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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-11-25
Artistic Stoves.

We are rejoiced to see an attempt to-
improve the appearance of stoves, as there
is no other piece of manufactured furni-
ture that is so unnecessarily homely and
forbidding, excepting pianos. The stove
men and piano men have been artisticaliy
sleepy ever since the first OF each was made
thousands of years ago. The sheet iron
enormities that are brought into our rooms
and set down for our physical comfort.
presumably, ARE such deliberate and vicious
horrors that the warming public has final
" got up a iustifable and widespread
strike. since strikes are in fashion, and
have actually driven the manufacturers to
a contemplation of something less delir-
ious and nightmareish in tendency. Ii
there are such people in existence as stove
designers they have lived sinecurish life
heretofore, for the strain on their brain
has been minimum, but the tax on their
nerves must have been excessive. At any
rate the manufacturers are cutting loose
from these old time forms and making use
of the healthier ideas of artists and as a
consequence producing some worthy OF
comment.
USES OF LEMoNs.-The juice.of half
lemon in a glass of water without sugar
will frequ emily cure sick headache.
If the hands be stained there is nothing
that will remove the stain better than ;
lemon or a lemon and salt.
After the juice has been squeezed from
the lemon, the refuse can be nsed for thi
purpose.
Lemon juice S also very good remed
for rheumatism and the so called bilious
ness of spring. In the latter case tn
Juice should be taken before breakfast
The pulp may also be eaten, avoiding eve
ry particle of skin.
Lemon juice and sugar, mixed yer
thick, is useful to relieve coughs and sor
Threats. 1t must be very acid as well q
sweet.
Faded carpets, rugs or tapestries ma
be much improved in appearance by tn
application of liquid dyes. An old carpt
that is more faded than worn, may /
thoroughly Cledutu, IL UcdtCA anu uuoeN
until the pile is free from lint or dust.
should then be wiped over with clot
wrung out of hot soapsuds. The pi
should be fairly damp, and before it
dry should be brushed with stiff brool
to raise any of the threads that may hay
become packed down. When nearly dl
go over it with the liquid colors CAREFUL
applying those colors as they originally a
peared as nearly as..possible.
IA Horse. A Horse!
My kingdom for horSe!" One ma,
valuable by the use of Duval & Norton
Horse Tonic. Chicken cholera cured
it's use, or money refunded. Price Is al
rs cents. For sale by w. M. Allen & BIZ
Stannton. Va.
The first thing to do before storing CO..
lnthe crib is to have the crib rat-proof al
well protected against beating rains Ra
will destroy more grain than the most Ii
eral estimate allows of loss, and the CT
should be protected as to prevent the
from getting in through any source.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-11-25

The first thing to do before storing corn
lnthe crib is to have the crib rat proof and
well protected against beating rains. Rats
will destroy more grain than the most lib
eral estimate allows of loss, and the crib
should be protected as to prevent them
from getting in through any source.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-11-25

Lady John Manners says: "In Germany
it is thought extraordinary Of English
women to resort to brandy when not feel
ing we'll; German medical men never rec
ommend spirits to women patients.n
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-11-25

In thanking the public for the liberal patron
ge exte nded he, | ask continuance OF their
avors to my successor, feeling assured thai he
jan28-S & copy. s. L. THORNBURG.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-11-25

Plants for the living room should first
be removed from the garden to some shell
tered place under cover, and allowed to
remain there until the temperature in the
room becomes settled. Many plants are
lost by being taken from out of doors into
a room in which a fire is kept only part of
the day.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-11-25

WE GUARANTEE OUR
WATER WHITE 17o0 OIL
the best in the market.
W NJ. ALLEN & BRO.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-11-25
AQUEEN's ANSWER.

Grieving at the excuses of her people,
Queen Ranayalona of Madagascar, sum
MARTY prohibited the manufacture and
sale of rum. making the penalty for each
offence two pounds and ten oxen. Any
one found drunk with rum is fined twenty
eight shillings and seven oxen, and any
one introducing rum one pound and five
oxen.
When deputation of French liquor
dealers waited upon Queen Ranavalona,
urging their claims for compensation, she
listened with. queenly dignity. and then
replied:
"Gohome and consult among yourselves
consider the wrong you have done My
people, and after You have compensated
them for the injury and ruin inflicted up
on them, come back to me and we ill
talk of compensation. Mot. Temperance
I Gazette.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-11-25

