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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-03-02

NALL AND SEE
NEIT FRENCH DESIGNS
in
Guipune Edgings and Insertions for Trimming
White Goods of every kind at
KAYSER, Shirley h TAYLORS.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-03-02

Z AYSER, Shirley & TAYLOR
are receiving daily
NEW GOODS
of all kinds
I AIDES WILL PLEASE REMEMBER
THAT
KAYSER Shirley Sc TAYLOR
give special attention to
MOURNING GOODS,
of all kinds, such
BLACK CASHMERE in mourning black.
BLACK SILK In all the noted makes
BLACK SATIN and Satin DeLyons.
HENRIETTA CLOTHS.
SILK WARP TAMISE, NUNS VEILINGS,
BLACK MOIRANTIQUE SILKS, all prices.
All we ask is examination of the above Goods
to show that our Goods the best and prices the
lowest.
We also have a full line of English Grapes, Grape
Wells, Mourning Buttons and FringeS all prices.
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I'd ii
lad begins possibly great career by sailing
before the mast on d coasting vessel ORION {
merchantmen bound to the farther India OF
to the China seas.
No manly man feels anything of shame
| in looking baf k to early struggles with adj
verse circumstances. and no man feels q
| worthier pride than when he has conquered
| the obstacles to his progress. But 10 one
of noble mind desires to be looked upon rs
having occupied a mental position. as hav-
ing been repressed by Il fee ling OF inferior
ity, or as having suffered the evils OF pow
ertv until relief was found at the Eand OF
charity. Gen. Garfield's youth presented
no hardships which family love and family
energy did not overcome, subjected him tf
no privations which he did not cheerfuily
accent. and left no memories save those
which were recalled with delight. and trans
mitted with profit and with pride.
Gartield's early opportunities for secur-
ing an education were extremely limited,
and vet were sufficient to develop in him an
intense desire to learn. He could read at
three wears of age. aud each winter he had
the advantage of the district school. lie
read all the books TO be found Within the
circle of his acquaintance; some OF them
he got by heart. While yet in childhood
he was a constant student of the Bible and
became familiar with its literature. The
dignity and earnesteess OF his speech IN his
maturer life gave evidence OF TINS early
training. AT eighteen years of age he was
able to teach saiaool and thenceforward his
ambition was to obtain a college education.
To this end he bent all his efforts, work
ing in the harvest field. at the carpenter 5
bench, and, in the winter season. teaching
the common schools OF the neghborhood.
While TINS laboriously occupied he found
time to prosecute his studies. anG was so
successful that at twenty-five years OF age
he was able to enter the Junior class at
williams College. then Under the presiden-
ey of the venerable and honOPed Mark
Hopkins, who. in the fullness OF his powers,
survives the eminent pupil to whom he was
of inestimable service.
The history of Garfied's life to this period.
presents no novel features. He had undoubt-
edly shown perseverance, selt-reliance, self
sacrifice, and ambition-qualties, be it said for
the honor ofour country, which are everywhere
to be found among the young men of Amer
lea But from his graduation at Williams on
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indeed In all our public life have left the great
Massach usetts senator without Intellectual
peer.
In English parliamentary history, as in our own,
the leaders in the House of Commons present points
of essential difference from Garfield But some Of
his methods recall the best features in the strong,
Independent course of Sir Robert Peel and striking
Resemblance discernible in that most promising
of modern conservatives, who died toe early for his
