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Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-10-04
Iron Booming Again.

It Is announced that the Reading Rail
road q Iron Company has leased out is
iron furnaces ut Port Carbon and Miners
Vile, Pa, which have been idle for
years, and they will be ut once put In
operation. A number Of private con-
Germs along the same road, idle for years,
nrc now to be put TO work The great
activity IL attributed to the enormous
demand for railroad iron, aud It Is said
that i,0lS miles Of railroad will be- built
m the Uultcd States this year, against
g. 100 last year. one Philadelphia firm
have inquiries for l,0000 600 tons of rails
from projected companies. There APP
pears to bo u railroad building craze
throughout the west, In the little State
Of west Virginia at least thirty different
ronds have been projected and charters
granted to the companies.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-10-04

1879. ESTABLISHED 1858
SOUTH WEST VIRGINIA
IRON WORKS,
With increased Facilities we aronow
prepared to offer o the public
all kinds of 3,.,
Castings and machinery
Having, perhaps, the largest assert
ment OF patterns in this part OF the
State MILLING MACHINERY, CIR
CuLAR SAW MILLS. MINING AND
AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY,
PUMPS, CRusAERs &c. We
have the latest patterns and
most improved PLows, CAST
WROUGHT AND STEEL Of
the latest patterns and i'm
provements, and give u s'F
-. special attention 10 this ,a,' hc
part OF the business. ,,-...
We have the agency for the shle OF
STEAM ENlGNEs from 5 To so horse
power, Burr Stones, Boiling, Cloths
&c. Tea tau.i.. 10 100. iu,2
A second hand Wool ARpINd
MAoaINEand PloKERiin gsod II
order. for sale, also a pair yii
n Portable mill Burr. y7ou,9
Ht r. Stones. = % yinH,L
-.:t ]. B. BARRETT & CO., ~
March u. ls7o.-tf wyihevnle. Y ri.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-10-04
Town Property'for Sale.
AHChanoe to Make Money
'niy 'rrana'q ej'io idl F''q r.ilql9'
Dwellings, and Lots
on ENsy Terms.
y Take Your Choice
GREAT JAIL IN PRICES. K.

The following described property can
now be had ut bargain, or any one of the
lots described The cost Of each piece is
merely mhntioped 10 enable one to Judge OF
the reductions that will be made. The
owner, Mr.. W, ID. Jones, is prepared to lose
largely,on their cost, and any or whowish-
es either a complete ahdl1urnished home,
fitted up with every conyen. enee, and situa5
ted in the very centre of town, or one. it
the Suburbs of the'town, cr.sh 'nnirnproyed
lot, caipb Accommodated, ae,tO price and
terms. The various, pieces, are. described
10 '''''"' .yuol
MO. 4 Is, about ape acre .,lot, with
largc2 story frame. dwelling, With an ell
about 40 feet long, front ip6rtico and side
porch, a guud cellar, fine'well OF water ,sta-
bic, ice house and other out huildings,71,
0riginpl cost Aoom 1000. and situated on
the corner of Shelby and 9th etteets, Bris,
toni, Tenn. .i'l= 9higa1g3 Eob4ai6t
NO 3 Is about llalfNcrd lot, lying on
the south side of the the Vineyard lot and
fronting the i. T. Va. and Ga. Railroad on
the east side and near the qenhestte Depot
and cost originally 1878. u - K 'hi m u
MO 4 Is Slots contqining2! cores on
a beautiful elevation in, Bpsangyle--oyer
looking the. towns of Bristol, Tenn, and
Good on, Va, and is tile hnnisomcst build
ing site'in or near town and cost 'Origiualls'
$1,000. .Ta.' igi -dI sDaf boa iur
MO 3 Is n half acre lot in Bristol
Tenn adjoining the, Brick House lpt0f, J.
NJ, Barker and lately occupied by Andrew
Galliher Esq Original cost about 5000.
These lots are ali offered for sale on n q ac,
terms and for ftrtlicr infors
nation apply to w. d., JONES, owner,
Pa, or to W. w. JAMES and
HON. l. c. FOWLER, Bristol Va. s. Tenn.
"a al H't ~.5 aiAugust IL, lS7O-fR
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-10-04
l.. MILLER n co. F,
To the Public.

7 have full liue Of undertaking
coffin cabkets, Metallic casos, Also a
nice llearse. and am prepared 10 mn
all orders night or day. For bargains
don't fall to call on
&c. GALLAwAY.
tuly2l.tf. ....t
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-10-04
"a IIigh-Mindcd American.


