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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-09-28
NO. "A
The Butcher.
Texas Siftings.1

butcher is man who wears an apron
like that of bar-keeper. When.you ask him
for porter-house steak, he produces bone
that looks as if it belonged to mastOdon,
with little meat hanging to it. He hooks
this bone on his badly adjusted scales, swings
himself on it, and yells five poundsl" You
pay for five pounds of meat, but you only
carry off three pounds OF bone and six ounces
of meat And the worst OF it is, you do not
get all that, for he proceeds to chop OH the
bone, which he Keeps and afterwards sells it
to a hotel to make soup out of. That's
the kind of a philanthropist some butchers
are.
There are others. who arep' not quite SO en-
thusiastic They do not swing themselves
clear off the floor when they weigh meat.
They only keep q hand as big as a canvas-cov-
cred ham, on the meat to prevent it from blow
ing Oft the scales. In law and equity, you are
entitled to the butchers hand along with the
meat, for you have bought it and paid tor 1t,
but he never delivers the goods. He needs
that hand in his business 1t is SO handy in
weighing He sells that hand at eight or ten
,, cents pound forty times a day; he always
keeps it on hand, as it were, it being SO useful
in making change, and in removing custom
! er who wants to have the meat weighed over.
The butcher can be very sarcastic if he tries.
Probably his trade has something to do with
| his making cutting remarks. BESIDES, ne Is u
man OF brains, having more on hand than he
has use tor, which may account for the fact
that he is never sent to Congress or 10 the
Legislature.
We once suggested to a butcher that he put
his scales where the customers could see the
dial, notnecessarily for publication, but merely
as pledge Of good faith. 10, yes" he replied
scornfully, II suppose after while when you
buy a five cent soup bone, you will expect me
to put on my swallow-tail Sunday coat and
my stove-plpe hat, hire the finest hack in town
and brass band, go ID procession to your
shanty and deliver the soup bone" we as
sured him he was mistaken, that no such idea
had ever entered our head, but we never after
enriched him with any suggestions how to &C
quire the esteem and respect OF his fellow Cit
liens. We may mention right here, incident
ally, in closing these remarks, that they 90 not
apply to all butchers, but principally TO the one
who did not seem TO need any ADVICE where to
hang his scales.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-09-28
The Bad and Worthless

are never initiated or counterfeited. This is
especially true ofs family medicine, and it is
positive proof that the remedy initiated is OF
the highest value. As soon as it had been
tested and proved by the whole world that
Hop Bitters was the purest, best and most val
liable family medicine or earth, many imlta-
tions sprung up and began to steal the notices
in which the press and people Of the country
had expressed the merits of 81. B. and IN every
way trying to induce suffering invalds to use
their stuff instead, expecting to make money
on the credit and good name Of Il. b: Many
others started nostrums put up in similar style
to #. B., with variously devised names in
which the word Hop" or Hops" were used in
way to induce people to believe they were
the same as Hop Bitters. All such pretended
remed les or cures. no matter what their style
or name is and especially those with the word
Hop" or "Hops"i in their name or in any way
connected with them or their name, are imita-
tons or counterfeits. Beware ofthem. Such
none of them Use nothing but genuine Hop
Bitters, with bunch or cluster of green Hops
on the white label. Trust nothing else. Drug
gists and dealers are warned against dealing ii
limitations or counterfeits.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-09-28

BALLAD OF THINGs:BEAUTIFuL.


