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,LONGlNGS.

If were a railroad brakeman, 44u] rNla-
I'd boiler the stations so plain ..E
That the man who was going to Texas,
tS1 Would go clear through to Maine. i'' 30
I'D open the door of the smoking-car u 5eu3
ia. And I'd give such mighty roar, a.it ypyya
That the passengers back In the sleeper
Would all fall out on the floor,
For couldn't afford a tender voice,
And couldn't afrord to speak
In the sweet soft tones OF the Eollan harps
. = For eleven dollars a week. f-,..,.f., .iY
II were baggage master sI ayniEis.9@,F
I'd rattle the trunks about; .i..r...s ze,f.-5
I'd stand them up in the corner
And ia tear their bowels out.
/ II would pull tho handles out by the roots, ~
I'D would kick their corners in, 81 lf8Ilsstj
And strew their stuf1ng all round the ear, 70. r.
And make them lank and thin.
For eouldnt afrord to wear kid gloves %" 'l'D
Nor put soft pads ON my feet, ,tTg03l ega
Nor to handle things gently, when all my pay
Just kept me in bread and meat.
Ill were a railroad conductor, mini al tldf
,,., AS through the train I'd go,
I'd have for every question they asked
81 This answer all ready :t"Don't know !"
lid miss connections for lots of men, sgfs.HiaI
&C. I'd run lone passengers past;sy, -e.,; IA
I'd tell them twas eight when / knew twas ten,
And I'd swear their watches were fast.
. For couldn't afrord to be civil, 9lAaiii mol
~ Whend knew every man in the load % .ijiw
Would look at my watch and ring, and say,
HE stole them things from the road
.u.} Tx So r"3J1fq u III BttrLinut0,l HdaokeYe
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NO..16
Mrs. Garfield.
AN EXTRACT FROM A LETTER ON woMAN's
WORK ffr

F"osA. s51z sAE va
The late number of the Student, a little pa-
per published by the students of Hiram Col
lege contains an article Of more than ordinary
interest on the above subject. 1t quotes an
extract from a letter written by, Mrs. Garfield
to her husband over ten years ago, and in
tended for no eyes but his It fell into the
hands of President Hinsdale, who made use of
it in a lecture to the students, and as it showed
the qualities of Mrs. Garfelds mind, and her
opinions upon the subject lof weman's work,
he gave it to the students. The extract is as
as follows: Il am glad to- tell that, out Of all
the toll and disappointment of the SUMMER
just ended, have risen up to anvictory; that
silence OF thought siHceiyeu have been away
mas won tor my spirit 2 IT triumph ~ I read
something like this the other day There is
thought makes theolabor happy no Perhaps
this is the way have been able to- climb up
higher 1t Came to me one, morning when [
was making bread. 1 said to myself, "Here l
am, compelled by an inevitable necessitylto
make our bread this summer. 4 Why net con
slider it pleasant occupation, and make it 80
by trying to see what perfect break / can make?"
1t seemed like an Inspiration, and the
whole of life grew brighter. The very sun
shine seemed flowing downthrough my spirit
into the white loYes; and now believe my
.t'Dio 10 III niSAcu Will petter predu tnan ever
beforehand this truth, old as creation, seems
just now to have been fully mine, that needllot
to be the Sinking slave of toll, but,its regal
master, making whatever 4 do yield me its
best fruits You haye been king of your
work SO long that maybe you will laugh at me
for having lived so long without my crown,
but l am too glad to have found it at all to.be
entirely disconnected even by your merriment
Now, i wonder fright here does not lie the ter
rible wrong, or at least some Of it, of which the
woman suttragists complain. The WRONGLY
educated woman thinks her duties disgrace,
frets under them or shirks them if she can,
She sees man triumphanly pursuing his voca.
lions, and thinks it is the kind of work he does
which makes him grand and regnant, whereas
It is not the kind Of work at,all, but the way
n which and the spirit with which he does
t. Religious Herald 7'=''u Vc'Fe''9'''
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sTAUNToN, VIRGINIA, JULY %, 1881. +
COMMISSIONERS SALE OF

1 COMMISSIONERS SALE OF =. -. .,,-uv,
Oifj.A nuI5 -,tia VALUABLE REAL ESTATE,
! Belonging to the estate Of the lato Thomas X.
