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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-05-12
Augusta County News.

Wheat is looking as well as it ever
looked at this season. Oats were sown
late, but the promise is encouraging, the
fields are beginning to show green. Fruit
prospects are pretty good, although with
most orchards this is the off year.
The entertainment given at Fishers
vile week ago, land repeated on Thurs
day evening, by the ladies and gentlemen
of Thinking Springs church, was s'feast
of reason and flow of soul,'' in it's
broadest sense, and Melted the pretty
sum of $125.
Sam'l G. Kerr, for himself and others,
sold the valuable Mcclure tract of land
near Waynesboro last week to Elleton
and Templeton for $50 per acre. This is
one of the most valuable timbered prop
critics in this whole section. The buyers
will make a fine speculation on this pro-
perty.
Sunday after Sunday, those who take
notice, say the congregations increase in
size at Thinking Springs church, drawn
there by the earnest eloquence of the
new pastor, Dr. Finley.
The DR.. will be installed as pastor on
Sunday next, and the largest gather
ing that our section has seen in years,
is expected on that interesting occasion.
The country never showed to a better
advantage than it does at this moment.
Trees in bloom, look where you may
fields spread as far as the eye can reach
with carpets of the richest green, and the
forests budding out with their luxurient
foliage in such bewildering variety of
colors and shades, gives to the beholder
spectacle that makes the soul re-
bright spring time.
By the day of the issuing of this num-
Der of the FIRGINIAN, the greater part
of the corn crop will have been planted.
The ground is scarcely warm enough at
this time for planting, although the
more active of our farmers have been
planting. There has been scarcely two
good growing days in one spell for ten
and the people began to be dis
heartened. The prospect is brighter at
as the weather is clear and there has
been but little rain.
were years of honest, industrious efforts
coward the accumulation of a store for
comfort in the years of helpless old age,
ind they were years of success, for for
June smiled upon her efforts and be-
slowed upon her an abundance. She
caves a very valuable home in the vii
age, with two nice little farms adjoining
It. Her funeral will be conducted in the
Springs church on Tuesday, at
II a. M, immediately after which the
body will be inferred in the new ceme-
;esy beside her late husband, Philip
Schumacher
Mrs. Sallie Schumacher, one of the old
sst residents of this section, died at her
home on last Sunday. She was nearly
Eighty years of age; and, when week
sgo, she was stricken with paralysis, it
vas plainly to be seen by those about
ler that the end was drawing rapidly
hear; that she could not by any posi-
oility recover. Kind friends, on hearing
If her illness, rallied to her bedside and
Up to the closing moments stood beside
Ter, ministering in all kindness to the
ICED sufferer. She leaves but few near
only one, who could be with
Ter in her last hours. Her early years
ROVER.
Tuesday, May Sd, 1892.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-05-12

A writer in the Scientific American
asks Why the same device that will send
q torpedo three miles from shore to de-
stroy vessel may not be made to send
q lifeboat the same distance to rescue
passengers and sailors from a wreck.
The vice of drinking ether has spread
so in Russia that the government has
been compelled to prohibit the free sale
of ether and certain Of its compounds.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-05-12
Teaching the Baby to Walk.

People sometimes ask, says the Popu-
lar Science Montazy, at what age can
we seat child in chair; when put him
on his legs; how old must he be before
we teach him to walk? The answers are
easy. He must not be made to sit till
he has spontaneously sat up in his
bed and has been able to hold his seat.
This sometimes happens in the six tn or
seventh month, sometimes later. The
sitting position is not without danger,
even when he takes it himself; imposed
prematurely upon him, it tires the back
bone and may interfere with the growth.
So the child should never be taught to
stand or walk.
That is his affair, not ours Place him
on carpet in a healthy room or in the
open air and let him play in freedom,
roll, try to go ahead on his hands and
feet, or go backward, which he will do
more successfully at first; it all gradual
" strengthens and hardens him. Some
day he will manage to get upon his
knees, another day to go forward upon
them, and then to raise himself up
against the chairs. He thus learns to
do all he can, as fast as he can and no
more.
But, they say, he will be longer in
learning to walk if he is left to go on his
knees or his hands and feet indefinitely.
What differences does it make if, ex-
poring the world in this way, he be-
comes acquainted with things, learns to
estimate distance, strengthens his legs
and back; prepares himself in short, to
walk better when he gets to walking;
The important thing is not whether he
walks now or then, but that he learns
to guidge himself, to help himself and
to have confidence in himself. l hold
| without exageration, that education o.
the character is going on at the same
time with training in locomotion, ant
that the way one learns to walk is not
without moral Importance.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-05-12
Counting q Quorum.

