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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-12-01
How the Loafer Originated.

In the beginning God created the
heaven and the earth and all things
therein. He then created man and
women and left the 'loafers ON the cor
ners, and in due time they multiplied,
and spread into the the depots, post
offices and stores. In the latter place
they sit and explain state and national
problems that have vexed great minds,
and exist practically by sa,npling goods.
While lie is thus engaged, his wife is
out washing for her neighbors, and the
poor helpless children are left at home
to care care for themselves as best they
can. There is nothing more noticeable
than the loafer
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-12-01
AN EXTRAORDINARY OFFER.
To All Wanting Employment.

We want Live, Energetic and Capable
Agents in every county in the United
States and Canada, to sell patent ar
ticle OF great merit, ON IT'S MERITS. An
article having large sale, paying over
100 per cent profit, having no competi-
ton, and OF which the agent is protects
ed in the exclusive sale by a deed given
for each and every county he may secure
from us. With all these advantages to
our agents and the fact that it is an ar
ticle that can be sold to every house,
owner, it might not be necessary to
make an EXTRAORDINARY OFFER" to
secure good agents at once, but we have
concluded to make it to show, not only
our confidence in the merits of our in
vention, but in its Suitability by any
agent that will handle it with energy.
Our agents now at work are making
from $120 to $500 q month clear and this
fact makes it safe for US to make our
offer to all who are out of employment.
Any agent that will give our business a
thirty days trial and fail to clear at
least 500 in this time, ABOVE ALL Elk
PENSES, can return all goods unsold to
us and we will refund che money paid
for them. Any agent or general agent
who would like ten or more counties
and work them through agents fts
ninety days and fail TO clear at least $7an
ABON ALL EXPENSES, cdu reCufn tfft
unsold and get their money back. NJ
other employer of agents ever dared Is,
make such offers, nor would we if ~.
did not know that we have agents roy
making more than double the amnti,r
we guaranteed; and but two sales si,,s
would give profit of over 1926 mo.i,as
and that one of our agents took eighi, t,
orders in one day. Our large descrip11,,,
circulars explain our offer fully, ,,i.'
these we wish to send to everyone on, ~
employment who will send us three oi,e
cent stamps for postage. Send at one
and secure the agency in time for Ia.
boom. and go 10 work on the terra
named in our extraordinary offer. -
would like to have the address of ali =
agents, sewing machine solicitors a.
carpenters in the country, and ask n.
reader of this paper who reads this osf,s
to send us at once the name and addre, :
of all such they know. Address at once
or you will lose the best chance ever oi
fered to those out of employment 10
make money.
RENNER MANUFACTURING Co
PittSburg Pa
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-12-01
NEW SERIES. VOL. II, NO. as.
Origin Of Slang Phrases.

A Grass Widow-the word means grace
"a widow by courtesy French, grace;
Italian, grassa
To throw Dust in Ones Eyes-to mis-
lead. Mohammed escaped from his en-
emies by this means.
Within an Ace-An ace being the low
est numeral, he who wins within an ace
wins within a single spot.
Bakers Dozen-Thirteen. When a
heavy penalty was inflicted for short
| weight, bakers used to give an extra
loaf to make sure of giving good weight.
TO Haul Over the Coals-A method of
torture used in ancient days by kings
and barons to get money from Jews. 1t
means to scold, to bring to task.
Adams Apple-The protuberance in
the forepart of a mans throat. So call
ed from the superstition that piece of
the forbidden fruit which Adam ate
stuck in his throat.
Let the Cat out of the Bag-It was
formerly o trick among the country
folk to substitute cat for sucking pig
and bring it in a bag to market. The
inference may be easily drawn.
Naked Truth-A fable says that Truth
and Falsehood went bathing False
hood came out first and dressed herself
in Truths garments Truth, unwilling
to don those of Falsehood, went naked.
My Uncle-A pawnbroker. This is a
pun on the Latin word uncus, hook.
Pawnbrokers employed a hook to lift
articles up a spout down which the mon
ey and the pawn ticket would be sent.
Hence the term 'up the spout"
All i'll My Eye-All nonsense. Jack
Tar once went into church where he
heard the words sab, mihi," often re-
peated. On speaking of the services
afterward Jack said he could not make
much out of it, but it seemed to him
very much like ''all my eye"
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-12-01
Read This.

