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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-08-25

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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-08-25
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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-08-25
Picnic at Falling Springs.

On Thursday last the residents of
Falling Springs Valley, twelve miles
northwest of Clifton, assembled at that
famous resort to the number of nearly
500, it being the day of the picnic gotten
up by the members of the various re-
ligious denominations of that section,
for the purpose of raising funds to COM
pIete the new Union church. Barring
the dust, the day was favorable. and
there were representatives present from
all points in the Valley, and a very con-
siderable number from .Covington, Heals
ing Springs and Clifton Forge. The
Cornet Band, of Healing Springs, led by
Prof. Hoover, was in attendance and
discoursed excellent music during the
day. Long tables had been erected in a
beautiful grove, amid towering oaks and
hemlocks, which were ladened with the
good things of that productive Valley
Beef, mutton, ham, preserves, pickles,
&C., composed the.bill of fare, and not
withstanding the fact that an unusually
large amount had been provided, when
the crowd had been fed, there was but a
few fragments remaining. Refreshments
were to be had in abundance Among
those who rendered valuable service in
caring for the hungry were Mrs. Massie,
Miss Florence Surber and Miss Pierce,
of Richmond, and other ladies whose
names we did not learn. ALSO Messrs.
Music, Payne, Harnesberger, Surber,
and others of that immediate vicinity.
The day was spent i'll quiet but pleas
ant manner, and financially was a sur
prsing success. Net proceeds, $1S0.54.
Within short distance from Falling
Spring, is located the far famed country
seat of HI. w. Massie, Esq, now thronged
with summer boarders. 1t has com
manding location, and the residence is
almost hidden in the shade of mammoth
trees, and surrounded by gently slop-
ing lawn. This is one of the most fertile
and attractive farms in the Valley, and
is an ideal country home. The Messrs
luke and M. p. Surber also have inn
proved and productive farms.
We were glad to make the aequaints
ance of a number of the substantial citi-
Zens of that locality, and congratulate
them upon the prosperous condition of
the section of the country in which they
reside.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-08-25
List of Unclaimed Letters

Remaining in Clifton Forge Postoffce week end
ing Saturday, Aug. goth, 1892 Parties calling
for these letters will please say they are adver-
tised.
Omaha daily bee., 1892-02-15
THE aus DER oHE RECIriL.

The Lininger art gallery was crowded TO
its utmost capacity last evening by the
musicians and music lovers of Omaha who
assembled to welcome the great artiste,
Fraulein Aus der Ohe Of Berlin. This lady
visits Omaha under the patronage of the
Ladies' Musical society, an organization
which has done much to further the inter-
ests OF music in this city.
The program opened with Beethoven's
sonata in G major (Op. 53). In the three
movements of this INSPIRED gem, the allegro,
adaglo and allegretto moderate the tempo
was perfect, and tho climaxes aud phrasing,
together with the colossal majesty displayed,
showed the extensive cultivation Of I'm
ishcd style. The sudden transition
from strong fortissimo to the
most delicate piaaissimo demonstrated
powerful touch accompanied by one OF
feathery hgbtness. The presto" (Op. y of
Mendelssohn was piece Of extreme diff
Guilty, inasmuch as it required light fan
tastic touch combined with great rapidity.
Tausig's "Valse Caprice brought into full
play the technical ability of the
pianist. Chopin's Berceuse was patheticaily
rendered, and his Valse in A Flat (op. 4s)
was received enthusiastically. Miss Aus
der One seemed to be particularly at her
case in the three etudes of Chopin; ono OF
these was remarkable for the distinctness OF
the theme, against brilliant obligato
accompaniment. In response to AT encore Of
the Chopin selections, Miss Aus der One
gave beautiful rendition OF his waltz in Il
fiat.
In the Tarantelle di Bravura ULiszo she
seemed to call to her ala all tho soul, cxecu-
tion and passion of her nature and she, as
well as the audience, seemed to be carried
away beyond the things Of earth; being
warmly applauded and recalled, the gifted
artistic gracefully acknowledged the compli-
ment to her talent, by playing in character
tic style Wagner's "Spinneniied" from the
"Flying Dutchman.n
Miss Aus der Ohe leaves today for Colo
RADIO Springs to appear IN concert and thence
she goes to New York. Since her ARRIVAL
here on Friday she has been the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Adoph Never.
Omaha daily bee., 1892-02-15
QUEER AND QUAINT.

