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and ssv0 ~ tEoshjs ola pass nor.
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agoa1d The eaene9 tAos, and u heard
o0no more; In short, thb repsst a
diseass q the hsast = ~ mantle ol
ehasity which tbs psllte essosse and
syDpethetje pAysle1en throw around
The graves q generous peoPle.. At .
scjsati6e CosgrsD at etsasburg II
was rspostsd tl,at thisty-ax pesssns
who bed saddealy died, IN imme-
diste and iAithfal Post nestsm show
Cd that ealy .two pesseae haa any
heart Affection whatever es0dden
death ooly in thiFtH-three fko0
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JOHN BRIoHr's FRIEND.
A Woman Whose Poverty was
the Background of Her Genius.

lam not Il critic, and ! never was
q writer, Some people say that
critics are writer's who have failed to
write. [Laugi'ter.] Aud hcing not
very kindly disposed towards those
who have succeeded, they l~'rmc
rather spiteful il their criticisms.
Well. I am nOt.a critic, but still ]
have an opinion ri hooks that I read,
and read one not very lately--at
le,st large portion of ito which
I should like to refer. II il hook
containing the memoirs. and poems
and composition vi, to my mind, the
most remarkable old la',y that 7 ever
heard Of, one Janet Hamilton, vii"
lived, I think, /. the town Of Coat
bridge, in Sco!lanl--in Lamarkshir",
II am not mistaken. Now, should
like to tell you what can l,e done Iy
a person to whom God has given Il
grca! love of bWks. Janet Hamilton
was the daughter Of shoemaker
who employed one j"urn'ym'an. and
as might be rra :"nally supposed, she
bes.ame afterwards tho wife of the
jo,,rncyn,:n [iaughtcrll. and q, n very
carly age, too earlier than ] should
recommend in similar cases. How
ever, during her life, she had n family
Of ten children. most Of whom. I M.-
lieve, grew up I" manhood and wO-
manhood. But she never wcnt I"
school, aud her mother. VIII" WAS ti:"
shoemaker's wife, taught her {" read.
She lid not learn to write until she
Was 81. and she l'cvau,c blind at ~.
and che lived. I think, t" bc abO,t -
op:B. So far for the points Of her
life. Now, she never saw u mountain.
she never saw any river hut tho river
Clyde, and she never Wa twenty
mile, away fruin her own hu'u'!:
dwelling. She read in her child
ho."l, ut >, or :;, nr years oi aSr.
Billie stories that hev mother
procured for her, at : years of aye she
found by accident on u weavcr'>
LOOM In her nciyl.L"ri,Cod tw" vol
unles. One was ''paradi>e Lost
and the other was Allan Ramsey
poems. Now, she read with All cx-
tracr'linary c,,Serness, and did na!
forget what she read, as SOME Of "
are mucl, too apt to do. She read
through, all the village library, til"
history. the biography, the travels.
When she got to shakespeare, shake
.;.c:,re was like u revelation t. her
l..hecrsj, and size had no words with
whicl, to express her admiration "f
his writings. She said in those days
it was not considered II very good
thing for serious people to read
shakespeare llaughter]. and there
was hole in the wall in her house
near the chair on which she nursetl
her children, and where she worked
ut home some kind Of tanlor work,
and when people come in size put
Shakespeare In the hole in the wall,
50 that It might not lie seen, and her
conduct might not he criticised.
[Laughter.] Well, she said that in
her childhood her mother had read
her every morning, after she could
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SIDE D1sans.

Gail Hamilton 10 ut Hamilton,
Mass, for the summer.
It has now been discovered that
! Billy Ratterson was struck by light
ming.
Mr.. Stephens Is called :'Aleck Of
Georgia" by u Western paper. That
he Is "sn,art Aleck'' goes without
saying.
The trapexc performer Is . high
minded man in more ways than one.
He h always above being in the ring.
-BOston Courier.
A cousin Of Eugenia, named Caro.
who was In the diplomatic service
under Napolean, has just died by the
bursting Of IN aneurism.
All nesh il grass, and that's Why
% many men nowadays appear to
have had their hair cut by a lawn
mower.-L0acrV Cs'wr;~r.