country and his fame, the Lord George Bentinck.
He had all of Burkes love for the sublime and beau
tiful, with. possibly something of his superabun-
dance: and in his faith and his magnanimity, In
his power Of statement, in his subtitle analysis, In
his faultess logic in his love of literature, In his
wealth and world of illustration, one Is reminded OF
that great English stateman of to-day, who, con-
fronted with obstacles that would daunt any but the
dauntless, reviled by those whom he would relieve
bitterly by those whose supposed rights he Is
forced to invade, still labors with serene courage
the ameoration Of Ireland and for the honor OF
the English name.
Garheld's nomination to the presidency, while not
predicted or anticipated, not surprise to the
country. His prominence in Congress, his solid
qualities his wide reputation, strengthened by his
then recent election senator from Ohio, kept him
in the public eye man occupying the very high
est rank among those entitled to be called states
men. twas not mere chance that brought him
this high honor. "We must says Mr. Emerson
''reckon constitutional trait If Eric is in
robust health and has slept WE'LL and Is at the top
of his condition, and thirty years old at the the
time of his departure from Greenland, he will
steer west and his ships will reach New Foundland.
But take Eric out and put In stronger and holder
and the ships will sail six hundred, thous-
and fifteen hundred miles farther and reach Labra-
COR and New England" There is no change in re-
suits.
AS candidate Garfield steadily grew in popular
favor. He met with a storm of detractton at
the very hour of his nomination, and 1t continued
with increasing volume and momentum till the
close of his victorious campaign,
No might nor greatness In mortality
Can censure 'scape: backwounding calqmny
The whitest virtue strikes What king so strong
Can tie the gall up in slanderous tongue.
Under It all he was calm and strong and conf
dent lost his self possession, did no unw1se
act, spoke no hasty ll-constdered word. Indeed,
nothing in his whole life is more remarkable or
more creditably than his bearing through those
five full months Of vituperaton- prolonged agony
OF trial to a sensitive man, constant and cruel
draft upon the powers of moral endurance. The
great mass of these unjust imputations passed I'M
noticed, and with the general debris OF the cam
paign fell into oblivion But in a few instances the
iron entered his soul and he died with the injury
If not unforgiven.
One aspect of Garfeld's candidacy was unprece-
contests in this country, had successful presiden-
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the fair.
II think I'll have to go. I have
an engagement at
"Oh, but first you must buy me a
boquet for taking you around,"' said
the young lady. 'Right over here, .
and they were soon standing in front
of the flower table. "Here is just
what 1 wan t." and the young lady
picked up basket of roses and vio'
lets. "Seven doll .rs, please
''Oh, Jack, is that you p cried the
poor youths cousin from behind the
flower counter "and buying flowers
for Miss Giggie, too. Oh. l shall be
terribly jealous unless you buy me
a basket, too,' and she picked up an
elaborate affair. ''Twelve dollars,
jack" and the youth put down the
money, looking terribly confused, as
though he didn't know whether to
make bolt for the door or give up
all hope and settle down in despair.
you'll excuse me, ladies he STAN
mered, bnt L must go. have
''Here, let me pin this in your but
ton-hole,' interrupted his cousin
Fifty cents, please" and then the
you tn broke away and made a
straight line for the door. #1
"Well, if ever / visit another fair
may 1 be-" he calculate d as he
counted over his cash to see if he
had the car fare to ride home.
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VOL. |.
NO TIME FOR HATING.