A funny report from ChamounlN. That
millionaire American Ind four times
attempted the ascent Of Mount Blanc
aud had -four times failed; thnt cNnsucr-
Ntcd 10y his successive failures, hc had
"Swurn n swear" that living or dead, he
would be on the summit of Mont Blanc,
aud that he died. Before his dcccnec he
made n will bcqucnthlng his immense
fortune TO his tlIcc ncphnws ON the con-
ditlon that they would transport his
body 10 the top Of the mountain, aud
that the three ncphcws had arrived at
ChnmouniN aud are making arrange
mcnts for n magnificent funeral proCcs.
elon 10 the summit, where they viii ilnd
room for their uncle. This IA tho ncw-
est form Of Excelsior" aud 4 detailed
most Enthusiastically In the Milan pa
pers.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-10-04
Another Snake story.

A black snake, -four feet long, attend
ell the funeral Of colored man ut
Kmgsbury, y. Y. the Glenn Falls Times
says, aud could not be dubbed away
from the grave by the pall-beaIers. As
soon US Shc coffin was lowered the snake
sprang upon 1t, opening It's mouth and
sticking out its tongue mcnacingly.
The attending clergyman interfered, and
asserted that The object on the coffin was
not snake, but something supernatural.
The men then reluctantly covered the
snake and the corpse, and left for their
homes.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-10-04
Prices Reduced

u. RI. sen Elk Err has reduced the
price OF nil the leading Dry Goods TO
make room for the fall trade.
We have large stock OF Ladies'
Dress Goods Of the latest stylts we are
selling out.
Tho Indies are invited to call curly
aud make selections while they are
fresh.
We have large stock Of boots aud
shoes which We are selling out ut prl.
ots below competition. .l.|I
our HlilOLElt SHOES are stlll the
leaders for Ladlrs aud MlsBeA. We
have large stock OF these shoes, and
ntu receiving new goods nearly every
week direct from the factory.
We can soil sou woman's good
Kip Shoe for 81. Women's gont and
calf Shoe seWcd aud ppgged at CORE.
spending pfiCea, Ladies' Buskin zoe.
Men aud Boys fur, wool, npd straw
hnts which We arc cloalng out NJ bot.
tom prices. No one need 20 away
from NJ In want OF cheap gooda
We invite all our friends aud the
public ~ call aud examine our stock
We guarantee satisfaction
Thankful FOR tho liberal patronage
heretofore extended IL. We promise
our greatest effort to please you In the
future. Respectfully,
E. n. SENEKER.
juue9s'l-lt
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-10-04
The Sorrow of the Nations.

BY THOMAS MAC'KELLAB.
There's darkness over every land,
The hearts of men are falling;
Man takes his fellow by the hand,
In nearer brotherhood they stand,
For all the earth is wailing.
There's sorrow in the hut and hall;
The bells of death are tolling;
The sun is hidden by pail;
In wbclning pillows, over all
The tide Of grief is rolling.
Loved Britain's queen Of grace and
worth
The proulcst thrones of power
The millions high or low IN birth
Yea, all the people of the earth
Are one in sorrows hour.
IT'S not that bloody handed war
\ nations strength has broken:
No pestilcnce has swept the shore,
Nor famine left in any door
Its grim and deathly token.
\ cruel, vile, accused blow
The worlds great soul has smitten;
Ii laid the man heroic low,
And lines of deep aud bitter woe
On countless hearts are written.
Up to the Majesty on high
Unccasing prayer ascended;
And knecling millions wonder why
a righteous Goa should let him die
For whom tlelrprayes contended.
It's true serpent strikes the heel,
And man sinks down 10 perish;
And swift diseases from MS steal
The loved and loving, til we feel
This life Is naught to cherish.
Yet, world Of weeping! question no.
Whatever God ordainest:
lie cannot err, no matter what
The seeming stlangcness OF the Lott
The LORD, JEHOVAH reignest'
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-10-04
FARM FOR SALE AT
A%sS Mendoza.

I offer for sale my farm between
North Fork bridge and MENDOZA
fronting on the N, q. Il r. aud riy.
or, containing about il0 acres, with
comfortable dwelling and other build.
lnge, including two barns, 400 Rich
mond Fruit Trees, two years from
nursery, and 100 mature bearing trees,
ak springs, 80 acres cleared, good
wheat aud tobacco land. Price $1,000
MY J., @, u Hamilton Institute, m.
Tie perfect,
OSCAR a. RICE.
julyii1.3m.
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-10-04
Mothers Don't Know.

