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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1893-06-22
CLIFTON FoRGE, VIRGINIA. THURSDAY, JUNE q 1898.
Edwin Booth.

On the evening of April 3, 1889, Laws
renee Barrett was playing Othelo and
Edwin Booth Iago in the moor of Ven :
ice' before cultured audience in the
city of Rochester. Two acts of the play
had been finished and the pleased audi
tors were waiting for the third, when
Mr.. Barrett appeared alone before the
footlights to announce that the s'begin-
ming of the end had come" that the en-
inent tragedian had been stricken with
paralysis, and that the world chad seen
for the last tine the greatest actor who
speaks the english language"
MIR. Barrett's tragic announcement,
though somewhat exaggerated, suited
the time and the place, and we now
know that the beginning of the end
which has now come, was made that
night Happily, Mr.. Booth recovered
from the first attack to play again with
almost undiminished power and beauty
the roles which have rendered his name
immortal. Indeed, he survived his CO.
laborer, and lived to walk the stage in
sadness and failing health after the in
domitable Barrett had been carried to
his grave.
But Edwin Booth was marked for the
grim reaper in 1899, and the years that
have flown to the peaceful and painless
end have brought only failing powers
and the gradual crumbling of a mighty
genius. Before his time the actor has
gone His life was full of labor, but it
was also rou 1ded out with remarkable
success, and, under ordinary circum-
stances, his years ought to have been ex-
tended over two decades at least. In
this particular Mr.. Booths career illus
trates the power of the understanding
fires of genius.
Mr.. Booth was a gifted actor, having
received by heredity, by education and
experience the qualities which fitted him
for the highest place in tragic art among
his country men. In his prime his im>
presentations were models of historic
ability. He seemed to gather up in one
bundle all the graces and gifts Of a long
line Of actors.
To Baltimoreans Mr.. Booth was not
only great actor, but a persona grat0
as we'll. Here was his home in boyhood,
here rest the bones of his distinguished
father and those of his kin, and here it
was hoped the mortal remains of the
great tragedian might take their last
sleep. In Baltimore were many of his
personal friends, and many more who
admired his work upon the stage. There
fore, as much as any locality can claim a
worlds genius, Edwin Booth belonged
to this city, and its people are sadly be-
reft in the death of one who indeed, had
'honor" in this own cor ntry. Bait
more Daily Herald.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1893-06-22

One mode of transportation among the
whites of southern West Virginia is
known as riding and hitching" 1t is
resorted to when two travellers find
themselves with only one horse and they
are going too far to ride double" In
riding and hitching'' one traveller
takes the horse and goes mile or more,
while the other foots it behind. The
equestrian naturally makes faster speed
than the walker. So after he has ridden
his share, he disinounts and bitches his
steed to tree by the roadside, and
pushes on afoot. In time the other wal
ker comes to the hitched animal, mounts
him, and rides on until he has overtaken
the first rider and got some distance in
front when the operation is repeated.
Thus each ride alternately, and the horse
gets a breathing SPELL
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1893-06-22
Specimen Cases.

S. H. Clifford, New Cassel, Wis, was
troubled with Neuralgia and Rheunas
tisin, his stomach was disordered, hi>
Liver was affected to an alarming de-
gree, appetite fell away, and he was ter
ribly reduced in flesh and strength.
Three bottles OF Electric Bitters cured
him.
Edward Shepherd, Harrisburg, ILL.,,
had running sore on his leg of eight
years standing. Used three bottles of
Electric Bitters and seven boxes of
Bucklen's Arnica Salve, and his leg is
sound and well. John Speaker, Cataw-
ba., o., had five large Fever sores on his
leg, doctors said he was incurable One
bottle Electric Bitters and one box Ar
MICA Salve cured him entirely. Sold by
Farrar u Williamson's drug store.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1893-06-22
Bucklen's Arnica SaIva.

The BEST SALvE in the world for Cuts,
Bruises. Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns and Skin Eruptions.
and positively cures Piles, or no pay re-
quired. 1t is guaranteed to give perfect
2atisfaction, or money refunded. Price
So cents per box. For sale by Farrrar &
Williamson,
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1893-06-22
THE VIRGINIA GIRL.
Her Praise Spoken Out at the Void s
Fair.

