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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-02-22
RAILROADS.
NORTH BOUND

Mail train, South bound connects at
with Ches & Ohio r. R. East and West at Lynchburg
with Norfolk & Western R. R., through South
west Virginia to Nashville, New Orleans, Mem
| ph1s, Little Rock and Texas,-and with Rich u AL
leg Il. Il. for Lexington Natural Brtdge-and at
Danvllle with Richmond Danville R. R., to South
| and Southwest.
| Mail train North bound, connects at Lynchburg
with the r. A. R. r. for Lexington and Natural
Bridge and at Charlottesville with c. o. r. W. for
oGaontol, Olirton Forge and intermediate points.
express trains South bound connect at Charlottes-
Vile with G. Il o. h. W. for the West, and with r.
T. D; r. +. at Danville for all points in South,
southeast, Southwest and East.
| Express trains North bound, make connections at
| charlottesville with G. Il 0. Il. W. for Richmond,
staunton, White sulphur, Charleston and Hunting
For Fairfax G H. daily connection, except Sun
day, at Fairfax station
Trains 81, 81 and 81 connect to and from Warren
ton daily and train So daily, except SUNDAY, and
from WarrentOn.
Mail trains, north and south bound, coatec, a,
Franklin Junction to and from all points Frank
lin Division.
Mixed trains leave Alexandria daily, except Sun
day, $50 M, LIS H. As p M returning ar
rive at Alexandria 12.45, 4.1O, and 1045 p m.
Manassas Division, daily, except sunday: Leave
Washington ITO a Alexandria 7.5O a. M, arrive
Railroad East and West, and at River with S, V.
k.k for Luray and Waynesboro. Returning, leave
Strasburg 135, p. M, arriving at Alexandria 545 p.
m.
Mixed train leaves Alexandria 500 NJ, arriving
StraaSburg 3.l0p M, returning leave ntrasburg
pm arriving Alexandria at 4.50 p. m.
For Mfddlepurg, connection at Plains Station.
For Upperville, connection at Delaplane.
Pullman Sleeping cars between New York and At
lanta on mail trains north ana south bound without
change; only one change of cars between New York
and New Orleans
New Orleans sleeping cars leave Washington at
~ a; M, running through without change.
Pullman Sleeping Cars between Washington and
charleston s. o., without change on 10 IS p m train.
Wa greensboro, Charlotte and Columbia.
ooliu Trains with Pullman Palace Cars attached,
run through between Washington and Louisville,
VIA ntaunton and White Sulphur, daily.
All Trains make good connections at. Washington,
10 and from North and West
inrougn tickets at lowest rates to all important
points In the United States
movie r. n HAWKS r. ST
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-02-22

II Is never too late to learn unless you INV"
it already. ..,.. Ia,
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-02-22

'sKdney wort<Tba gven3 frnfbedtats relief. in
many cases ofy rheunaatfsn1 falling Under my no.
a mee o. DR.. Phillip Balloii, Monkton, Vt. April
Tsffors yIis2f3s1tf as
'Tnever found even relief, from rheumatism and
kidney trou bles TILL used Kidney Wort, Now I'm
well-David M. Hutter, Hatford, Wise.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-02-22
"HoTEL DE Hoss."

Summing it all up, Topeka is a pleasant,
thrifty, healthful young city, constantly i'm
proving, in spite of croakers-and it takes
more than Kansas blizzard to blow the croak
out of either man or woman if they have
once tuned their harp strings to that key.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-02-22

Local oftion will take effect In Oi"'A
county May /.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-02-22

