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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-09-07

Some genius has invented telegraph ma
chine which he claims will transmit 5000
words per minute. 1t is intended to supply
the demand for sending the few brief re-
marks of the stump speakers. No machine
has ever worked fast enough for that before.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-09-07

Gail Hmiton confesses that she is "afraid
of the scythe." Doubtless she refers to the
primitive moving machine carried by old Fa-
ther Time. A great many ladies are afraid OF
that it cuts cows feet wrinkles beneath the
eve lids
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-09-07

Hsthetic nonsense Is spreading, for cor
respondent at Mount Deseret tells of lady's
dress that is a"perfect dream and cher own
inspiration." A "dream OF dress" it is to be
inferred, would go a very well with love of
a bonnet"
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-09-07

The deaf mutes of Luzerne county had
picnic the other day, and the ants are still
wondering how it is that they could go within
five feet of those girls without having her
scream like a wild Indian $ +,
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-09-07

A preacher in Tennessee tried to establish
a church in which there should be no members
who used tobacco or any beverage but water,
and his only congregation was an old woman
who chewed slippery elm and believed in
catnin tea for measles
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-09-07

They mobbed the widower, rwho at Water
loo, iowa, while erecting only pine slab over
his wife's grave, presented a handsome piano
to the girl who had been very kind to him
during his affliction.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-09-07

Ifyou are slandered never mind it; it will
all come Of when it 10 dry. Az
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-09-07
a ROlEKIEk.

GROCERIES,.
b. f. EAKLE L l. JONES
EAKLE e JON Els,
WHOLESALE and RETAIL
-:GROCkRS:-
| No "a and 40 NORTH AUGUSTA STREET,
Staunton. Va.
We call the attention of the public generally to our
LARGE AND WE'LL SELECTED STOGK
CERIES
which is equal to any in the Valley
We occupy the two large and commodious store
rooms recently completed by Prof. Hamer,
which, In the first place, facilitate In
doing business, and the second we
buy our goods In large quantities.,
which enables us to give bottom
figures; te-we are pre-
pared to offer induce
ments to Country
Merchants and
Contractors
on snch goods as ,-.... :. -5Aa4.ss -
FLOUR, GRAIN, HAY, BACON, LARD, SALT, OE-
MENT, COAL OIL, &C, sc.
We make specially of
FL on r.
Keeping always in stock the best brands, including
SOU rHEkN STAR
PATENT PROCESS FLOUR,
Every barrel of which is sold with GUARANTEE
We also pay the highest price for
FLOUR GRAIN and COUNTRY PRODUCE
Give call before purchasing elsewhere. You
Will find polite statesmen who Will be pleased to
show you goods, whether you desire to buy or not
orders by mail solicited, which will always be
filled at the
LOW WEST PRICES
Mr. E. G. EAKLE, who will represent Mr. B. F.
Eakle In the latters absence, will always be found
at the store.
Messrs. J. W. Splitter of this county. J. g. Ruff of
Middlebrook, and Uhas. P. Hanger of this city are
with us and viii be pleased to see their friends.
Go ALL GOODS DELIVERED FREE OF CHARGE
AT EITHER OF THE RAILROAD DEPOTB,
OR IN THE CITY.
Very Respectfully,
EAKLE JONES,
aug10 No. "a and 40N. Augusta st., staunton, Va.
j. W. HARsHBERaER, J.W. CARPENTER. |
HARsHBERdER 4 CARPENTER,
GROCERS & PRODUCE DEALERS,
No. 49, N. Augusta Street.
Having opened a large and fresh stock Of
g roc FRIES
Ii the above named stand we respectfully ask q |
Our stock is fresh throughout and has been se |
ected with great care. We have all kinds OF
SUGARS, CoFEEEs TEAS. SALTS, CAN GOODS
# every description, BACON, LARD, and In fact
yerything kept In firstclass grocery.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
We make specially of Country Produce, and al
ways keep a fresh supply of
BUTTER, EGGS, DRIED FRUIT so
OUR.
Having secured the agency of some of the best
MIS- In the Valley, we are prepared to furnish the
cry best Flour now on the market. Every barrel |
warranted and can be returned II not as repre- |
snted.
All we ask is trial, as We convinced that we
Ill be able to please, both in quality of our
GOODS AND PRICES
we especially invite the trade Of Highland and
t1olntng counties. Z
Don't forget the place, No. &C. NORTH AUGUSTA ST.
owl1ng Eake's old stand. nOy3-6m | /
b. & G. T. BLACKLEY, ,
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-09-07
I" BUCHUPAIBA."

