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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-03-05
THE GRAND DOUBLE STORE,

is preparing for large SPRING TRADE. Hay-
ing placed my orders far ahead of this COM
ing season, at the manufacturers and
importers, for great many of choice
goods, which can now be seen on
our shelves and counters, / as
sure my friends and GUS
toners that they will
have an opportunity
this season to stIl-
buy
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-03-05

@1- COUNTRY MERCHANTS will find it to,
their advantage to give both stores a call.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-03-05

IteSOIUeI, THU JIG OHPSaptaKe q UnlO
Railway Co., and the Valley r. r. Co.. be
notified by the Clerk of the Council, that
their trains frequently ohstruct, for hours
at a time. the crossings of the road lead
ing from the Waynesboro' road to the
mill of Witt & Holt, and that said Com
pany be requested to take such measures
as will prevent the obstruction in the fu-
ture.
The Treasurer submitted his regular
monthly report, which, in its summaries,
is about the same as that Of the previous
month.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-03-05

We intend to mark everything in plain fig
ures, and to sell to everybody alike. You may
the very lowest prices. 1t is our aim to carry a
very large stock OF
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-03-05

FIRsT-CLAss GOODS AT THE LOWEST
PRICES
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-03-05

courteous President that there would be
no eharge-the members of the Band
could he passed over the road free.
The marriage of Mr.. VIM. B. Logan, of
this city, to Miss Lilly Bowers, occurred
at the residence of the BRIDES father in
Richmond last week, and was an elegant
affair. The bride is spoken of as one of the
''Iovedest and most popular young ladies of
Richmond. y Mr.. Edwin M. Taylor, of this
city, was the groom best man.
Roeks&sdge Neacs: Mr. Samuel Green
died at his home in Collierstown Saturday
21st, with pneumonia. In his death the
community has lost a good citizen, the
temperance cause an earnest worker, and
his family kind and affectionate husband
and father. He was in the 10th year OF
his age.
On Friday evening last, as we learn from
the Waynesboro Messenger, the south.
bounG express traiE on the Shen. " r. r.
met with quite severe accident. neal
Lyndhurst, caused by broken rail. The
track was torn up for several hundred
feet, but no one was injured as far as
known at this writing. Considerable
damage was done the engine, and much
delay was the result.
The temperance people of Staunton have
rented the Hendry building on Augusta
street, opposite the Courthouse, which
they intend to fit up for the headquarters
of all their organizations. They will have
a separate reading-room, pleasantly fur
nished and warmed, abundantly supplied
with papers and literature, and free to all
The ladies of the w. C. T. U. hope, az
soon as practicable, to reopen their coffee
house in the same building, where the.
will be glad to welcome their old friends
and maay new ones particularly TIT
ladies of the county, for whom specia
room will always De ready.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-03-13
Revival Of tho Hoopskirt.

"Hoopskirts are certainly getting
more popular every year." said man
facturer to reporter for the New York
Mail and Express. sand in the course of
a few years / firmly believe that we
shall have the crinoline popular again. "
"What do you attribute their in
creased popularity to. " - -,
"For sometime the Partisan fashion
papers have been speaking in high terms
Of their use, and the modistes have adj
.yocated their use very largely. They
are much preferable to the hustle.
Manufacturers Of the steel hoop have
now perfected that article, and it is
now made as pliable as a fabric. The
new hoopis very different from the old
crinoline. Twenty years ago they used
to be made 80 to 100 inches in circum-
ference, and we used to laugh at any as
small as 80 inches: now they are made
81 and Sc inches in circumference. I
expect ia the course Of q year or 80 to
have them very popular. a lady who
wears q hoopskirt Of say g. inches in
circumference can make much better
display Of her dress than without IT.
The style Of wearing these handsomely
embroidered fronts to dresses can be
much improved on by the use Of the
skirts, the front being held more III POI
8sition and not hanging carelessly. !"
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-03-13
Hedge Plants for the Cold North

