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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1893-10-05

were they asked to contribute an amount
at one time. Let US Illustrate the effect
OF systematic giving:
Ihere was once a man who thought
himself very poor-so poor that he could
give put little money for any good work.
One day lady asked him if he wouldn't
put his maine down on her paper, prom
lslng to give eighteen dollars and twenty
five cents during that year to the differ
ent causes for which his Church was try
ing to work. He looked at her with
amazement, why, my dear woman !"
| sad he, II never had eighteen dollars
and twenty-five cents year to give in
| my life, and never expect to have. I'm
q poor man.
Well, said she, if he really thought
he could not afford that sum, wouldn't
he promise to give five cents a day for
that year?
| Why, yes. he said, five cents day was
little bit, certainly; if that would do
her any good, lie could manage so much.
And he did, and enjoyed it, Just multi
ply the number of days in a year by the
figure five, will you? Well, what is the
product? How much money did the man
save by not pledging eighteen dollars
and twenty-five cents? This is true
story.
PRACTICAL QUESTIONS.
Two practical questions will come be-
fore each one.
First, Who should giue The members
of the Church should set the example in
this, ann in all duties; and all members
OF the Church, male and female, old and
young, should fill their obligations in
this respect.
Besides the members, there are those
who desire to see the Church prosperous
and to experience the joy of doing some
thing to help the Kingdom of God
There are those under parental care
and instruction whom we hope soon to
welcome to active membership in the
Church Let them begin now to cult
waite this grace of giving; and to claim
the Church as their trust even now.
Let every friend of the Church give,
and every member of the family, even
the little children. Our prayers and offer
ings should go up together to God, for
the one as well as the other is an act of
worship.
The second question. HoaD much shall
I gice The Scripture lays down one
rule, "as God hath prospered him. We
should give all that we are able. This
amount must be determined between
each one and God y~prayer-and each
ones own heart will receive the reward.
Again, we should not giUe more than
zee gre able Let not false pride make
us anxious to give as much as more
prosperous neighbor, for such giving is
not to God, but to vanity. Remember
how the widow with two mites, least
in more than they all. The prosperous
who fails to least in" his all, has not the
blessing of the poor widow. Let us re-
member that we should give CHEERFUL
LY, for it is not how much we give but
hoaO we give
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Buckien's Arnica SaIve.

The BEST SALvE in the world for Cuts,
Bruises. Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns and Skin Erupticns.
and positively cures Piles, or no pay e.
CURED. It is guaranteed to give perfect
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50 cents per box. For sale by Famra, Il
Williamson.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1893-10-05

There are thousands of Democrats who
will endorse the views expressed bv
Comptroller Mansur. The civil service
law is used as an excuse to retain Repub.
licans in Office by scurvy Democrats whs
have some pets in that party. Let us
have the Andrew jackson idea put in
practice by this administration.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1893-10-05

The Duke of Westminster, the richest
nobleman in England, is known among
his lntimates as Jack Sheppard, - be-
cause of his resemblance, when a school
boy at Eaton, to Craikshank's cartoon
OF the celebrated burglar and highway
man.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1893-10-05
Piles Piles Itching Piles

SYMPTOMS Moisture intense itching and
Stlng1ng; most at night; worse by scratching
Ii allowed TO continue, tumors FORM which often
nleed and ulcerate, becoming very sore
SwAYNE'S OINTMENT stops the itching and bleed
ing, heals the liberation, and in most cases re-
moves the tumors. At druggists, or by mail for
5O cents Dr.. Swayne Son, Philadelphia,
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1893-10-05

