The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1893-11-09
SCIsSoRED SoLEMENTIEs.

A pointed observation: Women still
pin their faith to an ideal, while men
buckle down to .'biz New York Jour
nal.
1t is estimated that 100000 Union
soldiers survived the war There are
nearly 100000 names on the pension
roll to day.-New York World.
The adventurous fly always finds his
paper exceedingly sensational. Calves
ton News.
Young Sprigg. "Mr. Bidquick, am
worth $4,000 and l love your daughter
Mr.. Bidquick (retired auctioneer).
"Sold. Wonder.
Every wife occasionally wishes he
could vindicate herself by letting some
woman her husband prai ts lave him for
few weeks.-Atchison Globe.
1t is said that Bland, Bryan, WoIcott
and several other gentlemen of the free
silver persuasion will go over to the
Populist. That is where they belong
indianapolis News.
When Senator Wolcott made the dire
threat that he would vote for free trade,
no Senator was seen to turn pale or crawl
under his desk.-Detroit Free Press
Prince Bismarck's rheumatism is
growing worse. We are sorry for his
attendants.-New York Telegram
The grand Army cannot afford to make
pension attorney a prominent officer
or a committeeman, for the reason that it
cannot work to please it foes.-Indian-
apolis Journal.
Senator Hills idea is that he is the
biggest man in the Senate. And the
Senators are too courteous to quarrel
with him.-Swansea Gazette
Stanley found Emin Bey tough sub
ject. How the Manyemas found him is
not yet known.-Steep Brook Bazoo.
Something's wrong with Mr.. Cleve-
lands versatile health. 1t has remained
in the same excellent condition for full
forty eight hours.-Chicago Record.
Only five passengers lost thS& lives on
British railways in 1891. There is
hardly a State in the Union that didn't
beat that miserable record The Bri-
fish are slow, after all-Minneapolis
Times.
A wealthy cotton factor has been
hanged for murder in South Carolina.
Civilization is slowly dawning in the
Palmetto State.-Minneapolis Tribune
Bartholdi is of the opinion that Miss
Liberty should be made feminine rep
resentative of our gilded youth-W Wash
ington Star
An elephant played havock with a
North Side cable train yesterday. North
Siders should pension him-Chicago
Post
That unique personality, Charles
Broadway Rouss, gave, as usual, one day
to the Fair. 1t is safe to say that he
and his lunch are drawing cards of the
first magnitude. He is a character of
very refreshing type, for he has 'Auld
Lang Syne" always in substantial re-
membranes. He is as fortunate as he is
generous, and as successful as he is de.
serving. He experienced many vicissi-
tudes before he conqured fortune and
unlike many men who rise he never for
gets the friends of his youth and power
ty. Some one has suggested that he
shonld issue tickets to his annual lunch
and his characteristic reply was: mo,
my lunch must be democratic. not aris-
tocratic." For several years he has
given thousand dollars each year to
the fair, and the donation has been of
inestimable service to the institution.
Mr.. Rouss in every sense deserves the
friendship and gratitude of the people
of Winchester and Frederick county,
sesses more of both than usually falls to
the lot of public benefactors. Our COM
pliments to the great hearted New York
merchant When the time comes for
him to cross the Great Divide he Will
have about him host of good deeds
champions that man can rally about
him i'll that undiscovered country
Winchester Times.
Those who, in the confidence of supe-
rior capacities or attachments, neglect
the common maxins of life, should be
reminded that nothing will supply the
want of prudence; but that negligence
and irregularity, long continued, will
make knowledge useless, wit ridiculous
and genius contemplate johnson.
Society can not exist unless con-
trolling power upon will and appetite be
placed somewhere; and the less of it
there is within the more there must be
without 1t is ordained in the eternal
constitution of things that men of in
temperate minds can not be free. Their
passions forge their fetters.-Burke.
There is nothing that wears out fine
face like the vigils of the card table and
those cutting passions which naturally
attend them. Hollow eyes, haggard
looks and pale compilations are the nat
ural indications of a female gamester.
Her morning sleeps are not able to re-
pay her midnight watchings. Steele.
Actions, looks, words, steps, form the
alphabet by which you may spell char
acters; some are mere letters, some con
tain entire words, lines, pages which 1T
once decipher the life of a man. On. ;
such genuine uninterrupted page may .e
your key to all the rest; but first be
cert in that he Mrnta il all al0pa nd