The best wind-break in our cold eli
mate is an evergreen one. This gives
protection when most needed, which
deciduous trees do not. Buckthorn is
hardy, but not sufficiently vigorous.
Spruce, especially the White Spruce
(Picesp alba) makes an excellent hedge,
and, grows fast. So does hemlock, but
hemlock in an exposed place will winter
kill at temperatures lower than 20 de-
grees below zero. In some places Ar
bor-vitte is winter killed, but not by
cold as much as by damp winds. This
killing is most common near the sea. In
Northern Vermont Arbor -yitn seems
never to he injured, and it grows
very rapidly, even in g. dry. poor
soil. if, when q young orchard
is set, the rows are run northeast and
south west, or nearly in these direc-
toas, and an Arbor~yite hedge is set
between every three rows, the trees
will be- we'll protected from the wind.
The Arbor-vits, does not seem to injure
the soil perceptibly for the fruit trees.
I have seen orchards where the hedges
had become 80 feet high, and so wide st
the bottom that the nearst row of fruit
trees {apples and pears) seemed to
spring out from the edge of the hedge,
yet the trees were large, thrifty, and
productive, and the fruit very fine.
/ think it best to have no cross hedges,
as they prevent a:proper circulation of
air, and experience has shown that they
gre quite unnecessary.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-03-13
Ladies in the Gallery.

Ben: Perley Poore, in one of his in
teresting historical sketches, tells how
ladies first came to attend the sessions
OF Congress and to hear the oratoricaI
efforts Of the members. At first, the
notion that it was almost reasonable
for a Lady to enter the British Parlia-
ment Houses,-a notion long since OBJ
solete in England was adopted in this
country. But ii was abandoned even
while Washington was President,
Mr.. Poore says that after the famous
"Jay Treaty" had been ratified by the
Senate and the president, in the face of
intense popular opposition, the House
came naar refusing to make al appro-
spriation to carry into effect, and warm
debates ensued One night at party,
Mrs. Langdon, Of New Hamshire, ex-
pressed her regret to Hon. Fisher Ames,
Of Massachusetts, that she could not
hear the arguments, especially his
speeches. -
Mr.. .Ames replied that he knew no
reason why ladies should not be per-
mitted4o hear the debates.
Then, " replied Mrs. Langdon. IF you
will let me know when you next intend
to speak, will make up party Of Ia.
dies and we will go and hear you" i.
The notice was given, the ladies' went,
and since then Congressional orators
have always had lady listeners.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-03-13
Tintalv E1nts TO Girls,

The girls who have poured over the
pages Of the little book "Dont," are
now invited by an exchange to accept
advice iu regard to things that they
should do.
DO be natural; poor diamond is
better than good imitation.
Do try to be accurate, not only for
your own sake but for the sake OF your
sex; the incapacity of the female mind
for accuracy is standard argument
against the equality of the sexes.
Do be exact in money matters; every
debt you incur means loss to some one,
probably to some one less able than
yourself TO bear it.
Do answer your letters soon after
they are received, and do try to reply
to them with some relation to their con-
tents; rambling, lll-consilered letter
is satire upon your education.
Do, when you talk, keep your hands
still.
Do observe; the faculty OF observation
we'll cultivated makes practical men
and women.
Do attach as much Importance to
your mind As to your body.
DO try to remember where you put
your gloves and card case; keep the
former mended and the latter filled.
Do recollect that your health is more
important than your amusement; you
can live without one, but you will die
early without the other.
Do try to be sensible; it is not par
ticular sign of superiority to talk like
fool.
Do put your hairpins in so that they
will stay; 1t looks slovenly to say the
least, to SEQ them half dropping out.
Do be ready in time for church; if
you do not respect yourself sufiieien tly
to be punctual, respect the feelings of
other people.
DO get up in time for breakfast.
Do avoid causes of irritation in your
family circle; do reflect that home is
the place in which to be agreeable.
Do be reticent; the world at large
has no interest in your private affairs.
Do cultivate the habit OF listening to
others; it viii make you an invaluable
meinuef Oi soclet.s, W say ioLniuS VI tne
advantage 1t will be to, you when you
marry; every man likes to talk about
himself; a good listener makes a delight
full wife. E.
Do be contented; martyrs" ere de-
testable; cheeful, happy spirit is in
fictitious; you can carry it about with
you like sunny atmosphere.
Do avoid whispering; it is as bad as
giggling; both are to be condemned;
there is no excuse for either one of them !;
if you have anything to say, say it.; if
you have not, hold your tongue alto
gether; silence is golden. r..
Do be truthful; do avoid exaggera-
ton; if You mean a mile say mile,
not mile and a half; if you mean one
say one, anu not a dozen.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-03-13