What the spell in the rimpled rill is
Who can tell or the charm OF roses !?
What the secret hidden in lilies
Or In the song the nightingale knows is
What power holds us when evening closes
The eyes of his day, and wells his face,
And lays on his heart two sunset roses
The beauty thereof the unspeakable grace
He that made marble all but speaking
Battered all that ruder men treasure
To win for himself this pearl of his seeking,
To crown Art queen of his hearts high pleasure
What drew hlm-and draws US In our measure
To bow to the might of perfect face,
And IN Of It's Nom Try llfe-times treasure
The beauty thereof, the unspeakabie grace.
He that in s1lver-cliffed columns
Sang and his holier head who chanted
The songs that the worlds fair morn have shown Us
And he to whom myriad souls wore granted
And he of Florence.who trod undaunted
The halls of Dis and the terrible place
What is the charm In the songs they chanted?
The beau ty thereof, the unspeakable grace.
But fairer far han lovely faces
with bonds that are stronger to bind than golden
Bonds that are woven of all the races
OF art and song, are the pure hearts moulden
Like to that Heart wherein is holden
~ The whole wide world, in a sacred place;
And they hold us, too by the same chain golden
The beauty tn reof, the unspeakable grace.
ENVOY.
Now beauty of these and their grace have birth
In the splendor that beams from Gods high place
And falls on the thousand things OF earth
The poem, the flower, the heart, the face
Endowing them with this sum of the ir worth;
The beauty thereof, the unspeakable grace.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-09-28
EXPENDITURES.

furnished the very means by which his own state
ments be refuGed-so far as the tns1nuattons OF
Republican extravaganza is concerned, as compared
with Democratic sham economy.
.During the period Of Democratic ascendency in
this House,, he says, 1--WE reduced expenditures,
less pensions and interest," " about $1O7 in
1878. This year 1t will reach $3.50, 0O0, 000."
Is this statement true? Examine 1t for your
selves. Add together the amounts for pensions
interest for each year, substract the from
the total expenditures OF that year, and then place
the results in columns alongside the revenues for
each year, and you will have the following table
showing the revenues Of each year compared with
the expenditures '4ess pensions and interest" for
that year:
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-09-28
Why He Didn't Take Tt.

Not long ago an old pioneer, who had
lived in Texas in the days of the early colo
nists, was Boosting of the good old times
why, sir" said he, II was once offered
league of land for pair of old boots
Didn't you takelt?" said the party he was
talking to.
No, sir, didn't. es
mo account land l reckon?
"Why, bless your heart, sir, it was the best
piece of land out doors. Grass five feet high,
a clear stream OF water running through 1t,
and an undevelopei silver mine in one cor
ner'
And why in the thunder didn't you make
the trade ?'' said the other.
Because" said the old man, in a sad and
regretful tone OF voice, because IL didn t
have the boots"
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-09-28
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 beneficial effect on the
teeth and gums. Its embalming or antiseptic
property and aromatic fragrance makes it IL
toilet luxury SOZODONT removes all disa-
greeable odors from the breath caused by ca
tarrh, bad teeth, &C. 1t is entirely free from the
injurious and acrid properties of tooth pastes
and powders which destroy the enamel One
bottle will last six months
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-09-28

$500 not grasp at the shadow and lose the
substance Kidney Wort is able to convert
you from a shadow Of your former self into
the substance of established health. Said
sufferer from kidney trouble when asked to
try KidneyWort tor Il remedy. "Pll try it,
but 1t will be my last dose" 1t cured him
and now he recommends it to all.'' Ii you
have disordered kidneys don't fail TO try it,
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-09-28
A Nashville woman attacked vounp M

A Nashville woman attacked a young man
in The street and hacked him with a butcher
knife until he ran A local paper says she
conducted herself like perfect lady through
out the affair" This must be a great consola-
ton to the young man whom she attacked.
Ii she had conducted herself in an uEladylike
manner while carving him he would have
died of notification
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-09-28
Can't Get IT.

Diabetes, Bright's disease, Kidney, Urinary
or LIVER Complaints cannot be contracted by
you or your family if Hop Bitters are used. If
you already have any OF these diseases Hop
Bitlers is the only medicine that will positive
ly cure you. Don't forget this, and don't
get some putftd up stuff that will only harm
you.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-09-28
Worth Remembering

Now that good times are again upon us. it
is worth remembering that no once can enjoy
the pleasantest surroundings if in bad health.
There are hundreds OF miserable people going
about to-day with disordered stomach, liver
or kidneys, when bottle of Parkers Ginger
Tonic would do them more good than all the
medicines they have ever tried.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-09-28

