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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-07-08
ROCKBRYDGE ALUM SPRINGS
FOR SALE.


By virtue OF a decree of the Circuit Court of
Augusta county, Virginia, rendered on the Sth
day of July, 1854, in the cases of Porter and
wife VS.. Frazier, &C.. and two other suits,
Court of Appeals on the 18th day of March. 1885,
the undersigned. appointed Commissioners
for the purpose. will offer for sale, at public
auction, on the premises, on
Wednesday, the 18th dag Of August 1885,
this celebrated Watering Place. For
medicinal qualities, no waters in the 1.-TWO
Virginias'' excel these. In accommodations
and popular patronage the celebrated Whits
sulphur alone surpasses the Rockbridge Alum.
Six or seven hundred guests may be accommo-
dated. 1t is accessible by Railway branching
from the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, to
point within two miles of the Springs in Rock
bridge county.
The Tract contains about 1000 acres.
1t lies between North mountain and Mill
mountain, and with the large and well La
arranged Hotel building and Cottage Ess3
ranges, it constitutes a beautiful group sH5S4,
in lovely valley Apart from its value as a
Summer resort, the sales of the Water and
Alum Mass would alone justify an investment
at a handsome price.
TERMS OF SALE.-Ten per cent. in money;
balance in five equal annual payments to be
secured by bonds, with approved sureties
therein, bearing interest from date, and by re-
tention of title as ultimate security.
JOSEPH CHRISTIAN,
F. s. BLAIR,
WILLIAM a. ANDERSON,
HUGH w. SHEFFEY,
GEO. NJ. COCHRAN, JR.,
Commissioners.
1, Joseph N. Ryan, Clerk of the Circuit Court
of Augusta county, do certify that Geo. NJ.
Cochran. Jr-, one of the Commissioners in the
causes of Porter and wife VS.. Frazier &C., and
two other suits. has this day executed bond
according to law. In the penalty prescribed by
the decree, in said causes, at the July Special
FERN, 1854. Given under my hand this 18th
je17-tds JOS. N. RYAN Clerk
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Ifyou want to SAVE MONEY. go to-
KAYSER, Shirley & TAYLOR'S.
They are selling their spendid stock of Goods
AT COST FOR CASH. jyS-2t
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CASUAL PHENOMENA.
l, Clear and calm, no clouds visible.
2. Weather fine and clear, wind NV.
3. Calm and walm, hazy, solar halo.
4, Fog, sultry, thunder shower, orange sunset.
5. Pleasant. very warm, thunder. sprinkles.
6, Bright, blue sky, no clouds seen.
7, Thunder storm at p. M, rainbow.
s, Fog, sultry, strong wind s., thunder show
err.
8, Bright and clear, weather cool.
10. Polar bands, sound-vibrating atmosphere.
IL, Clear, winds, zodiacal light
II, Pleasant, fine growing season.
ID, Very warm, wind g., red sun, hazy.
IA, Great heat. storm. thunder sharp and ffe-
quent
10, Sultry. thunder shower, rainbow.
Is, Sultry, hot, calm. showery.
II, Pleasant, calm, partly cloudy.
Is, Cloudy cool, calm.
10. Clear, wind S. E., lunar halo.
20, Clear, wind E., solar halo and circle.
81, Fog, damaging storm. rain heavy, thunder
%, w Gather hot, showers, lunar halo.
%, Cool, clear, wind N.
81 Weather strangely dull and calm, rainbow
g. Fog, cloudy, calm.
49, Cloudy. ca1m thunder shower.
q, Fog, sultry, cloudy, thunder shower.
2S, Warm, wind W., partly cloudy.
20, Cooler. wind N. solar and lunar halos.
80, Cool, strong wind NJ, fine harvest weather.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-07-08

" ORIGINALS VACATIoN.-1n the Clerks
office. Circuit Court for Augusta county
June Goth. 1885,
Casper K. Zerkle
VS..
Alexander Coyner and Mary E. Coyner, his
wife, who before her marriage with said Alex
ander Coyner, was Mary E. Koiner.
In Assunlpsn on an Attachment.
The object of this snit is to recover of the De-
PENDANTS the sum of 1880 damages, with inter-
est from Oct. lst 1881, till paid, and to attach
any estate. debts, or effects, found Within the
ing or due to said defendants, and especially
in the hands of A. B. Lightner. Sheriff Of Au-
gusta county, sufficient to satisfy to the Plain
tiff his debt, interest," and costs.
1t appearing bv affidavit filed that Alexan-
der Coyner and Mary E. Coyner, his wife, are
non resic ents of this State, it is ordered that
they do appear here within one month after
due publication of this notice. and do what is
necessary to protect to protect their interests.
Teste,-
J. N. RYAN, Clerk.
Sheffey & Bumgardner. p. q. jy1-4t
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-07-08

