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The Price Of a Sleeper.

.'3That's the price of sleeperP" in
4uired a young man Of Pullman car
porter at the Michigan Central depot a
night or two since.
"a sleeper, sir? The price Of a sleep
That's what / said. Are you a
b1ockhead What's the price OF a
sleeper?''
Eyes, sir; certainly, sir. I couldn't
tell you, sir.
know the price of o sleeper? You are
.But I en- find out for you, SIR"
interrupted the porter, ''If you'd ike
to know. Want to buy one, sir?"
stYes, want a berth from here to
Chicago; center berth, lower right
hand side. I sleep on my right side
and don't want to face the aisle?'
.sOh, sir, see. You don't want to
buy a sleeper. You only want one
berth in sIeeping-car. Yes, sir, two
dollars, sir. Walk right aboard, sir. =
..Here, porter (handing him bilD,
90 and get me a ticket. You can keep
the change. "
The porter went off in high glee. At
the ticket-office window he unfolded the
crumbled bin and his jaw fell. It was
only two-dollar bill. 'l'll get even
with him. the porter was heard to
mutter. Then he bought an upper
berth for 81. 80 and received fifty cents
change. ssPIl tell him all the lower
berths are gone. So could keep the
change, could l? Well, viii. n-De4
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home, given in Mr.. Cast1eman's name
What does it mean, my child?''
'Ah! I know, l know" she cried, be-
side herself with happiness; '%and oh!
am so glad.
She could scarcely make explanation
to her mother for the exuberance OF her
joy:
Her face was radiant when she rs
turned from her visit of thanks to Mr..
Castleman.
',He was so kind, mamma; and when
kissed him he kissed me back again. "
The DAYS that followed were golden
ones to Nellie. It seemed that the sun
had never sent down such soft, lffe-giT-
ing rays before, and it was wonder
full moon that flooded the valley with
its radiance through the long summer
nights.
The dark-eyed girl who had haunted
her vision, both real and fancied, for SO
long, had gone on q tour in the noun
tains. A little pang still thrilled her
heart at any remembrance Of her, but
that, she ex planned to herself, was but
the result of former habit.
Her GOODNESS toward Frank Castle
man diminished in marked degree as
the days sped on, but there was an in
tangible barrier between them yet
The two invalids grew stronger every
day, and now that Mr.. Castleman' 8
horses and carriage had arrived, they,
with Frank and Nellie, took long trips
to Glen Eyre. Cheyenne Canyon, Mon
ument Park and other points OF In
terest,
One day Nellie was sent on apressing
errand to Colorado Springs, and Frank
accompanied her, as usual. as driver.
AS they returned across the mesa
| liable land) the sun was throwing its
| last, slanting beams on the Garden OF
the Gods, which lay in beauty beneath
them.
81 always supposed said Frank,
laughing, ''that tulips 1.-TWO lips), lady
bloomed in the Garden of the Gods. Did
not your Hope I shall yet find them,
| I'm sure.
II doubt if you will, y replied Nellie,
a bright red staining the ivory of her
cheeks.
Whereupon ensued conversation OF
such absorbing interest that full houl
had elapsed ere they had reached the
balancing Rock.
81 shall never forget, :" said Nellie, If.
relevantly, ''that it was here we found
that dear little saucepan
'.And 1 shall never forget" said
Frank, radiantly, ''that it was in the
Garden of the Gods found my dear
little saucepan, too.'
'.And the tulips, the lady-fngers, the
heartsease aswell, = she slyly whispered.
Blessed little saucepans both" he
added. "Uncle and l may we'll thank
the fate that brought them into ouI
lives. "-Jeaaante S. Judso1a. tn The Cur.
| rent
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Washington Shopkeepers.