IS generally raised.
One hundred persons can easily, even
in a small congregation, raise in this way
over two thousand dollars, and thus sup
| port their pastor comfortably, and as
sist the various benevolent schemes of
| the Church. The rates are designedly
made very small, and are not to be con
| sidered in any sense a limit to giving.
| There are members we'll do who can,
| if they are willing of themselves give
twenty dollars more easily every Sunday
than others give ten cents.
1t must be carefully noted that pro-.
portionate giving must be regular to be
effective. Should any be absent on one
Or more Lords Day from their Church,
the amount must be sacredly laid aside.
1t is the Lords money. sit is devoted
and brought when the worshiper APP
pears again in the House of God We
ought to consider it a blessed privilege
to be allowed to give to God for His
worship and service. We should give
cheerfuliy. THE Lord loveth cheerful
giver;" the Lord will abundantly com-
pensate all who thus give.
He who soweth bountifully shall also
reap beautifully
Thou shalt surely give thy poor brother
and thy heart shall not be grieved when
thou givest unto Him; because that for this
thing the Lord thy God shall bless thee in
all thy works and i'll all thou puttest thy
hand unto
Trust in the Lord and do good, so shalt
thou dwell in the land, and verify thou shalt
be fed.
There is that scattereth and vet increas-
| eth; and there is that witholdeth more thar
is meet, but it tendereth to poverty"
The proportion must also be well set
tied, so that we shall not mock Sod by
our offerings. What are few cents
offered to God by those who are wei
able to do more? Consider if this is al
God prospers you. Would any of us
offer friend such paltry sum who asks
US to help him if we are able to assist eff
fectively?
FIVE CENTS A DAY.
Many feel that they are unable to con
tribute to any extent toward the chureh'
support, and who probably could no
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1893-10-05
HOW TO SUPPORT YOUR CHURCH.

The chief reason why many churches
are poorly supported is the fact that all
members do not assist in proportion to
their means; the greater part of the
burden has often to be borne by a few.
The following table shows what a con
gregation of one hundred persons may
do bya proportionate giving every Sun
day. 1t is calculated for Gods poor peo-
pie. Amounts may be respectively in
creased and the numbers giving pro
portioned to the means and numbers Of
any congregation.
TABLE SHOWING WHAT A CONGREGATION OF 100
PERSONS CAN DO EASILY IN ONE YEAR.
If 10 persons give 10 cents each, amount
would be 81 Sunday, or So year
If so persons give rs cents each. amount
would be $3.50 a Sunday. or $3.50 a year.
If 80 persons give so cents each, amount
would be $500 a Sunday, or $3.50 year.
If 100 persons give together total of SIS. so
Sunday, amount would be $2oo2 year.
10 cents each Sunday, So Sundays $40.
rs 1900.
81 &C &C 9" C $500.
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Strength and Health.

If you are not feeling strong and
healthy, try Electric Bitters. If "La
Grippe has left you weary, use Electric
Bitters. This remedy act directly on
Liver, Stomach and Kidneys, gently
adding those organs to preform their
functions. If you are afflicted with Sick
Headache, you will find speedy and per-
manent relief by taking Electric Bitters.
One trial will convince you that this is
the REMEDY you need. Large bottles
only soc. at Observation-Disclosures Drug
store.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1893-10-05

HEADACHE
Indigestion, Billiousness,
DYSPEPSIA
And all Stomach Troubles
Are Cured by
P. P. P.
[Prickly Ash, Poke Root and Potassium.
PIP. p. is a sure cure cure for Rheu-
matsm, Syphilis, scrofula, Blood poison,
BIotches, Pimples and all skin and blood
diseases.
Cancers sore on face, years of skin
trouble. Grandula swelling, sufferer rem
ders thanks to P. p. P. for it's great
cures
Abbotts East Indian Corn Paint cures
all Corns, Warts and Bunlons,
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Many feel that they are unable to con-
tribute to any extent toward the chureh's
support, and who probably could not
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Selected for the VIRG1NIAN.l
WHAT rs my DUTY?
Tho General Obligation.