Quick, complete cure, all annoying Kidney,
Bladder and Urinary diseases. g. Druggists.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-09-07
A Fine Thing for the Teeth

fragrant SOZODONT is a composition OF
the purest and choicest ingredients of the ORR
entail vegetable Kingdom. Every ingredient is
well known to have a beneficial effect on the
teeth and gums. Its einbalming or antiseptic
property and aromatic fragrance, makes it q
toilet luxury. SOZODOMT removes all disa-
greeable odOrs from the breath caused by ca
tarfh bad teeth &c. II 10 entirely free from the
injurious and acrid properties Of tooth pastes
and powders which destroy the enamel. One
bottle will last six months
Did you ever see woman mail letter
She will undertake to drop it into the box,
then she draws,it back and scans the diree-,
ton |; tries the stamp to see if it il on fast;
iscrutinizes the gummed side and runs her
finger over it once or twice then gives it one
or two sudden jerks, which sends it rapidly
into the box. She then peeps in to see if it
went through.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-09-07
SKINNY MEN.

wells Health Remover restores health and
yigor, cures Dyspepsia, Impotence, Sexual
Debility 81
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-09-07

Necessities tread on the heels of super
fluities.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-09-07


II aEa TAILORING. f..
ll.lll ~ = 80.
~ PR1NG AND SUMMER STYLES AND FASHIONS.
ia. HUTCHINSON s.l .sl.l
Jl aftf itfG - 4-a aah'.
fs aaas fi su.'-
is now receiving his SPRING and SUMMER stock of
foreign and domestic
CLOTHS, oAssIMEREs AND sUITINGs,
which will be made up In the best after
the most fashionable patterns. Call and the
styles Tor the spring and summer. Fits guar
anteed and satisfaction given. Also full line of
GENTS FURNISHING GOODS
such as cuffs, collars, handkerchiefs, crayats &C
ss Remember the place, 20.
t ia HUTCHINSON,
may lS-u Main ST., opposite City Hall
Z MERCHANT TAILORING HEADQUARTERS. 2
NJ F. MCNAMARA,
No.IO NEwsTREET,
STAUNTON, VA.
MY Merchant Tailoring Establishment has 1ust
been fitted up with a new and fne assortment of
sUITINGs, CLOTHS, CAssIMEREs, &c,
FOR FALL AND WINTER,
of the latest styles and best manufacture
PERFECT FITS guaranteed and orders promptly
executed. Gail and examine goods and prices
mar24-n i-a ls 1868 @ t-l i
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-09-07
ELDER NELSON d cslsm,s..s. REAL ESTATE AGENTS
tSLpER, NELSON 4 cUsalNGs
AGENTS,
OFFICE No 105 S AUGUSTA STREET

STATE tdan enher eoor
l
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-09-07
AGRICULTURAL sMP LEM ENTs.
WILLOUGHBY GRAIN DRILL.

respectfully announce that am now the SOLE
AGENT for thelsale Of the celebrated ffe
WILLOUGHBY GRAIN DRILL,
in this county. These Drills become the leading
Implement wherever Introduced 1 guarantee
them TO give satisfaction in every respect
POSITIVELY FOROE FEED. ,s
also keep on hand or will order such REPAIRS
as needed, at lowest price.
Gall and see me before purchasing elsewhere. 80
VIZ. WELLkR, .
august Hamer Building, Augusta St.
MOREOVER CO., eaa ei
FOUNDERS & MACHINISTS,
sTAUNToN, VA.
- Manufacture Repairs for a
1HRESHING MACHINkS,
STEAM ENGiNES,
6oiLERs, ~
GRAIN DRILLS, !
sAwxlLLs f. S'ai
asArxas $3.50
.b5.- MOWERS,
STOVES, DC.
Purchase and sell all kinds Of second hand ma
chinery. mayi8
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/ b. 4 g. T. BLACKLEY,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-05-28

