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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-12-04

Both branches Of the Legislature passed,
on Friday last, the Mccormick Ander-
son bill over the veto of the Governor and
it is now a law. 1t is.'a measure designed to
place the entire election machinery Of the
State into the hands of the Democratic
party, and for partizanpurposes. We have
heretofore criticised it, and we are sure
the great mass of our readers, OF both par
ties, sympatbize with our condemnation
of it, As in several of its feature s, it is
believed to be obnoxious to the constitu-
ton, it will be ut once taken to the courts,
and a judicial opinion asked upon it,which
it is believed by prominent lawyers, will
be adverse to its constitutiOnality. The
spirit of it is certainly in conflict with the
intendment of the constitution, whether
technical flaws can be found in it or not.
All fair minded men must condemn it, for
it is not designed to secure fair elections
and honest returns. 1t is stigma upon
the State, and will prove a positive harm
to the interests of the people, if permitted
to remain on the statute book. 1t is the
product of partizanism run mad-the evil
dence Of arealized sense of popular conf
dence forfeited, and a device to attain by
foul means that which could not be reached
by fair. Power procured through this
agency would ruin the State-driye away
our native sons, and repel the ingress of
every one who would come amongst us.
were liberal and just laws to govern in our
party contests and popular elections.
N. B.-The bill provided that the Elec-
toral Boards should be appointed by a
joint resolution. orresolutions, of the Leg
islatnre. TheIconstitution provides that
all such resolutions shall be submitted to
and approved BY the Governor. The Leg
islature on Saturday passed joint resolu.
tion providing for the appointment Of the
Electoral Boards, but did not send it to
the Governor. 1t adjourned on Monday.
without submitting it to him. So the
whole scheme falls to the ground, and the
officers Of elections and the appointing
power, the county judges. willremain as they
are. SRI
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-12-04

A good document to read about this time
is Washington's farewell address to his
countrymen, where lie cautions them
against excessive party spirit. The duties
of the citizen above the passions of the
partizan were never more needed than in
these days Of impetuous. excited party
txe1inp
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-12-04

anu 'hetceii'fy gains fea'ized.
We noticed last week the attempted
fraud in one OF the Senatorial districts of
Chicago, by which the Democrats hoped to
gain State Senator and majority in the
Legislature, which elects a United States
Senator 10 succeed Senator John A. Logan.
The order OF Judge Blodgett to examine
the ballots ana 70 thoroughly investigate
every TACT IN order TO ascertain the will CT
the people. resulted III discovering the
fraud, whlch consisted IN having a dupl-
case o. the llthogfapheu ticket made, and
the name OF brand, Democrat, pasted over
mat OF i.eman' Republican, by the Demo-
cratic oihcers VINO had charge OF the ballot
boxes. A dispatch dated the Soth. says
that Brand was convinced that fraud was
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-12-04
An Important Scheme.

The Harrisonburg Spirit has the follow
ing reference to railroad project which
has as much merit in it as any that could
be suggested as affecting the Valley, and
the interests of the Corporation which,
it is stated, has it under consideration
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-12-04

ID EWARD.--A liberal reward will be paid to
III anyone returning me my
IRISH SETTER PUPPY.
He Is yellow dog with white spot In fore
head. Had on silver plated collar with my
name ON 1t. Was missing Dec. I'd. Apply At
this office. tdeci-ltl A. N. VALZ.
CALEOF RESERVOIR HILL IN LOTS Or AS
a whole-20 acres. Several acres also adjoining
and bordering on Lewis street. &C low price
and long time. Propositions reeeivedthrou
rostoff1ce or proposals received al my residence.
ROBERT g. BEGKLE.
SALE OF TEN PIN ALLEY LOT
will offer for sale all the Ten Pin Alley In
Lots or whole. It fronts over 800 feet on
the C. & o. Railroad.
dec4-4t ROBERT q. BICKLE.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-12-04

The Edgar Thompson Steel Works at
Pittsburg closed on Tuesday, throwing
out Of employment 5000 men. ".
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-12-04

