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Improved Roads.

The Importance of improving the main thor
oughfares OF the county cannot be too often
recalled or too persistently urged. Nothing
better recommends region to prospective set
tiers on good roads, and nothing helps more
to develop the county. The Legislature of
Missouri passed a law during its recent ses-
sion. which strikes us as being very sensible.
The law provides that, where one half the
amount OF money required for constructing
needed turnpike or gravel road shall be sub
scrlbed by the citizens interested, the county
court may at its discretion, subscribe the other
half. The road so built is to be regular
county road, free of tolls, open to all, and
under the supervision and control of the
county court
The Missouri Republican makes these obser-
vations:
I'm some cases macadam will be the cheap
est road metal; in others, gravel; in others
again mixture of the two. 1t would be adj
visable, as general rule, for the counties to
avoid going in debt for the roads, and the pre-
caution can be secured by building few miles
OF road every year, and paying for the work
with the proceeds of specific road tax set
apart for the purpose Where road metal is
to be had at convenient distances the cost will
be about 1000 mile, and this will increase
with the cost of hauling the material. A county
out OF debt, and with no interest to paw might.
without depressing the taxpayers, pay half
the cost OF building three to ten miles of i'm
proved road year, and keep up the work till
complete system of rock and gravel roads
should be secured, whose advantages as re-
Hected III the increased value of lands and con-
Venlence OF hauling, would more than COM
DenSate for its cost
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Movement of Colored People.

A dispatch from St. Louis, dated April 18th
says that the leading colored men here have or
ganized a society called the Freedman's Okla
homa Association, with headquarters in this
city. j. Milton Turner the well-known negro,
is President, and H. G. Carter, former Secreta-
ry ofthe State of Mississippi, General Manager.
The purpose Of the association is to settle col
ored people upon that portion Of the Indian Ter
ritory known as the coded lands, or Oklahoma,
the Indian title to which was relinquished to
the United States by the Creek, Choctaw, Chic
asaw, and Seminole Indians by treaties made
with them in 1866, for the purpose, as stated
in treaties, of locating thereon other Indians
and freedmen. Congress has since then inter
dicted the location of other Indians upon these
lands, but it is claimed that they are still free
and open to settlement by freedmen under the
Homestead and Presumption Acts. At all
events, this association intends to test the ques
ton, and will take immediate measures to carry
their plan into operation. The Association
binds tself to protect its members and defend
every individual right to legal possession of
100 acres of land under the homestead and pre-
emption acts, and has issued large number of
circulars explaining the scheme to those who
wish to emigrate to these lands. Iii expected
to move the first colony by the list of May
In reference to the matter above, the New
York 19S6une's Washington correspondent of
the Goth, furnishes the following
Secretary Kirkwood said to correspondent
of the Tribune yesterday that this project
had the appearance of revival Of the illegal
Oklahoma movements of recent years under a
new form. He was not yet prepared to say that
it was fraudulently conceived; but there was SO
much reason to suspect the intentions of its pro-
moters that he had asked the Commissioner of
the General Land Office to examine the subject
carefully and report what, if any, rights the
freedmen have under the treaties with the In
dams. II strongly advise continued the Sec
rotary, s'and I wish you would give the fact
wide publicity, that the colored people who
may read the circular should await the result
of my investigations. Whatever rights they
may have under the law and the treaties shall
be righteously secured and preserved for them.
shall try to get an opinion from the Attorney
General upon the subject. and, when the whole
truth is known, it will be made public by the
President or otherwise. It appears to me as if
somebody was trying to use the colored people
in this project for their own selfish purposes;
and should these poor people get down into
the Territory and then find that, like the would
be white invaders of that country, they had no
right to be there, and that the army must be
used to eject them, there would be much dis
tress.
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the rum power of this country. The reference
made to DR.. Beatty of Lawrence does that
gentleman great injustice, and | am sorry to
see that garbled extracts from his address are
being published in the interest OF free whlskey
and against good morals and common decency.
| will also enclose TO you an opinion recently
given by the Attorney General of our State,
constituting our prohibitory law.
Notwithstanding this law does not take ef-
feet until the first of May, the good effects OF
the policy of prohibition in Kansas are already
plainly visible in the closing of the saloons in
most of the interior towns, and by the first OF
May Kansas will not have an open grog- shop
nor will we again be guilty Of giving the sane
ton of law to that which everybody knows to
be wrong.
!. Very truly yours,
JOHN P. ST. JOHN.
We are constantly complaining that these
very papers supplied by the correspondent
aforesaid and others like him, misrepresent
and villify the South; would it not be wise
then to have little caution before accepting
from them everything, however lntrinsically
improbable, that favors the liquor interest? 1t
strikes us in that way.
As requested above, we republish the fol-
lowing
TEMPERANCE STORY.
Gov. st. John relates in one of his speeches
the following incident: "a poor woman with
a baby in her arms came to me with a petition
for the pardon of her husband, who was SEN
fenced to ten years in the penitentiary for
homicide After examining her papers, Isaid
to the woman: II am bound by my official
duty, and must not consult my personal feel
ings.' The poor woman, standing with the
child in her arms, made the following plea:
Hear me and will tell you the true story.
We were married seven years ago. My hus-
band was sober, industrious and thrifty. By
great exertion and self denial we finally got
our home paid for, and were happy and pros
porous. In an evil hour the State licensed a
saloon between our home and his workshop.
He was solicited to enter the saloon and weak
ly yielded.-Hour after hour he spent there
playing cards. One day he became embroiled
in drunken quarrel and fired by drink, struck
man and killed him. He was tried and sent
to the penitentiary for ten years. had nothing
to live on; and by and by the Sheriff turned us
out of our comfortable home into rough
shanty, neither lathed nor plastered. The cold
wind came in through the walls and ceiling.
My Oldest boy took sick and died. Then lit
tie Tommy, my next, fell sick and died. Now
this babe in my arms is sick, and have no.
where to take it. The State licensed that sa-
loon; the State murdered my children, and
now, in Gods name, want you to set my
husband free"
Il said | would and l did"
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thing my husband wants
Bess -"Oh, how nice do our buying, too
but some of these butchers haven't got any
sense. Now,I went down to the butchers
the other morning and ordered a quarter Of
beef and instead of sending me quarters
worth, as / wanted, he sent me whole big
limb of it. It was his fault, wasn't it?
Belle.-"Yes; the old fool Do you have
much trouble with your hired girl ?'
Bess.-"Oh lots Oh, she's so green! Why
the other day / bought some rabbits and gave
them to her to clesn, and what do you think
she did %
Bell-"Oh, don't know (e-he)"
Bess-"Why, she took them and actually
skinned them, instead of picking them. as any
sensible girl would do and"
But this was too much for the Argus man,
and he rushed out-actually forgetting to pay
for his oysters-Eoansyile Argus
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STANTON, VIRGINIA, APRIL %, 1881.
A LOST CHORD.
ADELAIDE PROCTOR.

