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savannah, Florida & HesisIa Ri

SUPERINTENDENT OFFTcE,
SAVANNAH, December 8, 1881. I
ON AND AFTER SUNDAY, December 4.
" 1881, Passenger Trains on this road will rui,
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-08-25
LAND SALES.
A VALUABLE FARM FOR SALE.

One of the finest estates in the Valley Of Virginia
Is now offered for sale privately It lies In the
County of Rockingham, five miles from Harrison
burg Its county seat 1t is In the heart OF the great
Valley of Virginia, which extends through the state
from Northeast to Southwest, for about $40 miles,
the fertility of whose soil, beauty OF scenery and
salubrty of climate unsurpassed In any secuou,
State or country. The tract
CONTAINS ABOUT 500 ACRES
About 400 OF which arecleared, and the balance in
good timber, consisting Of walnut, hickory, White
oak, black oak, and some few trees OF yellow pine
The character OF the soil Is what We call valley
Limestone" Every acre is susceptible Of the high
est cultivation; waste, rocky or stony portions.
1t has such q deep rich soil that almost nything
can be grown In abundance-wheat rye, oats, corn,
and In fact everything which the very best land
will produce. The woods are destitute Of under
growth, making 1t easy matter to reduce the
whole TO tiage. The soil is splendidly adapted to
the growth OF timothy, clover and blue grass; 80
acres In well-seiected fruit trees; water in the
greatest abundance. The Improvements consist of
GOOD FRAME HOUSE.
With Of the largest and best barns In the Valley
The title is perfect. s..-.- ..,,,
The owner will sell on 1, 2, g. and years time
with six per cent interest, with reasonable pay
ment in hand, for cash, and the reason he oilers
the property for sale is because he is engaged In
other business, and does not reside near 1t. For
particulars address,
EDITORS VALLEY yIRGINIAN,
apr7-f Staunton, Virginia.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-08-25
A SPLENDID ESTATE IN MARKET-THE OIL
~ .IORRER,C W0RKS- pRApEI2rX 1cO

A SPLENDID ESTATE IN MARKET-THE OLD
n FORRERS IRON WORKS PROPERTY FOR
SALE.-I offer privately for sale that valuable prop
erty known for many years as NOISY CREEK IRON
north western portion of Augusta county, Virginia
on the Harrisonburg and Warm Springs Turnpike,
ii miles from the former place, and II from Staun
ton. The farm
CONTAINS sO7 ACRES
OF arabic land, 600 of which cleared and In fine
condition, the remaining
2O7 ACRES HEAVILY TIMBERED
With original growth of pine and oak. The soil is
well adapted to the growth of all grasses and
cereals in the Valley Of Virginia.
AN EXCELLENT MEADOW OF ABOUT 10 ACRES,
all of which can be irrigated, affords great abun-
dance of hay of the best quality. Attached to this
and valuable WATER POWER In excess of what is
now used, sufficient to turn the machinery of any
large factory. This power was formerly used to
operate furnace, forge, and other machinery of
for PAPER MILL or WOODEN FACTORY. In
exhaustible beds of RED HEMATITE IRON ORE
the property, from which the best quality of
iron has been made. mineral right to several
thousand acres Of adjoining lands on which Iron is
known to be- belongs to the estate and will sold
with it,
The improvements In all other respects are good
THE MANSION HOUSE is large, roomy building
of stone and brick, with necessary out-butldings.
An excellent stable, 80 feet In length and several
tenant houses.
Distance from Valley Railroad Is miles, and
from the st. Louis Cincinnati Railroad is miles,
and, perhaps may run through it. shops, schools,
chulcnes, post-offices and stores are all within
shoIL distance.
Belonging to this estate is large body of VAL
UABLE ANTHRACITE COAL lands in North River
Cincinnati Railroad, all of which offer moderate
prices and easy terms.
= SAMUEL FoRRER,
may12-tf Messy Creek, Augusta county. Va.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-08-25
GALE OF VALUABLE AND HIGHLY
- 7 PRODUCTIVE VALLEY FARM


