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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-07-06

Kanawha Gazette The Board of Public
Works at their meeting last Saturd ay, unani-
mously elected d. G. Gallaher, ESQ.,, to fill the
vacancy on the Kana " River Board. caused
ter selection could not have been made
Mr.. Alexander Hunter, of Alexandra, and
Miss Alice Swain, Richmond i favorite singer,
we're married on the 22d at the residences OF
Col. II. D. Whitcomb. The marriage cere-
mony was performed by Rey. DR.. Armstrong,
and the newly welded pair left in the after
noon for Old Point
Ralph Waldo Emerson said: "The man who
has thousand friends has not friend to
spare" But Ralph never was newspaper
man, supposed to be absolutely staggering
under load of circus tickets.
A crusty old fellow once asked, "What is
the reason that griff1ns, dragons and devils are
ladies' favorlte subjects for embroidery de-
signs" "Ah, because they are continually
thinking of their husbands" was the lady 3
quick retort.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-07-06

Having been made Agent for this State for the sale
Of the above machine, now offer to all in need Of
LIGHT, something far superior to any machine ever
offered in this State for
ECONOMY, SAFETY, SIMPLE. TY DURABILITY
1t Is CHEAPER THAN KERO SEM when the labor
Of cleaning lamps and replacing broken chimneys
Is considered 1t does not require as much SKILL Ia
hor care to light whole house as 1t does keep
one single Kerosene Lamp In Order
When compared with coal gas 1t is found
FAR SUPERIOR
about
rs CENTS PER THOUSAND FEET,
and coal gas from $3.50 to $500 per Thousand, ao
cording to the size of the town.
ANY one wishing full particulars in regard to the
above, will be mailed an illustrated catalogue with
more than 100 cuts Of houses now having them in
use, besides number Of references.
Pipes and Fixtures, write to
G. BARGAMIN,
PRAC TICAL PLUM BER,
GAS AND STEAM FILTER,
sTAUNToN, VA.
As AGENT FOR THE or, rnR.rrn
4 v, ;s'' MILL.
UMI now offer to Farmers and 9TH
A ers bargains In
A WIND MILLS,
k-M PUMPS, 80
WVKN Mills guaranteed to give en-
tire satisfaction If put up &C
r. cording to directions
All kinds of
BRASS VALVES,
COCKS, and fittings for
WATER, GAS AND STEAM PIPES.
~ Estimates made for Country work, from
Plans, and Plans promptly returned.
Fol Catalogue and Price List of Wind Mills and
Pumps, write to
G.. MIN,
PRACTICAL UMBER,
GAS AND STEAM FILTER,
,un1s-2ms STAUNTON VA.
r HUGHES co.
have Just opened a NEW DRUG STOKE at
LOG EAST MAIN STREET,
adjoining DR.. Arthurs Dental ofice, where can p'
found full line of
PURE DRUGS, PATENT MEDICINES
SPICES OF ALL KINDS AND TEAS.
Also full assortment OF
BRUSHES,
SOAPS,
FANCY ARTICLES &c.
1ooatber with a flne lot of Tobacco and Cigars.
aacrr,nt,ona carefully compounded at all hour
day or night by thoroughly competent .nIs ~
eight years experience.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-07-06
Harvard College.

At recent meeting of the overseers Of Har-
ward College, a discussion was held upon re-
solution which had been before the board for
several weeks, that in the opinion of tins board
the statutes making the attendance on morn
ing prayer and other religious exercises Gem
pulsory, should be repealed. The board, by a
strong vote, refused to adopt the resolution
But Mr.. George Shiffer, lately from Blair Co.,
Pa, who had Cancerous growth on his nose,
and who was advised the use of Peruna before
a visit to Cancer Hospital, was allowed to
take that par-excellent remedy, and by its use
for very short time, was cured completely
page "a in the ellis of Life"-get one from
your Druggist
OF the new bent wood factory at Charlottes-
vile, Va the Chronicle Of that town says 1--WE
found things humming. Three circular saws
were ripping u p timber at a rapid rate, pre-
pairing it for the process which convert the
rough lumber into rims, plows, felloes, nipple
ment handles, &c. W. W. Minor, Esq, is
president of the company Capt. j. r. Bryant,
secretary and treasurer, and Mr.. c. H. Nc
knight, superintendent The company pro-
poses, IN addition to the machinery for getting
out and bending rims bows, &C., to put up
lathes for turning all kinds Of handles, and
they are now putting up large saw-mill for
saving their own and custom cumberland
saw for cutting up fire-wood, both of which
will be a great convenience to the town
and community generally. This factory will
furnish market for large quantities of lumber,
and thus put money into the pockets of the
farmers"
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-07-06
Quick and Sure.

