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The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1888-01-18
A Song of the Burden-Bearer.

Song OF the Burden-Bearer
BY MARGARET Z. sASesTER.
"Ill drop my burden at his feet,
And bear a song away"
Over the narrow tooth path
That led from my lowly door,
went with a thought of the Master,
AS oft had walked before.
My heart was heavily laden,
And with tears my eyes were dim;
But knew should lose the burden
Could l get glimpse Of Him.
1t was more than l could carry,
If 1 carried it all alone;
And none in my house might share it
Only One on the throne.
1t came between me and pleasure,
Between my work and me;
But our Lord could understand it,
And his touch could set me free.
Over the trodden pathway,
To the fields all shorn and bare,
went with a step that faltered,
And face that told of care.
had lost the light Of the morning,
With it's simmer of sun and dew;
But gracious look of the Master
Would the strength of morn renew
While yet my courage wavered,
And the sky before me blurred,
1 heard voice behind me
Saying tender word.
And 1 turned to see the brightness
OF heaven upon the road,
And sudden Lost the pressure
OF the weary, crushing load.
Nothing that hour was altered,
I had still the weight of care
But bore it now with the gladness
Which comes of answered prayer.
Not grief tb9 soul can fetter
Nor cloud vision, when
The dear lord gives the spirit
To breathe TO his will, Amen.
O,friends if the greater burdens
His love can make so light,
Why should his wonderful goodness
Our hating oredence slight7
The little sharp vexations,
Aud the briers that catch and fret,
Shall we not take them to the Helper
Who has never failed us YETI
Tell him about the heartache,
And tell him the longings, too;
Tell him the bah cd purpose,
When we scarce knew wha to do.
Then leaving ali our weakness
With the One divinely strong,
Forget that we bore the burden,
And carry away the song
S. s. Tine.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1888-01-18
Cure for a Bad Temper.

When I was child, said minister
to me some years since, minister now
gone to his final rest in the bosom of
God, III had dreadful temper; but
when ten years of age was converted. l
carried that temper to Christ, and in the
simplicity of ohild's faith asked him
to take it wholly away and 1 had such
a revelation to my mind of his meekness
and gentleness, that for sixty years have
never been troubled in the least with that
temper. / have lived forty-6ve years with
my wife ask her.
Therefore put the question to her:
How many times during these forty
five years have you seen your husband
out of temper
have never, was the reply, seen
his temper ruff ed in the least degree. I
was high-tempered woman, and some
times used to think that if he would get
angry and give me a good scolding, it
would do me good. But he never did it.
And now, she added, "I have taken my
temper to Christ, and have obtained the
same deliverance that he did
If you will do the same thing, dear
reader, Christ will grant the same grace
to you, and that in respect to all evil
tendencies and temperaments. He will
grid you with everlasting strength, "
and no evil temper or tendency shall
have dominion over your. 4 Mahan.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1888-01-18

II we be not holy, both in heart and
life, our profession of religion, and rela.
ton to God and his church, will stand
US in no stead at all.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1888-01-18

When we would have others TO do that
which is good, we must act toward them
prudently and tenderly, and give them
time.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1888-01-18

at least in so far as any organized scheme
under church authority is concerned.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-01-05
RAILROADS.
g HENANDoAh VALLEY RAIIR
s. F. TYLER. Receiver.
TIME TABLE-ln effect August /, 1887 8


No. has Pullman Buffet Sleeper Nar v,-
10 Chattanooga, without change VIC TO-,
burg, Hagerstown and Roanoke. slsn rs
connection at Hagerstown with fast mai f, nn.
Baltimore. et-"ii Aom
No. has through connection from Phil.dar
phta, via Harrisburg and C. " Railroad ana
from Ba fillmore via w. NJ. Il. Il. ~
CONNECTIONS.
At Hagerstown Nd, with the Western. Marv
land Railroad to and from Baltimore Frederick.
Emmtttsburg, Gettysburg, Penmar Waynes.
boro, Pa, and points on the Western Maryland
Railroad and branches.
With the Cumberland Valley Railroad to and
from Harrisburg, Carlisle, Sh1ppensburg, Cham
Dersburg, Mercersburg, Martinsburg, and points
on the Cumberland Valley Railroad and branch-
eS.
Also to and from Pittsburg and the West ana
NoftnWest, and Boston, New York, philadelphia.
and the North and East.
Az Snenandoah Junction w Va 9th Main
the West. ~ W 1
NO. makes close connection at Waynesboro
trains. u " ess oounu
Az Loch Laird, with Lexington Branch of
Richmond Allegheny Railroad
Al Buchanan with Nam Line of ys,cb,no,.s
Il Allegheny Railroad. A"
AT Roanoke. with Norfolk n Westar, r,s,t,o.x
STAGE CONNECTIONS.
At Boyce. for Wildwood and Winchester Va
AT Tfoutvilie for Fincastle
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-01-05
TOR SALE PRIVATELY.