Richmond Live Stock Market, July 6.
RICHMOND, VA, July 6th.-Prices this week
anged as follows:
BEEFCATrLE.-veryb best, 5@5zc:; medium to
good, 1896; common to fair, 234@3Ac,
Hoes -51a9614c. net
SHEEP, (sheared). -2@414c. gross.
There We're 2OS head of beef cattle. 376 hogs.
and 296 sheep and lambs on the market during
the week.
Baltimore Live Stock Market. July G.
BEEF CATTLE--1he market to-day has been
greatly demoraliZed. The offerings were much
in excess of the demand, and number of the
dealers could not dispose of all their offerings.
The quality of the tops was rather better than
common cattle. Tops were off &c, medium Hc,
and common cattle in some cases &c per 10. as
compai ed with last weeks values. We quote
the range at 1906 90, with most sales at 600
S. so per 100 lbs.
Prices of Beef Cattle ranged as follows: Best
$500 Sc 90; that generally rated first quality
450@S550; medium or good fair quality 400
6ls4 BIZ; ordinary thin Steers. Oxen and Cows
275@S3 so. Extreme range of prices 275@S6 GO.
OF the Cattle received, us head came from Vir-
ginia II from Kentucky, 20 Fl ON New York,
496 from Illinois, S2S from Ohio, ISL head d. from
Maryland, 147 from West Virginia, and on from
Pennsylvania. Total receipts for the past
week 1877 head against l4l4 last week, and 2l04
head last OF tine % sod
to Eastern spectators, 90 to country dealers,
80 to Washington City butchers.
for the week 929 head against 742 last week and
1910 head same time last year.
SwINE.-The run was rather light, some 500
less than last week, and met fair demand,
with prices &c higher than last Monday. The
quality was quite as good as it was last week.
We quote Hogs at 5@6I cents per Id net as to
quality. Receipts this week 4311 head. against
1888 last week, and 1882 head same time last
year.
SHEEP AND LAMBs.--There has been full
supply on the market this week, but the bulk
of the offerings were of common grade good
sheep and lambs being scarce and trade fair for
them; common STOCK hard to sell at lowest
prices. We quote Sheep at 2@4 cents, and
Lambs SOC cents per Id gross. Receipts this
week 4729 head against 4435 last week, and 1914
head same time last year.
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New york Live stock Market. July 6

Beeves-Receipts 1850 head, Including 100
carloads for export. A little better demand
for middle and low grade, but no important
change in prices; poor to extra native Steers
sold at A. 95@S6 % per leo lbs live weight; poor
Texas Steers at So 80, and fat bulls at 4@S475
and Lambs-Receipts 1850; market dull and
unchanged for sheep, frmer for Lambs; Sheep
sold at 2.50@s5 per 100 lbs; Southern Lambs at
5.5O@SS % per 100 lbs. Hogs--Receipts 1850;
live Hogs nearly nominal at 4.25@sl.75 per 100
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-07-08


SToNEwALL JACKSON AND JUDGE LUCAS P.
THoMPsoN.-In the June Century is an article
giving an account of Jackson's valley cam
paign. In this there is personal "Reminiscences
of Judge Thompson. The article says:
"The most prominent citizen of the place
(Staunton) was the remarkable Judge Lucas p.
Thompson, whose rank in the State judiciary
was inferior to none He was personal friend
of General Jackson aud the people urged him
to see the General, and find out and tell them
his old friend the Judge, quite cordially, who
remarked: "Ger eral. your appearance here a is
complete surprise. We thought you had gone
to Richmond" "Oh indeed" said Jackson
Eyes: and we can't understand it. Where are
you going? or do you expect to meet the ene-
my here?" Jacksons eye twinkle ed with amuse-
ment, as he leaned over and spoke to the Judge
very low: Judge, can you keep screct-a
secret that must not be told to any one?" ooh,
answering his eager questioners with judicial
gravity, 'Jacksons movement is secret"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-07-08

Ladies, now is the time to invest your money
where it will count.
KayseF, Shirley & Taylor
are selling their entire stock of Elegant Goods
AT COST FOR CASH. iyS.2t
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" FANCY HILL
FOR SALE.