To honor the Lord with our substance
has been Christian duty in all ages. It
rests on the broad foundation that "the
earth is the Lord sand the fullness there
| Of" The silver and goldn are His.
And we, who are entrusted with more OF
less of it, are stewards of God to man
age it for His interests
1t is an unworthy evasion of this claim
of God on all our substance to urge that
we have made it ourselves by our indus
try, business skill and economy Such
| plea implies an utter forgetfulness of
an overruling, kind, and benefcent Prov
idence. Surely we will not plead that
we made our money without God. For
even ii He has not been in all our
thoughts, we have been in His. Think
then who it is that gives the health that
makes any labor possible for us. Who
gives the energy, the quickness of mind,
the special skill, without which so many
others have failed, or made much smaller
gains Are we not greatly dependent
on outward circumstances for success
Who regulates the sunshine and the
rain? In whose hands are our ventures
on the deep? In whom do we trust to
guard US from disaster by land and sea?
Disasters that may wreck the industry
of lifetime? The thought then that
men can gather property without God
helping them, is utterly unreasonable in
any man that recognizes that God reigns
in the world. The plea can come cons
sistent'y only from 1.-The fooln who say s
in his heart, There is no God" Let US
then in the beginning, settle it that all
that we have and all that we get is the
result of Gods blessing on the efforts
He enables US to make and with the
tools he has given us. All therefore be-
longs to Him.
But it does not at all follow that it is
our duty to strip ourselves of all that we
have in order that we may lay it again
at Gods feet. What we have is given
for US to manage, to use for Gods inter-
ests, to occupy till He come. We hold
it, as it were, as bankers. We strive with
all our skill to increase it. And God by
setting claims before US, makes drafts
upon it, now for our own use and the
management of our business, nov for
our families, now for the Church. now
for the world. 1t is intended that we
shall hold and use part, and part we
are to give away in free gifts to the Lord.
And it is evident that the more we can
put at Gods disposal by a dlligent use
OF our endowments and opportunities,
the greater will be the drafts God can
make on US for His kingdom and glory.
The extreme On this side is therefore
easily indicated.
The extreme on the other side is indi-
Gated Just as clearly. We must give
something. Every time we read the
Bible, and every time we see the destitu-
tions OF the world. the conscience is
quickened to give In general our world
ly prosperity. and without exception our
enjoyment OF grace, are made dependent
on our exercise of the grace of beneyo-
lence. AS a matter of fact, there are
very few persons in any Christian com
munity, who do not, from one motive or
another, give something to Christian
nhioctc
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IF the rates were only the half of the
foregoing the total would be far above what
is generally raised
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-06-16

A train on the Ohio Southern was
wrecked rounding a curve near Spring
field, and many persons injured.
Nine hundred students Of the Indiana
Normal school at Terre Haute called on
Professor Tompkins, who has been de-
posed, and gave hin. an ovation.
Michael Daley, aged II years, was SEN
fenced at Carthage, Ills, to three years
imprisonment for horse stealing.
The work of coming the Columbian
Philadelphia mint
The French Catholic church at St. Anne,
Ills, said to contain relics of the saint,
was struck by lightning and burned
Judge Bardean has declined to grant
separate trials to the men charged with
the murder of Banker Mead at Waupaca,
Wis
G. A. Pillsbury, the Minneapolis miller,
told senate committee inquiring into
the financial situation, that Chicago short
selling was the ruinatiOn of trade in the
northwest.
w. p. Wilson was struck by train on
the Des Moines. Northern and Western,
while driving over the track at Boone,
and instantly killed.
Work was stopped for several hours at
Ottumwa because of the excessive heat,
the thermometer reaching 100 degrees.
There were many cases of prostration, but
none fatal.
The jury at Huntington, Ind, awarded
Mrs. G. Lyon a verdict of 50, 00J in her suit
for damages against the Chicago and Erie
road for the death of her husband, killed
in a collision.
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FREIGHT RAE WAR.
TranscOntinentaI Roads Sharpen Their
Knives For a Lively Time.