Main street, stanton. recently occup pied by
Geo r. Bell as a dry goods store. and formerly
known as the old .'Gabe Hirsh" stand. This
tiue storebouse has one of Toe handsomest
plate glass fronts in the city, situated in the
very heart of the business section and is one
of the most desirable locations in the town.
House in perfect repair
TERMS exceedingly easy, and will be made
known upol application to
deco A. c. BRAXTON, Trustee
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SALE
or
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE.

Pursuant to decree of the Circuit Court of
Augusta county. rendered the Both day of
November. 1887, in tine cause of Root ct al VS.
Croft. l will sell at public auction, in front of
the Court House in StauntCn, on
MONDAY, the 25d DAY of JAN'Y, 1888,
that valuable farm in the county of Augusta,
near Christians Greek. lately belonging to
Jacob Croft, containing 1917 Acres. The land
is of fair quality, with good dwelling barn and
outbuildngs. aud in a good state of cultivation,
and the sale affords fire opportunity TO buy
a nice little home.
TERMS.-Cash in hand to pay the costs of
suit and sale, and the residue q credit of
one, two aud three years from day OF sale, pay
able in equal annual instalments, the pur-
chaser giving bonds for said deferred install
ments. bearing interest and waving the
HON stead with approved personal security,
and the title to be retained as ultimate Sc
curity. WM. PATRICK,
Commissioner,
IL N Ryan, Clerk of the Circuit Court of
Augusta County. do certify that VIVA. Patrick,
Com'r, has duly executed the bond required i'll
the foregoing cause according to law Given
under my hand this 2Sth day Of Dec. 1887.
dec2e At J. N. RY AN Cl'k.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-01-05

Lexington division trains run by Central
time. Main line trains east of Hnntfnoton RIM
by eastern time, which Is one hour faster than
Central time.
No. daily except Sunday between Old Point
Norfolk and Clifton Forge. The train leaving
Old Point, Saturday morning. runs only to
huntington.
No. 2, daily except Sunday. The train leav-
ing Louisville and Cincinnati on Saturday runs
only to Clifton Forge, where it lays over until
monday morning.
No. s. leaves Clifton Forge daily at 700 a. M
for Ashland, Ky.
No. &, leaves Ashland daily !. 10 a. M. for Cliff
ton Forge
go Pullman Sleeping Cars on all through
II aims.
Old Dominion Steamships leave Norfolk Mon
day, Tuesday Wednesday, Thursday, and Sat-
nrday, 6.30p. M, for New York.
For Rates, Tickets, Baggage Checks, apply to
any office of G. & Q. R'y; or Depot or Ticket Of
Gee of connecting lines. H.W. FULLER,
W. c. WICKHAM, Gen1 Pass. Agent.
Receiver. nov17
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-01-05
BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD.

BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD.
THE ONLY LINE RUNNING SOLID TRAINS
TO BALTIMORE via WASHINGTON.
Connecting at Harper's Ferry for all points
West, Northwe and Southwest,
Schedule in effect November Goth, 1887.
*Daily except Sunday.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-01-05

WARRENToN. Trains Nos. so. 81, ST, IS, So and
SO connect daily to and from Warrenton.
FRANKLIN DIvIsION-Daily except Sunday,
leave Rocky Mount 7:40 a. m. Arrive Frank
lin junction 11.10 "a. M Leave Franklin juno
ton $50 p. m. Arrive at Rocky Mount 1880 D. M
CONGRATULATIONS leave Orange for
Gordonsyille 1853 AM, $3.50 P. NJ and 9:20 P. NJ .
daily and S:45 M daily except Sunday. Re-
turning, leave Gordonsville for Orange SIS A, NJ
l35 z. NJ. and 20 T. M. daily, and Ii A M. daily
except Sunday.
SLEEPING CAR SERVICE
On trains Nos. SO and 81, Pullman Buffet
Sleepers between New York and Atlanta,
via. Danville.
On trains No. SO and IS Pullman Buffet Sleep
ers between Washington and Montgomery, and
Washington and Augusta, via Danville.
On trains No. 81 and SO Pullman Sleepers
between Washington and Louisville, and Char
lottesville and Cincinnati.
On trains Nos. 81 and SO Pullman Buffet Sleep
ers between Washington and Memphis via.
Lynchbnrg.
On trains Nos. SIS and IS Pullman Buffet
Sleepers between Washington and New Or
leans. via Lynchburg and Kennesaw route.
Through tickets On sale at the principal sta
lions to all points. For rates or information
apply to any agent of the Company, or to
u.s.. B. THOMPSON, D.PA.,
Alexandria, Va.
JAS. L. TAYLOR, g. P. A, Washington, D. G.
SOL. HAAS Traffic Manager.
sept22
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VIZ ANTED TO RENT.