H had thought 20 soon she would have died,
d He said, ! had been tenlerer in my speech,
q had moment fingered at her side. E;
And held her ere she passed beyond my reach,
II had thought so soon she would have died
That day she looked up with her startled eyes,
Like some hurt creature where the woods are
deep; @s Il.
With kisses I had stilled those breaking sighs,
With kisses closed those eyelids into sleep,
! That day she looked up with her startled eyes.
Oh, had known she would have died 30 soon,
Love had not wasted on q barren land,
Il Love like those rivers under tornd noon
Lost on the desert, poured out on the sand
Oh, had known she would have died SO soon +!
Harriet Prescott Spot in the Bazaar.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-03-13
Gold IN Nova Scotia

Novia Scotia is not generally regarded
as gold producing country, yet since
the discovery Of gold in 1860, it is said,
its mines have produced over IS, 00O, 900
worth Of bullion. The mines are leased
for twenty -one years with privilege Of
renewal, on royalty Of two per cent.
on the gross yield. Strict account is
kept BY the mines Office with every
mine in operation and every person
holding prospecting license. And
from these records it appears that since
1860 for every days work expended in
gold fields, both for mining and pros
pecting, an amount 81 bullion has been
produced equal to 50 50.per day per
man, counting wages at an average Of
81 so per day. The gold is . very fine
quality being worth on an average
over $40 IS per ounce, and frequently
$40. The auriferous rock is free mill
ing and YIELDS from s. to $500 per ton.
Materials for working the mines are
very cheap Wood averages 81 Is per
kord lumber IS per Thousand, and coal
$50 per ton. Timber Is the same
price 8 wood. ...
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-03-13


There Is no feed so easiily attainable
that will 50 well ccrrect aciidity 81 the
stomach and keep the whole system Is
good order. TO those who wish To-
raise RAJ calves on very little mil would
say, use oats and oil meal freely and
by. studylng the wants Of the calves you
will be able. to raise fine animals on q
small allowance Of milk. II s s555
We believe that the table Of the aver.
age city man is better supplied with
vegetables and fruits than that of the
average farmer with his acres. No one
is to blame for this but the farmer him-.
self. He thinks he cannot afford to
.putter away" his time in the garden,
hence. this important department. is neg
lected. This is a great mistake. There
may be profit in the garden on the
the farm as we'll as elsewhere. II
When you go into the barn in the
morning and see the cattle lying in q
pool OF their own filth, which forms
ieicles when they get up to eat, just
think how you would feel in such condi-
ton; and then set yourself to work
again till all your stock have dry
place to lie in. This keeping cattle
and colts covered with filth.is q relic of
barbarous laziness that is a disgrace to
any farmer and costs more III feed then
it saves in labor. .g
The Boston American Cultivator OBJ
serves that lit must be gratifying to far
mers to know that the future business
Of tie country admittedly depends up
en- them. If crops move speedily after
harvest and thresl,ing, bankers and
spectators are confident of rise in stock
The large crops at home and abroad
render the idea prevalent that farmers
must sell early. It is g. matter of fact,
however, that each year farmers arc
better able to hold crops for advance in
prices. They are less dependent than
formerly"
A common way of treating paint
brushes when not in use is to stand
them in water. This may be all we'll
enough for few days, but for any
time longer il is bad treatment, causing
the brush TO be anything but soft and
pllable. As soon as job of pain ting
is done, wash the brushes with use of
hot water and soft soap, also using a little
naphtha as needed Then dry and
wrap them in paper, and lay where you
can put your hand on them when
needed,
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-03-13
Down on Connecticut Yankees.

