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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-08-04
Twelve Days at the seashore.

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The Third Popular Excursion via the
Baltimore and Ohio r. r. to Atlantic
City from Lexington and all interme-
diate stations to Washington Junction,
Md, is announced for Thursday, August
18th. Those who have not avaie ed them
selves of the superior train service and
low rates offered for for a trip to the
seashore, should not neglect this oppor-
tunity A large degree of pleasure is
obtained in these jaunts to the seaside
over the Baltimore and Ohio by views
of the country en- route, than which
there is none in America more pictur
esque or richer in historical interest.
Tickets will be valid for return journey
for twelve days from day of sale, also
to stop over in Philadelphia during
the night of August 18th and will
be good on all regular trains. On
return journey they will be good to stop
off at Washington, thus affording an OPP
portunity to visit the numerous public
buildings, which are open to visitors
free of charge, and to take trip down
the Potomac to Mt. Vernon, the tomb
of Washington, as well as to visit other
places Of interest in and near Washing
ton.
For rates and time of trains consult
appended table:
LEAVE NJ AM RATE
Lexington. SIS 1890 5000
ARRIVE. p. M. r. NJ. p NJ
Philadelphia. ............... H55 6.i 800
CORRESPONDENCE low rates from other
stations.
Pullman Buffet Parlor Car from Staun-
ton to Philadelphia on afternoon train.
For more detailed information apply
to nearest b. & O. Agent.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-08-04
Hygienic Conveyances.

Doctor-"You must, stop using horse
cars in going to and from your business.
Take the grip cars"
Patient-"Why, doctor. What diff
ference does it make?" -.
Doctor-''The walking will do you
good. Puck.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-08-04
The Prnner WAY.

81 haven't had time to breathe since
| arrived at $50 this morning." com
planned the cashier TO the book keeper
You should do your breathing before
you come to the Office. " replied the book
keeper.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-08-04
Kept Busy.

Mrs. Bingo-'I have called at your
house twice now and each time you have
been out"
Mrs. Kingley-"Yes. Since we have
been raising our vegetables have
had to go to market nearly every day.
Jud1e
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-08-04
GALL TO SCHOOL CHILDREN.
October 81 to Be Observed as a Gen.
eral Holiday.

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President Harrison complying with the
act of Congress of June Goth, has issued
his proclamation making Friday, Octo-
Der 81, general holiday. This is the
recognition OF the movement to put the
celebration of the 40Oth anniversary of
the discovery of America into the hands
of all the people by giving it to the in
stitution closest to the people and most
characteristic OF the people-the public
school.
The movement undertaken by the
N ational Educational Association.
through an executive committee. which
has so presented it as to gain the en-
dorsement of the press and general pop
ular acceptance in advance of this proc
lamation. This proclamation is as
follows:
Whereas, by joint resolution ap.
proved June 30, 1899, it was resolved by
the Senate and House of Representa-.
tives of the United States of America in
Congress assembled, That the Presi-
dent of the United States be authorized
and directed to issue proclamation
recommending to the people the observ-
ance in all their localities of the 4OOth
anniversary of the discovery of America,
on October2l 1899, by public demonstra-
ton and by suitable exercises in their
schools and other places of assembly,:
Now, therefore, |, Benjamin Harrison,
President of the United States of Amer
lea, in pursuance of the aforesaid joint
resolution, do hereby appoint Friday,
October Fl, 1899, the four hundredth an
niversary of the discovery of America
by Columbus, as a general holiday for
the United States. On that day let the
people 80 far as possible, cease from toll
and devote themselves to such exercises
as may best express honor to the discoy-
erer and their appreciation of the great
achievements of the four completed CEN
turtles of American life.
Columbus stood in his age as the pio-
neer OF progress and enlightenment.
The system of universal education is in
our age the most prominent and salutary
i>tsoAAO VI ohC spun VI
and it is peculiarly appropriate that the
schools be made by the people the center
Of the days demonstration. Let the
national flag float over every schoolhouse
in the country and the exercises be such
as shall impress upon our youth the
patriotic duties of American citizenship.
In the churches and in the other places
of assembly of the people let there be
expressions of gratitude to Divine Prov>
idence for the devout faith of the dscov-
erer and for the divine care and guidance
which has directed our history and SO
abundantly blessed our people.
In testimony whereof have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington this
21st day OF July, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and ninety
two, and of the independence of the
United States the one hundredth and
seventeenth. BENZ. HARRISON.
BY the President:
JOHN w. FOSTER, Secretary of State.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-08-04
The Governor of North Carolina says
State of North Carolina.