TranscOntinentaI Roads Sharpen Their
Knives For a Lively Time.
OMAHA, June 12.-There is every pros
pect of big war in freight rates, trace
able to the Panama lines, which forced
the Southern Pacific to meet the rates
made by the exclusive water line from
Atlantic seabord points to Pacific coast
points. When the Southern Pacific met
the rates made by its rival line, it neces-
sary involved all the transcontinental
roads, the Union Pacific and the Santa
Fe being drawn in to protect interior
shippers.
Jim Hill has also gone to cutting
freight rates in a fierce way. He has
duplicated the Chicago-San Francisco
rate to Seattle, putting in Duluth and
st. Paul on lower basis. thus dragging
in Portland Naturally the Union Paci-
fic could not stand this finn fam ar
rangement, Omaha being a common
point with ST. Paul on the east and Port
land with Seattle on the west, and twas
decided by Mr.. Munroe to reduce the
Omaha-Portland rate, effective June 10.
a great cut has been made on the Mon
tana business also. Freight Agent
Munroe says that this war is to the
knife and he viii not allow the Southern
Pacific to underrate his line under any
circumstances
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war department building
proper. So the comforting official assur
ance is given that while 81 clerks
have been killed, the pension records are
all saved and uninjured.
List of the Dead.
The following list of dead, with the
names of states from which they were
appointed, contains % names, including
one unknown, and one probably duphca-
ton, only 81 bodies having been taken
from the ruins:
Gee RTE ALLEN, Pennsylvania
Gee RGE M. ARNOLD, Virginia.
SAMUEL P. BANES, Pennsylvania.
JOHN BUSSIUS, District of Columbia.
j. E. CHAPLIN, South Carolina.
JEREMIAH DALEY, Pennsylvania.
JOSEPH R. PAGAN, Kansas.
JOSEPH B. GAGE, Michigan.
A. GERAULT, Maryland.
DAVID JORDAN, Missouri.
j. BOYD JONES, Wisconsin.
F. B. LOTUS, New York.
F. W. o. MAEDER, New York.
j. P. M'FALL, Wisconsin.
NJ T. MULLEDY, Louisiana.
: HOWARD S. MILLER, Ohio.
B. f. MILLER, New York.
BURROWS NELSON, West Virginia.
E. G. SKULL. Kansas.
WILLIAM SCHRIBER, Maryland.
F. NJ. WILLIAMS, Wisconsin.
The number of those injured re-
ported is about so, but many persons
who were able to proceed to their homes
were more or less badly hurt.
Most of the injured are improving.
F. W. Test of Illinois, confusion of the
scalp, will recover. A. L. Ames of
Iowa, whose skull was fractured, leg
broken and internal injuries, is in a seri-
GUS condition, but there are hopes of his
recovery. J. P. Mccormack of Wis
consin, fracture of the ribs, Is serious,
but viii probably recover.
Measures for Relief.
The meeting of citizens was held to
put in operation relief for the victims of
the catastrophe. It was called to order
by Commissioner Ross, and Commissioner
Parker was chosen to preside. With
little preliminary the purpose of the
gathering was achieved in the appoint
ment of five to canvass the meeting for
subscriptions were made. While this
was being done, brief addresses were
made.
WASHINGTON, June 13.-The inquest
over the bodies of the victims of the
Ford theater disaster was commenced.
Several clerks testified to the unsafe con-
dition of the building, and letter from
Secretary Lamont, assuring the jury
that no witness need have any fear about
losing his position because of testimony
given at the inquest, was read at the
morning session.
Mr.. r. Ross Perry, as the representa-
tive of Colonel AinsWorth, arose to make
some remarks ON the subject, and his
first word was a signal for the most ex-
citing incident of the day.
Butler Fitch, a clerk of the record
pension division, started the trouble.
ssit down.. he shouted :'Zou eEe al
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outsider and have no right here. I pro-
test against an outsider speaking here -
Mr.. Spencer of Bridgeport, Ala, an
other government clerk, called out at
Colonel Ainsworth: ''You should be ar
rested for murder and not released on
BALI
Here the tempest broke inits full fury.
''Hang him!" was shouted by dozen
Threats. Every man in the spectators
seats rose at the cry of Hang him!''
A mad rush had just begun in the
direction of Colonel Ainsworth, when
Mr.. Warner arose, and standing on his
chair, begged for order. The sight of
him standing up stopped the rush. Mr..
Shaeffer directed Mr.. Warner to take
his seat, but the latter refused, and rails
ing his voice, managed to make himself
heard. His words brought quiet.
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TT COLLAPSED
OLD THEATER AT WASHINGTON COL
LAPSES WITH AWFUL RESULTS.

Floors OF the Historic Building In Which
president Lincoln Was Assassinated
Give Way With Four Hundred Govern
ment CIerks-List of the Dead.
WASHINGTON, June 10.-Ford's Opera
house, on Tenth street, the scene of
President Lincolns assassination, col
lapsed at 1915 Friday morning, bury
ing the 400 government clerks who were
on duty at the time in the ruins. The
first floor collapsed through weakness
caused by e1cavating cellar and in its
fall carried down the other three floors.
The horrors Of the scene were by no
means lessened by the knowledge that a
blunder, surely in this case almost
F'worse than a crime,' had caused the
death of from 20 to 80 persons at the
least, and injuries upon so or so more.
The evidence, as found in official records,
appear conclusive that as long ago as
1885, this building, which the govern
ment purchased after the assassination
and used as an army museum, was
officially proclaimed by congress an I'M
safe depository for the inanimate skele-
tons, mummies and books of the army
medical museum, for which a safer
place of storage was provided by act of
congress.
Disseminated Between Life AID Property.
With a refinement of discrimination,
however, between what could be re-
placed and what could not be easily sup
piled, the clerks were thrust into the
unsafe building, while the original rec
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Convoy RACE eEGINs.
Eight Wild Riders Pull Out of Chadron
For Chicago.