There ought to Ike a great many re,i
cans in the corn crop this season, 1t
has been talked about 80 n,l,ch.-Da-
ton Commercial Bsstlrtin.
The current opinion seems to l'c
that Don Cameron viii cling to his
Beaver with all the tenacity Of an
Irlsh laborer on st. Patrick's day.
Marietta Bey's library has been
beught by the French government
for Sl4,OOO. II Is considered the best
private library In existence on
EgyptOlogy.
Old laily Ito druggist,-"Are you
quite sure that Is carbonate Of sDda-
not aroemice'' Druggist -''Quite.
ma'am; try It and Judge Tor YOURSELF"
The J"dy".
A passer-by gives two cents to u
beggar-"Thank you for your inten-
tjso," said ths hsygsr, ''l.ut I no
longer accept cents. They 'li'l very
we'll when began to beg, hut now"
-Fsrriy WI.
The rector to- Irish l'la-terer,-
''1hat mortar must have been very
bad." Pat, with q grin'-''Faix, ye
can't expict the likes O. good Roman
cemint to stick to a Protestant
shurch, sor!''-zans'on Pssah.
llfs. Sims has got the whins -.
Z Aud nothing viii impsoys bGl,
Until she sees the Tuilerics
And waddles through the Louvre.
-CMMLisiNs Tr;h"n~.
A crusty old fellOw once asked.
"What IL the reason that s:iiiins,
dragons and devils are the la'lies' fa.
vOrites sv1bjoetS for embroidery de-
sigus.: %Ah, becasse the1sse con.
tinually thinking of theiflusbands,"
was the lady's quick retOrt.-[f"i-.
"rhe sense Of death is most in up
prehension," says sl'akespear's lisa.
bel, but there are subsequent horrors
"a this sideof the mysterious river
WAieh nhght wsd appsl even 20
stoGt . heart ~ Garibaltli's. That
hero is to be done into q novel by 10
Il.
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Action Of Wsstssn Bo1fds oi
TfodD.

SAN fRAxClsC0, July :2-On r.
ceiving news Of the favorable repoet
on the Nicaragua canal bill the
Board of Trade met lsd telessaphe1
all the PAdA1 CCas1 representative
at Washington and to Kassen of
Iowa to have the bill taken up oy the
consent ofthe House II possible, and
insure prompt action before adjourn
n,ent. The Portland, Oregon, Board
Of Trade will also take some such
action In the matter.
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WARRINGTON, d c., July H.
The Senate took up the ssvunuo IN,
and without dshets voted down ~
amendment oOessd b. Beck, 10 n
tain the tax o. pssl6mssy, nsdieal
preparations. and other artie3es In
schedule A, section 3,l9& Revised
Staiutes. The vote was . party one,
Is to 81, Davis a Ininois voting no
with the republlcsns.
Vance moved to retain the stamp
tax On phylag eards. Lot b. .
rartv vote, . 70 .; Dsvis ~ vot-
ing.
WAsHIxoTox, July 2-The
Deuster bin 70 regulate the carrying
ofpasengeD by - passed.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, July A-Hoaes
bill n pssvids ~ addlejsoal tsaiulng
school fer Inaian yso1h aDA es0sslng
the use q unoeespied usil)tasy bas-
racks Sse soe6 paspaoss, pa1sed.
Hosss bill digostibS ~ peyneot 70
Mn. Lueis A. 0as1s)d ofo6aeov, les
any sun algea1y paid eat - aecount
Of the late Presideat's salasy, passe1.
A resolution olIesDd BY Coekrell ~
adopted, calling foe The expsoditures
In each State In - foe public bald
ings, rive0 and hasboes, forts, asse-
mails and armosjes. The secsslasy q
the Intesior w. disse4sd 70 report
whether hs advised The issue a. eef-
tiheates lse doabls psasioas ese Ward
b. Burnett and 1so. biz Seasass fbe
10 doing. pending aetIon o ths sub
Jet By Coagre0.
