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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-11-08

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Philadelphia Press The Autumn ma
neuvres each year give an opportunity to-
review the condition of the forces which
fill every barrack yard in Europe. Ger
many still stands at the head, with France
closer second than in the past. Austrian
troops seem demOralized and shabby, Ital-
ian are improving in physical appearance
and general setting up, and Russia is en-
deavoring tomake more and more use in
modern warfare at her great force of Cos
sacks by training her cavalry to fight on
foot, following the teaching Of our own
war in the use of cavalry and mounted in=
fantry. The German infantry shows steady
progress in their new tactics of advance in
line and open formation, instead Of COL
umn, in order to avoid the effect of mod
ern arms, and the German artillery is
pushed UP closer than ever, kept with the
infantry. and used as its Immediate sup
port in. a charge. French infantry is still
weak in its march past, but better in it's
endurance 4 and French cavalry shows a
distinct" advance, while French artillery
retains many of its old deficiencies, it's
chief defect being a habit of firing al long
range. The German artillery, while i'm
proved in the range of its pieces, shows
steady progress in q habit of close firing,
and an increasing use Of strapped and can
lister. The significant changes which are
expected in the next war are, first, the
larger use of great bodies of cavalry, to de-
range mobilization at start; second, the
more careful screening of infantry in ac-
ton land, third, the wider responsibility
left to corps commanders in battle. Ger
many still retains tile lmriralled anaetl
with which her army can he gut in the
field. ~, sl..' T..
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-11-08
list OF LETTERS

Remaining in the Post Office at Staunton An
II gusta County, Va, Nov. s, 1888.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-11-08

All we can say to those who have not yet call
ed is to come and we ,wlll do our best to save
you some money.
Respectfully
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-11-08
MY SILVER-PLATE WARE

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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-11-08
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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-11-08

curlew and the heron, fish scale and ALI
gator jewelry, is an interesting feature,
and the cotton, cane, corn, beans, and
mammoth potatoes, prove that Floridians
are no longer compelled to live off fish in
the summer and sick Yankees in the
winter.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-11-08

In BLACK GOODS Ladies will do well to ex-
anime before purchasing, rs have e verything
that is new, and ut
VERY ATTRACTIVE PRICES.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-11-08

have secured aFlNEWATCH- MAKER from,
ew York, and gIisi;lnt us fine work 40 is done
III me North: Watch and Jewelry Repairing
ana bIHho nd Setting IL Speciality.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-11-08
WEDDING PRESENTS A SPECIALITY

LAWMAKERS HEADQUARTERS,
FOR CHRISTMAS NOVELTIES,
corner Main and New Streets,
hoNo Staunf0n Va.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-02-08
RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

stGatelys Universal Educator, an Educa tional Encyclopedia and Business Guide,'' is correctly described as san instructor and work of reference, furnishing accurate infor. nation, in the most practical form, on all educational subjects, covering 8 wider range and in more thorough manner than any other book extant, nothing approaching it having ever been published in America" Its 1, 16O pages include three volumes bound in one, and embellished with 40 engravings de- signed to illustrate the text. It's data include the corrected returns of the national census of 1S8o Vol l. contains an account of the plants and animals of the earth-the earth 's formation-minerals, etc, astronomy, geolo- gy, mineralogy, metallurgy, history. Vol. II. includes treatise on the science or numbers, instruction in all kinds of drawing, the ele- ments of the best known substances, with their application in agriculture, plain and practical treatise on physics and mechanics, and an article on medicine covering much ground. Volume III. relates principally to business, social and domestic subjects; aim ing to be practical in instruction and com plete. It contains chapters on grammar, gems of poetry, rhetoric, elocution, logic, pronunciation of foreign languages, penman- ship, bookkeeping, household matters of all kinds. The selection and preparation of the articles have been excellent, and the book is 8 very valuable one. It is for sale by sub scription and will find many buyers.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-02-08
What Men Need Wives For.