How many children are punished for I'M
couth, willful, .and indiAcrents or re-
wards, simply because they are ont If
health! An intelligent lady said of Il
child of this kind: "Moihcrs should
know that 1t they would give the little
ones moderate doses Of Hop Bittcrs for
Two or three weeks the children would
be all parent could desirc.n
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-10-04
.MiIIer'S Eureka Pile Cure.
A Permanent Cure, Or No Paw


A Permanent Cure, Or No Pay.
fNllE undersigned, having discovered n
4 sure gemedy for the cure Of Plies. In
all forms, offer u to the public entirely
upon lts own merits. We world respect.
fully NIX those suffering with this dreadful
disease 70 give the Eureka Pile Cure tri-
hL and " u permanent cure Is not effected
you will have nothing 10 pay. We give
below testimonial from some gentlemen
who have been cured by Using The above
remedy Price B per bottle.
T.. MILLER ~ co,
farewell G. H., va.
We hereby certify ihni w have used Mnst,a
Eureka Pile Cute, and have been cured thereby
Inmes Poefyt Giai Crockett, Henderson ifaay.
u Fndgp w. Ferguson. Tatewcii .. n. Va,
500 by uniting Dltkeyi Bristol, Tenn,
fvb 70 Sly,
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-10-04
J EyHOMAS
4. IA "a 4 dHOUsE.

.i<-i' y -'0Yt'Sheu : by
5A- ~Als~a'%OMAs
MGn7Street, Bristol Tenn
&ifI-----s Z 1{lg ~ oNAh'
| HAVE AVE. again recpened the Tbo0,
L as House. on Main Street nom nom
prepared to furnish . 4 rst-olass ~. INV am
modstion to the public. No a'Vom'
and no pains WILDE spared - Y
the hotel all It was in its pa, NJ
days. 10, paint,
Boarders will be fsceived on .
terms. 80 E
Being provided with good st,,,
am prepared TO furnish stalls fo" "SI'est
attention to horses. ''Ou and
Rail road Passengers will, fna.,.
house located in easy distance o,'mae
Passenger Exchange, the tILles~' u ms
furnished and lodging unsur,asss!"'e'l
sPorters regularly at the trains IN >,
eeive ,baggs re ,dndicopduet Iasssnrse'
- Jan g. ~ u ,i-.,,,.,,.,.. : 'g''''e
=
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-10-04

WE will ssilgpAvately, .desirsb,
wv farm, within three miles Of Brl,.
tol lnear Paperville) containing ONE
HUNDREDS ACRES OF LAND,
which Is In ahigh state ofcultHatlop,
COED dwelling and all necessary out.
buildings-harn. new and commodL
ous. Excellent neighborhood, two
churches close, and good sch ols with.
ma shurt distance Terms reasopa.
ble.54 lFA achisW 81 tsra .r.t.s7T
BAILEY Il McCROSKEY p
nIarclf23 'S0-tf.if-s sIvAttorneys
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-10-04

Two eulky lovers sat with averted
heads for half an hour without speak
Ing word. AZ last no ventured TO
ask How do you like II my deAr7n
"Flrst rate, said she, ut Keeps my
back warm
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-10-04
Z. PiMKHAM's
VEGETABLE COMPOUND.
npnsltIye Cnre

Is Positive Cure
for all thote Painihl Complaints ahd W eakncstes
0Oeomm0n TO our beet female population
IL viii cure entifcy the worst form Of Female Conn.,
paints all ovarian troubles Inflammation and Uleera
ton, Failing and Dspocements, and the consequent
Spinal weakness, and is particularly adapted to the
Change OF life,
IL win dissolve and erpcl tumors from the uerust In
an early stage CT Development. The tendencyto can
eerous there checked very speedily by ts use
Il removes fainincss iaiulency, destruyssl craving
for stnuants and relieves weakness Of the stomach.
II cures DloatlDg Headaches, Nervous Prostraton,
General Debility, seeplessness, Depression and Ind.
geS,ion.
That feeling OF bearing Down, causing pain, weight
and backachs always permanently cured by It's use.
II will at all times and under all circumstances act In
harmony With tie laws that govern the female system.
For no cure OF Kidney Complaints Of either sex this
Compound Ia unsurpassed.
LYDIA 4. PINEHAM's VEGETABLE COM
POUND Is prepared at 2s3 and 2s5 Western Avenue,
Lynn Mass Price o.. Six boitlesfor o. sentby mail
IN the form OF pills. also In the form OF loZenges, on
receipt OF price, q per box for either Mrs PlnkhAm
feelyanswersen letters Of inquiry Send for patnph-
let Address as above. Mention THE Puptr
No family should be without LYDIA Z. PINKHAH's
LIVER Pills. They cure constipation, blliouSnss5,
and tor1idity Of the liver. IS cents per box.
Gs- Sold by all Druggists. ia
sept. IL, silly.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1881-10-29
A Straight Answer Wanted.