New York Times; Dec End An impor.
tant question was argued in the Supreme
Court Yesterday on an apparently technical
point. The Legislature of Virginia having
passed a law requiring any lawyer who
wishes to bring suit to compel the State to
take the coupons of its bonds for taxes to
pay special license fee of $3.50, and ME-.
RoYALL, of Richmond, being indicted and
arrested for neglect to comply with this
law. he sought release from custody by a
writ OF habeas corpus from the United
States Supreme Court. The question ar
gued yesterday by Mr.. RoYALL and ey.
Gov. ID. FL. CHAMBERLAIN was whether
the Supreme Court can take iurisdiction
of this application in the highest court Of
the State itself. The counsel argued IN
favor Of immediate Jurisdiction, and the
State was not represented. If the Tinted
States Supreme Court decides that it has
immediate jurisdiction. the scope Of the
power OF protection by the court under
the Constitution will be decidedly adj
v;lnced. If, having taken jurisdiction. the
court decide to release Mr.. royal, the
power OF the 2tate of Virginia to repu-
diate its tax receivable coupons will be
broken,
- -.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-12-04

The legislature adjourned sine die last
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-07-17

tones. Each key was connected by
wire or rope with a hammer, which
struck the bell when a sharp blow was
given the key with gloved fist. This
machine was necessarily extremely
crude at first; and since chimes have
never been played half SO well as IN
the days of this invention, it is all the
great wonder that the art ever pro-
crossed at all. Recently some great
masterpieces in chime music have been
found, which were composed and
played at Louvaln n the latter half
of the last century, by the most skill
full and wonderful chimer who ever
lived, Matthias van den Gheyn. No
one in Europe or America can now be
found who is able to play this music,
which rivals in the depth and subtlety
of its composition some of the finest
works of Bach, Mozart or Beethoven.
Hence the inference is that the art Of
playing carillons has sadly declined,
with small prospect of ever recovering
the lost ground.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-07-17
GLEANINGS.

Eyes, I am pretty tired" he said.
" [ sat up ali night with a corpse. :"
WAS it wake?" NO" he answer
ed sadly, /" it was not awake, i was
dead"
Congresses timely provision for ex-
President Grant is but another re-
minder of the great mistake we made
IN not serving as a general, during
the sometime unpleasantness, instead
of private.
A Philadelphia paper says that
lemon juice in water makes health
full and invigorating drink. Now
what's the matter with putting a little
lemon juice in lemonade occasional
ly?
At convent where light literature
is forbidden:
MY child what are you reading2"
"The life of one of the saints,
Sister"
What saint, my child?"
est. Elmo!!m
Sister passes ON to the next dormi-
tory,
did you see my antelope as you
came in?" asked Claribell. NO"
answered Adolphus, but if it's the
one with curls around her forehead [
pity the man she eloped with" And
now he wonders why she acted SO
coldly.
The most prosperous journal in the
United States is little one IN Texas
that is, if the editor does not exag
gerate. He says: eve are paying
off the national debt at the rate of a
hundred millions year, and yet we
do not feel it.
My wife is the most ingenious
woman who ever lived" said Jones.
81 believe you," said Smith, polite
ly. But you don't know why you
believe me-" intimated Jones. ''To
tell the truth, I don't, replied Smith,
looking bored. well, I'll tell you
We've been married twelve years, and
| lived in the same house all the time,
and this morning she found a new
place to hide my slippers" And Smith
was paralyzed with admiration.
did you see this shooting?" asked
his honor. Eyes, sir; I did, ''Well,
how was it," "'Well. Judge, this
| SChb1CLudh d1lA "C1C SO11lS dIOIlSs
and the young man who was shot was
whistling Sweet Violets, when sud
denly remembering himself, he ex-
claimed, Shoot mel And my friend,
being a very obliging person, shot
him" "And are you sure the man
was whistling Sweet Violets' at the
time?" Eyes, Judge" THE prison
er is discharged"
Pension agent-"On what grounds
do you demand a pensions" Veteran
I lost an arm in the service" Pen
sion agent-''Lost an arm! Why,
man, you've got two armsr' Veteran
-"Oh, | don't mean these. The arm
I lost was of the Springfield pattern. ,
The world is beginning to appre-
bend that, after all our disputes and
discussions upon dogmatic Chris
tianity, religion consists of love to
God and love to man, and has its
final result and grand consummation
in character.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-07-17
Chimes and How They Are RHng.