Looking over some old ibers in the
Surrogate's Office at New York q clerk
recently came across the will Of Lewis
Morris, dated n November 16, l760. The
will con tanned the following provisions:
ut is my desire that my son, Gonyer-S
neur Morris, may hare the best educa-s
ton that is to be had in England or
America, but my express viii and di-s
rection are that he be never sent for
that purpose to the colony Of Connecti-
cnt, lest he should imbibe in his youth
the low craft and cunning so incidentto
the people Of that country, which Is SO
interviewer in their constitution that all
their art cannot disguise it from the.
world, tho many Of them, under the
sanctifed garb OF religion, have endeay-
sored to impose themselves on the world
Tor honest men" Gouverneur Morris
accordingly was sent to King (now
Columbia) CoIege and not to Yale. 81
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-03-13

Slender and shining, prophetic bone
s. epuled it thu future to divine;
Her bare pink palm, the bit in my own,
Told that wish and wish bone both were
mina sssssSS iSss8
What did You ask for?p whispered my Rose,
8 Looking up shyly with eyes 30 true
81 wished. II answered. drawing her close,
Il The woman Twin might look like you
I. Her eyes as brown % forest brook, .5
Ii Her cheeks as pink as 8 sea shells tint,
"A tender mouth and q saucy loOk, III
And pale brown hair with golden CLINT
sIn short, that my future wife might be
You, dear little Rose, and only you.
sat Iii Il fu aou wished palas that hat too too
4#st -RUTH HALL
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-03-13
Travelling Iucognito.

When sovereigns pay private visits to
other States they are said to travel in
cognito ESQ as not to be known. They
do this in order to avoid the pompous
receptions and the firing of guns, to
which they would have to submit, if
they journeyed under their proper titles.
Chambers's Journal says: When Queen
Victoria goes to the continent, she is
called Duchess Of Lam coaster, and foreign
dlgnitaries who approach her are ex-
pected not to address her as Your Maj
esty ssg.. .s.#
This rule Of etiquette is not always
observed; but those who think that they
are doing honor to the Queen by trans
gressingEit are quite mistaken; for to
ign ore d soverign's incognito is to be
guilty Of . piece OF rndeness which
would be promptly resented il commit
ted BY any person who was supposed to
be in q position to, know better. s, ss.s
It makes an enormous difference ia
equerries, ladies in waiting, and maids
Of honor, whether they are travelling
with duchess ora queen.
# IA queen must not Ia spoken to unless
she first speaks, and persons ought not
10 speak 10 one another 81 her presence.
Nobody can Ssit down A. Is room where
the queen is without being requested to
I do so; ia the open air men must remain
bareheSHed alressed 81 her
maiiesty. s and INNS 81 not come nearer
than three padse rs hak person.
ALI thee rule s III relaxed when the
snTIearl travels iii some less than august
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-03-13
Agricultural Condensations.

Add plenty Of water daily" to the
directions for growing tender, crisp,
early radishes in sand with manure and
glass shelter as Croppie advises, and
there is no surer or quicker way of
drawing enjoyment from bit of gar
den. Nothing can be better to excite
interest in gardening operations, and to
make home seem the best place on
earth to child who begins to look away
from it, than to occupy him or her with
this quick, pleasant, easy way of con-
tributing to the home resources and de-
lights. q. l55 NJ
An Iowa paper, The Waverly Repub-
lcan, mentioned that not q mortgage Of
any kind has been fled in Bremen
County during the last five or six
months q sign Of hard times, for the
recorders But the State, as whole,
sends out edch year millions. Of interest
money to non-residents. Which prompts
the comment that Sit will be q happy
day when our debts are paid and enough
live stock raised to consume ell the
grain. .ss q. E
Az you value cows chat don't kick,
do not leave The milking Of heifers with
their first calves to careless hands.
Usually the udders Of heifer mothers
are tender when full Of milk, and the
act 81 milking IS painful, hence great
deal Of gentIeness and care must be ex-,
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-03-13
Successful Butter Ma king.

Mrs. Lucy McClary, Galesburg,
Mich. who received $15 from tho State
Agricultural Society for BEST Butter"
25lb, made IN June, was not, as appears
from the local Farmer, Indebted to any
OF the supposed modern improvements
in dairying, nor even to Jersey blood.
The COWS are common Shorthorn grades,
pastured on clover and timothy, and
having free access to pure water:
"The cream was sch in pans, skinned
as soon as the milk WAS thick, and
churred every other day in rectangu-
lar churn. The milk WAS drawn of
when the butter was gathered, and the
butter washed, in the churn, with sweet
skimmilk. The butter WAS then taken
into the tray and sailed ut the rate Of
two ounces per pound. It was then al
lowed to stand twelve hours, then the
milk and brine were thoroughly worked
out and the butter packed in a. crock
and tightly covered"
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-03-13

a Londoner made . bet tba. he would
invent . question to which fifty people
would give The same aneWer. He won
The bet. The question was Have
You heard that Smith committed sui
eide r and the answer in every case VS.
What Smith 81 81 sSs3s
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-03-13
wheat FOR Hay.

