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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-07-05

NELSON BEALL. X. c. PAUL
CTAUNTON IRON WORKS,
STAUNTON, VA.
Having purchased the above property, the I'M
dersjgned propose to continue the operation of
the works. under the name and style OF the
BEALL & PAUL MACHINERY WORKS,
and with increased capacity and facilities will
push the business in all its departments.
In addition to the general line of work now
being executed at this establishment, they in
tend to enter upon the manufacture of
PAUL'S PATENT RADIATOR,
an invention which is destined to enjoy wide
popularity. They invite the special attention of
builders and persons who desire to heat dwell
ings or public buildings to this radiator, feeling
confident that it will supply long-ielt Want-a
perfect and economical heater.
They will also make q specially of
MINING TRUCKS, CARS &C.,
ENGINES, BOILERS AND SAWMILLS,
and propose turning out the very best of this
class of goods.
The former patrons of the establishment are
invited to send in their orders. The present
proprietors will do everything in their power to
to make it to the advantage of persons wanting
anything in their line to give them n trial.
correspondence should be addressed to
sep2l-ly BEALL u PAUL MACHY WORKS.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-07-05

IT WAS SoT ENoUGH.-It was Il very
hot morning when the judge took his seat
on the bench, and as he famed himself,
he said to the clerk Let us have DRINKS
first, please There's only one, COM
mon drunkard,' said the clerk, pointing
to the individual who bore that title, and
who stood at the edge of the dock gazing
with watery eyes at his honor 'Only
one ~ said the judge, in surprise. Us lie
mopped his perspiring face. Yes, Judge, >
said the culprit; amt this sot enough fol
you to-day? n The judge was carried to his
room, where restoratives We're applied
and the sot was marched back to his cell
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-10-02
AND BAREFOOT BOY.
1T G. T. l..

'Tis evening. and the round red sun sinks
slowly in the west,
The flowers fold their petals up, the birds fly
to the nest.
The crickets chirrup In the grass. the bats nit
TO and fro,
And tinkle-tankle up the lane the lowing cattle
go;
And the rich man from his carriage looks out
on them as they come
On them and the Barefoo, Boy that drives the
cattle home.
81 wish. the boy says to himself-"I wish that
Iwere he.
And yet, upon maturer thought, 10 not-no.
street
Not for all the gold his Golfers hold would be
that dufrer there,
With liver.pad and equity toe. and scarce a
single hair;
To have Il wife with Roman nose, and fear
lest panic COME
Far better TO bc the Barefoot Boy that dives
the cattle home"
And the rich man murmurs TO himself; "would
Igive all my pelf
To change my lot with yonder boyl Not II
know myself
over the grass that's full OF ants and chill with
dew 10 go.
with a stone bruise upon either heel and
splinter In my toel
Oh. III rather sail my yach, year across the
oceans foam
Than be one day the Barefoot Roy that drives
the cattle home"
Editors Drdlcer, Hdrper's Ndg.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-10-02
HOW TO START A BALKY HoRsR.

Governor Griffin. in the Albany Ere-
ming Post, presents the following to bis
readers:
Very few people have any idea Of the
large quantity Of advice always kept on
hand until they witness the staying quail
tiles of balky horse. A horse from the
farm put in an appearance on Printing
House Square this morning. When the
farmer got ready to start for home, the
procession refused to move. The tillef
of the soil began to coax the horse with
whip. The horse undertook to put his
hind feet in the wagon. BY this time
large crowd had collected, and the follow
ing is sample of the advice given to the
tiller of the soil:
"Let the check-line loose and lead
him."
Tie string to his ear and pull; he
will follow"
Get out and push on the lines
"Put rope around his neck and hitch
him to another wagon"
Put some dry sand in bis mouth"
Blow in his ear"
Tie up one of bis front legs"
Twist his tail"
Pick him up and carry him."
"Put rope around his body. pass it
between his front legs, fasten it under
the throat, and pull him along"
Why don't you sell him =
"What are stsll-fed horses worth a
pound ~
"Take the harness off and lead him
around the block blindfolded."
Rub his nose with chalk"
Tie sailors knot in his upper lip"
TAKE off his shoes and put his feet in
warm water.
"Place an ice poultice upon his fore
head"
Find out what he wants to do, and
then give him loose REIN"
Unite his bellyband."
Take and grease the wagon"
The above is a small sample Of the ad-
vice given to start balky horse. The
advice did not start the procession. Pres
emily locomotive put in an appearance
on Quay Street, and began to blow off
steam, when the horse thought Of the
clover patch at home and started up the
Avenue on the gallop.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-10-02