It is not to sweep the house, and make the bed, and darn the socks, and cook the meals chiefly, that man wants wife. If this is all he wants, hired servants can do it cheaper than wife. If this is all, when a young man calls to see lady, send him into the pantry to taste the bread and cakes she has made; send him to inspect the needlework land bed making; or put broom into her hands and send him to witness it's use. Such things are important and the wise young man will quietly look after them. But what the true man most wants of a wife is her eompanionship, sympathy and love. The way of life has many dreary places in it, and man needs companion to go with him. man is sometimes oveRtsken by misfortunes; he meets with failure and defeat; trials and Temptations beset him; and he needs one to stand by him and sympathize. He has some stern battles to fight with poverty, with en- emies and with sin, and he needs a woman that while he puts his arm around her and feels that he has something to fight for will help him fight; who will put her lips to his ear and whisper words of counsel, and her hand to his heart and impart new inspira- tions. All through iife-through storm and through sunshine, conflict and victory i; through adverse and favorable winds-man needs Woman's love. The heart yearns for it. 4 sisters and mothers love will hardly supply the need. Yet many seek for nothing further than success in homework. Justly enough, half of these get nothing more. The other half, surprised above measure, obtain more than they sought. Their wives sur- prise them by bringing nobler idea of mar riage, and disclosing treasury of courage, sympathy and love.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-02-08

Snow costs some of the western railroads 2 great deal of money, and if there is any way of decreasing expenses on this account the companies are interested in knowing it. Tree planting is just now in favor, and it is said that the Northern Pacific railroad is about to test its efficiency. MT. Leonard Hodges, who superintended the planting along the St. Paul and Manitoba road, and is also to have charge of the same work on the Northern Pacific advises the planting of two parallel belts of young timber on the northern side of the tracks and one belt on the southern side. The white willow he has found to be the cheapest and hardest tree for the purpose. A fence of this willow will grow to an average height of twelve feet in four years from the time of planting the out tings The soiI however, has to be prepared for planting by narrowing, and sometimes th4 prairie sol is 50 bad that two or threp years must spent in preparing it. but the xssuit is tthoHght to be worth the labsr a0Eher Hardy ascornnissaded for the pur- pose above men Ezpnsa are the box cider, the eotssnwo6d, and,fhs green ash.- But not on eaa 'the rnilrs essalsanies. bst tAehe sstslers themselves, are awaking to the necessity of tree e-planting. There is a good foundation in the theory that the planting of forest trees on the prairies of the Northwest will do much to lessen the rigor of the. climate in that neighborhood
Morning journal and courier., 1883-02-08
INTENTIONAL.

And now many ladies go to church to gaze upon each others sealskin saeques. This is really sacquereligious.-ATyus. Why are ss many classic concert pieces called s'polonaises' on the programme F. EdiM.-BecaHse they are quite long and gen. orally Philadelphia Neaos. country debating society is nervine l itself up to wrestle with the question, ''When a woman and mouse meet, which is the most frightened ?'-OH CSty De1rsck. A distressing accident occurred in St. Louis last week, some fend throwing large stone into the local room of 8 daily papers, and se- riously wounding several colonels. The brigadiers in the adjoining apartment fortu nately escaped Chicago Tribune. A band of Indians from the far West re- gently visited New Haven. and when they heard the Yale boys yell they drew apart and wept to think how they had been fooling themselves for years with the idea that they knew how to howl.-BoSto7e Post. printers towel fell out of third story window in New Jersey town, the other day, and cracked a paving stone. The crash was heard two blocks away, and 8 little boy ran home, with white lips and trembling limbs, to tell his mother that he had seen "a negro man tumble of the roof and explode his head. .''-BurlGpgten Free Press.
 1A0k0 ID 44hO oeAOAE5 OOAAA1OA sense. An Irish soldier went to his station with the order to report anything remarkable that had happened during the night A drunk en fellow fell of the wall and broke his neck, and no report was made. When question ed about it Pat replied ''Faith, and obeyed orders. If the man had fallen of the wall and not broken his neck I should certainly have reported it." He donned the night-cap;
 He got to bed,
 And peacefully his
 Vast cares he shed.
 But after an hour
 He sudden strode
 bad old nightmare,
 Without goad.
 His cap 1t fell of;
 cola an 8 cough
 At once set in;
 And though he was bled
 And rubbed on the head,
 It didn't win.
 His skull thin,
 And hels gone to join the lonely dead.
 -Lo,tisUiHe Courier-Jour1tGI,
Morning journal and courier., 1883-02-08
Thursday, Feb. 8, 1888.
PLANS TO IMPROVE THR NAVY.