We offer for sale privately that excellent and high
ly productive plantations situated two miles north of
Ftshersville and five and half from Staunton.
THE FARM CONTAINS 283 ACRES
of as nne land ascan be found In the Valley. The
soil is naturally fertile has been carefully cultivated
and the greater part is now covered with heavy Sod
All of 1t Is smooth free from rocks, being on soap
stone formation, and easily titled by machinery
Some sixty are in TIMBER and the entire place
Is well watered with running streams. The improve
ments consist Of a
Brick MANSION HOUSE,
containing IL rooms and arranged with all convent
ence, &C. In addition there is also frame building
large barn, stable and all necessary out houses.
This place Is susceptible of division, and would
make two excellent farms Of 100 and 1873 acres.
We also offer the following tracts, adjoining the
above.
No. containing 1l8 ACRES Of choice soil, well wa
tered, with comfortable improvements.
No. 2, contains 100 ACRES nearly all cleared, and
In fine condition.
These lands situated In an excellent neighbor
hood, within two miles Of Fishersvile Depot, conve
nient to churches, schools, &C.
TERMS liberal, and can be ascertained by applica
ton to the undersigned.
tssvT.sa 4 y F. M. BELL,
j. G. BELL,
DAVID s. BELL,
feb sEEI y. 4 Fishersville. Va
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Yours Truly,
CHAMBERLAYNE& BEIRNE,
Owners and Editors.

VIRGINIA TO with the clerks Office of the
Court Of Hastings for the City Of Staunton,
August I'd, 1881.
Whey Jones (coloredl nee Whey White who sues
by z. r. White, her next friend, Pin.
vs., oS6z8 1Jef1D SsIs fl5iIys Et4l4 - --t''-z
George Jones, colored, Defr.
Tho object Of this suits to obtain for the Plaintiff
divorce a vtnculo matrimonn from George Jones
the defendant who is the husband of the plaintiff
And It appe8fng by an1dayit nfed In the papers of
this cause tat George Jones Is nonresident Of
this commonwealth 1t is ordered that he do appear
here within month after due publication of this
order and dc what is necessary TO- protect his inter-
aa Teste, Az - as
JAMES F. PATTERSON, Clerk.
n White, p.q,5s 7 .eisuaf q t5tzs191sf as1
NEW FIRM
.OEIEee aEEI7lt ThAG1I4O
Having purchased Of my brother his entire inter-
est in the
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-08-25

N1OTICE-Mr. Jno A. Bickle is now absent from
~ home at the springs for his health, and some
away from the Furniture Rooms for q short time as
ne resides out OF the corporate limits. In such
cases persons who may have business with the
undersigned, may communicate with Mr.. W. D.
GandIer who II not In our shops, can be found at
lie residence at any time, night day Prospect
srse attended to- Hearse sent TO any place IN
the county desired; 800, d A. Z. N. BlcKLE.
'I stsunton. JULY ~ 1881. .saaq
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-08-25
feb27

EOR SALE-THE WIN. M. McCUTCHEN FARM ON
It THE LITTLE CALF PASTURE RIVER, ABOUT
FIVE MILES EAST OF GOSHEN DEPOT, G. o.
RAILROAD. The farm contains about six hundred
and nifty seven hundred acres, Of which there are
and the ling, not of 1t steep. There
is abundance, Of timber Hand, some of the best
oak in that region The farm is IN two tracts, one
of about ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY ACRES
lying on the east side Of the "Knob," well adapted
to grass and fruit. On this there is a tenement
house On the farm there are comfortable build
fngs, good well Of water in the yard, &c. This, be-
sides being good land for farming purposes, is es
pecially adapted TO grazing and would make an adj
mirable sheep farm. The owner lives in Missouri
and wishes to sell, and will give bargain. For
terms g., apply to
J.LiMoRRIsON, Lexington,
or r. c. WALKER, Stovers Shop
Augusta county, Va.
The farm lies near to iron works now in course Of
erection, and to Cold Sulphur and Rockbrtdge Alum
Springs. aug4- 3m
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-08-25