ne uUVtTHUT VI ANOTtH NelI UIItIt1 or . :
State of North Carolina.
Executive Department. !
RALEIGH, February 8, 1892.
James H. Webb, Sec'y, 1405 N. Y. Ave,
Washington, ID. G.,
DEAR SIR:-In reply to yours of the
5th, | have to say that have used your
EIectropoise occasionally, and have al
ways found relief from its use. | have
not had an opportunity to use it as
would like to have done, and l was 50
situated that could only nse it occa-
sionally. At those times, however, |
have always had good results.
Very truly yours,
(Signe0 THOMAS III. HOLT, Gooernor.
A forty page book fully explaining the
Electropoise mailed free. 1405 New York
Ave, Washington, ID. G.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-08-04

By resolution. passed by the Board of
Directors of the Clifton Forge Publish
ing Company. at. their annual meeting,
May 18th, Mr. G. Collins Taylor, Secreta-
nv and Treasurer of the company, is
alone authorized to settle bills and re-
ceipt for monies due said Publishing 20.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-08-04
A Natural Error.

'Papa, did / hear you say that money
talks?"
Yes, Willie
SIS that why they have parrots on the
backs of the silver lollars?"-Jatdge.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-08-04
An Old Toper's Brain.

From the st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
II was present at the autopsy of a
noted old "rounder" of my town few
weeks ago." said John A. Holiday, of
Troy, N. ", at the Lindell, land was
startled and shocked at what | saw
The dead man was about sixty years old
and had been the town drunkard for
forty years. The doctors had surmised
that when they cut his head open pro.
nounced smell of alcohol would issue
from the skull. thought it only one of
that grim sort of jokes that The Escu>
lapians indulge in sometimes when they
are carving a fellow>man to mincemeat
in the interest of their science. But l
soon learned that it was no joke, for
when the surgeons saw had cut off the
top of the mans skull the odor of alco>
hol that filled the room was strong
enough to almost sicken one. Then one
of the surgeons struck match and held
it close to the brain. Immediately
blue flame enveloped the entire portion
of the cerebral organ exposed, and the
quivering flesh siZzled as if on a grid
iron. That experiment and disclosure
set me to very seriously thinking about
the error of my way. am not tenn
perance lecturer nor prohibition poll
tician, but | must most respectfully and
firmly decline your invitation to have
something. l don't want my brain to
float around in sea of alcohol, as did
that of the poor old town drunkard of
Troy. There is no telling how many
other mems brains will reveal the same
condition if an autopsy is held upon
them"
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The News Correspondent Takes
in the Town.
Evening journal., 1892-10-13
New York Markets.

lBy Telegraph TO the Evening Journal1
NEW YORK. Oct. 13-COttOn, spot lots. dull,
middling uplands, l-l0; futures steady, Oct.
7.7s; Nov. 80
Flour nominal, unchanged; city mill extras.
40 hne 1.ejd2lO.
Wheat opened strong and continued 80
until noon when prices were up 80. No. red
Winter, i91fNsO cash; 1874 Oct; 1875 Nov; sl54
Dec.
Corn strong, advancing g by noon. No. 3
mixed. 81 cash; 5Oh Nov; blSf Dec; 52j4 May.
Oats were dull but firm, advancing y by
noon. No. mixed, g cash; 3494 Oct; 065f
Dec.
Rye and barley nominal.
holasaes dull and unchanged.
Sugar, refined, fairly active and steady; cut
loaf and crushed, . 5-l6Gt5 y; granuiated,
Z lb-l6gb5; powdered 1916 G5; mould "A" 50
T. 10.
Rice nominal.
Pork quiet and without change; mess
quoted II 75Gl2.tO
Lard dull, unchanged.
Butter steady with fair demand creamery
state extras s4l6; western separator extras IS.
Cheese dun and generally steady; state
factory null cream fancy, white, TO-
hRgs quiet and steady; state new laid choice
f3l6el24; Western, 22d2l.
Turpentine, firmer at 8ON30lf
Rosin dull strained TO good, l.221661l.2T1<
IallOw dull, prime city, ~.
Petroleum nominal.
Ereights quiet, grain 20 London.ed.
Evening journal., 1892-10-13