] challenge any man who understands
the nature Of ardent spirits. and yet for
the sake of gain continues to be engaged
in the traffic, to show that he is not in
yolved in the guilt of murder.-Lyman
Beecher.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-11-25

| believe this !: That you might as we'll
undertake to storm Gibraltar witha pop
gun, dam Niagara with bundle of straw,
or do any other impossible thing, as to
move man by moral suasion who has no
moral principle. Go to these men (the
liquor sellers) with moral suasion, and
they will bow and smile and assent to all
you say, and when your back is turned,
cry out. what contemplate pack of
fools these men are !''-Jolln B. Cough.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-11-25

The Northwestern Christian Advocate.
says:
1.-The Chicago saloon must pay five hun
dred dollars for license, but there are
now three thousand five hundred saloons
in that city. and the number is increasing.
Such facts as these in this nineteenth CEN
fury are simply astounding, and prove be-
You'd question that high license is no cure
for the curse of rum. Prohibition does
not absolutely stop the liquor business
there are still murders in spiteof law-but
it is the only thing that comes anywhere
near it,
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-11-25

The encouragement Of drunk eness for
the sake of profit on the sale of drink, is
certainly one OF the most criminal
methods of assassination for money ever
adopted by the bravoes of any age or coun-
try. Ruskin.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-11-25

During the gambling season about to
close at Monaco there have been no fewer
than eighty one suicides.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-11-25

IA Horse! A Horse
My kingdom for horse!'' One made
valuable by the use of Duval & Norton S
Horse Tonic. Chicken cholera cured by
its use, or money refunded. Price Is and
rs cents. For sale by w. M. Allen & Bro.
Stanton, Va.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-11-25

There is one dreadful evil overspreading
the whole land which makes hav oc Of our
workingmen--the evil of intemperance.
Unless you make distinct and positive
efforts against it you will be neglecting an
evil which is eating out the very heart OF
society, destroying domestic life among
our working classes, and perhaps doing
greater injury than any other cause that
could be named in this age.-L ord Arch
bishop of Canterbury.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-24

From the report of Mr.. Miller, commi--
sioner of internal revenue, in answer to
Senator Ingalla'S resolution calling
for information in regard to the
operations of the oleomargarine law,
it appears that since November
special taxes provided for there
in have been assessed on "a manufacturers
of oleomargarine, on 2O4 wholesale dealers
and on Pals retail dealers. The number
of pounds OF oleomargariue assessed at
two cents per pound was t, 43O, IA. \
table shows that the principal collections
were in the LIST Illinois district where =,
Glib, 100 pounds Were taxed. OF the man
ufacturng establishments ten are in
Illinois, five in Kansas, three in the New
York, three in Ohio and five in Rhode
Island. The wholesale dealers are con
fined principally to Illinois, Mdssachu-
sets, Michigan, Rhode Island aud Louis
lana. The retail business is confined prlu-
cipally to the Isl Illinois district. id
Massachusetts, NNIld Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, LIST Pennsylvania and Con
necticut In the order named
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-24
HE WANTS A SECOND REBUFF.
The President A gain dominates Matthews
to be Recorder f Deeds.

WASHNGToN, Dec. 2l.-Ihe nomination
of James c. Matthews to be recorder Of
deeds for the District of Columbia, which
was one of those sent to the Senate to-day,
was referred TO the committee on the Dis
trict of Columbia. 1t is said To have been
accompanied by message from the pre~-
dent giving his reasons for sending in the
second time the name of man whose
nomination the Senate had once rejected
1t is reported that the message, after re-
citing the fact of the first nomination aud
rejection, states that Il large number of
persons IN the District had conceived a
prejudice against Matthews, which Ct,
doubtless, influenced the action OF
the Senate; that Matthews had
been in Office several months and had
proved his capacity by rescuing the records
of the Office from loss and that his man
agement of the Office had the effect of re-
moving much of the opposition which
formerly existed. For these reasons he
ventures, in utmost good faith, to send in
the nomination again, diSclaiming, how
ever any intention of questioning the
previous action Of the Senate IN the
premises
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-24

The Peculiar Situation in Which IA Mont
pelier Veteran Found Himself

WAsHINGToN, Dec. Ex-senator Ed
munds presented yesterday the petition Of
a Montpelier veteran, who finds himself in
very unpleasant and rather singular
predicament. George w. Bolton asks to
have removed the charge of desertion
which stands against him. Bolton, Curl
ously enough, only learned that he was
declared a deserter on applying in 1884 for
pension. As he states in his petition, ne
enlisted in Indiana in March, 1861. In
July of the same year he was taken sick
at Relay station, near Baltimore, so badly
with diarrhpa that he was discharged
He has since partially recovered, but Two
years ago entered his claim for IA pension.
He was shown the record of desertion,
stated his case, but was told that as he
had not been in service six months his case
could not be cleared uD under the law Of
1884. He therefore seeks Congress tor re-
dress
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-24
FREE TRADE.

