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Nevada County picayune., 1888-12-19

brain seemed possessed with some new plan. Slowly he pulled off the rope, and with one backward glance left the room. At first l dared not not hope for life, but when the time went by and still he came not, 1 be- gan to think he was gone entirely, and that my life might be saved. struggled to free myself once more struggled and writhed until my heart nearly burst through my body, but in vain. Just then new sound caught my ear, filling me with un- utterable dread.
 A fork of light shot up! yes, it was true, the maniac had set fire to the hovel, And now saw his face grin ming at me through the window. Making one last superhuman effort, 1 uttered a fearful shriek. The mad man leaped in at the window, and at the same instant another form fol- lowed him. Some one seized me. 1 knew no more.
 When consciousness returned. l was lying upon bead in my sweet heart 5 own pretty room, and she, with gentle eyes, was watching me slowly return to life.
 1 learned afterward, when my strength returned, that the madman had escaped from an asylum in the neighborhood, and being missed, his keeper. attracted by the sight of the flames, arrived just in time to save me from the horrible fate which seemed to await me. had fallen into deep swoon, and from that in- to a raging fever, and during my rawlings enough was learned to send me to the house which had been my destination the previous night.
 As soon as l was we'll again, Alice and were married, and were surely happier than it falls to the lot of most mortals to be- But never, while l live, shall l forget the ago. nies of that terrible night Colum- bus news.
Nevada County picayune., 1888-12-19

that few things give more pleasure in a sick room than the sight of a bunch of flowers, bringing brightness aud fragrance with them. One thing re- member, that there is no present so simple but can give pleasure some where. So let us look around and use judgment and thought in giving. - N C., in Home and Farm.
Nevada County picayune., 1888-12-19
Creation of Home.

The modern ideal home is just as much intellectual and emotional work as an essay or poem. A book is q collection of thoughts. Such also is the dwelling house, and the woman who has in some degree fashioned if, is as much an intellectual creator as is the masculine toiler whom we call an eSsayist, or poet, or dramatist. While, therefore. the new home of our age is the result of the great and free woman. it is also the cause. and has made woman the possessor of au intellectual power which she could not claim in the cabin and tent peri cd. The house has helped to create the new woman.-LGood Ilousekeep- CT.
Nevada County picayune., 1888-12-19

MY DARLING ALICE.-I will try and be with you tonight. My bus mess takes me to a small town about twenty miles from your house. and could not bear to he so near without looking into your sweet eyes and hearing you say that you are true to me. So l shall ride over in the af- ternoon, and, God willing, hold you in arms tonight,
Nevada County picayune., 1888-12-19
DON'T STAY LATE TONIGHT"

The hearth of nome is beaming With rays of holy light, And loving eyes are gleaming,
 As fall the shades of night; And while thy steps are leaving The circle pure and bright, A tender voice half grieying,
 Says, Don't stay late tonight" The world in which thou movest, Is busy, brave and wide: The world of her thou lowest
 Is at the inglc side; She waits for thy warm greeting; Thy smile is her delight, Her gentle voice entreating,
 Says, Don't stay late tonight" The world--bold, iuhuman-
 Will spurn thee, if thou fall: The love of one pure woman
 Outlasts and shames them all; The children will cling round thee, Let fate be dark or bright: At home no shaft can wound thee. Then Don't stay late tonight"
Nevada County picayune., 1888-12-19

"Oh, pa, heard you talking this morning about scratching the tlcket. Is the ticket itchy?" No, my son ; hut the palm that holds it is"
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-01-05
Original Plantation Cigar, -