THE SMALLEST BABY ALIvE.-A gen.
tleman from Candelaria informs US that
the smallest baby in the world was born
in that camp at noon on the Srd inst.
The father Is q miner in the employ Of
the Northern Belle mine and weighs 100
Ibs. The mother is stout, healthy wo-
man. weighing perhaps l6O lbs. The
child is q male, as perfectly formed az
any human being can be, but upon its
birth it only weighed 9 ounces. It's face
is about the size OF horse chestnut, and
the size Of its limbs can be imagined
when we say that ring worn on the lit.
tie finger Of its mother was slipped easily
over it, foot nearly up 10 the knee. Our
informant stated that it was the opinion
of the attending physician that the child
would live and prosper in good health not
withstanding its diminutive proportions.
The midget is so small that three Of its
size could play hide and seek in cigar
box. This is believed to be the smallest
baby ever known.-Neuada Appeal.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-10-02
SENATOR DAVIS VIVID DREAM

SENATOR DAVIS VIVID DREAM.
Ex-Sergeant.at-Arms French, in his
interesting lecture, Ten Years Among
the Senator'S" relates the following anus
ing anecdote concerning Senator Davis Of
West Virginia:
There was Davis of West Virginia.
From the humble position Of a brakeman
upon the railroad, he had fought his way
upward to two honorable elections to the
Senate. An industrious, useful, honor
able member A diligent, conscientious
worker on appropriation committees, and
with Window, earnest in all efforts for
improving and cheapening transportation
from the interior to the seaboard. 1t is
wonderful how the influence Of early ed
ucstion, or early habits, clngs to US in
after life. Senator Davis, who, | have
just told you, was in earlier days brake
man, once gave the Senate an emphatic
demonstration Of this oft-noted fact.
Judge Thurman, being q generous snuff
taker, carried an immense red bandanna
handkerchief; and, when he arose to
speak, usually, as preliminary, grasped
his nose with the red bandanna and gave
blast like trumpet. 1t was well to-
ward morning of wearisome all-night
session, and Senator Davis was asleep,
his head resting upon his desk. But |
will say for the Senator that he was not
often asleep in the Senate. Senator Ed
munds had provoked Judge Thurman to
q speech, and. by introduction, the Judge
unfurled his red bandanns and blew q
blast Of more than usual power. Mr..
Davis may have been dreaming Of his
old railroad days; at any rate he sprang
to his feet in half.dazed condition, and,
catching sight of the red Aag-the old
signal of danger-and, seeming to imag-
inc that he had heard a shrek Of alarm
from the open throttle Of the locomotive
calling for "down brakes" seized his
desk, and, by the brakeman's firm, quick
twist, wrenched it from the floor.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-10-02

Unfortunately, there are some druggists
who, for the purpose of securing larger
prodt TO themselves, do not scruple TO
trade upon the great popularity which un-
rivalled medicinal properties and uniform
quality has ensured TO PoND's EXTRACT,
and who attempt to foist upon the public
some worthless. imitation representing II
to be the "same as" or "equal 70" the gen.
uine. Prevent disappointment to yourself
by insisting upon having Ponds Extract
alone. II Is sold In our bottles-neyer by
measure.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-10-02
A DAY OF REsr.-The boys have the

A DAY OF REsr..-The boys have the
laugh on a certain Hallowell young man
just now. They sing i" Put me in my
little bed." and in other ways remind him
of little incident, which occurred the
other evening. "Tom" went out to make
II call on a lady friend, and the general
heayiness Of the atmosphere had such q
soothing influence that he fell asleep in
his chair. The young lady quietly left
him, and retired to her rooms. In the
morning. the landlord found his parlors
occupied by our young friend still in the
arms of Morpheus, and aroused him just
in season to commence his days work !
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-10-02

-" Many silly people despi-e the pre-
cious, not understanding it," But no one
despises Kidney.Wort after having given
IL 8 trial. Those who have used II agree
that 1t is by far the best medicine Known.
Its action is prompt, thorough and last
ing. Don't take pills, and other mercuri-
ais that poison the system, out by using
Kidney Wort restore the natural action OF
all the organs.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-10-02