PLANS TO IMPROVE THH NAVY
 The efficient and overlapping navy of this great country is just now receiving some attention from some of the lawmakers at Washington. Two plans have been proposed, and both of them appear to be worthy of careful consideration
 It is well known that it is difficult to find employment for all the officers of the navy. Senator Rollins has submitted proposition on looking to large reduction in the active list. He would have the President appoint a board of three rear admirals on the active and retired list and one officer from the engi- neer, medical and pay corps, respectively, of high rank on the active or retired list, ,who should before the first day of October, 1888, thoroughly scrutinize the active list of the navy, and select therefrom six rear ad IniraIs, ten commodores, fort1 eaptains eighty cenizaanders, seventy fsssa manders, two hdndred and forty hedtenants, seventy masters, seventy ensigns, ten medi- cal directors ten medical inspectors, forty five surgeons, eighty five assistant and passed assistant surgeons; eight pay directors, eight pay inspectors, thirty five paymasters, fifteen passed assistant paymastsrs, five chief engi- neers with the relative rank of captain, ten chief engineers with the relative rank of commander, forty chief engineers with the relative rank of lieutenant commander or lieutenant, ffty-ive passed assistant engi neers, and thirty-fvs assistant engineers with the relative rank for each as now fixed by law, to be retained on the active list of the navy to discharge the current duties of the service under the law and regulations gov considered supernumerary, and to placed on 8 separate list not entitled to promotion and with leave-of absence pay, but subject D be ordered to service with the proper pay of their grade only in time of war.
 The other plan is the work of Congress man Morse of Massachusetts. The country now owns navy yards at Boston and Brook lyn, which occupy much valuable land and, 50 far as is known, are not particularly uss- full. The property at Boston is called worth $1, ,0o0, 1000. MT. Morse's suggestion is that this yard be sold for that amount, the pro- ceeds invested in such 8 way as to yield an income of $4OO, ,0oO a year, to be devoted to the purpose of building new steel cruisers. The annual ex- pense of maintaining the yard is said to be about $400, GOO more If that also were saved and added to the building fund, it would amount to the snug sum of $soo,- 900 year, which would be sufficient to keep at least one cruiser on the stocks all the time and finish one as often as every two years.
 It is hardly probable that either of these plans will receive the attention they deserve or be adopted. But both of them seem well calculated to improve state of things which is not very pleasing or ersditable.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-02-08
The Price of a Burglars Kit.


 Bank burglars tools are generally of 8 very superior order, gathered with care and piecemeal until the kit is made up. A full kit of the best order is worth $2,o00. This may all go in the event of failure of 8 job by disturbance, and generally does go when 8 successful piece of work is accomplished, as the booty is heavy enough to carry away fn itself, so that tools are left behind. Mechan- ics of superior class exist in larger cities who make speciality of fashioning burglars tools In the absence of such 8 mechanic the tools are collected in parts, but as this is risky way of obtaining them, 1t IS avoided if possible.
 Kits of the tobyman's tools are kept on hand for hire, and a good collection can be obtained in the centres of the business for from $10o to $2oO. These tool renters are generally tool makers also, but often the fence has them on hand, and it is part of the business of the old cracksmen to keep them. Fifty per cent. of the noted burglars are practical smiths, and thoroughly understand the,temper and capacity of their own tools. Sometimes gang, each owning implements of various kinds, pool their possessions, and thus make up full Exit" The tool makers have their specialties. Some are famous for chisels, others for punches and jimmies, and one maker made national reputation for a sledge of lead and copper that entirely super. ssded that formerly used of steel, because of the dull, almost noiseless, blow it strikes.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-02-08
Laaf.

