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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-12-26
A Huge Scheme.

On the 10Th, Mr.. Letcher, in the House,
introduced bill to incorporate the Co
lumbia Railway and Navigation Compa-
ny. Among the incorporators are II. c..
Parsons, s. H. Letcher, Dennis Shana-
han, Edward Mcmahon, j. j. Montague
Ashton Starke, V. D. Groner, Jed
Hotcbkiss, Park Agnew, Francis A. Reed,
d. S. Burwell, and number of Others
The bill provides that the Company shall
have the power to build railroads, steam
ships, occupy and operate wharves, ca
mails, shipyards, docks, basins, elevators,
transfers, lighters, steam tugs, mills, fur
naces, to own and operate mines, &C. 1t
shall also have the right to acquire and
hold the stocks and bonds of any com
pany chartered by any of the republics
of South America, &c, &c. The capital
stock of the company to be not less than
one million nor more than one hundred
millions of dollars. The principal Of
flee to be located in Richmond, and
branch offices in other cities The in
coepQrators embrace names from Louisi-
ana to the New England States.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-12-26
Pr ~ LEWIS, HARTMAN, Steward.
dec19 vt V copy 1t and s 1t 4sftf5 IS

VTIRGlNLA-TN NACAIiON.-n the CIerk s
ONCE Circuit Court OF Augusta county,
December 18th, 1889.
David Wichael and others, Plaintiffs, fxssl
4+ f+7~ - .Att
VIM Davis IIaney Robert e. Haney, &C., Def'ts.
g., In CHhNCElti f Yt4& u
The object of this suit is for the partition in
kind of the real estate of Which George Nicllael
died seized, at present consisting OF a, tract OF
1ibA acres OF land, situated in Augusta county,
Va, near Sangersville, among the parties enti-
tied therefor and ii it cannot be so paItitioned,
for the sale OF the same and the division of the
proceeds thereof among the parties entitled
thereto according to their resi- ective rights
Z 1t appearL,g by aifidavit fled that VIM. Davis
Hailey ana Robert r. Haney are liz n-resdents
OF the State OF Virginia, it is ordered that they
do appear here within fifteen days after due
publication of this notice and do " hat is neceS-
sary to protect their interest in this suit. = 9
reste j. N. RYAN, Clerk. d
CHARLES CIRRY d. a. dec26- At
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-12-26
Save Your Hair

DY timely use of Ayers Hair Vigor.
- This preparation has no equal as
dressing. 1t keeps the scalp clean. cool,
and healthy, and preserves the color.
fullness, and beauty of the hair.
"T was rapidly becoming bald and
gray: but after using two or three
bottles of Ayers Hair Vigor my hair
grew thicl. and glossy and the original
color was restored. Melvin Aldrlch,
Canaan Centre, N. Ill.
ssSome time ago lost all my hair in
consequence of measles. After due
waiting, no new growth appeared.
then used Ayers Hair Vigor and my
hair grew
Thick and Strong.
It has apparently come to stay. The
Vigor is evidently great aid to nature.
j. B. Williams, Floresville, Texas.
ST have used Ayers Hair Vigor for
the past four or five years an(, find it q
most satisfactory dressing for the HAIR.
1t is all I could desire. being harmless,
causing the hair to retain its natural
color, end requiring but a small quantity
to render the hair easy to arrange
Mrs NJ A. Bailey, 9 Charles street,
Hayerhill, Mass.
"Ihave been using Ayers Hair Vigor
for several years, and believe that it has
caused my hair to retain it's natural
color.'-Mrs. III. j. King, Dealer in
Dry Goods. &c. Bishopville, Md.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-12-26

nFFICE OF STEWARD WESTERN LUNA
W TIC ASYLUM STANTON, VA, Decent
Der 18TH 16S9-Bids will be received ut this office
up to Il M, Jan. LIST, 1880 for the Beef Hides and
Calves for the ensuing year. The special atten-
ton Of tanners and stockmen is called to this
advertisement @t 4s& ~
The hides will be first-class in every respect
and dressed in the most skillful manner by an
experienced butcher, with noses and ears
trimmed. delivered +. o. b. cars at Staunton
every two months. The calves will be the get of
a well bred Short Horn Bull, and must be taken
when 10 days OLD.
LEWIS HARTMAN Steward
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-12-26

