The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-10-06

There will be rare fun for Chicago
builders in watching the operations of
the Japanese architect and carpenters
who have come over to erect the build
ing which the Mikado's people will put
up on the Exposition grounds.
The West End Land Company of Dan
vile has made an assignment. 1t owes
about $4,000. mostly in Danville. The
deed authorizes the trustee to issue
bonds of the company to the amount of
$4,000, to be used in paying off the
debts and in further developing the
property.
Complaints that postage stamps are
so badly gummed that they will not
stick upon letters are beginning to be
heard, but they are not made by the
men who during the past summer used
to carry around wads of them which
they couldn't tear asunder.
John Sherman has at last awakened
to the fact that the State of Ohio is still
in existence add needs help. When the
old man has got warmed up over gas
stove and had his back bone fabricated
with aromatic oil of hopefulness, he will
probably brace up and say something
Grover Cleveland has bought his little
daughter Ruth birthday present. Sc
Letting it himself and sending it on to
her If she lives long enough he'll find
out that he will have to repeat the per-
Torrance very frequently and that he
will not have his own way in the selec>
ton of the gifts.
The ink with which all the governs
ment paper money is printed is made
only by James Eddy, of Troy, N. Y,
who alone has the secret of it's compost
ton, the formula having been given to
him by his father, the inventor of the
ink, on his death-bed. The making of
it results in a profit of $4,000 year.
The Culpeper EGpone4at says: "Capt.
T. G. Morton, Secretary of the Virginia
Worlds Fair Association. is greatly
pleased with the outlook for splendid
exhibit at the Chicago show. He has
L
where he delivered an address in the in
terest of the work, and reports great in
terest in the movement"
Vim. Beasely, ESQ.,, of Bessemer, is
giving much of his time and attention
in assisting the work of raising funds
for building home at Chicago for Eir-
yinians and their exhibits at the Worlds
Fair. Mr.. Beasley enters earnestly and
willingly in this work on behalf of his
native State, and his efforts are duly APP
preciated by all who have the States
welfare at heart. His work in this di-
rection is highly commendable.
castle Herald.
The election of Alderman Knill. Ro-.
man Catholic as Lord Mayor of London,
has attracted more attention than it
merits. The election is not one in which
the popular vote is cast or party
strength tested. When man becomes
q member of the Aldermanic Council of
the metropolis he goes up by rotation to
the position of Deputy Sheriff and Sher-
III, duO is CIlcu ICdoy ioi Hiiio Jul II c'o CAC
Mlyorality, which comes to him as
matter of seniority and succession and
without any reference to his religion
or politics.
Harper's Ferry Sentinel: Our veneer
able city lamplighter, Mr.. Jesse Ora
ham, has, we are informed, closed a con-
tract with the John Brown Fort Com
pany, of Washington, requiring his
presence at the Worlds Fair IN connec>
ton with the exhibition of the old Fort
Mr.. Graham is one of the
few POSSIBLY the only one) surviving
prisoners who were confined in the Fort
by Brown during the insurrection. The
Company desires his services for six
and, it is said, offered him $10,-
900, or $500 per month and percentage
of the receipts. Mr. Graham accepted
the latter proposition.