The Baltimore Suns Washington corr
respondent, under date of April %, de-
scribes the turmoil and triublations of
the majority part Of congress as follows:
Business in the House of Representa-
tives has been practically paralszed ev-
ever since Saturday by absenteeisin on
the part Of the democrats and by the re-
fusal of the republicans to participate
in business, thus breaking the quorum.
The democrats have on their side of the
House eighty more than enough to make
a quorum when all their men are pres
ent, but they have not since Saturday
been able to muster enough of their men
to make up the necessary one hundred
and siXty-seven required to transact
business without the assistance of the
republicans. The republicans have
sat in their seats and refused to
participate in business further than
to raise the point of no quorum on ev-
cry vote taken. Their object is to de-
monstrate that in the absence of the
rule adopted by Mr.. Reed in the last
Congress, under which he counted
quorum whenever less than that mum
Der voted, it is absolutely necessary for
the party in power to keep quorum of
their own members constantly on the
uOOI vi UIic 1iOuSc' llCJ otdi USNl OQU
Saturday afternoon and prevented the
expunging of Mr.. Walkers speech from
the Record by breaking the quorum,
and then, after all day Monday had been
wasted in trying to get quorum of
democrats, with the Walker motion
still pending as the business before the
House, the diplomatic and consular APP
preparation bill was taken up by nnan-
ilnous consent and all went smoothly
enough until Mr.. Hit, of the foreign
affairs committee, offered an amendment
increasing the salary of the minister to
Venezuela to $500 per annum from
$1,000 as reported in the bill The first
vote on that motion was taken early
yerterday, and it is still pending, be-
cause there has not at any time been a
quorum OF democrats present to vote on
it, At this time of year when primary
elections are being held in every State,
the temptations for a Congressman to
leave the city are very strong, and just
now the races az Benning's form an ir-
resistible attraction for Large numbers
from both parties. Another reason why
1t IS hard to get a quorum of democrats
present is that many of them do not
agree with Mr.. Blount in the position he
has taken on this bill, and he really rep
resents but a minority of the committee
on foreign affairs so far as relates to his
provisions reducing the salaries of min
listers, striking out the provisions for the
intercontinental Railway and abolish
ing the bureau Of American republics.
Three of his democratic associates on
the Communicable ssrs. Hooker, Nc
Creary and Fitch-have opposed him in
speeches on the floor, as have also a
number of other leading democrats, who
do not think it wise policy to reduce the
efficiency of the diplomatic service.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-05-12

There was q tragedy in the composing
room of a Philadelphia newspaper the
other day. The compositors were busy
at their cases when one of their number,
a young woman, tainted away, and she
was conveyed to her home. Another
compositor finished her take, which
proved to be an account of a suicide
in another city. There were forty com
positors in the room, but tn particular
copy fell to this particular young wom>
an, and the suicide was her affianced
lover.
Observations made to determine the
longitude of Montreal showed that the
time necessary to transmit an electric
current across the ocean and back again
was tritle over one second, the distance
covered being 5000 miles
There is some excitement among the
citizens of Dundee, in Bedford county,
over the discovery of rich copper ore.
An expert who has examined it pro-
nounced it the richest he had ever seen.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-05-12

The State department is constantly
receiving inquiries as to the meaning OF
the terms "nodus vivendi,n "mare clau-
sum-" 'pelagic fishing and 'fer;e nature,
in the Behring Sea correspondence.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-05-12

