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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-03-14
Re solutions OF the Iinkiins Spring
Congregation.


Congregation.
On Sunday of last week, at congrega-
tional meeting of Thinking Spring Church,
in reference to dssolying the pastoral
relations of Rev. John A. Preston. the
following preamble and resolutions were
adopted:
WHEREAS. The time has come In the history
OF our church when we are called upon to
sever the connection between the church and
orr deal iy beloved pas or Rev John A. Pres.
ton. Our hearts filled with gratitude to
/ God for The great blessings which have attended
Ms ministry, and we cannot, nor would not
conceal our profound regret at the loss of one
who came to US almost, if not entirely per-
ties which. though tender and delicate may
not he easily broken. He has been in sympa-
my win us IN all things; rejoicing with us in
| our prosperity. and mfngling his tears with us
| in our affections.
| Therefore. it is with much grief and relnc-
taBce that we unite with Mr. Preston IN ask
Ing Presbytery to dissolve his pastoral rela-
| lions With us, and we furthermore adopt the
| following resolutions expressing our great ad.
miiation. true regard and brotherly love fnl
him.
LIST. That desire to assure Mr. PresG on tn at
ouF pfotheriy affection viii follow him where-
ever he may go, and that our humbie prayers
TO God shall be for the richest blessings of
nsaven 10 rest upon him ana his work.
I'd. We desire to put upon record our thank
| full testimony to the success of his ministry
the evidence OF which was the regular attend
ancs at MS preaching, TIL accessions 10 the
chnrch from year 10 year, the liberal support
OF all benevolent object. the increased effic ency
| OF the working power and cody union of the
congregation. and the large increase of the
mem oership OF orr Sabbath Schools, and a
lively interest in mission churches.
I'D. We desire to assure Mr.. Preston and his
most est1mabie wife, of our sincere prayers for
her speedy restoration to health, and of our
deepest Interest and best wishes for their In-
| ture heath, success and happiness; that lie
may consscrate those splendid talents with
which God has endowed lin, to lhe forward.
ing OF His holy cause.
18th. That p copy of tlgese resolutions be fun
nished Mr.. Preston. and also one sent to the
county papers and Central Presbyterian with the
request To publish. Il. NJ. ELLIS,
+. Nj. BELL. Chairman.
Secretary
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Mr.. Isaiah V. Williamson, the Phila-
delphia millionaire -philanthropist. died in
that city last week. sged about SO years.
He was bachelor. and very psrsimonions
so far is exoend;t ures On himself we're con-
cerned. His will disposed of his immense
property OF $4,000 000-abont $500, 900
going to his relatives and the balance to
charitable institutions. He had made
large donations to charities. among them
81 800 ,0Q6 to training school for the chill
dren of poor mechanics, and it was proposed
to endow 1t with q large sum, but he died
before he signed the will that lie proposed
to give effect to his purpose. The dispo-
sition of the estate was made under will
that had been formerly executed.
The friends of Capt. w. II. Sale claim
that his tin nine in Clarke county will
prove to be very valuable. Capt. Sale
himself, in a conversation not long since.
told US that the promise was excellent for
rich deposit of tin. The specimen of
the ore we have seen bears this out. The
question is as to quantity. There is no
doubt of the existence Of tin ore in the
Blue Ridge, and We teIieve it will be found
in paying quantities. The Irish Creek,
Rockbrid9e county, tin mines will pay for
working if the conflicting claims 10 the
property are adjusted. and Il law suit is
not involved in working them
A young Englishman of fortune two
years ago while in Canada for his health
fell in love with poor, but pretty girl.
half his age. named Mary Mulcahy. lie
returned to England to settle his affairs.
but his g 18th was so frail that doctors
forbade his riskiny the ocean voyage. He
did, however. accompanied by II doctor
and priest. He telegraphed ahead. and
Miss Mulcahy came to meet him. They
were married in sleigh in a snow storm.
and before the sleigh arrived at its destI
nation be was dead.
Robert Garrett is now on his way to
Mexico in much improved condition of
mind and body. His friends hope for
speedy recovery from his protracted and
painful mental disorder.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-03-14