G5~Our readers viii notice a new AL
vertisement, Glover Bitters. This med.
cine we have heard spoken OF highly as il
Is compounded from the red and white
clover. 1t contains great virtue for spring
and blood diseases and all who are ailirg
should call on their druggists for IL.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-10-02

"A New Haven Conn. man, lack
ing faith in the savings banks. "deposit.
ed" in the baby's cradle three hundred
dollars which he had accumulated. A
servant-girl drew" the amount and dis
appeared. I Il
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-10-02

MY brother Myron and myself werc 9TH
cured To all appearance, OF Catarrh and
Hay Fever last July and August. Up 70
this date, Dec. 2s, neither have had any
return of these troubles. Ely's Cream Balm
was the medicine used.-Gabriel Ferris,
Spencer, Tioga Co., n. Y.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-10-02
WHAT A pfTy

That so many otherwise attractive, polite
and particular people afiict their friends
by the foul and disagreeable odor OF their
breath. 1t IS mainly caused by disordered
digestion and can be corrected by remov-
Ing the cause, by using that pure medicine
Sulphur Bitters Health Ndgdzine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-10-02

NUMBER 80.

Now can you remain sufferer from dys
pepsia when worse cases than yours are
being cured by Hoods Sarsaparilla. Try 1t.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-10-02

When symptoms Of malaria appear in
any form, take Ayers Ague Cure at once.
to prevent the development Of the disease.
and continue until health il restored, a.
1t surely will be by the use OF this remedy.
A cure Is warranted IN every instance.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-10-02

Nearly all diseases that af'lct humanity
originate In the stomach liver or bowels,
and might be prevented fpeope would use
a little common sense; b. ~ will not.
They rather take PIrs215's H..y Hitc Pits
because ONE Is dose.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-10-02

DR.. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer IL the
marvel OF the age for ali Nerve Diseases.
All its stopped free Send 10 93l Arch
Street, Phila.. Pa
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-10-02

THERE WAS AN ECLIPSE THIS YEAR THAT
astronomers failed u note. IL was the
eclipse of Adamson's Botanic Bqlsam over
all competitors. IL cures coughs. colds.
and all diseases Of the thrO,r, chest, and
lungs. Price 10, 3j and 10 cents.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-10-02

There be men who are anxious TO ft
themselves for the next world, who never
seem To think 1t Is at all necessary TO make
themselves ft for the present world.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-10-02

We are tod that there is honor among
thieves, and yet we occasionally hear a
summer-resort landlord complaining that
he has been defrauded by hotel beats.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-10-02

Mrs. Malaprop says that the increase OF
morality the Egyptian cholera is so great
1t Is high time for the doctors 10 find an
anecdote against IL.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-10-02

"MoTHER SWANS WORM SYRUP"
Infsllible, tasteless. harmless, cathartic;
for feverishness, restlessness worms, con-
stipation. 25cts.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-10-02

The plump maiden with the perforated
sleeve Is doing all she can to foster the
psmpercd tastes of the gormandizlng mos
quitO.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-10-02

When Hamlet said, " But have that
within which passeth show" it i believed
that he had in his pocket complimentary
ticket TO the circus.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-10-02

~ have seen that face somewhere be-
FORE" said Mr.. Short Sighed Clubman, as
he passed lady on the street. Z" Why, that
is your wife isn't it, Mr.. Clubman?" " So
it Is; so IL is"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-10-02

When the dog gets after the boy In 4
melon patch. and there are no trees indy.
he sings ''Oh, for the gsrfea wall"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-10-02

In the bright lexicon of youth there il
no such word as fail, but IL IL frequently
found In the daily newspapers about this
time.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-10-02

A stranger in the city, seeing the places
OF public resort full OF yong men, night ar
ter night, asked II this was the Ian " the
midnight son.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-10-02

Miss l.. Ginn, OF Orland, Me-, says al
was relieved of troublesome case Of dys-
pepsia by using Browns Iron Bitters."
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-10-02

We have read of soldiers that showed
great GOODNESS under fire. II j. easier, we
should suppose, TO keep cool under fire
than over it.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-10-02
"That Extreme Tired Feeling"

