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The Virginia star., 1881-08-27
WHAT NO "?

The Valley Vtrgimsdn, one the
leading Republican papers in this
state counsels mastery inactivity
on the part of Republicans in the
coming campaign. We do not agree
with our able contempary that that
would be the best policy. To do that
would be just about the same as to
vote outright the Bourbon Democrat
ic ticket. And we are not quite ready
fer that yet. That has party made
no sign of disposition to ameliorate
any of the oppressive laws which 1t
enacted expressly to oppress our
people. We are not ready to pursue
a course that would work for the
success of a party that upholds the
whipping post, the Acknowledgement
of our race by the petit larceny and
capitatlon tax laws and tells US to our
teeth that it is "whlte mans s party
and wants none of our votes. We
are still Republicans and if we CAM
not secure Republican success we
shonld not do that which will insure
the success OF our bitterest enemies.
The De6tpayer IS good Repuubli-
can paper. We like the spirit OF its
advice and commend 1t to the calm
consideration of the Sepublicans OF
the State. That paper concludes an
able editorial under the heading OF
"Watch and Wait as follows:
awe must attend the meetings I'VE must
hear the case, and II we fiud that all these
wears we have been wrong, we must give
them chance to count their converts.
Their rolls are already made up. Ali the
work of the next two months will not make
one Conservative vote for Cameron, or one
Re.Adiuster vote for Daniel. Perhaps we
are In the wrong, but we listen ana learn
II will be so complimentary to be con1fnced
after argument.
To our State Committee we also recon-
mend the Fabin policy. Perhaps the opDor'
tunity for the naming of ticket may occur
Perhaps it may be best 10 thoroughly organ
| ize twenty counties. and secure the balance
| OF power in the Legislature. Perhaps i
may be best to wait until the balances trem'
Bile, and then get at least the credit OF polling
| the decisive vote. In any event, and in al
events, our policy now Is to wait. Oul
plain duty now is to find out how we car
AVOID voting in the air, or voting altogether
wrong. Perhaps our party falling. MAJ
drag down some Temple of Intamy. Per
haps the last arrow from Its culver may b.
Heaven.directed.7
The Virginia star., 1881-08-27

-~--.sI 1-g-v is.- tho p~oside.at a. -is the.
question in the minds and on the
lips of every one we meet at the time
we write-Thursday morning. When
a man goes home at night, the first
thing his wife says, even before greet
ing him, is chow is the President? :?
The love and respect OF the Amer
lean people and especially the color-
ed for their chief executive officer is
something beautiful. At this writing
while the Presidents condition is ex-
ceedingly critical, his best friends
and those near him and best able to
Judge are hopeful.
God grant that his health may be
restored and this dreadful suspense
ended.
The Virginia star., 1881-08-27
UNJUSTTREETMEN

The subject which lvanEoe dis
cusses in this issue of the STAR. is
worthy of consideration. Con-
t1nual abuse has a wonderful effect
upon the spirit. Imperceptlblea it
may seell at any given time but in
injurious when the sum OF
its effects are known.
The only way by which papers and
other institutions which tend to de-
grade can be made to alter their tone
is to ref1re to support them. The
paper that teaches your son that ne
is not, after years of Chrietian train
ING and mental discipline, the equal
Of white youth of the same status is
not fit to lie on your family table.
The paper that tells your cultured
and yirtuous daughter who may be
crowned with the noblest attributes
of a lofty womanhood, that she would
degrade and lower the morals o.
white women of the same purity and
breadth of character ought not to be
placed in her hands. 1t ought only
be used to wrap up pitch, its only
e quail in its tendency to defile.
A great many OF these Negro-hat
ing, howling editors of the South
The Virginia star., 1881-08-27