"Virgipian,n in another column crit
cises all editorial which appeared in The.
Richm ord DISPATCH. of the 5'h, on Presi-
dent Harrison's inaugural address. 1t
was seal cely necessary to do this. or to
dignity the article in question with Sc.
r;ous reference 1t carried with it It's
own AMI idote. The severest criticism we
have heard on it was from a ID, mocrat,
who said i! was the most outrageous pro
duction That he had ever seen in journal
protesting tG be respectable. The address
of Gen. Harrison has been received oy
the country generally, as dgniiled, leg
ica. conservative and forcible message.
That port ion of it to which exception has
been taken by the Dispatch, was simply
the declaration of his purpose to respect
his oath of Office to see that the Constitu-
ton and laws of the country are enforced.
To object TO this Ia to confess that both
have been violated ard that it is the pur-
pose to still violate them. as the only
means to maintain a solid Democratic
South. All this rant d. out negro Tnle ~
v lTSIEid, Is VIC fCIiCSu uVbeCAoSs {" ~
hection upon the common sense of the
people of the State. The violence of the
language and the feeling 1t insldiously pro-
poses to lnilame. vii have the effect to
defeat the very object had in view. The
people want rest rem all such Influences.
and will condemn. as by com u! on consent,
the formantors Of strife and the instlga
tors of diseontent ard apprehension, be
cause OF the harm it does to the State. as
well as the injustice it perpetrates against
the President of the United States. SO
far as we know end believe the people
generally have been favorabiy Impressed
with not only the inaugural address OF
President Harrison. but with the selec
ton of his constitutional advisers. They
are disposed to judge the new administra-
tion fairly and not distort language and
miSeonstrue sentences in order to have an
excuse to give yeat to reckless ard ma
licious spirit.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-03-14

HAGERsTOWN. Jan. 1883.
The most popular brand of Extracts
sell is Stonefraker S. prepared only by the
StoDebraker Chemical Co.
IL C.. TICE.
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FEW ADyEs;,rEsEMEaTs

UGusTA COUNTY COURT CLEXK's OF
"A fee. o-wit:-Estray Steer. taken uts
by James Jordan. on his laud near Mt. Sidney
in o. tober last. of the following description
OF light roam color. no ear marks, branded witlt
letter u on left hip. two wears old, and eu-
praised at Si6GD by Geo. W. Shumaae, P. f.
HoEfT aid W. L. uouh. freeholders, before Jas
f. bowman. ]. 2. Extract teste.
marll 81 WM, A. BURNETT, Clerk
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TIE MASON, cooch 4 .zogc Company

Messrs. G. E. Hoge, VIM. +. cambridge. Jno.
King. FL. Z. Mason, S. b. Mason and s, p.
Gooch compose the firm that make 3 specially
of building railroads. bridges and other pablo
improvements throughout the State. Fl. P.
Mason is Pre- sldent and ". f. cambridge Secre-
tary aud Treasurer.
Since the year 1856 they have constructed two
hundred and seventy one miles OF railroad In
this State, which cost about 100000 Ia addi-
ton. they built the masonry CT the Cincinnati
and Coyirgton bridge. NEAR Cincinnati, at q
cost OF about 600. and completed 2 railroad
in Alabama at cost OF about $4,000. The total
value Of work competed by this firm since the
year 1886 is about sS4sG, COO. This is the largest
firm doing this character of work Ia the State.
They are Thoroughly practical In their business
snd give sll their contracts their peysoEa! at
tenting.
They have a large amount of railroad con-
struction under contract IN this State, the
cost of which will amount to about SLIGO .o0c.
all OF which Will be completed within this
this year. They have done their work we'll
every where, and have given general Gatisfac-
tion In all their contracts.
The gentlemen ooynpGains Inc arm are men
ofintegrity and worth with financial stand.
ing second to no other corporation In the stare.
Their headquarters are in this city. where all
com man ications should be addressed
This firm, or ompany, employ annually, IN
addition to tie convicts worked in railroad
coGstruc lion, from twenty five hundred 10 four
Thousand free laborels. most of which they are
compelled 10 bring from Virginia. North Caro-
Lima Georgia and = iapane, so that the convict
labor constitutes very small part of ths n M
Der of men to whom they give employ insnt.
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49, -------- -
DISSf,iETsON.