M. M. DeLol
browns Iron 7
in dyspepsia"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-10-13
Names of Fabrics.

johannes Factotum," in the ST.
Louis Globe-Democrat, gives the orr
gin of names of fabrics as follows.
Damask is from the city of Damascus:
satlns from ZaytOwn, In China; calico
from Calicut, town in India, formerly
celebrated for it's cotton cloth, and where
calico was also printed. Muslin is
named from MOsul, in Asia. Alpaca from
an animal of Peru, of the llama species,
from whose wool the fabric is woven.
Buckram takes its name from Bochara;
fustian comes from Fastal, city of the
middle ages, from which the modern
Cairo is deceDded. Taffeta and tabby
from street in Bagdad. Cambria from
Cambria. Gauze has its name from
GAIA; baize from Bajoc; dimity from
Damietta, and jeans from Jean. Drug.
get is derived from a city in Ireland,
DrOgheda. Duck comes from Torque,
In Normandy. Blanket is called after
Thomas Blanket, famous clothier con-
nected with the introduction of woolens
into England about1340. Serge derives
It's name from Xerga, Spanish name
for peculiar wooden blanket. Diaper
Is not from D'Ypres, as is sometimes
stated, but from the Greek diasprou,
figured. Velvet is from the Italian
0ettute, woolly Oatin, UeItu8-a hide
or pelt). Shawl is the Sanscrit SaLa,
floor, for shawls were first used for car
pets and tapestry. Bandana is from an
Indian word, meaning to bind or tie,
because they were tied in knots be-
fore dyeing. Chintz comes from
the HindOo. Delaine is the French
" of wool"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-10-13
PeculiaritieS of Tigers,

From the London telegraph
The qulckness of hearing Is IN these
animals admirably supplemented by the
complete silence of their own movements.
A man when walking after game has to
stand still in order to listen for other
sounds, as his own passage through the
bushes and bis football on the ground
make 1t impossible for him to perceive
whether fur or feather is astir in his
neighborhood. But the though
walking over dead leaves and twigs that
rustic loudly if lizard glides across
them, and which crackle under the
light step of the jungle fowl or the fox
Is absolutely noiseless. 1t comes into
sight like an apparition, and vanishes
! with the same ghostly Stiffness. Some
Tunes, therefore, In an excess of audac-
lty, either from hunger or despair OF
, other means of escape, the great car
nI7ora Will double back upon their pur-
suers, and trust to silence in passing to
carry its conspicuous hide unframed
through the very midst of its enemies.
Thus, on one occasion, a man eater,
which had killed an officers servant,
was tracked up, and, the body being
found, 1t was determined to punish the
murderer. A "machaI D." therefore,
was prepared in a convenient tree, but
while all were at work, the tiger came
back, and in spite of what was going on,
carried off the corpse.
The tiger in this wonderful quietness
of its approach shows itself true cat,
but in other respects, besides its obiec-
tons to climbing, it differs from its
family in its tastes. Thus l have seen a
tiger take to water of it's own accord,
and paddle about in it with as much APP
parent pleasure as a Newfoundland dog.
Indeed, the beast has been frequently
shot when swimming, and it is supposed
to be curious fact that the body sinks
at once and never comes to the surface.
But as there are generally crocodiles in
the neighborhood, do not think there
is room for much surprise at the non-ap-
pearance of the carcass. Nor IN the
hatred of the wild dog for the tiger is
there anything adverse to the usual
theory of the relations between the
canine and feline species. But it would
hardly be believed that the tiger. in the
combats that ensue with these Jungle
packs, sometimes gets killed. Several
sportsmen, however, have found corpses
OF dead tigers with corpses of wild dogs
killed in the battle scattered around it.
Nor do other animals hesitate to meet
the Rala ofthe Jungles in fair light-no-
tably the wild boar. A case is in my
recollection where a party, being out. in
the iungles after miscellaneous game,
came upon huge boar lying dead, and
tracking up the blood which led from
the scene of the struggle, found fine
full-grown tiger with a score of wounds,
ripped up and lifeless. 1t must have
been a grand sight to have watched
that woodland duello. Bears also viii
sometimes dispute the path with the
tiger, but they have no chance, and the
tiger generally ends by eating up as
much of the bear as he wants.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-10-13

charge. My companion laughed at me-
as tried to scramble to nv feet
Your gun kills both ways. " he said
am sure it does one way"T an.
sWered. But the rabbit. perhaps is
not so much hurt as / am {"
AS spoke, we both glanced over the
liFei 10 see IL we could see anything of
our game; and there we saw sight that
L small never forget to my dying day.
Inc dark waters of the river seemed
agltated III strange manner, as though
something beneath them was irving to
reach the surface. In moment more
tney parted. and human face was
thrust up. 1t was bloated and distorted
by the long time it had remained in the
water. My companion gave cry that
thrilled me through.
My brotheri my brotherln
here was, indeed, a proof of the muir
Inc terrific discharge of the old gun
hadibrought the body of the murdered
man TO the surface, and gave the last
| link of the chain,
OF only few moments did the BODY
remain stationary, and then it slowly
| sank beneath the water again. A few
| hurried words passed between US, and
then we went back TO the inn, Saul
Farman was standing in the doorway.
What luck?" he said, as We came
up.
Good!' I answered, "we have the
game We sought"
My hand fell heavily on his shoulder
as | spoke.
You are my prisoner" l said. 81
arrest you for the murder of Nathan
Cleares!'
-, There was a short struggle. In less
| than minute we had the irons I1pon
his wrists. The body was recovered
from the river, and at the sight of it the
villain made full confession.
In due time he was tried and convict
ed, and shortly after 1 witnessed his
| execution.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-10-13
Persons who Irarei