Bells may be rung in two ways
first by swinging them with rope and
wheel and secondly by striking them
either upon the outside or inside with
hammers, the bell itself being station
airy, says The Atlantic for July. In
England the former method of rope
and wheel was almost universally adj
opted, requiring a man for each bell.
From this method we get that interest
ing and peculiarly English kind of
chime music known as the changes, !"
which gave England the name of the
Ringing Island. In Belgium, how
ever, the stationary method was used.
Chimes played in this manner were
rung by one person and were called
cariIlons, because the Italian quadrig-
Ito, or quadrille, "a dreary kind of
dance music. was the first ever play
ed upon them. To play upon CARL
Ions the performers used an instru-
ment known as the ''clavecin," a kind
OF rough keyboard arranged in semi,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-07-17
Had No Back Teeth.
Philadelphia Times

Two young ladies were talking and
laughing in a well-flled Chestnut
street car a few days ago and little
girl, three years old perhaps, eyed
them with wonder from the opposite
side. Finally she concluded that
they were laughing at her, and she
turned to her father as if to ask his
protection. He was paying no at
tention, and she decided to take her
own part.
"Wkat are you laughing at?" she
asked reproachfully of one of the
ladies. Everybody smiled at this and
the ladies laughed aloud.
"Hush my child said the father.
But what is she laughin' at, pa?"
Keep still. Everybody will Laugh
at you if you don't"
''Well, you make her stop laughin'.
If you don't I'll laugh back at her"
Here a litter ran through the car,
and the two mirthful young ladies
could not restrain themselves. They
laughed heartily, and the child stared
at them as if about to cry. But present
ly her face changed to pure astonis-
ment, and she gazed at one of the
ladies as if she we're a show. She
seemed to be trying to see down her
throat. Look, pa, look!" she ex-
claimed pointing. Everybody did
look, and the young lady ceased
laughing and closed her lips tightly.
did you see, pa?"
"Rush!'
did you see into her mouf5"
''Hush I tell your
''She amt got hardly any back
teeth there"
The young lady blushed crimson,
and the father seized his child and
hurried from the car. No sound of
aughter W as heard after this.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-07-17

bravely, but she would and she would
not, until the amorous chicken mer-
chant nearly went out of his mind.
such as it is. He did the next best
thing, and sought the lair of a San
Francisco clairyoyant. As NAV be
readily believed, the prophecies was
ready enough with a solution of the
difficulty. Her declaration was that
Mrs. Wrider was desperately in love
with man with side-whiskers. Mus
sens cheeks are as bare as a pumpkin.
so he borrowed side-whiskered mask
and a shotgun, and skulked down by
the widows house one day recently.
He listened outside the door, and when
he heard Mrs. Wrider tell her children
to 90 to bed he smashed in three win
dows and broke open the door. Then
he fired charge of buckshot through
the ceiling and departed, leaving his
mask behind him. His intention was
to personate the supposed side-whis-
kered object of the widows affections
in order to disgust her with her hypo-
thetically hairy faced lover. He was
arrested and tried before Justice Aus
tin, at Haywards, and on his trial he
swore that Mrs. Wrider had given
him a powder in his tea some time be-
fore ne adopted his novel plan of cut
ting out his rival. He was sent to the
county jail for six months. Mrs.
Wrider denies that she ever gave him
any powder.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-07-17
Little Things of Great Importance
Western Wis. Farmer

Infectious diseases are supposed to
plants, which enter the lungs and
blood of persons who come within
their reach. The time of absorbing
these germs to their termination,
varies IN different maladles. Other
organisms lead a similar course The
putfbali, when maturea and ruptur-
ed, throws out millions of cells or
germs. The pollen of the pine tree
flowers float and spread far around.
And thus the germs of infection float
and deposit themselves on persons
and things. On wooden garments
they retain life for years. These ex-
tremel Y small bodies are called by the
general term Bacteria. Forty thous-
and of these Bacteria, placed end to
end, will not reach more than an
inch
Size is not always the measure of
Importance. Many a housewife has
found her bread, nearly new. covered
with light coating of the most deli
cate substance. The bread-mouId is
one of that low order of plants known
to bOtanis,s as Fungi. The mush-
room, noted for its rapid growth, is
a member of this group. The princi-
pal part Of a toadstoel, or puffball. is
below ground, or within the substance
bearing the fungus, and consists of
very fine threads. These filaments
are of simple structure, branches free
ly, and run in all directions through
the substance from which the fungus
is deriving its nOurishment. The
umbrella-lil1e cap formed on the
stalk, bears on It's under side vast
numbers of small oval bodies called
spores, which correspond with the
seeds Of higher plants, though more
simple in structure.
With this knowledge of one of the
larger forms of fungi, we are ready to
return to the bread mould. This
fungi is much smaller than any toad
stool, and similar substances. The
fine threads, much finer than spider
webs, grow very rapidly when the
bread is moist, and the air is filled
with hot vapor. Somewhat like the
mushroom, the bread-mould sends It's
tilament all through the substance
upon which it is living, and when II
has grown sufficiently, it sends up
stalks to the surface, and upon these
multitudes of spores are borne on the
tips of branching threads; these,
when mature, are BLUSH in color, and
give the bread a blue coating not
easily mistaken after having been
once seen. The writer will not soon
forget the bad influence this Same
blue mould has upon cream cakes
The fungus had thriveu for some
time upon the creamy interior, while
all without was fair to look and bite
upon But there is another side tx
this subject, which we hope to give il
the near future.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-07-17
The Orange Tree.
Sacramento Bee .