We do not know who is the author of
the following, but it is true, every word
of it:
Lift your hat reverently when you
meet the teachers of the little pupils.
Speak kindly of her. She is good
angle of the State. Shestakes the bant>
thing fresh from the home, full of his
pouts and ibis passions-an ungoverned
and ungovernable little one, whose own
mother honestly admits that she sends
him to school to get rid of him at home.
This yonng lady, who knows her busi>
ness takes whole carload of these lit
tie anarchists, half of whom, single
handed and alone, are more than a
match for their parents, and at once
puts them in the way of becoming up
right citizens. What must be her toll
and WEAKNESS, what ingenuity and
what skill must she exercise to train
these restless babies and undeveloped
mindsl Yet, according to certain wise
acres, any body can teach little children
1t requires but little knowledge and nc
labor to teach and manage such pupils
Here is the most responsible place in the
school room and if her salary were doub
led she would receive much less thar
she earns
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-12-01
A Mexican Veteran Shot.

On Tuesday last Alex. F. Hight, a
veteran of the Mexican war, living near
Lotion, on the s. V. line of the N. q W.
road, shot man and was himself shot.
Some time ago young man named Law
horn ran away with and married a
daughter Of Mr.. Hight, much against
the fathers will. Lawhorn had once or
twice approached the home of his fathers
in law and had as often beeh ordered to
leave the place. He tried it again on
Tuesday, saying he wanted his wife's
clothes and told to leave, began hurting
stones at the old gentleman, who got
his flint-lock and fired load of shot
into Lawhorn's face. The son-in-law
returned the fire, shooting Hight in the
side, the charge striking a rib and doing
no serious injury. Hight walked to
Spotswoo6 and cast his ballot for Cleve-
land and Stevenson and then walked to
Greenville and surrendered to Justice
Mckee, at the same time swearing out a
warrant for Lawhorn. The latter was
on Thursday reported dead, but such
was not the case.-St0lt1sto31 argus.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-12-01
Bits of Wisdom.

The only truly brave people are those
who are not afraid to tell the truth.
There isn't man in the world who is
not serving some kind of master.
Nothing makes man q bit richer that
does not make him more grateful.
No religion can do you bit of good
that does not make you try to do good
to others.
1t seems to take great deal of trouble
to get some people where they can be
happy.
Ahypocrite always stretches himself
up little taller every time he sees a
good man backslide.
1t very often happens that the man
who is an iceberg in his church is boil
ing spring in his politics.
Make it rule to look upon the bright
side and you will soon find that there is
always a bright side to look upon.
The main difference between q wise
man ana TOOL Is that The wise man
blunders always teach him something.
People do not weigh much in heaven
who take pigeons to Gods altar when
they ought to so with fullgrown oxen
and sheep.
One of the first things the business
man does who walks in the counsel of
the ungodly is TO begin saving pieces
from the end of his yardstick.-RGn1's
Horn.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-12-01

Ex>Mayor Edwin H. Filter, of Phila
delphia. declinet to accept reelection
as President Of the Union League Club
Of that city.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-12-01
The Valley Virginian.
CLIFTON FORGE, VA.
TAYLOR & EICHELBERGER, Editors and Props
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1st. 1892.
People in General

Ex>Mayor Edwin Fl. Filter, of Phila-
| delphia, declinet to accept a reelection
as President Of the Union League Club
of that city.
W. 7. Thornton, of Santa Fe; J. 6.
Albright, of Albuquerque, and Felix
Martin, of Las Vegas, are mentioned as
candidates for the goyernorship of New
Mexico.
1t is reported from Mexico that Mr.. G.
T. Huntington, who has some valuable
silver mines in the vicinity of Durango,
that city.
The engagement is announced of AS
of Anne Arundel County, Md, and Miss
Ida Campbell, daughter of ex-senator
Campbell, of Vallejo, Cal.
The wedding of Miss Helen Sewell,
daughter of Gen. William J. Sewell, of
New jersey and Charles Louis Borie, Of
Philadelphia, will take place at St Paul's
Church, Camden.
DIR. E. O. Shakespeare is about to re-
sign his position as physician of the port
OF PHILADELPHIA, and will henceforth en-
gage exclusively in Investigations and
experiments as to the causes of disease.
M. Philippoteaux, the French piano.
ramic artist, is in New York for brief
visit. He has opened an art exhibition
at Cairo under the patronage of the
Khedive and intends to make Egypt his
future home.
Mark Twain has settled down for the
winter with his family at Florence, TIA
ly. He has just sent story to the Gem
tuay, which will appear in the January
number, called ''The f1,OO0,000 Bank
Note,
Two Protestant Episcopal churches of
Baltimore were visited on Sunday by
Right Rev. William D. Walker, Bishop
of North Dakota, who has remained in
the East since his visit to the triennial
general convention.
Mr.. Frank Harriott, general freight
agent of the Baltimore and Ohio Rails
road, sailed from New York Saturday on
the Aurania for Liverpool. He will com
bine business with pleasure on the trip,
which will extend to January, 1898.
The Virginia Free Press, in mention.
ing the shipment to Chicago of the scat
fold upon which John Brown was hangs
ed in Charlestown, W. Va, says: 1--WE
understand it was exchanged by the
owners here for three hundred acre
farm in Prince Georges county, Mary
land.'
Seventy five years ago Colonel Napol-
con B. French, of Princeton, w. Va,
married Jane Armstrong; daughter of
Governor Armstrong, of North Carolina.
Recently they celebrated their diam ond
wedding. Colonel French, at one time,
was candidate for Governor of West
Virginia, and came within few votes
of being elected. He is 96 and his wife
95 years old.-Neao Dominion.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-12-01
The End of the World.