Menifee, in the county Of Augusta, Va, and Sum
BY vrtus Of a decree of the circuit court of Au-
gqstaceunty Virginia, rendered at the June term,
s IN me Manre ee widow and peVsee we WIT
offer for sale at public auction In front Of the Court
| House, in the city OF Staunton, on
81 SATURDAY, THE BOTH DAY OF JULY, 1881,
| the following property - .fi1n asJa 3gsi 1W i
Lot No. i, ON southeast side OF Menfee street.
adjoining thefarm of Mrs. Menifee fronting that
street about rs feet with depth Of about $50 feet,
Lot No 2, adjoins lot No. l. fronting about IS feet
on Melfifee street and running back about $50 feet
Lot No, =, fronting about 100 feet on the north
side OF Menifee street. and running back about
$50 feet has on TIE good Frame House with Grooms
Lot No. 4, fronting on Menifee street about lOO
feet by aboutl5B deep, 'adjo1ns Lot No. 8. 80
Lot No, fronting on Menifee street about 100 feot
| Lot No. 8, fronting on Menifee and Halle Streets
| with House thereon, containing rooms. f
Lots No. l. 9 and have houses with all necessary
Lots No q ana are vacant, but are all number
one building lots located In the rapidly developing
sqy IS coan SA n FG Il fa
Lot No. ION Beverly streetin the city OF Staun
ton, adjoining the furniture ware-room OF 5, M.
Wilkes the west, and extending across the creek
including the east wall thereof, and joining the lot
| belonging to the city, purchased Of Witt Holt
about 45 feet front by 100 deep fine location for
| business stand. gae
Lot No. s, adoins Stuart Block, apposite the Ches
apeake Ohio Il. W., on the southwest side Of
Stuart Block fronting on MiddlebrOok street 30 feet
by about 100 feet deep This is splendid location
| for a warehouse. a.
Smith and Elder,on the G. o. Ry, in the western
Suburbs Of the city OF Staunton.
iDNo. 10 tract or 1872 acres of wood land 1n4Sum
mers county, W. Va, This property is Immediately
on the Chesapeake and Ohio R'y near the junction
of Greenbrieri and New Rivers is finely t1mbered
making 1t one OF the best for lumber In that
section of the country ~ .5-oi.0D4gN u4Nm
Plats of the above property with full particulars
be-see1 at the office OF Hudson Patrick Staun
ton, Va, and WI, Hunter will show the property
to those wishing to examine.
TERMS :ACasliin hand to pay the costs of sale and
the balance in three. equal annual payments bear
ing interest from the day Of sale, bonds with ap
proved personal security to be taken from the pur
chaser and title to be retained ultimate security
/ for the purchase money Sale alta O'Clock. VEL
| a,t l.',..ts.,t.e, JAMES BUMGARDNER, JR.,
-f'' " W. A. HUDSON, '
h - isyd i w. J. HUNTER, al95sVa Es.
jun30-tds Commissioners.
