last 1t In one
third the time it will take to last taken from the
old style board with little or strain on the leath-
err and after boot Is crtmped and lasted, we claim
that twill last longer Is more comfortable and will
not break near soon as boots made from the 9TH
.er boards. When we take q boot from our board 1t
has the spring of the last and does not have to be
drawn almost until 1t breaks to last it. We ask any
good honest, conscientious man If that Is not one
of the greatest improvements that has ever been
brought before the public. And then, time, labor
and money thatwill be saved by using this improved
board, which can be bought Of GIBBS FEDDoN, In
Harrisonburg, where they Will be kept constantly
hand for sale at the exceedingly small figure Of
two dollars and fifty cents
BY Thorough knowledge Of the usefulness Of our
boards and having used them for i've months almost
constantly In our own shop, we do not hesitate to
give any desiring References to some OF the most
Influential business men Of Harrisonburg and vi
etntty. Very Respectfully,
GIBBS & FEDDON, PatenteeS,
3aa Sly Harrls0nburg, Va.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-06-23

CHENANDOAH VALLEY RAILROAD COMPANY
Time table-In effect June 6th 1881.
Philadelphia Time-Ftve Minutes faster than Balti-
more Time
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-06-23

DR. @. H. GETZENDANNER,
~ PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
| Experience of 10 years In hospital and civil
| practice)
OFFICE NO. 116 North Augusta street, formerly
occupied by DR.. A. NJ Fauntleroy Residence with
Geo. r. Bell ESQ. jun16-tf
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-06-23

SUMMER ARRANGEMENT

| DURKE'S LIVERY STABLES
ID STAUNTON, VA.
For the summer season of 1881, the subscriber has
| purchased NEW AND ELEGANT LIVERY OUTFITS
consisting of Buggies, Carriages, Hacks, Phaetons
| &C., which in neatness and ease OF moving un-
equaIed in the Valley. His horses are ine-lOoking
gentle and fast and for both driving and riding
| pass any livery In the State. ~
| Horses fed and boarded on liberal terms.
Office near the bridge new building).
1uly3 ED. BURKE.
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.217.616a

Ofcourse the Republicans and Readjustefs
together could carry the State, supposing that
enough Republicans did not stay at home,
through disgust at the alliance to defeat tie
coalition. But what would be the good p 1t
would sully the reputation of the party to CO.
alesce with Repudiators, it would at, once stop
the growth OF the party in Virginia, which has
full the end attained is only the transfer Of the
State offices to the hands of MAHoNE's friends.
No Republican principle is advanced, no Re-
publican idea, is enforced, but rather the re-
verse, because the high name Of the party Has
been soilediby association with unclean allies.
II MI. MALONE and his friends want to break
Up the Bourbon rule in Virginia let them sup
port the Republican ticket. To ask the Re
publicans to put their $4,000 votes in with the
Readjuster's 10000, to helpthe latter into pow
er IN the State, has an air of assurance about
it that becomes almost ludicrous ."si
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-06-23
sTAUNT0N, VIRGINIA, JUNE %, 1881.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

CAMUEL s. SMELTZER
y ATTORNEY AT LAW,
no2S-1y STAUNToN, VA.
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n go. NJ. HARRISON,
VI ATTORNEY AT LAW,
SrAUNToN, VA.
ONCE No. 10 Lawyers Row, Courthouse Alley. 1eS
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-06-23

A LEX. F. ROBERTSON,
IA At ATTORNEY AT LAW,
s... .. . STAUNTON, VA.
VIII practice in the Courts of Augusta and adjoin-
ing counties.
Special attention given to the collection of claims
and prompt returns made.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-06-23
A Buckeye View of 1t.

The Toledo Blade, published at Toledo. Ohio.
seems to have pretty correct understanding
OF the political situation in Virginia, as will be
seen from the following editorial article which
appeared in its issue of the 9th:
Malone would play the same part in Virginia
politics that he did in the Reorganization of
the Senate. That is, he would make the faction
OF which he is the head hold the balance Of
power, and grasp all the places and patronage.
He hopes to. accomplish this by inducing the
Republicans to abandon their oreanization.
and follow his flag. The modesty Of this
proposition becomes evident wheniti is rernem-
bfered that the Republicans Of Virginia cast
very nearly three times as many votes as the
headlusters. Last Fall the vote stood :aisai
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-06-23

