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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-11-19
terments and new lines.

The State treasurer's report will show
This is, howev err, largely due to the fact
that comparatively little interest has
been paid on the debt for the past two
years. And 1t is well enough to remem
tended to, and also that it is certain te
cause Il great deal Of trouble. The debt
is increasing in proportion to the de-
faulted interest, and the State is suffer
ing because the authorities are so indif>
ferent about what is due the creditors
and its payment. Every dollar that
can possibly be spared after the strictest
economy in administering the affairs OF
the State ought to be dedicated to pay
ing interest, and not be permitted to lie
idle in the treasury.
Why is it that the free traders do not
wait until the test can be fairly made,
to the point that ought to satisfy them,
that tin-plate can be made in this coun-
ty? As Americans they ought to be will
ing to ALLOW those who are willing to in>
vest their money in an American enter
prise to have fair opportunity to prove
their theory. : 1t is very unnatural to
hear citizens of the United States say
that tin-plate cannot be made here, aud
then assume that no one will attempt
it, when there are millions Of dollars go
ing into it, with the utmost confidence
of succeeding. It is singular phase of
partizan blindness, which leads to such
conduct.
It is said that at the meeting of the
executive and finance committee of the
B. & O. at Baltimore on the 9th it was
decided to recommend a quarterly divi
dend of II per cent. for the past three
months in,cash, besides a 30 per cent.
stock dividend representing the net
during the past two years il>
vested in betterments.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-11-19
The State Debt.

Governor. Mckinney is quoted as au-
thority for the statement that another
proposition has been received from the
Olcott Committee for the settlement Of
the State debt, and that the proposi>
ton is the most favorable yet received
from the committee. The Legislative
Commission that has the matter in
charge, was to have met yesterday, the
18th, to consider the proposition of the
Cicott Committee, and to formulate a
recommendation to the Legislature
which meets the first Monday in Deem
Der.
1t will be crime against Virginia, if
the Legislature should not approach
this important and paramount subject
in a liberal and patriotic spirit, divorced
from all party and partizan considera-
tions. We cannot afford to daily and
.temporize and hesitate any longer with
this vital question. The State has al
ready suffered too much by the absence
of an honest purpose to dispose of it in
such manner as will carry with it a sense
ginia. It has been the football Of dem
agogues and INSCRIPTIONS partizans,
until every interest of the commonwealth
has been injured. There has been no
high, unselfish purpose consulted in its
consideration. 1t has been simply
whethera settlement upon this or that
basis would help or hurt party, and not
whether it would benefit the State. In
the consideration of it the future of Vir-
ginia should be the first and controlling
thought, whether it..xmilitates against
partizan interests or not. The people
want the debt question disposed Of
eliminated from party platforms and
party caucusses, and placed where it
should be upon high business plane,
affectinglvitally the welfare of the State
and all her interests. Anything short
of this will be a crime against the Com
monwealth and an outrage on public
justice.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-11-19
To Civllize the Gorilla.

Prof. r. l.. Garner, who, as a tele-
recent celebrity in connection with the
study of monkey language, is in Wash
ington consulting with scientists re-
specting an expedition to Africa which
he proposes to make. His mission, as he
alleges. is to construct the basis of a lam
guage out of the bowling sounds which
come from gorrillas. To effect this he
will take with him an iron cage, move
into the midst of the inhabitants of
African jungles, secure himself inside the
cage, and then lay wake o. nights, lis
tening 10 the clatter and shrieks and jar
gon of gorrilias, so as to get at the root
of their meaning. This is a very res
markable aud novel mission, and we are
not only acquire knowledge of the
Gorilla lingo, but will ornament and
embellish it, from the fecund sources of
his own dramatic imagination. Be it
remembered, if we do not mistake, that
Prof. Garner was not unknown to fame,
even before he embarked upon this phi
lanthropic and highly scientific discov>
cry. He was the gifted and eloquent
agent, who perambulated the Valley a
few years ago, of a hedge fence. He had
the faculty of making the worse appear
the better cause, and to convince man
against his will that lis Hedge Fence
WAS, of all things, what every farmer,
to be a farmer, had to have. After
stirring up the people for months, and
possibly years, on the beauties of the
Hedge Fence, he disappeared, and now
appears in advanced condition as the
friend Of the monkey and of science. If
he can succeed in beating the monkey
and the gorilla out of his native
sounds and genuflections, it will be no
less than we might expect from his sue
cess in beating farmers into the pur-
chase and adoption Of this Hedge Fence.
Vive la Prof Garner. May your shadow
never grow less.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-11-19

/ Jack Cochran, of Augusta and form
erly with the G. s. O., has taken g place
as engineer on the Georgia Central. run
ming from Augusta to Macon
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Railroad Commission.