AL L08Gs When on my day of life the night is falling, And, in the winds from unsunned spaces bloWnS hear voices out of darkness calling My feet to paths unknoWn- Thou who hast made nay home of life pleasant, Leave not its tenant whsn its walls decay O Love divine, o Helper present, Be Thou my strength and stay. Be near me when ali else is from drifting Earth, sky, homes pictures, days of shade and
 shine, And kindly faces to my own uplifting The love which answers mine. have but Thee, o Father I Let thy spirit Be with me then to comfort and uphold; No gate of pearl. no branch of palm, merit, No street of shining gold. Suffice it if-my good and i'll unreckoned, And both forgiven through thy ahouuding g'ace- find myself by hands familiar beckoned Unto my fitting place. Some humble door among thy many mansions, Some sheltering shade where sin and striving
 cease, And flows forever through heavens green expan-
 sions
 The river of thy peace. There, from the music round about stealing, fain would learn the new and holy song; Az4 md, at Last, beneath thy trees of healing, The life for which long.
 John Gresnieaf Whittier in AtLG9ltic.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-02-08
J. N. Adam 6 C(. t> e.
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that the best footing, Tor the Spring goods will be put sale as as they e~wanted. The ladies of New Haven know that yet been undeTsoId by any keeping quality of and when we remind them that now. Gin com function with our buyers of dry goods the extent of any other New a- firm, they will readily see that It Is etreneay ito mdIy) shall be undersOld now Itv be simply prudent to our styles and Spring Goods buying. Hut 1t 1s rather Spring and Prssr so TAods shoPWOrn Dy putting them
 Besides, got through with our bargains yet goods closing Out Our sale has been an unprecedented but want at least another do nnany of our customers and others of the bargains. The most those remaining Black Silks Pushes, Vevets CIoaks Hosiery and Table Linens. We shall not with yet.
 Look paragraph advertisements i'm the evening papers.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-02-08
EDITORIAL NOTES.

section of the new penal code of New York provides that if person make false pretenees of his ability to pay for goods no criminal liability can be charged to the debt or, unless the pretences are put in writing. This appears likely to encourage smooth tongued rascals
Morning journal and courier., 1883-02-08
The Century Dictionary

The Century company have undertaken the revision of the Imperial Dictionary" 8 new edition of which. containing 13o,0 words, with extensive and important altera- tiens, has just been issued in Great Britain, after 3 siabor of ten years by English experts. Tie revision is undeE thS -sSSa=ge ct P-ofss. sor William D. Whitney, of Yale, ss editor in chief, aided by a corps of assistants. It will be thorough in every respect, and, in fact may almost be considered new and original work, taking the Imperial Diction- ary' simply as basis. It will contain much new matter, and very considerable portions of the old matter will be displaced by text and illustrations of more value to American students. A new system of indicating the pronunciation of words will be introduced The aim will be to produce the most com plete, perfect and satisfactory dictionary for American use that has yet been attempted It will be issued under the title of s"The Gen. tury Dictionary" name which already has been protected by copyright and trade mark As many American scholars will probably wish to have copy of the English edition without any change or revision, and as seve. ral years must elapse before the work of re- vision can be completed, an arrangement has been made by the Century company for is- suing the Imperial Dictionary in it's pres. ent form in the American market. This edi- ton was announced for publication in De cember, but it will not be ready until March Rr1f
Morning journal and courier., 1883-02-08
M. Renan and Christianity. ELN=a... 4l.a R.iAial. 0r1a,-&a,I= Ia.raa-=