The reduction Of internal revenue and the
tuklrg or of revenue stan ps from Proprietary
Medicine, no oOubt has largely benefited the
consumers, as well as relieving the burden Df
home manufacturers. Especially l. this the
cafe with GrCcH'S iuptSt FiDircr ana BoSCh,c'S
GcrndH Syrup, rs the reduction OF thirty siN
cents per dozen, hHs been aided to Increase
the IN" of the bottles containing these rC'ucu-
les, thereby diving uuc-iiith more medicine
m the - cent size. The august FiOUtr for
Dy -pcpslH ana Liver G. mplu,nt, and the GCg-
man SVup for Cough ana Lung troubles,
nave perhaps. IN" largest sale of am mcdi-
zines in the world. The advantage al incrcds.
ed size of the bottles will he greatly aIprc-
cmlen hy the sick and afflicted, la every town
ana village in civilized countries. Sample
bottles Tor 10 cents remain the same size.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-24

Some cuts furnished us to illustrate ar
ticles on ''Soldlers's Homes" were recent
ly used in this newspaper. These cut.
were reproduced from HdrDcrS Mugt.jn,
without the permission of Messrs Harper
u Brothers. The publication was really .
violation. though uninteutional. of t.,
rights of the Me,srs. Harpers under the
copyright law. Harper x Brothers q.
the great developers of the art of engl3.y
my, are entitled To the fullest credit fol
all their Illustrations, and to the advau-
tages conferred toy the copyright laws.
The infringement in the present case ha~
been amicably adiusted.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-24

pending on what he could say to twelve
sworn Jurymen who were to decide the
fate OF that prisoner, If he should hanl ont
II pile of manuscript and begin to read TO
them What would You think Of a man
in a legislative assembly who wanted to
convince his fellow members of he policy
or the impOlicy of any measure If he beunn
to read at them Every one knows if
would empty the hail directly.
Now | want TO guard myself. Heaven
forbid that should want eXtemporaneou,
sermons. There is no speech or sermon
on religious subjects that ever was worth
hg II 1t were merely eXtempOraneOus
| There Is a vast difference between speak
ing eXtempCre and the absence of notes,
nor do | mean that man should commit
a sermon. No man ever yet held an audi
ence in this world who was trying to re
member "a phrase in which to address
them, and no one should address an audi
ence who does not know when he begins.
what he Is going o say, and where lac will
end and | ask any Of you if it does NOT
Ike four times rs much reflection and
labor to prepare II speech or sermon tnat
is to be delivered without notes, as it does
to write one that is so easily read The
speaker APPLY illustrated his meaning AT
this point by an anecdote in relation to
John Quincy Adams during his career in
Congress 30 years ago. The old man elo-
queut struck such blows rbrt0riruIl,.
and without warning that GEORGE Evans
admitted in his rciOnder TO the auticI
pHted attack Of the Massachusetts mem
Der that he consumed six weeks in prcparl-
ton | want eXte mpore speeches in the
pulpit that a minister of eluquence has
been SIX weeks preparing aud an
influence as Whitfield had i'm the opcn
Held; would have such an influence as
Robert Cushman had in the iiist sermon
delivered on New England soil | Wuuld
nave such an influence AS Paul eNerted
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-24
UNITED STATES COURT.
Opening Of the Court at Rutland Yester-
ay-Various Matters Disposed of.

RUTLAND, VT, Dec. 2l.-The United
States Court convened at O'Clock. The
case of the United States VS., Alfred :.
Worden was mol pressed on payment Of
$40 and cost. The case of the United
States vs.. Peter V. Hustled was ordered
brought forward on the docket and mol
pressed. Other motions We're heard. f..
l.. Bates was appointed United States
Court commissioner and the court ad.
journed until tomorning morning at $3.50.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-24

MoNTpELlER, VT, Dec. 2l-Fire this
morning Quilted the greater part Of tn,
five tenement block of ID. W. Dude,
on Fast State street. II. G.. Severance
Mrs y. Alexander, Mrs. l.. Ramsdell an,
William smith We're forced 10 move. bu
+. Ordway remained and escaped with NJ
damage except by water None of tn,
tenants had insurance. The block was in
sured for $780, but the loss cannot be ils
certained at present.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-24
Danger Ahead (!