The older shopkeepers of Washing
ton are usually very interesting men.
They have lived through a great deal
of interesting history in the place where
history is made, and have caught some
of it now and then as it passes by. For
years they have furnished the great men
of the. country with necessaries and lux
uries -oftentimes at great personal ex-
pense. But their unusual class of Gus
toners has given them unusual expert
ences, and as a result unusual culture
Of certain sort. They are reservoirs
of "reminiscences. One could not spend
an afternoon more pleasantly than in
chatting with the gfay-haired proprie-
tor of certain bookstore on Pennsyl-
vania avenue, not far from the Capitol,
made famous by the great men who
have Whiled away their idle hours with
in its walls. No private building in
Washington has ever held more distin-
guished men than this little shop. Few
have such store of memories as is to
be found there. But the Young men in
these shops are not so well informed as
the old shopkeepers, and their COM
meDts upon their famous old customers
when they affect any personal knowl-
edge about them at all are apt to be
very funny. Several blocks west of the
historic book store is hat store, more
ambitious and less distinguished than it
used to be. Two other hat stores further
west attract more fashionable people,
now that all the people in Washington do
not live in the central or eastern parts.
But is still q successful establishment,
and, while viewing with alarm" the
encroachments of its rivals, 'spoints
with pride" to its past achievements
and to its dead customers. In its win
dow is Rhat-an old-fashioned beaver
labeled Henry Clay's last hat, .
which is eyed with reYerent interest by
all the Kentuckians who come to town.
Recently two rather distinguished Ken.
tuckians went IN to look at it. They
were allowed to do SO by the courteous
young clerk, who also treated them to
choice tid-bits of Information about the
past glories of the store. He told them
that all the great men of the bellum and
ante bellum periods bought their hats
at this old reliable establishment. This
was the hat that Clay ordered just be-
fore his death. He had not really worn
it. HE Gdied, - continued the clerk
glibly, fright across the way, in that
old double house. = "Oh, / guess not, =
put in one of the Kentuckians, g Clay
died at the National Hotel, down here
bit. = ''Yes, said the clerk, that's
SO. It was Daniel Webster who died in
that house across the street, "Oh,
no" said the other Kentuckian, Dan
lei Webster died at his home in Massa-
chusetts. "Well," said the cornered
clerk, fairly desperate at this rude treat
ment of his treasured recollections,
somebody died at that old house
across the street, anyhow Very
likely" said both Kentuckians. "Good
morning. Cor. Philadelphia Record.
1T is one proof of a good education
and of true refinement of feeling to re-
spect antiquity.
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4 SONG or THE SWEETEST

a song of the things that are sweetest,
The cunningest and the completest,
Meath the beautiful sky that is DER us,
In the beautiful world that's before us,
On the breast of the dear sea under US
None of which three can sunder u.s.
SAY a moon with a little star daughter,
That looks at herself in the waTer
FROM her blue bower so high up above US
So close to the angels that love US;
But these are less dear to the night
Than unto my heart its delight
Little bough, with the little leaves on It,
Faint green, like Titania's bonnet,
As fresh as the hopes of the spring-time,
As light as the songs OF the Wlng-time-
Little Dough, but left you to see
A little face sweeter to me.
Little shell, with the pink overspreading,
Like the cheek of d bride at her wedding
And as smooth as the brow of the sister
Whose coral lips lately have kissed her
Little shell-ship that saileth the ocean.
Thou'rt but type of my shrine of devotion
Oh, q little bee rocked on a MULLEN,
Neither listless nor lazy nor sullen,
4 wise little hunter of sweetness.
A quaint little teacher of neatneSs-
What's more cunning than this little fellow,
CIinging close to the mullein-foWer Yellow
Is't bud with the red breaking through il
And the morning sun staying to WOO it
All, lovely and Turing the rose is
Which the buds fairy lattice diseloses;
But my cradle. q bower that is fairer,
Holds q flower that is sWeeter and rarer.
Is't a nest with a baby bird i'll it,
a soft-throated gray little linnet,
With fathers wing lowering over 1t,
And mothers breast ready to coverit2
All the sweetest of sounds. SO my vote is,
Come not up out of little birds throatiesl
Mothers heart, with a little head on it,
Proud and happy because she has won IT.
Mothers heart says her baby's the sweetest,
The cunningest, and the completest,
OF all the sweet things under Heaven,
OF all the sweet things ever given.
--H0Wdrd Glyld0II, in HdrpeT's Weekly.
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THE MARKETS.