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1,loo AGREsi nr 5slA5sq aJda .l. 10 sss.g
~ ID AsUpERB FARM IN HENRY COUNTY ~, !,
wade, deceased, offer for sale at PUBLIC AUCTION,
on the premises on il 10 sI0E .yeb iH Yi9l
tan "a enil3 AUGUST list, 1881, .a9F5nD
{day after Henry County Court, the very valuable
farm in Henry county, Va, known as ROUGH AND
READY, and lying on Smith 8 River and Reed Creek
'aid '4rn con LOO ACRES .sai'sia.m-t' q
az anest Henry county lands. $50 acres are the
most fertile bottom lands In this portion OF tne
state. The whole is we'll adapted to wheat, corn
and tobacco. On the premises Is situated nrst-
class , ,.,l.,,,,,,s .s,.t; -,lV ,.ef.,ts,y
MERCHANT AND GRIsT MILL,
recently repaired and In good condition. 400
In view OF the near completion Of the Danvtlle ana
New River Railroad from Danv1l1e to Mart1nsvllle
this farm will be- by October lst within six miles OF
o railroad station, and In Geographic communlca,
top with any point and the further adxahtag y %
residence on the farm. "Martinsville, the comfy
seat of Henry ia six miles distant, and affords all
TEENS One third cash, ana balance in interest
bearing notes Of usual duration. The title Is I'M
questioned. !s.sJ -, /. i,,l .-.l A, ~
s1Dsestion viii furnish extended descriptions
II not sold whole will be sold In parts So
1 1un16-tds Administrator Aforesaid.
r---- III = T-7T-T7-
b A NICE HOME FOR SALE l3,l sAa li,.li a0iia .
We are anxious to sell small farm about mile
rom StauntOn, containing
1ge sal lsnis sl'lj107 ACRES, 8l1 tllf b,7iRln3z
wen watered and highly improved-one Of the best
nov lS-n Attorneys for the owners.
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Newport News.


The Baltimore 4naeracaaa of the 10th, has the
following brief article about Newport News:
rs ~, +bo 1s+ of ,otehor rov+ +l,o ov+o,i1>,, -
tho 3rhasa,aol,a 80 Oil p',;lno.S So, p;aI
r,ond 70 ID Inot or Of Nou,nnrt New . d;s
ta,,oa ~ ~ o,;Ias Ill ,,rohph Nv -" Us
~, 80 Az ~. r. lii ~ ~ pa;t;
~ LII 4a at,, WV ~ 80 p0i H,n
s Wei orr trado VIII 7,b;o oa1,r,ootin,,
II viii boue an aII-roil Inc Of n1,;to 600 ,o,1aa
rom one If the chief centres ~ Tslxe nau;ara1
-, fTnloSon ~ t,a nhnf n,l,,t. s+at;n,, -
fl nst borhor fHon,nto, Roads, nn tba tion1;c
oooat o,,d Mn ;te So,,+hor,, = IL
+ha+ Nou,,out NJ =, Nv" - "
t,ir, vii hacon,e prn,idaIIa oone-,o+;tor for
the exInrt Trade aiike in cotton coal and Grain
We have no desire to exaooerate the imnorfance
of onr Youthful neiohhorSand indeed oil its
nosS;h;1;t;es IF rreafness ora ot;li in tLa hid
put # 10 1yall ~ cons;der e.. noonont n,hat ;s
beinn done in tho 1rav of rtil;zinn ito matnroI
ADVANTAGES ne an, Atlantic mort In tn the
nresent Time million of daIlars bas heen eY-
pended in imnrovements and the full eyecn-
ton of tho nlan which thesn imnrovamants ore
mart willinvolve an outlay ofseveral millions
more In the first nlace half mile Of water
front il being converted into niers and bnllS-
baads a ,,ier 7((l feat long b1 100 feet wide
and constructed in the most Durable manner
is already nearly finished and another of the
same length and IS feet wide, intended for coal
shinmenfs, is under way while a third also.
500 feet long and fully $50 feet wide, has been
nroiected for the Recommendation of the Old
dominion Line steamers. which are to make
daily trips to New York. In addition to these,
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BREAKING COLTS TO HALTER.-"A stitch in
time saves nine' in handling colts, as well as
in mending clothes. Commence handling the
Young foais from their very birth. They are
much more easily gentled and er-broken
during the first few months than at any subse-
quent, period, and, as rule, the longer it is
deferred the more difficult it becomes The
easiest way in the world to break colt to the
halter is to tie him in the stall by the side of
his dam, and to lead him by her side occasion
ally when she is taken out for work or exer-
else. The time thus employed is never
missed, and many a young thing that might
otherwise grow up wild, vicious and unruly,
Is made gentle, kind and tractable.
