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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-08-28
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

OFFICE OF CITY TREASURER
STAUNToN, VA, Aug. 25, 1884,
CtITY TAX NOTICE.
By resolution of the City Council, am di-
rected to call for onehalf of the City Tax OF 1884,
to be paid ON OR BEFORE SATURDAY, SEPTEM-
Der, 9TH. Any one paying one-half of the
amount assessed against him by the above
date, will have an eGtended time for paying the
residue, and all taxes remaining in my hands
after that date, upon (Which One-haH has not been
PAID, will be turned over to the Deputy Treas
urer for immediate collection OF the whole epith
me JICe per cent. aided. 80 PLEASE GIVE THIS
YOUR ATTENTION. Respectfully, El
JOHN NJ. CARROLL,
aug2S-td City Treasurer.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-08-28

Hon. Jno. S. Wise will address the peo-
pie of Rockbridge county, at Lexington.
Sept. ], County Court-day. Let there be a
full attendance, especially Of the friends
OF Blaine and Logan.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-08-28
BAPTIST CHURCH. 1900
~ REV. ALLAN CURR,. PASTOR

at IL o'clock; Night, at the usual hours Young
Men prayer Meeting on Tuesday night. Gem
eTdi ffayer Meeting and Lecture, Wednesday
hgnI; teachers meeting Thursday night.
So isitors and strangers cordially Invited to
attend these meetings. aug2l
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-08-28
LIST OF LETTERS

Remaining inthe Post Office at Staunton. An
gusta County. Va. Aug. II. 1881.
rADru,c
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-08-28

OilpooOe-eSo
monopolists. How bong do these so-called
monopolies last = Russell Sage scattered
fourteen millions of his dollars is as many
days among the people, during the recent
panic in Wall street. Jay Gould lost.. in
deprecated stocks, as much as twenty
millions dollars in as many days. All OF
item used their credit and means to de-
velop the country, make wealth for 9th
ers, and open up channels OF communlca-
tion to bring the people of distant sec
lions closer together. strengthening ma
tional ties, unifying the interests Of the
country and promoting general prosper
it9. The lands granted to aid i'll these
great enterprises were utterly worthless, in
their then condition, either for national or
individual use-inaccessible, barren, and
witliOht single feature to invite the foot
of man, OF to encourage location. The
land grants were followed by railroads
reaching across the continent territorial
governments and organized States sue
ceeded-population and wealth came in
the train, and now all the concomitants OF
civilized and progressive communities ex-
list, where few years ago the Indian and
buffalo reigned supreme. The government
has been paid back an hundred fold for
even the theoretical value of the land-for
it had no real value until made accessible
from the taxable resources thus Gre
ated, and the country's oneness consum-
mated from the Pacific to the Atlantic, with
no intervening desert to break the conti-
nuity.
Yet, notwithstanding these grand con-
summations, contributing SO much to ma
tional wealth, opening up homes for the
adventurous and planting upon the farth-
est verge the lines of civilization, dotting
the waste places with school houses and
churches, the Vaadicator informs us that
during the last session of Congress the
Democratic House of Representatives
passed various bills, the purpose Of which
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-08-20
What Struck an Old Soldier.

1T will soon be Twenty years since the v ar clos
ed
Under the hot sun of Augu-t, 1SS2 the village Of
Dover. n. j.. lay still as the sphinx in Egypt
while Elijah Sharp, of that place, slowly and soft
ly spoke of the past. Yes" he said. II was in
the army and saw many of the sights of those
fearful years. was ii ally discharged from disa-
bility resulting from sunstroks. | came home
miserable in health and spirits; so enfeebled that
took cold on the slightest exposure. Life seem
ed worthless to me: lived only in memory"
THAT was sad enough | said, dividing my
last two cigars,
That's So" responded Mr.. Sharp "but | got
over it, Ontgrew 1t? Not exactly. When in that
condition began taking PARKER's Tonic, and my
health commenced to improve right away. was
astJnlshed at it, and so was my wife. piled on
the flesh and could eat anything. My ambition
blazed up | could attend TO business. and now
excepting that have to take care about exposing
myself to he hot sum am rs well as | was the
day enlisted. What differences there are in
things-guns and bayonets kill; PARKER's Tonic
saves.
This preparation, which has been known as
PARKER's GINGER TONC, will hereafter be called
simply PARKERs Tonic. AS unprncipled dealers
are constantly deCevug their customers by CUB
stituting inferior articles under the name of gin
ger and as ginger IL really an unimpOItant lngreG
lent we drop the misleading word
There il no change, however in the preparation
itself, aud all the bottles remaining In the hands
of dealers, wrapped under the name OF PARKsR
GING Err Tonic, contain the genuine medicine, II
the fac smile signature of HIsCoCk Co. is at the
bottom of the outside wrapper.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-08-20
An Answer Wanted