There is danger ahead, you neglect the
approach If the fclI-gvstrONrr- CouSumptl n.
Night-swcats, siittiuR of blood, loss OF APP
petite these symptoms have terrible mean
ing You can he cured if you a" not cui'
until it is too LAKE. DIR. Pivrcc's @ Id Me.
zeal Discovery" the greatest blood PA Hr'
known, will restore your lost health. A. u
nutriive, IT is tar superior TO cod liver OIL All
druggists.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-24
NOTE AND COMMENT.


Gen. Grout's bill is decidedly the best
move made, in the right direction, since
the enactment Of the civil service law
The conception of the measure shows
qualities of genuine craftsmanship OF
Gen. CIRCUITS part, should it, or some
thing substantially like it. become the law
OF the land, it would he the greatest strld,
yet in the attempted divorce of Oflice-hold
ing and politics
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-24
DIED IN THE ACT
OF Hobbing his Employer Over $4,000
worth of Stolen Property Found.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2l.-John Forstner,
a German employed at Samuel Simpsons
jewelry store for two years, dropped dead
from heart disease to-day. In his travel
lug bag were found $1,000 worth of jewel
ry, including nngs, gold watches, pins,
brooches, diamonds, chains and charms
which be hid slolen from his emnlnYer.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-24

"If humOr, wit, and honesty could save
from he ills flesh is heir to, what II good price
they'd bring in the market. Wen, twenty
five cents ill buy panact Salvation OH.
a merchant down town sell, more of DR..
together 1t surely must be the best remedy
Tor cough, cold, and other similar affections.
Price % cents.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-24

Notes From the Grand Army Posts In Yer.
mont.

The dates Of departmeut encampment,
have been announced az follows Yer
mont, January 10 and 90; Rhode Island
January Is, Massachusetts, January 81
= and 2S New York. February 81
Rev VI. v B. KNOX is to deliver his lee
ture, "ren Months in the Trenches" a
Barton opera hall, Wednesday evening
Dec. 80
The Rutland Post Is in prosperous
condition and has about 200 members.
The Tunbridge Post now has 3S mem
bers. The post and its relief corps gave
camp fire Tuesday evening, Dec. IA.
The members of f.. b. Frost Post, Posi-
Mills, are determined to resurrect the Or
ange County Reunion association, and vii
ask the other posts in the county to hell
lift.
Reports from he first % posts G. A. r.
received, show Is deaths in the last year
Stannard Post, No ., at Burlington, is
the oldest post IN continuous service in
q state. Post No !, AZ St Johnsbury
had no existence from Aug. !, 1870, until
within the last few years, when it was re-
vived.
December s, the w. r.. G. Of Benning-
ton entertained Il party of 20 from North
Adams, and Adams, and eXemDllied the
work. The local corps spread splendid
dinner and served Il nice supper in &. y.
X. hal.
f. =. y
dolph, was organized May 81. 1t now has
SO members, and is doing good work. 1t
| has excellent officers.
! Prominent candidates for depa tment
commander, q. a. r.. are Capt Robert j.
Coiley, Windsor, and Capt. p. ID. Blod-
gett, st. Johnsbury.
/ Delegates to the department encamp.
ment q; A. Il. have been elected as fol
! lows Dorset, Ezra Nichols st. Adams
Ralph Sherwood, f. W. McGettrick; St
Johnshury, &. b. Billiard, II. &. Bates,
Al. !. Fenuo; West Randolph, +. O. Hib-
l. nd, c. ID. Sanborn; South RoNalton, NJ.
j. Sargent; Chelsea, q o. smith Tun-
bridge, w. w, swan Farhaven, Oliver
y. Proctor, Waterbury Centre, j. God
frey; Hardwick, Frank o. Olmstead;
SWanton, Johu sheridan White River
Junction, a. c. Bean Lowell, c. c. Tillot-
son.
Post commanders, &. \. r., have been
elected as follows: Rutland, +. II Web
:, tr Dorset, J.. Council st, Albans Z.
". Bordo; st. JOhnsbury, Dennis f..
May; BroolIirld, Cassius Peck; West
Randolph, \. \. Smith; South Royalton,
j. w. Waldo; Chelsea, w. II ii Hall
Iunhridge, Henry II. Hayward; Fair
Haven, James r. TilIotsou; Middleburv,
G. II, Williamson; Mortified, w. W.
man ;.llardWick, q. w. Bridgman Swan
ton, e. f. Atwood Cambridge. j. q.
Morse; Woodstock, W. c. Whipple;
White River junction, a. W. Davis
Lincoln, +. II. James; Lowell, W w
Wakefield.
Freeman Post No. -, Bruoklield, are: Ira
Carpenter, adjt.; G. f. Stratton, > NJ;
J. W. Raymond, q. VI. :.
Jarvis Post No. 43, Springfield, has
elected the following officers II. H. Bur
bank, c.; Russell :. Herrick, ) V. c.;
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-24
horsford's. Acid Phosphate.
Gives satisfactory Results.