With the excep ton Of little activity in hay,
the staple markets this week continne stag
nant, with little ornothing doing. Itwas thought
that the bottom had been reached in wheat, but
this week records still further decline In the
little which the farmers are forced to sell and
the outgivngs of the city markets donot prom
ise anything better for the Immediate future
Purchases of wheat for export were reported
in New York last week amounting to 100000
bushels, but the prices continued to fall and So
in elevator and 791s for January delivery were
the closing rates for No. 2 red-a decline of 2Is
cents on January and " cents on elevator. The
people who SO confidently predicted that "the
farmers would not sell, a. 80 cents or less,
Chicago price, are rubbing their eyes as the
visible supply mounts towards IL, 900 bushels
and still the grain comes forward Not only in
this county but in England the prices for wheat
are without precedent. Indeed il has often
been remhrked of English wheat quotations
lately that.t the prices are the lowe st for q cen
tury.'' Theayerage for the whole year 1884 is
the lowest FIR a century. But that is not all
The low-waser mark OF history, in the British
grain trade, Vas loi years ago. In that yeas an
average nevar sinaeapEroachel untll this year.
only 80 shiiiiigs peryQuarter. for British wheat,
was recorded hut 10 NOW evident that the
year 1884 VIII yecord lower average than thai
of the hitherto unparalleled year 1850 During
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Mt Scion items.
Reported for the vIRoIs