Can any one bring Us a case Of Kidney
or LAYER complaint that Electric BItters
will Mt speedily curef We say they can
not, AS thousands of cases already perma.
Lcnrly cured and who are daily recommend
ing Electric Bltters, will prove. Brights
disease, diabetes, weak btcH, or any urinary
complaint quickly cured. They purify the
blood, regulate the bowels, and act direct
Iy ou the diseased parts. Every bottle guar
anteci For sale at SOC. a bottle by Barclay
Bros a
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-08-20
ADVICE 10 Mothers.

Are you disturbed at night and H. ken
OF yourrest by sick child suffering and
crying with pain Of cutting teetht If SO,
send at once and get bottle Of Mrs Wins
lows Soothing Syrup for Children Teeth
Ing. It, value is incscuIabe. 1t will re
licye the poor little sufferer immcd-
lately, Depend upon it, mothers, there Is
no mistake about it, 1t cures dyscntcry and
diarrhpa, regulates the stomach and bow
els, cures wind colo, softens the gums, re-
duces inflammation, and gives tone and
energy to the whole system. Mrs. Wins
lows Soothing Syrup for Children Teething
is pleasant to the taste, and is the prcscrip-
ton of one of the oldest and best female
nurses and physicians in the United States,
and is for sale by all druggists throughout
the world. Price % cents bottle
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-08-20
Like Some Railroads.

A religiOus denomination in 4 town
in Indiana, which felt that it must have
a church, called in the services of
business man to tell them how it could
be brought about.
"The case stands like this" he be-
gan, "there are twenty of you and you
can raise $500 among you. You need
at least So, 900. Organize n stock COM
pany, offer your shares at 80 cents on
the dollar, and you'll have no trouble
about getting the money"
"But, Mr. Chairman" protested one
of the brethren, "what about dividends
on this stockP"
Dividends! dividendsr' echoed tho
chairman; "why, that's m after con-
sideration. The first thing is to get
rid of the stock and get the building
up Wal Street NcCS
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-08-20
Convention Story-Tcllers.

"Bill' Travers, the legitimate sue,
cessor of Sam Ward. was here and told
the Chicago Club some of his stories,
With him was friend named Bell
They say that one of Travers' brightest
hits was late at night at an impromptu
supper at the club. In his inimitable
stutter, which it is impossible to trans
fer to paper, he had told story after
story and kept the table in veritable
roar for hours. In the wee sma' hours
Travers arose to 60, unheeding the call
for more. His friend Bell ran after
him and brought him bVk. There
was once sexton of a country church, "
said Travers, "who zealously discharg-
ed his duty by ringing the church bell
until every member of the congrega-
tion showed up. When he started he
couldn't stop till all were present.
One night he was accidentally locked
in the church. Fancy him cropping
about in the pitchy darkness, STUN
bling over pews, terrified and afraid.
Finally his hand touched the bell rope.
He gave it peal after peal. The villag-
ers, long since in bed, were thus called
back, and so am | by this loud, discord'
ant Bell"
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-08-20

4 boy went into a Michigan avenue
shoe shop yesterday to have his boots
patched Two other boys saw him
there and entered and sat down. On
a shelf in the shop was an old revoly-
er.
The reader will imagine five minutes
to have elapsed.
The first boy looked at the weapon
and grew uneasy.
The second boy wished he owned it
and began TO whistle.
The third boy Wondered if it was
loaded, and made up his mind to see.
The shoemaker waxed his thread and
remarked;
Il doan' like some poys to come in
here und fools aroundt NIT my tools -
Five minutes more has slipped into
the back townships of the past.
The first boy has gained five feet on it.
The second boy has ceased to whis-
tie and commenced to wink.
The third boy is only neck behind
the first.
because" continued the shoemaker
as he cut out the patch, at yhas dan
gerous to fool nit tools dot you doan'
know aboudt."
The first boy has the revolver.
The second will bet him 4 cent that
he dasn't snap it.
The third will raise the bet two to
one.
Bang! Zip! Buff!
Bullet rakes along the wall and
throws mortar all over shoemaker.
Three boys stand and hold three mouths
open.
"Vhel, l hopes you feel peter"
said the shoemaker as he finished
spanking the last boy and shot him
through the door 'Dot wash shust
like poy. Ii he sees some tools
hanging nit der vail he can't pc still
until he kills some poor man dot leaves
his family init no life insurance to
square oOp der rent und go pack to
Shermany. "-DetroH Free Press.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-08-20
Wanted Information.