tempting bait. In the course of q
short time "a gentleman who was
going abroad" called on the family.
dc wished, az an old friend of the
lady. tn give her 9 present before
leaving England, and be was accord
ingly represented a. having deposited
e., 800 in local bank to her account.
Up to this time the parties had been
living in = respectable terrace, but
the lady now objected to a Terrace"
and q villa was taken. In a short
time she expressed desire to pur.
chase the vills-"they might q. we'll
become their own landlord" and
negotiations were accordingly COM
menced, and the work Of laying out
carriage drive, building stables. etc.,
was also begun. ALI this time letters
and documents we're frequently COM
ing to and going from the house.
Before, however. the deposit for the
villa WaN paid the husband was snxi-
Gus to have the legal control of the
fortune" made over to him, as had
been arranged, but the wife urged
various excuses. Meantime 3 credi-
tor met at the house q collector S.Ao
had been engaged by the wife to draw
up the necessary documents, and
the result was 3 visit of the legal gen.
tleman to q town some miles of to see
Colonel" represented by toe lady
a. one of her trustees. No sucn per-
son, however, could be found, and on
a subsequent visit to the probate
court of the county town to inspect
the wills OF both her father and late
husband, who we're stated to have
been clergymen OF the county, = o
trace of any such wills could be foudn.
Toe lady, finding that inquiries were
being made, absconded, and the bus
baud soon discovered that she bad
run him into debt to toe amount of
S700. The poor man. who had given
up his employment soon after his
marriage, IN view Of the ''forture,"
is thus ruined, and much sympathy
is felt for him. The woman 10 sus-
Pected to be the same person who q
few years ago, in a seaside resort in
the same county. took large house,
furnished it deliberately as q lodging
and after living in the best style for
time and making away With some OF
the furniture, suddenly disappeared.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-05-28
THE IODINE TRICK.

1t is astonishing to what peculiar
methods people will sometimes re-
sort to endeavor to advance their
own and injure others interests.
One of the latest and most unfair
experiments is that of certain man.
ufacturers of baking powders, who
are endeavoring to prejudice Gus
toners against all other prepare
tions than their own, by exhibiting
from house to house a test purport-
ing to show the quality of various
powders. The facts are, this so
called test, which we are told simply
consists in adding little iodine to
a sample, can in no way reveal the
true value of a baking powder, and
is only calculated to deceive and
prejudice the minds Of the ignorant
and unWary. Some powders are
injurious, but this can only appear
by analysis. The true value of a
baking powder consists in the
amount of leavening gas which is
given off when heat and moisture are
added to the flour, and it is only the
chemist, with the aid Of chemical ap-
pliances, who can determine the vol
ume of gas which any powder can
evolve. We will venture to say
that there is not an article prepared
for food that might not be manipu-
lated by chemical tests to prove that
something was wrong about it, and
when a person goes into a kitchen,
or before hOusekeeper, who is not
to be presumed to understand chem
ical relations, and performs al ex-
pertinent of even the simplest char
acter, it is not difficult to impress
one that something awful is the
matter. AS to baking powders we
could suggest a dozen tests that
would be as ridiculous in giving a
fair idea of their relative merits to
an uninstructed mind as the one
here mentioned. The truth is, that
the best test to make of a baking
powder is to try it in making bread.
and see which makes the most and
Lest. To this practical test all of
the established brands of powder
have been put, and hOusekeepers
have very generally made up their
minds which they prefer, and the
iodine testers will find ultimately
that households that have for years
used a favorite brand will not be
apt to make a change on the test
prOpoSed.-AmeTicG7l Grocer.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-05-28
Steel Springs as a Street Car
Motor.

Experiments were made in this
city recently upon one Of the small
models OF the United States spring
car motor, and it was found to work
we'll. The steam car motor company
has secured the old patents OF Austin
and Steel, and their machine is the
basis of the new motor. The diff.
Guilty OF Austin and 6teel's machine
has been that there has existed here
tofore no process by which the springs
could be given the uniform and per.
feet temper absolutely necessary. This
difficulty, it is thought, has nov been
overcome, and the new motor COM
psny, having made several successful
tests OF the new process by which the
springs can be properly tempered,
proposes to construct. q number OF
machines and place them on several
of cur street railways. The motor
consists OF elk springs coiled upon q
cylinder. Each spring will be made
of fat bar Of steel 800 feet long, elk
inches wide and half an inch thick.
These springs are tempered by the
new process so uniformly and so deli
cate that their over becomes tremen-
dous. After first being coiled 80 that
their diameter is eighteen feet they
are tempered, and then wound up
until the diameter is seven aud
half feet. Ia this condition they are
placed upon the motor truck and the
appliances of the Austin and Steel
patents adjusted. A stationary en-
cine at the terminus of the road then
winds the spring to q diameter of
ferty inches, and it has been demon
onstrste1 that the power OF the ex-
psnsion OF the six springs froGl forty
inches to seven and q half feet In
diameter ia sufficient to drive an or
binary street Car full Of people five
miles on any track in Philadelphia. |
The springs are 30 entirely under the
control of the brakeman that be
can use the power of all of them at
once or limit the power to one, or in
going down a steep grade be can shut
them ali of. A check prevents the
machine and car from running At q
greater rate of speed than nine miles
an hour.-PhiLdCteLphjG Record.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-05-28
Relation Of Brain Work to-
BlOOd-SUpplY.