CaADRoN, Neb., June 15.-The cow
boy race to the Worlds far has started
with eight riders. To say that this has
been an exciting day here would be
putting it very mild. At least 1000 Wis
itors were here to witness the start
The committee held conference with
the humane societies, who were repre-
sented by Paul Fountaine of Minneap-
oils. It did not take a great while to
convince him that nothing approaching
cruelty would be allowed. Hewill meet
the racers at each registering point and
keep careful watch over them, and
will also prevent the riders from being
molested by any over-zealous petty Off
GERS. AS he represents the American
Humane society this puts all end to all
questions of the race being stopped.
The registering points are: Chadron,
Long Pine, O'Nein and Wausa, Neb.;
Sioux City, Galva, Fort Dodge, Iowa
Falls, Waterloo, Manchester and Du-
buque, Ia; Freeport, DeKalb and Chi
cago, Ills.
The time it will take is estimated from
10 to 80 days. The opinion of several
leading horsemen seems to be from Is to
20 days.
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PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS.
A Large Number of Persons Made Happy
by Growers Autograph.

by Growers Autograph.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE president
has made the following appointments:
William g. Crawford of Louisville, to
be deputy auditor of the treasury for the
postoffice department; Rudolph Randall
of Alabama, to be collector Of internal
revenue for the district of Alabama;
Charles E. German of Rhode Island, to
be attorney of the United States for the
district of Rhode Island; n. T. Robinson
of Louisiana, to be assistant solicitor of
the treasury.
ConsuIs-Warne S. Kinkead of Ken
lucky, at Southampton, England; N. F.
Harris of Alabama, at Leeds, England;
Lucien Walker of Alabama, at Cork,
Ireland; Mariolus L. Davis of Arkansas,
OF Trinidad. West Indies; L. S. Regne Of
Iowa, at Rotterdam, the Netherlands;
Edward Downes of Connecticut, at
Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Peter II. Pernot of Indianapolis, Ind;
Joshua Hutchins of Athens, Ga, and
Clement V. Rogers of Indian Territory,
to be appraisers of the value of houses,
lands or improvements occupied by in
truders or unauthorized persons within
the Cherokee outlet. Daniel w. Mar
rata of North Dakota, to be consul
general of the United States at Mel
bourne Australia.
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phelps May TAX Two weeks.

NEW York, June l2.-Frederick R.
Coudert, one of the counsel of the United
States In the Boring sea arbitration, has
arrived from Paris. He said he thought
Mr.. Phelps, in his closing argument,
would occupy probably two weeks
ssMr. Carter opened our case In a very
clear and thorough argument. said Mr..
Coudert. 1.-The contentious of the two
countries could not have been presented
IN any clearer manner than they have
been by the counsel on either side"
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Fargo to Rise Tireproof.

FARGO, N. D., June 13.-At least 400
men are employed in clearing off the
ruins to commence rebuilding at once.
Every building will be as nearly fire.
proof as possible. Many business men
formerly on Broadway have tents here
and will open in them one block farther
west. This street will be called New
Broadway and will be used until the new
buildings are completed on their former
sites. Everybody is feeling confident
and the fire has awakened all the old
time energy in the wideawake men of
the CITY.
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CaterDi1lar PIapue at Jackson.

MANKATo, Mimi, June 1a.-The cater
pillars which infested this district two
and three years ago seem to have mi
grated to the Des Moines river, and at
jackson, 60 miles southwest of here, they
are more numerous than they ever were
in this particular section. They are
there in myriads and have stripped the
forest trees, whose leahess branches
stand out as bare as in winter. They
are everywhere present, covering side
walks, entering houses and rendering
everything unpleasant
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SENATOR PEFFER. ing point Of the
committee because the members recog-
nized its Importance as the big center for
food stuffs of the world. From here the
route will be to Minneapolis, Omaha,
Kansas City and Topeka. In these places
miIlers, packers and wheat shippers will
be asked for facts and figures. Then the
capitals of about 10 different western
states will be visited and from the agri-
cultural departments statistics will be
gathered