Adam Link. formerly a prominent cit
izen OF Augusta county, died in Rich
mond on April 21st, at the residence of
his daughter, Mrs. E. l.. Hutchinson,
aged ninety-one years. He was born in
Augusta county, and was a successful
merchant at. Fort Defiance for many
years. He erected the fine brick build
ing now occupied by the family Of the
late Col. William Crawford, near the
old stone church. and lived there until
during the war. He was gentleman of
high integrity and symmetrical chris
tian character.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-05-12
Literary Notes,

THE FAMOUS NEW Book. "DARKNESS
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than Mrs. Campbell, Rev Lyman Alb
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Inspector Thomas Byrnes, Chief of the
New York Detective Bureau.
Mrs. Campbell, the principal writer,
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Mrs. Campbell's account of rescue work
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Stranger stories are here told than ro-
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In every chapter she weaves in anecdote
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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-05-12

The money order department of the
Pittsburg Post Office is exclusively in
the charge of a young woman. and the
receipts last year aggregated $,2500.00G.
The morning call., 1892-07-28

tween M,lietoa and Mataafa being the
eanse. All efforts to reconcile them have
failed
The morning call., 1892-07-28
THE POLITICAL FIELD.
Chairman Max Pepper Appoints
the subcommittee.
Senator Mahoney Denies That the Burns-
Ruef County Committee Is Dead
Pointers and Fl kings.
In pursuance of resolution passed by

In pursuance OF a resolution passed by
the executive committee of the Democratic
State Central Committee, Chairman Max
Popper appointed last night the following z
subcommittee
Sneakers committee-Gavin McNab, John
MafkIey Ii. L. CTeswell, A. Il. Baum and r. II.
Buckingham.
O. NJ. NeIburn, Raleigh Bsrear and Z. j..
VSsriniing-J j. Flynn Samuel Neuman. James
II. O'Brirn, NJ. j; ke'win and II. X. Robin.
Rrgistration-J. r. Sullivan, Robert Boyd, NJ.
J. Mcdonald, S. j. Herrington and William
Fahey.
George Fletcher, A. l.. ShiBn aud J. NJ. Forrest.
Australian ballOt-Paul Shirley, William B.
Caley, l.. I. Day. J. S. Franklin. A. F. Jones.
Finance and auditiug-Barry Baldwin, John
n. Use, Paul Shirley, z. j. Sullivan, J. +. sui
ivan. W. ID. Perkins, Fred Cox.
PoHIicai-Garrett McEnerney. o. NJ. Well
Baldwin, J. Il. sullivan, John Markley, w. ID.
Perkins, John II. Wise. Gavin McNab.
Advisory-K. b. Pend. b. d. Murphy, w. d.
English, j. V. Coleman, j. ID. Pbelan, r. H.
I.i!ienthal. j. Bergman. Stephen NJ. While. w.
" Foole, A. B Butler. ID. L. OstrOm, X. i.
Wleaud, j h. b. Hayes, +. j. Clunie. w. j.
Bryan
There was a secret caucus held in ex-
Judge j. +. Sullivan's Office last night, at
which several OF the prominent leaders in
Democratic political circles were present.
OF course they would not tell what the
cause for the meeting was. but it was learned
that q plan for the coming primaries was the
principal subjrct discussed.
Senator j. j. Mahoney is authority for the
statement that the Burns Ruef County Com
mittee is still in existence and intends TO
remain so. He says the only reason why
no meeting was held Oh Tuesday night was
because the new headquarters are not ready.
but that within few days there will be an
fh las n hal in b..
teTs.
Among the new crop of candidates which
is beginning to make its appeai ance on the
political surface Is ex-Superyisor Jefferson
G. James. who wants the mayOraty. Pres
ident Hyde of the Board OF Education Is
also spoken Of in this connection, but when
he stated that while he might be candidate
for that Office at some future time he is not
q candidate at this time.
The morning call., 1892-07-28
TROUBLE AT CHILCAT.
A Rumor That United States Cruisers
Have Been Ordered to Alaska.