clouds. The color of the mountains
is an ethereal blue and in the distance
they seem almost transparent. I
can think OF no better way to describe
the sight than to say that it is sim
ply grand. It inspires one with pa
triotic, heroic, poetic and great ma
NY other feelings The view from
the park is good but the best is
obtainable from the reservoir ground
Lynchburg has a great public conven-
lence in the shape OF union depot
All the railroads running into it CEN
ter at one point so that no matter
what part Of the world one may
desire to GO to, he goes to the same
point OF departure. And If he conies
in on one train with the intention of
continuing his journey on another,
without stopping in the city, be has
only to step eff the incoming one On
to the outgoing. ssq
THE PEOPLE. e~ as i
of Lyrchburg of both colors are
noble race. They are hospltable and
generous. As far as / was able to
learn there is not much hotel and
boarding house accommodations for
the colored traveller but the colored
people of that city will not allow any
respectable colored man or woman
on hi, or her travels. to suffer for
want of decent board or lodgings.
They will open wide the doors of
their private houses and accomodate
them. 1t is shame that this should
be necessary in any city where there
is public hotel in this free country
But it will be so till the colored peo--
pie learn to demand and sustain one
another in standing up for our rights
The civil laws of this country give ua
the right to be accommodated at any
public hotel or inn or demand Of the
the proprietor the reasons why. We
should form associations throughout
the country for the purpose of SUNG
any hotel or inn keeper fol refusing
equal accommodations to any decent
and respectable colored person..
Were this done, these keepers would
soon get tired of paying FIVE hundred
dollars fine once or twice O month and
would find it to comport much more
with their interest to stop their
: foolishaess " and discard all distinc-
tion IN account of race or color as
the railroads h0gA dvna where this
1nnuence was brought to bear upon
them. The white people OF Lynch
hurg as far as | could see are polite,
considerate and kind Many foolish
distinctions kept up In Richmond are
discarded there. For instance no
colored lady or gentleman, no mat
ter how decent they may be IN person
or manners can go to decent and
first class soda water fountain in
Richmond and be served. / saw no
such petty and foolish distinctions
in Lynchburg / cannot speak in too
high terms of the politeness and
kindness of the colored people of the
hill city. They are noble people
and deserve great praise for the cred
it which their general good conduct
reflects upon our rece They are in
telligent, refined, thrifty and enter
prising. They are getting hold OF
property, real and personal and are
holding on to it. In doing this they
are doing the thing that will be sure to
make them felt in the community.
| will say some thing more about
them, especially their churches, at
another time.
s.
The Virginia star., 1881-08-27
RUFUS AND REBECCA'
RUFUS DIscUssEs EXCURSIONS.

Ny Dear Rebecca.-It has been some
time since have written you letter and
you will Of couse expect an pology Wen,
having lost nv church last winter, the next
thing was % secure and office or position
in the Custom House or Post Office so that
| could honestly earn the wherewithal 10
give you and the children o decent support.
So Pye entered into politics and although
at fret they threatened TO turn me out OF
church because l supported the Re-Adius-
ters and because took a prominent part In
the convention OF the coalition wing Of the
Republican party at Lynchburg they have
now let up on me and / sing and amen
as loud rs ever did.
But expect shall be turned out yet for
I am bound to fight against the these ever
lasting excursions. They are running our peo-
pie and yet never saw the like OF the fever
for them. Everybody is giving them and
everybody IL going on them. Even the
churches or that Il the Sabbath schools are
giving them. The churches would not give
IN excursion themselves but they viii and
do give them through the Sabbath schools.
Its like going to the circus. You know you
can't get a.church member to 90 to circus on
his own account but be will always nnd
some little child whom he is bound to take
to sec the animals. bate hypoeracy. And
for this reason have always admired Rev.
john jasper. When be gets ready to give
an excursion. he calls II by its proper name
"a church excursion. None Of your Sab
bath school picnic excursions for him. BY
the way. speaking OF the Rev. Jonn Jasper.
be as been dangerously sick slnce wrote
to you last. but now is thought 10 be out ol
| danger.
| Continued on fourth page.
The Virginia star., 1881-08-27

Water! Water !! Water u! u"
has been the unvarying cry OF our
citizens. For the past week or more
this great city has been without a
water supply. And but for the much
abused wells and springs it is rea-
sonable to suppose the suffering
would have been terrible. Every
body blames everv body and every
body saws he is not to be blamed.
One thing, however is certair, and
that is that our worthy Superinten-
dent of the water works, Mr.. J. L.
Davis instead OF being blamable is
entitled to credit for his able and
efficient management of his part OF
the affairs of our water works. And
If his advice, instead of being secuted
as it was last winter by certain wisa
(!) ones had been taken we should
have had an abundant supply of wa
ter to day. He stands vindicated
For, after six months of indifference
these same wise people have to take
his advice and buy steam pump
for the water works.
The Virginia star., 1881-08-27
PEOPLE AND THINGS ABOUT
LYNCHB URG.
Editorial correspondence. ]