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1. Ainotable reduction in the rate of interest
has just been made by the society for savings
at Hartford, Conn, usually called the Pitt
street Savings Bank-a large institution with
$s,5eo,ooO on deposit and 100000 loaned on
real estate. 1t announces its readiness to re-
duce it's mortgage rate to 5 per cent. on all
loans which upon reappraisal of the security
are regarded as good. This bank pays 4 per
cent on deposits. This reduction is likely to
8 acquiesced in by other Connecticut savings
banks .s--..,,..,a ID. f,t,,.-ssf rfgls. ae,
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.Ja184 .Iphiladelphia Times.1
: IfnIIetuoIPIIItl T I1IIoo'I
Police Department.

. The Philadelphia Ledger of December 80,
$780, mentions among many others, the case
of Chief of Police Of that city, Samuel H.
Given, ESQ.,, who says he used St. Jacobs Oil
in his family, for various painful ailments,
with excellent results. He also heard from
many who have used it tor rheumatism, that
it alone of all remedies, did them good.
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1t is said that the publication of new
weekly paper, to be called the Industrial s0t5.
is to be begun in Richmond in the course Of
the next ten days, under the editorial manage
ment and control Of Colonel James Mcdonald
and Major Baker 2. Lee. -
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Judge Alex. Riyes is fast recovering from
his recent illness, and will be able to hold the
September term Of his court at Lynchpurs.
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VIRGINIA. the Clerks Office Of the Court Of
b y Hastings for the City of Staunton Vacation
order. July 16th 1881.
Elizabeth G. Mcdaniel formerly Fisher) Dallis
Lynn and Lucy A., his wife formerly Fisher Mary
J. Fisher, John X. Fisher, Bernard H. Fisher and
Martha r. Fisher, Plaintiffs. al sl yt .ii.4 ri
vs. US
Fl. M. McIlhany, administrator of N. X. Trout,
decd, who was trustee for Sarah A. Fisher and her
children, Addison K. Fisher insane person, En-
ma Fisher, Annie Fisher, an infant under fourteen
years of age, and VIM. Mcdaniel, now supposed to
be dead, but f.ltving, his place Of residence I'M
known, defendants. el al .,,ls.r IA -f.tt-g.,
The object of this suit is for partition in kind Of
house and lot in Irish Alley in the city Of Staunton,
between the heirs of-Sarah A. Fisher, decd-or in
case such partition is tmpractcable a sale Of the
same, and distribution of the proceeds Of the sale
between the parties entitled thereto.
And 1t appearing by affidavit filed in this cause,
that Emma Fisher, Annie Fisher, an infant under
fourteen years of age and VIM. Mcdaniel III living
are non residents Of the State of virgnia.-It is
ordered that theydo appear here within one month
after due publication Of this notice. and do what is
necessary to protect their interests. - .. ~, !
A.. TeSte, @+'-+ /
sdt "AF1i JAMES r. PATTERSON, Clerk.
W. e. CRAIG, p.q. l1li1qc- Glie july2l-4t
[ 1LoslNo SALES ~ liaE 5lQ-- ygioaa4 .lJs.g J.
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Genius ia eternal patience, -,.,-s,I

+, Genius is eternal patience. sag a,Ii a}e
mo man is so wise that he may not err'
q No ashes are lighter than incense. and few
things burn out sooner. y 20 "e4 3At
Faith and hope themselves shall de- while
deatbless charity remains
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COMMISSIONERS OFFICE, =
Oyg1ts 9fi .9 Hl5 81 staunton, July 3D. 1881.
Daniel F1shburn sc. t,5 5..-.,,, srEl .t...{ !
.nssyog[E. M. Cushing & Son, Auctioneers.]
COMMISSIONER SALE. ......r..