"Man does not conceive the magni-
tude Of a billion" remarked the lee
turer; why, billion sheets Of paper
placed one on top Of another would
make pile nearly 30 miles high
At this juncture very solemn look
ing party with large Adams apple,
rose up from the back seat and said:
Eyes, but how are you going to pile
them up2'
And because the lecturer wouldn' t
explain the solemn party sailed majes-
tically ont the of hall, humping his
cane angrily all the way,-RoctirHd
Courier.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-08-20
Cheap Homes in Arkansas AMI Texas

Along the lire of the St. Louis, Iron
Mountain and Southern Railway, Texas and
Pacific Railway and international and
Great Northern Railroad, are thousands OF
acres of the choicest farming and grazing
lands in the world, ranging in price from
$500 to $500 and $500 per acre, in a
healthy country, with climate unsurpassed
for salubrity and comfort. Send your adj
dress to the undersigned for copy of sta.
tistcs of crops raised in Arkansas and Texas,
in 1882, and makeup your mind to 60 aud
see for yourself when you learn that the crop
for 1888 is so per cent larger than that of
1882. To those purchasing land owned by
the Company, and paying one.fourth, one
half, or all cash, a proportionate rebate is
allowed formoney paid for tickets or freight
over the Companies lines.
II. G. TowNsEND, Gen'l Pass. Agt.
st. Louis, Mo.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-08-20

A boy about 10 years Old, says the
Detroit Free Press, who was slouching
around the Bates street end Of the
Central Market suddenly gave 4 yell,
clasped both hands on his stomach
and began war dance that soon drew
crowd.
81 'spected as much!' shouted
woman as she waved her hand towards
the boy. Them ere boys eat any
thing, from green melon down to
peach stones. Serves him just right"
81 thought he looked kind O colicky
around the mouth afore he tackled
them spiced gooseberries,o added a
man who had come in with load of
potatoes.
a don't see how they keep him from
dying, really | don't" put in I woman
with cucumber in each hand. III
there was any way-any lawful way
to open that boy and look into his
stomach, you would find three or four
old bananas, piece Of watermelon, six
or eight green apples, four or five to-
matoes, at least two cucumbers, and a
lot Of sour berries.
Say" yelled the boy as he capered
around. Somebody cit the perleece
or somebody"
"Oh, it, all very nice TO want the
police and the doctors and the medical
college ambulance" sneered fat man
who had some tomatoes in a basket,
"but why didn't you think of these
things before?'
And with the cholera raging in
France and likely to come over here
any day,' added a pcak-faced woman
who had been buying a fish.
The boy laid down and rolled over
and sat up.
well, | don't want to be on the
coroner jury said man whose hair
and whiskers had just been dyed in a
barber shop near by.
And | wouldn't see him die for a
so bill, - added young man with eye
glasses on.
Just then policeman pushed his
way into the crowd and asked the
trouble, and some one replied that the
boy had been seized with the bilious
collie.
Seized me right here' whined the
lad as he stood up and clasped his
stomach.
He had on a shirt torn down the
front and held by single pin, and his
pants were held up by a strap. The
officer opened his shirt, and a humble
bee, looking as large as awalnut, crept
out and was brushed to the ground.
Just below the boys chest was a red
swelling larger than his fist and still
growing.
NO collie about that" observed the
officer, as he crushed the suffering
bee. Only one person in the crowd
had remark to make, as the boy lop-
ed of, That was the woman with the
cucumbers. She sort o shook them
after the retreating figure, and called
out:
This orter be a great moral lesson
to that boy, but doubt it-can't help
but doubt it. Ii we had any right-any
legal right-to open him tomorrow
and look into his stomach, we'd won
der why that bumble-bee fooled his
time away instead Of tackling grind
stone"
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-08-20

Rev. H. s. Stevens, 102 Eighth street, N.
Il. Washington, d. G, writes under date OF
February 18th, 1884: Last summer while
pastor of church at Cromwell, Conn, |
obtained two bottles of Athlophoros for
trial by gentleman who had been subject
TO protracted and very severe attacks OF
rheumatism. He tells me that the effect
of the medicine has been marvellous. 1t has
brought him olt every time, and now he
keeps the article on hand, and resorts to its
use upon any recurring symptoms of his
pain"
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-08-20
STAGES OF THE RIVER.