On the 18th day of August, 1855,
will offer for sale, at public auction, that
splendid estate In Rockbridge county, Virgin
ia known as Fancy HILL" comprising about
100 acres of land, about so acres of which
is in timber, and the balance c eared-the ara
BILE land is level or gently sloping, SO that ma
chinery of all kinds can be advantageously
used over it. The land is in good condition.
crops well. producing tobacco. all the cereals
and grasses. and is susceptible of high state
of Improvement There is large apple or
chard upon the estate comprising all the
choice varieties of the several seasons, and the
smaller fruits. cherries, &C.. are abundant.
In respect to location, it lies on the main
thoroughfare from Lexington to the Natural
Bridge about midway between the two places,
and within a pleasant drive of about hours of
either place-is accessible by good roads in any
direction, and convenient TO churches schools,
MILL railroad depots of the several lines ira
versing the county.
The improvements consist of splen- ga
did Brick Dwelling of 10 rooms, in good HissA
repair comfortable and convenient, xa:Ssa,
commandingly located in a beautiful grove
overlooking the public road-also of the neces-
OuthuildinpS taUantS' hOuSeg
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-07-08

1, Jos. N. Ryan, Clerk of the Circuit Court of
Augusta Co do hereby certify that Meade F.
White, Special Commissioner, in the cause of
HarreI, &C. VS.. Oder's Admir-. &C., has this day
prescribed by decree in said cause at Novem-
Der Term, 1884. Given under my hand this LIST
day of April, 1885.
iulyl-ttis ]. N. RYAN, Clerk.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-07-08

OOMMISSIONER'S SALE OF REAL
" ESTATE.-By virtue of DEGREES of the
Circuit Court of Augusta county, at the Nov.
ry cause of Harrel, &c. VS.. Oder's Admir-, &C.,
will offer for sale. in front of the Courthouse,
in the City of Staunton, on
Monday, July 9th, 1885,
that valuable property at Messy Creek, Au-
gusta county, belonging to the heirs-at law OF
Waller Oder, decd, containing about two and
lis acres, with blacksmith shop, shoema-
kers shop, garden. orchard. &C., thereon:
TERMS-(Jash sufficient to pay costs of suit,
and expenses of sale, the residue in three equal
instalments, payable six. twelve. and eighteen
months AFTER and to be evidenced by the
bonds of the purchaser. with, approved person
al security, title to be retained as ultimate Sc
cIrity, bonds to waive the homestead exemp-
tlon, and bear interest from day of sale
MEADE F. WHITE,
Special Commissioner.
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The Location is Peculiarly Healthy,

The Location is Peculiarly Healthy,
and O. more attractive place is not to be
found in the Valley Of Virginia.
/ Transitional, and will be made known on
the day of sale, or at any time upon applica-
ton to the undersigned, who will take pleas
ure in giving any other Information desired in
the premises. ~ Sale to be on the premises
and to commence at IL m.
d. 4. LAIRD,
jel7-tds Fancy HILL Rock bridge Co.. Va.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-07-08

Lying on Cue Run, Rock1ngham Co., va.
Having made recent purchases of land that
is more suitable for my purposes, L wish to dis
farm is
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-07-31
Imitation ivory.