FAIR.
From the Chicago Tribune.
He was a magnificent type of the real
blue blooded Virginian, and when
member of the little party with which
he was chatting in the corner Of the Au-
dltorium rotunda, asked him, ''What of
the Virginia girlsY'' delicious flush of
prideful color warmed his face, and he
made reply striking and beautiful.
"The Virginia girl is now as her moth
er and grandmother were before her.
She is fitted by nature and trained by
education to be wife of q strong and
brave man, and mother of sturdy boys
and virtuous girls. She is not made up
of watery elements, though her voice is
ever gentle, soft and low. She says
father and mother in dutiful tones;
and yesterday night when. like the lady
Christable,
"Her gentle limbs did she undres
And lay down in her loveliness.
and said Our Father who art in Heaven"
reverently, confidently and trustfully.
A Christian she is, with no more doubt
of her faith than that sun shines. Chaste
she is, without knowledge or suspicion
of evil. Simple she is, and ignorant and
needless of the world, where wealth and
position are the guinea stamps that make
effulgent hearts as false and as black as
hell, and when she marries, as marry she
does, she will do her husband good, and
not evil all the days of her life.
SLENDER she is, with the correct line
of beauty, 1.-THE and graceful. Her hand
is not exactly small, for it has welded
the rolling-pin. Neither is her foot small,
but it is an honest foot-a foot light
enough and step trim enough to dash
the dew from heather flowers; foot elo-
quent not like Cressida's, but eloquent
surely; foot to twirl in any schottich
or cotillion, to cut the pigeon wing, or
tread the mazes of the reel, or execute
the shuttle of the Irish jig.
Nor has her education been neglect
ed. She was at Staunton and Vassar
year or SO, and her fathers library con-
tains some sterling books, as does nearly
every house in old Virginia. There =
piano, too, and the Virginia grid is per>
haps at her best when, with voice like
nightingale's and eyes like Hebe's, she
sings with the accompaniment the sim
pie ballads her grandmother sang when
Dolly Madison was where frankie
Cleveland is now"
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1893-06-22
Allegheny County Directory.

y
-:o--
We publish below the Directory of the Coutyn
as a matter OF reference to those who may have
occasion to address them.
JUDGE OF ALLEeHANY AND CRAIG,
Lyman Chalkley, tAddress) Covington. Va.
COUNTY AND CIRCUIT CLERK,
]. j. Hobbs, (AdGress) Covington, Va
CoMMoNwEALrHs ATTORNEY,
w. e. Allen. (Address) Covngton, Va.
COUNTY TREASURER.
Joseph T. Fudge Nddress) Covington, va.
SHERIFF.
8. G. Dyer, (Address) Covington, Va
COMMISSIONERS OF REVENUE.
W. c. HAMILTON Commission of Revenue,
for Town of Clifton Forge.
Address, Clifton Forge, Virginia.
Samuel 1. Fudge, Covington, Va.
SUPERVISORS,
Al. Accord, Jr., Clifton Forge, Va.
d. NJ. Davis, Arritts, P. o.
G. L. Manu. (Address) Ben P. o.
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS,
S. F. Chapman. Covington Va.
COUNTY PHYSICIAN.
H. w. Anderson, Covington, Va
COUNTY CORONER,
DIR. o. G. Rodgers, Covington, Va
COUNTY SURVEYOR,
j. A. Carson Snake Run. Va.
Clifton Forge Official Directory.
Mayor 7. P. BowLEs
CLERK of Council, DIR. C. T. LEWIS.
Sergeant, PAUL GLEASON.
CLIFTON FORGE DISTRICT.
Justices, ]. L. IRVINE, W. o. THOMSON,
j. M. WILLIAMS.
Constable, w. H. STROUGH.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1893-06-22
Time to Go to the Fair.

Letters and dispatches from Chicago
and the reports of returning visitors
agree that the great fair has passed the
period of preparation, and is now to be
seen in all its completeness and splen-
dor The work was of such magnitude
and the difficulties to be overcome in a
short time We're so great, that those who
were early upon the ground necessarily
found many things yet unfinished; the
weather also was discouraging and the
attempt to close the exhibition on Suns
day had bad effect, SO that the record
of the Fl st month left much to be desir-
ed.
But with the opening of June all this
was changed. The magnificent grounds,
cleared Of the disorder OF preparation,
bloomed out under the summer sun, and
the great buildings shone with all their
imposing grandeur. The crowds in
creased and their busting enjoyment fill
ed up whatever was lacking in this I'M
eXampied panorama of civilization. The
Columbian Worlds Fair is a great sue
cess in every artistic and educational
sense, and it will be a popular success as
well.
The only advice that..need be given the
general public is to see it as early as
possible. There is general disposition
to put off the visit to Chicago until late
in the summer, but by that time the
crowd is likely to be excessive, and those
who can command their own time will
do wisely to go now. While there will
doubtless be constant additions, there is
more to be seen now than any one per-
son could study in a whole summer, and
the whole effect of the great Fair-which
is, after all, the thing that is most i'm
pressive and most to be admired-can
now be seen in all its freshness and beau
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1893-06-22

1t is all right for May to go out with a
chill, but she need not skip all the way
to November for her weather supply.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1893-06-22
Current Notes.