The question of enacting law crea>
ting Railroad Commission is being dis
cussed in the papers and is the subject
of much political caucussing. Since the
result of the election was known less
radical notions are expressed about it.
1t is now thought wise to consult the
railroad arrangements and enact such a
measure as will not be oppressive to the
public carriers of the Commonwealth.
So long as the Farmers Alliance had the
field and fattering prospect of con-
trolling the Legislature, hostility to rail
road corporations was a prominent no
ton. Now that the result of the election
is known and that the Alliance cannot
have things their own way a more rea-
sonable and sensible and practical policy
finds expression. 1t will be an unpar-
donable blunder, if any law shall be
enacted initiating against railroads. 1t
will not do to deal with question of
this kind, except in an intelligent,
thoughtful and liberal spirit; The rails
roads of Virginia and the South have
enough to contend with, without having
to operate under severe and unjust leg
islative restrictions, and we want all the
railroads it is possible to construct, and
enterprises SO essential to the develop
ment and progress of the State should
not be discouraged by unfavorable
laws, passed from an impulse of resent
ment or from ignorance of the far>reach-
ing effect such legislation must neces-.
sarily have. Railroads are enemies to
no interest of Virginia. Their success
depends, in great measure. upon the
success of the farmers and those engaged
in developing the natural resources of
the State. They are essential agents
to accomplish this, and it will be the ex-
treme of foolishness not to recognize
these facts in any legislation that may
be considered and euaotad into law
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-11-19

Massachusetts has taken an important
step in the line of civil progress. Noted
for the intelligence and patriotism which
peryade.the State. yet the people there
seem to have been slow n~recognizing
the important fact that poor men have
civil rights that should be respected.
When a man may be called upon to
take up arms to defend the State, he
ought to be privileged to have voice in
making the laws by which that State is
governed. Until now Massachusetts, has
had poll-tax restriction. That has
been removed, and now the citizen can
cast vote in all elections, where he is
not disfranchised by the criminal law.
or is an idiot or pauper. What effect
this enfranchisement of large class of
voters will have on the strength of par
ties in that State cannot be now said.
But whether it benefits one party or the
other the restriction on the ballot should
be removed. We guess, it will apply
about the same to Democrats and Re-
publicans, and that neither will get any
decided advantage by reason of the con
stitutiOnal amendment.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-06-20
The eAL1epE OF THE elRTHoAY.

n -
Sncnoes how. like sweet Queen.
- ~c'comcd me with Tapturous delieht
"ncn my ncmcral ended with : ..tccn-~ ~
Al inc world to her was gay ana bright.
w"... snc was looking for her gallant knight
"cuns and looking through MES opcn door.
vim 2Sc10in8hcar. and eager. happv sirhs,
'as' siaei she velcs rs me no moro.
A:S ! DO mind mo ho> With Joy less keen
eacctincs groHing sllghter and more
o1c mes mo year BY year; and how. between
o coldness grew. until, in spite
~ al my efforts, she ignored me quite.
SSv~. very sadly. the truth deplo:c.
Inss she regards mo n bore ana bliehs:
eaas. shc welcomes me no more.
Ana nov. = easily could be forcscen
- one who 'gainst time wages foolish flsn:.
oac wcars face not beautifully serene,
Asooe Who bravcly sees the years take night
"nne Winning from them Ill her gracious
right
Aas should tell how OFT I've come before
ooe seems TO dwess n . perpetual fright;
Aiess eaasi she welcomes me- no more.
ENVOY.
1et here nm again without invite.
!noogn she's not kind. yet will be polite,
Ana one may be called young 1t full two score;
Ans: alas! she welcomes me no more.
Carasets Perry. in Good Housekeeping.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-06-20
THE nuMeuo OF PROVERBS.

