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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-29
Abyssinia about eight hun dred years ago

ADyssIIIa aOOuL CIgHI HuH uIVU UdIs eSU
r eUielU.
The man who expects to violate the laws
of nature by persistent evil living, and in
his old age find an "elixir of lifeh that will
nullify the effects of his folly, is simple
ton Is the man who expects to sin per-
sistently against his soul in fragrant VIOLA
ton of the laws of his spiritual life with
out ruin or permanent injury any wiser?-
Nashville Christian AdUOcdte.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-29

Mems COZ. blue overalls, Csc. per pair
Boys overalls, 55c.
Mems all wool socks, 15c. per pair
Z" fine white shirts, SOC. each
cheviot overshirts, 40c. each
heavy jean pants, Sc pair
g fine black worsted suits, worth, sl5,
for $3.50
duck. wool-lined, coats, 80
g red flannel underwear, 81 50 per suit
business suits, worth 5 800, for 81. 90
" - 1000 - IT'S
I" " 1900 . 9.75
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-29

"SiouX City. Iowa" by John H. Patterson.
There are short stories by Madeleine Vim
ton Dahlgren, Frances HodgsOn Burnett,
Virginia Baker, Lucy Hooper, and others,
and poems by Douglas Sladcn and the late
T. ). Saltus. Frank Leslie's Publishing
House, 10 Fifth Avenue, New York
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-29
DANGERS OF RIDIcULE.

AS weapon of theological controversy,
rdicule is not so common, yet it is evi-
IDENTIFY coming into wider use. The reli-
gious Journalists not unlyncwn who puts on
motley and filings about his m 'rrv iests at
all who chance to differ with him; in the
rough horseplay in which he delights drag
ging sacred things promiscuously about
He keeps his readers so on the grin that
when he ESSAYS. at rare intervals. q serious
word. they think that it is the best joke of
all, and laugh the heartier at the wit which
must be there though they can not see it,
The theological professor is not so isolated
as he was who throws his classes into roars
of laughter as he depicts the delicious alb
surdttes of theories opposed to his own.
In the alembic of his ridicule the substance
of other mems systems dissolve and disap-
pear at once to the credulous eyes of his
students, and it is not till they. st mble
upon some man applying the same dissol
vent to his system, or run upon some
mighty lester who splits his sides over all
theology that they see how dangerous t o
method is. There is certainly no harm n
a good laugh, and truly it is not forbidden
tora jester to speak the truth. Yet t g
laugh must have the right ring to 1t. SO7
crates laughed, and Voltaire laughed. as
Thomas Erskine remarked; yet as he said,
what difference in the laugh of the two
And the man who laughs all the time win
not know what to do when the hour for
wleeping comes. The laughing philosopher
is very shallow philosopher or else a very
shallow laughter. An awful gravity which
comes from a man taking himself too ser
iously is thing which irresistibly invites
tweaking of the nose; but a ridicule
which beats and splashes on all sides and
at all times fixing its pasluinades nightly
on the statues of our national heroes smirk
ing in the presence of names and thoughts
that ought to be shrouded in sacred rever
ence, is one of the things that no right sou
can abide.-ChriStidn Union (EuGn0elfSt).
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-29
PEOPLES EQUITABLE &C
Nos. and N1air