ol'eh experience serious bodily Inconvenience from
the unsmtability of food, air and water they meet
with. On long voyages disorders of the stomach
ana bowels are apt to attack seafaring meo and
passengers, in consequence of the brackishness Of
water and foul air ON shpooard, and it is notable
TACT that immigrants newly arrived in unsettled dis
'cts are peculiarly subject to aalarial diseases and
o'her aIhehts born OF miasma and an uEwonted
het- TO the needs of the tourist commercial tray
eer and new settler Hosetter's stomach Bitters Is
peculiarly adapted since it Strengthens the digestive
organs and braces the physical energies to unheab-
ful influences. 1t l moves and prevents malarial
leVer, constipation, dyspepsia, BEAUTIFULLY stimu-
iates the Kidneys and bladder and enriches as well
as purihes the blood. When overcome bv fatigue,
whether mental or physical, the weary and de5ili-
and comfort
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-10-13
Diggins. Ne ellis.

In some portions of New England the
| springs are very low and many wells are
| dry. In such localities it is a good
time to take up old wells and dig them
| deeper, and dig such new ones as NAV
be wanted. 1t is too much the custom
to dig a well when it is wanted, without
regard to the height of the springs. so
| that many wells are dug when the
springs arr SO high that it is impossible
to get the well deep enough to furnish
water in a dry time.
The old way of digging a well and
| stonlng 1t up so as to have it about three
! Ieet III diameter, Is a very good one if
the water Is to be drawn up with buck
cts; but If oul Y with pump it is a verv
| poor way; for if, as is the usual custom
the well be covered at the top, it leaves
very large space for dead air, which
often become 50 bad that it affects the
| quality of the water, and also makes il
unsafe to enter the well. When a well
thus stoned has only a pump in it. the
covering should % under water, or very
near 1t; but if it is known that only a
pump is to be used, the expense of sion.
ing may be saved, and the water kept in
a much better condition. This is done
by digging the well in a dry time and
| When dug as low as possible, cement
! pipe some two feet in diameter, and two
or three feet long, is sunk at the bot
| tom and worked down as low as possible
by digging out the inside; the pipe
should be covered over with fiat stone.
through the middle OF which two-inch
| hole has been drilled; directly over this
| hole stand up drain pipe, then begin to
/ I'LL IN the hole, when filled as high as the
| top OF the first piece of drain pipe. put
on another, being careful to have it
! straight with the other. and the line
| perpendicular; continue fillingan add
ing drain pipe until it is as high as the
surrounding ground, or if the pump is
not to stand directly over the well. then
when it is filled within four feet of the
surface put in the pump pipe, and lead
1t of In a trench to where the pump is TO
stand. When it is found that the pipe
is all right, finish filing the well. leaving
some durable mark, that the position of
the well may be known.
A well of this kiGd is reliable and per-
manent, requiring no repairs, the water
is cool and free from impurities that
open wells are subject to; no insects or
animals can find their way into it, and
the cost is not more than one-half that
of well that is stoned. If dug, as it
should be, when the springs are low.
constant supply of water that is as pure
as the underground springs is secured.
As the well is always full, there is no
chance for bad air TO injure the water.
and in fact but little danger of being
polluted by surrounding cesspools, COM
pared to that of open wells. - Ne1o
Ellnlnud Earnler
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-10-13

A correspondent of the Country Gen
tleman says he has for years cured warts
very easily on all animals, no matter
where located, by applying butyr of an
tlmony with feather two or three times,
at intervals OF two or three days. de
says: " If the warts are dry-scalded [
scrape them lightly at first. 1t simply
dries the wart down to the hardness
when 1t drops off without leaving sore
ness or irritation. The best milking COW
which own l purchased out of drove
OF beef cattle on account of her superior
lty IN having all the excellent milking
points, and the discovery that her teats
were literally covered with pointed
warts, which l had no doubt was the
reason why she had been fattened and
sold"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-10-13
Household Hints.