Coffee county, Georgia, boasts OF a wealthy
farmer, So years old, who never owned a
watch or u revolver in his life.
Washington has musical genius in the
person of society Young lady who plays the
piano as we'll with her toes as ordinary plan
lists play with their fingers.
TOXIC, japan, boasts of having 500 public
baths In which people can be steamed and
washed for cent. Even the politicians have
clean hands out there.
man at Fort Dodge, Ia, who attended a
theatrical performance Saturday night last
laughed so loud and excessively hard that he
fell into "a swoon from which he could not be
revived.
In the reign OF Richard H., 1890, the dan
dies of London wore shoes with toes from
one foot to eighteen inches in length v ith the
point or ''hornn turned up and fastened 10
the garter by gold or silver chsin
Tho first book issued by the Institution for
Savings in Newport, Mass, on the first day
the bank was opened. April 8, 1896 was re-
ceived at the banking rooms recently to have
the interest added. The original deposit was
go, and no more deposits were made The
interest to date amounted 10 SS9S.
In the South Atlantic 1t rained on one oc-
cason for over an hour when the sky was On
tirely free from clouds. In the Maurtius and
other parts of the southern hemisphere this
is not a rare occurrences; but in Europe IL
is, and the greatest known length Of its
duration was ten minutes at Constanti;
nople.
The bread tree has solid fruit, a little
larger than a cocoanut, which, when cut in
slices and cooked, can scarcely be distin-
gushed from excellent bread. The weep
Ing tree of the Canary Islands is " ct, even
in drought constantly distilling water
from its leaves, and the wine tree Of the
Omaha daily bee., 1892-02-15
POINTS ON PROGRESS.

Minneapolis made 7,s77,9i7 barrels of flour
in 1891
We beat England in boot and shoe manu-
featuring.
Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, is our
greatest tobacco county.
South Africa uses all agricultural ma
chimes.
Pittsb burg has PLUMBERS supply trust
New York street cars are heated by an ap.
pliance under the vehicle.
In proportion to It's size England has eight
times as many miles of railway as the United
States.
A man has invented machine which will
register the PAGES and the ground covered
by horse.
The supply of natural gas in Toledo, o., is
falling and 1t has been decided to resort to
the use of pumps to force the gas from the
wells to the city.
The success of the French postal savings
banks, which were established ten years ago,
is shown by the report for 1890. At the
close of that year the total deposits were
over S2000O,00O, the number Of dcpositors
numbering over 100000
The Bulletin OF the American Iron and
Steel association gives the statistics of the
production OF Bessemer steel rails OF all
weights and sections IN tho United States in
1891, exclusive of the comparatively small
quantities made by other manufacturers from
purchased blooms, as follows: The total pro-
duction in 1891 was 1896, 80 net tons. or
1,2l9,S74 gross tons, decrease of 517, ,6l5 tons
from tho production Of 1890
An interesting experiment is to be tried on
a French railway. The cars are to be
warmed by means of boxes of acetate of soda.
The chemical is put in solid state into the
boxes, and these are then plunged into hot
| water of about 1902. The effect is that the
soda becomes liquid On being taken out of
the water the boxes are wiped dry and put
| in carriages. By degrees the soda solldifies
and as long as that operation lasts-that is.
| for about five or SIX hours-lt gradually gives
| off the heat that it has absorbed in the melt
| ing process.
Omaha daily bee., 1892-02-15
f. III. Sheafe has eastern money on
hand for real estate loans.
Capsized the Carriage.


Wallace and Ned Shepard of this city
ana Miss Manchester of Omaha met with
serious mshap Friday night just after they
had entered a hack on their way to the party
at the Grand hotel The carriage had just
started from the front of the house where the
lady was visiting, on Park avenue. The
street, never having been leveled off, is some
what sidlng, and no sooner bad the vehicle
turned than it struck the siding place and
commenced to slip. second later it met
with some obstruction ana was Instantly
overturned, throwing the occupants violently
against the side Of the carriage Wallace
Shepard, being on the lower side, was hurled
against the glass in the door, which broke,
sharp piece burying itself in his side. The
blood howeo freely until he was taken to the
house OF neighbor where physician was
summoned aud the bound wound up. The
other occupants Of the carriage were bruised
ana shaken up considerably, but not serl-
ously injured.
Omaha daily bee., 1892-02-15
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ELECTtsfC.tL NOTES.