ADELAIDE ShOCIOR.
Seated one day at the organ,
was weary and Ill at ease,
And my fingers wandered idly
Over the noisy keys.
do not know what was playing,
Or what was dreaming then;
But struck one chord Of Music,
Like the sound of great Amen.
1t flooded the crimson twilight,
Like the close of an Angels Psalm;
And 1t lay on my fevered spirit
With.a touch of Infinite calm.
1t quilted pain and sorrow,
Like love overcoming strife:
1t seemed the harmonious echo
From our discordant life.
It linked all perplexed meanings
Into one perfect peace,
And trembled away into silence
AS If 1t were 10th to cease.
have sought, but seek 1t vainly,
That one lost chord divine,
That came from the soul of the organ
And entered into mine.
1t may be that Deaths bright angel
Will speak In that chord again,
1t may be that only in Heaven
shall hear that grand Amen.
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[springheld (Mass.5 Republica,, i

Edgar I. Page, ESQ, Druggist, writes Us
from Chicopee Falls, that Mr.. Albert Guen-
ther, under Wilds Hotel has used that remark
able remedy, st. Jacobs Oil, for severe case
of rheumatism and it cured him. as If 81
magic. He also used it with greet success
among his horses, in cases of spraips. sores
etc. and it cures every time.
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[Des Moines Iowa State Register