lAr~1>~< ~~r-'N
The signs Of approaching Christmas
begin to appear among us The Ladies
Aid Society of the Methodist church
here are making preparations Ter aheir an-.
nual supper on Christmas evening, which
we have no doubt will be literally pa
tronized by the lovers OF good cheer. We
are informed that the members of our
newly organized Cornet Band will give u
supper for the benefit Of their band on
Christmas eve. Our village has become
famous for entertainments during the hol-
idays heretofore and we suppose will strive
to keep up the well earned reputation
this year. 'tef
We were favored with an abundant fall
of rain during Sunday afternoon which
continued nearly all night. The North
river is slowly vending its way along its
rocky bed and we hope will soon fill its dry
channel with its ripping waters again.
Many wells and springs are still dry and
some Of our farmers are hauling water
from Messy Creek,--a distance Of two
miles to their houses.
Mr.. Abraham Hoffer, one of our hard
working farmers who has been gradually
declining for several months past with
schlerosis Of the brain, died few days
ago at his residence near North River Gap.
He was one Of q family of fourteen chill
dren, the youngest being about Is years of
age, and all living up to the date of the
death of the gentleman mentioned above.
His remains were buried at Emanuel
church in the presence of very large
number Of friends and acquaintance. The
funeral services were conducted by the
Rev. Martin Miller, assisted by other
brethren of the German Baptist church.
| We were much shocked to learn from u
note received on yesterday that Mrs. Lin
ME" Littlepage, a sister of Mrs. Robert
Kyle. ST., and daughter of Robert Hall, of
kanawha county, West Va, had died sud
denly OF congestion of the lungs at her
residence in Charlestown on the 9th inst.
We had the pleasure Of meeting Mrs. Lit
tlepage then Miss HALL and her sister,
Mrs. John Frazier, a few weeks ago at
Mrs. kyle's, then apparently in the bloom
OF health but we learn shortly after her
marriage, which took place soon after her
return home, she was attacked with fever
and was thought to be conyalescing when
she was suddenly carried off by pulmonary
congestion. Her friends have our deepest
sympathy. fsA
Mr.. G. M. Blakemore is erecting photo
graph gallery near the, Methodist church
with the purpose of resaming his old bust
nessfagain. ITEMS.
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sne tirst half ofthis year, the average was nearly
~ shillings above the low water mark the first
quarter Of 1884 gave an average of 37s. 3D.. ana
the section snniter SIS. I'd. making 37s s3d ioi
the half year. The average in July was only
u.s. In spite OF rally to 3ss I'd. about the mid
die OF August, the aveiage for that month
dropped TO 5Cs. Id, and September followed
with adeclne to 33s 9l4d. In October the de-
cline continued to S2s ID, and the average for
the month was only about one penny higher.
OF Npyeillber three weeks have been. officially
reported7in Journals received by mail. showing
u further decline to SIS. Id. November y. Since
that time, Judging from telegraphed prices, the
advance has been about Is. 21sd.. per quarter.
Thus the average price Tor forty-nine weeks In
the year appears to be only Sos. Id, with two
weeks remaining In which, with present prices
holding, the average for the year would be re-
only $500 for eight bushels or sl.07}s per bushel.
The price Novepber %, the latest date Of which
there are official averages by mall, was eouiva-
lent to only SAG for eight bushels. or 95, cents
per bushel. On Friday. however, and for some
days last week, the Liverpool quotation for
American No. Cred winter was about 81 cents
per bushel-stih eleven cents below the British
low-water mark made 0ayears ago.
|. In view of this depressed condition of the
world markets. 1t is not surprising that wheat
is selling to-day in Stanton for less price that
ever before known. The quotations yesterday
were follows: Flour, family, $780, extra, $3.50
to s.. 90: super TO $780, wheat to 70 cents
corn, so to S. cents OATS 80 to IS cents; hay $40
o $3.50; clover seed, 81 TO si.25 wool, 20 cents
washed, 20 cents H.
In Richmond. wheat. rs TO 9ocents Baltimors,
80 to 81 cents.
The produce market Is unusually duh this
week. Notwithstanding the near approach ofthe
holidays.
GAME Venison is worth cents whole deer,
and 1214 cents for hams. The demand continues
brisk with corresponding supply
h Pheasdnts are dull at 20 TO % cents. ~.
Rabbits very dull at 8 tol0cents. sHsaas -
Squirrels dull at and cents. b
Partridges bring 10 cents and sell readily.
Fowls Turkeys continue at cents, but are
dull.
Chickens and ducks are hard to sell at Il cents.
MISUNDERSTANDING good ones are worth
to 80 cents.
Butter continues quiet at 20 cents.
Eggs dull at % cents
Lard Is worth from to II cents
Potatoes are nominal at so to 60cenrs Il
BitckWheat,..s2.75.
PORK, 50 90 to $3.50.
Beef, country killed. 5 to7 cents.
STANTON Markets
CORRECTED WEEKLY BY COCHRAN & JONES
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Messy Greek Items.

Reported fOrthe NLRGENIAN.
Mr.. Geo. W. Hartman, Of this lace, lad
bad luck week before last. . He sent Ills
son to Mt. Scion, and on returning. the
horse he rode fell, breaking his shoulder
bone. The young man narrowly escaped
from getting his own leg broken. The
friends and neighborhood generally sympa-
thize with him for the loss of his only
horse,
On Tuesday night, the 10th, we had a
lecture at the Messy Greek Presbyterian
church, by the great humorist, Willough-
by Reade, which was attended By very
large audience.
Our farmers have all gotten in their
fire wood and most of their busy work is
over for the winter, so they will have moth
ing else to do but to make a full turnout
in Stanton next Monday and make things
lively.
John Il. Deter snow the owner of the
finest pair Of match black Patrick Henry
colts in the whole county. They inst top
Loft sgthing in the horse line, One is d
two.year-old and the other three.
Mr.. Newton F. Craun has returned
from visit to his Ohio friends. He is
highly pleased with tine West and from
his appearance it must have agreed with
him very well.
We hada young cyclone here last We'd
nesday. 1t blew over a strawstack for Geo.
A. Craun and also blew about half of his
barn roof off. 1t scattered fodder in eve
ry direction and entirely ruined several
crops.
People are still getting married, and our
cabinet maker, j.. f. James, who is the
best workman in the county, is getting as
much and more work tLan he can do. He
ought to have two or three hands all the
time to supply the. demand. .sG
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! Tuesddu, the 10th day Of Januolu, 1885, \
DY THE GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA.
A PROCLAMATION.


