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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-01-09
10000 90
Total profits during the year

Total profits during the year,. S1S3,U0 90
The profits on future operations cannot be less
than SHOWN above, and are only limited by the
energy with which the work will be pressed.
From the foregoing statement, it is demon
Strated that each purchaser OF said bonds will
hold, first the bond itself, fully secured by being
Il first lien on all the property OF the Company,
and worth par; second, nvG shares of the full
paid, worcestershire stock OF the Company.
third, q lot which from the present increasing
demand lltd must be worth ii. from $500 TO $1,000
the City of WAYAEsBoHu.
This ls one Of Tie oldest towns IN Virginia,
naned for General Wayne, of Revolutionary
lame, and lies in the loveliest part OF the Tar
famed Shenandoah Valley. 1t is destined in the
near future to become one of the great manu-
featuring centres of the New South,' by
son of its natural advantages, consisting in the
mountains OF iron and the valleys OF fertile
fields by which it is surrounded; its springs Of
pure Water-One OF Which would run nill-and
Its beautiful river, on both sides Of Which the
town lies, and by which it is naturally drained.
It's railroad facilities are all that could be asked
AT present WayneSDoro has population of
l,5eO, and the residents OF the city and surround
ln2 country sustain the reputation Of Virginia
f9r hospitality and all Special virtues. IL has
churches or all denominations, a Military Acad-
envy and Female Seminary, of the highest
grade, ana public schools equal to any; -four
ing mill with capacity of l4U barrels per day,
two furniture ii ctolieS one foundry and
chine shop, one well-equipped news aper book
and job printing Office, with steam fixtures a
creamery Will more orders thani it can fill, and
stores carrying all goods on the market. Its inn
those seeking to establish plants, every hotel
and house in the city being occupied to its fullest
capacity. Within the last two weeks property in
ana around Waynesboro has been purchased at
the price of more thai. $2Op,OoU by sNndicatts
ct5mposea, IF a5ne OF tlie most prominent and
wealthy citizens OF stauntou and Waynesboro,
who y have organized two companies one the
Waynesboro Land Company, with capital stock
OF $500 0oO the other Basic City Mining and Man
5 gtactnring Company, with capital stock of $780,
UD Engineers are now at work laying Off ii e
land Of these companies in avenues streets, ana
Gin ff1tlI ,i1 ,tisaG
purchased 10 tsefea Of irai, laIiq adjoining the
h Hnseland Lands On the north and organized thg
SiOO0O00, which said Company contemplates ex-
tenslve mining operations Immediately Neso..
CaIlons are about completed for the erection Of
Two blast furnaces, a pipe foundry and rolling
mill on the property OF this Company, and en-
qullieS are coming i'll from all parts of the coun-
icy fer manufacturing Sites
-. rlte COMPANY ,inYites personal inspection of
its properly, and WIZ send n.apa thereof chow
ing the location Of the whole land, tho railioads
Which intersect 1t, the veins Of ore that pasa
Through it. and the GRAM BOULEVARD and
the lots laid Off thereon.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-01-09

NJ. B. Mays has been appointed post
master at Valley Mills, Augusta county,
Va
Mr.. e. Winner has been appointed post
master at Crabbottom, Highland county,
Va
The dewager Empress Augusta of
Prussia, died Of influenza en- the 18th
inst.
X. C. Murray, OF the Norfolk Land
mark, has been appointed private secre
tary to Gov. Mckinney.
The estimated gross earnings Of the
Shenandoah Valley Railroad for Deem
Der, 1889, was $4,000
Roanoke Times Mrs a. M. Smith,
wife of the editor of the Pocahontas
Headlight, arrived here from Staunton
with her sister, Mrs. DR.. Patterson, with
whom she has been sojourning for a
week or more. Mrs. Smith will leave
this morning for her home in Pocahon-
tas. Mrs. DR.. Patterson will remain
here week or ten days with her daugh-
ter, Mrs Brenneman, wife of the editor
of the Roanoke Sun.
The feature Of the proceedings of the
House of Delegates on Thursday last
was the passage, after long discussion,
of the bill by a vote of 60 to IS repeating
the charter of the American Tobacco
Company. This charter was granted by
the Legislature just before the Christ
mas holidays. 1t was looked upon by
the farmers as savoring of combinations
and trusts. Mr. Cochran, of Augusta.
spoke and voted against the repeal.
The bill introduced in the Senate bv
Mr. Stubbs last week, to pay teachers
in the public schools for their attend
ance on their duties, and not for the
pay, as now, to be regulated by the num-
Der of pupils in attendance, was defeated
in that body on Saturday last by a vote
of 90 to 10. Mr.. Echols favored the bill.
and changed his vote to the negative.
ip order to move Il reconsideration. The
bill ought to pass. 1t is founded in JUS
tice and right. When the teacher full
fills his contract he ought not to be de-
priYed of his pay because the parents of
the pupils do not do their duty by max
ing their children attend.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-01-09