DIR. O. W. WEEKS, Marion, o., says Its use
is followed by results satisfactory both to
patient and physician"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-24

Mr.. CIRCUITS bill is an honest and int IL
gent move in the direction of real civil ser
vice reform The bill ought to pass, but
as the proposed method would eiiectualiy
remove the postotiCe from partisan pom
tics, and ms it is the only plan Yet proposed
To tins end, the chances are altogether IN
favor of its defeat.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-24

Senator Edmunds's proposition TO make
one marriage and divorce law common to
every state is a moVem Mt toward a sub
stantial reform. Such measures are dltli
cult To pass 1t really seems rs if those
policies about which there is the least dis
pute are the hardest to develop \ uniform
law on the subject of marriage and divorce
would he an immense moral triumph.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-24

Congressman Grout mas got hold OF the
true democratic principle in the bin which
he has again introduced this week, proNld
ing that $1,000 fou th-claS- puntmasterN 81
the United States shall be elected 10y IN"
people. He says he intends 10 press the
bill as long as he remains in Congress.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-24
tRutlaud IIerald.l

The Burlington people can see what
they have brought upon senator Edmund,
by naming toboggan slide after him
The Chicago NCrS says that II Mr.. Ed
munds was little taller he would make
pretty good tOboggau slide himself
The Irish standard., 1886-08-21
Minneapolis Produce,
M1nrrApo11s. A

l
| WHEAr-No hard at nc bid Sept.
| NO1EOrthern 7tc bid for Sept.
CoRN-Sales light; sS640c, according to con
| dition.
dealers, "a 6oD4 for shipmentin sacks car lots
81 1904 40; lin barrels $4,000 7O;deliyered Mt New
| England points, SIS 1905 80; at New Y ork points
R%fe St 1901
BRAN-He!d at IS s5@s. 50 in bulk.
| SHORTs-Bulk, 8 50@$l00O.
| OATs-No white selling at 24@To or
track. The range Of sample sales is from 300
| 27c OF.
RYE-Norninal at 5a@55c for Nos ands.
BAELEY-Quiet at from 35055c for Nos and
| bysampie,
CORN MEA1-Coarse, city, IL Oo@s145o, deliv-
cred in lots OF q ton or more.
| MIXED E'EEn-GDod southern quiet at IA 90 a
is COON track and to arrive; city ground. SIS OO@
more.
HAY-Receipte moderate; market steady and
net E;aps Prices steady choice sold at DOGS 5o
QATNBAI-steel cut, 81 35@s3 per half Dbl.
ByTTER-In job lots: Fancy creamery, 20c;
extra firsts l6951se; dairy fancy 16Mlso; dairy:
stock, dose: grease, 2GS2]lc.
CEEEsE-Fancy rln cream, 9Cl10c; fine full
cream, s@sc; part skins, 7@sc; Skins, 4@6c.
Eeef hind gus. sA@S Hams, cjty.:.....: 9@1ll
SIDES ,ciftydre,5.5 @eH 75reak'fast bacon. coli
GGo Gov, dres' a Is s}dnl SO
Dressed hoss. 4G4z Mutton, c1 .5@ as
EGG Gs,- fresh. ~ 70 lsc:
Cabbage, doz... 16oSpinact, bu....." 80
Onions, bu.:.... 81 251Lettuce;.; .....l0@15
Bermudas. bu,. o3mtPiepIant, lb....... q. !
Horse Horse P Psash 1q IT, aSPess hS 1
Radishcs. doz.:. 1OG15 Beans, hu ::....:. 60
The Irish standard., 1886-08-21

of commentator. One of the most
pleasing features of the convention was
the presence on the opening day of the
st. Joseph Adult and st. Anthony
Cadets, of Kalamazoo, Mich, and. the
St. Michael Junior Pioneer Corps, of
Philadelphia.
Now that the Sixteenth annual con-
vention has closed, the Delegates should
take up the work with renewed zeal, and
by earnest and faithful work make an
increase in membership, SO that the
General Secretary will be enabled to re-
port at the Philadelphia convention a
membership Of at least one-hundred
thousand (10O,00O.)