Many miserable people drag themselves
about with failing strength. feeling that they
are steadily sinking into their graves, when
by using Parker's Ginger Tonic they would
find cure commencing with the first dose and
vitality and strength quickly and surely COM
ing back to them.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-07-06
A Foolish Mistake.

Don't make the mistake of confOunding q
remedy of merit with quack medicines. We
speak from experience when we say that
Parker's Ginger Tonic is sterling health re-
storative which will do all that is claimed for
it. We have used it ourselves with the hap
piest results for Rheumatism and when worn
out by overWork. See adv.-Imaes.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-07-06

The loss by fire of $43OOOO,0oO worth of
property in the United States during the last
six years is something worthy of serious re-
Election. The amount of property burned up
in New York city alone last year was nearly
$16 100000, and in the United States over
1881 OOO. 900
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-07-06
sTAUNToN, VIRGINIA, JULY s, 1882.
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEM ENTs.

AGRICULTURAL IMPLEM ENTs.
THO THE PUBLIC
We would call your attention to the new firm OF
EtH
a.
WELLER e ROOT, :.
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS and MACHINERY
THE CELEBRATED
A CINE PULVERIzING MARROW,
WOOD MOWER, HORSE RAHES,
FEARLESS, PORTABLE, FRACTION
AND DOMESTIC STEAM ENGINES
SA " MILLS
SEPARA TORS,
AND GLOVER HULLERS.
ALSO THE
WILLOUGHBY GRAIN DRILL, WAGONS,
BUGGIES nc.
az Repairs always Kept on hand.
GIVE US IA CALL.
Respectfully,
WELLER l. ROOT,
No. "a. Augusta STREET., adjoining Bowling Ea.
kle Bros STAUNrON, VA.
may25-tf
j. WISE, NIB. HAMRIoK.
Late Of j. A. Wise & Co.
WISE s. HAMRICK,
ALL KINDS OF AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS,
Platr's Livery Stable)
STAUNTON, VIRGINIA.
We are agents for the best and most CELEBRATED
FARM MACHINES of every kind, and are determin-
ed to make 1t to the interest OF the farmers of Au
gusta to deal with us.
Among the standard machinery always kept on
hand We may mention
THE BUCKEYE COMBINED MOWER AND DROP
PER, THE WOOD MOWER, DEERING TWINE
BINDERS, THE NANNY MOWERS AND
REAPERS THE WEBSTER WAGON,
THE CHAMPION GRAIN DRILL, .
TIE TIGER AND THE THOMP.
SON HORSE RAKE, with
hand and horse dump,
and all classes of Farming Implements. HeadQuar-
tors for the
BEST BRANDS OF FERTILIZERS.
eB Remember the place, and call and makea
personal examination. We determined to sell
all who want tlrstclasS goods.
Respectfully,
april WISE HAMRICK
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-07-06

Notan experiment or cheap patent medicine
is Browns Iron Bltters. 1t is prepared by
one Of the oldest and most reliable chemical
firms, and will do all that is claimed for it.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-07-06
OF the new brentwood factory at Charlottes-

THE FUTURE CITY OF RoANoKE.-Mr Pet
tyjohn, OF Lynchburg, has taken contract to
build twenty houses for the Land Improve
ment Company, and the Company wants to
contract for the building of eighty more resi-
dences. This company intends the immediate
erection OF water works These works, when
completed, will be ample tor all present de-
mand for water. Skilled workmen, and brick
and lumber are in great demand.
Eighty thousand dollars worth OF machine
ry has been purchased for the Roanoke Ma
chine and Car Works. lit expected that the
works will be ready for business by Au-
gust LIST.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-07-06

Rev. DR.. John Poisal, the oldest member of
the Baltimore Conference of the NJ. E. Church
South, died Friday evening in Baltimore after
a long illness. He was ut one time chaplain
OF the House of Representatives, and resigned
that position to become secretary of the late
Mayor Kane, of Baltimore. He was born at
Martinsburg, W. Va. on May 18th, 1907, and
was consequently rs years of age.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-07-06
It was Immediate and Constant.
375 9TH STREET, LOUISVILLE, KY.


