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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-02-17

BRAIsED BEEF.-Take well-shaped piece
Of the round, lard it, with little strips OF fat
pork inserted in the meat with ladIng nee
dle;, and put it into stewpan which has
tight cover Put beneath the meat some bits
of pork, some parsley, and carrots, onions and
celery cut in pieces. Sprinkle the meat with
salt and fill the pan half-full With good meat
stock Cover tightly and let the whole sim
mer for nearly two hours, putting more hot
stock in if It is necessary. Drain it when
done, put in the oven moment; strain the
stock, taking off the fat, put in some tomato
sauce and let the whole boil few moments
until thick enough Serve the beef on platter
surrounded with beans, carrots and beets cut
into nice bits and previously boiled. The beans
to be used in winter are the French canned
beans
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-02-17

NALL AND WINTER OF 1880.
ia. HUTCHINSON
Is now receiving his FALL and WINTER stock OF
foreign and domestic
CLOTHS, CASsIMEREs AND SUITINGs,
which will be made up in the best manner and after
the most fashionable patterns. Call and see thu
new styles for the spring and summer. Fits guar
anteed and satisfaction given. Also full line OF
GENTS FURNISHING GOODS,
such as cuffs, collars handkerchief, cravats, &C.
eR Remember the place,
ia. HUTCHINSON,
mar 25-f Main St., opposite City Hall.
MERCHANT TAILORING HEADQUARTERS.
M. F. MCNAMARA,
NEW STREET, STANTON, VA.
My Merchant Tailoring Establishment he's Just been
fitted up with a new and fine assortment of
sUITINGs, CLOTHS, cAssIMEREs, &c,
Of the latest styles and best manufacture.
wPerfect fits guaranteed and orders promptly
executed.
Mr. J. Leonard the famous tailor, is nowwith me
andwill be glad his old friends and customers
Call and examine goods and prices feb23-tj
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-02-17

az Be cure ron md the place, nearly opposite
~ vnstntk Hotel. ser oa-x
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-05-05
4 Wonderful Land.

Captain lawson has written book
about his journey in New Guinea. He
discovered large river flowing north,
and on it's shores he counted in one
hour no less than 3l4 crocodiles. He
tells us that New Guinea abounds with
monkeys, tigers, deer and buffaloes tof
the latter he passed herd numbering
over 10000 head within a quarter of
a mile), while it is well-known fact
that Australia and the whole Of the Poly.
nesian islands are almost solely in
habited by quadrupeds of the marsupial
tribe. He is fortunate enough to kill
a serpent measuring forty feet in length,
and he startles na'uralists by the de-
scription of butterfly measuring one
foot with spread wings, and OF an elm
like tree which reached the respectable
height of 337 feet, having circum-
ference of eighty-fve feet. On a big
tree traveller counted over 600 birds
nests, the whole group of trees contain
ing not less than 10000; and, TO per
petuate his name, he discovers and de-
scribes new species of ducks, although
we should consider il rather a pre-
carious undertaking. even for ornithol-
ogists, to classify on the spot any new
species of birds without having the
means of referring TO cognate forms.
But the most marvellous feat performed
by Captain lawson is still in store for MS.
Leaving his campng-place at the foot of
Mount Hercules 1900 feet above the
level of the seal at o'clock in The
morning, he asccnded the giant noun
tain to the height of 25,314 feet, and
reached home again at 7:30 o'clock the
same evening. This il smart work, IN
deed, considering that for 10000 feet
the traveller had 10 pass over snow
fields.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-05-05
Nentaess In Women.

A woman may be handsome or
remarkably attractive in various ways;
but IL she is not personally neat, she
cannot hope to win admiration. Fine
clothes will not conceal the slattcrn.
A young woman with her hair always in
disorder and her clothes hanging about
her as If suspended from prop, is al
ways repulsive. Slattern is written on
her person from the crown OF her head
TO the soles OF her feet, and If she wins
a husband, he will turn out, in all
probability, either an idle fool or a
drunken ruffian. The bringing up OF
daughters to be able 10 work, talk and
act like honest, sensible young women,
is the special task Of all mothers, and
in the industrial ranks there Is imposed
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-05-05
Words Of Wisdom.