The orange tree is the longest-lived
fruit tree known. 1t is reputed to
have attained the age of 800 years,
and it has been known to have flour
ished and born fruit for more than 100
years. No fruit tree viii grow and
produce fruit so well under rough
treatment. 1t commences to bear the
third or fourth year after budding,
and by the fifth year it will produce
an abundant crop, but its yield will
increase gradually under favorable
and as the years pass
on it will become a very productive
tree. The early growth of the orange
is quite rapid, and by the tenth year
it will have increased more than in
the next fifty years, SO far as it's
breadth and height are concerned;
but its age multiplies its fruit stems
greatly, and an old tree will some
times bear several thousand oranges.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-07-17
ANCIENT WARFARE.
An Egyptian battalion i'm 400 IL. c.

An Egyptian battalion i'm 400 IL. C.
Gen. Stone in Journal of Military Service Insti-
tuition Of the United States.
The formation Of the battalion for
combat was as follows:
The one hundred captains formed
the front ranks of the battalion, and
each captain had his one hundred
men in file behind him, a corporal at
the head of each nine men. The
chief of each 1000 men was ia front
of the center of his companies, while
the colonel commanding the grand
battalion was in front of its center.
The leaders were not mounted on
horseback, but were mounted in two
wheeled chariots, drawn, usually, by
two horses. In the chariOtS were car
ried a supply of javelins and arrows
for the use of the chief, who usually
had in the chariot with him a soldier,
who held buckler to cover him from
the arrows of the enemy, while he
dealt about him with bows and
spears.
In the early day and down to the
time of SesCstris, the officers and non
commissioned officers carried buckIers
and swords, while the private soldiers
Of infantry carried each a buckler
and battle-ax. Sometimes a battle
ak was accompanied by, and some-
times replaced by spear.
1t is easy to see that Moses drew
from the military organization OF
Egypt that which he adopted for the
IsraeIites, and later on the Greeks
their formations. Both these nations
took their first lessons in civilization
and organization from Egypt.
In the earliest monuments and rec
ords of the Egyptian army there is
no sign of the existence Of the horse
as military animal, while in the
monuments of the eighteenth dynasty
the war-horse is everywhere indicat-
ed. It is probable that the War-horse
was first introduced by the shepherd
kings, who came in from Syria about
400 years ago. It's certain that the
horse formed an important agent in
the military establishment of Egypt,
under the legitimate kings of the
country, LOO years before Christian
era, and the lack of monuments erect
ed during the first 500 years of strug-
gle between the shepherd kings and
the Thebans explains easily the lack
of record on this subject. Sesostrils
had at one time 10000 war chariots
in line, drawn by horses.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-07-17

! The use of the term Short
Line" in connection with the
corporate name of a great road,
conveys an idea of just what is
required by the travelling public
"a Short Line, Quick Time
and the best of accommodations
all of which are furnished by
the greatest Railway in Amer
ica,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-07-17

HE FEELS LIKE A NEW MAN.
"1 have had Dyspepsia, with Constipa-
ton, two years, and have tried ten different
kinds of pills, and TUFTS ore the first
that have done me any good. They have
cleaned me out. nicely. My appetite is
splendid, food digests readily, and now
man." w. D. EDWARDS, Palmyra, o.
Soldeyerywhere, 25c. Office. A Murray St.,N.Y.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-07-17
Courtship in Alameda County.
San Francisco Call

A story from Haywards, Alameda
county, where romances flourish like
the bay, recites that Peter Mussen is
a chicken peddIer, and that he. loves
the Widow Wrider. who lives on the
mountain road, not far from Hay
wards. She is buxom dame of 26
years, and the peddler courted her
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-07-17
CONNECTIONS.