"The first bottle has done my daughter q
great deal Of good; her food does not dis
tress her now, nor does she suffer from thar
eztreme tired feeling which she did before
taking HOODS SARsAPARIILA."
Sold by all druggists. Price 81 bottle or
six bottles for 50. Prepared by c. !. HOOD
4 CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass.
HooTs TOOTH Poscdsr, Only s5 Csnts.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-10-02

u1HE PRosTRATION which follows
i Diphtheria, and the persistency with
which It cllngs to the patient. are well
known TO all who have had any experience
with this terrible disease.
The following letter shows how the re.
storing and Invigorating properties Of
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-10-02
Hood
SarsapanM

eradlcates the poisoned matter from it,
bringing to the convalescent the color, Life
and Tgor Of robust health.
LOWELL, MASS.
MEssRs. c. I. HOOP & Co: Gentlemen
My little girl had the diphtheria last April.
The disease left her very weak, blood poor.
with no appetite. and she could not seem 10
rally from It's effects. HOOPS SARsAPARILr
LAw was recommended BY neighbor. After
change for the better she began 10 eat
with relish. 1t seemed TO take out the
poison the disease had left in her blood, the
change being very noticeable In her face;
She took II two months and fully regained
her health, much to our delight. We now
recommend HOODS SARsAPARILLA with
great deal Of pleasure. Very truly yours,
j. X, SMITH,
10 Butterfeld Street
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-10-02

The girl who FIRST sang 81 want TO be sn
angel" Is now fair, tat and forty, and the
mother OF ten children.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-10-02

overcome Il, and
how by vitaliz-
ing and enrich
ing the blood II
nanfraii.nn AL
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-10-02
GbtOvtorN Democrat


Rates ct Adverti-ing.
lhaNL NouCks.
800 .,.v OF -pecf one w~rS "
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The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1883-11-15
MAGNOLIA MISSISSIPPI THURSDAY, NOVEMBER IS, 1888

that the Scriptures should become
precious to her children. She took up
Bible characters, bringing to bear the
same vivid interest, the same power of
making them realities.
These lessons were varied by little
sketches or reports of one Sunday TO be
read aloud the next Of this Nate took
hold with a special zest. None of this
family could sing. She thought of a
substitute. They learned the Psalms,
much of Isaiah, and many hymns, re-
peating them in concert, learning to
count upon this hour around the fire as
others do upon their music How many
of these times came to her in after life
"a vision of the bright faces of her
boys, as they clustered aflectionately
around her.
Time rolled by. The railroad passed
through. A village sprang up, and the
land was ready to sell. She could keep
enough for her own use, and the boys
could prepare for college. Thede and
Nate went away to school. The old
home was kept bright and pleasant;
friends, new settlers, came in, and now
there was visiting and social life.
Jerry stayed on the farm; Theodore
became an engineer; Nate, minister;
johnnie went into business. Theodore
used to say: "Mother, as l travel about,
all the stones and the flowers make me
think of you. | catch sight of some
rock, and stop to laugh over those bless
ed times. Nate said: ''Mother, when
l am reading psalm in the pulpit,
there always comes to me a picture OF
those old evenings, with YOU in the
rocking-chair, by the fire-light, and ]
hear all your voices again. Johnnie
wrote: 'tMother, l think that everything
| have has come TO me through YOU
When Jerry, who remained faithful al
ways, had listened to his brothers, he
put his arm about her, saying. tenderly;
'There will never be anybody like
mother to me-"
She died ut siXtv-iive, very suddenly.
Only few hours before. she had ex-
claimed, as her children all came home
together: There never were such good
boys as mine. You have repaid me d
thousand fold. God grant you all happy
homes. " They bore her coffin to the
grave themselves. They would not lei
any other person touch it. In the even.
ing they gathered around the old hearth.
stone in the sitting-room and drew theil
chairs together. No one spoke until
Nate said; boys, let us pray" and
then, all kneeling around her vacant
chair, he prayed that the mantle of then
mother might fall upon them. They
could ask nothing beyond that. Henri.
eta Ray, IN Christian Union.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1883-11-15
The Perils of Choral.