Il sirable property, situated on the Valley turn
pike miles from the city OF Staunton, 4-ofmile
from ''Fort Defiance Depot, on Valley Railroad,
u mile from the old Augusta Church. The build
ings are large, and In good repair, suitable for
SCHOOL OR HOTEL.
Well adapted for large summer boarding house
accessible from Staunton by train on Valley Rail-
road twice day, and by the McAdamized road
from Staunton, the best pike In the State The
tract of land ~ -s> 800
CONTAINS ABOUT 100 ACRES.
Good and abundant water in every field: and water
the dairy, &C., &C. There is
i' .l A FINE ORCHARD
OF selected apples ON the farm; also plenty OF
peaches; about acres of strawberries and rasp-
berries-good varieties. For terms and particulars
apply personally or by mail to the subscriber,
Ears MRS. S. JANE WOODS, u
.a.. Post Office: Fort Defiance,
.t Augusta county, vs..
e-If not sold by September lst 1881, propositions
to rent or lease will be considered. juy28-4t.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-08-25
MUNsoN's TUBULAR.
COPPER LIGHTNING ROD,
WITH SPIRAL FLANGES.

WITH SPIRAL FLANGEs.
This Celebrated Lightning Conductor, owing to the
material of which it is made and the manner of its
construction is the most complete protection against
disaster by lightning invented. This is con-
clusivey shown by practical test of over twenty
four years, during which time it has been con-
slant use, being erected upon many thousands Of
private and public buildings, In all sections Of the
country and although there have fallen upon it, IL
numerous instances, most terrific discharges Of
electricity, yet in instance has 1t failed to conduct
them harmlessly TO the earth, thus saving many
lives, and property of almost incalculable value.
eXIt Has Never Been Overcharged 1t has
Never Failed
The experience of one hundred years has shown
that where all the necessary rules observed pro-
lection is perfect.
At the present day no one will deny the necessity
and duty resting upon to vaccinate our children,
and thus protect them from the fearful ravages of
small pox, in fact, there be found in any COM
munity an Intelligent man who will acknowledge
an imperative duty resting upon every one to not
only use means, but the very best means of protec
ton them and theirs against all dangers arising
from any source whatever. A few dollars judicious
ly expended In lightning rods will securely protect
all the buildings that almost any possesses and
If life or property Is sacrificed in consequence OF
neglecting such protection, can we hold ourselves
blamelees will not the dead cry out of the ground
against usa WIN not the living censure us for op
portunities neglected. The feeling alone that man
has done all In his power to make his family and
property safe from the destructive effects of light
mig is worth far more than the cost Of all the
lightning rods necessary to such protection.
Persons wishing their property and lives protect
ed from this destructive element will receive prompt
attention by calling at our Store, No. Augusta ST.,
or addressing us, Box 210 Staunton, Va.
~ Old Lightning Conductors that have become
broken rusted replaced. Rods Of all kinds re-
paired.
- - MAY & SAGENDORPH,
Nc& ts'4a No 6Augasta Street.
may 13-u Staunton, Va.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-08-25
OF c1r y. rrkEks So 2, 3

" STAUNToN, Va, August 10th, 1881
By resolution Of the City Council of July 5th,
! am directed to call for one-half Of the City
Tax OF 1881 to be paid, ON Oh. BEFORE AUGUST
soth All persons paying one.halfof theTax charged
against them by that time, will have an extended
time Tor paying the residue and all Taxes remain
ing in my hands after that date, upon which ONE
HALF HAS NOT BEEN PAID, will be placed in hands
Tor 1AAEDIkTE COLLECTION OF THE WHOLE, WITH
FIVE PER CENT ADDED Respectfully, sdes
JOHN N, CARROLL. .I'a
aug11-cpc CITY treasurer
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-08-25

LIGHTNING ROD WORKS,
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BE STATE.
RICHMOND, VA, August !, 1851.

i RICHMOND, VA, August /, 1881.
The election this fall will be one Of the most i'm
portant held in this State and it will be to the
Interest of every voter to keep himself well inform
ed as the canvass progresses4In no other way can
this be better accomplished than through a news
paper. The yorktown Centennial Celebration will
also important in the history of the State
and should interest every citizen and household.
THE. STATE NEWSPAPER
will spare expense in giving to its readers the
latest and fullest account of the canvass and Of the
Centennial Celebration besides all other matters of
news throughout the world. Should you desire to
take Richmond paper,
THE TERMS OF THE STATE ARE
EC5Eg TE0T
Daily per year, In advance. ................$5 90
orr per month. z w BOB az 4gH-1
semiweekly per year, in advance. 90
81 per six months. ----
Weekly per year, in advance. ...Sl 90
SOC. per six months.
Yours Truly,
CHAMBERLAYNE BEIRNE,
- r = Owners and Editors.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-08-25
TOR sALE-A VALUABLE RESIDENCE.