1rst introduced into this country by the senior
of this firm in 1850, and up to the time of the.
war were held to be the finest goods made In,
this country. They will be given you in all of.
their original purity. We will make other fine
as well as lower grades of cigars, all of which,
we win guarantee to be just as represented.
We have come among you to stay. and to spentli
with you most of our earnings. we therefore
claim That If we can sell you as good. If not
better, goods for as little, If not less, money!.
than statesmen representing factories of othelr
states or other cities, or towns OF our own,
State, that our claim to your patronage is.para-'
mount to theirs.
We guarantee to sell you ane goods at less,
cost than any salesman representing factories
OF other towns or cities can possibly do. We
do all of our own Work. Have no jOurneymeu4
to pay, and no expense of travelling salesmenp,
all of which has to be charged to dealers by tho
man ufacturer, and you pay more for the same
grade of goods and all of which is taken from
the citizens OF Staunton to be spent In Other
cities'and towns, to the disadvantage not only
of the manufacturing interests of your OWN
city, but to the loss of both dealer and SMOKER
which finally results in crashing our your own:
factories, to the upbuilding of the factofieS OF
other places. Our fine goods we guarantee 20
be as good as any cigar ever made pSiofe the
war, and every cigar will smoke. Al we ask
is a trial If we sell you once we Will sell you.
again. Respectfully.
jams GEO. H. AAlNES q SON, Z
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-01-05
Republican aoss. ..,.... $3.50

Republican loss ia both Of tlese dis
tricts. in one of which the Chairman re-
sides, and the other is contiguous, In 1887 F,
as compared with 1884, 1O,6Ol, and as
compared witt, 1886 Republican loss
of S.091.
There must have been cause fcr This re-
narkable falling Off of the Republican
vote, and a dissatisfaction with the man
agement of the party that induced so
many Republicans te absent themselves
from the polls. These figures are worthy
Of consideration.
Our contemporary is very much mistaken
in stating that we want to "crush Ma
hone.'' We have no such ambition and
no feeling OF personal enpity to crafty.
We want to see the Republican party sue.
coed in Virginia, as 1t is esfjted 20 do
by reason of its numerical strength. hpS,
az evidenced by past contests, we fear it
eannob dc so. under its present manage
ment, We 60 not want to see the party
"crushed,'' because Of one man and his
methods, nor Che l4e.ea0 Republicans in
Virginia made 1.-THE slaves OF one SInan
power.
1t is pcssible the News, in its desire to
pass criticism upon the VIRGINIAN. over
looked the qualification expressed by the
Democratic press over the nomination by
the legislative caucus of ,Gen.s Malone as
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-01-05
NEW CIGAR FACTORY.

. The undersigned would respectfully inform
tn dealers and smokers of Staunton that they.
have opened cigar factory at 10 South New.
m anufacture as fine cigars as were ever offered
to the citizens of Staunton. We have as fine a
stock as any manufacturers in either Baltf-
more, Philadelphia or New York, and being.
both practical workmen, having served o reg
PRODUCTION of moulds, and the senior of the
firm being an acknowledged expert In the,
selection OF tobacco and both OF us having held,
the best jobs in the best factories of the o. g.
we feel that we can give you fine goods and;
as well made as any factory in the country.
We propose to make only a few special brands
of cigars. but they will always be the same in;
guilty. If we sell you hundred Thousand we
Will guarantee the tast cigar to be as good aa
the first. We have sold hundreds of thousands
of cigars, and have never yet had one COM
plant that our goods were not exactly rep
resented. Chief among our fine; brands Off
CIGARS
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-01-05

Baltimore american; But for protection
this Union would have been dissolved.
General Dick Taylor admitted that. By
protection the North emerged from gigan
tic battle with an enormous industrial
development, victorious and immeasur-
ably richer than when the contest began
Free trade, more than slavery, instigated
the war, and protection saved abe Union,
brought about independence of many man
ufactures and will pay the national debt.
1t i'll becomes patriotic American to
denounce the system that has performed
such prodigies. The modern Tories are
the present free trade advocates or agita-
tors. England has no ally more insidlous
than an American anti-protectionist.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-01-05

Ex-senator William Malone of Virginia
is president of the American reduction
Company, organized in New York for the
purpose of reducing, by new process, the
abandoned gold and silver ores OF various
Mexican mines. Mr.. Butler Malone is
secretary and D. A. Windsor, esq.,, of
Alexandria, is one of the directors.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-01-05
The Mails.