The partnership heretofore carried on by +.
4. LIP5CoMB and G. O. BERRY under The name
and style Ui LiPSJOMB Il BERRY In Siauu-
ton. Va, has this day been dissolved by mutual
consent. aud in future the business will be ear
ried on by L. Il. LIPsCUMS, on nis separate
aec"tnt VINO wilt re ceiye all accounts due the
la firm of ipscomb Berry.
Persons owing the late firm of Lipscomb q
6erry viii please pay their indebl edness to
MIR. LIPsCoM3 WITHOUT DELAY.
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Mrs. DR.. Bttle. of Salem. wife of the
late DR.. Bittle, president of Roanoke Col.
lege. was found dead in her bed Friday
morning. When she retired on Thursday
NIGHT she was in her usual health, and it
ia supposed that she dsd Of heart disease.
Her husband died of that disease some
wears ago while in his chair at the college.
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w es. Virginia.

\ dispatch from Charleston, W Va,
dated the II h. says The Suprein" Court
this morning decided in The Colt Wilson
guhernatorial mandamus Case hat Coy.
Wilson is entitled TO hold over unl il such
time as the contest between Fleming and
Golf shall have been settled or. in other
words. that Golf is net entitleo. to The seat
on the ground that The returns were not
declared hy the Legislature. IKE fight
will now be bel Wv. en- wilson and Carr on
gao sco,rGnto pre cee dngs."
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A citizen Of Buckingham county, had
an engagement to be married" on Satur.
day. the oath nit. and his bride was Is
miles away. All Efforts to secure con-
veyance ailing, he set out on foot, walks
ing Is miles, and after the ceremony was
performed the bride and groom together
walked back to the home of the latter.
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THE CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO

The vxnder bilss After I'm. y. Ingalls,
to be president of the New GOsssN l1da.
Iion.
A Baltimore american special from Chicago
says: Zone of the Vanderbilt party talking last
night about the union of the Bee Line and the
Big Four systems outiiaea the situation as
follows: II Ia reported that the Vanderbilis
have recently purchased about Is, GOO Ahat es OF
the Big -Four stock. the price averaging 100.
This merely gave them a minority interest.
bur their pun pose has always been held to be
the ultimate capturs Of The Ohesal,e AXE and
ohio now cont role d by G. =. Huntington the
Big Four being controlled by Mr. Huntington
DreXel. MOI gan ~ Co.. Geo Bfiss and NJ. f.
ingalls,. TO get the Chesapeake and oh 10 thay
netd tie I,ig Four. which Feeds 1t. Hence the
desl now consuinmated. it will be extended
by making the consolidated lines jointly Ieas-
tie Indianapolis and ST. Louis road which has
long been burden to the Bee Line, its annual
deficit amounting TO several hund, ed thousand
dollars. And the new line tina: will be taken
irto the system will be the Cleveland ST,
Louis and Kansas City. when is now III course
of construction. Mr. Ingalls, Will be president
OF the consolidated companies. The cOmbina-
tion will tase In the Big -Four. with aa8 miles OF
$4,000 600; the Cleveland, Co}iintns, Cincin-
NAH and Indianapolis, with 73S miles of road,
and the Cleveland, st. Louis and Kansas City,
with S2J miles Of road, capital stock $4,000. 900,
bonded debt slu.0O9,CO0. The leased lines go
viii b the rest OF the property.
ut Is not believe That new capital stock will
be issued. Each line will go into the new com
bination upon terms that will give each q GER
tain per cent. OF the earnings Of the combined
lines. The Biz Four secures q AT. Louis and
kansas City line: TIE fanderbilts get liue
10 Kansas city. The Big FOurs debt will he
all refunded by 9Vinto per cents. This line
also contributes good terminals at both Gin
cinuati and Indianapolis The general Offices
of the combined lines will probably be loo lied
in Cine innati
"'Haying virtually acquired the Zig Four
said an oil railroad man. they will soon reach
ont to the Gu esapeake and Ohio. The effect of
O. pturiug the Chesapeake and Ohio can hardly
be accurs'ely measured IL is goal welt
worth alta nlng.
later statement than the above, made by
the New York correspondent: cf the Ia 'timore
Sun. says:
Channcey NJ. pepew saws the ABee Line" and
..BIs Four deal is consummated. II il said
that the ultimate pui pose of the Vanderbilt
interest Is the capture of the Chesapeake aud
ohio, now controlled by C. T. Huntington, the
"Big Four being controlled by Messts. Hunt.
ington Drexel, Morgan Co. Geo. Bliss and
NJ. b. Ingalls,. TO get the Chesapeake and Ohio
theyreet the Big Four which feedsii Hence
The deal communicated The sIateme MT of the
1,hesapeake and Ui,io for the month If Feoru
ary shows: Gross earnings, $3.50 o : diverted
TO tbe Richmond and Allegheny i'll addition,
$751; III.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-03-14