Attorney General Ayers, of Virginia,
Oh the 10th made a motion in the Su-
preme Court Of the United States, on
behalf of Virginia, to file ii bill in equity
against the State of Tennessee to settle
the boundary dispute between the two
States 1t is asserted in the motion of
Attorney General Ayers that Tennessee
unlawfully claims jurisdiction oyer a
stretch of land from two to eight miles
in width. extending from the northern
border of North Carolina to the border
line of Kentucky. The town of Bristol
is one of the places situated within the
disputed territory.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-12-26

G. TOTEM From the premises of the subscri
- Der, two and half miles Northwest OF
sIaunton, ON the night OF the Sd inst, a BAY
MARE in foal, aged between 10 ana IL years,
and lame in the left fore foot. She had on sad
die and bride at the time she was taken. A
liberal reward will be givenfor the return OF the
animal OF such information as viii lead TO her
recovery ALBERT G. KELLER,
dec2G Staunton, p o.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-09-07

for honey. They ~ with great force and
frv 10 20 through . man ON their way to
tho hive, but only got part way. A Bee
likes TO have q tender young man with linen
trousers sit down on II
From the time the egg Is deposited until 9
perfect bee r. turned out requires aDoos
three weeks. A queen gets her growth In
sixteen days and begins to reign.
Moths get into the beehives frequently
during the winter season and destroy the
insects. For this reason bees should De
packed in SNUFF or fne-cut tobacco In the
tall. This nauseates the moth and dtscour-
ages him. Great care should be taken not
to let the bees out too early in the spring. A
good writer says that frozen fruit will still
remain on the trees in the spring; while II
contains q certain amount Of sweet. 1t Is
liable to ferment and cause WIDESPREAD
collie in the hive. followed by cholera in
fantum and coma
Linn@us says that nothing is moro pitiful
than the pi cture Of fifteen or sixteen thou
sand colicky bees suddenly called forth In
the dead OF night. running hither and
thither. looking for hot cloths and Jamaica
ginger. after eating too heartily OF frozen
apple juice.
Bees swarm about 10 q. m. or p. m. and
enjoy doing so on Sunday II possible. Be-
lecting hot Sabbath and waiting patiently
until the farmer has shaved one side OF his
face and lathered the other. the bees de-
eide that they will swarm. The farmers
wife notices It while she is in the garden get
ting sprig Of carawsy to take to meeting.
She calls Henry and tells him the bees are
swarming. He starts out with new hive.
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and looking up in the air he falls over a
crOQuet set and Injuries himself. His wife
says: Henry. you ought to put on that
mosquito-bar arrangement made for you
morning. and they will certainly sting you
II you don't
Cit out with your pesky nonsense" he
straightway doth reply. I never put
nawthing on me before and won't do 1t
now"
But. Henry. they are so feverish to-day.
and you have got your other clothes on. so
they won't know you. Do try it this time.
So he wraps up his head in a green mos
quito net and puts on a pair Of cowhide
mittens. The bees alight on a tall elm tree,
and he gets a ladder up there against it.
hive under his arm. Just before he put on
the mosquito net he took large chew of
tobacco. He now wishes that he had not
People begin to go by on their way to meet
ing. and see him up in the tree with large
green bead on him and hot leather mittens.
They speak to him. but he cannot reply be-
cause his mouth is full of tobacco. 1t Is
very hot indeed. The sun pours down
through the hot leaves and the breeze Is
taking much needed rest. He gets up in
the top of the tree and looks like a new
style of lizard. Sabbath-scho boys,
wearing chip hats faced with gingham,
pause on their way to the house of worship
and watch him. He reaches out to scoop
in a handful of the brown fuzzy insects. but
the leather imittsismen strangely to them.
They do not recognize the proprietor by his
paws and his odor. Three or four bees fall
down inside those mittens. and. feeling that
they must defend themselves. made hot
highway across the back of his hand. Then
Henry yells and drops the hive on the
Bible class. Some bees get under his
they cannot get out. they sink on him with
their little heated hyDOdormics, and he
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-09-07