AT GREEN BAY-With Chicago & North
western Railway TO and from OcOntO, Marin
cite, MenomiIaee, Crystal Falls, Florence Is
cqna6a, Negu,'ee, Lshpemimg, Marquette,
HottghtO1t, LAnSe, and all points in the Iron
and Copper regions, also appleton, Neenah,
Me1tGShd, Oshkosh, Fond do Lac, MillCaakee
Chicago and all points South and East.
With Milwaukee & Northern Railway for 1fiLaoalt-
Zee, and all points North and South on thatlin
AT NEW LONDON With Milwaukee,
Lake Shore & Western Railway to and from all
points on that road.
AT GRAND RAPIDS-With Wisconsin
Division of the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
R'y.
AT MERRILLAN-With Chicago, St Paul
Minneapolis & Omaha Railway to and from Eau
CLAIRE, Chippewa Fails, le7lonIonee, Vas, Eltd-
SON, StiILlUGter, ST PAUL. MINNEAPOLIS,
and all points beyond
AT WlNONA AND LA CROSSE-With
Chicago & Northwestern Railway and Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul R'y, to and from Red
1Oi1lg, Hastings, ST. PAUL, MINNEAPOLIS,
and all points in Minnesota, Dakota, IolOG and
Nebraska
During season Of navigation, with Steamers for
all points north and south on Mississippi RiUer
Mohave County miner., 1884-08-03

Thomas, Is under arrest and the
country Is being secured for The re-
nainder. To night large party
vas formed At Spring City, deter.
mined 10 hang Gilhurst before morn
lag. The authorities are unable ~
stay the infuriated populace.
Cairo, July pa merchant who
left Knssala June 2lst says that be-
fore starring be read a letter from
General Gordon to the Mu,lir OF
kassala, dated June llth. Accord
ing TO him General Gordon is safe
and has abundant provisions and
ammunition. He was short Of mon
sy and was raising funds by issuing
bonds. He wss pemIned in on all
sides by rebels. As soon as tie Nile
rose his intention was TO equip steam
ers at Kusssla, The merchant say
there were provisions sufficient Il,
inst iye months. Tie population OF
Kaddarif. be states, has joined th.
Mahdi.
London, July 30.--A dispatcn from
Foo Chow 10 the Times states thai
there is great tension and excite
ment 10 that city among foreigner
and Chinese. A French man n-of
war as of tue port, nnder steam. aid
has cleared for action. High an.
tbority in Foo Chow. however. de-
elares that peace continues to b.
maintained.
Helena, Mont, Jnly 30 Adyices
from Lewiston. Meyhar county. says
Seven horse thieves were hanging q
trees at the month OF Mussal Shell
this morning. Two men named
Downe and Felix were recoguized
among the lot Ali are supposed 4,
have belonged to DowDe aud Felix.
band, who have had iLeir beadqnar
iers in that neigbborhood. Some
twenty Of Granville S,uart's COW
boys ara cut after another band. VIII
have made for the Woody noun
tsins. They go fnlly prepared for
all emergencies and II they overtaks
the horse thieves there will be au
other hanging. The settlers aud
stocImen are desperate over the Lore
OF their horses. Over 100 horses,
which had been stolen. have been 10,
covered within the past week.
Cincinnati, Jnly 30.--A terribl,
explosion occurred in the house OF
Henry UpmeH, No. 2l Oregon street
this morning Tue young son oi
Upmeir brought home All unexpicd
I'd rocket that had fallen from tie
Highland house, where there had
been an exhibition u fire works lssr
night. Tue lad tried TO open it, bui
failed 10 do so His mother then
seized III rocket aud dealt it several
severe blows. A terrible explosion
foilozed. Mrs. tpnisIr wss fatally
injured: Ida UpD-ir, sged IL fatal,
IN, rred Charlie Upmeir. nged 6 se
yrre'y hurt, and Philip HILL, aged 10,
seriously injured.
Mohave County miner., 1884-08-03

During tins fall and previons to
the presidential election the follow.
iag Eiste els cticns will be beld. viz;
Alabama, August 4ih; Arkansas
September 1s,; Vermont, September
ID; MsiIe, ssIf'pin slb; Gee rgia
Oct ,b<r 1s'; Ohio, October 14th;
West Virginia, October 14ib. The
elections in The two latter States will
70 ktItd ftIwaId 20 with great IN,
tsTest ~ ioib oliiiesl Parties as be-
ipK ieIsf,tt Il tie vote 10 the
preside niiaI election.