WE view with unfeigned sadness the
scarcity of local Republican eloquence
in this campaign. We have reveled in
quantity Of imported eloquence from
orators who told us how their respective
states We're meandering blissfully to the
Mckinley elysium under the patent
method of taxing ourselves into pros
perity; we have enjoyed a plethora Of
Bach; conucopia Of Higgins; and a slap,
dash, bang of Conrad. Brown and Elliott,
but with almost unutterable grief, like
old Kneas confessing to beautiful Dido.
we are compelled TO recite the mournful
facts that Spruance, Bird, Massey, Brad
ford, Neilds, Sperry, HoiIecker and sew
eral others have not climbed into
ice wagon which the Bach MahaiTy com
bination is driving here. We do not
mention this in derision Far be it from
us to make the burden that a respectable
Republican has to bear any heavier
We mention this failure ON the part of
these able and eloquent patriots with
poignant grief Il is really sad that the
glorious cause Of high wages, low prices,
plenty of work of this era of tin plate
prosperity for Pennsylvania shall SO
unsmg here except 10y foreigners, carpet.
baggers. Office seekers. and penny gtiu
| trumpet blowers. There are some Of the
big guns who understand the meaning OF
the noble apothem, "What are we her,
fory' Why can they not appear in thi,
campaign to explain the local workings o.
the Mckinley bill and to advocate tn,
carpet -bagger negro combination for tn,
purity of the ballot and the redemption
Of Delaware that Senator Higgins ha
inaugurated
Evening journal., 1892-10-13
POLITICAL NOTES.

Sheriff Simmons received the thirty
two ballot boxes for the rural districts
today.
The Republicans of Hockossin formally
raised a Harrison and Reid flag yesterday
afternoon.
Christiana women have presented an
American flag to the Democratic club at
that place
Peter L. Cooper, Jr., and James w.
Ponder will address the Democrats of
Blackbird this evening
National Chairman Dickey will ad-
dress a Prohibition mass meeting in In
stitute Hall this evening
George A. Elliott and Francis II. Hof-
fecker addressed the Republicans OF
South Murderkill hundred at FELTON, last
evening,
Congressman Follett, of Ohio, and L.
Irving Handy will address mass meet
ing in the rink on Saturday evening,
October 10.
II. c. Conrad, Fire Eater Bach and H.
II. Ward will address the Eighth ward
Republicans after the flag raising TO-
morrow evening.
Charles Emory Smith, of Philadel-
phia and ex-Judge Tenny. of New York,
will address a Republican mass meeting
at Dover on next Thursday.
The Democratic County Executive COM
mite met in the Young Mems Demo
cratic club rooms this afternoon and
transacted routine business.
The Republican First Voters club win
go to New Castle tomorrow evening TO
a tend a mass meeting Hugh c. Brown
and Captain O'Farrell will be the orators.
The Young Mems Republican club. the
Higgins club, and Republicans First
Voters club, Of this city, have been in
vited to participate in big parade TO be
held in Chester, Pa, on Noyember5.
Secretary Of the Treasury Charles
Foster will speak at Milford on Satur-
day. He will go from this city to Mil
ford in a Pullman car provided by Super
intendent Hutchinson. Senator Higgins
and several other we'll known Republi-
cans will accompany him.
Captain Patrick O'Farrell, the alleged
pensionshark of Washington, d. C.,
addressed a Republican mass meeting
at Hockessin last evening The atten.
dance was very small, and the bid for the
votes of the Kaolin mines was flat
failure. He will address a meeting in
the Grand Opera House tonight.
Evening journal., 1892-10-13
FALL AND WINTER
COATS.

For Ladies, Misses and
Children we have a very large
assortment of these goods. A
few numbers we call attention
to:
A Cheviot Refer in Black and Navy
Blue at 81.
A Cheviot Refer, bound silk braid, at
A Cheviot Refer Astrakhan trimmed, at
SO.
A Cheviot Refer, silk bound, three
piece back at $3.50
A Cheviot Refer, silk faced, at $40.
Also one bound with silk braid, pearl
buttons, Navy and Black These
are both beautiful garments.
A black diaganol Refer, fancy silk lin
ing, with fancy silk buttons and lap
seams, at S11
Very Fine Diagonal Garment, ,Changeable
Silk lining, bound with silk braid,
lap seams, at $3.50.
Fine Diagonal Black, silk lining, smoke
pearl buttons, lap seams, at $500.
A Fine Broadcloth garment, three piece
back, lap seam, embroidered lining
at $3.50.
We have a large assortment
of Light Tan. Cheviot and
Kersey Cloth garments, with
velvet collar, lap seams and
silk lining, at very low prices,
together with a good line of
bright, pretty fancy cloth gar
ments, suitable for young Lad
les and Misses, at popular
prices. Children's Coats in
large assortment. The newest
and best styles, which we offer
at our usual low cash prices.
Blankets, Comfortables and
Underwear to suit every per-
son. We can give you a great
deal for your money Just now.
Respectfully,
Evening journal., 1892-10-13