Longman's Magazine.
The nebule in Orion Saturn and the
moon ore indeed suggestive of change
types, they may be called, of the first
stage, the middle and the last that mat
ter passes through in the long process of
the evolution of worlds.
And, of all changes, that change has
most interest for us which affects our
own planet, the earth. it has reached a
later stage than Saturn, though not so
late stage as the moon; but only in
long ages and by minute effects will fur
ther changes be noticed.
Ages hence it may be discovered that
there is some slight change in the earth S
orbit; or mercury, yetsnearer to the sun
than we, may be seen to pursue a small
er orbit than now, and the terrible fact
may come home to man that we are
drawing nearer to the sun. Time goes
on, and the tropic s become too hot for
existence, and cooler regions find well
come change to warmth.
Age by age goes by, and the end is,
visibly, no nearer; but the figures of as
tronomers only too surely tell their tale.
Now the tropics are an impossible des
ert, and all the life ON the globe congre-
gates around the poles; Spain has lost
her vineyards and the Alps their snow;
England is burning desert and Green
land teens with the vegetation of the
tropics; in smaller circles the inhabitants
gather round the poles. ''But," to quote
the words of Mr.. Keighly Miller, the
narrowed limits of the habitable earth
can no longer support the vast increase
of population, and famine begins to NOW
down its victims by millions.
"Now, indeed. the end of all life on
| the earth draws on apace. The
heat and drought become more and more
insupportable; rain and dew fall no
longer. All springs of water fail, and the
rivers dwindle down to streamlets, and
trickle slowly over their stony beds, and
now scarcity of water sadded to scarcity
of food. Those who escape from the
famine perish from the drought, and
those who escape from the drought are
reserved for fate more fearful yet. For
a time the few remaining inhabitants
are partially screened from the over
whelming power of the sun by dense
canopy of clouds formed by the evapo
ration of every lake and sea-
.But soon the sun scorches up these
vapor banks and dissipates them into
space us fast as they can form. Then
the fiery orb shines out unutterable
splendor without the slightest cloud
wreath to interpose between himself and
his victims. Then the last denizens OF
the world are stricken down and con
sumed; the last traces of organic life are
blotted from it's surface"
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-12-01
Corbett Wants One More Fight

CHICAGO, Nov. 17.-The father of
James J.. Corbett, the champion pugil-
list, was in Chicago yesterday. He de-
clared he had recently had'a talk with
his son, urging the fighter to leave the
ring for good. The champion, after
much talk, agreed to retire, his father
said, after he had fought just once
more, and he wanted his last fight to be
with Mitchell
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-12-01
More Than His Share.

A New York man has been sentenced
to five years imprisonment for marrying
five women. Served him right! Orange
blossoms are all very we'll In their way
but no man should be permitted to
gather more than his share of the crop.
Monopoly is odious. Human nature
contemplates one wedding with equani-
nifty, but FIVE! The New Yorker was
doubtless deaf
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-12-01

English SPAWN Liniment removes all
Hard, Soft or Calloused Lumps and
Blemishes from horses, Blood Spavins,
Curbs, Splints, Sweeney, Ring-Bone
STILES, Sprains, all Swollen Threats
Coughs etc. Save $50 by use of one bot
tie. Warranted the most wonderful
Blemish Cure ever known Sold by w
M. Allen, Druggist, Staunton, Va.
oct 29.-1 yr
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-12-01
Bucklen's Arnica SaIve.