1t is reasonable to suppose that
many people In Virginia and out of
1T know all about canal boats. that is
travelling on them. But there are
many who do not know and therefore
I will describe it for the benefit of
the latter class.
started from Richmond at $3.50
p. M. on the Richmond and Allegha-
NY railroad. The whole train OF
coaches were splendidly equipped,
but | took seat IN the first class
coach where I was sorry to find that
/ was the only member OF the color
The Virginia star., 1881-08-27
FOR OLD POINT CON- t1&54ssS
FORT. NORFOLK. PORTSMOUTH, AND
REGULAR LANDINGS ON JAMES
RIVER DIRECT. ALSO
CONNECTING AT OLD POINT SAME
AFTERNOON WITH STEAMERS
FOR WASHINGTON. ID. G., BAL
1IMORE AND THE NORTH,
SMITH ID. AND
HAMPTON. VA.
GREATLY REDUCED RATES.
THE SPACIOUS AND ELEGANT STEAMER
ARIEL.
carrying United States mail.l

LimiIed lick, Is 10 " HashDgsoh. ~. C.' anu
reluln via Old Point. Potomac Steamboat
Company aud kIchn ond, Fredericksburg
ana Potomac Taii. Dad, VI.
PASsENGERs GOING NORTH BY THIS
LINZ HAVE SEVERAL HOURS
AT OLD POINT FOR A
SALTWATER BATH.
Through tickets on sale on steamer Ariel
md al 6alb,I's Agency, 1000 Main street,
Baggage checked through.
SPECIALLY low RATES TO CHURCH,
MILITARY, AND OTHER LA-
CURSIONS 10 OLD POINT,
NORFOLK. etc.
FREIGHT.
Freight received oaIis tor Norfolk, Ports
mouth. smithfeld aud Hampton: Washlng>
ion p u. and Tarbolo'. N. U. and all points IN
Eastern North Carolina: also Tor Eastern
shore Of virginia. Ola Point. and all regular
landings on James River, al LOWEST
RATES, and through bills issued.
l.. b. TATuM.
5.7.81tf. Superintendent.
The Virginia star., 1881-08-27
The l'irginia Star.
BY
STEW ARD, VOOLFOLK & co.
THE Blue CROSSMARK- WHA1
1T MEA Ms

A blue cross-mark drawn across this para>
graph means that your subscription has ex=
pred and that you should forward the
amount of your subscription for another
term at once if you live outside the city. II
YOU live inside fhe city, you may expect call
from our collector.
TIn AL cas..s where the subscription Is
not renewed. the paper will be stopped.
The Virginia star., 1881-08-27

Rufus pitches into excursions this
week. And as he promises to let us
hear from him pretty often. we may
GApECG hOIIlG TICn I6duIuH.
The Virginia star., 1881-08-27

We have several acknowledge
ments to make to our friends fo,
subscribers sent by them in answer
to onr personal appeal sent out few
weeks ago. We shall make those
acknowledgements next week.
The Virginia star., 1881-08-27

It is a tavorite maxim OF some
white papers that there is nothing a
colored man do can we'll but what
white man can do better. We might
add that there Is nothing that COL
ored man can do bad but what a
white man can do worse
The Virginia star., 1881-08-27

IN For locals zee fourth page.
The Virginia star., 1881-08-27

Are the Readjusters in earnest in
their efforts to carry the election
next fall? If so, what do they ex-
pect to gain by vllllfying and fight
ing the Straightout Republicans I?
Do they expect to catch flies with
vinegar? Or is it possible that they
expect with thirty one thousand plus
forty or even fifty thousand to over
come ninety six thousand votes?
We do not ask an answer to these
questions unless they choose to give
it, but they would do we'll to seri-
onsly consider them at least
The Virginia star., 1881-08-27


ACCOM-. train leaves Rich tol, daily except
Sunday at $50 Il. M due Cord .nsvllle al o'4o
+. Nj; due Charottes lie at TAB I. N.
MAIL ,rain runs aily except Sunday from
Richmond to Hunt 4gton Connects clos ely at
Lynchburg Junctts tor Lynchburg, Bristol
and Ifanyllle.
EMPRESS train runs daily from Richmond
TO III ntin. ton, Connects closely at LynchDurg
Junction for Lynchhurg, Danville ana Washing
ton and connects at Huntington WI n steamers
for Portsmouth. Ma, sville. a. d Cinclnnatt
NAIL and EArRESS trains connect at hunt
ington with E l. Il b S X, for Ashland. KY.
Sleeping cars on Express tram from hlen-
mond to White sulphur, and Oh mall train II ON
White sulphur to Huntington.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT RICHMOND.
MAIL at 500 z. M; ACCOMMODATION at
900 A. NJ; EXPRESS at 100 A, NJ
For Rates, Tickets, Baggage Checks, aeply to
any Office Of the q. & y. Ry: or Depot or Ticker
Gtl.ce Of any connecting line.
k H. FISHER, Ticket Agent,
e. a. q. Ry. Depot
H. W. FULLER,
General Passenger and Ticket Agent
w. M. S. DUNN,
Engineer and Superintendent
The Virginia star., 1881-08-27
RICHMOND, VA. SATURDAY, AUG 27,. 1881.

refuse space enough in their journals
for replies. They have columns for
misrepresentation but not an inch tor
correction. They storm and villify
but sneak away from a return broad
side.
But the dawn of a brighter day IS
coming, whose glory is even now
flushing times horizon, when villfi-
cato nwill no longer be tolerated and
its abettors will be sent howling and
shrieking to the oblivion they have
SO long ago richly deserved.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-02-12
To Business Men.