KasDoo, under insesuctioos u TIE
Committee a Ways and 0eans,
called up the bin b allow . dnw.
heck On fogeign materials used b
eonneetloa with domestic niatetiak
used In The soaslsuetion q stsam and
nh vessels os Nbsslg1 seeoant. Coa-
sodGsatida va entesed upon. Kas-
40 una1ntalned that Il Was ID the
Interest II shiP- P-bsildsss.
Tucker moved 70. make the ball
rod '"Thst section 206o, Revised
statutes, !" b amended BY addiag at
the end ofthe last llne ''6team and
sail vessels bullt fbe foreign o. domea.
Tie account ol domestic and imported
materials, - pssvidsd IN the peeesd
Ing ssstios." HASKELL eAjeeted that
when by . unanimous vote The Ways
and Means Committee cane IL with
. carsNally prepared bin 70 relieve the
industry Of the country, TIE Demo
cr1ts and hfee-tradeu killed e By |
loading Il with amendments. On
the vote the Hose appeared 70 have
no quorum, many Kepsblleans ~
fasing - vote:
The hll nnal1v vent over.
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Duropeano In Aloxandrie arc
Alarmed.

PORT SAID, July &:4-Ata . meeting
" fereign eonsuls yesterday Il was
@greed to call ON the Admirals and
captains Of the men of war ia The
harbor to ask what slspo as0 70 Be
taken for the seenrity q Europeans
on shore in The eve1t olan outbreak.
fresh earthw0gkD have teen thrown
up BY ths Egyptians ct Fl. 0uemie),
six miles fF0m here. The Arabs 1t
Isasail are numbering the oop(s.
Every Eur0pean has )e(t Cairo.
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ALEXANDRIA, July 22.--To day
two hundsed and 6lty ri0es under -
siil6ecnmp OF General Alliooa nah.
ed beyosd Nilaha, six miles hence to
blow up the railway. They INST
tome Of AEabl Pasha's cavalry and
several shots were exclaimed. The
Egyptians fled after losing two dead
and sevefal wounded. The ri0es
having finished their work with
drew. The Khedive received ID
vices that Anbi Pnobs = well SOP
piled with provisions and a0noai-
ton but his forces are not inepeooinG.
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L'xDWx, July .s-Ths troop ship
Euphrates Deft Pososmouth to-day.
She took seventeen hundred men.
She received scaled orders. Il b
presumed her destination b Alexan-
dTfa, not Malta.
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read, . chapter In the Bible, which
was done without intern,ission until
she lett her home and hall . home Of
her own. .f3lle said that her love Of
hooks was her ruling passion, and
Notwithstanding that, % far - she
knew, Ao.hing was neglected. But
she suffered ultimately from sitting
up to read until two O'Clock In the
morning, for she believed that Il had
the effect of very mucl, injuring and
ut last depriving her Of her eyesigh,.
Somebody asked her how 1t was that
never having been to school she
wrote 50 accurately-n0t only poems.
for she wrote for one Of Cassel's pull
l.cations when she was 81 years of
age, although she only learned to
write Mt ~, and It II almost inlpOssi-
bic now TO read her y writing, the let
tens are 10 curiously formed; but she
was asked how she came to write ="
gra,n,natically, having never been I"
schOUl. and she said: ''Iou might IL
well ask 'ne why the laverock-tha,
Ii, the lark-can sing" She said God
had given her, not ~ Sir David Dun
das said, ~ great love Of books" hut
u natural tact or gift Of grammar.
(Laughter.] This old lady has writ
ten poetry. some Of whicl:-if there
was time l would quote one or two Of
til .m-but certainly there are one or
two Of them that, II placed among the
poems Of Burns In u volume Of his,
no one would for q moment doubt
were the productions Of that the
greatest Of Scotch poets. That. !
think. h an amusing story. con-
Tess 1t has surprised me beyond any
thing I have ever read for . long
time, and doubt il We nave on rec-
ord the pqrticulars Of . more remark
able person than my old friend Ja-
met HamiltOn.-FroM ~ Hi,ccrk hy
John Bright.
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SUNDAY oDR1lOK9.

They always talk who never think.
Pope.
Health and cheerfulness mutually
beget each other.-Addiso~.
Whatever's lost, It hrst was won.-
Il. b. Broxning.
Censure b the tax . man pays for
being emlnent..-SsrV.