The BEST SALvE in the world for Cuts,
Bruises. Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheunl,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands.
Chilblains, Corns and Skin Eruptions,
and positively cures Piles, or no pay re-
quired. 1t is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfaction, or money refunded Price
% cents per box. For sale by Farrar s.
Williamson
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-12-01

Do you want pair of stylish e.,
shoes for spring wear? Roberts & Ktl
Ter carry the finest line in the city ali,
will save you money by patroniz;ul
them
The Lamar register., 1892-12-24
CRUSHED AND BURN
EIGHT lAsoasRs k,,,s,
FrisAsfai Accident on IN. A.
ern Railroad In x,,,-

A frightful accident o.cn-,
Northern railroad SUNDAY ror,'.- 'as
Station, In which eight mcn ws.- = :
i've were seriously injured ID
There had been a cot,l.Io, r.
Al Nelson and a numtef Of
The wreck train bad been ,rn
up and was making up pr,par.,e,, - :. 6
GU. for the cast Al aboq, ~
morning the wrrck-trAlu e.b.,-
standing 90 the main track rt,t
cars. An esst-bound frri.h,
o'eiock and had order. 10 .,is-,,,4 =
Passenger train due al 80
There is heavy grade wr..o, b,
And as the freight With th.rtr..i,
charge Of Conductor wnll.r, q,
ginecr Jaine. Maloney, appfo..A,s /,
the engine vas shut OF and t-,l,'.--
There vas no pcrcep;ible a...-,.
and Conductor Nlekey eilub.,I =.
cahcose where he uas ana
brakes, but The speed 80 loo -.
When within traiH's length q. b.
they sAs the track ras isll sA.,s =,
engineer and fireman Jurapea
The ezgine struck The urc-s L.,
the eaeoose on top Of the vrrrk ~
them 90 hnr. There xsr, fogr,...
the car. Five ~crr hur - =,
burned ecyoua rccoSuitioa a,s
Killed. One va, totally burasl J,
'i<n Of hi. fcaAias t-,las foasa
The men Killed scre .roc. o..
we're ssleep IN the oshosse ~, -
strJsck H. o BeFsnans. is-.-,,
oaly one s-Ass, Aad hsd ta-,,r ~.
10 hi. scn.es ard iarp, thu. ar-,
but The -arniag came loo his !,
~ere aslseP. The aara ~srr H-s..,
dissEiAus.
The Lamar register., 1892-12-24
Mr.. sLA,Ne.s CONDITION.

On Monday Mr.. Blaine rallied someshas
,,o,,, the .udden attack OF sunday and the
physicians report his condition much morr
hopeful. They issued the following bulletin /;
Although Mr.. Biaine's condition during the
last week has given serious Anriey, yet at
The present moment he is decidedly better and
An no immediate danger. IL Is Impossible to
predict what change may occur, but bis con,
dItion ,his morning gives a more hopeful
freiin, a. 10 the progress of his disease
DIR. LOOMS, the specialist from New York,
returned Monday evening. Among Mr..
Blaine,s intimate friends there is little hope
OF his recovery.
on Tucsdas, Mr.. Biaine's condition vss
about the same. He rested veil Noaday
night aud felt brighter in the norains
while he cannot be said to be worse, there ss
no, much reason for hoping for his recovery.
The Lamar register., 1892-12-24
W yottiln Z.

Gas has been struck on Ora Haley's ranch
near Laramie.
Amos W BARRIER, acting governor, vas
married al Cheyenne on the isih.
The gold exo!.ssslsEt has broken out ~iti.
wonderful force in Crook couaty. ssntaaec
e almost depopulAted
The breaking Of a raH In the Unioa Pacific
caused wreck on the 13sh SIX Italians
Were injured. A nuriber Of Other accidents
occurred on the same day, bat uitho-i seri-
Gus injury to persoas.
Henry Williams, s man OF afty, liFius on
Pass creek, tseuty miles from RspiinE, dur
Ing \ tit Of temporary Insanity, attempted 70
cut his throat with dirk knife Hr u4Hde =
cash extending frotp car TO .AF, hut not IA
tai wound lie + In jail
Mr. FaruteI the STATE superintendent %
public instruction, has prepared bis hicanial
report which gives the fulloEing figures
Number Oi school huiidiuss, 20; Number u'
schools open, ;si4: number Of tearhsrs en-
ployed- imalcsl. 20: number of teachers en-
ployed. ifeusAicl. 2ss number o! puplls 60.
rolled, tuaicl, ls1s. numh-r Of pupils en-
rolled. lfrmAlel. i.dis. average sa-cs a.
teachers per month. 5i-2-i; average cost q
each pupil per moath. 81 9! total erpcnsc of
rlaintalling the schools Of the state for The
year, s2l6,564.6s. Compared With The rcport
of 1880, there appcArs an Increase Of - per
cent ln attendance and decrease Of nearly ! ;
per cent Ia the average wages psid ihe teach
ers
The Lamar register., 1892-12-24
It.lEn Id r.rrsr b Nl..-..l,l.!