A SPECIAL dispatch from Cincinnati
says: "The fact may be set down that
Judge Jacob d. Cox, distinguished Re
publican ex-governor Of Ohio will next
month cast his vote for Cleveland and
Stevenson. Judge Cox has been all his
life steadfast and consistent Republi
can and his views have always been held
in great respect by his party The an
nouncement of his change will be a
thunderbolt" Cannot somebody rise to
explain this hegira of great, honest, good,
brave and independent men from the
Republican partyY They are not selfish /;
they are not either manufacturers or
Office seekers. but men who are as intel.
ligent as they are disinterested. They
seek the welfare Of the whole people, not
the enrichment of few. The change Of
prominent man like Ex-Governor Cox,
of Ohio, is a fitting event after the loss
TO the Republican party of four ex Re
publican cabinet ministers who are sup
porting Mr. Cleveland in this campaign
Hugh McCulloch, Walter @ Gresham,
Carl Schurz, and Wayne MacVeagh
Evening journal., 1892-10-13

SEVERAL newspaper correspondents
sent to Indiana 20 find news for eastern
newspapers have made the sad discovery
that there is lack of state pride"
for the Republican candidate The en-
thusiasm which should prevail for the ia
vorte son does not manifest itself with any
unanimity for Candidate Harrison. There
is less enthusiasm of this kind than there
was four years ago. There are evidences,
so the correspondents relate with more
or less pathos, that many Republicans will
not be contented to withhold their votes
from Mr. Harrison's ticket but will vote
for Cleveland This, considering the in
tense love that the delegates from the
south and the 40 office holders
manifested for Mr.. Harrison at the
Minneapolis convention is surprising and
sad We have been led TO believe that
the tremendous and unprecedented
popular uprising to demand that the
great man from indianapolis and the only
religious president the country ever had
should repeat the magnificent admins
tration he has given us, had extended to
and enyeloped Indiana Such is not the
case The ice wagon has been
meandering through Indiana trick.
ling chilling drops from the
slowly melting ice seeming dug up
from the vicinity Of the North Pole and
shipped in chunks as big as Greenlands
icy mountains to restrain the ardor of
the Republican party for Blaine and re-
duce the temperature to the condition
of accepting Harrison. II there is no
state pride in the Harrisonian candidacy
il seems likely that Mr. Harrison will not
rely ION God and Indiana" to elect him
this year God has not been heard from
but the indications are that Indiana has
gone back on the pious man whose super
intendents are Carter, Dave Martin
and Peck.
Evening journal., 1892-10-13

Hon w. c. p. BREcKINRIDGE. the
eloquent orator Of Kentucky, has finally
refused to deliver the Grafton at the
opening Of the Columbian Fair, and in.
vited the management to publish the
correspondence Breckinridge was a
colonel in the confederate army. He
fought bravely and CALAMITY for what he
believed TO be right He surrendered
when he was whipped, accepted the re-
suits freely, fully, sincerely and sealed
the bargain with an iron clad oath
that was almost humiliating. He
is man Of the highest character, the
noblest aspirations and of knightly cour-
tesy. He is able and eloquent. He rep
resents the best elements in the South
and the best elements in the Democratic
party He holds the esteem of every in
telligent man in the country; the
ardent love Of all Kentuckiaus, the
admiration of the people of the
entire South. But some of the people
who are running the Columbian Fair for
other purposes than to honor the man
who discovered this country have not for
given Mr. Breckenridge have not learned
that the cruel civil war is over. Mr..
Breckenridge is not loyal enough to speak
at the celebration of the quadro centen-
nial Of Columbus.
Evening journal., 1892-10-13