Rumor That United States Cruisers
Have Been Ordered to Alaska.
A report obtained currency on the city
front last night that two cruisers had been
ordered to Chilcat, Alaska, to suppress a
dangerous uprising of the Indians at that
point A sea captain just returned from
Alaska said to CALL reporter who asked
for pointer on the matter: "This story is
quite likely 10 be true. There has been bad
feeling On the part of the Indians against
the whites ever since the Corwin landed a
party Of marines and blue jackets to reseue
some white men held by the Indians he
cause an Indian Chief had been accidentally
killed by the discharge of a bombgun from
wbaleboat. About go Indians were killed
before that trouble WAS over and there has
been bad blood ever since. | should estimate
that there are ll00 Indians in the section
between Juneau, Chilcat and Yukon River.
and most OF them are armed with rifles
which they know how TO use. or course /
do not know what Is the cause of
the present trouble, but | sunpose
1t is connected with the canneries in
which number of Indians used TO work
and into v hich number Of Chinese have
been introduced. They are a pretty had lot
OF Indians up there and | know that the
revenue cutter Pinta, which has party Of
about 90 marines aboard, has had plenty to
do since the two com panies of infantry were
withdrawn. There Is no doubt that a com
pany OF marines from one of the cruisers
with the marines already up there. could
settle the trouble, If they took a rapid-fjre
gun along That is the secret of successful
fighting where Indians are concerned II
Is not likely that there is any trouble at
any other point. Chilcat is the place for
SnTa.'
The morning call., 1892-07-28
A RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
The Overland Express Collides
With a Circus Car.
4 Case Of TelsscOping-0ne Lady Passenger
Injured and Several Badly Shaken Up.
What an S. P Official SAID.

The Central Pacific fast express train
u, bound for Oakland, met with an acct
dent yesterday afternoon % miles this side
Of Sacramento While proceeding SLOWLY
1t ran into an open switch and cOllided with
one of Robinson's empty circus cars. tele-
scopng the car and damaging the engine so
badly that another one had to be sent for
before the train could proceed.
There were several Oakland people on
the train and Mrs. Curry OF Grove street
was thrown down by the jar aud slightly
Injured about the face. The othec passen-
gers were considers bly, shaken sn bat es-
capped Injury. The train reached OAKLAND q
hail hour late because OF ths accident
GeaeTa sGrerintenden, FILLMORE Of the
Sc .Aera Pacific Company. y hen seen AZ
the oecidenlg! Hotel last night. said tbat
there was 10 accident or the road whien
amounted TO anything. u sts ed that The
oye and train had simos 8 collision win n
ight traiu near SuisgH, bs. THAT 10 dam
age vas done except the 3reaking cf the
heaa5s NJ the engine aai sonse iifia
trfaSaEs a a CaAause 1Lr fliife.dsa = II ;
deulig e not care O. ds ilterSilsssrti absut
any ace II y isiea ae esbSaes o. re soasb-
c n feciAe, anasfsry Ieiaet2utiy masa he
a15 Ass Qpss state
The morning call., 1892-07-28
FIGHTING AGAINST THE FAIR.
Democrats FilibuStering to Defeat the
Appropriation.
FATE OF TEE StNbRY CIVIL BILL.
The Question Of Adjournment Interests Both Houses
Of Cengress-COnfrmaii0 By the Sen
aie-PenSieBS Granted.
FATE OF TEE StNDRY CIVIL BILL.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