TE09 VI
Having determined to move to the country, offer
for sale privately, that very valuable and desirable
property, in which 1 reside-No. 104 Church
street. The house Is a
LARGE NEW FRAME, with BRICK BASEMENT.
1t is supplied with all modern Improvements
and conveniences. The property is In
$3.50 THOROUGH REPAIR. -
y = q q y 7 ? y L -
Its excellent location, being within two squares
Of the business centre, with No. brick pavement
connecting Herewith, in of the most delightful
and popular sections, renders 1t special desirable
private residence, hrst-clasS boarding house.
II not sold before that time it will be rented the
first Of October as.lkza IL aarG' 2 nef e4An
TERMS reasonable and made known by applica-
ton to VIM. H. PEYTON.
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-02-04

Lincoln's early youth was spent in Spencer
County, Ind, above Rockport, beautiful
little city crowning the abrupt cliffs which
frown over the Ohio River. He was faithful
and industrious, but there was in him latent
Incidence which made him fond of taking his
rod to Ash, or, with his gun upon his shoul-
der, ho would roam in search of game over
the long, low hills bursting with red clay
There are living at present severa old citi-
zens who knew Lincoln well at this time.
He was thoughtful, and his solitary expedi-
tions probably gave him plenty of opportun-
ity TO indulge his meditative faculties. The
description of his appearance then; his long,
lank legs under an awkward body; his home
ly face upon which the prominent nose stood
like handle; his long hair dangling upon
his shoulders, bring up instantly the picture
Of Ichabod Crane in the twilight stealing ov-
or the hills Of Sleepy Hollow to pay his court
to Frauelein Katrina Won Tassel.
The embryo statesman was full Of spirit
and fond of mad pranks. One old gentle
man in Rockport lives to tell of the last time
he saw Lincoln. He was visiting the Lincoln
homestead, and as he was coming away they
found a trespassing COW hanging about the
gate. The COW had given the Lincolns much
W bnthth anu
mitiing depredations. Young Abe was
dressed in suit of jeans, without any coat, as
it was summer time, and on his head he wore
broad brimm1d white straw hat, part of
which was cracked and broken. Finding the
COW standing hypocritically meek at the gate,
young Abe leaped astride Of her back and,
digging his bare heels into her Sides the as
tonished animal broke away down the road
in numbering gallop. The last 1 saw of
Abe Lincolp," the old gentleman relates
fondly, she was swinging his hat, shouting
at the top of his voice and galoping down
the road on that thunderstruek COW"
In the old country church near the Lincoln
place is pulpit which was made by Abe Lin
coin and his father. There is bookcase in
the Evansville Custom House made by the
same carpenters and taken there for preserv-
alton. Near where the old house stood is a
dilapidated corn crib with rail floor, the rails
for which were split by young Lincoln.
Last fall a monument was raised over Nancy
Lincolfs grave through the efforts of Gener-
al Veatch, of Rockport. 1t is a plain slab
with plain inscription. Courier
Journal
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-02-04

ry for them to keep still. Out of doors Rock
wood has taken horses trotting, ships under
sail, with each wave showing as il the water
had frozen at that particular second. Chill
dren at play make capital pictures; people
laughing, talking, yawning; in word this
new process does away with the stiff, unnat-
ural expression which most people put on
when in front of a camera. The new pic
lures look as if the person represented could
almost talk. Rogers the sculptor, whose
terra Gotta groups are known so widely, got
lockwood to make some pictures Of wrest-
lers from which he could work. The athletes
came and went to wrestling without any re-
gard to the presence Of the photographer.
Their instructions were simply TO wrestle as
il in a match. Rogers held the rubber bulb
in his hand, and when he liked the position
that the men were in, he squeezed the bulb
aud the picture was taken. At the end of
the bout he had a dozen excellent pictures,
which could be taken by no other process.
Painters have within the last month had pic
lures taken of cows grazing or walking, and
of pigs feeding from troughs. Photographers
say that the old process Of taking pictures is
doomed. lockwood has already sold his old
head rests for old iron. 1t is no longer ne
cessary to keep ll.-Ne,o York Letter.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-02-04
The MIound RuIIders.