An expert accountant reports that
the late Aylett 4: Woodson, collec
tor of taxes for the City of Rich
mond, was short in his accounts $4,000.
1t appears, also, that the city has no
recourse on the collectors securities, be-
cause of some technical informality.
III, c. Branch has been appointed
postmaster at Goochland G, H.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-01-09

1OCal cOSU,. SS..)
Thus it is evident that the Company can make
iron at actual cost of Si.25 per ton, while the
additional S1U0 per ton III above estimate pays
interest on Investment, wear and tear, and
makes the enterprise Bsrpetually self sustain
ing; and The great advantages it enjoys in mex
hauStiDle ore beds and low cost OF mining, with
best limestone at hand, competition in fuel and
transportation, make this property the only
place known where a ton OF the best pig metal
can be made. loaded OH cotton carrying vessels
at Newport News or Norfolk as ballast ana laid
down at Liverpool for 5 little money Eng
land produce it. IN addition to this 1t
should be remembered that about SiX-tenths OF
the pig metal product OF the United States $
handled and consumed i'll five of its great cities
to wiz Boston, New YORK, Philadelphia, Pitts
burg ana CINCINNATI, all OF whlca can be reached
at arate OF freight HOT exceeding $500 per ton to
the most distant
THE COMPANY Proposes First. To erect OH
its property pair OF furnaces OF the capacity
of one hundred tons each pef day.
Second. 10 CONTRACT with Syndicates to erect
other furnaces On said property, the Company
donating them all land necessary for their
plants, ana contracting to furnish supplies OF
ore foI' Il term OF years Oil favorable conditions
Already two syndicateS are forming to erect
two furnaces OF one hundred tons each per day.
Tie Company contracting to furnish tie ore laIu
down at the furnaces, and to receive therefor
81. ~ for each ton OF pig metal Which shall be
turned on. Deducting ~ cents per ton, agent $
Commissions, and S2.ln for mining and delivery
OF ore. the Company clears S20O per ton en- big
metal thus made
Third. 10 mine and ship it's red specular and
brown helnatite ores to other markets. Which its
extraordinary advantages in quantity and quail
ity OF ore, low cost OF mining and traLsporta
ton enable it to do at a good profit
Fourth. To Offer every nduceinenG to parties
who wish to erect Bridge works, Rolling Mills,
Stove works. Foundry plants, or otherwise WORK
up or handle pig metal
THE CoMPANY'S ABILITY TO PROVIDE FOR
FIXEB CHARGES AND PAY DlvIDENDs.-D During
the first year furnaces must be epecGed but ship
ments OF will be made follows:
1000 tons of ore per day, 500
days per annum, at $50
per ton t. 0. b. cars at
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-01-09
Correction.

In the haste of reading proofs last
week we omitted to notice an import ant
omission in a brief article headed "ROse-
land Iron and Coal Company The
sentence reads, as published. referring
to the several analyses OF the specular
ore on the Roseland property: Surface,
ID per cent. metallic iron at feet, q
per cent. at Is feet, 81 per cent; at 80
fe 1t, 500 per cent. a subsequent anal
ysis of the residue of the ore, showed
that the metallic iron contained less
than 1 per cent. of phosphorus
The last clause of the sentence should
have read, contains less than o7ae-tenth
Of one per cent. Of 21hosphogns We did
not notice the omission until our atten-
ton was called to it. The point in the
analysis of public interest is that tie
specular ore of the Roseland Company
is proven to be Bessemer ore. Its guam
tity is practically inexhaustible, and
with the demonstration of the labora-
tory as to its quality, it is safe to say
that it is today the most valuable de-
post of minerals in the South
We refer to the prospectus of the com
pany as published in full in another
column.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-01-09
Profit to the Company.