Begone with feud! Away with strife
Our human hearts unmatlng
Let us be friends again! This life
Is all too short for hating
So dull the day, so dim the way,
So round the road we're farlng--
Far better veal with faithful friend.
Than stalk alone uncaring.
The barren fig, the withered vine,
Are types Of selfish living
But souls that give, like thine and mine,
Renew their life by giving.
While cypress waves oe'r early graves,
On all the ways we're going,
Far better plant where seed is scant,
Than tread on fruit that's growing.
Away with scorn. Since die we must
And rest on one low pillow
There are no rivals in the dust
No foes beneath the willow.
So dry the bowers, so few the flowers,
Our earthly way discloses,
Far better stoop, where daisies droop,
Than tramp on broken roses
Of what are all the joys we hold, -r
Compared to the joys above US?
And what are rank, and power, and gold,
Compared to hearts to love us?
So fleet our years, so full of tears,
So close death is waiting
God gives us space for loving grace
But leaves no time for hating.
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HIS LOVE.

1t was evening in the country.
The moonbeams peeped softly be-
tween the leaves ofthe pulseless elm,
and kissed the song -birds lost in hap
|py dreams. The rose and the lilly
were asleep, so were the parsnip and
the string bean and all the amorous
air was toned with languid scent to
the sublime altitude Of swell drug
store.
They were walking up the shady
avenue from the village whittier he
had taken her to prove his boundless
admiration and love at a five cent
soda-water fountain. z
"No," he commenced lor he knew
they were getting near her vine.clad
cottage, and he hadn't much time to
lose, my love for you shall never
wane, wilt, or grow less. With you
l shall sail THROUGH life as TRANQUILITY
as over placid L ,on-lit lake in a
aat-bottomed boat, with virtuoso at
the stern playing the "Old Folks at
Home on an accordion. You are
my evening star this evening and
every other evening, and you shall
have a seal-skin sacque every Chri ST.
mas"
She clutched his ready-made coat
Or rather it's sleeve-in a wild &C.
stasy of inefable delight. while he
continued: ''You are the sweet p ar
ticular idol Of my life, and L shall
take you to the circus next week,
My love for you is deep as the ice
mans cunning and the plumbers s
pocket, which, like a spring, reflls
itself when drained. Mine is wild
enthusiastic passion that will with
stand the rigors of the arctic butcher
and milliner. The strawberry vender
may lose the cunning of the hand
that arran ges the meaner specimens
below the large ones in three-quarter
pint measures which he guarantees
to hold a quart but my love you will
never lose. even if you bet it on a
horse-race. All, yes, fair Imogen,
while life lasts you shall have in me
defender against all the trials and
tribulations of this vexed, and uncer.
tain life. My love for you burns
like dollar in a poets pocket; it
also burns like yon snowy star, and
not till that goes out"
ut has just gone out" she broke
| in.
"Alas, too true!' he sighed. 81
have been swearing by Fou1th-ot
July balloon"
And he didn't say another word
until he good -nighted at the gate.
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ANXIOUS TO BE NEIGHBORS.

He was small boy, with dirt ON
his nose and faded straw hat on
his head, and feet long unwashed.
He walked boldly up the steps, pull.
ed the bell, and when the lady came
to the door be said:
"Say, can you lend me your tele.
phone for few minits ?''
'Why, I can't!'' she gasped cut.
well bring it back in half an
hour:
But can't lend it, child. You
don't seem to know what a telephone
is. Who are you %
eve live around the corner, just
moved in, and we want to be neigh
borly. tried to barrow your wheel
barrow and shovel, but your boy
wouldn't lend 'em, and our hired
girl has been over to borrow tea ano
sugar and couldn't get any. We
kinder thought we might borrow
your telephone or something, and ma
would bring it back and get chance
to see youl style and ask you to rur
right in with your old clothes on +
l-Detron Free Press.
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A LOVE AFFAIR WOUND UP.
81 should SMILE"

AS Bertha Reding ote spoke these
words she lay coquettishly in a ham:
mock that had been swing between
two giant oaks that reared their tall
heads aloft in the broad lawn, at the
edge of which stood her father
stately residence. A little foot, en-.
meshed in silken stocking, whose
delicate texture displayed to advan.
tage the trim ankle within, peeped
out from beneath a feecy-white dress
while the laughing eyes and fair fore
head of the girl we're surmounted by
a coronal of sunnily-gold tresses OF
which any hair store might have been
proud.
$50 you like ice cream" said Har-
old Mcintyre, bending over the ham.
mock and looking tenderly into
Bertha's blue eyes.
81 should smile," said the girl
again, getting ready to put on her
slipper and start.
"You are r.ght,' said Harold. lice
cream is. good thing. Perhaps
some day next week 1 will buy you
some.'
The look of happy expectancy
faded from the girls face. "What
time is it % she asked
Ten minutes to six, replied Harold.
Then said Bertha, IF you start
right away you will get home ln9 time
for supper
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1882-08-24
BOY WANTED.

There is a gospel tent at the corner
of Michigan avenue and Fourth
street, and of a Sunday evening
there is considerable passing in and
out on the part of pedestrians. Last
Sunday evening a boy Of IA, who
had just left the tent, encountered a
stranger, who stopped him and in
CURED: %ssss# %"s &stat1 4
Say, bub, what sort of perform
ance is going on in there? ?"
'Purty good thing p was the re-
ply.
I'D kinder like to see the fat
woman and the living skeleton and
the Albino children once more. but
Im pretty near strapped. Is there
any way l kin work in %
Gus boys crawl under the canvass %
"Anybody around to knock you
stiff ?"
"Never saw anybody. I'll show
you where to 90 UNDER
"By hokey. I'll try it! It's no use
to throw away quarter when you
you can beat side-show.'
The boy took him around behind
the tent and saw him safe under, and
then crossed the street and sat
down. He waited just exactly three
minutes, and then the stranger came
out of the tent by the door. He
looked up and down the street,
closely scanned every youngste1
about him, and finally said to a
bootblack:
Club. I'm looking for a youth
about two heads taller than you
peaked nose. brown straw hat, hail
cut short. 1 want to see him sc
awful bad for about half a minute
that I'll give you half dollar if you
can find him around here !'-Detroi7
Free Press.
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BILL ARP'S PHILOSOPHY.