How poor are they who have,not pa
tiencei
1t is not only arrogant but IL il profit.
gate for man TO disregard the worlds
opinion of himself.
We are hanging uppictures every day
about the chamber walls of our hearts
that we shall have TO look At when We
sit in the shadows
Socrates said that there are two sci.
ences which every man ought to learn
FIRST the science of speech, and second.
the more difficult one Of silence.
A desire for knowledge i The natural
feeling Of mankind; and every human
being whose mind il not dcbauched will
be willing 10 give all that he has 10 get
knowledge.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-05-05
The Colored Surnh Costumes.

The new satin surah costumes are of
single color, with ombre or shaded tones
of that color for its accessories, or else
they are combined with contrasting
stripes or Madras plaids of the same
material. A dark garnet satin surah
dress has the shirred sleeves and the
shirred and pulled trimming around the
skirt shaded from the palest to the
darkest garnet. The shirred sleeves
have an armor-like puff. with cuff OF
velvet below. White dAurillac lace IL
laid plainly-without gathers-along
the edge Of the deep basque, which
opens over shirred ombre front. An
other very dark red surah has the finely
plaited skirt made of plaid surah show
ing gold, brown and red shades. The
plain surah overskirt falls to the foot
of the skirt in point on the right side,
and is caught quite up TO the belt on
the left. The back is curved drapery
of many folds, formed of two narrow
brcadths of the surah. The over.
skirt is not bordered, but has its
edges turned under and sewed securely
to the plated lower skirt. The round
basque of plain surah has its middle
forms finished with three tiers of box
plaits, while the front has the gray plaid
laid in ten fine folds straight down like
vest in front until il comes to the
waist line, where it is shirred, and has
two bows Of red satin ribbon tied across
it. Some of the most stylish surah
dresses have for the overskirt n single
breadth of striped surah, put on like a
mammoth sash around the hips, and
draped in loop behind. The stripes
thus run around the figure, and there
are bayadere-striped hounccs at the foot.
For such dress a novel fancy is TO
shirr the entire skirt around from top to
bottom. This is shown in dress Of the
stylish combination Of ashes of roses
plain surah with the striped overskirt
of dark green, with lines of red, pale
green, ash-color and light blue. A
similar dress of condor brown surah has
the gay sash tied in great bow behind
in oldfashioncd way, and is accompanied
by straight neck ribbon of the stripes
for the only trimming on the waist
Hu.ps7!'S BdSH..
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-05-05
Royal Wedding in Germany.

At royal wedding in Germany it is
reported to be customary for the mis-
tress of ceremonies to cut up one of the
brides garters into small pieces, which
are distributed to those who have taken
part In the festivities of the day. As a
large number are entitled to those frag-
ments of this order of the garter, 1t is
not quite clear how one garter or even
a pair Of garters could supply the de-
mand.' At Prince Williams recent
marriage the difficulty was met by
using many yards of ribbon instead OF
the brides garter.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-05-05
Works Written In Haste.

In one year Dryden produced four OF
his greatest works: 4" Absalom and Achi-
topheI," "The Medal" " The Religio
Iaici" and Mac Flccknoe." He was
only six months in writing "Thc Hind
and Panther" three years in tanslating
the whole of " Virgil, and twelve morn
ings in composing his i" Parallel Be
tween Poetry and Painting" The orig
inal draught of "Alcxander's Feast" was
struck off at n single sitting. DIR. John
sons " Rasselas" was written in n week
to detrny the expenses of his mothers
funeral. Sir Walter Scott's rapidity is
one of the marvels Of literature; hc
wrote literally rs fast as the zen could
move, and when he dictated his aman
uensis could hardly keep pace with
him. The original manuscripts OF the
Wavcrly novels may still be seen; they
are frequently for many pages unde-
formed by q single blot or erasurc.
Beckford's Vathek" was completed 10y
the unbroken exertion of three whole
days and three whole nights, the author
supporting himself during his unnatural
vigil by copious draughts of wine, and
what adds TO the wonder is that the
work was written in French. Mrs.
Browning's LADY Geraldine's Court
ship" poem of great length in pecu-
liarly difficult meter, was completed in
twelve hours, while the printer was wait
ing to put it into type.
Steele and Fielding wrote many OF
their essays while the press was waiting.
Johnson, like Gibbon, wrote at first
with labor, but afterward found that,
with practice, a stately and highly
finished style came as naturally as ordi.
nary expression comes to ordinary peo.
Pile. We learn, for example, that some
of the best papers in the Rambler '
we're penned as easily rs letter--that
forty-eight octave pages Of the Life oi
Savage" singularly polished work,
were completed at q sitting, and that
the Lives of the Poets" cost him no
more trouble than slipshod article
costs professional Journalist. But
johnson was, We may add, indefatigable
in revising. Ben Jonson tells us that
he wrote 1.-THE Alchymist in six
weeks; Fenelon that Telemaque" was
produced in three months, and Brough.
am that his Edinburg Recier articles
averaged few hours. But the most
portentous example of literary fecundity
on record is, beyond question, 10 be
found in the person of Lope de Vega
He thought nothing Of writing play in
q couple Of days, a light farce in an
hour or two, and in the course OF hi,
life he furnished the stage Of Spain
with upward of 1000 original dramas
Hallam calculates that this cxtraorli
nary man was the author OF at least
q, 400, 900 lines. Temple Bar.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-05-05