Having sold my farm, desire to rent first
class farm. ! have all the stock and farming
implements necessary to run q farm, and viii
give all the references necessary. Any person
having farm to rent, would like to see in
person or correspond with address.
s'FARMER,'
dec29 81 Stanton, Va
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-01-05

THIS GOOD OLD STANDBY
accomplshes for everybody exactly what is claimed
forit One the for the great popularity Of
the Mustang Eminent Is found in its universal
applicability. Everybody needs such medicine.
The LUrlberman needs 1t in case of accident.
The Housewife needs 1t for general family use.
The Canaler needs 1t for his teams and his men.
The Mechanic needs 1t always on his work
bench.
The Miner needs it in Of emergency.
The Pioneer needsit-can't get along without it.
The Farmer. needs it in his house. his stable,
and his stock yard.
The Steamboat man or the BOatm,nR needs
1t in liberal supply afioat and ashore.
The Horse-fancier needs Tit is his best
friend and safest reliance.
The StOck-gr0wer needs tit will save him
thousands Of dollars and world of trouble
Tho Railroad man needs 1t and will need it so
long his life Is round of accidents and dangers.
The Baclzwoodsman needs it. There is moth
ing like 1t as antidote for the dangers to life,
limb and comfort which surround the pioneer.
Tho Merchant needs it about his store among
his employees. Accidents will happen, and when
these come the Mustang Eminent is wanted at once.
Keep n Bottle in the House. TITS the best Of
economy.
Keen a Bottle in the Factory. ITS immediate
use in case of accident pain and loss of wages
Keep q Bottle Always in the Stable for
use when wanted.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-01-05
-175 ACRES =
n ELEGANT FARM FOR SALE.
CONTAINS 100 ACRES,

n
Desiring to change my business. l offer for
sale privately my farm on South River, at
Lpscomb Station, S. v. r. r., known as the
Vim Hunter farm. The tract
CONTA ms l6O A CRIES.
Of elegant limestone land, smooth, easy of Gull
tivatlon and very fertile. About 40 acres are
in meadow of the finest quality. and some 20
acres are heavily timbered. This is one of the
most productive farms in the Valley, is
elegantly fenced throughout and in a high
state of cultivation.
The IMPROVEMENTS consist of seven
room frame and brick mansion house, delight
Judy situated on an elevation commanding a
b autiful view, and all necessary outbuldings,
including large barn and stable. ice house.
spring house, smoke house. There is an elegant
spring at the house and abundance of running
water on the. place: There is also large
orchard OF choice varieties of fruit.
fhe location is desirable. being in sight of
Ipscomb Station. where there are stores, post
ofii ee with daily mails. and churches, schools
and mills are convenient, and the neighbor-
hood is one of the best in the county.
The purchaser can get a bargain in this place
and on very reasonable terms. Call on or adj
dress, J. P. CLINE,
decS-tf Lipscomb Station. Augusta Co., Va.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-01-05
4 Total Eclinse

of all other mediciYes by DR.. r. V.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery" is
approaching. Unljveied in bilious dis
orders, impure blood. and consumption,
which is scrofii]ous disease Of The lungs.
In aschool they have to keep up the in
terest of the scholars in order to pay tie
principal.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-01-05
NOTICE.