800 March 90, 1881.
H. Fl. WARNER s. Co.. Sns-The efectpro.
duced by your Safe Kidney and Liver Cure,
which l took for severe kidney difficulty
was immediate relief and constant improve
ment until it effected permanent cure;
MRS. ELIZA A. RAE.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-07-06

"Does the world miss anyone ?" you ask,
Julia. No, it doesn't miss anyone, urless ne
takes somebody's money along with nm.
That Egyptian rioter who fought man IN a
dark room for two hours must have Deen aW
full mad when he got him outside and found IL
was mummy,
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-07-06

Harki harki down the centurys long reaching slope
To those transports OF triumph, those raptares OF
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-06-08
Deficiency ,ApprOpriatfons.

The general deficiency bill appropriates
nearly &9, 0O0, 900. The following are the prin-
cipal items To defray expenses Of the oentsp-
nial anniversary Of the surrender Of Lord
CORVALLIS, at Yorktown, $32, 900; to pay
judgments United States Court OF Claims,
t34O, $50; to pay salaries of Internal Revenue
officers, $278, 200; for army transportation,
$500, 600 for payment Of army transportation
lawfully dine such land grant railroads - have
not received aid in Government bonds, to
be adjusted by proper accounting ofhcers, In
accordance with decisions OF the supreme
Court in cases decided under such land grant
act, $125, 600 but in no case shall more than
80 per centum of the full amount Of service be
paid until final judicial decision shall be had in
respect to each case in dispute /; it is provided
that such payment shall be accepted % in full
of all demands. being for transportation our
ing the fiscal year ended June SO, 1881 for rail-
road and mail transportation, 81, 100, 900 for
compensation of postmasters, $1,O00, 600; for
interest due Usage Indians, $169, GOO; for
arrears pay to two and three year volunteers,
S95, 900; for Navy Department., $S97 200, in
cluding $50. 900 for Bureau Construction and
Repair, and SILL, 600 for Bureau Steam En-
gineering; to pay Greek Indians for land now
occupied by Seminole Indians, SITS, 600; to pay
indebtedness incurred for Indian service during
1881 and PRIOR years, $262 600; to complete the
work OF the tenth census, CSC, COOS for foreign
officers Of the United States Courts, &4l7, 900.
3 Among the claims allowed by the Accounting
Officers Of the Treasury Department are the
following: For collecting revenue from GUS
toms prior to July, 1879, $94, 600; for pay Of
the navy prior to July, 1879. s4o,o
Treasury to credit Ex-United States Treasurer
Spinner with e47,097, amount Of deficiency
June q 1879, carried to his debt on the books
Of the Registrar Of the Treasury. av
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-06-08
xLvIIth CONGRESS.
SENATE
FIRST SESSION.

The Senate bll was reported by Mr. Sewell
from the Committee on Military Affairs, with
amendments, for the relief of Fitz John Porter.
Mr. Logan introduced bill to allow the widow
of the late Minister to Peru (Gen. Hurlbut) an
amount equal to his salary for one year. Re-
ferred. Discussion of the Senate bill to reim-
burse the Creek orphan fund was resumed. The
bill went over without action. The Japanese
indemnity bill was discussed. :.
The bill to reimburse the Indian Creek orphan
fund WAS taken up ,andw passed. Mr.. Allison
reported from the Finance Qemmittee with
sundry amendments the House bill extending
national bank charters, which, with amend
ments intended to be proposed by Messrs. Beck,
Allison and Sherman, was ordered printed. Mr..
Logan called up the army appropriation bill,
and the committee amendments as far as the
compulsory retirement clause were read and
agreed to. This clause makes the retirement of
an officer who has served forty years discre-
tionary with himself, but obligatory as to one
who is sixty-two years of age. -
The absence of David Davis, who was at
the bedside Of an old negro who had been in his
service for many years, and who was reported
dying, sprung the question as to who should
act as President of the Senate. Senator Davis
had designated Mr.. Ingalls, to act as President
pro tenn, whose right Mr.. Morgan disputed
inasmuch as an accident to President Author,
in the interum, would make Mr. Ingalls, Presi-
dent After short wrangle, during which
time the Secretary of the Senate acted as
presiding officer. the Senate adjourned for the
day. - = l-.1se.r ...ft e -.-
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PERfLS or CALIFORNIA AGRICULT.
.s'l ~" URE.