During the second year the
Company will realize the
same profit from ship
ments OF ore as during the
first, to-Wit:.
Product of two furnaces to
be erected by the COmpa-
ny, each of the capacity
of 100 tons per day, give
5000 tons, which at The
loW price of SIG per ton pig
metal yields, .:,,......,:.,
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-01-09

Horace Mann, a Pinkerton detective
of Philadelphia, arrived in Roanoke
Friday night with a warrant for VIM.
Schnedhdt, charging him with e,nhez-
cling $1,000 from Mr. VIM. Meyers, of
that city. He located his man in the
Roanoke machine works, but did not
succeed in arresting him.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-01-09

Cost of manufac-
turing the same
at $50 per ton, $495, 900 GO
Freight ON same
$3.pu per ton,... 10000 90
Profit from TWO furnaces
erected by other Compa-
nieS, capacity OF one nun
dred tons each per day,
yielding a net profit OF
F2.GO per ton on 10000 tons
of pic
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-01-09
THE NEW BUSINESS.

ISAAC WITT, j. T. LGHTNRR, and NJ HENRY
WITT, under the firm name of
WITT. LIGHTNER & CO.,
succeed the old firm of l. Witt s. Brother. and
will continue the same business at the Old stand
No 20 Main Street, 50 long occupied by the old
firm New and fresh goods will be regularly
added to the full stock always found at fhis
stand In completeness OF STYLES and quality
our lines i'll Dress and Fancy Goods Doniestjcs
Carpets, Curtains Notions, Sc, Will please ev,
cry taste ana are offered at the lowest prices
I'VE respectfully ask Il continuance of the nat
ronage which was so long enjoyed by our pre-
decessors N business
!. WITT
]. L. LIGHTNER
ian2 M. HENRY WIFI
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-01-09

Col. J. NJ. Z. Sprinkle, a native Of
Rockingham. and AT one time a repre-
sentative of that county in the Legisla-
lure, died in Botetourt county, where
he had lived for a number of years, on
the 9th, aged u years.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-01-09

The local option campaign in lynch
burg is becoming very heated, and the
drys are holding meetings every night
in the opera house. Saturday q call,
signed by 100 leading merchants, was
issued to hold a meeting Monday night
in the Biiou Theatre to take steps to
head off the drys
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-01-09

For mining and delivery,
$l.W per ION,
For interest one year on
Company's bonds,,....,,,
For Sinking fund to redeem
same in i've years, ......
For salaries, different and
lncidentalS,
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-01-09
.-7e--
Active Inquiry.

There seems to be Il general active in
! CURRY about Iron Gate Within the
past few days parties from Harrisonburg,
/ Warrenton and the east have gone there
with q view to Investment. The recent
purchase of 200 lots for immediate i'm
provement by a Staunton syndicate, has
been contagious, and others are coming
in to examine the premises for the pur-
pose of sharing in the enterprise and
the profits. The assured facts Of roll
ing mill, a steel mill, a stove foundry
land erection of planning mills, a brick
manufactory and other industrial plants
related to the building of town have
inspired confidence in Iron Gate, and
commanded the attention of capitalists
and shrewd business men. The project
has been so quietly and prudentIy man
aged from its inception, and its progress
has been SO gradual and steady, that no
sensational condition has attended the
work that has been done. The stock
has steadily gone up. the lots nave ad-
yanced, without II speculative rush,
plants have been located without any
blowing of horns or extravaganza head
lines announcing the fact; and the for
nation OF a future industrial centre has
been firmly and surely laid, with very
few having their attention called to it.
except those directly and practically
connected with it, Those who visit the
place are surprised at what has been
done, and now that the difficult part of
a project of this kind has been effected
that of shaping and planning and
starting = the inclination of business
men is to take hold, and push the enter
prise to a big success. Ii the indica-
tfons we have noticed within the past
few days. mean anything, it is that
Iron Gate will sGGp enter upon a season
of remarkable activity. aHd forge ahead
III tile direction of Il completed city.
Mr.. Lawleeg introduced in the Legis-.
lature last week bill to incorporate the
Portsmouth, Norfolk IL Washington
steam boat company. The ineorpara-
tors are y. D. Groner, Harry Libby,
Chas. c. Duncanson. W. E. Clark, Levi
Woodbury.. John Boyd. CALVIN B. Or
cutf. and J. T. Odell. DR.. JOHN Gala
han will be the manager of the line,
which is to run between Norfolk, Ports
mouth and Washington. Four large
steamers are to be built.
Col. J. NJ. Il. Sprinkle, a native Of
Rockingham. and AT one time a repre-
sentative of that county in the Legisla-
lure, died in Botetourt county, where
he had lived for a number of years, on
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-01-09