1t don't pay to get mad about any.
thing, much less about politics.
Getting mad cheats a man out of
his time. He can lose a day or two
days or even week, thinking about
1t and fretting over it, and that in.
terferes with his business and his di.
gestion, and makes his family un-
happy. He had better go dead for a
while and come to life again. Get.
ting mad is the poorest way to get
even with an enemy ever. tried. It
don't pay worth cent and always
makes man loose his own self.re.
spect. Nova man may get mad
with himself for being a fool and it
will do him no harm. In fact, it NAV
do him good, for it's a sign9- of re.
pentance. / knew a young man to
go to cErch and the girls honey.
fuggled six dollars out of him and
ne went home and undressed and
tied one arm to the bed.post and
whipped himself with the other and
as he cut himself around the legs he
he would say: "You 90 to another
church fair +? You let them girls
fool you out of your money again |!
You pay ten cents for every fool let
ter they stick at you! You give
half a dollar for little dab of ice
cream-Ill learn you some sense. 7
WILL" and as he talked to himself he
kept the switch going lively, and
would dance up and down just like
he was another fellow. Now that is
a'good idea. When a man makes a
fool of himself and goes ripping
around let him tie himself up and
give himself good whipping, and
then take fresh start in the morn.
ing. If a man gets into fight with
another man he might accidentally
get whipped, and then everybody
would hear Of it, but if he whips
himself all by himself it will do more
good, and nobody would ever know
anything about it-Atlhnta Cons sti-
tuition.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1882-08-24
THE FAT MANS SPELL.

Two or three years ago there lived
in the lower oil country prominent
oil producer who was a notoriously
bad speller. In a letter, among
other errors, he spelled water with
two is. A party of gentlemen were
discussing this popularity in the
bar room of the Collins house. OIL
City, one evening, when the poor
speller himself chanced to come in.
"Hello!' said one OF the party, a
corpulent gentleman, now remotely
connected with the New York
Petroleum Exchange. "we were just
talking about you.''
''Is that so ?'' was the reply. "And
what were you saying p ...,
"Why, some of the boys claim that
you are the worst speller in seven
teen States
They do }? 1 think [ can spell
about as we'll as the average produc-
er."
"I'll tell you what I'll do with
you" said the first speaker, "Ill bet
the champaign for the party that
you can't spell water
"All right replied the producer,
and he proceeded to spell the word
W-a-t-e-r.
"That's the way 1 spell water for
money" he quietly remarked, ''but
when [ spell it for fun I sometimes
use two ts.''
The corpulent gentleman paid fol
the wine, and the silence became sc
great that you could hear a house
fall down.-Bradford Neaos.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1882-08-24
THAT UMBRELLA.

During the shower yesterday cit
izen carrying very wet umbrella
entered hotel to pay call to some
one up stairs. After placing his um-
brella where,it might drain, he wrote
upon a piece of paper and pinned to
it the sentence:
IN. B.-This umbrella belongs to
a man who strikes 25Q-pound blow
back in fifteen minu. .s."
He went his way up stairs, and
after an absence of fifteen minutes
returned to find his umbrella gone
and in its place note reading:
ssP. S.-Umbrella taken by a man
who walks ten miles an hour-won't t
be back at all !''-Detrou Free, Press.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1882-08-24
CHURCHES {:

Baptist. D. Hufham. D. D., Pastor:
Services every first, second and third
Sundays at IL O'Clock, A. NJ; PRAYER
Meeting every Wednesday night. Sun
day School every Sabbath morning.
Primitive B Baptist-Eld. Andrew Moore,
Pastor. Services every third Saturday
and Sunday morning.
Methodist-Rev. j. Crowson, Pastor.
Services every second and fourth Sun
days at IL O'Clock, A. M. Sunday
School every Sabbath morning.
Episcopal-Rev. H. G. Hilton, Rector:
Services every first, second and third
Sundays at lO5 O'Clock, A. M. Also at
Pittman's Hall every first and second
Sabbath evenings at O'Clock. Sunday
School every Sabbath morning.
Baptist (colored,) George Norwood,
Pastor. Services every fourth Sunday
morning. Sunday School every Sabbath
morning.
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COUNTY,.