the issue Of the tariff from specific ex.
cuses for his pet measure TO vague
generalities As when here he talked
about the glass industry and avoided the
woolen and stocking industries in compli-
ment to New Castle and Dover so in the
different cities of Massachusetts, he avoids
the industries, the people Of each locality
know about and praises those they have
not lost by
Compound for sins they are inclined to-.
by damning those they have no mind TO.
Mckinley was regarded as an honest,
sincere man. But his enthusiasm for
McKinleyism has either turned his head
or calloused his heart The bill is not
what he intended it TO be- He did not
approve it; it is a piece Of patch work an
arrangement between the two parties in
interest-the men who have goods TO sell
and the politicians who wish TO retain
the Republican party in power-he knows
that Mr.. Blaine spoke the truth when he
described it as IAN Infamous measure,
but still he tries to recommend IL, Justify
it, apologize for it, Is Mckinley honest
or is he ignorant?
Evening journal., 1892-10-13

cause they have not taken specific forms.
He IS wise in that. He is writing against
wind or space; he has no definite idea
himself what he means, hence he cannot
give anyone else a definite idea.
The only piece of legislation that he
could have had in the chaotic scope of
his minds eye as the work Of the Repub-
lican party in the last thirty years, is the
Civil Rights Bill which was undone by
the United States supreme court.
The episode however is instructive
as sample of the manner in which the
partisan Republican mind works. ii
like you not Dr. Fell; the reason why
cannot tell.
Evening journal., 1892-10-13

UNDER the caption Of "a daily hint
from Paris" the New York Herald pub
fishes a cut Of mannish girl in "Cos.
tune de Bicyclette" which is both as
tonishing and amusing. It is ridiculous.
in fact, beyond description. We cannot
reproduce the picture, but here is the
letter-press supposed to describe it to
feminine munitions:
Gray felt hat. Mouse colored cloth
shooting jacket White flannel waist
coat Gray cloth Chantilly breeches.
Scotch plaid stockings Gray leather
CATERS
That impressionist catalogue Of the
guy the picture illustrates cannot give
the manly mind any conception of the
thing as it appears behatted, iacketed
and pantaletted in the awkward toggery
intended TO initiate and not improv,
mems clothes The evolutions and long
use Of mems clothes for men have mad,
them suitable convenient aud il
many instances graceful. Apple,
TO women they are not suitable
convenient or graceful They do no
assist or conceal nature. They exagger
ate the points Of woman's fgur
without displaying her exquisite sym
Evening journal., 1892-10-13

PERHAPS the Republican party has
not failed to realize that there are many
men ready to leave the party These men
may lack the ability, perhaps, but they
have the same honesty and integrity, the
same knightly independence Of thought
for which the recent, well known dis
affected judges, lawyers and high class
business men who have left the party
are conspicuous The Republicans
surely know that there are many plain
men in Massachusetts,, New York
Indiana, Illinois. Pennsylvania and Ohio
who are thinking like those who have
gone out and are ready to abandon the
Republican party That is their only
resource. The Republican party cannot
be reformed from within because the
monopolists have possession Of all Of its
machinery.
Evening journal., 1892-10-13
New York Money nrnrkets.

by Telegraph TO the Evening Journal. !
New York, Oct l3.-Money on call loaned
this morning at 3di per cent. Exchange
steady, posted rates 4.S5le6t4.S7 actual rates,
4.Sp404 1914 for sixty days and 4.s6614.s6i4 for
demand. Governments steady; currency 6s,
registered 1901 bid.
Stocks were fairly active this morning, the
sales amounting to l50.l log shares. Prices were
firm during the greater part and substantial
advances were established in several ca es by
noon.
Speculative interest centered in New Eng
ton, Il. T., B. Il o. and y. =. pfd Under the
lead OF the stocks named prices at noon were
up ls TO 2 per cent. Al this writing the
market is dull.
Evening journal., 1892-10-13

THE prospects Of the Democratic cam
paign have frightened every where within
the last two weeks. Wilmington and
New Castle county have not escaped
The Democrats are much more enthusi-
astic here. They have abundant reason
to be, for the general inspiration Of the
Democrats every where else has reached
here and several local events have Oc-
CURED to show the depression aud shall
lowness, the humbug and the
dire exigencies Of the Republican
campaign. Those things have
have given the Democrats fresh
courage and made them enthusiastic in
their efforts to defeat the negroes and
the carpet -bagger-negro combination
here and the Force bill Mckinley party
everywhere. There are more Democrats
in this county and in this city than there
are Republicans and the only reasons why
the count should not show that, are
first, registry and polling frauds which
cannot be prevented; second, the failure
Of Democrats to do their duty. There il
not much probability that either vii
occur.