day. and have given much thought to the
grating of the queen bee upon the Plymouth
Rock hen. with view to better egg fac1d-
ties. but 80 far to meet with little success.
layed by the loss of time in taking the SWELL
ing out of myself after each perusal Of the
bee character in his or her home life. The
queen bee lives much longer than any other
class of inhabitants, and hangs on to the
throne. as the historian Motley says. like q
not use it on boys. She uses it simply for
the purpose Of fighting other queens.
The ancients were aware of the existence
of u governing bee in each hive, but they
thought it was king. But scientist with
keen insight and massive brains one day
saw the monarch come of the nest and
leave 2.124 warm eggs. Then it was settled
in his mind that it could not be king. for
he was a deep. deep man. His name was
Swamerdamm and he made this discovery
200 years ago last week. Aristotle and Vir-
gil claimed in several articles. signed Veri-
tas and Taxpayer. respectively. that the
queen or king. as they called 1t then. did
not Law at ali. but secured some kind OF
pollen or other material from flowers.
which produced the maggots from which
the bee was Matched.
writer on the bee says that the best way
to ascertain the location Of the queen Is to
divide the swarm, after which 1t will be
become very restless indeed. I tried this
myself and noticed that they were restless.
They also communicated their restlessnees
to me. All of us got restless.
Swamerdamm tied the queen by means
Of long hair to high pole In order to
In ten minutes he had the whole colony
on top of the pole.
The drones are the male bees Of the hive.
They do no work except to act In parental
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-09-07
False Alarm.

A Cambridge gentleman was asked
to buy ticket to the fremen's ball,
and good naturally complied. The
next question was what to do with it.
One of his two men-servants would
probably be glad to use it, but he did
not wish to show favoritism. Then it
occurred to him that he might buy an
other ticket, and give both his servants
a pleasure.
Not knowing just how to proceed, he
inquired of policeman where the tick
cts were to be had.
@Why don't you go down to the en-
CINE house," said the officer. "The
men all know you"
So the old gentleman went to the en-
CINE house, but when he entered there
was no one in sight. He had never been
in such place before, but was perfectly
familiar with the use of electric sig
mails. On the side of the room was q
button, evidently connected with q
bell, and, naturally enough, after wait
ing minute or two, he put his thumb
upon it.
The effect was electrical in every
sense of the word. From the air over
head-so, at least, it seemed to the old
gentleman in his bewilderment- men
began to rain down, completing their
toilets as they fell. The horses rushed
out of their stalls, and, in a word, all
the machinery of q modern engine
house was instantly in motion.
Amid all this turmoil stood the mild
hammered and innocent old gentleman,
who, even now, did not suspect that he
had touched the fire alarm. The men
rushed upon him for information as to
the whereabouts of the fire, but when
he opened his mouth it was only to say,
in the mildest accents:
Il should like to buy another ticket
to the ball, if you please"
The situation was so ludicrous that
NO one could be angry, not even the
men whose nap had been broken into,
and the old gentleman bought his tick
ct and departed in peace.-Fovidenca
Journal.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-09-07

Into many genera love to study the bee.
ana az ono time kept bees myself kept
several of them longer than should have
done. But honey bees are full Of interest
to me. I often think Of the language Of Q
late writer who goes on to state that with.
In 80 small body should be contained an
apparatus for converting the various sweets
which it collects into one kind of nourish-
mems for itself. another for the common
brood. glue for its carpentry. wax for its
cells. poison for its enemies. honey for its
master. with proboscis as long as the
body itself. microscopic in several parts,
telescope in its mode Of action, with q
sting so exceedingly sharp that were II
magnined by the same glass which makes
a needles point seem quarter OF an inch
across 1t would yet itself be invisible. and
this. too. q hollow tube-that all these
varied operations and contrivances should
be included within half an inch of length
and two grains of matter is surely enough
to crush all thoughts Of atheism and ma
terialism."
I also compare sometimes the new colony
just starting out to hustle for themselves
with the Pilgrim Fathers-where are they?
who came to these wild. inhospitable
shores. taking their long. tedious. unevent-
full voyage across the unknown ocean with
no relaxation whatever except prayer.
Professor Jaeger. referring to the pro-
nounced habits of industry born in the bee
and frequently alluded to in school books.
says: 1T is impossible for any rejecting
person to look at a beehive in full opera
ton without being astonished at the activ-
ity and surprising industry of its inhab-
itants. We see crowds constantly arriving
from the woods. meadows. fields and gar
dens. laden with provisions and materials
for future use, while others are continually
flying of on similar collecting expeditions.
Some are carrying out the dead. others are
removing dirt and offal. while others are
giving battle to any strangers who may
dare to intrude. Suddenly a cloud appears
and the bees hurry home. thronging the
entrance by thousands until all are gradu-
ally received within the inclosure. In the
interior of the hive We see with what skill
they work their combs and deposit the
honey. and when their labor is over for the
day they rest in chains suspended from the
ceiling of their habitation. one bee cling
ing by its fore feet to the hind feet of the
one above it until it seems impossible that
the upper one can be strong enough to sup
port the weight of so many hundreds"
The queen, during the propagating sea-
son. lays as high as two thousand eggs in a
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-09-07