l ID. can fine mustard, 35c.
l Id. beautiful basket tea, Acc.
ID. can brook trout, SOC.
l ID. can - zoe.
box home made soap, $1.S5
y bars of soap, 81
% pound pail jelly, S1.1715
ID. canned salmon, 171lc.
10. " oysters, lOc.
ID. d" corn, 10c.
ID. cen saponifer I've, SIC.
Best hams for 1870. per ID.
Best bacon for size. per ID.
Best cheese for l219c. per 10.
No, Island rice, nc. per ID.
Currants, SIC. per ID.
Raisins, 1890. per ID.
n Id. package tea, l5c.
Coffee, 20c. perspackage
Pioneer tea, l713 per package
Matches, per case, Sl.65
Best chocolate, Soc. per ID.
6 ID. box starch, 45c.
3 cans sardines for Poe.
3 lilo. cans mustard sardines for SOC
Package starch for sc.
Browns Jamaica ginger, 20c. per bottle
3 h. can tomatoes for l215c.
3 ID. cans fruit for 20c.
Fancy mixed candies, 15c. per ID.
Horseshoe tobacco, Acc. per pound.
gallon keg pickles. Sl.25
Pint Bottle pickles, zoe.
Quart :" - SOC.
Beautiful lamps, complete, 25c,
. - 35c.
- " :" SOC.
Large sized towels. &c.
Large sized Turkish towels, d 55c-
" . very large, 30t
Cashmere dress goods, Toe. per yard
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-11-28
Fhe Miller Brothers.


Dave Miller, the wounded man in the
Walker tragedy. still remains at home
and is in charge of Deputy Sheriff Will
son. The latter had him examined by
DR.. Morrison ON behalf of the Common
wealth and the doctor pronounced him
unfit to be removed to jail. The doctors
have not yet located the ball and for
that reason they cannot certainly fore
tell the result of the wound. Dr. Morri-
son said his condition was favorable
when he saw him.
AS to the time of the trial of the Mil
lers, nothing is yet definitely known
The grand jury will meet at the Deem
Der court and they will be indicted, but
there is little prospect of trial before
January, if then Where they will be
tried is probably in doubt, too. The
feeling in the county and the difficulty
of getting an impartial jury may caus Sc
a change of venue and the trial may be
elsewhere.
They are still In the Lynchhurg Jail,
and We learn that up to this date have
made no definite contract with counsel.
+. L. Glasgow, ESQ.,, at their request
has visited them in Lynchburg.-R
bridge Meas.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-11-28
[ | ~1ANNOUNCEMEN |

That Christmas conundrum what
and where to buy ?-is probably
troubling you more or less, and in this
connection we beg leave to call youl
attention to Our carefully selected
Holiday stock.
We have opened for inspection new
lines of choice novelties, especially
adapted for Christmas gifts. We
have been remarkably fortunate in
Our efforts to secure a particularly de-
sirable line of attractions for the Hol-
iday season of 80, and offer a wide
range of selection in exceptionally
appropriate and pleasing presents
suited for persons of all ages.
In prices we express our confidence
to give the utmost satisfaction and
convince all that we offer the greatest
of inducements for your patronage.
Extending the compliments of the
season to one and ALL we cordially in
vite you to call and enjoy Our hand
some display, irrespective of any obi
CATION to purchase unless you may feel
so disposed.
DINKLE & LANG,
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-11-28
News Of Stanley's Progress.

The Foreign Office at London has re-
ceived dispatches from the British Con
sui at Zanzibar, Col. Evan-Smith stat
ing that Stanley arrived at Wpwapwa on
the fifty-fifth day of his journey from
Victoria Nyanza, and the eighteenth
from Albert Nyanza. In addition to
those whose names have already been
reported, Stanley has with him Herr
Hoffman,, Emmin's daughter and Faith
ers Grault and Schinze of the Algerian
mission. Stanley left Wpwapwa on Nov
ember H. and will reach the coast by
way of Nemba and Mvemi. Stanley ha,
made an unexpected discovery OF i'm
mense value to Africa, in finding an ex-
tension of the Victoria Nyanza to the
south and west. The utmost southerly
reach of this extension in south latitude
Ia two degree ',forty,eight minutes, which
brings the Victoria Nyanza to point
within 155 miles of Lake Tanganyika,
and its area Is about 81, 800 square miles.
K. Perry. Sioux City, Iowa, became in
sduc Itsb Wcth oll LIE I'd Ile Wttb W IlttVC
been married. His engagement had
lasted for several years until he could
accumulate enough to pay for piece of
property he had purchased. Having done
SO, he entrusted the draft to a friend to
collect in Minneapolis. twas collected ;
and his friend skipped to parts unknown
with the money. This SO preyed upon
Perry's mind that he became suddenly
insane in the presence of his affianced,
and he was taken to an asylum.
The report of Maj. J. c. Hill, State
Railroad Commissioner, shows that the
gross receipts of the railroads in Virginia
for 1889 are three million dollars more
than the previous year.
r. w. Strickland of Albion, N. Y,
raised few pounds less than 1874 bushels
of oats on single acre of ground, and
won prize of $500 offered by the Ameri-
can Agricultarfst.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-11-28
STANTON, VA.
S. M. Yosr & son, EDITORS AND pRorh1EroRs
$500 A Year, Invariably in Advance
To Owners of Mineral Lands:

We have effected an ARRANGEMENT with
| Professor Holmes of the Staunton Male
| Academy by which qasozitati0e an
alyses OF all kinds of minerals will be
made without cost to the owners and the
results published in the VIRGINIAN.
| This department was for long time
conducted by Dr. Traphagen, and proved
OF interest and value to many of our read
ers and patrons. Dr. Traphagen's sue
| cessor is Il skillful and thorough chemist.
and will make the department ;ts popular
and full OF interest as heretofore.
Parties desiring Qnantitatfge analyses
will, OF course, be charged reasonable
fee.
All minerals, waters, soils, &C., must be
delivered at the VIRGINIAN office at the
| owners expense.
ANALYSES OF ORES, ETC.
A. M, Scott's Ford, Va.-No. l.. Cal
cite, or carbonite of lime This variety
of calcite is valuable only for cabinet
| purposes. ;1
No 2.-Specimen resembles Stag, and
contains iron and manganese.
No. 3.-Carboniferou shale and lime
stone. Not a valuable specimen.
]. w. H., Edinburgh, Va.-The sam
pie is marble, but | would like to have
a larger sample taken from below the
surface before giving an opinion of it's
value
5. IL. A., Harriston, Augusta county
Limestone, in which there are imbedded
crystals of iron pyrites and quartz The
pyrites is present in too small quantity
to be valuable, and it's association with
limestone prevents it from carrying gold
r. W. d., INTERCHANGEABLE three
specimens of dark color carry a small
per cent. of manganese The fourth red
colored specimen carries both manga
nese and iron They are not valuable in
themselves, but may be indications of
the presence of manganese. | would
advise Il further search to see if this is
the case.
j. N, Stuart's Draft.-A possible sill
cate, containing iron and probably the
Stag resulting from the reduction of
some metal.
L. NJ. s., Moffatt's Creek.-A variety
of Ignite, or an impure kind of brown
coal, showing the structure of the wood
from which it was derived. Not valu-
able specimen.
w. NEWTON HOLMES, s. M. A.
Nov. 6, 1899.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-11-28
Roll of Honor