Burlington, VT, will havo an electric road
Electric push buttous, using dry batteries,
are IN successful operation on the cable road
in San Diego.
The telephone line between London and
Paris has worked so well that another will
be laid between London and Brussels.
The city of Dubuque, H., has taken the
telephone question IN hand and asked legis-
lat:ve authority for regulating the charges.
The electric hoist that is being erected IN
mine IN Montana is said to be the largest
ever constructed. Tho ropo will tc 600 feet
long.
The westinghouse Electric and Manufac
turing company is about to equip a steam
railroad near Sioux City with electrical mo.
tive power.
Ono of the Swiss railways has at present
about l2O of its cars lighted by electricity.
The lamps are provided with n current from
storage battery placed in each of the cars.
To telegraph without wires to get light
without heat, to make solid walls in effect
transDarent-such oro some of the strange
possibilities after which students of electric
ity may now strive with fair hopes of sue
cess.
Evidence OF tho interest in electrical trac-
tion is found In the fact that one of tho lead
ing electrical companies installed siXty-three
new railways in the United States last year
and now has on hand untitled orders for 800
street railway motors
IL Is SdlO IulJ II SNnulCate Ol DWlSS uUll
English capitalists has been formed TO utilize
a part of the falls of the Rhlne at Laufen-
burg for the generation Of electric energy.
The water will be led to turn the wheels and
1000 horse power will be developed.
Prof. Nicholas Tesla has already succeeded
in producing IN q room an electrostatc field,
into which II q glass tube exhausted of air is
carried, the tube will glow with light and
illuminate the room like lamp. 1t now
appears, as Prof. Crooks says.' that "a truc
flame can be produced without chemical aid
"a flame which yields light ana heat with
out the consumption of material and without
any chemical process" Those who have
studied the chemistry Of the candle will APP
prcciate what this means
j. L. Mcdonnell, dav chief operator in the
Western Union Office in Tacoma, Wash, has
developed and applied for patents on the
sextuple system of telegraphy. upon which
Edison claims to have spent $4,000 in OK
pertinent. but which he failed to make work
| 1t is difficult for other than students of
| electricity to comprehend the intricacics of
| the sextuple, but all can un n1erstand what
MIR. Mcdonnell claims for his instrument. 1t
| will add to any ordinary telegraph wire two
| phantom wires, at very slight expense, say
| $50, which is the average cost per set Of
| Morse instruments, while the battery re
| quired will cost less than onc-twentieth of
| the first cost of that required 70 WORK other
systems of multiplex telegraphv.
Omaha daily bee., 1892-02-15

Some years ago | contracted a slight cold,
Mt first IL did not cause me much annoyance,
but as II continued TO grow worse and aHect
my general, deemed 1t advisable To consult
physicians.
My nose was always stopped up iirst ono
side and then The other. dun heavy headaches
and II constant dropping from the back OF tno
head into the throat, causing mo to hawk ana
SPIT trying to raise IL.
81 could not s'erp ut night II hcln' 'mpossl-
bic for me To get n perfect nights rest; upon
arising In the morning | would be rs tired RS
when I went to bed. This was my condition.
when called upon nrs. topeand, shepard d
Mansfield. rhcy examined my case aud
| Immediately paced my self under their
care, ana happy now that done So. for am
SO much better. although not entirely cured,
NV Improvement has made such II change IN
ne that wish to recommend Drs. toueland,
Shepard & Mansfield to the public in general
Mr.. Boyd resides ut No. l2Js PARK avcnuS
whore he can be seen and will readily verify
his stNtemcnt.
Omaha daily bee., 1892-02-15
SARAH .iLTHEA INSANE.
Mrs. Terry of Sharon Divorce Notoriety a
Helpless Imbecile.

Mrs. Terry of Sharon Divorce Notoriety
Helpless Imbecile.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Feb. l3-The Chrou-
icle, says: Sarah Althea Terry is hopelessly
insane. She was tho woman who acquired
such notoriety from her suit against the late
millionaire, William Sharon, whose wife
she claimed to be. She afterward married
Judge Terry, who had been her counsel in
the Sharon case. Terry was afterward
killed by Deputy United States Marshal
Nagle while attacking Judge Stephen j.
Field. who decided a suit against Mrs.
Terry. She came here from Stockton Thurs
day night and is now at the homo of
r. e. Culbreth, editor Of the Argus. Mrs.
Terry sits up in bed and with handkerchief
folded to resemble a speaking trumpet
held to her mouth holds imag ginary con-
versation with spirits. Friday night, while
unguarded, she nearly escaped from the
house without any clothes on. She sat four
hours perched upon a bureau talking to the
spirits. TO Chronicle reporter who saw
her she told what the spirits said. She is
attended by DR.. A. A. Gilmore, who says
there is no doubt of her insanity.
Omaha daily bee., 1892-02-15
DESERTED ny MS CHILDREN.
Abraham jackson, an Aged Ex-Judge
Dying at the Hospital.