Cereal production is thought BY 4
correspondent Of the London Post tobe
20 doomed industry in Great Britt
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-03-13

81 account 81 competition with other
countries and he suggests wheat hay
Tor stock feeding as substitute, cutting
and curing the crop which yet green,
before the ear has shown any symptoms
of ripening.." This would not exhaust
the land like maturing of seed, it makes
excellent fodder, aworth in England $35
to $40 the TOM and SO consumed the
manure would return TO the soil nearly
all the nutritiye 4 elements that had
been taken from 1t. He adds In AUS
tralia, owing to the recent drouth. I
have turned all my wheat crops. into
hay, and have realized more than $40
per acre over wheat in grain had [ al
lowed them to ripen. The price there
is $40 ton, without delivery. I hear
Of one firm of sheep growers feeding
&C, 900 sheep on it, and consuming 100
tons weekly. They have had all I could
spare, which was o large quantity"
Horses to Be waterea Before Fed.
From the London Field. A -
Bearing in mind that the stomach Of
a horse is small in proportion to the
size OF his frame, he requires feeding
often, and though three times day is
sufficient, four times is better. Unlike
human beings, horses should drink be-
fore they. eat, because, owing to the
conformation of the. horse, water does
not remain in the stomach. but passes
through it into a large intestine called
the c@cum II the horse be fed first,
the water passing through the stomach
would be likely TO carry with it par
cles of the food, and thus bring abo~
collie. Whatever o groom may say, let
horse drink just as much as he likes.
II he be watered four times day he
will never take very M uch or too much
to be good for him. A horse, it must be
remembered is fed On dry food, and this,
with the strong work done by hunter,
always produces a feverishness. which
q sufficiency Of water tends to allay.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-03-13
hsre are Is, DO, 100 school children
ii the United States, 10, 0OO, 900 81
whom ne enrol He'd iii the public schools.

s. svsi;' 40 3 & 3 B ssssyl
.lsl.ssiR = . J[{
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-12-26
Eldest Son Of the Deceased Million.
Two Dollars a Year.

Eldest Son Of the Deceased Million.
aire.
Cornelius, as eldest aon OF the late Will
lam Il. Vanderbilt, inherits the dignity of
being the head OF tho house, and the largest
share Of tho enormous wealth falling to
tho fortunate people among the biggest
fortune ever owned BY private gentleman,
il divided by his will. While each of the
eight children receive ten millions, TO Cor
neliua il given two millions more, and he
and William K, the next eldest son, inherit
the '.rest and residue" of the estate after
other provisions Of the will have been COM
piled with.
Cornelius Vanderbilt Is 40 years old. He
vaa born at New Dorp. Staten Island, New
York, at a time when his father was
farmer Of small means. Ata suitable age he
was placed in school in the neighboring
metropolis.
He was a youth of Is years of age when
hesbegan htehapsspess career, in an Office on
Wall strsu York. His grandfather,
the ConamSEs; took particular pride in
his ability and diligence while in this his
drst position, and in due time promoted him
70 b asssistant treasurer in the Office of the
Harlem railroad, where he learned the mul-
Hilarious details of railroad management
When Cornelius Vanderbilt died, in January.
1877, he left his grandson and namesake
five million dollars, the nucleus of wealth
which is said to be increasing by leaps and
bounds.
In 1877 Cornelius Vanderbilt became first
Vice President Of the Central; and in 1853,
when his father retired from the presiden-
cy Of that railroad, became chairman of its
board Of directors. He has outside inter
ests Of great magnitude, but recently has
refused others, on account of the unsatis-
fatory condition Of his health.
He married, when about "a years of age, a |
young lady Of Cincinnati, daughter of an |
attorney in extensive practice. Two sons,
boru Of the union, are preparing for COL |,
lege.
Mr.. Vanderbilt resides in New York City
in splendid house on Fifth Avenue. He
is eminent among the most public spirited
and philanthropio citizens of the CONNER
cial capital.