of stanton Public schools (>yhite) for the month
ending November I'D, lsS:
ST.. High School, Annie X. Byers and Maud
Mathews.
Inter. High school: Willie H. Cooke, Edna E
Powell, Cora T. Pritchard, and Minnie McGuin-
il High School, a.: Susie Perry &c., Ham
White $50, Fannie Hogshead, Go l-5). Watson
and Frances SterIett.
MJr. High school B''; Helen Hanger Ricn 4, Eau
Wheat, and Hugh Roler.
1st CIR, Grade: Addie Fauver, Mildred Hutche-
SON Julia BaKer bele bookf Aaaie saz mney
Minnie Bell, Margaret Ryan, Matte Bickle, Fay
Donovan, Lizzie blackburn, Lillian Moore, Al
bert Crosby, and Maggie Daniel.
"a CIR. Grade: George Hnlvey, Blauth Span
hotter, Ella Noon, Mamie Dunn, George Hutch
@ Gssde Hat eng a sue nogan
ther Menefee, Rose Earl, Frank baylor and John
S. Martin.
4th Or Grade: May Miller, Josie Loeb, Nellie
Palmer. Stella McGuinnity, Holbert carpenter,
Nettie Bagby, Edna shanholtzer, Matte kingan,
Ak Gae Peck George
E1St Pr Grade, "a" Fannie Kinney Edith
shewey, Lula Templeton, Edna Bashaw, Minnie
Connell, Gaines Baylor, Carrie Davis Lucy ba-
ker, and Nettie Henderson.
LIST Pr. Grade, nv: Ned valz, Graham Cootes,
Kate Marshall, Lula Bckle, Iva Way, Lacy Bal
ley, Charles Haines, Horace Hart, Hugh Powers,
and Lola Huffman.
"a Pr Grade Bessie blackburn, Mary Gait,
Florence Powers, Susie Powers, Minnie POyntz,
Gertrude Rodgers, Waddell Kinney, and Charles
Yeager
Mabel Leftwitch, Lena Andrews, Nellie Bum
gardner, Maud DOrnin, Gertrude Potter, Lena
Marshall, Ernest Hutchens. Lottie Zirkle Gully
Zrkie, Cora Smith, Willie Smith, Withers Bell,
Evelyn Daniel, Mary Spahr, Mary Opie, Walter
Simpson, James Bryan, Motrett King, and Fred
Blackburn
4th Pr Grade Richard Bell, Lucy Opie, May
Timberake, Nirgie Gait, Rosa Davis, FRANK
Webb, NJ s. Cease Osborne Reed, Willie Bailey l,
Nortnagel, Jordan Hoge, Bessie Davis, Harold
Lghtner, Burnett Cox, John Fauyer.
9Th Pr. Grade: Willie Bickle, Alec Bickle, Geo.
Hoge, Harry Lushbaugh, Addie Blackburn, Sadie
Byers. Bessie Burnett Nora Marshall Mary WI
Der, Ernest Johnson.
9th Pr. Grade: Irene Griffin, Charles Wright,
Requisites for Roll of Honor Present every
day. no tardy marks, no demerits, and an aver
age of not less than is in all studies.
The order in which the names occur indicates
the relative class standing.
coLoREp SCHOOLS.
Roll of Honor of the Staunton public schools
lcolored) for the month ending Nov. 22nd, 1889:
LIST CIR. Grade: Georgiana Brown, Matilda
Johnson, Frances Reynolds.
Bird CT. Grade: c. G. Anderson, Ida Golden
LIST Pr. Grade: Ellen Graves, Martha Southal
Floyd SOuthall Matte Jordan.
End Pr. Grade: Mary Monroe Julia Brown
Bird Pr: Grade: Arthur Morris, Percy Yancey,
Emma Johnson. Bessie. Hatcher.
9Th Pr. Grade: Mary White, Mabel Stevenson,
Lottie Campbell and Lena Peters.
9Th Pr. Grade Rosa Crewsaw, Hattie Stewart,
Maggie Brown, Alex Holloway, Jessie Henry.
Requisites for Roll of Honor: Present evesy
day, no tardy marks, no demerits and an aver
age of not less than ai ON all studies.
:, The order in which the names occur indicates
the relative class standing.
8eSp @' ". honnRrsos.
Superintendent
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-11-28
o. the DID, old clock of the household

o. the old old clock of the household
Stock,
Was the brightest thing and neatest.
The hands, though old, had a touch of
gold,
And its chime rang still the sweetest.
But the dear old clock needed dust
ing occasionally, and a little oil ART at
tention. Just SO with the human ma
chine When you feel depressed. blue
nervous, low spirited or demented. it is
your liver which failing to preform its
functions, needs a little help. dose or
two of Stonebraker's Blood and Liver
Corrector will bring everything around
all right and you will feel like yourself
again. Don't take any substitute. Ask
for Stonebraker's Blood and Liver Cor
rector. $1,00 per bottle.
The SToNEBRAKER CHEM Co,
Baltimore, Md.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-11-28
Death of M. 0. Grabill.