1t is impossible to say too much
against the use of chloral, which is as
fatal and more terrible in its ultimate
results than opium. The pangs of the
opium-eater have been set forth with
appalling vividness in the prose Of De
Quincy, but physicians assure us that
the results of chloral are more agoniz-
ing and dcadlier still One of the most
eminent of English surgeons has called
it 'crystallired hell. !" 1t poisons the
mind as well as the body, and SO softly,
so gently, so gradually does it enchain
the victim who resorts to it, that he only
realizes its power when it is too late to
break thesbonds which bind him.
Some facts concerning its action were
stated to reporter of the New York
Tribune by a distinguished physician
recently.
Chloral is resorted to for an ordinary
attack of sleeplessness, and perhaps
small doses are taken for a few days,
the result being sound, refreshing sleep,
with none of the evil results common
to other narcotics. When the period
of sleeplessness is past all goes well for
time.
Sooner or later, however, sleepless-
ness returns, chloral is again resorted
to, kept up for longer time and tax n
in larger doses. 1t is again abandoned,
only to resume its sway, and thus the
habit is formed that renders sleep i'm
possible without chloral, which, like all
narcotics, must be increased in quantity
as the system becomes habituatel to its
poisonous effects.
The larger class of victims of the
chloral habit are men who lead seden-
tary lives, and those who from temper
ament and the nature of their work are
peculiarly liable to suffer from sleepless-
ness.
One of the most notable examples OF
the baneful effects of the choral habit
was the artist-poet, Dante Gabriel Ros.
setti, who, during the latter years of his
life, was accustomed to take enormous
doses, reaching total of nearly 1sC
grains daily.
For many years he took chloral replI.
larly, at first in small quantities, but he
gradually increased the dose until his
power of resistance was gone. His life
was darkened by a power he fought
against in vain. His latter days were
spent in solitude. He became a recluse
and hypocondriac, filed with ground.
less fears for himself, cherishing un.
founded suspicious against his best
friends and admirers.
Unlike opium, there are. as rule, nc
unpleasant effects, no reaction follow.
ing the use Of chloral. II simply pro.
duces perfect sleep, or the best possible
imitation of dreamless rest, with nc
headache or sickness as a reminder that
the slumber has been purchased and
the debt must be paid for. The debt is
paid later, and the interest demanded is
health, hope, and often life Youths
Companion.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1883-11-15
The Foolish Hen.

The hen is a burned fool, and there is
no gittin' round it, The natur of wom-
en- an hens has somehow or 'nuther got
mixed up; but L don't see as how the
hen is to blame. But there is this dif-
ference between women an hen: all
hens is fools, but all women amt. But
you can drive hen about as well as u
woman.
A rooster knows more'n hen, but
he don't alters show it. The rooster is
a negative cuss. He struts around with
an I-know-all-about-it- -but-I-ain' 't-goin'-
to-tell sort of an air, an so sometimes
we are left in doubt as TO his intelli-
gence. But as fair-minded critic we
are bound to give him the credit of that
doubt. But whether or not the rooster
has got more sense than hen, he amt
all the time gettin' into foolish scrapes
like a hen.
A hen will run back and forth along
side of fence forty or fifty times, try
ing to get over into the next yard, and
go every time within two foot of an
open gate, but never any nearer to it any
time, an will finally git mad an fly
over, a-shriekin' an cut-cut-taring, an
maxim as much fuss generally as n
woman does when she finds the foty-
graft of strange woman in her hus-
bands coat pocket. An when she gifts
on the other side of the fence she don't
know what she came for.
A dog is a Solomon in all his glory
aside of brainless hen. He don't pick
up bone an shake it like il was a rat,
tryin' to git the meat Off But the fool
OF q hen will peck at loose cabbage
leaf an hour, an only git few mouth
fuls, instid of stannin' on it an goin'
for it in a business-like style. But the
hen is a material fool, an can never
learn enything.
The quickest way to brake up a set
tin hen is to let 'em set on something
that will hatch. have tried every
thing, from chiny eggs to shingle nails,
but nothin' of that kind will hatch as
quick as good eggs; an as the hen gem
orally sticks till suthin' is hatched, val
liable time is saved by using eggs,
He'll hath no fury like woman
skorned,n except a settin' hen that is
meddled with Just after she has got
fairly squat on stole" nestful of
eggs.
Hens is all fools, but the hen what
tries to crow like a rooster is a little
more so. Oh, how like hens are some
women we don't know
Long live the hen-till ThanksQi7in'
Boston Transcript.