There IL not a stone paved street In
Eutoepeer. The roads are In charge of
roadmasters, each one OF whom is re-
sponsible for ten miles, and the finding
of loose stone in any ones section is
punished by loss of place, and impris-
onment for not less than thirty days.
Dogs are not allowed TO run loose in
this kingdom, but must be led by rope
or chain not over three feet long.
Horses are not allowed upon the best
roads, and are seldom used, except for
carriage or for agricultural pursuits.
Upon telling native-an officer of the
Eutoepeer Bicycle Union-that bicycles
were not allowed in many of the parks
OF America, because they might frighten
horses, he said: "But how should
horses be in parksf" "Why, they
drive in parks" we answered. He
looked at us incredulously, and ex.
claimed: "What permit horses in
parks where people go for safe pleasure
What recklessness Why, the least
thing, the sudden flight of bird, 9
wind-blown leaf, may scare horse, and
endanger the lives Of scores of womer
and children. Mercy what an idea t.
let horses into parksl"
They have magnificent parks here
but no horse is ever allowed inside tn,
gates.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-05-05
woman'= Work.

"Woman's work is never DONE" says
the old saw. Tradition has marked out
the routine of her daily duties some.
what after this fashion,
Mondays work Is TO wash, apace;
Tuesdays work il to iron, with grace;
Wednesdays work is to bake and sew,
Thursdays work is TO clean--fpr show
Fridays work il to sweep. dust and brush
Saturdays work Is to cook-wiih a rush
The next then comes Is the Sabbath day.
And then she's too tired to rest or to pray.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-05-05
Esquimaux Carpentry.

The builder selects snow Ct the proper
consistency 10y sounding a drift with
cane made for the purpose of reindeer
horn, straightened by stcaming, and
worked down 10 about half an inch in
diameter, with ferule Of walrus tusk or
the tooth Of bear on the bottom. By
thrusting this into the snow he can tell
whether layers deposited 10y success
siYe winds are separated by bands of
soft snow, which would cause the blocks
TO break. When the snow is selected
he digs n pit TO the depth Of eighteen
inches or two feet, or about the length
Of the snow block. He then steps into
the pit and proceeds to cut out the
blocks by first cutting down at the ends
of the pit and then at the bottom af-
terward, cutting little channel about
an inch or two deep, making the thick
ness Of the proposed block. Now comes
the part that requires practice 10 ac-
complish successfully. The expert will
with few ;hrusts Of his knife in jus,
the right places split Off the SNOW block
and lift il carefully out to await removal
to its position on the wall. The tyro
will almost inevitably break the block
into two or three pieces, utterly unfit
for the use of the builder. When two
men are building an igloo one cuts the
| blocks and the other crccts the wall.
When sufficient blocks have been cut
out to commence work with the builder
marks with his eye, or perhaps draws q
line with his knife, describing the cir.
conference of the building, usually a
| circle about ten or twelve feet in diane.
ter. The hrst row Of blocks is then
arranged, the blocks placed so as to in.
cline inward and resting against each
other at the ends, thus affording mutual
support. When this row is completed
the builder cuts away the first and sec.
ond blocks slanting in from the ground
upward, 80 that the second tier, resting
upon the first row. can be continued on
and around spirally, and by gradually
increasing the inward slant perfect
dome is constructed of such strength
that the builder can lie flat upon the
outside while chinking the intersiices
between the blocks. The chinking, is
however, usually done by women and
children as the building progresses,
and additional protection secured from
the winds in very cold weather by bank.
ing up, with a large wooden snow
shovel, the snow at the base often being
piled 20 the depth of three or four feet.
This makes the igloo perfectly imper.
vious to the wind in the most tempest.
nous weather. When the house il
completed the builders are walled in.
Then small hole about two feet square
is cut in the wall on the side away from
where the entrance is TO he located and
is used TO pass in the lamps and bedding.
1t is then walled up and the regular
door cut about two feet high and
niched at the top. 1t would bring bad
luck to carry the bedding into the igloc
by the same door il would he taken out.
Before the door is opened the bed is
constructed of snow blocks. and made
from one TO three or four feet high, and
occupies three-fourths of the entire
space. The higher the bed and the
lower the door the warmer the igloc
will be.-From an Arfio Erpiwrsr's
"reminiscences.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-05-05