River marked by the gauge at this
port, at 2;l2 p. NJ. yesterday, II feet A
inch. Fall during previous twenty
four hours, foot Z inches.
Chattanooga, Aug. l9.-River 2 feet G
inches and falling
Cincinnati, Aug l0.-River 8 feet 8
inches and falling.
Louisville, Aug, l9.-River 3 feet 7
inches and rising.
Nashville, Aug 19.-River 1 # s inch
es and falling.
Pittsburg, Aug. l0.-River foot in
ches and falling,
St Louis, Aug, l9.-Riyer 10 # inch
es and falling.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
The Vint Shinklc from Cincinnati is due
to-day for Memphis.
The ferry boat Three States "excurts" to
Paducsh next Sunday.
The City Of St. Louis leaves St. Louis
this evening for New Orleans.
Ben, F. Egan, an old Cumberland river
mariner, is passenger on the Ylnt
Shinkle,
Capt. Cole has not gone to the springs or
anywhere else, He is still in the city aud
will remain here until he leaves.
Don't forget the excursion on the Hud-
son. She leaves here tomorrow evening
for Paducah returns Saturday $500 for the
round trip,
The Commonwealth from St. Louis is the
Anchor Line packet due out tonight for
Vicksburg, but owing to the low stage of
water will hardly report here before morn
ing.
The Gus Fowler is the er-failing
daily packet from Paducah arriving here
at 2 P. H., making close connection with
the Illinois Central R, R. for,St. Louis, Chi
cago and all points east and west.
DR.. Bradley, one Of the indespensables
Of Wharfboat No, ., and newspaper cor
respondent Of various Pr mjnent western
metropolitan cities, has returned and is
now on duty and will be pleased to see
his friends who are LEGION.
The City Of Cairo has had remarkable
bad luck on her las, trip up, She busted
one of her cylinders some distance below
Cairo and just before arriving at St. Louis
She ran through the other engine killing Q
stock man and njuring several others.
IA pleasant party of bellies and beaux
from Paducah made the round trip on tn
Gus Fowler Yesterday. The following
ladies and gentlemen constituted the party
Misses Birdie, Clara and Zoe Fowler, Bel
tie Vaughn, Emma Marrow and Lii,
| Rieke, of Paducsh, and Miss Katie Ellis
of Smithland, KY, also Messrs. F. II. and
w. II. Rieke, S,A. Fowler, W. c. Leech
and E. B. Ashcraft, OF Paducah, and
Clarence Hinkle, of Evansville The party
was chaperoned by Misses Lizzie Sanders
and Mamie Harris, of Paducah, they re.
turned after having spent few pleasant
hours in our city. Much pleased with the
hospitality and attention shown them while
here
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-08-20
A LAWYERS Opinion of Interest to all.

j. A Tawney, E.q, a leading attorney
Of Wlnona, MINI, writes: "After using it
Tor more than three years, take great
pleasure in satng that regard DR.. Kings
New Discovery for consumption, rs the
best remedy in the world for coughs and
colds. 1t has never failed to cure the most
severe colds have had, and invariably re-
l,v.s the pain IN the chest
Trial bottles of this sure cure for all
throat and lung diseases may b" bad free
st Barclay Bros drug store. Large size,
800 ~
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-08-20
To Repair Damages.

Dear lady, there is probably no use tell
ing you that fashionable life in great city
is rough one on your beauty. Late hours
loss of sleep and mental excitement will
leave you by and by shorn of those bcauti
full tresses which drew lovers around you in
other years. Artificial substitutes can new
err pass for those rich and glossy locks.
Parkels Hair Balsam will stop your hair
from falling out, restore its natural color
and sottness, and prove cleansing and benc-
fetal to the scalp.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-08-20
CHICAGO MEDICAL COLLEGE,
Corner Prairie Avenue and 29th St, Chicago

Nlptlcdl VI
The Northwestern University.
N $. DAVIS, NJ ~, LII, D., Dean,
The Co egiate year will begin Sept. %, 1891, and
close March pa 1885, The course Of instruction is
graded Students being divided into first. second
and third year classes, Qualifications for admis-
sion are either Degree of A. b., certih ate OF a
reputable academy, preliminary animation
The method of instruction is conspicuously prac-
tical, and is applied in the Wards of the Mercy,
St Lukes and Nc hacl Reese Hospitals, daily at
the bedside of the sick. The Practitioners Course
will begin the day after the AuGual Commence
ment and c nt'rue fur weeks, Fees in advance:
Matricuaton, s. OO Lectures, $500; Demonstra'
tor $500 Hospitals: Mercy, 500; ST. Luke's,
$500. Laboratory, 500; Breskase, 3 %. Final
Examination, 5000 February lat Practitioners
Course 90 For further information, address
WALTER HAY, VI. D., LII. D., Secretary,
7lJ4wdl .i3 state St, chicago, Ill
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-08-20