We notice the following in an exchange
Mr.. G. B. Hayerer, Foreman N. Y. 6 N HS
B. Co., suffered for eight days with terrible
pain in the back, almost to distraction untip
ne heard OF and used st. Jacobs Oil, one bot
tie of which cured him completely.
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The article MIR. Walker encloses taken from
the North Carolina Presbyterian, is as follows:
THAT KANSAS MATTER
One thing that will hardly escape the aver
age reader of many of the newspapers of North
Carolina at the present time, is the avidity
with which everything tending to discredit
the temperance movement is seized upon, and
the evident satisfaction with which it is laid
before the public.
A week or two ago the announcement was
made that the Kansas law was SO totally alb
stinent in its features that it excluded liquor
in every form, from any use or purpose. The
public were informed that the editors 6etieged
(for they had not seen copies OF the law that
liquor could not even be obtained for medical
purposes. OF one thing they were quite GER
tain, on the testimony of a correspondent Of
New York paper, that the law positively for
babe the use wine for sacramental purposes.
Some even asserted that the law required that
churches where wine was used should be
closed as public nuisances and that the minis
tiers should be imprisoned. Upon this extra
ordinary state of affairs all based on cores
pondents statement and duly enlarged and
amplified, the religious zeal of the editors
flowed out strongly. 0 it was wonderful the
indignation manifested at the courage that was
being perpetrated. The religious feelings of
North Carolina editors could not brook these
things in Kansas, and so vent was duly given
in impassioned editorials on the subject
Now we happened to know that good deal
of what was stated, or 6eIseoe1, was not true
and we had discrimination enough, without
claiming credit for great deal of that article
to see that there might be motive behind
that correspondents letter. So clipping one
of the aforesaid editorials we forwarded it to
the Governor of Kansas, and asked for infor
nation on this subject, and for any news as to
the working of the law. Here is the reply Of
Gov. st. John:
STATE OF KANSAS,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
Topeka, March 30, 1881.
MY DEAR SIR:-Your letter of the 25th
inst, enclosing clippings from --- has just
been received There is scarcely word of
truth contained in the article to which | haye
referred; the temperance law Of this State, a
copy of which l enclose herewith, prohibits
the manufacture and sale of intoxicating
liquors as beverage, but does not prohibit
the manufacture and sale of medicines or per-
| fumery that are never used as beverage, nor
does it in any manner interfere with the sac
] rament OF the Lords supper; all statements to
the contrary are instlgated and circulated by
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-04-28

c., B. S. & P. P. STEAMER leaves Cincinnati daily
E., L. & B. S. R. R. TRAINS run daily.
No. 2 MAIL.-Runs daily except Saturday from
Huntington to Richmond daily, Huntington to Will
liamsons.
No. EXPRESS.-Runs daily from Huntington to
Richmond.
No. ACCOM.-Leaves Gordonsville daily except
Sunday at 80 a. m. and arrives Richmond 90 am.
No. % MIXED.-Leaves Staunton daily except Sun
day at 10 a. m. and arrives Richmond 00p m.
No. 26 MIXED.-Leaves Huntington daily except
Sunday att 20 and arrives Cannelton II so pm
For Rates, Tickets, Baggage Checks, &C., apply to
any office of Q. o. Ry, or Depot or Ticket ONCE of
any connecting line.
JNO. II. WOODWARD,
Ticket Agent, Staunton, Va.
CONWAY r. HOWARD,
W. M. S. DUNN, G. P. & Ticket Agent.
Engineer and superintendent.
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Reports from all sections of the State indi-
cate that the peach crop, so far as Virginia is
concerned, owing to the late severe winter, will
be failure.
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d EVERE HOUSE,
LII HARRIsONBURG, VA.
Mrs. NJ. c. LUPTON, Proprietress.
CHAS. E. LUPTON, Manager
JAS. R. LUPTON and G. B. STROTHER, Clerks.
This well known hotel has been entirely renovated
and refurnished. Accommodations 1rst-class. Every
effort made to render satisfaction and to make all
our guests comfortable Omnibus to and from all
trains. mall
NATIONAL HOTEL,
~ Cor. of Sixth street and Pennsylvania Avenue,
WASHINGTON, D. Q.
novN F. TENNY CO., Prop'rs.
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INSUR RANCE.