A RCHIBALD G. STUART,
"A ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
STAUNTON, VA.
Practices in the Courts of Augusta and adjoining
counties All matters intrusted to his will re-
ceive prompt attention. may
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-06-23

| NIIRG. MIDLAND RAILWAY.
Y JNO. s. BARBOUR, President.
On and after Sunday, June 18th, 1881, Passenger
Trains will run follows:
SOUTH BOUND.
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nR. J. W. HARRIS.
ONCE in Chapman's Block-opposite opera House,
Main street. Jan ~
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-06-23

| rs. }. ST. T. GIBSON,
OFFICE:-Corner of Augusta and Frederick SITS.
ONCE hours, 8 to a. M, to p. M, to p. m
jun9
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-04-16

STILL THEY LIKE THE CoUNTRY-Mr
Sternette, who cd at Dubuque week sgc
from Dakotah, tells a rough story of his eX-
periencc during the winter in that territory.
lie homesteaded 100 acres two years ago near
Big Lake, and last year harvested so acres of
wheat, yielding 25 bushels per acre, for which
he realized $1,000. With this he laid in a
supply of fuel and fixed up his house for win
ter, otherwise the family would have persisted.
Two families not so well fixed came to live
with them and the three families In one house
had hard work to keep from freezing. Their
fuel ran out and they used up all the railroad
ties and telegraph poles they could dig out of
the snow. Then the houses of the other two
families were little by little torn Gown and
burned and nearly all their furniture went in
the same way. A German neighbor, Becker,
with q five horse team, attempted to reach the
station for supply of coal. He was caught
IN snow DRIFT and two days afterward was
found frozen stiff IN the sleigh. his faithful
dog lying dead on his breast The FIVE horses
were all frozen stiff, standing upright In the
drift. Becker's body was nailed in a stou.
box and placed by his wife in the corn.crib
until 1t could be buried In the spring An. |
other family lived some time on soup made ot
an ox-hlde. The people, however, are not dis. |.
couraged. They like the country, which has
a deep, fertile soil, and they will hereafter pre-
pare for hard winters.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-04-16
Medical ASAls.

fla man faints, place him Hat on his back
and let him alone.
The hest way to stop the bleeding of mod
crate cut Instantly. is 10 cover 1t well with
cohweb -four and salt. half ana half.
For bleeding at the lungs, use Yarrow, eth
or in n tea or chew II.
For fcllon wind with cotton candle wick
half an ich thick, deep 1t with cold water TN
til well.
For neuralgia, lay alcohol on plate, tin Is
hest, slice an onion on it. pound 1t fine pour 8
little vinegar ever it, make 1t as hot you Can
bear, you may have to repeat 1t, but keep or
until cured.
1t the body Is tired, rest. If the brain II
tired, sleep; If the bowels arc loose, lie in {
warm bed, stay there and eat nothing unit
,ppIl
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-04-16

A New Jersey merchant met an acQualat-
ance on the railroad and the latter said:
III saw a newspaper notice that you had
failed"
"Yes, went by the board"
Outside speculation, SUPPOSE"
Partly"
Creditors willing to give you chance 10
recover"
Yes"
Glad of 1t. Suppose you'll soon he all
right!"
"Yes. tell you It is very disagreesble
business l had to plead family extravaganza,
and my wife, who hadn't had new dress for
six months, was as mad rs hop. proved
that had given too much TO the church, and
the mlRister raked me over the Goals. had
clerk abscond with a lot Of cash, and the
creditors made me own up that he was my
brother. | supposed that had lost $500 by
fire, but they showed that was 800 ahead.
figured on having enough to pay 30 cents on
the dollar, but somehow they got hold of
enough to pay 9S, and put all the costs on me.
lost four weeks of trade on top Of this, and
I'm feeling awiully blue. II hardly pays to
iall-unless you've got partner 70 help bluff
creditors"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-04-16

Senator.elect Gcorgc, Of Mississippi, waa
horn IN Georgia, hut has lived since he " 9
'rn years old in the former state. Query: 10
he n arpetbagger y-Cincinnatt Commercial
tn very difficult to get through the aver
.gs radical brain what constitutes carpet
,aggcr. To illustrate: A short time after
he war one Johnson went to Lefiore county,
Miss, turned the sheriff elect out of office and
rnok possession himself under military or.
der. As soon ~ he collected taxes amounting
% about $50 600 he skipped the county aud
has never been heard at since. Again. Col
Moses III. futile, who commanded negro
regiment during the war. went 10 Carroll cour.
" as Sheriff, with like credentials, turned out
John G. Mckenzie (whom the people had elect
ed) and administered the otticc-honestly, tor
Il rarity. He bought real estate IN Carrollton,
and Is there yet He is no longer written,
spoken or thought of as carpet Dagger, while
Johnson is They were, and are still, both re-
rublicans. Do you see the point, VI course
Gen. George Is not carpcLt a5ger.--Cour76r-
JOurnHl
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-04-16

