The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-06-02
TyREE seems to he dol,

TYREE seems to be doing lively trade in
his Chamomile bitters. Almost every day we
notice hundreds of bottles being shipped, and
! frequently there are two or three wagon loads
The principal demand appears to be along the
line OF the railroads under construction, for in
noticing the directions we observed the names
OF prominent and well known contractors.
This business has sprung up within the past
year and it promises to be permanent and lu-
crative.
Jay Gould recently, in giving in his testi-
mony in telegraph suit, stated that he did
not remember whether he drew check for
S. 100000 or $4,000, 900 for stock subscribed
in the American Union Company The
difference in these amounts would be remem-
bered by most men.
SCRIBNER's MONTHLY, it is said, will, in the
June number, pay an unprecedented compli-
ment to a young Western poet, by reprinting
from the newspapers nine of her poems. The
name of the poet is Miss Edith Thomas, of
Geneva Ohio.
| [Sheboygan Falls, sheboygan Co. News
| We never saw one joyous when suffering
| from pain-neuralg ia for instance. In relation
to this malady Mr. George Guyett, Prop.
Guyett House, thus informed our representa-
tive: have used St. Jacobs Oil for neuralgia,
and can confidently recommend it to any one
similarly affected.
The following is recommended as a cure for
gerget in cows: Eight drops of tincture of
aconite dropped on a piece of bread and mixed
with the food at night. Next morning four
drops more given in the same manner will
complete the cure. ,-.
In propagating honeysuckles, cuttings of
wood when nearly ripe will strike If inserted
in shady border in the autumn and duly
watered. Perhaps the most successful mode
| OF propagatlng Is by layers pegged in moist
soil in the autumn, when the leaves commence
falling.
| The two implements which do the most
towards liberating the fertilizing minerals
| from the soil are the harrow and cultivator.
| The more these are used the less weeds we
shall have, and the more fertile will be the
land.
| The power of a steam engine is calculated
| by multiplying together the area of the piston
in inches, the mean pressure in pounds per
square inch, the length of the stroke in feet
and the number of strokes per minute, and d.
yiding by $4,000.
/ ticket mooted by the Democrats for the
State campaign this fall is John Goode, of
Norfolk, for Governor; Judge Fl. G. Allen, of
Shenandoah Lieutenant Governor; and Arch
Phlegar, of Montgomery, for Attorney Gen
eral.
To make sandpaper, crush glass under a
runner, and sift it into about six sizes; coat
good quality of Manila paper with thin glue.
and dust the pulverized glass over it. Some
times two coats of glue and glass are thus APP
piled to the paper.
The Office to which Hon Fred Douglas has
been appointed-Register of Wills and Deeds
for the District Of Columbia-is worth 81 900
annually.
Prof Fishers article reviewing the ere
vised New Testament" appeared in Serb
ners M071te(y on the same day that the book
was issued IN America-namely, May Goth.
| A Merino ram crossed on flock ofcommon
sheep will double the yield of wool through
the first cross alone, thus paying for the ram
the first season.
An intelligent farmer says that the leaves
and stalks from an acre of corn are worth
as much to feed to stock as the hay which
could be raised upon the same amount al
| land.
If you want bargains in Wall Paper Win,
dow Shades aud Picture Frames, cali at r M
Jamison's, 113 Main street. Staunton. Va
Breeding from immature animals ia q ors.
mistake 1t is the foundation of degeneracv
A farmer should SO arrange his kitcbe,
garden that he can use both pillow and cnlt;ra
tor IN Its management.
common hydraulic cement mixed with q,
forms good paint for roofs and ouIh,;lI;,,0 ~
IL Is waterproof and incombustible,