The rope with which . Kansas murdere
was hanged has been WOW en- into book
marks and given to the conv icting jury as
keepsakes.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-09-28

The coming holidays will be more generally
observed than any for many yours, and we
would remind our readers that bottle OF Dr.
Bulls Cough syrup will prove amost accepta-
BILE holiday present.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-09-28
False Pretences Exposed.


speech made before the House of Representa-
ives, June 81, 1882, by Hon. J. Randolph Tucker,
has been issued by the Democratic Congressional
Committee as a campaign document. Being thus
fndorsed 1t may be fairly said to be the Democratic
position on the question at issue. AS SUCH 1t may
be obstructive 10 examine and see whattt amounts
to. ~ 4f 4
CONGRESSMAN FUCKERS STATEMENT.
After stating that ia full Treasury invites extrav
agance, scant Treasury compels economy
(which nobody will deny" he proceeds to say:
In 1875, when 1 entered Congress, the revenue
was $2S8O0O, IL Is estimated Tor this year at
$500 The annual interest in 1875 was xl03,
O93604 81 For this year 1t Is estimated at $70UO0
600. Our expenditure in 1875 &274, 500, 392Sf;
or deducting interest," was $173S29 888.27. In 1882
1t Is estimated at $2700000O0, or, less interest," at
5000 For 1888 1t Is estimated at $294 $780, 1885,
49, or, less estimate for interests SIS, 0O0 00Oit
will be about $3.50 This increase, it is true
is largely for arrears of pensions.
t'See how we tend 70 extravaganza as our reve-
nues increased
"The figures for the period from 1875 to 1888, &C
tual and estimated, by the last OF the Secre
tary Of the Treasury, are instructive.
During the period OF Democratic ascendency in this
House we reduced expenditures, less pensions and
interest," to about $107 600 In 1875 This yearit
will reach $3.50, 0O0, 0U0.'t sstlae f
And than gives the following tableof figures, to
which he refers: sg - ~ *
Nt ac REVENUES,
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-09-28

An Iowa woman who got left by train
which afterwards met with an accident sent
the conductor check of $50 to show her
gratitude.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-09-28

whether or not the scientists differ from
Moses do not know" says DR.. Joseph Par
ker, of London, "but [ know they all differ
from each other ~
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-09-28

Long pelisses, trimmed all around the bot
tom and up each side with pinked ROUGH es
are seen among new fall wraps,
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-09-28
SKINNY MEN.

"Wells' Health Remover restores health an d
vigor, cures Dyspepsia, Impotence, Sexual
Debility. 81
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-09-28

*Lydia E. Pinkham's vegetable Compound
cures all female complaints by removing the
cause.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-09-28

itThc Christian Register says Bostonians
are naturally Unitarians, because having been
born in Boston, they do not think it necessary
to be born ayaiu.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-09-28

II won't sell you my vote, nohow," said
old Slowcuss to the man who had come to see
him. ...
why not?"
EUR three reasons: First, l kin arm half a
dollah diggin' taters in the time it would take
me to go an vote. Second, it would cos me
81 for er team to go to the pollln' place.
Third, we only offer me So, an t'other side
has already gin ME So ter stay away an not
vote at all, which brings up the finanshal
reasons on that side ter $3.50.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-09-28

SATIN marveieux of good body and finc
nnlsh can be bought this fall for 81 So a ward
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-09-28

A true friend to the weak and conyalescent
is Browns Iron Bitters,
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-09-28

Recollect that trifies make perfection, and
that perfection is no trif1e,
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-09-28
"Most Heartily"
WILMINGTON, N. c., Feb. 4, /

WILMINGTON, n. G., Feb. 4, 1881
III. III. WARNER u Co.: Sirs-I most heart
lily recommend your Safe Kidney and Liver
Cure for kidney and liver diseases, and shall
beglad to answer all questions regarding the
same IN connection with my case that enquir-
ing friends may ask. JAS. A. LowREY.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-09-28

The first importations Of velvet and plush
brocades have flowers and figures In long pile
plush on velvet grounds
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-09-28
A Delightful Novelty