also the prime obligation of learning to
respect household work for its own sake,
and the comfort and happiness II will
bring in the future. Housework is
drudgery; but it must be done by some
body, and had better be we'll than i'll
done.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-05-05
LADIES, DEPARTMENT.
Fashion Notes.

All shades of gray are fashionable.
There is an attempt to revive laced
boots.
Checked wool suits never go entirely
out of fvogue.
New parasols are shown in all the
new shades of ombre satin de Lyon.
Gold. steel and silver rival jet and
colored bead embroideries this spring.
Dolman visite shoulder capes, fichus
and mantles are worn for street
wraps.
Plain skirt and plain corsage dresses
of dark satine have smock overdresses
of figured satins.
Steel thread embroidery on steel
gray costumes is feature in spring
fashions.
Soft, light, fine woolen stuffs are
more used for summer toilets of cere-
mony than silk or satin de Lyon.
There is so much shirring on dresses
of all kinds that it takes an immense
quantity of material to make a suit.
Bandeaux of gold, steel, jet, silver,
and plain and brocaded narrow ribbons
are worn on the train for full dress.
Round waists with surplice fronts
confined under broad belt will he very
fashionable for wash goods dresses.
Cloth of gold in gold-colored silk
wrap, with woof of gold, forms an i'm
portant item in the trimming of dressy
costumes.
Sticks of parasols are most fashion
able OF wood in the natural state, with
the bark ON, but the knots cut of, show
ing the white wood in spots.
Some oil the new parsols are of gold,
silver and steel brocade, with cream
white Innings and both metallic fringe
and Spanish lace around the edges.
The beauty of sprays and single
flowers and boarders of eglantinc on
muslin and lawn robe dresses has been
appreciated by artists in dress materials
for this season.
At late fashionable wedding in high
life, in London, the bride wore a dress
of white-stamped velvet, while the
bridemaids' dresses were OF vigogne,
trimmed with black lace.
Plain satine skirts have overdresse'
of figured and lowered ratine with
grounds of the shade and color of the
skirt. The trimmings of such dresses
are of figured, the pipings and cordings
Of plain, satine.
The richest colors and effects are
obtained in new fabrics 10y the intro
duction of gold, steel and silver in
combination with stripes and blocks OF
satin, velvet and plush gauze, OF
maroon, old gold, blue, dark green and
dark blue; also with pale tints of color
and cream and pearl white.
New linen collars are straight bands,
like those worn by clergymen, but are
made to lap in front, finished with a
curve, and fastened by gold button.
Black silk grenadines, in narrow satin
stripes and blocks or checks, similar tc
the seaside grenadines, have come out
in small quantities; but these cannot
be accepted as fnality in the way oi
variety of these manufactures.
The newest fchus are no longer sim
ply folded neckerchiefs, but are very
elaborate, having box-plaited standing
ruff. with revers down the front. The
revers are notched in directoire style
and edged with two gathered rows o
lace.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-05-05

While at ball in Fond du Lac, Wis,
Mrs. g. NJ. Bowen, after dancing few
timsa, complained Of pain in her head,
sat down and Immediately expired.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-05-05

An obstinate man does not hold opin.
ions, but they hold him.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-12-20
Washington Adviees .