EuRE INSURANCE.
AS General Receiver of the Circuit Court, am very
ten directed to loan money on real estate security
Tn rsaking loans as we'll for my own protection as
hat of the borrower require that the property be
insured against fire.
1t is of course of the utmost importance that the
insurance company issuing policies should be per-
perfectly solvent l. e. that the not simply
words and figures, but that such securities as are
known to the policy holder to be- FIRST solvent; and
second easily converted into money when necessity
demands it,
After careful examination of the liabilities and
resources of the
GEORGIA
HOME INSURANCE COMPANY,
of Columbus, Georgia,
have determined to give them all my business, or
ct least as much as they will accept.
For my own convenience, 1 have accepted the
agency of this company, and while my other duties
will not permit to solicit business for them IN
general way, yet will be glad to explain the merits
of the company and take the application OF any one
desiring to ensure. ,,r,.opp
ROBERT CRAIG,
of the firm of
EFFINGER, CRAIG & GRATTAN,
has succeeded Fred En1nger as agent ofthe ABOVE
company. Applications for new risks or renewals
of old policies must be made to
ROBERT CRAIG, Agent,
may 2o-1y staunton, Va.
-
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D EMOVAL-REMOVAL.
PLATTS LIVERY AT A NEW STAND.
My lease of the stables on New street having ex-
PRED on the 1st of September, have removed my
entire stock to the commodious quarters on Court
mouse street, adjoining the wagon-yard of John M.
tiles for supplying the public and ctizens of STAIN
ton with hrst-class livery of every description My
roll ng-stock Is new and handsome, and my horses
sly iSh, gentle and swift. All ask is trial. and
10 u confident that can give perfect satisfaction.
GEO. H. PLAPT.
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y URKES LIVERY STABLES
- STAUNToN, VA.
For the summer season Of $780, the subscriber has
purchased NEW AND ELEGANT LIVERY OUTFITS,
consisting of Buggies, Carriages, Hacks, Phaetons
&C, which in neatness and ease OF moving are un-
equaled in the Valley. His horses are nnelooktng,
gentle and fast and for both driving riding sur
pass any livery In the State.
Horses fed and boarded on liberal terms.
Office near the bridge new build1ng).
july3 ED. BURKE.
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No. 63s will Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays only; No. 642 Will run Sundays, Tuesdays
Thursdays and Saturdays only; No $40 will run
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays only, all other
trains daily except Sunday. No. go connects at
Strasburg with trains to and from Alexandria. 610
dimes Mt. Jackson.
EAST BOUND.
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HOTELS
"NHE KALORAMA,'

'VTHE KALORAMA,"
i STAUNTON, VIRGINIA.
This beautiful place, the name indicates is
centrally located and the business part Of the
city, and convenient the different railroad depots
which makes 1t desirable not only for permanent
boarders, but also for transient guests.
The house and cottages attached thereto make 1t
the most pleasant and attractive place In the city,
having large and beautiful grounds, and the rooms
large and convenient.
Having leased the property for term Of years, l
am determined to make 1t the most inviting and
desirable in the city.
The property is undergoing thorough repair, in
painting, papering, &c.
We make specially for the accommodation Of
commercial men, and have provided large sample
rooms on Main street. In the business part OF the
city, for their convenience and use.
In opening the house with Its sbeautifu1 views, ;"
and furnished with new and we'll selected furni-
ture, I feel confident with an experience Of IS
years In the hotel business Of giving entire salts
faction to my guests.
Our omnibus and baggage wagons attend all the
trains.
TERMS-For permanent boarders $25 to $50 per
month. Transient guests 81 per day; $40 per
week. N. M. CARTMELL,
apr14-tf Proprietor.
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O. R. GIBBS EDWARD FEDDON
lSIBBS & FEDDON'S
VT LABOR SAVING CRIMPING BOARD.
HARRISONRJIR3. VA.


lyIBBS & FEDDONS
" LABOR SAVING CRIMPING BOARD.
HARRIsoNBURG, VA.
To THE PUBLIC.-We wish to introduce to the pub
lie generally our "Patent Crimptng Board, and will
state what we claim board will dots advanta-
ges over the old boards In the first place 1t does
away with the old boards entirely; 1t does not mat
how thin the leather is or how thick 1t is; we
can crimp boot in less time our boards than can
be crimped on the old style; after having cr1mped
our boot we claim further, that lastit in one
third the time it will take to last one taken from the
old style board, with little strain on the eath
er, and after boot is crimped and lasted, claim
that 1t will last longer is comfortable and will
not break near soon as boots made from the 9th
boards. When we take boot from our board 1t
has the spring of the last and does not have to be
drawn almost until it breaks to last it, We ask any
good, honest, conscientious man If that is not one
of the greatest improvements that has ever been
brought before the public And then time, labor
and money that will be saved by using this improved
board, which can be bought OF GIBBS & FEDDoN, in
Harrisonburg where they will be kept constantly
hand for sale at the exceedingly small figure of
two dollars and fifty cents.
By thorough knowledge of the usefulness of our
boards and having used them for five months almost
constantly in our own shop, we do not hesitate to
give any desiring reference, Of the most
cfnity. Very Respectfully,
GIBBS & FEDDON, Patentees,
ian Ply Harrlsonburg, Va.
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A LEX F. ROBERTSON,
IA ATTORNEY AT LAW,
STAUNTON, VA.
VIII practice in the Courts OF Augusta and adjoin-
ing counties.
special attention given to the collection claims
ana prompt returns made.
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LIVERY.
A MEXICAN HOTEL LIVER
SUMMER ARRANGEMENT.