Pursuant to decree of the Circuit Court Of All-
gusta county entered June 18th, 1881, In the cause
pending therein in chancery under the name and
style of MILLER AND WIFE VS.. JOHNSON AND AIS,
will special commissioner therein appointed,
proceed to sell at public auction to the highest
bidder on u of5t -tafsa.,.t a-. ...It tI .N4.i
SATURDAY, THE 10Th DAY OF AUGUST, 1881.
HOUSE AND Lotion Madison Street in the City of
StauntOn belonging to the children of Edward F.
Johnson The lot has situated upon 1t q TWO
STORY FRAME HOUSE in tolerable repair; is loca
ted In convenient portion of the city and is very
TERMS Enough cash in hand to pay the costs of
suit and of sae for the residue Of purchase money
credit will given Of one two three and four years
In equal 1nstalments for which the purchaser will
execute bonds with approved personal security,
bearing interest from the day Of sale and title will
be retained ultimate security. ~ '.A to -7it
For further Information appiyto the undersigned.
Sale to commence at o'clock p. m.
5u JOE N.Y. EiAi !H~- tt'A w. e. CRAIG,
4, july21-tds t3.}t var ATS n Commissioner,
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Wicked men stumble over straws in the
way to heaven, but climb over hills in the way
to destruction.
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HEaAL NOTICES.

is8Aa4
4 COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
'Ofoi eiG5qQA Oh @G Stauhton, July Cd, 1881.
+, W, f. BAILEY AND AIS. vs.. D. N. BYEhs AND AIS
plaintiffs; and d. M. Byers, il H.Byers Nj Alice
Byers, E. G. Byers and Thomas G. Elder Trustee,
jdefendants; and all Hen creditors Of said defeu-
dants, persons in anywse Interested in the above
styled cause.
Take notice,that In pursuance of decree entered
in the above styed cause June I'd, 1881, in the Cir
cult Court OF augusta Oounty,1 will proceed at my
office in Staunton, Va, on + s,1. ,At.lI .4s.t
to take an account of the real estate owned
by the above. named defendants, Its fee SIM
pie and annual rental value; Of the liens bind
ing said real estate; whether said lands are sus-
ceptible of division in kind among the parties in
titled to them, and any other matters deemed per-
tinent by myself or required by any Of The parties
to be stated. At which time and place you re-
quired to attend. %. blf gTCo9d 3ict i>ISlA
Given under my hand as Commissioner in chan
Gerry for the Circuit Court of Augusta county. gag
.asaaontljs ~ III i,u IG.M, HARRISON, ..saT |
july7-4t Commissioner.
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Trusting to chants Expecting to get to
heaven by singing sS
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MINERAL MANUREs-The chief mineral
manure that can be employed with profit in
this country, says an exchange, are ashes,
salt, lime, and gypsum. Ashes are chiefysval-
liable on account of the potash they contain
The ashes of wood contain much more potash
than those of coal. Most of the potash of the
plants that form coal was dissolvedlNout be-
tore the coal formation took place. Leached
ashes are tar less valuable than unleached,y as
the potash has been removed from them.
Still leached ashes of both hard and soft wood
are of considerable value as fertilizers They
improve soil both by their chemical and me-
chanical action The uses of salt are numer-
GUS. 1t destroys grubs, attracts moisture,
renders some substances in the soil soluble
and directly aids in the growth of plants.
Lime benefits the soil partly by supplying
plant food, as almost all the useful plants con
tain considerable lime, and partly by decem-
posing inert substances in the soil. Lime lib
crates liked ammonia, decomposes vegetable
matter, and destroys the acidity of sour soil.