Washington, 1e.-The enatejudicisry
committee, unanimously agreed to re-
port back the nomination Of Benz. II.
Brewster for attorney general, with the
recommendation that it be confirmed.
The Senate committee or naval affairs
decided to postpone action on the nomi.
nation of Psv-Director Walmouth, to be
paymaster general, and other contested
navy nominations until after the holt
days.
Secretary Frelinghuysen took pos
session Of the state department to-day.
The total amount of standard silver
dollars put ia circulation during the
week ending December Is, was S448. 995,
against $4l8 996 for the corresponding
week Of last year.
The contingent fund investigation
COMMITTEES at this mornings session ex-
amined Pitney very closely about the
manner of disbursing the contingent
fund heretofore, the treasury laws in It's
disbursement, and wherever these laws
have bee violated who was response BILE
for these viOistions.
La the Senate, to-day, Farley intro
duced bill to enable the state of Cali
fOrnia to take lands in line OF the six
teenth and thirty-sIxth sections found ia
BE mineral lands. Referred.
Resolutions were introduced in the
House, to-day, asking for information
concerning American citizens confined
IN British prisons, and in regard to the
discontinusnce of the star rosie service
Ex-Secretsry Blaine declined 10 de
liver sn eulogy on the late President Gar
field before the House.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-12-20
PILES! PILESl PILES!
a Sure Cure Found at Last No
One Need Sufarl

a sure Cure for Blind, Bleeding,
Itching and liberated Piles has
been discovered by DR.. William, ian
Indian Remedy. called DR.. Will
liam's Indian Ointment. A single
box has cured the worst chronic
cases of % or thirty years standing.
No one need suffer five minutes
after applying this wonderful sooth-
ing medicine. Lotions, instruments,
and electuaries do more harm than
good. Williams Ointment absorbs
the tumors, allays the intense itch
ing, particularly at night after get
ting warm in bed) ,actS as a poultice,
gives instant relief, and is prepared
only for Piles, itching of tn private
parts, and for nothing else
Read what the Hon. J. M. Coffin
berry, of Cleveland, says about DR.
Williams Indian Pile Ointment:
have used scores of Pile Cures, and
it affords me pleasure to say l have
never found anything which gave
such immediate and permanent re-
lief as DR.. Williams Indian Oint-
ment.
For sale by all druggists OF mailed
on receipt of price, $1.00.
HENRY 81 Co., PROP'Rs,
Cleveland, 0.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-12-20
A KOugh .Inke.

Washington, 1S.-James Utley, who
was represented TO be q crank by letter
received on Friday, is wealthy lawyer
of Neil City, Nebraska. He, in COM
pany with Hagerty, one Of the editors of
the Neil City Recorder, came to Wash
ington, TO secure the reappointment Of
the latter as postmaster at that place,
while Congressman Valentine had
urged the claims of Matthews for post
master, ard his commission had been
made oat. it was Withdrawn at the in-
stance Of Senators Saunders and Van
Wyck. It is asserted that the letter
charging Utley with being q crank, and
coming here TO kill Guiteau and Scovllle
was written for the purpose Of damaging
him politically, and thereby destroy his
influence 10 behalf Of Hsgerty.
The attorney for Mason, who at
tempted TO kill GuIteau, announced that
the defense will ba insanity.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-12-20
Blaine and His Intentions.

Ohlcsgo, 19.-NeuS' WASHINGTON.
plalne was asked to-day which particu.
lat one OF the many rumors about his
movements and Intentions was true. 81
90 not want to be interviewed, he said.
put +! am willing to say, If it is Of any
puollc interest, that there are many
Things do not intend to do. I have no
intention whatever Of moving to New
iork, as you state has been asserted, to
take charge Of the interests of any depart
ment of the M. K. s. T. r. r, II
Is odd that such statement should be
imagined as no proposition Of such
nature has been remotely suggested to
me l don't intend to remove to New
York either, for any reason. I shall re-
main IN Washington end give my atten-
ton to numb Der of long neglected pri-
vate interests. ~ principal business
will be in connection with the railroad in
which l have embarked some capital,
not millions, as l see it stated, but
enough to make it an object for me to
look after.
us Elkins connected with this rail-
road?"
"Yes, sir, Mr.. Elkins and Senator
Davis. of West Virginia, and number
of other gentlemen names have been al
ready mentioned The property is a
irst-rate one and its development will
occupy all my spare time"
"You have been credited with design
ing southern tour?"
rHowever much" replied Mr.. Blaine,
Il may be disposed to accept the very
cordial invitations l have had to go
south, l shall probably be obliged to de-
cline them all. I .have been necessarily
pretty busy man for the past twelve
months, and shall now seek either to
svoide excitement or unnecessary ac.iy-
ity."
"When will your New York house be
fnished2"
~ don't know. We don't intend to
winter"
Your health is good, is it notP"
"Yes, much better than at the begin.
ming of the administration.