In all towns where a newspaper is
published, everybody who does a
business should advertise in it, even
if it is nothing more than card, stat
ing the name and the business he is
engaged in. 1t helps to sustain a
paper and lets the people at distance
know that the town is full of business
people who take "A bride in their
town, if not in the sentiment of the
paper. No matter how small the bus.
mess an advertisement will always
extend it. Show us a person who is
a constant advertiser in his local
town, or county paper, and we will
point you to man of public enter
prise and spirit, and a town made up
of such material will never be out
stripped by neighboring rivals Men
of capital will invest in it and help
build ii up. Do you ever think how
a new town is built up? Never with.
out a well filled paper.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-02-12
Sc. Valentines Day.

Monday next, the l4th in, will be
st. Valentines Day. How the old
and time honored customs ares dy-
ing out or losing their distinctive
character. st. Valentines Day used
to be held sacred to gentle feelings
and refined sentiments. All alike,
the peetical and the prosaic men.
strove to render some homage to the
object of their attachment-the de-
cIared lover to reiterate his vows, the
hopeful lover to make known his
passion. 1t was not all serious, how
ever, for the merry girls used to in
dite quizzing epistles hitting off the
peculiarities of their would be lovers.
and making pleasant jests without
malice or guile. Now, however two.
thirds of the things called Valentines
are brochures of the vilest discrip-
ton Wretched rihald trash, too
often indecent and always worthless ;
doggerel and caricatures which are
ninety. nine times cut of a hundred
coarse and brutal in their designs and
execution, and meyer, no matter how
costly, respectable as specimens of art.
They seem to be designed especially
as endless resources for the bearded
spite and malice of the past year, and
respect, affection and courtesy are
almost ignored, probably from the
! fact that the trade has so pandered ia
the worst passions of the people. that
the public taste has become utterly
Initiated, and the time honored Gus
tom of good old st. Valentine has
become degraded and shorn of all its
gentle and humanizing influences
We would rather see the memory O
the institution pass away altogether
than to know that vile and vici
Gus imposture is carried on under it,
name. The practice should be dis
countenanced by all right-thinkins
men until it can be purged of it'
present Objectionable features, ant
restored to its original simple limo
cence and good feeling.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-02-12
MARYLAND NEWS.

The HagerstOwn Light Infantry
are having new uniforms made pre-
paratory to taking part in the inaug-
uratiOn.
A revival is in progress in the M.
E. Church at Hagerstown.
The next term of the Circuit Court
for Washington county will COM
mence on the 14th of February, inst.
Judge Motter drew the Jury on Sat-
urday last,
Messrs. Jacob Roesnerr. j. S. Nc
CARNEY and Lewis Schindel were
re- elected Trustees of Bellvue Asy-
lum at Hagerstown.
DIR. M. A. r. F. Carr, of Cumber-
land, while on his way to visit pa
tient on Thursday of last week, slip
ped on the ice and broke his arm,
and was otherwise injured. He is
now doing we'll.
The trial OF the boys for the Iona.
coming postoffice robbery took place
the U. S. District Court, Baltimore,
on Wednesday of last week. James
Baine and Matthew Harmon were
acquitted, and Francis Keenan, plead
guilty and was sentenced to st.
Mary's Industrial School for two
years.
The County Commissioners OF
Montgomery county have refused to
pay the School Board 81 200, the
amount of expenses incurred in liti'
CATION.
Rockville wants town hall, and
has called public meeting to con-
slider the subject.
DR.. j. f. Zacharias, of Cumberland
has been re-apDointed Surgeon of the
Pennsylvania railroad in Maryland
The January Term of the Circuit
Court for Allegany county is still ir
progress.
The Frost6swg Journal says th'
prospect for a good spring is very
bright. The Journal must hay'
drawn very heavily on its magma
ton.
Baltimore and Ohio stock is quoted
at 1872 bid, 1919 asked. This is owe
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-02-12

