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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1893-11-02
NOTED OUTLAW HANGED.
doc" Taylor Promises to Return
from the Dead


NORTON, VA, Oct. 27-Upon the same
scaffold that the notorious desperate,
Talt Hall, met his fate, DR.. Taylor paid
the penalty of his crimes at Wise Court
House today after having asserted his
day afternoon. He has maintained a
stolid Indifference to his surroundings
and fate.
At an early hour this morning, after a
long and sound nights sleep, he rose and
cheerfuly made his toilet. He ate spar
inglv of his breakfast and Immediately
returned to bed, where he remained
until 10 O'Clock. He refused to talk to
reporters, answering each with a single
exclamation: My spirit is with the am
gels!n
A large crowd was in town to hear his
funeral address and their curiosity was
fully gratitied Taylor was taken to the
Court House arrayed in white linen and
was permitted to speak from the second
story window for about an hour and a
half. His text was Revelations, third
chapter and twentieth verse He de-
clared that God had presented him a
contract which he had signed some time
since, under which he was assured eter-
nalssalvation He drew parallel be-
tween the resurrection of Christ and his
own expected coming. He closed by
admonishing all to- shun evil acts and
serve the Lord.
FELL ON THE SCAFFOLD.
He was surrounded by twenty-five
heavily armed men for fear Of an attempt
to rescue him. He was brought back to
the Jail without any demonstration on
the part of the spectators. Sheriff Hol-
| hvanlx 81 I'D hi to- thu Se1tFni6
steps at 2 O'Clock He again read from
the Bible, and. kneeling, offered his last
prayer. He was entirely self>possessed
and apparently Indifferent until the
white cap was drawn over his face, when
he trembled, suddenly reeled and fell to
the floor. Sheriff Holbrook raised the
cap and adjusted the rope
The trap was sprung at go. He died
from strangulation in eighteen minutes
His body was turned over to friends and
will be secretly inferred Monday.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1893-11-02
West Virginia's Splendid Exhibit at
the Worlds Fair.

One of the most home>like, attractive
uncomfortable State buildings at the
Worlds Fair, was the one erected by
West Virginia. It's location is admirabl
and its delightful varandas were daily
thronged with visitors, who were accord
most cordial reception. The Secreta>
ry, NJ. c. Mckay, ESQ.,, who was the
States official representative on the
grounds, as we'll as every member of the
Board of Managers, did all in their pow
er to con tribute to the comfort and pleas
ure of their guests. Hon. Geo. M. Bow
ers, of Berkeley county, member of the
Board, representing the Eastern Pan
handle, was ever on the alert to see that
every courtesy was extended to those
coming under his immediate notice The
States exhibits were most creditable.
During our stay, we had the pleasure of
meeting Gov. MacCorkle, whose admin
istration so far has been highly credit
able He is cousin of Rev. E. W. Mac
Corkle, of this city.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1893-11-02
CLIFTON FORGE, VA.
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

FOR GOVERNOR,
CHAS. T. O'FERRALL,
of Rockindham.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
ROBERT c. KENT,
of Wythe.
ATToRNEY-GENERAL,
R. TAYLOR SCOTT,
of Fauquier.
DISTRICT TICKET.
FOR STATE SENATOR,
c. P. JONES,
of Highland County.
FOR HOUSE OF DELEGATES,
A. +. WITHROW,
of Bath County.
The Washington bee., 1893-10-28
The First COnsul.