The st. Louis water tower is the high
est in the world.
| A newspaper has been started in Congo
by two colored women.
| why do they call one-horse villages
hamlets?" because they are so mean-
choly.n
| A Galveston artesiau we'll was sunk
| 5000 feet without encountering either
rock or water.
| Some of the Comstock mines are so
| deep that no means have yet been devise
to overcome the excessive heat.
| OF the whole length of the Suez Canal,
| sc mile are cuttings, IA were made by
dredging through lakes. and 8 miles res
| quiring no labor.
| M. Pasteur has been suffering for some
time from organic weakness of the heart.
| The servants friends fear that he will
never again entirely recover his strength.
| When the Kentucky editors got
through with the ''Old Kentucky Home"
at Chicago there was not enough ''red
| Ticker" left in the establishment to fill
| the tube of a thermometer.
New York's street gamies have made
an important discovery. They have
learned that they can stand in the street
and throw torpedoes through the win
| dows of passing elevated road cars. Tie
only drawback to the sports is the ira
bility of the urchins to see the commo-
tion among the passengers when the to,
pedoes explode
/ A Boston man insists that in his town
the anti-hat movement really amounts y,
something. "a few nights ago." he
says, II counted over forty woin.-,,
who sat without their hats in the pas
quet of the Boston Theater-just on hs.;.
floor alone-and at matinee in tl..
Museum there was thirty odd The
effect was pretty. Those women looked
cool and comfortable, while the wone,i
with hats looked as il they had run in
for minute and couldn't stop
1t is believed, says the Scientific Amer
lean, that there are five times as mas.y
insects as there are species of all oti,r
living things put together. The oaS
alone supports 450 species of insects AMI
200 kinds make their home in the pine
Forty years ago Humboldt estimate
that the number of species preserved in
collections was between $50, 0O0 and TO-
900, but scientific men now say that there
must be more than three-quarters of IL
million, without taking into account the
parasite creatures. OF the 35, 600 species
in Europe, however, not more than 3,5Oh
are noxious or destructive. There are
none than 100000 kinds of beetles.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1893-09-22
90 PER YEAR

The chiIdrcn's knee suits at Black
mans store are receiving much praise
from their patrons, and the prices are
SO low, and quality so good, that every
purchaser feels when he gets home as Il
he had struck a big bargain.
Geo. Ford still has Money to loan on
FARMS Mt low rates OF interest, from one
to five years time. No commission in
terest; No bonus. Ii you want loan
call on him in his new office in the
Webb block.
Blackman Bros. have opened up fine
stock of mems and youths fall weights
iu oycr-shirts and underwear; also an
assortment OF harvester's gloves at from
90 cents to 81 per pair.
Everyone who has not a cool cellar
should have refrigerator. Get them at
cost OF NEDDER x WNDUs.
Go to Bragg and get 10 pounds OF sug-
ar tor Sl.00.
Wen furnished rooms for rent, on
easy terms. Centrally located. Inquire
OF l.. c. Richardson, at p. NJ. Co.
They are selling at Vests Variety
store what every family needs, at cut
prices.
At Vests Variety Store for bargains
More than $50 articles to select from
Prices the lowest.
Did you know that you could get four
pounds Of Arbuckle's coffee for $l.00 Of
Bragg
Eyaporated apricots, six pounds for
Sl.O0 at X. B. Bragg.
Seven pounds OF dried California
peaches for $l.0O at Bragg's.
A little cash goes long way at Bragg's.
His prices are the lowest.
Roslyn COAL at $8 per ton, OF Williams
Moss x Go.
X. b. Bragg sells for cash, but his
prices are the lowest. Fourteen pounds
OF rice for $l00.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1893-09-22