Imitation ivorf Is made Of various sub
stances, but the common potato seems
about the most unlikely thing from which
to manufacture it The murphy" has
70 be put through a rather elaborate
chemical process. When It Is completed,
it Is said 20 be OF q creamy white color,
hard, durable aud elastic. Furthermore,
it can be easily cOlored while still in the
puIpy state. Cellulold Is one of the most
perfect limitations, and at the same time,
it is about as infiammable as gunpowder,
There ought to be a law forbidding the
manufacture of ohildren's toys from this
dangerous substance l once had a ball
OF ceIluloid which was seemingly as hard
as marble. But by just touching light
ed match tots polished surface, It burst
into flame which could only be extinGuish-
ed by plunging it into water. Nice mate
rial this, for little girls bracelets and
necklaces L never wore any celluloid
collars and cuffs after that experiment.
Small wonder, though, that It catches fire
so easily, when you come to consider that
it is made Of gun-cotton and camphor gum
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Kate came into my study with the pan and
brush in hand;
The dustins soon over, yet the girl did
blushing stand.
She WAS toying with letter which foreign
post-mark bore.
1t had come to Pennsylvania from Erin's love-
ly shore
''yxhat is it. Kate?" I asked her is there
aught that ! can do?"
And, she stood there blushing shall 1
read that note for yOu?"
"'Tis a letter from ould IreIand." and she
blushed a deeper red,
An II ycd1paze she faltered then out the
she fed
What's wrong with Kate. l wondered her
actions queer,
But patiently waited, knowing soon that I'd
hear.
Come in :" quickly answered, as 1 heard "A
tiRdd knock,
And wondered Why her fingers seemed TO
tremblo on the lock.
Her checks were red roses, and again as
white as snow
The pretty bushes seemed to chase each other
70 and fro.
She had the letter In her hand and bunch of
cotton soft;
With trembling voice at last she spoke (but
after failures Off
"'Tis letter from ould Erin; it's me can't
rade a word,
An if ye plaze," she stammered, twas sint
BY Pat McCord."
shall l read it, Kate :" why, sur, | was
about to ask the same
For tits me can niver rSde il, the 1t Is a
shame
But, your riv'rence won't be angryI It's a love
letthcr, shurs,
An Patrick writes so tinderly. he wouldn't
like that your
Ears should hear at all at all. For the love he
bears for
Is as dape as Lake Killarney and as boundless
the sea
So, II your riv'rence PLACES DTS mo don't loJke
to shpake
What's me moind; there's no offince in
tendetb would you take
This cotton, when you rade II, and stuff 1t In
your earsI
An Patrick,s love he'll tell to mo, but you
will never hear"
sssented to her wish, stopped the cotton In
my ears,
Read the tender missive to her. which called
forth both smiles and tears
7 Twas an honest, manly letter; spoke OF love
both deep and true,
And OF how his Katie darling that's not
for me nor you.
SAid,Sate: I'm thankful TO yez. An your
riN'rence is so wise
Could you now wrOite to Patrick, an let me
blindfold yusr eyes?"
So Patrick got his letter, which I managed
slow TO write,
And Ka0e vowed, OF niver a word his river
ence got sight"
-Godey's Lady's Book.
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NUMBER 25.
cuLrIvATINe CELERY.
Growing tho PIants-Raising the
CrOp-yVfurprfnu.


For those who wish 70 raise but q
small quantity of celery for home use, Il
Is frequently cheaper to buy the plants
than to raise them, as they can be had Of
market gardeners who are expert in
raising them. an operation requiring
some experience.
The soil best adapted to celery is a black
muck, well drained, but with a water
stratum a few feet below the surface. The
soil and water should be free from the ex-
cess of iron, as this is thought to produce
rust. This IS the character OF the soil In
the celery district OF Kalamazoo, Mich,
district which ships It's celery 70 all
parts of the United States even to Cali
fornia and Texas. Such a soil Is not alb
sOlutely Indispensable to success, however,
as we see excellent crops annually pro
duced on heavy. white oak clay, which
has been brought into high state OF
tilth and fertility by constant working
and heavy mauuring.
With a soil In such condition as this
nothing is necessary further than to set
the plants six or eight inches apart, in
rows four feet apart, keep the ground
clean and loose until the plants are foot
to sixteen inches high, when the handling
process is begun by drawing the Garth up
operation to be repeated as the celery
grows
Celery plants may be set out at any time,
up to the first OF August, or stin later in
southern Iatitudes, During July is the
preferable season for most regions north
OF the Ohio, II planted then, the hand
ling will begin in September. and by
October eas crop will be ready to blanch,
which is done by heaping the earth up
around the plants to their tops If the
crop Is only wanted for winter use, how
ever, this banking may be omitted, the
plants being taken UP in November and
stored in trenches by setting them upright
and covering with a foot OF more Of leaves
or litter. Or they may be stored In boxes
in the cellar, placing little earth or sand
In the bottom OF the box or barrel and
packing in the celery upright.
IL the soil has not been heavily mRnured
previously, 1t may be well TO plow out
trenches about four feet apart, spread in
these a few inches OF weli-rotted manure,
throw the earth back with the plow
smooth with the harrow. and plant over
the manure. When q heavy crop is de
sired this extra labor will pay, and the
Dutch celery growers Of the Kalamazoo
district practice iton their rich soil They,
however, expect to raise two crops a year
Celery loves water, and an sb undsns
supply Of this Is even more important
than manure There are many spots OF
low land bordering small streams, which
might be easily irrigated by damIning the
streams On such spots celery growing
might be made very profitable.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

The Bretons of Penze and the adioin-
snE parishes have, according to one of the
French papers, q Michaelmas custom
which renders them quite independent Of
the musisal and terpsichorean aids TO
uzatrimony found 50 useful in Vienna
On Michaelmas Day all the yonng women
10 the district who desire to enter the
married state assemble on particular
bridge, tricked out In all their hnerY, and
take their seats on the parapet. The elig-
fble young men from Penze and the neigh
boring parishes presently make their ap-
pearance on the sceDs. They scan the
features of the seated damsels and when
At length a swain has fixed his choice on
a particular nyneh. he approaches her
and offers her his hand to help her to the
Rronn6 If she accepts his hand for this
particular service she accepts it for life
ThepRrents are never very far OF On these
occasions and If they raise no objection,
the ysuHg couple shake hands and the
wedding isOon follOSs-
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RabIes Injured.