Just before the review began we saw
several officers in gorgeous uniforms
ascend the stairs, one of whom, whose
helmet seemed entirely of gold, was
Eugene de Beauharnais. A few min
utes afterwards there was rush Of
officers down the stairs, and among
them saw short, pale man, with his
hat in his hand, who resembled Lord
Erskine in profile. But, though my
friend whispered, "Cest lui," l did not
comprehend that I beheld Bonaparte
till I saw him stand alone at the gate.
In another moment he was on his
horse, while I, trembling with emotion,
gazed on him intently, endeavoring to
commit each expressive, sharply CHS
eled feature to memory, contrasting
also with admiration his small, simple
hat, adorned with nothing but a little
tri-colored cockade, and his blue coat,
guiltless Of gold embroidery, with the
splendid adornments Of the officers
who followed him.
At length the review ended-too soon
for me. The First Consul sprang from
his horse. We threw open our door
again, and, as he slowly reascended
the stairs, we saw him very near us,
and in full face, while bis bright, rest
less, expressive and, as we fancied,
dark blue eyes beaming from under
long black eyelashes, glanced over us
with scrutinizing but complacent
look.-Mrs. Opie, In Tait's Magazine,
1881
The Washington bee., 1893-10-28
Arc Women ResponsibIe ?


It was Marguerite Of Valois who
said, with unusual severity for a wo-
man, that ''the less one sees and knows
men the higher one esteems them"
It Is obvious that the cynical Mar
garet really meant to say that the bet
ter one knows men the greater is ones
contempt for them.
These sharp-tongued assaults are in
teresting and divertins as specimens OF
satiricaf raillsry, but to the analytical
mind they present nothing worth while.
The simple truth is, women do not
hold such sediments towards men;
though every one knows that to a con-
siderable ettent they would be just-
fed in 50 holding The general atti-
tude of women 10 one of seeming wor-
shipful admtstion. This is bad, espe-
sially for wY young men, who are
thus pu6sA ab by conceit and made
unspeakabiy Usagreeable, whereas
were they lot alone they might disclose
q becoming measure Of modesty and
self -distr,ast It Is about time for wo-
men to face the fact that they are d.
rectly chargable with most Of the un-
pleasing characteristics Of man. They
constantly feed his vanity; they habitu-
ally practice dupNcity and in their In
tercourse with him the note Of SINGER
ity is seldom heard. Naturally the
man desires the "clinging trust Of the
woman, but he Is too dull-headed to
perceive that what he takes for cling
Ing trust is clever diplomacy and it
Is an axiom that the only way to be-
come q clever diplomat is to cultivate
deceit.
The Washington bee., 1893-10-28
Ages at Which Men Marry.

Statistics show that law of chances
governs in the vast majority of cases
the ages at which men marry, who are
engaged in certain occupations. Work.
men and artisans take unto themselves
wives at an earlier age than those whose
yocations are of a more intellectual
kind. Thus, miners, textile factory
hands, laborers and artisans marry at
an average of twenty-five years. Of
these the miners are first in the field,
more than 100 of every 1000 of them
securing wives before they have be.
come of age. Workers in textile fabrics
run them close, then come shoemakers
and tailors, and they are followed by
artisans and laborers. Farmers and
farmers sons consider twenty five early
enough. Commercial clerks seek the
pleasures of matrimony at twenty six.
Shop keepers and shopmen postpone
the rapture little while longer. Pro-
fessional men and gentlemen of inde-
pendent means rarely care to cucumber
themselves even with SO delightful q
burden as a wife until they have toed
the line of over thirty years. Though
the rich marry at more ripe age than
the working fraternity, they continue
marrying until long after the last
named haYe ceased to wed. Whereas
fourteen miners and twenty five artisans
in every 1000 marry between the ages
of thirty five and forty, nearly 100 of
the professional and independent class
do. 1t is explained in this way: The
rich like to see something of the world
and its pleasures before settling down
to sober matrimony. A laborer has
neither desire nor opportunity for it.
When he has house of his own. and q
wife to look after it for him. he has at
tanned, perhaps, to the height of his am
bition. 1t is said man is neither
physically nor mentally mature until he
is thirty, and if this is true, it stands
to reason a man at that age should be
better fitted for the duties of husband
and father than STRIPPING of twenty
one.-N. 7. Ledger.
The Washington bee., 1893-10-28
Home Rule Finances.