Its absence from the soils generally shown BY
the presence of noxious plants. When refuse
lime can be employed it is one of the cheapest
fertilizers that can be employed. Although
ground gypsum or land plaster has been used for
fertilizer for centuries, its matter of action is
not clearly understood. Its beneficial effects
however, have been acknowledged by nearly
all who have employed it. 1t hastens and
protracts the growth Of nearly all plants that
are chiefly cultivated for foliage, and is highly
beneficial to many other plants. Its best re-
suits are produced when it is applied as top
dressing to clover, but it is highly beneficial
to potatoes, corn and other crops. - 437a
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Early in the late civil war John Dennis, q

Early in the late civil war John Dennis,a
full negro, believing hlmselffired with patriotic
zeal, and able to serve his country, besought
his master, a Georgian, and obtained permits
sion to accompany regiment from that state,
which was soon placed under the command of
General Floyd. The history of that campaign
is well known. On the retreat John became
homesick, and was allowed to depart Hehad
become well known to General Floyd and all
his command. On his departure he went to
take leave of the general when the following
dialogue was had: General Floyd
John, you are going to leave us, ell 7" JOHN
Eyes, Mars Floyd; it pears like could do
more good at home now dan bein' here; so /
thought I'd go home and courage up our PEG
pie to hold on" General F.-"That's right,
John. But are you going to tell 3em that you
left US when running from the Yankees?"
John-"No, sir; no Mars Floyd, dat 1 amt.
You may pend upon my not telin' nothinn' to
'moralize dem people" General F. But how
will you get around telling them, Johni2p
John-"Easy enough, Mars Floyd 1t won't
do to 'moralize dem people Pm goin' to tell
'em dis-dat when left de army it was IN
frstrate sperrits, and dat, OWN to de situation
of de country and de way de land lay, we was
a-advancin' back ards, and de Yankees was a.
retreatin' on to us. ri Harper's Magazine.
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1t is not altogether impossible says Profess
sor Draper, that the earth itself may become
a comet 1t is altogether more probable that
it was comet before it became steady going
old world. At any rate science furnishes no
more reason for the one inference than the
other. 1t is known that the nubule visible in
the heavens are in various conditions Of
world-formation, some of them slowly revolve
ing about center of their own, some with
nuclei indicating cooling and condensation,
while Others are but enormous masses of mat
ter in gaseous state. The structure Of our
earth leads biologists to the conclusion that
it was once fiery, gaseous, and afterwards
molten mass, requiring an uncomfortable time
before SO far cooled as to form crust, while
smaller bodies, like its satellites cooling sooner,
have passed through the respective stages of
existence, and are now without life on their
surfaces, and, as graphically described by Pro-
lessor Watson, "burnt-out cinGers" rolling
through the heavens.-CI Cincinnati C0mmercial
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Hon. Warmer Miller. 1

Hon. Warner Miller, the Senator elected
last week by the New York Legislature to
succeed Hon. I. G. Plat, resigned, was born in
Oswego County, New York, August 12, 1888,
and was graduated at Union College IN 1850
After. leaving college he began teaching in the
Fort Edward Collegiate Institute, but when
the war broke out he enlisted as private in
the 9th New York Cavalry He served in the
Shenandoah Valley with distinction, and was
promoted to be Sergeant Major and Lieutenant.
At the battle Of Winchester he was taken pris-
oner, and remained in captivity till the close
Of the war. Mr.. Miller then made trip to
Europe, but soon returned and established
himsefin the paper manufacturing businessin
Herkimer County, New Y FORK, and a few years
ago he erected a mill at Lyonsdale,1 Lewis
County, for the manufacture Of pulpa paper.
Mr.. Miller made bis first ppearance in public
life in 1878, when he was electea to the Assem-
bly, as a Republican from Herkimer County.
He was reelected in 1874. During his two
years in the Assembly hei was an influential
member, In 1878 he was electedto the Farty-
sixth Congress from the Twenty third District,
and in 1880 lie was elected to the Forty sey-
enth Congress. In addition to his large man
ufacturing interests, Mr.. Miller ownsas fine
farm in Herkimer County, which he manages
himself, and all efforts for the promotion of
the agriculture and agricultural 1aborers find
in him a warm and generous supporter. q u