Abraham jackson, an Aged Ex-Judge.
Dying at the Hospital.
The case OF Abraham Jackson, an old man
who is now lying at the point Of death at the
Woman's Christian Association hospital is
one that has awakened the sympathy of all
who have known OF the circumstances, He
has been ut the hospital for the last three
months, during all of which time he has
been sinking slowly but surely, until now
death is the question of few days at most.
He has been n resident of tnls
county for many years, and during
the carly days OF the cty's his
tory was one of its best known citizens.
Since his illness he has been deserted by his
two sons, one OF whom is living In Glenwood
and the other at Missouri Valley. He also
has couple OF adopted sons. neither OF
whom has shown any disposition TO assist
him in his need. He has been an inmate of
the hospital at the county's expense, aud tho
humiliation which tins fact has caused him
has nearly broken his heart. He is So years
OF age and has been a member of the Baptist
church for many years. He was judge of
the county court hore for four years.
Omaha daily bee., 1892-02-15

had very little sleep, to touch my ears
caused intense agony. | suffered everything
but death. The piofuse discharge from my
ears has existed for years aud have been
but without cure. | had entirely given up
hope and concluded 10 make to more fort to
get well. Finally resolved, as Il last resort
to consult Drs Copeland, Shepard and Mans
field. These physicians, after a careful exam
inution of my case. told me they could bene.
fit and probably cure me. Today con truth.
fully say tn 1t under their care ] have re-
ceived more benefit than ever realized from
all former medical treatment My ears have
both ceased discharging. and l feel better
than have for years. The method OF treat
ment is mild. painless. and cannot speak too
high of the skill and care that Drs Cope
land Shepard and ManshId have exhibited IN
my case
Omaha daily bee., 1892-02-15
Money to loan. Lowest rates. John
ston g. Van Patten, Everett block.
". NJ q. A Convention

Tho twenty second annual state convention
CT the Young Mems Christian associations OF
Iowa will be held at Iowa City, February IS
81, 1892.
Among the prominent men who are to be
present aud participate are the following:
Rev. w. j. Harsha, Omaha, Neb.; Alexander
Patterson, Chicago; Frank l.. johnson, ST.
Louis; President II. II. Seerley, Iowa State
Normal school. Cedar Falls: L. l.. Doggett,
college secretary of Chic; Rev. N. MCGEE
Waters, Dubuque; A. M Wight, Sioux
Falls, S. D.; j. Prentiss Bailey. Freeport,
H.; John w. Hansel, Chicago The singing
will be in charge of C.. G. Smith of Cedar
RAPIDS, e. w. Peck and &. NJ. Keeler of Des
Moines.
Reduced rates have been secured over all
the roads in the state, and the delegates will
be entertained free of expense. II is ex-
pected that the convention will bring to-
gether not less than $50 young men from all
parts of the state. Saturday, the 18th, will
be college day, and will be devoted to hear
ing reports from the Iwenty-three college
ssociatons.
Omaha daily bee., 1892-02-15

Mauritius islands furnishes good wine in
stead OF water.
There is turtle farm at Lisbon. ILL.,, where
these inland "terrapin" are raised. Tho
turtles show some signs of intelligence. One
associates his -Dick-with feeding
time ana always responds when he hears II
called.
A knowledge Of the physiology OF the hu-
man laiyux has made it possible to supply
artificial voices to the people who have been
deprived OF the one nature gave them, and
number OF cases exist where the cavity has
been opened and larynx made Of suitable
material with rubber membranes has been
inserted and become practically useful in
speech.
A man from Bddoford, Me, who started as
candy peddlcr with small circus, has
turned out to be better Snowman than the
proprietor OF the circus. The circus became
stranded at Altoona, Pa, ami the candy ped.
dler took the fat woman, the stuffed snakeS
and the trained boar as his share OF the
wreck, He exhibited the curiosities in a
vacant store, cleared $500 tho first week, en-
larged his show, hired q small hall, and now
owns o tlourlshing dime museum.
Omaha daily bee., 1892-02-15
NEWS FROM COUNCIL BLUFFS
POttawattamie County Supervisors Re-
turn from Des Moines,
THEIR INTERESTS WERE GUARDED
by Careful work They Secured the Adop-
tion of BilI That VIII Give tho
Relief Desired by Placing
All on an Equality.