PEORIA, Ill.,, Sept. 19-.h Cannon
opera-housa was burned this evening.
The fire started about $3.50 and was
caused by an explosion q fireworks dur
ing the play Of "Michsel Slrogoir."
twenty five persona were burned, some
seriously and ole fatally. The stocks
Of Shadzki & Skarek, cIothiera, a. d
Woods & Wonderly, dry goods, we're
destroyed The total loss WAS 100, 1000,
Sparks from the fireworks in the third
act ignitcd some scenery, and IN less
than two minutes the players we're com
PEELED To- leave the stage.
The audience would have made a wild
plunge for the doors had not men in dif-
fsrent parts Of the house called loudly,
Sit down" The ire spread rapidly,
and those who bad not already escaped
flied ont. Those on the first floor got
ont but those IN the gallery we're lese
fortunate. The stairway quickly be,
came jammed Women fell and in an
Instant the crowd became a flenzied
mob and women screamed at the top
Of their voices pushed their way down
he hallway, pulling at those in front
and even attempting to climb NJ on and
over those who obstructed the way.
lhe flames made rapid progress, and but
or assistance many would haze perished
in the building. Over score Of faint
ing women, children and men who bad
.een tramplad upon we're carried ont.
As far as known everybody escaped from
he building, but at least three were
oriousiy injured and their recovery is
npossibe.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1893-09-22
Worlds Fair Rates.

Chicago and return, 1920.
s.. Paul and return 1000 good to re-
turn until Nov. Is. Stop over allowed
west OF st. Paul. Transit limit in either
direction forty days. For further inior-
nation call on or address,
j. S. KEENEY.
Local Agent,
Pullman Wash.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1893-09-22
NORTHERN PACIFIC.

Double daily trains to St. Paul, Min
neapolis, Milwaukee and Chicago with
out change OF cars. Connectsat st. Paul
and Chicago for all points east and south;
Superior Pullman sleepers, upholstered
tourist cars and dining cars on all
through trains. Direct service to the
Yellowstone National Park. Fast time
and all the reduced rates afforded pa
irons of this line. For full information
call on or address. j. S. kEENEY Agt.,.
(34tD Pullman, "Ash'
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1893-09-22

To eradicate the poisons which pro-
duce fever and ague, take Ayers Ague
Cure. 1t cures without leaving any In
iurious effect upon The system, and is
the only medicine in existence which
may be considered an absolute antidote
for malaria.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1893-09-22
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given by the under
signed administrator OF the estate OF
Garwood Green, deceased, that all per-
sons holding claims against said estate
are hereby required to file the same, ac-
companied by the proper vouchers, at
his Office in Pullman, Washington, with
in one year from the date OF this notice,
or else they will be forever barred.
q. W. Ford,
Administrator OF the estate OF Garwood
Green, deceased.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1893-09-22
WANTED.

Statesmen to sell our choice and hardy
nursery stock. Many special varieties
to offer both in fruits and ornamentals,
and controlled only byus. We pay COM
mission on salary, give exclusive terri
tory and pay weekly. Write us at once
and ecure choice OF territory.
MAY BROTHERS,
Nnraervmen. ROchest
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1893-09-22

Ripans Tabules cure nausea.
Ripans Tabules cure scrotula
Ripans Tabules cure the blues.
Ripaus Tabules cure dyspepsia.
Ripans Tabu ules cure constipation.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1893-09-22
IlSTRAY NOTICE.

SrRAyED,-A small red and white COW,
branded 20 on right stihe. The COW
was first missed about July lst. Will
rive reward OF $40 for information lead
ing to her recovery.
I7t) GEo. ). HUNTER.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1893-09-22
DO YOU WANT LUMBER?
+. 4. PETERSON STILL N TT

| am not selling remnants Of lumber
nor bankrupt stock, but will meet all re-
duced prices, on posters or otherwise ad-
yertised. Come to the red lumber office
for bid on any building material you
need X. MCKENZIE,
Manager.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1893-09-22

When Baby was sick, we gave her CastoriA-
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria-
When she became Miss she chung to Castorla.
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1893-09-22
KEDUOED PASSENGER RATES.

The Northern Pacific railroad takes
pleasure in notifying its patrons that its
rates to st. Paul, Chicago and points
east are as low as by any and all other
lines. Full particulars viii be cheertully
furnished upon application to
r35tfl j. S. KEENEY, Agent.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1893-09-22

Whatever may be the cause ot blanch-
iu-, r.r lair may he restored to its orig
inu color by the use OF thai potent rem
ely Halls Vegetable SiciIian Hair Re
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16
Two New Professions.