The Vindicator calls attention to the
irregularitv of the mails directed to the
Staunton office. and refers to a correspon-
dence in the Charlottesville Jefersonia1,.
which locates the blame on a "Repnblican
from Maine," who IS Superintendent of
the Railway Mail Service, Third Division"
that is deaf to the appeals OF the two
Democratic railway postal clerks on the
route, for assistance; That there is IT.
regularity in the mails there is no ques-
5ion, and that there will ever be such, to a
greater Or less degree, will be the case,
until human nature becomes more perfect
than it is now. II is easy to get vexed be-
cause a paper or a letter may be delayed
for day Or two, but it is utterly impos-
sible for the railway clerks or the post
masters to prevent mistakes sometimes.
There is no service more eXacting or
where more of industry and application
handled 1t is unfair to hold responsible
the Superintendent because he cannot
comply with the appeals of the Demo-
cratic railway postal clerks" Any IN
crease or decrease of service is governed
by the appropriations. When they run
short. as they do every year, the superin
tendents have no discretion in the matter.
They have to conline their expenditures to
the limit of the fund appropriated for
such service. The place to lodge the COM
plant is with the Committee on Appro
priations, controlled by Democrats. 1t is
the policy of that Committee to cut down
the estimates of the department every
session, without regard to the emergen-
to be reported. and the department has to
await it's passage by Congress before any
relief can be rendered for restricted as
sistance in handling the mails, occasioned
by the deficiency. We have no doubt the
superintendent, clerks and the postmasters
whether Republicans or Democrats. try
to do their duty, but they cannot perform
impossibillties, The bottom source OF the
whole matter Is with the Democratic
Com mittee on Appropriations. Give the
department its estimates, and the service
will be as near perfect as it is possible to
make it when the employees have had expe,
rience enough to famillarise themselves
with the distribution. It is not an uncom
mon thing for inefficient railway postal
clerks to attempt to shift the responsibility
for irregularities upon other shoulders, and
under this reform administration it would
be perfectly natural for the attempt to
be made to make a Republican the scape-
goat if there should happen to be one in
the service. Some hungry and thirsty
Democrat wants the place of the Super
inte1dent of the Third Division and
when the. matter ia thoroughly sifted we
have no doubt that he VIII be found to be
the inspiration of so much ado about the
mail irregularities, the blame for which is
sought to be placed on that officer
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-01-05

The Democrats are having d bitter and
bloody controversy among themselves in
Louisiana. There are two Democratic
candidates for the Gubernatorial nomina-
tion-Mc Henry, the incumbent, and Mich
oils, an ex-governor. The bitterness be-
tween them is unparalleled. Numerous
fights have occurred and number of
deaths resulted. Each faction is exposing
the past misdeeds of the other, and estab-
fishing all that the Republicans have
charged in the frauds committed to secure
Democratic success. 1t is openly stated
that the ballot boxes have been stuffed,
frauds of every hue perpetrated heretofore
in the interest of Democracy, and that
number.of Democratic congressman re.
turned who were never honestly elected.
The exposures being made may have a
reforming effect. but it is probable no good
will come ont of this Nazareth.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-01-05

The latest phase in the State debt leg
islation is determination on the part of
w. L. Royal, counsel for the foreign
bondholders to institute suits for damages
against all collecting officers who attempt
to seize the property Of his clients after a
teuder of coupons has been made for taxes.
The suits will be brought in the United
States Court,
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-01-05
A Card from Col. A. w. Hartman.
CuLpEpEn, Jan. a, 1888.

CULPEPEis, Jan. q, 1855.
Moj. S, NJ Yost Please correct the
Vindicator's statement. Maj. Hartman at
tended to his own duties as Quartermas.
ter of the 1st Brigade. Gen. Jackson s.
The command left Winchester, Thursday.
July 18th, and reached Manassas Friday,
the 10Th, by rail from Piedmont. And
Maj. Hartman and Maj. Hawks did not re-
join us until Monday or Tuesday, after
the battle of Sunday. Maj. Hartman was
not absent from the command until about
Sept. l, and l guess he hardly turned hrs
duties over to a clerk He had other as
sistants also. do not know why Mai
Hawks should have let a Qnartermaster
clerk do his work. / did not see Mr..
Grattan on the field during the fight Sun
day. but | saw the gallant Pendleton Mar
shall, Maj. Jones and Kid Douglas more
than once with Gen. Jackson, but NOT
Judge Grattan. A. W. HAEMAN.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-01-05

General w. G. Wickham, the receiver
of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad, has
issued an order establishing distinct de.
partment on that line for the handling and
sale of coal and coke.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-01-05
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