On Tuesday morning: the 18th. Mr.. M.
0. Grabill, "a prominent and most highly
esteemed citizen of Harrisonbnrg, was
stricken by apoplexy. and on Saturday
he died, in t he 42d year of his age. He
had been in delicate health for several
years, although the sudden termination
of his illness was not anticipated at the
time it came He was a manly man; a
brave soldier; a kind husband a strict
ly honorable business man; a generous
and true friend and in all the relations of
life @ useful member of society. He was
a native Of Shenandoah conpty, where
he leaves large relationship, but had
lived in HarrisonEnrg for 90 years, where
he married Miss Maggie Regain, who sur
wives him childleSs
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-11-28

The United States government has
formally recognized the Republic of
Brazil and the credentials of its ENJOYS
accepted. The provisional government
of the new Republic has decreed that all
Brazilians able to read and write are en-
titled to vote.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-11-28
Horrible Murder.

The particulars of horrible murder
in North CAROLINA came fully to light on
the a5th: J. ID. Horton, young farmer
living near Durham, N. c., disappeared
November 18TH, and J. P. Davis. a farm
hand, was questioned as to his where
abouts. He said Horton had disappear
ed, but the story was not believed, and
search about the premises revealed the
mutilated body of Horton buried in an
old barn. Davis skipped, and Durham
policeman was sent to. Danville, Va, to
look for him. On the oath while he and
the Chief of Police of Danville, were in
conference at the Planters Hotel a
waiter came in and asked the proprietor
if he should awake ssMr. Davis" ledger
who had come in late on the previous
night. The name aroused the suspicion
of the officers and they went to the
room OF the lodger indicated and to
their great surprise found therein the
object of their search. Davis made a
full confession and said that he had
murdered Horton with bootjack and
buried the body in the barn where it
was found. His object, he said, was to
put Horton out of the way and get pos
session of the farm which belonged to
Horizons aged and infirm mother He
was taken to North Carolina for trial.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-11-28


Cincinata Commercdal:-The Philadel-
phia Inquirer commends the position
of Hon. r. B. Hayes on reform in the
administration of criminal law. "Ex-
President Hayes" remarks the Inquirer.
urges modification of the jury system
SO that man who has read the newspa-
pers shall not he disqualified as a jury
man, and that the unreasonable require
ment of the unanimous jury shall be
done away with His view is that a
verdict arrived at by three-fourths Or
five-sixths of a jury, and approved by
the Judge, would satisfactorily serve the
ends of Justice" This was said with
reference to the Cronin trial. and the
long delay in getting a jury. Criminal
trials as well as other legal proceedings,
mon sense principles and fair methods.
Too many of these alleged investigations
| are mere travesties on justice.
The Mohammedans of Lahore are en-
deavOring to bring about reform in
the matter of the expense which now at
tends marriages and funerals. Some
times families remain in debt for gener-
ations on account of extravaganza OUTLAWS
ON these occasions.
Alliance. Ohio, is under local prohibi-
ton. The freight office records show
that about a carload of boxes labeled,
window glass, handle with care" reach
the town every day.
Many of the new apartment houses
being erected In London are fifteen sto-
ries high. The air at that height is
fresh and cool, and it is said to be like
living in the country.
A grocer in Jersey City has been com
planned of to the county board of health
for selling sun-burned potatoes. The
complainant alleged that such potatoes
are poisonous.
Not including Alaska. Brazil is larger
in extent than the United States, it pos
sesses within its limits an area of 3,2S7,
1854 square miles, with "a population OF
| 12,333,375.
In digging out stump in vacant lot
| in the town of Topeka, Kas., last week,
two poor men found a jar containing
$4,000 in bogus silver.
When Fort Riley, kas., is fully equipr-
| ed as the National Cavalry and Artillery
School, 81 ,300,0 will have been expend-
| ed in the improvements.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-11-28

Ben Butler has done a great good in
the Tewkesbury Almshouse, but his
work will not be complete until he or
ders a good supply of DR. Bulls Cough
Syrup, the peoples remedy
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-11-28