There are two new professions whicl
nave lately been developed and are now be
ing written about One is the "glorifier'
and the other is the "cutter out" Til,
gloriiler IS man employed by rich but
stupid persons to make them out devils o
fellows, don't you know. He frequents tn,
places where men congregate, goes into so
clety and knows all the best people Then
ne tells stories about the witty things his
friend Smith says and relates instances OF
his courage or shrewdness or anything else
Smiths friends get to look on Smith as a
remarkable man. Smith becomes popular
and is made lion. Smith pays the glori
fler good money for his part in the transac.
uon and ever afterward poses as a great
man. s'''
The cutter out can be of either sex. There
IS rich family that has a son or daughter
as the case may be, who is infatuated wigl
somebody against whom the parents have
a prejudice Perhaps the object of the in.
fatuation is beneath the son or daughter in
rank or isn't just good or something else.
The parents go to the cutter out and give
MIN or her the proper instructions. The
cutter out goes to work and fascinates the
Objectionable object of alteration. The son
or daughter is thrown over, and the cutter
1ut gets fat fee.
It isn't everybody who would make
Soou gloriner or a good cutter out, but
mere are vast possibilities for persons who
laye the requisite qualities Of mind. and
,,ody and the necessary belittled opinion OF
themselves that will permit them to do the
Vork.-Bufalo Commercial. II
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16
It Should Be in Every House.

j. B Wilson 81 Clay st sharpsburg Pa,
'ays hewH not be without Dr. Kings New Dis
'oyefhbd Consumption, Coughs aud Colds. that
{ cured u wife who was threatened with Pntu
noaia ~ : an attack Of la Grippe" when va
iouaef remedies and several physicians had
Is 20 good Robert Barber Of Cooksport,
t'' Pms nr Kings New Discovery has done
81 Hl3fe good than anything he ever used for
~ trouble Nothing Ike il. Try ia Free
boltiea q Dr, q. W. Marshali's Drug Store
.AEa bot1ioss doa. and 81 90
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16
Matchmaker and JeWeler
MILFORD. DEL.

lNF Erbemehl comes TO Milford, with the hest
OF creIe1tiale and his reputation as n workman
fOT its self s'o0N speaks
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16

In the way Of clocks he can snit tho ,liu,r,o,,
peeSet and ise nost fastideous taste. from The
smalest travelling or desk CLOCK to the snest rpsre
ie' esch guaranteed to be the Best OF its kind.
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16
The Horned Tond,s nefenso.

Nearly all animal life has been provided
with some means Of defense Among the
curious ones is that which is given the
horned toad. Under certain circumstances.
especially when the creature has reason to
fear attack, it will discharge a blood red
liquid at the supposed enemy with great
precision for distance of five or six feet.
The liquid does not appear to be poisonous,
but seems to be designed chiefly to tempo
rarily blind the attacking party. .-Philadel-
phia Ledger
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16

NOT only models Of pretty much every
thing upon the earth, and some things
within the earth, but miniature Of earth
herself. II is in the Government building,
and Of course is a center Of interest. This
little world is 20 feet in diameter, which
gives it a circumference Of SO feet and a
scale on which the distance Of go geograph-
ical or SO statute miles is shown in an
inch. It is one OF the largest globes ever
made.
In Midway plaisqnce the visitor who
cares to pay % cents for the privilege may
see a complete model Of St. Peters at
Rome. If one have the time and money
to spare the miniature is worth seeing A
model Of the Eiffel tower at Paris may
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16
WATCHES.
CI.OCKS

Matches OF every Grade from low priced IN ell
yer cases 10 the highest grade in tbe Gnest a,oi5
all warrshted 10 be good time keeper or no sasc
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16
JEWELRY.

lie has the most complete assortment nj .Te,,--
eYer .hown IN this town. consisting in part Of m,
g er rings for ladies' snd rertlomen Of fbe lates,
9ies, waich chains Of unique patterns IN ali
-isues chsleialn chains and fobs for ladies' brest
l1s, bangles. charms pencils and gold neps H.
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16
FIRE INSURANCE

Policies from best Companies rep
resented by Paris T. Carlisle, prompt
ness aud satisfaction guaranteed. Also
Life Insurance Apply to
C. n W WILLIAMS, Agt.
w Front ST., n Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1893-06-16

Three women from Samoa have arrived
on the Midway plaisance and joined the
south Sea island colony, which is rapidly
getting its attraction ready for business
The managers Of the Dahoman village
have sent tO.Africa for fifty more natives.