The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-10-27
Personal and Pertinent.

divorced as we'll before the original case
is ended.
The population limit of the capacity
of the earth is 1894, 10000 souls, and
are calculating that this
number will be reached in less than 1877
years. Will Mars be available for emi>
grafton purposes by that time?
Miss Harriet Monroe, who wrote tn
Worlds Fair Ode, is not only suing the
World for its premature publication,
but is going to write whole volumn OF
rhymes.
Senator Stanford says that he propos
es to spend all his property before he
dies, and the California University will
be the recipient of his generous arrange;
ments He doesn't believe in courts,
trusts and lawyers skimming the cream
from his benefcence.
George j. Mcclellan, who has been
nominated by Tanmany Hall for Pres
ident of the Board of Aldermen of New.
York, is the only son of General McClell-
an, and is thus almost Philadel-
phian, though he happened to be born
in Germany while his parents were
abroad at the close of the war, Novem-
Der 90, 1865. He graduated at Princeton
in 1886, soon after his fathers death and
entered upon newspaper work in New
York. He served successfully on the
Journal, World and Herald, and three
years ago was appointed treasurer of
the Brooklyn bridge. Meanwhile he
studied law at Columbia College and
was admitted to the bar last spring. He
is a young man of high character, with
many points of resemblance to his father.
AMI has evidently distinguished career
before him.
After three months sojourn abroad
inquest of health and medical research
DIR. John V. Shoemaker, of the Medico-
Chirurgical College, has returned home.
He was received with special honors
by the British Medical Association
while in London.
Swedish girls begin, at an early age,
to make and finish the personal and
house linen which they will require
when they are married. As
Edward Moran has painted for Chica-
go q series of six large marine pictures
representing the downfall of LeifErikson,
the voyage and discoveries of Columbus,
the cruise of Henry Hudson. and finally
the White Squadron's farewell salute to
Captain John Ericsson.
At Ash Fork there is six-months old
lamb which is a free ranger and bar-room
bum, going around from saloon to sa-
loon begging beer, which it drinks SO
freely that it won't touch a drop of
water, preferring to stick to its beer and
to remain in state of chronic booziness
A colored woman residing at India
Springs, Ga, has been the mother of
fifty-three children. One of her sisters
has had thirty children and another one
has nursed twenty-seven.
In Mashonaland, at the Cape, they
have peculiar notions about keeping
down the stock of babies. When twins
are torn they are Immediately drowned.
Grover Cleveland, with Mrs. Cleveland
and Baby Ruth, have returned to New
York from their summering at Buzzard's
Bay, and settled down in their new
home at IL East Fifty-frst street. They
on ovnnofod 70 IN oil npf tho
4th of March next.
Thomas Hodgkins, of New York, has
iven $1,000 to the Royal Institute for
Scientific Researches.
When the election is over Governor
McKinley's neglect of his own State will
have to be explained away on the prin-
ciple that he didn't know it was loaded.
A Scotchman who amused himself by
playing the bagpipe on Sunday has
been fined ten shillings and COSTS
Lynching is not fashionable in Scotland.
The new Mormon temple at Salt Lake
City will be opened April 9th, 1898. 1t
has been in course of erection for forty
years, has cost $780, 900, and will be,
without doubt, the biggest architectural
nightmare in the country.
Juan N. Contreras, the weather and
earthquake prophet of Guanajuato, has
issued his warnings of another series of
co. IT he can only stir up the greasers
he will be public benefactor.
James M. Beck, ex>Assistant United
States District Attorney, and law part
ner of National Democratic Chairman
who is in general demand as a
stump speaker, will, on Monday evening
next, address the Democrats of Jenkin-
town.
Amelie Rives Chanler is fond of eques-
trian exercise and is quite at her ease in
the saddle. She may be often seen rid |
ing into Richmond from her country
home.
President Harrison has six of his Cab
net officers stumping the country and
would be pleased to harness up the 9TH
er two, SO that he could drive an eight
n-hand to his party band wagon.
In Lapland the fashion of wonan's
!ress changes only once in a thousand
years, and the dry goods stores meyer
advertise.
Ex-senator Ingalls, says that he hasn't !
he faintest desire to go back to the
senate. This shows that he is in perfect |
with the people of his State.
What is the matter with Senator
Chandler? Nobody has asked him to
,rate on the many excellences of the G.
}. p, and even in New Hampshire it is
admitted that a dog fight would draw
way every auditor from meeting
which he was addressing.
Deserving Praise.
We desire to say to our citizens. that
,r years we have been selling DIR. Kings
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