Ladies prefer Florestcn Cologne because
they find this lasting combination of exquisite
perfumes delightful novelty.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-09-28

You are accused of being a chronic thief /;
what excuse have yoa got ?" None, boss
'ceptin' chronic poverty, replied the Austin
colored.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-09-28

A permanent restoration Of exhausted and
worn out functions follow the use Of Browns
Iron Bittera.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-09-28

The difference between q cat and a CONAN
is, that one has the claws at the end OF paws
while the other has the pause at the end of
the clause.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-09-28
I" BUCHUP .

Quick, complete cure, all annoying Kid ney
Bladder and Urinary diseases. 81. Drugg lists
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-09-28

Cold natures have only recollectons ;,tender
natures have remembrances.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-09-28

Between Euiaw and Paca SITS. BALTIMORE, MD.
In Inviting attention to the Celebrated Springdale
Pure Rye Whiskey, patented and manufactured by
Mr.. II. Rosenheim, 1t is but doing justice TO him In
dividually, and comforting favor upon those who
desire have need for an article of undoubted pu-
rtty and unsurpassed In quality.
This fine Whiskey is specially manufactured by
Mr. Rosenheim under letters patent and is for sale
by him exclusively. There is no similar article
offered In the Baltimore market and from Its purity
and excellence, should be In the cabinet OF every
who values fine and pure article. So free from
every adulteration is this whskey, and carefully
has 1t been manufactured, that 1t is largely pre-
scribed by the medical profession In cases requiring
a stimulant. AS before stated, this fine Whskey
can be obtained only the Wholesale Warerooms
of Mr. Rosenheim, No. 1916 West Baltimore Street.
This whiskey is five and eight years old.
The purity and careful manufacture of this fine
Whskey Is attested by the Editor.
DIR j. T. KING,
Editor Baltimore Trade Exhibit.
For sale by J. D. Growle, Virginia Hotel, and VIM
Kinney, stanton.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-09-28

| German and French correspondence solicited, and
| special attention paid to same.
| Refers to Sneed, former resident OF Angus1'
county, and now OF Audrain county, Mo.
Sept7-3m
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-09-28

a friend is easier lost than found.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-09-28

DURE FINE WHISKEY

DURE FINE WHISKEY.
H. ROSENHEIM,
WHOLESALE LIQUOR DEALER,
Proprietor and Patentee of the Celebrated
SPRINGDALE PURE RYE WHISKEY.
No. 315 W. BALTIC. ST.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-09-28

alEsmteb oughts had
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REVENUES,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-10-05
STATE POLITICAL ITEMS.

E. NJ. BraytOn has received the Republican
nomination for Congress from the Second dis
iict.
- The Greenbackers of Marion will not hold
Convention until after the approaching
term of Court, and claim that then they will
put up ticket which will carry the county by
5000 majority
- The Greenbackers Of Oconee can't press
their county ticket into service. Many OF
their nominees have too much self-respect to
hold office from any such source. One entire
Greenback club in that county has recently
gone over soldly to the Democrats.
1T is very gratifying to see so many colored
men coming out squarely for Thompson and
the whole Democratic ticket. They want
honest rule, and experience has shown them
that this can only be obtained from the DEM
ocratic party.
- The Republicans of the Sixth District held
a convention in Darlington September 26, and
nominated Edmund Deas for Congress. The
nomination gives great dissatisfaction. Many
colored men will vote for Dargan and some
for Bowen, the Greenback candidate.
Judge Mackey now announces himself
candidate for the State Senate, from Chester
county, in opposition to Hon. Giles j. Patter-
son, the Democratic nominee. Judge Mackey,
as County Chairman of the Independent party,
has issued a call for county Convention on
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-10-05