Having on hand large line of
Boots, Shoes, Hats, Caps & Trunks
which desire to turn Into cash. you will do
well 10 call at No. IL. f. Main st ii needing
any. hing i'll my line.
mafl4-ly L. b LiPSCOMB.
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Farm Life in China

farmer may be hired by the year
for from sS to S14, with food, clothing,
head shaving and tobacco. Those who
work by the day receive from eight to
ten cents. with monday meal. At the
planting and harvesting Of rice, wages
are from ten to twenty cents day, with
Ave meals; or thirty cents day without
food. Few land owners hire hands, ex-
cept for a few days during the planting
and harvesting of rice Those who have
more land than they and thoir sons can
till, lease it TO their neighbors.
Much land is held on leases given by
ancient proprietors to clansmen whose
descendants now till it,. paying from 81
to S14 worth of rice annually for its use.
Food averages little more than dol
lar month for each member of farm
er's family. One who buys, cooks and
eats his meals alone spends from one and
half to two dollars month upon the
raw material and fuel. Two pounds of
rice, costing three and half cents, with
relishes of salt fish, picked cabbage,
cheap vegetables and fruits, costing a
cent and a half. is the ordinary allow
ance to each laborer for each day. Aber-
nethy's advice to luxurious patient,
"Live on sixpence day and earn it," is
followed by nearly every Chinaman.
One ar two dependent relatives frequent
ly share with him the sixpence.-Adele
NJ. Field in Popular Science Monthly.
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Lord wo.seIey on tho German armv

AoHu NosseAey Oh Lilc GERMAN Army.
The German nation may be thankful
to tho German army for other reasons
than simply the defense of the father.
land, accordingto Gen. Lord Wolseley.
He writes: II take the German army as
the highest existing type of the military
system and organization, which the
changes effected i'll armies by the French
revolution have led up to; and much as
l admire that army as soldier l admire
it still moro as a citizen Great as it is
for war, it is infinitely greater as a ma
tional school for the moral, mental and
physical training Of the people. Design
cd exclusively for war, it has become
the most important of peace institutions.
In it all Germans are trained to strength
and taught tho first principles of personal
cleanliness and Of health. There they
learn to be honest and manly, and are
taught the excellence of those virtues
which serve to make men good subjects
and law abiding citizens. tits the school
OF the nation, in which deep love of
fatherland is fostered and cherished, and
where ull classes learn that there Is honor
in obedience and nobility in self sacri.
ice.
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No Apology Necessary.

a Michigan avenue car stopped at
Second street yesterday to permit a
young lady and a gentleman to get on.
AS the former, who was young as we'll
as pretty. passed forward to accept q
seat offered her, she tripped over the
outstretchod foot of all individual who
was sitting at the rear Of the car.
In an instant she was almost at full
lengthin the bottom Of the car. Theexcla-
nations of the passengers and the black
looks they directed at the extended Stun
bling block should have caused its owner
to sink through the seat. Quicker al
most than sllo went down, however, she
was ON her feet again. and gracefully
acknowledging the courtesy of the gen.
tlema,i who surrendered his seat.
She was greatly embarrassed, and her
escort looked like thunder cloud and as
if he would like to punch the head of the
fellow who had caused all the trouble.
But he didn't. He contented himself
will. occasionally stepping vigorously on
the still extended and offending foot
There did not seem TO be tho least sign
Of consciousness from its owner, while
the passengers awaited the dcnouement
Finally. with lurch from tho cur as an
excuse, the foot received another fcro-
cious dig that was so pronounced as to
almost twist tho man out of the seat
Thinking that perhaps he had really in
ju,rI the man, the escort muttered an
excuse that was received in great equa-
ninity. with the gratifying explanation:
"Oh. don't apologize: it's a wooden
one and used to being stepped on. DE
troit News.
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The Best Dressed Men IN 1,o,don.