Z
sl 81" URE.
Briggs great orchard illustrates the
dangers of planting on riparian bottoms
in California. Briggs was offered $6O,-
600 for his orchard in February. II was
an affiuent of the American river, that
falls into the Sacramento miles below.
He declined selling. "A few days later,
in March, the whole orchard was buried
beneath 10, 600 tons of coarse gravel and
bowlders brought down in q rushing food
from the auriferous gravel mines above.
In the twinkle Of an eye every tree dis
appeared. Only here and there could
be seen tree to indicate the locality
of the orchard which. few months
before was famous for its wealth
of varied fruitage. II is now for.
ever debarred from resurrection bv
a dense forest of willows thirty feet high
covering the whole surface. But the
indomitable Briggs planted more e1-
tensively elsewhere, and he still leads
in fruit production and in successful
realization. In such a roaring food ON
American river, Sacramento, Smith's
extensive and most ornate public gar
dens, valued at 500, 900 an acre, were
swept away bodily, and the brother
owners were ruined. Every year such
floods destroy thousands Of acres Of the
richest bottoms alsng our rivers.-San
Rraucisco letter. As - $ sasle~- ~
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WRESTLING WITH SATAN,

"How wicked we am when we sot
down and fink it ober," said Brother
Gardner to the members of the Lime
Kiln Club. ''While I keep tryin' to be-
ieve in heaben, keep wonderin' how
any Of us will eber git dar. We mus
not envy, an yit we do envy. We mus
not bar false witness, an yit we am for
eber stretchin' de truf. We mus not
lie, an yit it comes SO handy dat we
can't help it. We mus not steal, an
an some of us don't. Dat is, we doan'
get inter posishun to handle de funds.
We mus not be jealous, an yit when de
woman across de way, whose husband
Arms Sc per week, sails out wild fo' new
bonnets var, am it human natur' fur
my ole woman to look arter her am not
wish she had hold of her back h'ar? We
mus not sw'ar, an yit what am to do
when I strike the eend of a sidewalk wild
my fut, or whack ny thumb wild de
hammer? Am it to be supposed dat I
will calmly sot down an sing gospel
hymn?7 oaN a6af bnE aoB rs
"When we trade hosses wild man. We
cheat him. When man wants to bor-
row half dollar Of us, we lie to him.
We play keerds, dance, go to de theater
an circus, an we doan' turn our backs
on dog-fght. I tell you we am all
poo, weak human bein's, an eben while
we fatter ourselves dat we am slidin'
long lords heaben ct de rate of a mile
q minute, we am all ready to pass lead
nickel on street kyar company, or
pocket de IS bill foun' in de postofice.
When I sot down at night an pull of
my butes an put my feet in de oven an
git to thinkin' Of how hard I try to be
good, an how pow'ful easy it is to be
bad, I become so absorbed in my
thoughts dat de ole woman has to hit me
on de ear wild 'tater to bring me back
to airth an start me out arter an armful
of wood. Gemlen, let us continer to
try to be angels, but let us count on
wrestlin' wild satan about fo'ty times q
day, an on bein' frown fat on our backs
cherry blessed time" e.-g...'.
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( cLAK RLPES

The red-clay pipe is made in this city
at the rate of about 2,OOO, 600 year,
worth or 10 cents apiece, or $40, 600 or
$40, 900. The clay comes from Martha's
Vineyard, Governors island, N. T., and
Lake Michigan. Three hundred tons
are used in q year. The three kinds of
clays are mixed or ground together. A
workman with pile of clay behind him
makes from it single rolls of clay, each
large enough to make pipe. The next
worker places the clay in a pipe mold,
runs wire into the stem part, puts
under lever and makes the bowl. Fif-
teen hundred a day are nodded by one
man. The molds may bo Of various de-
signs to form the decorated bowl The
latest is the "Land League, :" represent
ing eviction on one side and prison life
on the other. In pipes. as in other
things, novelties must be given the
smoking public, and as those interested
in Land Leagues are fair smokers this
pipe will be bought for use and for
patriotism. aa! eaas saaod iasm
After the molding process the pipes
are laid away to dry or drain until the
water is we'll out of them. They are
then put in fire-clay receivers, 100 in
each, and placed in the furnace or kiln
to be burned. The oven holds 10000
pipes. They are then heated to white
heat The red-clay pipe has q wooden
stem and silver band. The stems are
made from maple by machinery designed
for the purpose. They are made black
by the process of enameling. The band
is made from circular piece of brass;
that is to say, circular piece Of brass
without break or seam is turned into a
cylinder about an inch in length. Some
of the pipes are stained, while others
are left in the color Of clay to be stained
or colorsd by the snapker.- Providence
Joswnal ,@2sa gresz Sai :. ssusd
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THE END OF IMMIGRATION.