But. even if it ia true that the lar
ger and healthier phySiQKe affords
more blood for brain. use, 1t does NOT
follow that the larger the supply tbs
greater amount of brain-WorK possible
rbe argument assumes that the brain
BAG no limit to Its activity except IN
the quantity o. bod that can be pre-
pared for it. But it needs no scienti-~
fc education to know that there are
other Influences which limit the
thinkers activity, and that these lin
itstious are somewhere Ia the mys-~
teTiouR recesses of the brain, or In.
the forces Of which the brain Is the
organ. The physical nesl.h OF the
brain worker may be perfect, his di--
gestion unimpaired. his power 20 az
simulate food the same, and yet hea
may not be able 10 concentrate hisa
tt Oughts or carry on a complicated
train OF reasoning. The defect is not
in his bOdy-thst is as healthy as.
ever; nor is it in any of the processes
OF aloJd-makiDg-these go On as be-
fore. The trouble lIes in the brain
itself, whose capacity for work iss
measured by some hidden standard
of its own, and which gives warning
when a cessation of brain work is
imperative. Che body is a furnaeee.
whose power OF consuming fuel Is
greater than the eapa5ility Of it's
boiler-the brsln-to generate power.
10 keep the latter il good working.
condition, something more it neoee---
sary than building and feeding the
fires. A supplementary bat impor.
tant consideration is, whether the
steam beyond certain point will nof
be productive ofunDl easAnt conse--
querces IN the form of an explosion
Nina Morals, in Popular Science;
Monthly.
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: to run over gently and cool, until
! the enormous height had been at
tanned, and then retired satisfied
with its work. All went quietly
enough until Jacksonville was
reached, where the sheriff got int
the coach with a crazy man, taking
him to the Portland Asylum. He
was harmless enough, only his
tongue was geared with a double
back action gearing. Several times
we came near handing the driver
instructions what to DO with our
bodies and personal effects if he
succeeded in killing us. About IL
pm. our attention was drawn to the
fact that our. coach was not right
side up, aud the crank was on the
lower side. 1t was wicked, but we
wondered if he lived. He did. On
cOiling our stiff and twisted limbs
until the six of us found our own.
we crawled out the upper side, and
by the dim starlight viewed the
scene. We placed our jaunting car
on its wheels and proceeded. That
was the worst nights ride lever ex-
perienced; mud holes, rocks, side
hills, down bills, up hills; if there
is any other kind of hill we had
them. l keenly sympathiZe with
the Hank Monk UerSuS Horace
Greedy ride so famous in history ;but
the world can never know or appre-
ciate our ride. We are not editors
and cannot write it up.
About twenty miles from Rose
burg we met the advance graders
aid bridge builders of the California
and Oregon Railway. They are
working with a will. 1t is the ught
it will require two years to connect
Sacramento and Portland with rail.
Considerable business is being done
at Roseburg at present. but it will
take consumptive decline as soon
as the terminus is moved. Please
excuse my clothes line letters and [
will tie up. CHROXO.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-05-28
CHRONIC.
A Few Pictures from Sacramento,
and ROseburg, Oregon.

SACRAMENTO, May 6, 1882.
Editors Herald:
The alkali ordeal of the Humboldt
is passed. Why did nature span the
chasm between the two ranges with
such offal? Can you give me
any reason for so doing? But to
turn from that to a more agreeable
subject. Truckee reached. the view
changes, as thousand other
writers have written before me. By
the time we reached there all those
out of the sleePerS looked like SO
many cars of house cleaners, out on
q picnic. Their faces oh, such faces
No wash bowls, no towels, and soap
would have been laughed at; every
one had forgotten or lost his
combs. 1t must be a put-up job to
get the travellers over the road the
greatest number of times to see it.
As the only Christian part is crossed
in the night, it is either sit up all
night and see, or sleep and miss. If
one sits up, by the time the long
copious throat of forty miles of
snow shed is bolted through a person
feels disguised enough to retire. 1t
is lucky for the train men it is so,
fer it saves them answering the same
and otherquestions = thousand times.
You all know the fields are
green; flowers and trees are in bloom,
so will not mention these facts.
Sacramento is a large town, as the
last census shows, and plenty Of
room to build on each side. 1t can
get a little clean when swept. The
Capitol is q beautiful building, but
from present prospects, in a few
years it will make a good josh
house, for it is no use talking, the
white man must go. Government
must see to it. The Chinese are a
prosecuted race and must be pro-
tected. There is a portion of the
town where a renegade white is
seen amongst the copper-washed.
The Central Pacific car works are
a credit, not only to Sacramento, but
would be to any other city in the
Union. Every branch is attended
to, for the whole length of the road,
with all its various departments,
with the regularity Of the ticking
of a clock. Mr.. r. H. Pratt has
been promoted, which causes a
perceptible vacuum in the minds of
the employees. Our old friend, Tur-
ner, of Ogden, is looking good
natured as when he had charge of
the car department there. We had
a meal, seYenty-fVe cents; but for
the mealy manner of the walters,
would not have known much about
it. Our stomaehs were not well
enough educated for that class; the
food and stomach had a chat, but
the stomach baked, and would not
pull it down. This was a fifty-cent
house. Guess they are better up
town. Visited a hair dentist. He
started in to do his work better
than l desired, but made a gOod job.
Ee is an artist, if hair is wanted cut
close. Whistle bleW-hundreds of
men started; some sauntered, some
walked and others ran: asked if it
was a fire, town election, or some
one going to be hung? Such a SOL
emn, prophetic face he had while
making the reply, Lip moved at
one side, then jerked feet at the
same time) out: Ono, going to- din
ner." 1 guess he did. The Sacra-
mento and American Rivers are
muddy at this season of the year,
and will continue so for the next
twelve months. The time table says
we must go. CHRONIC.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-05-28