NOTICE.
Wishing to change my business l shall offer
my farm for sale privately,-situated 81 miles
N. w. of StauntOn, Immediately on what is
known as the Morris Mill Road, and containing
by actual survey,
10y ACRES,-
adjoining the lands of Capt. Sterrett, Mrs. Mary
Dull and Others
This lane is in fine state of cultivation, and
hrs on it never-failing water, an abundance of
Timber, &c.
the dwelling is a large tenement of rooms.
constructed with special reference both to
comfort and convenience. All other outbuild-
ings are good. There is also a fine young or
chard on the place.
This property is convenient to churches to
Schools, and not far from several railroads, and
is situated in a neighborhood of an exception
ally moral character.
Any person or parties desiring to see this
property can, by calling on me at my house,
get any further particulars or Information
which they may wish to have concerning
either th property The sale of it,
Dec. l. '67. JOSEPH HOUSEMAN.
decl-6t&
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-01-05

MPrn SEA WONDERS exist in thousands
Hbg ID of forms, but are surpassed by the
N[EF marvels of invention. Those who are
u kEs in need of profitable work that can
be done while living at home shonld 1T once
send their addre to uallett 4 Co., Portland.
Maine, and receive free, full information how
either sex, of all ages, can earn from IS to SIS
per day and upwards wherever they live You
are started free. Capital not required. Some
have made over $50 III single day at this work.
All succeed decS Il
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-01-05

CONNECTIONS.
Train no connects at Harper's Ferry with
Fast Limited Express trains, leaving at 4.04 p.
m arriving in Cincinnati at 7.45 a. NJ; st. Louis
at 6 80 p. M, Chicago at 6. 40 p. m.
With train leaving at 1921 p. M, arriving In
Pittsburgh at $50 a. m. Also with train leav-
ing at Ii 2l p. m. arriving in Cincinnati at $50
D, M; ST. Louis at a. m. and Chicago at 5.4o
a. M.
Connects at Weverton with train arriving at
Hagerstown at s so p. m. and at washington
Junction with train arriving in FREDERICK at
3.55 p. m. t, =.
B.& o. Palace Sleeping cars run through to
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati. st. Louis and Chlcago.
All fast express trains run through TO above
points without change of cars.
any Office of the B & o. K. r., or to c. E. DUD-
ROW, Travelling Passenger Agt, Staunton, Va.
w. NJ. CLEMENTS,
OK. LORD, Manager.
Gen. Pass. Agt.
uR OWN
ROYAL SECURITY Coal on,
-170o TEST. 49,
III be st In the market.
- W AlrEN MOO
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-01-05

We are all fortune-tellers. That is, W.
can tell fortune when we see It,
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WANTED.

w ANIED
Everybody to visit KINSLEY s. KNOWLES
NEW PLACE when they want choice Free
Meats. No. IA N. Augusta Street. iva
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Leave Richmond.
Arrive Scottsville,. /.
Ar.Howardsville.. -.
Arrive Lynchburg..
Leave Lynchburg.
Arrive Bal Falls......
Arrive Lexington.
Leave lexington.
Ar.Nat. Bridge......
Al. Gala Water......
Ar. Clifton Forge.....
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-01-05

D ICHMOND & ALLEGHANY R.R.
Schedule of trains In effect Nov 10th, 1857.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-24
Disturbing Influences of Induction. -

The chief practical difficulties in work
ing the telephone are due to the fact that
when an electric current is passing along
wire it has the property Of producing a
current Of opposite character in any wire
in its vicinity. This is what is known as
induction, and ii is owing TO this faculty
that the words spoken on one wire can be
overheard on an adjoining one. If the
neighboring wire should be telegraphic,
the feeble current OF the telephone is over
powered by its stronger peighbor, and it
is difficult, il not impossible, to catch the
transmitted words amid the din-com-
pared to the noise of a pot boiling--caused
by the telegraph.
Still more fatal to all telephone com
munication is the presence of an electric
lighting system in the vicinity of tele-
phone wires, the powerful current neces-
ssry for lighting purposes causing IAN in
cessant roar that renders speech an i'm,
possibility" Many plans have been tried
for overcoming the unpleasant conse-
quences of induction, the most successful
Of these being that of using an additional
return wire instead of utilizing the earth
for the completion Of the circuit. The
two wires are placed in close proximity,
with the result that the disturbing infu-
ence is completely neutralized.- and
Steel Trades Journal.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-24
Pompous Funeral DispIays.