General Master Workman IT, " Pow
derby is quoted as saying in Philadel-
phia Monday last that the Knights of
Labor favored the proposed amalgama-
ton of the Knights and the Farmers
Alliance. The two organizations are
one politically, and the federation will
have about 100000 votes, which the
politicians dare not spurn. The officers
in the knights of Labor will readily
throw up their offices and be subsidiary
workers in the amalgamation. No SEN
sible man can disparage the magnitude
of such step. 1t might mean that the
two organizations, when combined, will
wield such political power as to control
the Presidential chair. There are po-
litical evils which are hampering the
will probably mean the birth of a new
political party.
A negro man named Robert Bland at
tempted to outrage the siXteen-year old
daughter of Hon. Chas. Gee. of Prince
George county, and now inspector OF
timber in Alaska, as she and her sister
were returning from school last week.
The fellow had his face masked. He did
not succeed in his purpose, us her young
er sister screamed that some one was
coming, which frightened the fiend away.
He was arrested and after telling several
stories finally confessed the crime: He
was taken to the jail of Prince George
county. and the same night about 30
men appeared. took from the Tailor, a
colored man. the keys. and placing a
rope around BANDS neck, hung him to
a tree until he was dead, in the mean
time Kidding his body with bullets
Mrs Hannah Southworth beautiful
Kentucky widow, shot and killed Ste
phen l.. Pettus millionaire libertine,
at Brooklyn Bridge, N. Y, on Tuesday
last for betrayal. She put five bullets
in him. The betrayal occurred several
years ago, SINCE which time Mrs. South
worth has been demanding of him means
for her support. Finally he threw her
off. She brought suit for 100000. This
suit was pending when the tragedy oc-
cured Pettqs was originally from
GAINESVILLE, Tenn, and going to New
York accumulated a fortune He leaves
an invalid wife. but no children. Both
families are highly connected.
In the works for refining and smelling
gold and silver at st. Louis. great deal
of arsenic is used. Several deaths have
occurred in the vicinity from the effects
of poisonous water occasioned by the
escape Of the arsenic from the refinery.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-11-28
c. ntreville Items.
reported for the VIRGINIAN.l

IKepOlfei fNt tIle VIRGINIANI
On the alst tnst at Mt. Sidney, by Rev. ID. =.
Crickenberger, Miss Mary +. Craun and MI.
John w. SwitZer were united in marriage, and
are now Oh wedding tour in the upper part OF
the county. The groom is the second son of ia
cob Switzer, Esq, prosperous farmer of the
Hill Country of Judea," and the bride an ac-
complished and much beloved daughter Of Fred
eriok 8. Craun. Esd, near Centreville. We offer
our congratulations to the happy pair.
Near Mt. sidney, one day last week. Miss Lula
Moore, daughter of James Moore, and Mr.. John
Iandes of the Salem neighborhood were mar
ried.
Col. Il. Turk is still the decline, but we trust
will be better soon. =. H. w.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-11-28

At Plant City, Fla. there has been
found what seems to be halt orange
with smooth skin. and a half lemon
with a rough skin, the latter being a lit
! tie larger, growing together as one fruit.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-11-28

WHEAT & SUMMERSoN have in a stock
all those nice goods for an admira BILE
menu on Thanksgiving Day.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-11-28

An immense cheese syndicate has been
formed with English capital to back it,
which has taken options on all the
cheese factories in Western New York
The Postmaster General has ordered
the establishment of a postoffice at Pow
erty, Highland county, Va, with Miss
Mollie K. Revercomb postmaster
The next census, it is estimated upon
the based of an increase of 1,700.00 a
year, will give the United States popu-
lation of 7O,O0O,C0O
Rev. Mr. Little, of Elizabethton, Tenn,
shot and killed Daniel Hyer on the cath
inst. for betraying the minister's daugh-
ter.
Victoria Furnace. near Goshen, has
gone into blast again. Many improve
ments have been made in the furnace
James L. McGlone, of Virginia. has
been appointed a copyist in the Bureau
of Indian Affairs, at 5000 year.