Mr.. Gladstone's new financial pro-
posals in connection with the pro-
posed Irish Parliament do not meet
with cordial approval from Irish Home
Rulers, but will probably be accepted
as the best thing obtainable. The new
scheme provides that the revenue shall
be divided into two classes-general
and special. Ireland shall bear her
own civil charges. A separate ex-
chequer and consolidated fund shall
be established. The taxes imposed by
the Irish Parliament shall form part
Of the special revenue to be applied to
the public service Of Ireland. The
postage duties in Ireland, until the
imperial contribution shall have been
revised, shall be imposed by the I'm
perial Parliament. If the post-office
revenue shall be less than the expen-
ditures the deficiency must be paid to
the Imperial Exchequer out Of the
Irish Exchequer. An illustrative
treasury statement, based upon the
receipts and expenditures Of 1929.
shows surplus of $2,560,OO0.
The Washington bee., 1893-10-28
MISSED THE LEADEN SHOWER.

An Ex-Confederate Tells How q Kiss ID
the Moonlight Saved Him.
sI was q lieutenant colonel of Ken.
tucky regiment, said Col. John G.
Underwood, of Kentucky, to Boston
Globe man. "Our command was in
East Tennessee, and one bright moon.
light night / concluded to ride away
from camp and take look about the
vicinity.
II rode several miles and, coming to
a farm house, hitched my horse and
knocked at the door. Ayoung woman,
thei most beautiful had ever seen. it
seemed to me, appeared after a while
and invited me in.
She and her aged mother were the
only occupants of the house, the men
of the family being in the Confederate
army. We chatted pleasantly for
few minutes, when my fair hostess arose
and said: Colonel, you ran great
risk In leaving your horse in such an
exposed position. The Yankee pickets
are all about it. I will go and put him
in the barn.
She left the room and after few
minutes returned, when we resumed
our conversation. Suddenly she started
up and listened. Colonel, you must
go now,' she exclaimed. Il hear the
sound of horses hoofs; the Federals
are comingr Rushing out of doors,
she led my horse to the back of the
house, and T. following her, jumped on
his back.
THE most natural thing for me to
have done would have been to set spurs
to him and get away as soon as pos.
sible. But could not. I was young
and impressionable. and the situation
was enhancing The moon shed sill
verlight upon the earth, gentle breeze
was stirring and the rustic of the leaves
In the grand old trees was like music to
my soul And amid these enchanting
surroundings a beautiful face with
fearful eyes looked into mine, beseech-
ing me to hasten.
''I could not resist the temptation,
and STOPPING down from my horse put
my arm around her, drew her closer to
my side and kissed her. As I did so a
shower of bullets passed over my head.
One of them went through the rim of
my hat. / was in full sight of COM
pany of Federal horsemen. No other
warning was necessary. My horse real
lied the danger as we'll as I and race
for life ensued. The enemy pressed
hard upon me for time, and more than
once their bullets srazed my head, but
fortune favored me and I at length
reached the Confederate lines in safety.
Do you wonder that I remember when
kiss saved my ife?"
The Washington bee., 1893-10-28
BIG sATTLESHlP SUNK.