Trust that man In nothing WHO hes
not . cooseienee In everything.-
NcrSe.
To tell msn that they cannot help
Themselves - to ding them into reck-
leasuess and despair.-F+0"tlc.
He that wrestles with a. strength
ems our nerves and sharpens our skill.
Our antagonist b ourheaper:-B"rke.
Education Is the only interest wor-
thy the deep, controlling anxiety Of
the Thoughtful man. WcnelcN Phil
tps.
Our children will he better, do
more, love mors and be IN every way
In advance Of ourselves.- Vim. II.
Baker. :
Confidence is that 1beling y which
Re mind embarks In great 0d hon
ekable courses with aare hope aud
trust In itself.-(5cero.
To rejoice in another's prosperity is
to give content to your own lot; to
mitigate another's grief is to alleviate
sr dispd your ows.-Ryro" E''cards
I. WeSnGht net to look hack unless Il
h to derive useful lessoos from past e.
ross and for the purpose 0f profIting
By dear bought experience.-Ge""yc
Washington.
It was Ruskin who said that ''he
only b advancing In life whose heart
Is getting sslses, whess bossa ,was'a-
er, whose brain quicker, whose spirit
h entering into living peace"
"The first and last thing which Is
required y eenius, "sGid 0ss1h4 rs
the love ottrufh." )" rs'Ituels," wrote
John Milton, rs ~ impossible to be
soll.d by an outward touch a. . sun
BEAM"
~ 4tlPm0teas from ~ pat
8Sd xk1sd down fssn IT,
" , Oft siss.a Nsy11A =
l 0s0telG2t figeso0 partlsess, mi
intermixed with indefinite alloy, the
debris Of eenturies.-ROrec.
Many Christians cannot nx The
precise date Of their conversion. The
new life came to them - the dawn
essss~dah9s ssovlygiving place,
I >eseeel Sr.Ss s9n( the ~ gny. e
ivGs, Gnd- - si1VUfre0d6bing iBto4
ruddy ,old, and all 80 quietly and
steadily that We could not fix the pre-
else birth-,noment Of the day.-T. l..
CMy'cr.
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Decisions By The Ateoenoy oon-

WARRINGTON, July &.-Attoeney
0eneral BseWste4 decided in the ense
Of Geo. w. Curtis and ~ reaentative
Hubbell, regarhing political assess-
ments, that congressn,en are not
United States o@cers and . gin from
them for campaign purp' ses does mt
fall within the statutes. The Cab
inet viii consider the matter Tuesday.
+ . Attorney General decides the
Secretary or the Treasury cannot
allow transportation companies to
tAke sixty th0uDand Chinese thrUugh
this ceontry fl1an Cutp to China.
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6koealeM1s Appkes q - the Phil
Shefidan Of the Russian army.
Rsskin receatly watched . cricket
mach With agtiotic admirntion.
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Nm. Frederic Doaglas b danger
lPaly ~ - A,eE,hsN hsP4 II
-. tr.i9t ssttH.N ~
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4 new and pretty material for sum.
n,er dresses is crinkly, silky crepe,
called dian,ontine, which for e:c-
ming wear In made up over surah and
trimmed with Spanish lace.
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LoxDox, = Jsly A-lA ~ Co.,
.s:s ths aa,,ars ~ ia!.sate stli'd
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tesPeSsE. es ,Jsly !AEIe ~ 80
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TIE vote q egod1t ~ the EUp6-
inn 0Rpodifina UooDd - A1o4boA.
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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-10-19

The great Bourbon Rally announced for
appointment to the sanguine few-t the am
bilious politicians who can look no farther
than the end Of their noses, and have no
higher ami ition than to deceive andtrlck the
people. Instead of the thousands who were
confidently expected, there were rot over $50
present, all told, including men, women
and children, and at least 200 of these were
Readjusters. AT II o'clock there were not
over $50 or 500 people ON the ground as we
have been informed by careful observer,
and not until an urgent appeal had been
made 10 Staunton for more men. did the
crowd swell to the larger number above
mentioned. Free tickets. brass bands
booming cannons. nervous appeals, i'm
mense posters and all the appliances
that could be devised to reach and
enthuse the people, failed. Substantially in
their object. In short, the Grand Rally was
grand failure. and all because the. people
have no faith in Bourbonism in any sway
at any time.