I saw young man OF my acquaintance
emerge from a house in a crowded tene-
ment section of New York, writes the
correspondent of the Albany Argus. l
was surprised, and asked what he was do
ing there
"Oh, my employment now brings me
here every day" he replied. 1" In fact, l
spend most of my time in this district"
And what /. your business - 1 in
auired.
" Insurance"
life or fire >"
well. neither To tell you the truth,
[ got rather hard up d little while ago and
went into the baby Insurance business.
Pm doing right well, too, though It's hard
work to collect the premiums from these
poor people. We insure the funeral ex-
penses of infants in case they die.
AS soon as there is baby born in one
of these tenements 1 go in and offer 70
insure it for a few cents week. That Is
TO say, we agree to provide the funeral
facilities II the child dies within year.
The style of the thing depends on the
amount of pTemium money paid. Some
insure for plain coffin and one carriage
others for handsome casket and half a
dozen vehicles 1t is a great comfort to
these poor parents to know that. no mat
ter what may happen to baby, it viii
have decent burial"
But the city authorities always bury
the poor free Of charge ] remarked.
why do these folks buy what they can
get for nothing 5'
BLESS you" responded my friend,
you don't know them. They've got as
much pride in this matter as you have.
They consider it an everlasting disgrace
to a family if any member 0f It is buried
in the Potter7s Field. Their neighbors
would never let them hear the last Of Il"
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nIr. Dnl..es, Exp1nnntIon.

It was at a big August meeting in Wake
Co, y. c., and there were acres Of darkeys
present. The Crossing OF +he Red Sea -
was the subject of the discourse, and the
Rev. Mr. Dukes, a 'mancipated minister,
was treating il in the most frigid manner
He had just clssed by saying, Moses am
de chil'un of Israel crossed cher de Red
Sea on de ice, but when Faro an his lum-
berin' big chariots come long. dey broke
frue de ice an dey was all drownded," 4"
when a young man from town arose and
said
Brer Dukes, Will you low me to ak
you question 7s'
"Sartinly; what is it ,"
"Weu, Brer Dukes rs bin studdin'
geografy, an geOgrafy teeches me dat de
Red Sea am in de tropicks, an dat dere
amt no ice in de tropicks. What l want
to ak is dis Whar dat ice cum from whar
Moses crossed ober oni"
Brer Dukes cleared his throat, mopped
his brow, hesitated a moment and re-
piled:
"Wen, rs glad you AK dat question. 1t
gives me an opportunity to 'splain- Ny
dear young brer, you mustn't think caus'
you war store close an bin to skOol dat
you know everything Dis thing I'm
preachin' bout took place long time ago,
for dere was any seOgrafys an fore dere
was any tropics. -
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There nosuch thing, says an authority,
as keeping eggs fresh for a twelfth month.
Even with a low temperature and dry
atmosphere, eggs, like meat, viii keep
fresh but short time but they may be
kept in tolerable state OF preservation
by packing them In some dry, clean sub
stance which excludes the atmospheric
air, and at the same time prevents abrupt
changes Of temperature. Fine. cle;tu
sand will do this so viii sifted coal ashes.
and, better than all, fine ground land plaS-
Ter. or the cnlcned plaster of Paris OF the
mSsons. II eggs are gathered the day
they are laid. handled carefully so the
yolks are not broken. and are packed in
dry. clean vessels holding ten To twenty
dozen each. IN sand, ashes. or plaster, each
egg separate from every other small cli,l
down, and set away in a cool place, they
VIII Keep fairly well from May to Christ
mas.
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The Evolution of Cooking.

.'Erastus," said Mrs Smith as she
poured the coffee, "do you believe in evo-
luton ?"
Certainly, my dear"
And is the process of evolution toward
perfection 5"
Always, my dear, but why do you
ask ;"
Because / as looking through that
box of old family diaries yesterday and 1
found that your father said your mother
wasn't as good a cook as bis mother, and
your grandfather on your fathers side
said his wife wasn't as good q cook as his
mother; your great grandfather on your
fathers side said"
But, my dear, did ever say your cook
iug was not as good as my mothers ?"
Yes, you did, and now, ETastus, you've
got to admit one Of two thingA Either
your pet evolution theory is no good OF
you. nor your father, nor your grand
father, nor your great-grandfather knew
good cooking from the side of sole
leather