For twenty years or more there has been a
loud protest in New York, from tho press
and from the pulpit, against extravaganza at
funerals, but it does not seem to have done q
bit of good. The extravaganza is as great
today as it ever was, and it sometimes seems
even greater. Tho long lines Of carriages
following hearses to the cemeteries are not
shortened, and the heaps of costly flowers,
instead Of diminishing, seem to grow larger.
1t is not uncommon to see a couple of car
riages crammed with floral offerings alone
in funeral procession, while the hearse also
carries fair share. The custom Of sending
expensive tributes of flowers to lie upon cof-
a mania. It has been preached against writ
ten against, condemned in hundred WAYS,
but it still goes on. Even the request in the
published death notices, please omit flow
ers," is wholly disregarded. The flowers are
piled in up to the last moment, and then
there is Q small mountain Of them to be
taken to the cemetery, where they rot in q
few days and have to be raked away as rub
bish. All efforts to abate the flower nuisance
for that's what 1t really is, have thus far
wholly failed, and the outlay to keep it go
ing is as reckless and lavish "a ever
The carriage abuse also holds its own, and
not only that, but very often the occupants
Of many of the carriages ell themselves with
whisky from TASKS OF bottles on the way to
the cemeteries or when returning, and get
up scenes of the most scandalous kind In
some cases, in fact, funeral is simply ca
rousal. with all that the word implies Per-
SONS are sometimes seen standing by an open
grave SO drunk that they are in danger of
tumbling in Many Of the funerals that take
place in New York are DO credit to religion.
or civilization at any rate.-New York Cor.
Detroit Free Press
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-24
Dangerous Amateur Remedies.

Purgatives are bane. The most dan
gerous of all are salts and castor oil. A
great quantity of either can be bought for
very little money, and this cheapness is at
the bottom of many of QUE physical
wrecks among the poor. The most potent
breaker up of constitutions is the seidlitz
powder. 1t is the pleasantest to the palate
after one has once accustomed himself 10
the smothering sensation, and is so handy
to have a boxful in the bedroom. That
box Is Pandora's Unless used with
moderation the seidlitx powder is a woeful
weakener of the human system, and paves
the way for almost every known i'll Es-
pecially the aged should never touch Fl or
rochelle salts or castor oil, unless with the
approval Of physician. Above all, there
should be an operative moral law against
women, who so banker for the chance TO
play doctor outside OF sheir own families.
recommending purges 70 the sick of their
own sex These amateur remedies have
complicated the work Of the regular ply
stefan in thousands of cases. and have
often been the remote cause Of asath--
New York Times.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-24
Try it Once for the Cican

Tho newest trick ON the road, re.
marked a drummer, sis pretty sleek
one, and / know boys who have made all
their cigars and drinks on it for several
weeks. You go into the billiard room of
the hotel, pick up a cue and begin prac-
ticing. You try some fancy shots. OF
course a lot of fellows will gather around
to look on and make remarks and catch
and spot the balls for you, and show you
what they can do with the stick In
this way you soon get on easy terms with
a number of young fellows. Then you in
quire if any of them has ever noticed the
peculiar optical delusion there is about q
billiard table, and proceed to illustrate by
placing two balls within few inches of
each other near the lower cushion. Now
Tx your eyes on those two balls you say
to one of the bystanders, walk complete
ly around the table, ell the time with your
gaze fixed on the balls, and as soon as you
have completed the circuit of the table
pick up cue and try to shoot this ball so
as to hit those two The shot is such an
easy one, and the whole matter looks so
simple, that the bystander is quite ready
to declare his ability to walk around the
table a dozen times, if necessary, and
make the carom afterward. He is also
ready to wager the cigars that your 'op-
teal delusion' won't deiude him. While
he is walking about the table with his
eyes fixed on the two balls, you, unob-
served by him, wet the tip of a cue SO that
all of the chalk is washed off, and hand
this cue to the bettor as he comes up. He
blazes away, makes misscue, of course.
and loses the cigars. Chicago Herald.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-24
When

You are preparing TO take journey there
are certain things absolutely necessary 10
a travellers safety and comfort through
ticket that you are positive - good and at
a price tina; you know is the lowest posi-
bic To be obtained anywhere.
Besides these essentials there are always
some minor details worth looking after.
such rs having your baggage checked
through To destination. sleeping car hctihs
secured when desired and correct inturu'a.
ton regarding free reclining chairs. Close
connections union depOts, location II
trains. time. etc.
To have these details attended 20 by
those Of well known reliability RESPONSE
biity. intelligence and long cypef .uce
you viii do well to call Al the Union tit-.rt
Office, l22 North Main street and | MON
depot. near Oak street. and consult The
employees OF the Atehi-on. Topeka aud
Santa Re and st. Louis and san Francisco
lines, their ant horned agents, representing
the best lines east. west. north or south.
-Four trains daily 10 the east. all Of them
equipped with Pullman palace sleeping
cars, both morning aud night trains.
W. D. MrEpO,E.
Passenger and Ticket 4 gent.