Superior Court Clerk and Probate
Judge-John I. Gregory.
Inferior Court--Geo. L. Simmons.
Register of Deeds-R. j. Lewis.
Soiicitor-A. j. Burton.
Sheriff.. I. Dawson.
Coroner H jenkins.
Treasurer-Dr. l.. W. Bachelor.
School Examiner-W Clark.
Keeper of the Poor House-W. w
Carter.
Commissioners-H. j. Harvey, W. n
Shields, F. NJ. Parker. J. H. Whitaker,
Sterling Johnson
Superior Courtt-Every third Monday
in March ard September.
Inferior Cou.rt-Every third Monday in
February, May, August and November
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1882-08-24
FICTION OUTDONE.
Reformig the World-A Utopia
Love and Lucre-Ma1vied by
Wiro-Life in a. Irea

LIc/ OTHIty ute W OTNt-A C1OP'e'
Love and Lucre-Married by
Wire-Life IN q Tree.
A certain telegram which appear
ed in the leading papers of the coun-
try some two years ago announced
the marriage by telegraph of Freder-
ick Moulton Shaw. Of Los Angeles,
to a New Jersey teacher. 1t has
been left for the Chronicle to supply
the world with the missing chap ters
and sequel to this SIM ular rom ance,
Not far from half a century ago the
hero of our tale, fair-haired youth,
assembled the educational ladder in
the academy located in the small
town of Castleton. Rutland county,
vt. Young Shaw was a very ordl-
nary sort of a boy in those days.
Time went on and he drifted to Cal
lfornia after thrice repeated trip
around the world. He became en-
chanted with the climate, the scene
ry, the productive soil of Los Ange--
les country, and selected it as his
future abiding place. Grand 'er4ter
pr1ses and Utopian dreams drldded
and matured in his brains. Out in
the canons intersecting the f foothills
to the northwest he would establish
sanitarium, were the MANNED arc
halt, the weak and the ailing of al
the world should come for rest anc
recreation and the joys Of co'ngenial
companionship.
Shaw's plans expanded ard grew
in Importance until they embraced
the most extensive and varied oper
ations Of any prof ect ever conceived
upon earth. There we're TO be mode
dwellings, manu- factories, water
works, schools, colleges, and, mos
important OF all, great line O
steamships, which were to ply bach
and forth between all the great ports
of the world. At this junoture
cautiously but eloquently, he un
folded portion Of his plans to some
of the most prominent citizens o
Los Angeles; Gen. Stoneman. the
prospective Democratic candid ate
for governor, among the number
He talked persusively, wrote logical
ly and well, and managed to Undue
those whom he approached with some
degree of faith in the success of his
scheems. A company was forthwith
organized. The chairman of the
board of directors was mayor Tober
man of Los Angeles. Gen. Stoneman
was another member, and Thos. E.
Carey, the famous orange-grower
Temple, at that time a flourishing
banker and Gen. c. Gibbs, a well
known Los Angeles attorney, were
also included, while The name OF
Frederick Moulton Shaw figured as
general superintendent. The compa-
ny was Incorporated on May 8, 1873.
with capital Of ,$250.000, and de-
nominated the s'Southern California
Sanitary Hotel and Industrial Col
lege association
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Scarlet Fever
Cured.

Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn.
l testify to the most excellent qualities of Prof.
Darbys Prophylactic Fluid AS disnfectant and
detergent it is both theoretically and practically
superior to any preparation with which am ac-
quainted.-N. T. LUProN, Prof Chemistry
Darbys Fluid is Recommended by
Hon ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS, of Georgia:
Rev. CHAs. F. DEEMS, DID,, Church Of the
Strangers, N. ";
Jos. LRCoKTR, Columbia, Prof University, sc.
Rev. A. J. BATTLE, Prof Mercer University:
Rev. GEO. F. PIERCE, Bishop M. E. Church.
INDISPENSABLE TO EVERY HOME.
Perfectly harmless. Used internally or
externally for Man or Beast.
The Fluid has been thoroughly tested, and we
have abundant evidence that it has done everything
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