Having reftted my stables can offer the travelling
public the Best Accommodations In the City. My
Livery cannot be surpassed in the Valley. Buggies
al of the latest styles, Horses young, fast stylish
and gentle. Fine Hacks and careful drivers and
good teams. am always on hand to walt on my
customers. ALI ask is to give me call.
ey Satisfaction guaranteed.
mayo Sc THORNBURG.
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No. 1 MAIL-Runs daily except Sunday from
Richmond to Huntington; daily, Williamsons to
Huntington.
No.3 EXPRESS.-Runs daily from Richmond to
Huntington.
No. 5ACCOM.-Leaves Richmond daily except
Sunday at 80 m and arrives at Charlotesville7 90
p.
No. 81 MIXED.-Leaves Charlottesville daily ex-
cept Sunday at 80 p. and arrives Stanton so
p. m.
E., L. & B. S. R. R. TRAINS run daily.
G. B S. & P. P. STEAMER leaves Huntington daily
EASTWARD. ~ NJ, M onrsS ca
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DRESTON A. BAYLOR,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
AND SOLICITOR IN CHANCERY,
STAUNTON, VA.
Practice in all the Courts OF Augusta and adtoin.
ing counties.
OFFICE, the same formerly occupied by his father
Col George Baylor, dec'd on Augusta street, oppo.
slte tne COURTHOUSE. may l3-1y
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WIN. E. CRAIG,
w ATTORNEY AT LAW,
srAUNroN, VA.
Successor to Trout & Craig,)
Will practice in the Courts Of Augusta and ad1oin-
ing countless Special attention given collections
OFFICE in the building formerly occupied by Trout
q craig. sept23-tf
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A RCHIBALD G.. STUART,
"A ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
STAUNTON, VA.
Practices in the Courts of Augusta, and adjoining
countess All matters intrusted to his will
cetve prompt attention. may6
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II F. WAYMAN, NJ. D., D. D. s.,
lie Formerly DemoIStrator in Baltimore College
VI Dental Surgery.
DENTAL OFFICE,
Over Humphrtes' Store, next door to Levys,
STAUNION, VA.
SPECIALITY correcting Irregularities of the natr
raj teeth restoring decayed parts Of the teeth
porcelain and gold making artificial teeth upon gold
alloy cast plates Gas administered. no 25-tf
T AMBLER SMITH
e. (Ex-member of COngress)
ATTORNEY COUNSELOR AT LAW,
Corner of 9Th and u. SITS. Northwest
WASHINGTON, u. G.
Patents, Pension and Bounties, also all claims
against the United States collected.
Compromise before Customs, Internal Revenue
and otner bureaus attended to.
Two million dollars prize money is now held by
the s. Treasury for the sailors In Navy during
the war.
$50O,OO0 Is due colored soldiers for bounty.
Excess OF tax paid by dtstillers recovered
All enl1StmentS for three years, prior to July o.
1861, entitled to 500 bounty regardless OF the time
served.
All enl1stments for three years, prior to July 49,
1854, where but 500 has been paid entities to
ttona bounty, under Act OF July 2 1866 If not al
ready paid.
All enl1stments for three years between January
l, 1853 and April !, 1864, where the soldier had
served previous term OF nine months or more en-
titles to 500 veteran bounty.
J. AMBLER SMITH,
lep I2-n Washington, D. G.
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VIRGINIA HOTEL,
STAUNToN, VA.
The sold Reliable The Peoples Favorite.
Complete in all its appointments.
The only frst-class hotel in the city.
rH Rates reduced to $500 and $3.50 per day.
JHO. D. CROWLE, Proprietor
Thos. s. Davis, Clerk. feb5
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DR. T. w. SHELTON, with an experience Of thirty
~ nVe years in the PRACTICE OF MEDICINE,
oilers his professional services to the citizens OF
Staunton and vicinity. ONCE at his residence, No.
LIZ C0urCl street, aug29