Aasunlng . h the Eaoooeo - WlD4o0b
They Are Olssa Uawiss.
A proverb has been defined - the
wisdom Of many and the wit Of one.
Into many proverbs are packed pithy
suggestions - TO conduct and general.
ized experience Of mankind They arc
sarcastic, hortative, minatory, Dirth-
provoking, but they are not wiser than
the people that make them. Hence.
many Of them. some Of them most wide
" current are arrant humbugA II they
were once true to experience. under
certain conditions, they are true no
longer. To cay this u nat contredic-
tion of that well-known proverb. "No-
body is wiser than everybody" but
even that il ono Of the humbugA 1t
not infrequently happens that single
man Il wiser than his whole genera
ton. Such men become hrst the lead
err, then the martyrA Of their ego. but
are the saints and heroes Of the ages
that follow. Al . fragrant instance Of
proverbial unwisdom and humbug. take
the distich that has been dinned into
the ears Of unnumbcred generations d
children:
Early % bed, and early - risa.
Makes man healthy. wealthy md visa
This IL terse and witty generali1a&too
Of . pastoral community, where 70 Get
ON in the world Il was necessary TO work
in the fields from ''sun up" 70 ''san
down" II has NO application whatever
70 town life. The wealthy and wise
men Of towns are men who work late
and rise late; and ~ to health, Il b mo-
torious that NO part Of our population
% suffers from al manner Of diseases
- farmers and their familieA Yet
how many have been deprived Of their
natural sleep BY superstition, begot oe
this wretched rhyme. that early rising
IL conducive 70 health. Il b only n ~
cent years that people havs had the
courage 70 take the sleep that nature
demanded The man who did % gem
Grafton ago was called ''lazy"-the most
intolersble Of al epithetA Frsnklin
even aimed . proverb at him: "Aen
need i've hours sleen women sax. eAil-
dren and fools seven" Nowadays the
man who takes Les t1ea eight h tie
fool. Take some Of the naxins tncul-
eating shzewd business policy: A pen-
ny saved = . penny earned" hes ruined
many . man who could not persuads
himself to spend money with jad1cious
lavishness in enlaEging his businesa
The penny saved was % large IN his
ewes that e hid the dollar Lost by lii
foolish economy. ''Out of deb4 ont q
DANGER" and Better 60 10 Bod supper
les than rise IN dsbt" ars . psecicas
pair that have hropght many 70 tAs
pooehouse. Dobt h the oily aolvoG3oa
az many . nan. Not debt ssek1oeoty
incurred By extssvaga.t living beyeo4
his means, but dsh4 Incurred h tho pm.
chase Of . hone q Tie sstablishing a .
busipesa Where wouA modern con-
mercial Affairs b bat for eTsdiG Bat
credit means debt; for II A trusts b b
must owe A. Debt makes many man
careful and saving. who would spend
III he gets Il he had No pressing obliga-
tioas to meet 60 - y forced. - Il
were IN spjts q hiassl4 70 vgevSde -
Dislnees 9a4 cid agA-N J. Gxapiosn
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-06-20

0o Saw she Dldn't Like HIN aaa - Ne
Turnsd tAe Tables.
He had flnished his Introductory -.
marks and was about 70 propose, when
be discovered that his proposal would
Be- treated with contempt
Go on, Mr.. Sprigger," she said, I'm
patiently tapping her foot on the car.
pet n he paused in his remarka
81 was about to say, Miss Hilder," he
continued, ''that am aware that the
human heart. especially woman's. u .
delicate thing, and come tonight 70
correct . wrong impression which yoe
have been under for some time, I think
To be plain, Miss Hilder, because do
not wish to cause you future suffering.
let me state that ] have never cared
enough for you to ask you to link yoar
lot with mine, therefore do not think
that can return the love You bear for
me. My attentions to you have been
prompted purely BY friendly feeling,
nothing more. But trust this will not
mar our friendly relations" " he said.
taking his hat to 60. ''for remember.
you win ever have in me . true friend.
BE assured I viii be always . nephew
to you"
And she was 90 dumb with surprise
and anger that she didn't say goodbye
to him when he bowed himself out
Boston Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-06-20