The Sheriff of Auckland New 4 aland,
Mr.. E iward L. Green, writes to the Sydney,
n, s. w., Bulletin that he suffered for years
with an injury to his shoulder, so that he
could not use his arm; he tried all rene
dies without benefit, and finally used St.
Sacobs Oil. In ten minutes he was relev-
ed, and works with saw or spade as well
a 8 ever.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-08-20

Do Lewis reaches the Conclusion
that consumption is found in every eli
mate. Inhabitants Of the frozen re-
gions and those who live under the
equator die Of consumption. As to
the United States, there is no doubt
that New England has the largest ratio
of mortality from consumption. But
the difference is Slight.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-08-20
One Republican Voice.
AMARALA MARTIN,

Ga Monday night last, the Americas, a
Democratic club OF Peoria, held a meeting,
The club contains number of Germans in
its membership On Tuesday morning, the
Transcript, the morning Republican paper
OF Peoria, said, among other thing, Of the
Americas
Twenty Germans filed
into the room; well, between the odor of
the unauthorized imburger and the smell
from the nasty lard oil lamps worn on the
caps by the members of dot lcedle Ger
man band. il was too rich for most of the
Republicans, and they retired. A Demo
Gratis stomach has been so long used to di-
costing crow that this aroma to them was
like the bouquet of new mown hay waited
on the soft breezes of an autumnsl day, and
they stuck it out
As might be supposed, the German cit
liens os Peoria do not appreciate the hu-
NOR Of the Transcript. Many Republican
Germans have openly expressed their in
dienation, and have declared that the tick
ct supported by the Transcript will lose
three hundred German Republican votes.
The German newspaper, Die Some, says
this is not the transcripts first otfense and
that it shows the anmus of the Republ-
cans towards the Germans 1t says: "The
Republican leaders tell us they are very
sorry ahoutit. We don't ubt they are,
but it is not because they are not in sym
patty with the sentiment, but because they
are afraid Of the votes it will cost them"
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-08-20
BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR lsr YEAR.

VIM. Stratton, Stratton Bird, gro -ers Cairo, H.,
sale and retail dry good; C. W. Cunning. N. D.;
Pres. BID. Med Ex., for Pensions; Albert Lewis.
commission merchant; j. II. Robinson, county
judge snn notary public; VIM, Pitcher, com.
broker and insurance agent: X. ii. Baifd, ciy
street supervisor; NJ Phillips csrpt inter- and build
er; Thomas Lewis, attorney and secretary; r.. V.
Pierce, attorney. Ataw, DuQuoin IN; =; e. Pace
cashier OF Centennial Bans, Ashley III. Albert
HAYDEN. cashier of George Connolly & Co., Spring.
aeld. mi ;B. M Mum, attorney-at-law. 1856 Ran.
dolph street, Chicago; Hon. Robt. A; Hatcher, at
torney.at-law, Charleston, Mo-; II. Leighton
cashier First National Bank, stuart. lows.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-08-20
Weather Report.
Summary of Meteorological Record of
Yesterday Afternoon for this
Weather District.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
SIGNAL SERVICE, L. S. A. :
" WASHINGTON, AUGUST 10, 1884.

Sky generally clear or fair. Barometer
below 80 in the north and northwest. Their
mometer letween IS and "a. Rain report
ed from Bismarck, .04 of an inch; St. Paul,
.3S Lacrosse, 10; New Orleans, 02.
THE BULLETIN thermometer stood as
follows at the different hours OF the day
given in the diagram below:
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-08-20
Monticello Ladies' Seminary,

Godfrey, Madison Co. Ill
One of the Oldest schools in the West. Reput ,tion
as a tirstclass school uuques toned. Superior ad-
vantages for English and Classical Education with
Music, Drawing. Painting and Modern Languages
Opens September 18th. For catalogue, apply to
MISS HARRIET n. HASKELL Principal.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-08-20

Those unhappy persons who suffer from
nervousness and dyspepsia, should use Car
,er's Little Nerve Pills, which are made
express y for ..cepje-s, nervous, dyspept.c
sutF rcrs. Price 2jc, al, druggists.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-08-20

Vcni, Vili, We'll came, saw, con
quercd is adaptable to Aliens Bilious
Physc. 1t quickly relieves Constipation,
Piles, Sick Hraigche &c p tents. At
all Druggists. a.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-08-20
PORT NEWS.

". F. .AaBDIs, rlver editor OF rHR BULLETIN
and steamboat passenger agent. Orders for all
kinds Of steamboat Job printing solicited Office
al Bowers European II otel, No. ~ Ohio levee.