One of the east bound trains coming
into Detroit the other day was heavily
loaded, and paosen ger who got on at
Ypsilanti walked through two cars and
then halted at seat occupied by q
small man and grab-bag and inquired:
"Is this seat occupied?"
"Of course this seat is occupied, was
the reply.
care both halves of this seat occu-
pied ?" was the next query.
"Of course both halves are occupied"
swell, my friend" said the new ar
rival, as he let go of his satchel, 81
want to bother you with one more
query. Had you rather I would toss
that grab-bag out of the window and
sit down with you, or chuck you out
and ride into Detroit with the grab bag?"
The grab-bag man got mad at that
and wouldn't ride anywhere else except
on the wood box.-Detroit Free Press
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1881-10-29
A H0mely Connecticut Girl.

Twas a dull, heavy evening; the
light of the dozen gas jets along the
streets only served to make the haze
and fog visible. The clock just tinkled
fourth the hour of nine, and, with the
usual remark that "twas time honest
folks were abed," old McGunnigiggle
trudged off up stairs, followed by the
aged partner of his sorrows and searcher
for his joys.
"Don't you young folks set up till
the morning paper comes, this time"
shouted she over the banister.
"No-o-o," replied sweet voice
from the parlor 1--WE won't will we 20
said she in an undertone.
"Not if I know it," was the reply. IF
the old folks are going to be as soul as
this guess I'll skip now," and he
reached for his hat.
''See herel" and the girls eyes
cleaned with earnestness, "you're the
first fellow I've had, and you've got to
put down that hat and sit up and court
me in good shape. I'm homely,
know, but can build better bread,
iron bosom shirt handsomer, knit a
pair of stockings quicker, and make
81 81 go further than any girl in the
village. Them's my recommendations. +"
That suits me exactly" and the hat
flew into the corner, and that evening
the details of the wedding were all ar
ranged. He depended on a girl as
smart as that to get the best of the old
folks,
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1881-10-29
EARN, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.

@ To Protect ShinRlc Root from Fire.
The editor-ef an Eastern paper says
that wash composed of lime, salt and
fine sand, or wood ashes, put on the
ordinary way of withdrawing, renders
the roof fifty-fold more safe against
taking fire from falling cinders, or
otherwise in case of fires in the vicinity.
1t pays the expense hundred-fold in
its preserving influence against the
effect of the weather. The olden and
more weather-beaten the shingles are,
the more benefit derived; such shin
giles are generally more or less warped,
rough and cracked. The application,
of the wash, by wetting the upper sur.
face, restores them at once to their
original or first form, thereby closing
the space between the shingles, and the
lime and sand, by filling up the cracks
and spots in the single itself, prevent
its warping for years if not forever.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1881-10-29
lie Did Not Advertise.

A nervous-Iooking man went into a
store the other day and sat down for
half an hour or SO, when a clerk asked
if there was anything she could do for
him. he said no he didn't want any
thing. She went away, and he sat there
halt an hour longer, when the proprie-
tor went to him and asked if he wanted
to be shown anything. mo-" said the
nervous men 81 just wanted to sit
around. My physician has recon.
mended perfect quiet for me, and says,
above all things must avoid being in
crowds. Noticing that you did not adj
vertise in the newspapers, I thought
that this would be as quiet a place as
could find, so l just dropped in foe a
few hours of complete isolation" The
merchant picked up bolt of paper
cambria to brain him, but the man went
out. He said all he wanted was quiet
life.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1881-10-29
FOR THE FAIR SEX.



Plush, velvet, and MORE figure con.
spicuously in millinery.
Dress buttons are more beautiful and
ornamental than ever; those in bronze,
cut steel, oxydized silver and mosaic
are noticeable.
Hungarian scarfs of scarlet green and
fold striped surah are draped over ier-
sey costumes of dark myrtle green, ad.
miral blue or jet black.
Polished steel and amber, pistachio
green and lilac, pale olive and pink are
effective combination of color, especial.
ly in plushes and brocades.
The clover leaf, fern leaf, daises and
butterflies are pretty fancies in jewely,
and a-e the favorite designs in silver
flagree for fichu and scarf pins.
1t is the fashion just now to cover
everything in your dressing room with
Powered materials; furniture, mantles
and walls are draped in this way.
Some Of the large bonnets have the
mapped felt brushed very smooth, while
the brim is left in rough state, which
gives it the look of fur. Many of the
mapped felt kats have woven in the brim
for border clipped ostrich feathers.
Small pokes and capotes will be called
for in September and October. These
chapeaux are considered very dressy.
Feathers of all kinds figure gener-
ously in chapeau decorations for Fall
and Winter. Long, well curled feath-
ers, with thick fukes, take the lead in
this line of garniture. Ostrich tips and
demi-long plumes are combined with
the fancy feathers, and of these col
umn might be taken up to describe
their varied splendors, so numerous are
the changes of hues and the singular
shading of colors.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1881-10-29
Pm throwing OldI