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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-06-20
n, the ELECTRICAL WORLD


-Nr. Edison claims that ho can cure
eout BY the simultaneous use ot hthine
and electricity.
After long opposition On the part of
the vcstry, the electric light has 6nally
been introduced into old Trinity church
The new light was first used O Easter
Sunday.
"A New York banks vaults are said
TO have been fitted up with . combina-
ton electric alarm and Aashlight cam
era that automatically takes the picture
Of the intruder.
Ingenious engineers suggest that
the artesian wells may be developed BY
means Of electrical appliances into .
powerful and cheap source OF almost
unlimited power.
The North Avenue Railway Co. Of
Baltimore. Nd, will undoubtedly ex-
tend its electric railroad to the center
Of the city. using IN elevated roadway
for part Of the route.
lin Massachusetts, electric light com
panies are compelled by law to place
tags upon their wires 90 that linemen
and other workmen may easily distin-
guish the different classes Of wireA
"A late telephone invention has .
glass diaphragm resting on glass rods
and communicating with tho ordinary
wire. A whispered conversation has
been carried ON audibly over distance
Of three miles.
On the northern coast OF Norway.
under latitude 70.s degrees. il situated
the little town of Hammerfesk Every
year for months the sum disappears en-
tirely and there i perpetual night
only lighted once awhile BY . beauti-
full aurora borealia. Tho town Of HAM
merfest has Just Installed IN electric
light plant. which, IL II said, u the one
nearest the north pole. The Inter.
national Thompson-Houston ElectrteCo.
furnished the apparatus and superin-
tended the installation There are two
dynamos driven by water-power out
side the town. One dynamo furnishes
current for twelve arc lamps for street
lighting. An alternating dynamo OF
thirty five amperes and 1000 volt capeo-
ity supplies private customers with In
candescent lights ON the transformee
system.
President Depew, Of the New York
Central, says of electricity as propell-
ing power for railroads: "While il would
not surprise me TO see electricity rush
ing our railroad trains along at the rate
of fifty or sixty miles m hour. reeog-
nize there must be more great secrets
Of the mystic power revealed before We
accept IL When we can get electricity
% cheap that we can produce IL - wo
60 at the same cost - We now generate
steam. we can talk about electricity -
motive power. Many railroad men
are of the opinion that the steam loco
motive q . means Of propelling cara u
doomed They say it, use involves too
great . waste, and that electricity II IL
ready successfully employed for the
propulsion of street and suburban cara
That il al well enough, and glory In
the inventiveness Of our Americans. but
electricity will need 70 Be jugglcd .
great deal more before we can run .
through express train to Chicago with
H."
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-06-20

Rice CroQuettes: Boil half . cup Of
milk and stir into IL . cup Of cold,
boiled rico, tablespoonful Of butter.
and half . teaspoonful Of salt When
it boils add IN egg well beaten, and
cook two minutes longer. When the
mixture Is cold make into rolls or balls,
dip in egg and cracker crumbs and fry
In hot fat-Ladies' Home Journal
--Spiced Corn Reef: After using
corned beef for dinner. while warm,
chop the fat and lean together. not very
flne, but 80 that they may be well
mixed, then stir in enough made mus
tarti or French mustard to spice Il sum-
GENTLY. and place IL in IN open pan that
viii take In IN inverted plate on the
:op. Set . weight ON It and put In .
cool place to harden. This makes .
compact loaf from which slices can be
cut-Orange Judd Farmer.
Boston Brown Bread: One and one
half teacups -four. one and one-half tea
cups cornmeal, one and one half teacupe
rye or Graham -four. two and 0ne-half
crps milk, slightly sour. one-hslf cup
sifup. . little SALT one teaspoonful
soda; mix with . spoon. place In two
quart basin; steam three hours lfthere
il neither rye NOR Graham A0ur ut hand.
make II with two cups Of -four and two
ard one-half of meal, and the rest -
above given.-Bost0n Budget.
Boiled Onions. Remove the outer
dry and wilted peeling. put into cold
water. let come to . boil, turn on the
water and add sufficient fresh boiling
water 70 cook them for IN hour, when
they should be very tender. Bring to
the boiling point sufficient cream 70
nearly cover them. salt TO taste, and
po1r on the onions. which should have
b~en carefully drained. Serve 1t once.
Onions soon discolor when left standing.
and require IN immediate use when
prepared for the table-Housekceper.
-Candied Oranges: Candied oranges
hcaped prettily on glass or china dish
are IN attractive addition TO the dessert
table. Get nice. sweet oranges. Peel
and quarter them without breaking %
the Juice will not escape. Make . sirup
Of one pint of water with one pound Of
sugar, boil this and bring it 10 the can
dying point Dip the pieces Of orange
in this sirup and place them ON . sieve
to drain. The sieve should, of course.
be placed over . platter or some con-
venient dish to catch the drippings so
they will not be wasted. Let the oranges
remain in . warm place until the can
died sirup i crystalized-Prairie
Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-06-20