The Piedmont Bank, Gordonsville,
Va. of which A. r. Rosenberger is Pres
ident, and G.. Z. Myers cashier, was
opened two years ago. 1t has had n
remarkable success, due to intelligent
and liberal management. The Jproprie-
and Warrenton, and control the Rosen-
berger and Shirley telegraph line from
Winchester to Stanton, and will soon
have it completed to connect their three
banking offices. They have issued
neat business card for 1896 DESCRIPTIVE
of their business and embracing a bean.
tiful calendar for the ensuing year
They believe in printers ink. iudiciously
used, as they know by experience. the
advantage Of it. We commend their
banking institution to the public
dispatch from Lexington. Va, dated
the 4th, says: 1.-The stockholders of the
Pittsburg & Virginia railroad elected
ex-Gov. Lee president The line will
connect the ore beds of Virginia with
the furnaces of Pittsburg. 1t will be
built at once"
Rev. w. Z. Gruver, pastor of Lacy
Springs circuit, and Miss Nellie, daugh-
ter of JOS. Ruby, Esq, of Mt Jackson.
were married at the residence of the
brides parents by Rev. c. p. Dyche, on
Tuesday, December oath.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-01-09
GORGE S. LIGHTNER,

~ GORGE s. LIGHTNER,
W ATfORNEY-AT-LAW,
COURT HOUSE SQUARE, STAUNTON, VA.
Conrts:-County and Circuit Courts of Augusta.
Hastings Court of the City of Staunton, u. s,
Court at HarrsOnburg, and Supreme Court o
Appeals at Staunton.
References:-Isaac Witt, VIM. F. Summerson,
Staunton, Va; I'll. G.. Dudley, Esq, baltimore,
Nd; j. b Seth, EaSton, Md. Sep27
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-01-09
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

T NJ. QUARLES,
- AUTHORITARIAN,
lull27, 's9tf. STANTON VA.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-01-09

mo w. STOUT,
- ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Ufice in Stout Law Building, Court House Alley,
80 STAUNTON. VA,
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-01-09

rENHOS. c. KINNEY, -
L ATTORNEY-AT-
% South Augusta Street, Room No. 3, up stairs,
nov2S-1y STAUNToN, VA.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-01-09

nR. T. w. SHELTON, with an experience OF
- thirty five years i'll the PRACTICE OF MEDi-
CINE, offers his professional services to the cit1-
ZenS of Staunton ana vicinity. Office at his resi-
Gence Main street. aug2
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-02
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION.

MHE FIRM OF WARREN & MCLEAN Is
i hereby dissolved by mutual consent from
this date The business will be continued at
the old Office by ]. e. Mclean, of the late firm
of Warren & Mclean;
A. M. WARREN,
j. e. MCLEAN.
All business of the agency of the Phgnix
insurance Company of Hartford, now repre-
sented in this city by J. E. Mclean will receive
the same careful and prompt attention in the
future as it has heretofore.
A. P. SINCLAIR,
Special Agent Phoenix Insurance Company
January 80, 1890. fe1-8t
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-01-03
VEN TILATION.
most Important Matter During the Win
tor