Alike hate to be your debtor,
Or write mere perfunctory letter.
For Letters, so it seems to me,
Our careless quintessence should be,
Onr real natures truant play
When consciousness looks tother way.
Not drop by drop, with watchful skill,
Gathered in arts deliberate STILL
But life's insensibility completeness,
Got, as the ripe grape gets its sweetness,
As if it had way to fuse
The golden sunlight into juice.
Hopeless my mental pump try;
The boxes Hiss, the tube is dry;
My spring, once full as Arethusa,
Is a mere bore, as dry as Creusa;
and yot you ask me why Pm glum,
And why my graver sense is dumb,
All me I've reasons manifold,
CONDENSED in one-I'm getting old
When life once past its fortieth year,
Wheels up its evening hemisphere,
The minds own shadow-which the boy
Saw onward, point to hope and joy
Shifts round, irrevocably set,
Tow'rd mornings loss and vain regret,
And, argue with it as we will,
The clock is uncovered still.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1881-10-29
A Sad Tale from the Sea.

Mrs. George L. Hunter, the wife of
Capt. Hunter, of the schooner Thomas
j. Lancaster, which was wrecked north
OF Cape Hatteras, has returned home to
Philadelphia widowed and childless,
having left the bodies of her husband
and three children buried in the North
Carolina sands, near the burial place of
four seamen and the second mate. Tied
high up 10 the rigging of the Lancaste i,
while the strong vessel was pounding
herself to pieces, Mrs. Hunter saw her
infant child torn from her arms by the
sea. which had only moment before
swallowed up her husband and his
eldest daughter, and still clinging, wet
and nearly frozen to the mast, the
heart-broken woman heard above the
roar of the Sc plaintive, s ng cry,
Mamma, come saye me-" which told
her that one child still lived. Through
twelve hours of wind AMI rain and dark
ness Mrs. Hunter battled against the
ropes which obstinately saved her life
by fastening herself there out of reach
OF the storm and of her child, who died
even after succor came, and the five
survivors of the Inflated ship were
brought to land. When the captains
body was found, his pocket had been
l. zrh
before leaving the cabin when the
vessel struck the reef. The poor woman
was thus left destitute. but not friend
less, for she met kind assistance from
Lieutenant Newconb, of the United
States army, and keeper Midget, of the
life-saving station, who made her as
comfortable as it was possible to do in
that uncivilized place.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1881-10-29
UNITED STATES SENATE,
SPECIAL SESSION.

OF 1OlAL bESSlON.
WASHINGTON, Oct. lin the United
States Senate, the consideration of Mr.
Sherman's resolution calling for the
report OF James T. Meline concerning
the management of the property de-
partment of the treasury was postponed
till Friday. The President pro TEN.
announced the following appointments
to I'LL vacancies in the standing commit
tees Foreign affairs, Aldrich and Lap
nam, In place of Burnside and Conk-
iingt finance, Aldrich, in place of
Burnsido': commerce, Miller, of New
York, in place of Conkling; military
affairs, Hawley, in place of Burnside
judiciary, Teller, inplace of Conkling
postoftices and roads, Miller, of New
York, in place of Plat; education
and labor, Aldrich, in place of Burn
side; engrossed bills, Miller, of New
York, in place of Conkling trans
portation routes to seaboard, Lap
ham, in place of Plstt enrolled. bills,
Sewell in place of Plat; privileges and
elections, Lapham in place of Tel
Ter. The Senate went into executive
session. and when the doors were re-
opened at l2:45, adjourned till Fri
day.
The Democrats of the Senate will
push Colonel L. Q. Washington for
secretary of the Senate, and it is reported
that Senator Malone will insist on the
election of Mr.. George @. Gorham. 1t
is expected that nominations for Cabinet
rfficers will be sent in when the Senate
ceconvenes, and that every member, ex-
Dept Secretary Lincoln and Postmaster
General James, will be removed. The
Senate will probably be ready to adjourn
on Tuesday or Wednesday of next
week.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.-The United
States Senate met at noon, and contrary
to the expectation, nearly all the Sena-
tors were present. Mr.. Sherman called
up his resolution requesting tho Score.
tary of the Treasury to transmit to the
Senate the report recently made by James
T, Meline, concerning the management