 A grave difficulty arises from M. Renan'e attitude toward Christianity itself. He l seems to regard it much in the same way in which sentimental juryman might look at a beautiful adventures. He does not believe in it's claims but he is charmed by its graces. He stands almost alone with his singular annalgam of intellectual contempt and emo- tional sympathy. A portrait of Santa Tere- sa which dilated on the beauty and earthly attractions of the woman, and ignored the saintliness of the mystic, would of course be offensive to 8 Carmelite. To the devout Christian similar admiration for his faith is in some respects more unpleasant than the rougher treatment of it by Strauss. M. Re- nan deals with the most glorious pages of the Church's history. It is the heroic age of Christianity; in M. Renan's hands it be- comes the romantic age. Only Milton could adequately celebrate its epic grandeur but as M. Renan brings it before us, it seems to be more suitable as subject for Tesso. There were giants in those days; in the ''Histoire des Origines du Christianisme'' these giants appear as personages for the ballads of the troubadours. The confessors and martyrs of the early Church were most concerned with the truths which had been intrusted to them. As citizens of the king dom of heaven, they recognized their first duty in fidelity to their Lord and Master. Hating and Ioathing the corruptions of the world, they aimed at cultivating holiness in theiE own souls The best of them are thus characterized by firm conviction, loyal devo- tion to Christ, high moral principles. Of course, M. Renan does not forget these lead ing clements of the Christian type. But he certainly a0es rot bring them sufficiently forward. He does not make the reason for suffering martyrdom quite clear. Paying little attention to the fundamental faith of the Church, he is chiefly attracted by what is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful and important features of it's early history though feature that is essentially deriYative from that faith, viz, brotherly love. Even this is not always set before us on it's best side The pure and lofty Christian dgape is flushed with something like the earthly glow that belongs more naturally to an en- tirely different affection, the Greek eros These two points, then-M. Renan's innate preference of the rich and vivid colors of romance to the sober grays of philosophy, and his peculiar views of Christianity itself need to be borne in mind as we turn over his very attractive pages. Thus put on our guard, however, we may derive not little solid information from the results of his great scholarship, which he serves up in the most appetiziug style of French literary cuGsi2ae :; and we may find still more profit in the new light which be throws upon familiar facts of history. M. Renan is especially useful to us when he treats of the condition of the Roman world, the aspects of pagan society, and the, so to speak, more secular phases of his subject
Morning journal and courier., 1883-02-08
RNING. FEBRUARY 8. 1883.

which the wearer can breathe though no germs can pass. After use the wool is burnt aud the not washed
Morning journal and courier., 1883-02-08

The London school board has queer way of examining candidates for positions as teachers. One of these writes to London paper describing an examination he passed with fourteen other candidates and these are some of the questions put to him: ttDo you follow teaching for the love of God?" 'sDo you love to read the Bible as you would 8 noyel?' 'fWould you teach the boys right principles ?'' 'sAre you churchman P'' Are you a smoker ?'' ssWhat kind of a drink do you mostly take ?'
Morning journal and courier., 1883-02-08

Quite number of people in this city are rejoicing because they bought Bell telephone stock when it was low and sold it this week when it was at it's highest. One man counted up his profits and found that they amounted to $16O share. Another, who ''went in'' when the stock was first put on the market, has profit of over $150, 900. Other similar and more wonderful tales might be told, but we forbear out of regard for the feelings of those who still have to work for living.
Morning journal and courier., 1883-02-08

A feyer.proof costume was rscsntly exhibit.
 ed in London. It is intended for the pro- tection of sanitary visitors, nurses and others who have to enter the rooms of persons suf- fering from infectious diseaz1s. The gar
 nent is of maskintosh, glazed inside and cut, and made completely to enyelop the wearer and with hood to cover the head. Thus only the hands and face remain ex- poseda matter considered of comparatively little importance as these can easily be washed with diainfectants Upon the re- moval of this dress when the wearer leaves the sick room the clothes which have been protected need not be changed. 4 tight case for the fever dress to be inclosed in is 8 part of the invention. At the end of the day, or as often as may be convenient, the dress may be eleansed with disinfeetants. Further protection is given by simple form of respirator. This is made of two folds of thin washing net. Betwsen which is placed a layer of medicated cotton-wool, through