BARLEY added to pea soup helps tc
give 1t an appetizing flavor, and it adds
to its nutritive qualities also.
A GOOD way to extract the iuice OF
beef for an invalid is to broil the beef on
grldlron for few minutes, and then
squeeze the juice from it with a lemon
squeezer; put little salt with it. This
may be given as the sick one prefers
cold or hot, or it may be frozen and
given in small Jumps.
MUTTON pie makes a welcome dish fo,
the ch1ldren's dinner; cold roast OF
broued mutton should be used for this
purpose. Trim off nearly ali the fat,
cut the lean meat in small pieces and
put them in pudding dish; if you have
| any gravy or stock pour that over them.
put IN little butter, and season with
pepper and salt and a little parsley
chopped fine; cover the top with a thick
paste made just as you make baking.
powder biscuit; brown nicely in the
oven.
A FAvoRITE way to cook potatoes now
is to boil them In their jackets until thew
are tender, and then dry them off in a
very hot oven. Sweet potatoes are
excellent also cooked in this way. Oh
course care must be taken to remove
the potatoes from the boiling water as
soon as they are tender. There is no
vegetable that gains more by being pre-
pared with due attention than the potato
and the difference between a sogpv'
water soaked potato and one that is
properly cooked is greater than MANY
women seem to know.
NICE apple-butter is excellent with
cold meat. Use tart apples, and to
three pecks after they are peeled and
quartered allow nine pounds of brown
sugar and two gallons of water. Let the
water come to boil, then add the sugar:
when it is dissolved put in the apples.
Stir them constantly with large wood an
spoon. After they are soft let them
simmer until they are thick and do not
seem at all watery. If you wish to add
any spices you may do so. Cinnamon,
nutmeg and little ginger are liked by
some people. When it is possible to get
1t, boiled cider makes a delicious addi
ton; IN this case less water should be
used.
TAPIOCA CREAM. Soak a teacl1pful
OF tapioca over night in milk. The next
day stir into it the yolks of three eggs
well beaten and a cup of sugar. Place a
quart OF milk on the fire; let it come to
the boiling point, and then stir IN the
tapioca, and let the whole cook I'M
til 1t has thickened; then take il off the
fire and stir in the whites of the eggs
beaten to froth. Flavor to taste. A
small portion of the beaten whites of the
eggs can be saved to decorate the top.
Stir into the water a little sugar, put it
INTO paper fuanel, press it out over the
top of the pudding according to fancy,
and place it in the oven few momnets
to color
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-10-13
A GOOD MECHANIC.

Mr. l.. j. JONES, OF No. 10 Charles Street Port
land, Me-, writes Us these convincing facts, Nay II
1888: 81 have for several years been troubled with
liver complaint and indigestion, and have suffered
times terrible distress. and have tried many diff rent
cures, so-caed, that have been recommended n. Bl
time to time. one day noticed ia one OF orr papers
the testimonial Of person that had used Huug-
Remedy and been cured Of diseases similar o IHiIc.
purchased bottle of of our drug stores iu
Portland and before had the first bottle found
that was improving beyond my expectation have
used IN all SIX bottles. ana have no trouble from IN
qlgesuon, no distress or pain in back as formerly
mad and since ] have BEEN cured my wife has use
1t FOR kidney trouble, and it has cured her We can
botn say that Hunts Remedy is a blessing to any
that are troubled with kidney or liver diseases or
indigestion. We gladly recommend il to our frienGs
or to any sufferers from liver or kidney dseac- end
you can Use this letter as You may Choose fur tue
best interest OF suffering humanity
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-10-13
Travel in China.
tCor. London Telegraph J


If you intend to proceed to the inte-
rior of China by river you must get a
house boat "a sort of a monster
gondola built in Junk fashion-you must
engage cook and interpreter, and you
must finally obtain passport, without
which you may be turned back by any
little mandariu's representative whomay
choose to challenge you. The house
boat and cook were found for me by the
energetic manager of the Hotel des Colo
MES at Shanghai; the passport, owing
TO the kindly care of Mr.. P. G. Hughes,
the much-esteemed English consul,
came Just in time TO allow me to avail
myself OF a fair wind and good strong
tide. The passport would have made
tirst-rate sheet for bed, both in point
of size and in toughness of material.
What 1t said | shall never know. The
man who inscribed it will carry his
dread secret to the grave for all could
decipher. Suffice it to say that 1t con-
tanned upward of 400 large Chinese char
acters, two alone covering nearly six
square inches, and that by Chinese
gentlemen of my acquaintance it was
pronounced "Welly can do, which was
satisfactory.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-10-13