COLORED CANDIDATES FOR CONGRESS-
Among the Republican nominations for Con-
gress in the Southern States there are an un-
usually large number of colored men, but it is
learned here that in almost if not every such
instance the nominating conventions have
been composed of a majority Of colored men.
Several colored men Of prominence are also
running as independent candidates for Con-
gress in the South, notably in Virginia, North
Carolina and Mississippi One of the regular
nominations recently made of colored men is
that of Edward Deas for the Sixth South Caro-
lima district, who is at present employed as a
laborer in the government printing office
Lee and Smalls, the two colored men who
were beaten to-day by Mackey in the contest
for the Republican nomination in the seventh
South Carolina district, are very well known
here, having figured both on the floor of the
House and in the departments and other pub
lie places. Both are Of very unsavory reputa-
tion, but it is no more than just to say that
their characters will compare most favorably
with that of their white competitor, whom
they accuse of obtaining the nomination by
unfair means. 1t is quite apparent that many
colored men and white adventures have been
prompted to run for Congress in the Southern
districts because of the conviction that the
House, if Republican, will seat them wheth-
er they are returned as elected or not.-BdH,-
more tS'm.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-10-05

thority that five. men were killed and twenty
wounded. The railway officers express the be-
lief that the fire was of incendiary origin.
They noticed that the trucks on two separate
lines of track blazed up simultaneously. Sub
sequent to the first explosion two Arabs were
seized in the act of firing trucks. A third
Arab escaped. The fire began among the ANU
milton captured from the Egyptians. Some
accounts attribute it to an accidental blow on
a percussion shell while the military, at the
request of the railroad authorities were re-
moving ammunition which had been stored in
the railway sheds for some days. 1t appears
clear, however, that Arabs endeavored to
spread, if they did not cause the fire. The
traffic of the railway will not suffer serious
interruption. Troops patroled the streets du'
ring the night. The loss in stores and am
munition is estimated at e15,000.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-10-05
ADMITTED TO BAIL.

DR.. William r. Sykes and his son, James S.
Sykes, of Fairfield county, charged with homi-
cide-the former as principal and the latter as
accessory--the particulars of which are given
in another place, appeared at this place before
Judge Witherspoon, last Tuesday afternoon,
on writ of haJeas corpus, and after hearing
of the case, the parties were admitted to bail
DR.. Sykes in a bond of $4,000, and James s.
Sykes in q bond of 81. 500.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-10-05
DEATH BENEFIT.

The trustees of Home Lodge No. GO, Knights
and Ladies of Honor-which Lodge is located
at this place-have received the benefit of one
thousand dollars on the death of Mrs. Sallie J.
Kuykendal, one of their members. The money
has been paid over to the guardian of the
children of the deceased lady, the beneficiaries
under the certificate held by her, the guardian
having been duly appointed by the Probate
Court for this county,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-10-05
CHURCH NOTICES.

Presbyterian-Rev T. r. English, Pastor.
Services at the usual hours, morning and
evening.
Associate Reformed Presbyterian-Rev. R.
Latham, Pastor. The pastor will fill his regu-
lar appointment at Trzah next Sunday.
Episcopal-Rev. A. Prentiss. Services next
Sunday, forenoon and evening. Bishop Howe
will visit the parish on the 18th instant.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-10-05

600 went for educational purposes-the sup
port of the free common schools, which, in
York county, the past year, had been open to
the colored children for six months. Two
mills of the tax in York county is levied for
school purposes, and, under Democratic rule,
every dollar Of it is honestly expended.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-10-05

We the undersigned citizens of York coun-
ty, who were present at the joint meeting of
primary candidates at Hickory Grove, on the
31st of August last, hereby certify that to our
knowledge there was no paper in circulation
for signatures, pledgng the signers to vote
for no candidate from the eastern part of the
county, and also pledging themselves to vote
against Rock Hill, as charged by John. c.
Witherspoon in his speech at Yorkville, on
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-10-05
APPOINTED SUPERINTENDENT.

Mr.. James Mason has been appointed su-
perintendent of the c. G. & A. narrow gauge
system, including the Chester and Lenoir and
be operated in connection hereafter. We be-
lieve it is contemplated to operate the two
roads as one line, though for the present only
freight trains will. be run from one terminus
to the other.