Anent the effort of President Garfield t.
keep the peace between the two sections OF hi
party IN New York by dividing the offices be
tween them, the Glcbe. Democrat resurrecis ,h'
following pertinent fable from Ksop:
A miller and his son were driving their a.
to neighboTing fair to sell him. They ha'
no. gone far when they met with troop "
girls returning from the town, talking ano
laughing
Look there" cried one Of them, did you
ever see such FOOLS 10 be trndging along tn
road on foot when they might DC riding"
The old man, hearing this, quickly hade HI
son get on the Ass, and walking merrily along
by the side Of him. Presently they came to =
group of old men In earnest debate
There said one Of them, that proves wha'
have been saying. What respect is shown
old age in these days, Do you see that idle
young rogue riding, while his old father has
to walk9 Get down, you scaregrace, and lei
the old man rest his weary limbs"
Upon this the father made his sob d,smount
and got up himself.
In this manner they had not proceeded far
when they met company OF women anu chi
dren.
"Why, you lazy old fe!loww cried several OF
them at once, "hOw can you ride upon the
beast while the poor little lad there can hard
ly keep pace by your side!"
The good natured miller stood corrected
and Immediately took up HIS son behind hun
They had now almost reached the town.
"Pray, honest friend" said townsman, "is
that ASS your OWN
YES" said the old man.
20! one would not have thought So" said
the other. "by the way you load him. Why
you two fellows are better able to carry the
poor beast than he you"
Anything to please you" said the old man
I'VE can but try" SO, alighting with his son
they tied the ass's legs together, and by the
help of a pole endeavored to carry him on theil
shoulders over bridge that led to the town
This was 30 entertaining a sight that the PEI
pie ran out IN crowds to laugh at it, till the
ass, not hiking the noise or his his situation
kicked asunder the cords that bound him
and, tumhling off the pole, fell into the river
Upon this the old man, vexed and ashamed
made the best of his way home again, con
vlnced by endeavoring to please everybody hi
had pleased nobody and lost his ass into TIT
bargain.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-04-16
Our Centenariaus,

Anthony Thornton who lives in Virginia
City, is l04 years of age and still IN excellent
health.
James Gales, colored man, died near Ur-
bana, OHIO, on the 25th ut. Papers were
found that place his age vt 125 years.
1t Is said that Mr. and Mrs. Luke Carroll,
who reside in Franklin township, Marion
county, Conn, are aged respectively l05 and
100 years.
Hawlcyvile, Coon, claims to have had for
a resident the Oldest person in the state, in
Mrs. Honora Grlffing,a native of Ireland, who
died in Hawlcyvll!e on Friday, aged 1O4
years.
For the past two years Lewis Rockwell, of
Honesdalc, Pa. has been pauper. His rela,
tlves with whom he used to live celebrated his
centennial birthday anniversary by turning
him over to the poormaster.
Abner Webb, of Baltimore, Md, is In his
Goth year. and still hale and hearty He was
born III Connecticut. but spent most of his
youth in Georgia. He has three sons living
and q large number of grandchildren and
great grandchildren.
The parents of Thomas O. Keegan, who
lives in Mshanoy City, Pa, died at the age of
ll2 and l0S respectively. HIS uncles all lived
to be very DID, one passing the century. Mr..
keegan had ten brothers and sisters, none of
whom died at less than 30 years Of age. One
sister reached 80.
Mrs Miller, who resides at Nineteenth aud
rasker streets, Philadelphia, claims to be l05
years of age and delights IN telling how she
cooked the breakfast OF George Washington,
and put bread and butter IN his satchel as he
left the house and went off TO fight, and gain
ed the day She also says that the same
morning she saw him kneeling behind a
thOrn,bush with his open Bible before him,
praying
At Starrucs, Pa, on Wednes lay. Alexander
Byrne died at the age of lO5. He was born in
Roscommon, Ireland, Aug. IL, l776. The
fearful days of '9S In his home were always
remembered by him. He was present at the
landing of the French troops under Humbert
at Killals, Aug. 49, 1898. He assisted in
transporting the army stores Of the French
from the coast to Castelar,, and at the famous
Castelar, fight, where tho English troops,
commanded by Gen. Lake, were defeated ana
put to flight by the French and Irish. Byrne|
was IN excellent health until within the last
two years Of his life, and in enjoyment of all
his mental facultes.--N. Y Sun.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-04-16