An event of the occasion strikingly Illus
trates the spirit and feeling of the' con tend
ing parties in this county. At the New
Hope Liberal pic mic not more than dozen
Bourbons PIT in an appearance. Il Some of
them looked like they wanted to eat man
or two. Consequently the large crowd
which assembled there under the most I'M
favorable auspices of bad weather and high
waters, was compose of Liberals and those.J
who sympathized with them. At Fort De-
fiance,at least 200 Readjusters were present
They spread one of the best tables on the
grounds. and wanted everybody to partake.
The hospitable people of that intelligent
and refined neighborhood knew no party
when question of courtesy was involved. |
The demonstration had been appointed to
take place in their midst, and true to their |
gentle breeding and gentlemanly instincts. |
the Readj listers We'd with the Boirbons to
make the social feature of it a success
Their Liberalism was there shown, in con-
trast with the sullen, sour, and spiteful |
conduct of the Bourbons at New Hope, and
in that great victory was achieved.
gentleman Of intelligence and Impair
tiality. who attended both at New Hope and |
Fort Detiar ce, stated to us that the demon-
stration at New Hope was much the larger.
Notwithstanding the grounds were four
miles distant from a railroad, swollen
river and creek to cross, and the equinoctiif
storm impending and the spirit of the two
was as much in contrast as the
New Hope aud fence being all
life and animation, while that at Fort De-
lance looked disappointed and disguised.
t is possible that the three hours speech
If Hon. Ran Tucker trying to resurrect HE
lead issues of the past, had sombre effect.
5nt be this rs it may. the New Hope dem
'nst:ation, in every respect, was the great
II success, especially when it is remember
d that the Fort Defiance affair, as designed
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1t looks as if the Bourbons were weakening
in their stronghold. Even Augusta seems to
be gong back on them. They refuse to divide
time with Coalition speakers, or if they do
consent to any terms Mt all, all fairness is
thrown out of consideration, and not until
their enemies have agreed to give them every
advantage in debate will they stand up to the
rack. Friday night, W. E. Craig offered to
meet Col. O'Ferral at Middlebrook. But Col
O'Ferral declined and substituted Mr. Tucker,
and the terms were SO arranged that Mr.. Craig
had only 40 minutes out of 4 hours and 45
minutes and no opportunity to rejoin.
AT Newport, the next night Mr.. Craig
divided time with Mr. Goode, on usual
terms-thus showing that he could be fair
if his opponents were not. Craig's speech
at Newport is said to have been very fine
1t was logical, convincing argument and
made votes,
On Saturday night, Col. o Ferrall was asked
to divide time at Greenvile, but declined on
any terms, alleging as a reason that Capt
Paul had refused to meet Judge Allen at
Strasburg. When it is known that Capt
Paul did meet Judge Allen at Luray, the
force of this reason will be appreciated. Mr.
Craig must have routed the body guard at
Middlebrook, and that having deserted, the
gallant Colonel retired.
Mr.. G. d. A. Curry has been making ar
active canvass in the lower end of the county,
speaking to large audiences, and delivering, as
all agree, capital speeches. He is making his
mark in this canvass as a young man of fine
intelligence, and good debater.
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Why is it 7?
FLOR the VIRGINIAN.1


That the management of the Baldwin-Au-
gusta Fair can afford to hire band of music
from distance, and pay them as much or
more, per capita, than they can afford to pay
their own home band, who have, since their
organization, nearly 80 years ago, furnished
the citizens of Staunton and the county with
hundreds and thousands of dollars worth of
music, ga0tuStously? We presume it is on the
idea that We must encourage home" talent
and enterprise. Without one word of dispar-
agement or disrespect for the gentlemen com
posing the band from a distance. we would
SIMPLY say that they are in our midst, run
ming theatrical entertainment for the pur-
pose of making money and taking it away
with them, while any money that might be
paid to our home band. would be retained and
spent amongst our own people. Such action
is certainly not calculated to build up and i'm
prove our own community. S.