Ghawber-Some one has invented Z
new kind Of bank TO save money. Now
there II only one thing moro they
want
Singerly-Wha& b that?
Shawber-A new kind Of mAn--Nun'
eev,s Weekly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-06-20

MrA rorundred-What? Invite the
Downtown girls to our party! Why.
NV dear, their father u in trade. He
keeps . shop
Miss Forundred-I know, ma, but he
Is awfully exclusive. He never adver-
tises, and doesn't have to serve . c1s-
TONER once : week.-N. Y. Weekly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-06-20

An invoice received by the caterer Of
An English regiment stationed in India
contained this bewildering item: 'One
case Of Tomcats."
No one had asked the caterer 70 order
any dainties Of that kind, and the mys-
tery remained unsolved until the pack
age arrived.
Then It appeared that the groeer's as-
sistant had fancy for abbreviation, and
that ''tomcats" was only his way Of
writing the name Of that useful condi.
aent. tomato catsup-Youth's CON
nnn30n
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-06-20
IN winter CIlmase Lie OR Own.

No WW6G4 O0mSSO LIZ O0S OWos
There IS no winter climate elsewhere
TO compare with that found In our ex-
tremc southwest or in Mexico. and tho
sooner we put this fact into poetry and
literature. and begin to make tradi-
ton OF il, tho better II win be for our
peace Of mind and for our children. And
IL the continent does not satisfy us. there
lie the West Indies within few hours
sail, with all the luxuriancc and genial
ity of the tropicA We are only half
emancipated yet We arc still apt to
see the world through the imagination
Of England, whose literature We
adopted, or Of Germany. To these
bleak lands Italy was paradise. and
was SO sung by poets who had no con-
ccption Of . winter without frost We
have . winter climate Of another sort
from any in Europe; we have easy and
comfortable sccess to It. The only
thing we need to do now Il to correct
our imagination. which has been led
astray. Our poets can at least do this
for us BY the help Of > quasi-inte1nar
tional copyright Charles Dudley Wa
ner, In Drawer Of Harpers Magazine
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-06-20

The ready and graceful wit Of the
Able de Voisenon once enabled him, in
. truly discouraging social difficulty.
ito pluck victory from defeat" His
courageous effort to escape from an
embarrassing situation certainly de-
served success
The able accepted IN invitation OF
the Prince de Cont to dinner, but for
got the date, and 1t the dinner his chair
was vacant The next day = friend said
TO him:
''Monseigneur was very angry with
you yesterday" The abbe felt that he
had been remiss and attended the
princes next reception TO offer hum
BILE apology.
His highness, - soon as he perceived
his discourteous guest, turned his back:
But the undaurted abbe exclaimed:
20 monseigneur, you overwhelm mo
with gratitude. had been told that
you never more would have anything to
do with me; but l an happy 70 see that
l have been misinfoFmed."
'How?" asked the prince.
'.Your highness has turned your back
upon me, and I know that that il not
your custom before your enemies. =
Youths Companion.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-06-20

Did Sullivan have brass knnelkles
On when - hit your" mo" sid ths
unfortunate; u wish he had.s-~Judcs