der the heavy loads of Imperial GAGE
Lawrence, Mclaughlin, jefferson and
Bradshaw plums. Without the simple
and efficient mode which we have
long since adopted for DISCRIMINATING the
curculio, we should probably not have
had peck of this fruit. An interesting
fact in connection with plum culture is
worth mentioning. This year the trees
have been unusually subject to the early
dropping OF the leaves, some of the later
sorts not having foliage to finish the
growth and maturity OF the fruit. A
part of the orchard was top.dressed last
winter with stable manure. which was
subsequently worked into the soil. On
the unmanured part, most of them have
lost their foliage. The virtue of stable
manure in the formation of fruit is yearly
becoming better known. r. Countrg GEN.
tien1an.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-10-13
IL il the Same in Faru,;ny

The manufacturer who understands
his business knows that it is by having
the best material, the best designers
and the best workmen, that his goods
can be made attractive and saleable
Only the best chemist can prepare the
best dyes for bright and lasting colors
by the most scientific and practical en-.
glneer can the track of railroad be
sklllfully laid or the machinery of mills
be placed so as to execute good work,
An ignorant, careless and indifferent
farmer is always a failure even in the
simplest plans or enterprises They are
as injurious to farm as a drouth or
flood. And it is time farmers learned
the scientific lessons which have worked
out successfully the modes and prob
lens by which the earth responds to
the labor and thought of man. II is
that class of farmers who study to know
why a thing is done this way or that.
who have improved the breeds of do,
mesbc animals, developed every variety
OF fruit, evolved the grasses for forage,
and made agriculture different from
what 1t was when the pioneer was a
slave. Let science, thought and prac
uce perfect their work.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-10-13

Mr.. S. S. HoDGEN, Jr., of No. 147 Park Street
Lewiston, Me-, relates the following personal narra
tive, May IA 1888: 'About fifteen months since bad
severe attack of typhoid fever was very lame an
confined to my bed for eleven weeks, and when The
fever left ne vas IN very dabitated c,ndit.eY.
My back and loins seemed to have no strength and
had no vitality or appetite tried various kinds #
medicine recommended by ny friends. but found
they did not improve my condition. was iadecsa
to try Hunts Remedy, shch las been used with sqg
great success here in Lewiston th4t il mas very en-
viabe reputation Of being most raliabl med.cirr
purchased one bottle, and san date my irapr0y. 4
health from the time l commenced usiug t. ana . II,
progress continued very rapidly; Gaae3 in strength
and experienced less pain in my back, my appetite
increased, and after using three 20 bottles my I-
were all gone and my health entirely restored. ana
can most heartily recommend Hunts Remedy tu sua
who may need a true remedy for debility, kidney .r
urinary trpuhias
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-10-13
A Bean Blower.
[From the Boston TRANSCRIPT

lFrom the Boston Transcript
He was quiet looking man from Bos.
ton. The others of the party were from
N'Yawk. The Boston man had become
wearied by listening to the swelling
tones of the metropolitans as they
talked OF their Fifth and Ninth Avenues
and Sixty-seventh and Hundred and
Forty-fourth Streets. Finally one of
the Gothamites turned to the provincial.
remarking with a smile of superiority,
Il" 1t sounds strangely to your ears no
doubt, tins conversation about our great
city," "No," replied the Hubbite,
mot particularly. You see we've
grown somewhat in Boston latterly.
The character of the city is changing
rapidly. Why. where | used to live, at
the corner of Fifty fourth Avenue and
Eight Hundred and Ninety-seventh
Street, there were nothing but dwelling
houses for q dozen or twenty blocks
either way; now the entire district is
occupied by business houses. Con-
l have been forced to sell nv
place and remove out to Three Thousand
and Forty first Street, between One
Hundred and Second and One Hundred
and Third Avenues; and my friend
who used to live next door
to me, has gone still farther up town and
built him a charming house just above
Eight Thousand Six Hundred and
Street on Three Hundred
and Seventy sixth Avenue" When the
Boston man had finished the New York
ars looked sick, and the man who had
spoken to that Boston man almost wished
himself dead.