The idea is now ingrained in the
American mind that the one great desid-
eratum is an increase of population.
This idea will survive the circumstances
which gave it birth, and then the Amer
leans will awake to sense of improvi-
dence that is now taking no thought of
the morrow. 1t may be objected that
the time is far distant when the popula-
tion will be too large, and when, there
fore, the growth of population may
threaten the institutions of the country
with danger. But is it so? As we have
already pointed out, in another eight
years the population of the United
States will nearly equal the populations
OF France and the United Kingdom add
ed together; while in another ten years,
If the rate of growth is maintained, the
population of the United States will
probably equal that of Russia. and, un-
less some great disaster occurs to check
the rate Of growth, in another fifty years
it will have reached an enormous magni-
tude. Already the population is dense
in parts of the older Eastern States.
And when it is borne in mind that the
system of cultivation tends to exhaust
the soil, while, also, as we
have said, the desire to increase
the population is an overmastering one
in the American mind, it is highly proba-
BILE that the dangers attendant upon
over population will come sooner than
is now anticipated, especially if the
composition of other raw-material pro-
ducing countries should increase very
rapidly, and should threaten American
supremacy in the European markets.
Nor is it only the United States that
have to dread this difficulty. European
populations are multiplying in conf
dence that emigration is always avail
able for those who cannot live at home.
But what will be the consequences when
the United States are closed to the in!
tending emigrant P-London Saturday
RevieaO. s,eas5 --...s &
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The Lonon Live Stock Journal gives
two methods of starting balky horse !:
/" First, tire your steed out by remain
ing perfectly quiet until he starts of his
own accord second, when horse re-
fuses to draw at all, put him in a cart in
a shed and keep him there until he
walks out. In one instance the obsti-
nate one was thirty-six hours in the
shafts before he gave in"
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A LECTURER'S ExPERIENCE.

LECTUHEHS EXFERIENOEs
Archibald Forbes, the war CORES
pondent, relates some odd experiences OF
his while lecturing in Great Britain and
this country. Audiences in Great
Britain, he says, are very demonstrative,
applauding all through and in places
where it makes one wonder what there
is to be demonstrative about; but Amer
ican audiences are much more self-re-
strained and critical. Canadian audi
ences are SUPERFICIAL. While describing
in lecture the illness of the Prince Of
Wales and the Queen, strolling up and
down in front of the house, tall, gaunt
figure arose and, pointing at him long
finger, said: "Stop." Then, facing the
audience, he exclaimed: Ladies and
gentlemeni This loyal audience will
now sing God save the Queen" which
they did and Forbes went on with his
lecture. At its close, and while the mo-
ton Of Q vote of thanks was, as usual,
being put to the audience, the same
figure moved an amendment which was
that "the lecturer be requested to re-
peat that portion of the lecture referring
to our gracious sovereign" And repeat
it he did. Several years ago Forbes in
terviewed q sailor who had subsisted on
the bodies OF some of his comrades whe
baI NTH b;x,oaIf haa,, oost oxyox, a. oao
by the burning of their ship. At Dun
dee some time after man met him after
his lecture, and, asking the lecturer il
he remembered him, which Forbes was
forced to deny, he said in hollow,
gloomy voice: "Mon, I'm the cannibal. =
One of Forbes Chairmen, having got
mixed about the lecture list, introduced
him as "Charles Bradlaugh, the cele.
brated English free-thinker and orator. u
He added that the audience might moi
agree with all the lecturer might utter,
but he thought he could promise him
from New England audience patient
and attentive hearing. Forbes advises
lecturers starting out with comic lect
ure, Of whose success they are not sure
to secure q sleepy-headed Chairman
Once in one OF his most pathetic pass
ages, when men should have wept ant
women tainted, the audience began Il
guffaw. He turned to the Chairman fol
protection, when, behold, that worthy
was sound asleep and snoring loudly
Forbes woke him upa mid the shriek
Of the audience and continued al
through his lecture to enliven and re
ieve them by poking the sleepy man up
who fell Off again almost immediatel,
when left alone.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-06-08

GUrrEAU's act one year ago interfered
with the usual Fourth of July celebra-
ton. His act this year, we are pleased
to say, will have tendency to add to
the hiliarity of the occasion. We do
not make merry over the prospective
event of the assassin's untimely death
far from it-but it is source of gratifi-
cation to know that America is still dis
posed to put vicious dogs to death.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-06-08

CHARLES LooHBRUNER weighs about
100 pounds, his wife 300, and their rela-
tive strength is fairly represented by
the same figures. He ostensibly keeps
q restaurant in New Orleans, but she is
its real boss, as he complains to police
justice that three days in succession she
took him across her lap and spanked
him terribly. Being arrested she gave
bail to keep the peace, though at the
same time she avowed her intention to
subject her husband to discipline when
ever and however she pleased.