OF Figaro, and the next tvo vaa,s h..
WAS associated with John BronohaTor-
IN conducting the Lantern. He Wasn
alse for 3 while connected with tbz,.
Daily NeGCs and afserWsrd was edit0R-
OF the Hudson County Democrat.
When Frank Leslie started his u1b--
locations be picked on Mr.. Powell a.
the man to halp him, and he kass
been connected with the establish
ment now for many years. He used
TO write great deal under the name
OF Pierce Pungent," and coma
readers of the Republican may re-
member the proverbs attributed to that
worthy. believe that full score
Of books have appeared from bis pen,
while the fugitive tales he bias written
and his contributions OF one sort and
another to newspapers and magazines
would make a good sized library, il
gathered and collected bstween Gov
era. Two OF his plays have been acted
IN Europa and one in this country,
and be also wrote years ago for g.
minstrel troupe burlesQue Cd Lu-
cretia Borgis and the Bohemian Girl.
which proved very successful. It is
quite safe to say that there Is
not another man 10 the country lin
deed there be in England, who.
enjoyed a wider acquaintance with
the famous Englishmen of the lask
generation. He was the boon coHa-
panion OF Dickens; he knew Disraslf
when nothing seemed more unlikely
than that the young Jew would some
day be premier; be worked with
Wordsworth, Hunt and Horne; he,
bss many personal "reminiscences Of
Carlyle, Thackersy, George Henry
Lewes, and / don't know bow Lnany2.
other notable men. He has q Won
derfully retentive memory, and his,
recollections of the famous people hsz
has known are full of interest. Mr..
Powell lie now rs, but be is a veil
preserved old gentleman. I heaR~
that he goes around to the Leslis es-
Enlistment almost every day, and
still makes regular contributions 10
s0meiof tbs publications In Short Mr.
MicsWber Is enjoying a comfortable
old age.-N. Y. Cor. Springfield Re
publican.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-05-28
$500 Reward

We Will pay the above reward for
any case of Liver Com 31aint, Dys-
pepsia, Sick Headache, Indigestion,
Constipation or CostivenesS we can
not cure with Vests Vegetable
Liver Pills, when the directions are
strictly complied with. They are
purely Vegetable, and never fail to
give satisfaction. Sugar Gated.
Large boxes, containing 80 Pills, 25
cents. For sale by all Druggists.
Beware of counterfeits and imita-
lions: The genuine manufactured
only by JOHN G. WEST & Co., "Ehe
Pm Makers, 19l and 1S3 w Madison
Street, Chicago. Free trial package
sent by mail prepaid on receipt of
cent stamp. z. c. NJ. l. Drug
Store. agent
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-05-28
An Extra ordinary Story.

A correspondent 10 the west OF
England writes to the Pail Hall Ga
a remarkable affair is reported
iiom fashionable seaside town in
tne west About eighteen months
sgg a respectable african lost his wife,
Snu relng left with several children,
ne advertised fo7 housekeepef. He
received a reply from widow" and
aI.et negotiations by letter, they
camS 20 terms. She represented that
sne hau been left e3, 000, but being
9 II OF contir uing in service, she
nau accepted the present situation.
Ia 3 lew weeks she became her en-
pioyers wife. the $4,000 proving q