WASHINGTON, July 27.-The House ad-
iourned this afternoon with the hhbuSter-
ing movement in full swing and no llght
ahead. The most outspOken OF the fiil-
busters say plainly that they viii allow
the sundry civil bill to be killed before the
appropriation for the Worlds Fair shall
carry Some of the Republican members
are charging that it is part of the policy of
the majority to permit the sundry civil bill
10 fail unless the Senate backs down on the
Worlds Fair appropriation. for the reason
that it will enable a better contrast to be
made between the appropriations of the
frst session Of the Fifty-ftSt and Fifty-sec-
ond Congresses. Most OF the members OF
the House are as much interested in ad-
joumment as in the fair appropriation, and
tomorrow the adjournment resolution may
be brought in. If it is passed it Will be for
the Senate to say whether or not it will stay
here as long as the flIbusters are wiillng
10 stay. and make the question OF the ialr
appropriation a matter OF endurance
CoafrmArions by the Senate.
The Senate to-day In executive session
made the following combinations:
Watson a. Sperry of Delaware to be Min
lister 10 Persia.
Truxton Beale Of California to be Minis
Ter TO Roumania, SerYia and Greece.
"A. Barton Hepburn Of New ork to be
Comptroller of the Currency.
Philip Smith Of Illinois to be Surveyor OF
Customs at Peoria, Ill
Tie folIowing Postmasters were also con-
frmed Leonard Corbett at Santa Paula,
Cal; Robert II. Barton at Moscow, Idaho,
and Joun 7. Chapman at Lewiston, Idaho.
Bowers Fayors the Fair.
Representative Bowers speech in the
House to-day attracted considerable atten-
ton The California has ali original but in
teresting style of addressing the House and
is always accorded respectful hearing.
He declared to-day that nine-tenths Of the
people of California were II favor Of liberal
appropriations for the Worlds Fair.
Capital Notes.
r. l. Perry has been appointed Post.
master al Puente, Cal
Frederick G. Bioughe and Albert l.. Dear
ing Of California have been granted PEN
slOns.
The morning call., 1892-07-28
POLITICAL MATTERS.
Proposed Fusion Of the Peoples Party and
the Silver Men in Colorado.

DENVER. July 27.-The Peoples conven-
ton TO nominate full ticket met this morn
ing. r. T. Pratt was made temporary
chairman. Committees were appointed. in
Guiding one Of 80, to confer with like
committee of the silver convention relative
to a joint ticket. a number of silver
speeches were made and a recess was taken
until afternoon.
At the afternoon session the joint confer
ence committee from the convention and
the silver meeting reported list of names,
recommending the committee TO select can
didates from it. When the list was read,
Delegate Childs said be did not know half
the names. and after some discussion an
adjournment was taken until tomorrow 10
discuss the matter.
Mrs. Lease and General Weaver addressed
another immense audience at the Coliseum
Hall tonight Oh the issues of the day, prin-
cipally free silver. General Weaver hoped
to see the men assert their manhood next
November and vote for the Peoples party
as their salvation. A large collection Of
silver dollars was taken up.
The morning call., 1892-07-28
BOAT RACES.
The Final Heats Of the National Regatta at
Saratoga

The Final Heats Of the National Regatta at
Saratoga.
SARATOGA. July 27.-The final heats nj
tie national regatta took place this after
noon. The water was rather choppv. The
senior single-scull race was won by John 7
Ryan OF Toronto in 10:24, Edwin Hadlrv
OF Philadelphia next in 1O:35. The innior
singles was won by Peter Lehaney of AL
bany In II %. Cady Of New York second in
IL 40. The pair-oared race was not a satis-
factory one, the crews steering badly in the
rough water. The Detroits collided with
the Nonpareils, knocking a hole in their
boat. Standish and Lynn won in 1O.43
Huenecker aud Hecht of the Ionas second
in 1855. The double sculls was wnn hv
Park and Headley Of Philadelphia in q. .43
Quinn and Freeth OF Brooklyn second in
9:54 III
There was wretched steering in the
junior ionTs and the Ast0ria's she'll sank
from injuries received 10 collision. The
Aerials OF Baltimore won In 9;40 In the
senior fouTs the Modocs of ST. Louis and
the Nyandottes OF Michigan made dead
heat In :03. The Argonauts of Toronro
ana the Atantas of New YORK fouled ne
the nnisb. In the junior eighths the Ever.
etts oil Boston pulled clear away from tbe
DauntleSs Of New York, winning in 9.o5iI
In tbe senior eighths the Athletics of NJ
YORK, known as "Chippies," won with ease
in 7.55 " N''0