By EVA KATHARINE CLAP.

nured by the rays of the great electric light
upon the statue Of Liberty" on Bedloe's ISL
and, hundreds of sea birds nightly dash them
selves against the wire network around the
heavy glass lantern and are found dead at the
feet of the Goddess when morning dawns.-
Newspaper paragraph
Alone. on the desolate shore she stands
Serene as the years drift by,
While drawn,
As by dawn,
To her outs tretched hands
Her wild, winged worshipers fly.
The forms born to burrow, or climb, or creep,
Are safe on the earth, where they cling.
But tley who dare,
Are of space and air,
And star ward must soar and sing.
They are thrilled and filled with . fervor caught
From the infpite wind-swept main,
In their steadfast fight.
Toward the binding light,
And their welcome is-death and pain
Oh ! WINGS wings, wings,
Striving through dark and rain,
Merely to droop in death at the end,
Has your struggle been all in vain?
Nay call them not wasted those visions bright,
That inspired each tiny breast
With such keen delight
Through that weary flight,
Toward the Turing star of rest.
No fate so tragic doth Wisdom teach
Upon Nature glowing page,
By symbol or speech,
For brave souls that reach
Toward Light, through each bitter aga
And true as the course Of the rolling year
Is the song that yon sweet stars sing,
That Right groweth strong,
Der the black shade, Wrong,
As summer O'ertops the spring.
Then beat, beat, beat. brave hearts, through
Oppression's night,
While Liberty stands by the bleak sea -sands,
Upholding her beacon light.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-09-07

capacity and vote. They have no singer.
but in its place they have q good appetite
and q baritone voice. They are destroyed
by the workers soon after the honey Sos
son and the widows have it all their own
way. The drone leads a quiet and rather
sunny life. lasting about sixteen weeks.
alter which he is put to death BY the fe-
males Of tho hive by the Maybrick method.
About nine tenths Of the hive arc work
ers or females. say twelve to fifteen thou
sand. They are the busy bee referred to In
the books. They get up early In the morn
n. eat hasty meal and 60 out looking
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-09-07

Presently. turning to Miss nlerton. Clara
asked in q hal whisper:
Are you happy. Christine! whx
-Who? I? What droll question! why:
I am now the happiest woman in the world.
The next gray daybreak stole in through
that same window upon woman VINO mao
passed the livelong night crouched In thar
great chair. her head resting upon the
broad sill. -
A pale faced creature. who looked up nst-
Iessiy when the swallows commenced tw1t-
tering in the far-re aching caves. and then
with a sigh and a shudder turned from this
ever new glory of the coming day.
20, Lord!" she cried.sa land said no more.
You are not to judge. Surely this was
cry for Thanksgiving. for. by her own con-
fession, she was the happiest woman in the
world.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-09-07

The world always judges a man (and
rightly enough, too, } by his little faults,
which he shows hundred times day,
rather than by his great virtues, which
he discloses perhaps but once in life
time, and to single person-nay, in
proportion as they are rarer, and he is
nobler, is shyer of letting their exist
ence be known at all.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-09-07

The noble and the pure are fond Of
the home. of their childhood. and Of
those who sat with them round its old
fireplace. The man is to be distrusted
who loves not his brother; and the
woman who loves not her sister is, ex-
cept in rare peculir instances, woman
who is not herself beloved.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-09-07

EES should not be
hived until t b Q y
swarm. writes Bill
Nye. in the Chicago
Herald. Bees begin
to swarm as soon as
the new queen takes
the oath of office.
The queen is a long
wasted b Q e. " b o
does the toll. The
honey bee proper be-
longs to the order
Hymenoptera All
bees. according t Q
lLinn@us. who kept
several stands OF bees
himself. are included
In tho genus Apis. but
thew are now divided
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-09-07

THE agent for Q patented coffin says
in his circular, @Undertakers who have
used it pronounce it perfect success,
and We ask you to try it, free of charge,
and Judge for yourself.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-09-07