500 to $500 worss SH TT g. aes be @ass
ferred who can furnish their own horses and.
moments may be prottably employed also. Al
few vacancies in towns and cities. 3. F..
iop5
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-01-05

Gen. J. G. Hill has leased his paper, the
scottsylIle Courier, 10 his son, Mr.. ]. c.
Hill, Jr., by whom it will hereafter be
conducted. Gen. Hill IS Railroad Com,
missioner. the duties of which command
his entire time and attention, hence the
change in the management Of the paper.
It viii maintain its Democratic relations.
Barring its politics, we wish the new man
agement SUCCESS.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-01-05

Baron Hirsch has given $4,000. 900.
deposited in the Bank of London, under
the trusteeship Of Baron Rothschild and
Baron de Worms, for the education of the
poor Jews of Russia. 1t is the most mum.
ificent gift of charity in the history of the
world.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-01-05

assembled on the 4th.
Washington city is said to have popu--
lation of 100000
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-01-05

Mr.. Scott, the Republican elected to the
Legislature from Goochland county has
been deprived of his seat on the grounds
that he Yas not q naturalizee citizen at
tie time he was elected, The.election has
been referred back to the people. and MIR.
Scott is a candidate for re election, having
taken the necessary steps to be entitled to
vote and hold Office. He is wealthy
Scotchman. and has served the United
States in the diplomatic service, in a
subordinate position, and has for a num-
Der OF years considered himself, and been
recognized as a citizen of the United
States. He had no other idea of his rela-
ton TO the State and the government than
that he was a citizen, when he became a
candidate for the Legislature He is
gentleman of Intelligence and high char.
acter, and will doubtless be re- elected by
the voters of Gonshland. The question
Of hi eligibility to the seat in the Legis-
lature turned upon amere technical point.
but having been raised, the Commit
tee thought proper to decide it against
him.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-01-05

The post office at CharStoh, ". Va.
was broken open and thssSle rioppeQ O
SSAe0 in money and ST. III stamps Oh
the 2stll Of December.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-01-05

The Nelson Fcantin; learns That MI.
OP. Loving. formerlvf that county. has
left Craigsyille in Aufsta county TO re-
side in Columbia, Miss
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-01-05

The Lynehburg Virginaqa anqhe Ne'cs'
both Democratic papers, are eng good
work in educating the peopI IN proper
views of the tariff question: They both
.fsger Virginia's interests ana eonse-
onently; are apposed to the idas advocated
in the Presidents message and held ny
Carlisle, Mills & Co.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-01-05

Mr. G. Tyson Butcher, of Warren
county, Va, recently figured in duel at
st. Paul. Mimi, With Judge j.. J.. McCaf-
ferty. They were engaged in a murder
trial, in which they were opposing counsel.
McCafferty called Butcher a liar ard cow
ard. A fight in the court room was pre-
vented by friends. They met several
times afterwards Oh the street aud each
time engaged in set-lo. Finally Butcher
sent challenge which was accepted.
They went fifteen miles from Tx city ae-
companied by seconds and surgeons. They
exchanged shots. and the police came IN,
when the parties escaped, and drove to
another point, where shots were heard
again and the snow showed signs of blood !;
but the parties had not been seen since at
last account Mr.. Butcher is relative
of Capt. Jno. ~ Opie of this place.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-01-05
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Election Of U. S. Senator.

We mentioned last week the election of
Hon. John s. Barbour to be- U S. Spnat OF
from Virginia. to succeed Hon. II. II
Riddleberger, after 4th of March, 1889
The vote in the Senate was as follows:
For M Barbour-M essrs; Arthur, Barnes
munds, Ellyson, Folkes. Gordon, Harrison
Heaton, Hurt. Jones. Koiner. Lovenstein
Twyman. Wickham, and Williams-2G.
For .n,. lfchone-Messrs. Aclser, Cornett
Duane. Gee. GILLESPIE, Griggs, Hodges Hubbard
I2 : :, 3. y. = -:
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-11-21
sHERIFF's SALE.