We are glad to have our friends
call to see us, and will always try to
make the visits of those who favor US
pleasant; but we request visitors
not to look oyer copy which is to go
into the paper, and we hope, too.
they will net take the liberty to go
through the drawers and private
places in cur book case. Should any
gentleman feel inclined to sit in he
editorial chair, in our absence, we
will raise no objection, provided the
occupant does not place his muddy
boots on our desk. The attitude is
impolite, and, besides, it is injurious
to our furniture, which cost us hard
cash. Should this meet the eye of q
gentleman who, one day last week,
INDUCED in everything We have OBJ
jected to in this paragraph, we trust
he will read it carefully and do so no
more.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-02-12

Sunday. January %, at the close
of the session of the NJ. E. Sunday
School, the following preamble and
resolutions were unanimously adop.
ted:
WHEREAS, During the past week
Col has again visited our school by
sending the Angel of Death, and has
taken to himself two bright little
jewels in Bliss and Gertie Richard.
son; and while our hearts are sad
over the frequent yisitationS of His
Providence, be it
Resolved, That we ack knowledge
the wisdom of God in taking the dear
children to Himself; and that we
extend to the sorrow stricken parents
our united christian sympathies.
Resolved, That the foregoing be
entered upon the register of the
School.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-02-12


doned its intention to participate in
the Presidential Inauguration cere-
monies at Washington.
Fishermen are feeling jnbilant over
the near approach of the shad fishing
season, and many of them say that
these fish will be more plentiful in
the Chsptank than fir many years
past. 4
Mr.. Defrees, the pu Bile printer, has
appointed, OH the recommendation
OF Gov. Whyte, to position in tie
government printing office, Florence
Saith, a bright little girl of about 13
years, formerly of Baltimore. The
little girl, who is in needy circum-
stances. was very anxious TO do some-
thing for her own support.
Sportsmen of this State who have
heretofore found it pleasant and prof
liable to go into Virginia in search
of deer will do wisely by suspending
such pursuits for the present. The
season for killing that game upon the
sacred soil OF "Vlrginny" sypirsd
on Saturday last.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-02-12
A Paving OCCUPATION.

The approach of the long winter
evenings calls attention to the matter
CT lamp, for without good light
half the pleasure or profit is taken
from reading or study. Coal oil is
now in general use for illuminating
purposes outside of cities or large
towns where coal gas is used, and
when proper lamp is used it is the
best substitute for sunlight vet dis
covered. The principle or plan upon
which the Student lamp ia construc-
ted may be said to be the best in
use. but the lamp itself has always
had several Objectionable features
which we are glad to see are being
done away with in the new aspirant
for favor called the HOME LAMP"
manufactured by the Home Lamp
Co. of Cincinnati. The great Offices
ton to most other lamps is their liza.
bility to be upset, the trouble to keep
them in order, and the poor light
given by them. The New Home
Lamp is Nickle Plated, and almost Il
facsimile Of the Student Lamp; it
has handsome Ornamented clamp
by means of which the lamp can at
ence be easily adjusted to any posi-
ton upon the centre table, piano.
music rest, sewing machine, desk, or
| by meanB of handsome bracket,
| which goes with the lamp, can be
placed upon the wall, and in what
ever position it is placed it is abso.
| lutely safe. This is the great feature
Of excellence. but the New Home
! Lamp combines also the patent ar
gand burner. a filling indicator and
match box. No lamp has ever be-
fore been received with such unusual
favor or received such strong recon-
mendations from the leading journals
of Cincinnati. 1t is also endorsed by
such men as the mayor and postmas
ter, several insurance presidents and
express agents Of that city as the
safest, most convenient and best
lamp made. The Company desires
agents in this locality, and any
smart lady or gentleman can make
a handsome income during the next
six months by canvassing for its sale
There is hardly dozen families in
this county who will not want one
and the price is so lew as to bring il
within the reach Of all. For further
information address, Home LAM
Co, Cincinnati, o., mentioning oul
paper, and they will give you full
particulars and exclusive territory Il
can yass in. n 20-15w
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-02-12
Real Estate Transfers.

The following is list of real estate
transfers filed for record in the office
of w. H. Tower, Clerk of the Circuit
Court for Garrett county, for the
week ending February g:
G. w. Legga and wife to Eliza
Brooke, part of lot in Oakland; So.
Adam Fox to VIM. Calls, lot in
Jamestown, acres S2l5.
A. G. Brooke and wife to James A
Hayden, lot Is and part of II in Pen.
nington's Addition to Oakland
$500.
Geo. E. Bishoff and wife to Joseph
Dewitt, part Of "Gleanings," "a reds
Sl2.
Albert WEIGH and wife to Emanue
Custer, part of lots Nos. 1873 and
1871, 1911 acres; S104.