The greatest of fools is he who inn
poses on himself, and in his greatest
concern thinks certainly he knows that
which he has least studied, and Of;
which he is most profoundly ignorant,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-09-07
|NYE ON BEE CULTURE.
EHE HUMORIsr STUDIES THE BUsI-
NESS END.

aus Investigations Forcibly Impress Him
Win the Restless Habits OF tho Insects
ma Their Delight to Fasten tho Same
Upon Humanity.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-09-07

IT is the sublimest power man ever
puts forth to be able to say, Mot my
win but Thine be done"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-09-07

IT'S hard to mesmerize ourselves, to
whip our own top; but through sympa-
thy we are capable of energy and ear
durance. Concert fires people to CEN
tain fury of performance they can
rarely reach alone.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-09-07
IN CENTRAL AFRICA.

Tired traveler-@Havey you Stanley"
Native landlord-@No, we are Just out !;
but we have some very nice stewed
elephants feet" hicago Ledger.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-09-07

Take it. please. and tell her thar- /.
her to eat. said Miss nlerton. -
Presently she was in Clara's ch.mh.-
That young person was yet in bed. and had
appearance the whole night had been srant
in that pleasant diversion. Still. aha -
trived In some awkward manner tn scre..
her eyes. but her voice betrayed her. m at
trembled treacherously.
To neither of these tokens did Miss n,er-
ton vouchsafe any notice. In the moet
matter of-fact manner possible she busied
herself about the room. then approachsd
the sufferer.
Are you better. Clara?"
Much better. thank you. Christine.
Very Well. Now listen to me. Wbv did
you not take the breakfast 1 sent youf-
L couldn't
L understand. See. Clara. you must ohev
me. Here are my Observation-Disclosures
If you will You are to remain quite :, mi
and try to sleep. Don't attempt to come
down to luncheon. Yours shall be brou ght
4 wish you would not. Christine. Really.
-Nonsensel' sharply retortel her cousin
DO you intend to starve? None but hero
ines Of high tragedy do such things, and
even they always announce their suicidal
have not done that yet. Will YOU beein?-
I am 50 wretched!" moaned tie girl--so
utterly and unspeakably wretched!-
Very good. continued the other. with
stoical indifference; but you are to rema n
here until send for you. That will not be
before the afternoon. / have much to do
this morning. and can not spare moment.
Don't be silly. Clara; don't blind your eyes
and blotch your face with tears. There,
you are crying again. Good heavens. wom-
an! what If a great grief has come into your
life? Need you nurse it after such fash
ion?"
But the startling vehemence of this ap-
peal produced an effect altogether contrary
to the one intended. Clara only gave way
to perfect passion Of sobs. wheIeat Miss
nlerton impadently shrugged her shout
the room.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-09-07
CHAPTER III.

Life. like nature. has its unnaturaAAHlms-
trescherous Gains preceding ruthless dew
astatiOn-Or else there come those seasons
Of dead Stiffness. when both life and nature
seem to have paused. half affrighted at the
wreck and ruin numbering their paths.
Such . time had come to Christine Her
ton. Throughout that ivelong night had
she been with her past, and that grim Cos
sip had told her many bitter truths. had
shown her the graves deep buried in her
heart. had uncovered the faces of the dead
there lying. and Of these. one there was
ah. heaven! how near. how reali
But it may never be now she MUIR
INJURED. never! Dead? Ay. in very truth
is he dead to mel For when killed his
trust I killed his love. ana so-ah, good
Lord. be merciful!-
The old cry. you see. Truly. her need
was sore.
There was no one in the breakfast room
when Christine entered but Raynor. the
housekeeper.
A CHEEKY little octagon was that break
fast.room. especially SO when q soft air
gently lifted the light curtains of its many
among the glass and silver Of its snow
covered. WELL ordered table.
Where is Miss Volney?.
She Is not very we'll. Miss Christine.
was Raynor's answer--not well and she
won't be down. Ihave seen her. and it's
only bad headache: SO there's no need to
worry. dear.
Miss Merton did not worry. She ate her
rolls and slipped her coffee enjoyingly.
Then. with her own hpnds. she prepared =
tempting little meal daiutily arranged.
Let this be taken to my cousin. please
NY dear. she will not touch biz or sup.
There Il really no use.' objected Raynor.