We have now come to the time of the
year when we shall sit with our windows
closed and our doors also, says the Ladies
World, and shall consequently feel the loss
of that pure air which we have hitherto
admitted through open doors and win
dows. Not only shall we suffer the loss,
but we shall have to endure the untold
evils that accompany the warmth of stoves
and furnaces.
We can do much. however, to mitigate
these evils by judicious ventilation to our
houses, but it will require SONS manage
ment and little study to accomplish this
The simplest way of ventilating room is
by opening the windows from the top and
putting it up from the bottom allowing
the foul warm air to escape, and pure air
to enter. An open fireplace helps greatly
to keep the air pure. If the bedroom
windows are guarded by shades and blinds
one at least may remain open all night,
provided it does not subject the sleeper to
a draught, and the effect will be highly
beneficial This should most certainly be
done in any apartment heated by stove
or furnace, as carbonic-oxides escape
from either as ordinarily manufactured.
Air is sure to become unwholsome when
ever it stagnates long, so that the best
thing one can do is to make it circulate,
or at least TO set it in motion out ward from
the room, and this can be done, as we have
said, by opening the windows at the top
and bottom. If windows or doors are OPP
posite each other. open both, if it is only for
sixty seconds, and let strong rush of cold
air come in; and this will drive the heated
foul air out
On coming into the room after this ven
tilation, no one with any sensibilty can
fail to discover the healthful difference
between foulness and purity. This sim
pie act of ventilation should be performed
in every sleeping chamber where lamps
have been lighted and people sitting be-
fore retiring. This thorough air cleansing
will be needed in addition to opening the
sashes and leaving them thus with blinds
closed and shades drawn down.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-01-03
Kite Flying in Lapland.

In making meteorological observations
in Lapland, Mr.. Tromholt. author of
Under the Rays of the Aurora, had oc-
easion to send up balloons and to fly kites
of which he had number. These were
object e. interest and wonder to the ma
tives. and the scientist was led to fly them
for amusement. as he relates.
When discovered that even the most
primitive of fiying-machineS. the kite.
was unknown to them. l decided TO make
one larger than myself. on which |
painted two enormous staring eyes terri
Die to behold. it was delight to these
children. great and small. to see it scar
high among the clouds. and to be allowed
to hold the string and feel how it tugged
But did not rest content with this.
determined to construct the greatest kite
which the world had ever seen. | had to
discard the orthodox shape, with the
semi-curved head, as an iron buckle large
enough was not to be obtained. | made,
therefore, two slender poles twelve feet
long, which laid crosswlse, and tied the
four corners together by means of rope a
quarter OF an inch thick.
Next bought at the merchants eight
yards of linen for clothing this monster.
The result of my labor was the production
of wall of canvas. nearly eighty square
feet, which, when it was up, | was hardly
able to move, on account of its great
weight and the force of the wind upon
it.
-Four lines. meeting at point below it,
were arranged so that the kite. in spite
of its weight. would rise with fairly
strong wind. 1t came, and, of course the
kite was at once to be tried The end of
the thick rope which held it was securely
fastened TO pole IN the ground
But now arose the question: How was
to get a tail for such giant? An ordi-
nary paper tail woaid have had as much
effect as a match would in steering a man.
of-war. After some deliberation | made
I'D nv mind. | constructed q tail of fire
wood ends strung on a rope.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-01-03
Depew's Story of Horace Creole,

From his speech before the Buffalo Press Club.
To interrupt Horace Greeley when he
was in the throes of bringing forth an ed
itorial-an editorial which has never been
equaled in the journalism of American
editorial which was a slogan for his party,
a thunderbOlt for his foes-was "A danger
which no friend, no enemy, none but fool,
dared to encounter was once inhis ed
itOrial sanctum when the fool was there
To relieve your apprehensions. was not
the fool. But he was one of those timer
ant and persistent gentlemen with a sub
scription book. Hekept presenting itwhile
old Horace vwas writing-as most of you
remember, with his pen away up to his
chin, like this (illustrating), and Horace
had habit when anyone would interfere,
of kicking, and so he kicked at the sub
scription fend Finally when he saw he
could not get rid of the intruder by this
means, he stopped in the middle of a
sentence, turned around, and said, rasping-
ly, in that shrill voice of his:
what do you want? State it quick
and state 1t in the fewest possible words. -
well, said the subscription iend, II
want subscription, Mr.. Greeley, to pre-
vent thousands of my fellow human beings
from going to hell. "
Said Mr.. Greeley: II won't give you a
id cent. There don half enough go
there now