STATE OF KANSAS,
BARBER COUNTY. 60
In the District Court of Barber county, in the
state of Kansas.
c. w. Wilson, Plaintiff,
Ae.sgs
J. A. Frame, $. b. Love1oy, and VS.
Clendenin, partners as Frame s. Co.
Defendants.
DY virtue of an order of sale to me direc-
y ted, issued out Of the Distri CT Court of Bar
Der county, Kansas dated the 4th day of Sept.
lS5S, |, George ". Stevens. sheriff of Barber
county, Kansas, will, ON
SATURDAY, DECEMBER I'D,
\. D., 1855, between the hours OF nine o clock
in the forenoon. ana five o'clock in the after
neon of said day. at the front door of the
courthouse, in the city of Medicine Lodge, in
Barber county, Kansas, offer for sale at pub
lie auction. to the highest bidder, for cash in
hand, all the right, title, interest, claim and
estate whatsoever of the said defendants. in
and to the following described lands and tene-
mcnts, tO-wit:
Lots No. ton u63, eleven ail ana twelve Q2)
in block No. one hundred and eighty $50;
loi No. fourteen (lH in block No. thirty go;
lots No. six 90. seven "a and eight % in block
No. forty (40l; lot No. three 90 i'm block M.
one hundred and fifty-iive $50 and all OF block
No. one hundred and sevcuty-four l74l; all of
said ab0ve-describesi property situated in the
city of New kiOwa, Barber county, Kansas.
Levied upon as the property OF the above
named defendants aud to satisfy a judgment
in said action against them and i'm favor OF said
plaintiff Tor the sum of Nine Hundred and Sew
enteen dollars 1917 with interest on the same
from the date OF the Judgment at the rate or
II per cent. per ann,iiu and for the costs OF
the case and for the costs Of tiiis sale.
Given under my hand at my office in the city
of Medicine Lodge, this, the 10th day Of Nov.
GEO W. STEVENS.
ESQ Sher1n of barbcr County, Kansas,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-11-21
THE STRIP LEASE.

The latest news from the Cherokee
Nation, concerning the lease. is the fol-
lowing special dispatch from Kansas
City:
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Nov. 17.-Judge
GuDnell, of Denver, Col an intimate
friend of John Mayes, the present chief
of the Indian Nation, is in the city.
lie has just returned from the nation.
His visit there BODIES no good to the
CheIUkee Live Stock Association, as he
represents a rival syndicate of cattle
owners who are trying to secure posses.
sion OF the strip.
Nothing has been said of late regard
lug the lease of Cherokee lands, but
both parties have been making desper-
ate efforts 70 secure the lease. Judge
Gunnelfs intimacy with the chief of
the CherOkees may have some influence
and 1t probably viii. But the friend
ship Will not be rs likely to secure a de-
ciSiOn III favor of Judge Gunnell's
crowd as will an offer which is said To
have just been made 20 the owners of
the strip. The proposition goes the
Cherokee Stop Live Stock Associa-
ton $4,000 better and offers S2O0. 900 a
year for a live-year lease.
When questioned about the matter.
Judge Gunnell became very retieent.
He could give no information, he said.
as TO the status of affairs. and was
merely paying Kansas City a friendly
visit. He had just returned from the ter
ritOry on similar mission. The Judge
thinks, from the aspect of affairs. that
all is not plain sailing for the Cherokee
Live Stock Association. In addition
tothe demands u the Indians and the
hostility OF the government which now
cOnfronts it. it would seeua aew OBJ
stacle has arisen in the shape OF syn
dictate willing to pay bigger lease
price than even the Cherokee demanded.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-11-21
MONEY DID II.

The Standard, Henry Georges paper,
says: IAN immense sum raised by
solicitation of the various rings and
mOneyed interests concerned in the
protection of American labor was
concentrated in New York under the
control of Chairman Quay, OF the Re-
publican national committee. Three
hundred thousand dollars of this Drib-
cry fund was, according to the Philadel-
phia Record, transferred by telegraph
through the Park national bank to In
diana on Saturday afternoon, and am
told by Il gentleman who has peculiar
faculties for getting near the truth in
such matters, that not less than a mil
lions was placed" in the state of New
York during the last week of the cam
palgn. AS soon as their dice were load
ed by the collection of the fund for
buying Mr.. HarrisOn's election, the
gang proceeded to bet, and are said to
have cleared Sl,OOO,OOO in New York
city alone"