l. T.. Hendricks and A. G. Graham re-
turned yesterday noon from Des Moines,
where they went to attend meeting OF tho
boards Of super, isors of the various counties
of the state. Thrtv.four counties were
represented by about 100 delegates, and an
interesting meeting was held. The
main item under consideration, so
far as Pottawattamie county is concerned,
was that of the tax levy for county purposes
AS before stated, by n popularity OF the law
as II now stands on the statute books, Pot
tawattamie county is the only oto III the
state except kossuth which is limited to
mills on the dollar for county and poor pur-
poses, all the rest being limited to 6 mills.
This popularity was not noticed until this
year, although the present law has been in
force for the last four years. The amount in
the county and poor funds is accordingly
reduced this year from Sa5, 900 TO s55,OO0 and
the county finances are crippled seriously.
This matter was brought before the con-
vention and resolution adopted favoring
the passage of a bill repeating the present
lawsand allowing all the counties in the
state 10 levy taxes on the 6-Dil. basis. The
action was concurred in by the delegates.
The representatives from Pottawattnmie
county while at Des Moines had bill
drafted aud presented to tho legislature it
being introduced on Friday, and referred to
the senute committee on ways aud means
with reasonable assurance of its being
passed. The bill provides the desired relief
bv placing all counties on an equality in the
matter.
The bridge tax question also received a
| great deal of attention. The Same legisa-
| ture that passed the queer rule under which
county taxes are now lcviod also passed a law
providing that cities of the first class might
| levy their own bridge taxes. The
| consequence is that Sioux City, and in fact
| almost every large city in the state, has ne
| elected TO levy auy bridge taxes whatever.
| and has allowed the whole expense of build
ing aud maintaining bridges to be pnd by
| the county at large. The amount of tax lev
| led IN this way on l'ottawattamie county
| outside of Council Bluffs is S2l, l,2IO.5i The
| Board of Supervisors Of Woodbury. county,
in which Sioux City is located, was the first
| to call II halt on this way of doing, and the
| whole board and county attorney were pres.
| ent ut the meeting to enter n decided protest.
| resolution favorlng The repeal OF the clause
| allowing cities OF the first class to levy their
own taxes was adopted. A bill embodying
| the substance of this resolution was
| drafted, and after the close of the convention
| tho Woodbury. county delegates stayed to en-.
| gineer it through the legislature.
Omaha daily bee., 1892-02-15

HALIFAX, N. S., Feb l3.-The old whole
sale and retailer firm Of James Scott & Co.,
has made an assignment. Debts, 100000;
assets nominally the same.
A dispatch from Chatham, N. B., says the
dry goods firm of Sutherland Il Craig has
made All assignment with liabilities Of $780, .000
MEANWHILE Pa, Feb. l3.-Tne examina-
tion in the court of assignee as TO the value
of tho property OF the Delameters' before the
failure of their banking institution shows
the assets were about $3.50, 900, as against
$1,000, 900 liabilities.
MooRuEAD, Mimi, Feb. 13 The excite
ment over the failure of the Merchants bank
is still unabated. The liabilities are said to
aggregate $202,00 and the assets Sl4y.000.
The bank holds Sl4l, 900 of President Bruins
paper. and besides there is an overdratt of
S34, 900 of mis- cashier Kuntz Indebtedness !;
Sl4, 900 unsecured.
Omaha daily bee., 1892-02-15
Their Busy Night.

Sneak thieves wcre abroad in the land
Friday night. Mrs. NJ. A. Arkwrlght's
boarding house on Fourth street was visited
while the family and Doarders were at sup
per. The thieves went in at the front door
OF the basement and took two overcoats be-
longing to Fred Russell and man named
OgIlvie that were hanging in the hall. Rus
sell had passed through the hall less than ten
minutes before the theft was discovered, ana
noticed that 1t was hanging in its place. In
the meantime some of the other boarders had
been passing through the hall almost con
tinually, SO that whoever took the coats
showed that he possessed considerable
nerve.
The back door of the Pacific house was
broken in sometime during the night and n
clock valued at about Sl5 was stolen, to-
gether WITH % quantity oi PROVISIONS IONS from the