The Chicago Times atfi,ms that the present
Illinois Legislature Is body OF collective ~
norance and folly. made up chiefly Of pot.
house politicians from fhe towns, and cross
road politicians from the farming districts,
without single man Of firstrate ablli,ies--in
short, an assembly Of stupid mischief makers
This may be so.
The Times goes on to assert that all state
Legislatures are useless and mischIevous, and
that public opinion everywhere is moving to.
ward this CONCLUSION. THE public sense of
the necessity and importance OF the local Leg
islatures" says the Times has dlnlnisEed IA
about the same degree that the public sense OF
the necessity and importance OF the national
Legislature has increased. Other than poiitl.
cal causes have contributed largely TO these
correlated movements causes having their
genesis in the later developments Of social
life; but, reduced to the most general term,
the cause may be expressed az an increasing
CONSCIOUSNESS of the steadily decreasing occa'
sion for and Importance OF lhe so called state
Legislature since the autonomy of the States. y
But many newspapers, at the West as well
as IN the East, are as tired Of Congress as the
Times is of the State Legislatures. They ha.
bitually speak of it In sneering and contemptu.
Gus terms When il IS IN session, they keep
up a Clamor for an early adjournment When
an extra session Is talked of, they set up cry
that the assembling Of Congress will disturb
the business interests OF the country. They
habtualy speak of the meeting of Congress
as public misfortune and of its adjournment
as national blessing.
What these newspapers would seem to want
Is despotism--an Alexander Ill, ukases in
stead Of laws, a military police and an Ameri.
can substitute for Siberia. What they are
tired Of is tree government under the constitu-
If tha fat w CnDnIlCt
them and the men who read them with ap.
prevail must be imperlallsts at heart
For our part, We believe in Liberty and Self
Government. We hold the poorest and worst
administered free State to be infinitely better
than the best and wisest autocracy. The
abuses Of Freedom are corrected by the free
press and the people; the abuses of despotism
are only corrected by revolution and destruc-
t,on-N Y. Sun.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-04-16

Mr.. Seth Green says that one morning when
he was watching SPIDERS nest, a mud wasp
alighted within an inch or two of the nest, on
the side opposite the opening. Creeping
noiselessly around towards the entrance to the
nest, the wasp stopped little short of 1t, and
for moment remained perfectly quiet. Then
reaching out one of his an.cnnB, he wrigged
1t before the opening and withdrew it. This
overture had the desired effect: for the boss Of
the nest, as large spider as one generally
sees, came out to see what was wrong, and set
It to rights. No sooner had the spider emery
ed to that point at which he was at the worst
disadvantage, than the wasp, with a quick
movement, thrust his sting into the body of
his foe killing him almost Instantly. The ex.
pertinent was repeated oa the part OF the wasp :;
and when there was no response from the in.
side, he became satisfied, probably that he
held the tort At all events. he proceeded to
enter the nest and slaughter the young spiders,
which were afterwards lugged off one at a
time.
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bless Me smith,"

When they picked him out of the snow and
stood him on his feet he looked around in a
dazed way and muttered:
Bless me ii haint zrunk!"
When they got him to the station and asked
his name he answered:
BLESS mc--bless mc-hlcss me "A know
Put 'er down-bless me-put 'er down Smith
So they put him down AZ Bless Me Smith
When he walked out IN the morning he looked
carefully around him and then exclaimed:
Bless me! II haint juggedr'
You were drunk"
Guess was. Bless me II | hant went and
made fool Of myself
where do you liver"
Liver Bless your dear soul, but I'm y
farmer"
Ever here beforey"
Never. Land o. love and bless nv soul
but I'm as surprised as hen ON Il hot stoyer'
did you mean to get drunk?'
Mean to! Why, didn't take only half a
glass Of beer"
well, what shall we do about itf'
Don't ask me. Bless you, sir, but never
had lawsuit in my life. Cont know who
Is plaintiff or defendant, or who takes the Wit
ness stand next"
Il guess you'd better go home"
BLESS youi"
And you'd better let beer alone after this"
II will | hadn't taken over two swallows
before saw double, and the hslfglass took
me of my feet in no time. Bless you, sir, but
I've had a narrow escape and won't let it
happen again"
Well, you can co."
Bless you"
"Goodby"
"Goodby, sir. Bless you-bless yoa-bess
-gool-by, sir!'--UttroH Free Iress
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How many times have | heard this said
~ could get along nicely with my work If my
feet did not feel so uncomfortable and even
painful" Without any doubt the woman
who makes this remark goes about the house
IN thin, loose slippers. | used to do it my
self I thought l had 10 because others did,
but few experiments cOnvinc ID me that the
only way to do work comfortably Is to wear
thick soled shoes. One very soon becomes &C
customed to them, and will find great reliei
There Is always more or lee, running out.
doors to be done, and there is great danger of
taking cold If the feet are not protected
York Post