Although the London men about town
arc the best dressed i'll the world, there is
little or no alteration of the male beauty
here. 1t is one Of the most difficult
things imaginable to find out the Eng.
llsllmen who are considered to be on the
summit of fashion in the matter OF
clothes, unless one knows them person
ally. Portraits OF society women of all
kinds and ranks are to be seen in pro.
fusion here, but never portrait of So
ciely man unless he happens to hold some
public office of prominence. English
swelldonl llas u great deal of salneness
about it.
To begin with, the swell must have
title or be a military man. and as all
titled Englishmen have something to do
with the army, the militia, the yeomanry
or the volunteers. all swells of the first
water are military officers of some kind.
Beforea young titled Englishnan can be
qualified to become II credit to his fam.
lily and the British aristocracy ho must
have been TO Eton, to Oxford and have
held commission in the Guards. It
doesn't matter how long lie holds the
commission. Then, again, the personal
appearance of the most admired men Of
this type is apt to be wanting i'll variety.
They run about six feet in height, have
broad shoulders. deep chests and COM
paratively small waists, for which three
latter things the tailor may be partly re-
sponsible. They, almost without excep-
tion, shave all their face but the upper
lip, where they grow as big and curly q
mustache as possible.-Blakely Hall in
Clothier and Furnisher.
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The air is filled with rumors about
hffh and that combination between as
Wirlng candidates for state Offices and
qsrtain senatorial aspirants, but in our
oFiodOn no such combinations will hold
out. This year above all others the re-
publicans Of South Dakota should see
to it that their best men are chosen
for the state convention, and the legis-
Slature-men who will go into those bod
les prepared to consider fairly the mer-
Its of all candidates, and choose those
who will best serve the new state at
home and in Washington. And the
candidate who fears to submit his
claim to such arbitration, but seeks to
influence delegates in his favor by
trades and promises, lays himself open
ito serious suspicion as to his fitness for
lpreferment. This is the year for
:straig ght business.
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Railroads In Intlia.

Nearly all the railroads in India are
under the government and many of the
roads were built by the government
guaranteeing s per cent. to the stock.
holders on the condition that the profits
above per cent. shall be equally divided
between the government and tho stock.
holders. Over others of tho roads the
government has Il sort of control and
tho result is that tho tenure of place on
the railroad is much tho same as that of
the civil service Of England. Men ex.
pect to stay lifetime when they enter
the railroad service and there is no dan.
ger of their discharge during good be-
havior There are no strikes in India,
and position on the railroad is consid.
cred very desirable by the natives.
The laws are, on the account of the
government owning the roads, almost al.
together in favor Of the road, and our
farmers would rise in indignation at some
of them. If an American has a COW
killed on the track Of road running
through his farm the railroad company
pays well for it, In India the owner Of
cattle found trespassing OH the railroad
is liable to apenalty of $3.50 for each AMI.
NAL. Any man who drives any animal
across an Indian railway except at GER
tain appointed times and places is liable
to a fine of SIT, and any man who enters
car reserved for females can be fined
$50. The man who tries to get on train
here after it is started will be fined ST.
and any one who atte1nps to defraud the
railway company i'll any manner is liable
to fine of $16.-Frank G. Carpenter.
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.1n!easu:re.

The eastern papers are up to their
9,old tricks of making out that the crops
5iOf Dakota are total failure this year.
he facts are, 80 far as this section is
$.con cerned. that wheat and oats will
average about half a yield, corn will
3tbeat all previous records, and flax, hay
and vegetables will equal the average
for the past five years. The writer has
lived through seven seasons in Dakota
and has yet to chronicle total crop
failure, which is more than can be said
ssof any other western state for the same
period. Dakota is all right, and the
shortage in the yield will be compen-
ssated by the increase in the price OF
products
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Night Be a Good Plan.

Aberdeen News: There is more pol
itics to the square inch in Dakota Just
now than in any other part of the
globe. 1t seems as though some way
might be DEVISED to relieve the pressure
somewhat. The situation is aggrava-
ted by the fact that all the preliminary
work is dumped into one nominating
convention. This promotes confuson
and tends to corrupt combinations.
Where so many nominations are made
by one body the opportunities for
ideals" are greatly multiplied. There
is yet time to remedy the difficulty.
Let the central committee call two
more conventions-one congressional
to nominate congressman as 1t is
done in other states and one-judicial
to nominate judges. This would re-
lieve the pressure in the state conyen-
tion and ,irn better results,