information having been received by the Ex-
ecutive that on OF about the night Of December
Q. 1884, the magazine of the Virginia Hillary
Institute, at or near Lexington. In the county
OF Rockbridge was set on fire and exploded BY
the incendiary act of some person or persons
unknown and are now goingat large therefore
do hereby offer a REWARD OF FIVE H6Ns
DRIED DOLLARS for the arrest and conviction
In said county of the person or persons who
committed tbs said act of incendiarism, aud !
do moreover require al officers of this Com
monwealtil. civil and Military. and request the
people generally, 10 use their best exertlons 10
procure their arrest thaf they mag ns brought
TO justice.
Giyen under hand IS Governor.
SEAL ana under Sthe s1.esser seal OF the
49, Commonwealth Vt Richmond, this
f2th day OF Decenibes5 lsSsp
WILLIAM Il. CANfERoN
ny the tioseruof
3 Il ". FfoERNoy 3 u
decls'2t secretary Of tilss Comm onEesltn;
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DIED.

Nov. 3Oth, 1884, Mrs. Margaret d. Houston, for
merly of Harrisonburg, died at Sipes Springs
Comanche county, Texas, in her nth year. She
ing been converted under the preaching of Rev
Mr.. Morgan 81 years ago.
In this city, Dec 10, 1854, Miss Mary Woodward
daughter of the late Augustus w. Graves and
Elizabeth X. Graves, aged n years. She had
been a christian member OF the Lutheran
church for more than eighteen years.
Rest gentle sist er, rest. there is another vacant
Jesus himself has trod the vale and robbed it o.
all fear. @s s755sx s
Memphis Demooeat, scotland county. Mis-
souri,, please copy. s5| sss5i3 "a
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CONTAINING lslli aeRE.s..

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situated n Augusta county one mil. west OF the
Augusta Church on the iiDn -works ross, and M
IMG5 5Srni, me lands Of Vim. Link. Epnram
This tract has on 1t good frame dwall,ro 10 /
most new, good barn, tlst>ra,e orchard and
sumclent timber and is We'll watared nv one 81
the finest springs In the eonnty and ~ WHY y
p Rarr de q r. peIiapce station Oh tbs Valley
and nd Il IN good neighborhood, ss
% I,Ea a.n TO pay costa % suit and
sais. ana tne ner Up creilt of once Two
end Three years sroia date ofsale wit6 rsrersst
oasS ., sate--tne purchaser giyinal bonds
WIN approved PERSONAL security for the iesa.ea3
iecurity, !. DAVID N sa NJ x, nlaT,imhte
uuo's - et,,- Commissioner.
VIRGINIA-Sa the Clerks ONCE Ciyr,,;f fs,,., ~
AUGUSTA county, Reci5u6er H. ISL e''s'e =,
y. JOS N, Ryan. Clerk OF the Court aFores.,.,-
10 certfy thse David 3. Sheets, Commission ~ \;
SIDE IN the Chancery cause OF A. y. Stovsr' a. =
vs, j.. 3. slower 4 ais, has executed bond ~ -.
CURED WIFI approve ed security accoriina "a n, ~
Given uIiier my hand the day and yesr b ~ y
wrtten JOS y RYAN Clerk.
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A Democratic contemporary says that
Gen. Samuel II. Newberry is mentioned
as the probable successor Of Maj. John
Watts. United States Marshal for the
Western Districtof Virginia. This is all
Ior eIIect. Ten. Newberry ought to know
snat ne mas no chance of ever getting any
tavo 9: from the Democratic party. He
EqMMlptea yne objectionable sin Of once
pnres will ponopolize The etiioes. while
Newberry will be allowed to bring rs lie
reserves IN 4 close cont 1T, IN the hone az
I!efHef Naft'ig penaocf tic power in the
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MARRIED..