A reign % terrOr ezists 30 ksza-i
Misslstapfil. ani ever ciillc- - Z
10 do siih The hAag ging u ~ "a .
bert and hringinS Tosa aad Hasr' "a
l.ssicc = por in arrzd Il q, .is 4
asu Niillata beeksaza. snoss ? -
prpsnincni In tfr szr " ;As lg.ttrS
.zssis zIs1 -ki.c .lstsns Al - ~ J
beekhxm sHs eFprrftng p a1ss
bad made arrzh -cHcHGs 10 lsast -
the usIt dsy- AaotkrF uiz Ia 80
b. ais.z1t--ai uaen hsi e.ssFs-i -
disguised Msa are sgpaorel .
Charlie Taihert- wko, aritra = -
hy the hanging Of their tsiAsf =
the.r broshrr. John. ani ~ 80
capture Of their bsothrr.. Issz ~
TniS-rf, have Determined o sN-if|
czgl.s
A band OF determiaoi kF19sf g
rsas have Armed ihcalselrci p p
the purpose Of siping oz' =
Ran.e Toib-ri has heen In Los -
years and Is a desperate eharse,ef
neeted 9Th an orlsAaixed haafi q =
caithfuAis.
The Lamar register., 1892-12-24
New Mexico.

sllas Alexander has been appointed and
confirmed a. secretary Of the territory.
On the various Ponds about Santa Fe the
Ice Is ROW five Inches thick The total cnlp
tor santa fe viii te between i0,nO0 and ~
COO toas.
Pinos Altos has the taIlest fagpoie of say
district in the United states The pole e 100
feet high, and stands on the crest of the great
continental divide, =. an altitude OF about ; =
30 feet,
The new public school houses Of AIhp.
euerque win be ready for occupancy about
January list The parochiAi school. to cos,
about $1,000 will De finished Ia February
Forty thousaad dollars vii be expended In
she construction Of the public school buildings
The Maxwell eompaHy's telephone system
Is being extended To Badly mountain The
western portion of ColfAK county is now well
covered by telephone II touches the rail-
road AT Springer, Maxwell City and Ration
and its lines nun 10 Llttrelrs ranch where
Nrs. Littrel atieads the central hello .
From there 1t branches into toxins. ranches
and camps all over the Maxwell cornuanv's
domain. 1t Is now public as well a. a prl
Faie convenience, having lately been opened
TO the public at small hello fee.
Work on the Hondo reservoir has been
commenced and in short time 90 teams and
800 men will be employed The dam i locai-
ed on the Hondo, twelve miles above Ras-
''Sai' "aiN -Af' lAllAtr ABOVE EDDY IL is
seventeen miles above the dan that now suu-
plies the Northern canal and Il Is intended 10
be safeguard In times OF drouth With one
Milling the new reservoir will supply the canal
unaided from any other source forty days
IL can, however, be filed three times DURING
the year The dam already in use holds
enough for ordinary seasons
2There Is considerable excitement 4, tho Ia
dian Pueblo Iuni over the thumh-haprinp az
an cid squaw by the governor Of the yfIisrr
The squaw, Il is claimed. has eoniured the
whole village by her wltchesy. and about 4
week ago the governor ordered thai M. h.
taken from her wigwam and hung up by the
thumbs for the evils that have come from her
black art prophecies. She WAS not ysitho,f
following, and last Thursday She was ent
down, in direct opposition TO the wishes pf
the governor. As soon as he realized that a
portion of his subjects were urrayed s.-ainst
him, he ordered them arrested. but the ofiieers
found that the offenders had armed thcm-
selves. and threatened resistance Roth 40.
are heavily armed, and on last SATURDAY !
conflict was averted only by the governor not
making an effort TO re-hang the Old sougv
The trouble is of such a serious nature tbat
a troop OF cavalry from Fort Wingaie has
been ordered there