Throughout large portion of the Mississ-
ippi valley the remains Of former race OF
inhabitants are found, of whose origin and
history we have no record, and who are only
known to US by the relics that are found in
the tumuli which they have left The mound
builders were a numerous people, entirely
distinct from the North American Indians,
and they lived so long before the latter that
they are not known to them even by tradi-
tion. They were industrious and domestic in
their habits. and the finding of large sea-
shells, which must have been brought from
the Gulf of Mexico if not from more distant
Shores proves that they had communication
and trade with other tribes. Perhaps the
most interesting fact connected with this an
cient people is that they had a written Ian
guage. This is proved by some inscribed
tablets that have been discovered in the
mounds, the most important of which belong
to the Davenport academy of sciences. These
tablets have attracted great attention from
archaologists, and it is thought that they will
some time prove of great value as records of
the people who wrote them. tits still uncer-
tain whether the language was generally un-
derstood by the mound-builders, or whether
1t WAS confined to few persons OF high rank.
In the mound where two of the tablets were
discovered the bones of child were found,
partially preserved by contact with large
number OF copper beads, and, as copper was
a rare and precious metal with them, 1t would
seem that the mound in question was used
for burial of persons of high rank The in
scriptions have not been deciphered, for no
key to them has yet been found We are to-
tally ignorant of the derivation of the Lam
guage, or of its afinities with other written
languages. The mound-builders lived while
the mammoth and the mastodon were upon
the earth, as is clearly proved by the carvings
upon some of their elaborate stone pipes.
From the size and other peculiarities of the
pipes, it is inferred that smoking was not
habitual with them, but that it was reserved
as a kind of ceremonial observance. Our
knowledge of the habits and customs of the
mound builders is very incomplete, but it is
sufficient to show that at least part of this
country was once inhabited by people who
have passed away without leaving SO much as
a tradition of their existence, and who are
only known TO us through the silent Eelics
which have been inferred for centuries. A
people utterly forgotten, civilization totally
lost-was it through a great catastrophe in the
history of tho world, or was the ceaseless
struggle for existence so severe that they grad
ually succumbed and passed away2-N. r.
Times.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-02-04
The NOrthFest.

An article in a recent issue Of the Chicago
Inter Ocean gives striking account Of the
Northwest, based on census returns, trade
statistics and the reports from sixty or more
important centres Of population, the whole
occupying twenty -four columns of the paper,
and furnishing q copious and detailed view
Of the growth and condition Of large por-
ton of the country. noticeable feature Of
the statistics given is the great increase in
population in this section as compared with
the rest of the country. 1t appears that this
group of nine States and one territory contains
~, 1874, ,664 Of the 80, 152, 554 population re-
ported in the last census, and contributes
more than one-third to the total increase of
population. Looking at it in a little differ
ent way it may be said that the rate of in
crease in this group during the last decade
was over 80 per cent. while in the remainder
of the country it was a little less than 27 per
cent. With growth in population the devel-
opment of material interests has gone on
proportionately. In the matter Of railroads,
the increase in mileage was almost as great as
that in all the rest Of the states and terrific
ries combined. The production of wheat,
corn, oats and barley is more than half the
total amount reported for the whole country.
In connection with this there has been, dur
ing the last ten years, an enormous develop
ment in the dairy interest, and the increase
in the number Of milch cows is / ,16s, 400 as
against S35, 600 in the remaining states.
Nor is this region deficient in centres of
trade and population. OF the 245 towns or
cities in the United States which have a pop
ulation of 10000 or more, about 20 are found
in the Northwest, and as TO the commercial
prominence Of certain points it is noted that
in this list is Chicago, with a population of
over half a million, and packing more pork
and handling more grain and lumber than
any other city in the world; Minneapolis
which, although it has less than so, 900 inhab-'
itants, mikes more -four than any other city
in the world together with several other cit
les of moderate size which in some special
product stand at the head of the list.
The recent growth of the Northwest has
been harmonious and uniform, and the gen.
eml business increase of the past year has
been from 10 10 20 per cent. over that of
1873. This is noteworthy as indicative of
progress on a solid basis, and the wide dis
tribution of prosperity is of more value to
the whole section and TO the country at large
than much greater increase at few points
would be.