On the 10th inst, near the Thinking Spring
church, by Rev. John HI. Preston, Mr.. Robt. NJ.
SutIer and Miss Lucy NJ. Jones. daughter OF Mr..
Henry i. Jones. ~ ~ = = =.
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DEATHS. Mrs. Sallie Moore, wife OF
VIM. NJ. Moore. died at the residence OF
her son-in-aw, J. S. Gibson, ESQ.,, OF
Rockbridge, on the 10Th of November.
She was the daughter of Gen. Andrew
Moore, the first United States Senator
west of the Blue Ridge of Virginia, and
sister of Hons. Sam Med. and David Z.
Moore, decd, of Rockbridge.
Mrs. Eliza J. Beatty, relict OF Mr.. JAS
Beatty. decd, died on the 10th Of Septem-
Der. in the slst year of her age. She had
been a member of the Bethesda Presbyte-
rian congregation, for many years, and was
known as deeply pious woman and de-
voted christian.
We learn from the Harrlsonburg SDiri,
that Mr.. Peter K. Pence. a well-to.do
farmer and prominent citizen, residina
near Good s Mills, died on last Thursday
aged so years.
Also that Mr. E. G. Sanford, a pronni.
nent merchant of EIkton. Rockingham
county, died on Tuesday of last week
aged a years, leaving wife and six chill
dren.
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INSURANCE.
FIRE, LIFE, AND. ACCIDENT IN
SURANCE AGENCY.

In conducting the Important business OF In
surance. in all the branches named above, we
selection from many OF the best and most relia-
bic Companies. Among them may be named
tile Liverpool and London and Globe, London
Assurance. Phoenix. of London. North British
and Mercantile, Home OF New York. Phoenix Oh
Brooklyn. Hanburgsbreinei, RoyaI OF Liver.
dou Virginia state, Commercial Union, Ger
mania of New York. Underwriters Agency
Norwich Union, and Virginia Fire and Marine
the Union Mutual i.lfespf Maine, llnd the Trav-,
oilers Accident OF C0ltn0eticuts
We solicit interviews aud correspondence.
We are rendy at all times. 10 respond to inauir-.
lies and furnish full information.
"a Respectfully, etsss[ y
HOGE & suBLEgTs
y .1s 3 srNVz New Masonic Rnfidin6
uec1ls3n Main BtFeet--up airs
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The young Democracy Of Baltimore
celebrated the election of Cleveland
and Hendricks last Monday. 1t was no.
ticeable that most all the speakers were
free traders-Carlisle, Vance, Tucker and
Ellis, and they gave utterance to their
sentiments without stint. 1t contrasted
with the ovation to Senator &c man, in
the same city, last week. in this, that
the principal speakers on that occasion
were tariff Democrats-il illustrating in the
two instances the double-barreled plat
form of the party. We will refer more
particularly TO. the speeches on Monday
hereafter.
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Some Of our Democratic friends are find
ing fault with biennial sessions of the
Legislature and intimate that the repeal
of the clause in the constitution which
provides for them will be made prom
inent issue in the next falls election If
we were to judge from the action of the
present Legislature, we would conclude
that semi-annual Legislatures would not
suit them. They held five sessions with
in the last year, and all for the purpose
mostly Of partizan legislation. If the
people would take their own affairs in
hand and send to Richmond able and capa-
BILE men, biennial sessions would be ample
for all needful and statutory legislatlon-
We will watch the developments on this
question with interest.