The British B.ttlsshsp Victoria Run
Down by her Consort.
The British battleship Victoria was
sunk last Friday near Tripon, a sea
port in the Eastern Mediterranean, by
her consort, the British battleshiI
Camperdown. Some 463 lives were
lost. Sir George Tryon, X. G. B., Vice
Admiral In command Of the Mediterra
mean Squadron, is among those who
perished. Both vessels belonged to
the Mediterranean Squadron. The
Victoria few the dag Of the Vice
Admiral. The two battleships were
engaged In naval tactics of the Syrian
coast. The weather was bright and
the sun shining. The two ships were
going through their maneuvers within
distance Of three miles of each other
which gave each ship but a small
space considering the reaction Of the
tide. Suddenly the Camperdown was
carried towards the Victoria by the
tide in rapid way. Before the Vic
toria could steam ahead or the Cam.
perdown's commander obtain control
OF his vessel, she struck the Victoria
The Camperd0wn's ram hit the flag
ship near the foremost starboard tur.
ret, tearing an immense hole in hel
side, extending into several water.
tight compartments. The Victoria al
once began to settle, and while her
crew were trying to shut bulkhead
doors to prevent the water spreading,
she turned over and instantly sank
from sight. So rapidly was the plunge
taken that those on board the Victoria
had but little chance to cut loose the
small boats. Several, however, were
released, only to be carried down BY
the suction. OF this number 255 man.
aged to get out of the whirlpool and
were rescued by the small boats of
the Camperdown. Eye witnesses re-
port that the vessel was nearly cut in
two alongside, and that every one be.
low deck at the time perished. The
news Of the disaster caused the great
est excitement throughout England.
The Victoria was q single turret ship,
carrying two 110-ton guns mounted in
q forward turret coated with eighteen
inches Of compound armor; one TO-
inch 29-tOn gun, firing aft, and a
broadside auxiliary armament Of
twelve 6-inch 5-ton guns. Of artillery
Of smaller nature she carried twenty
one quick firing and eight machine
guns. Her maximum speed was 1875
knots. She could stow 1900 tons Of
coal in her bunkers, and her radius Of
action at ten-knot speed, with her full
complement Of coal, was estimated at
1000 knots. Her armored belt and
bulkheads consisted Of compound ar
NOR from sixteen to eighteen inches in
thickness. 1t is believed this disas-
ter, showing the unwieldiness Of big
battleships and the terribly effective
power of the ram as naval weapon,
will cause another revolution in ocean
warfare, and lead to q general build
ing Of vessels like the Ammen ram.
A complete model Of the Victoria is
Chicago.
The Washington bee., 1893-10-28
The English Language.

1 Professor Vambery has been lecturing
on the Fashion of Languages" before
the BUDAPEST English Club. English,
he said, may now be called the most
fashionable language in all the five parts
of the world. 1t began to spread in
the first decades of the century through
English literature, and in Asia by
Imeans of accelerated communication.
Steamers were the wings of the English
tlanguage:inathe far East, and its spread.
fling from India and the Straits Settle.
fments to China and Japan is simply
miraculous.
There is no exaggeration In saying
Ethat the number of English-spesking
Asiatics amounts today to 5000, 600;
that of Europeans to more than /, ,000,-
1000, and these, added to 126, 900, 600
anglo Saxons, give total of English.
Espeaking men and women of 130. 000.-
1000. Should the increase continue in
1.-THE same proportion, the middle OF
next century will have 200, 900, 900 Eng
tlish- speaking persons and the English
Twill have no rival in the world beside
1.-THE Chinese.
Phonetically English is unsuitable
for the foreigner, and the lecturer de-
clares he always suffer pain in the jaws
when speaking publicly in England and
I trying to initiate genuine English. The
phonetic difficulties are, however,
amply rewarded through the expires
siveness, the rare precision, vigor and
exactness in which English surpasses
all other European tongues.%London
The Washington bee., 1893-10-28

II expect to take hold Of my duties
at that post-office on July l." said
Mr.. Dayton, New York's new post
master, land will devote the months
Of July and August to q careful study
Of the requirements Of the place. I
am convinced that the Office needs a
thorough overhauling. Matters have
been running on in the same old way
there for the past thirty years, and I
have a number of suggestions for
changes to submit to the Postmaster
General" Mr.. Dayton added that all
of the clerks who were efficient would
be retained In their places, providing
they come under the operations of the
civil service law. An inventory of the
Government properties In the post
Office will take place June 80.
The Washington bee., 1893-10-28
Readings Affairs.

The Reading will have to provide for
81, 100000 interest on July 1, nearly
100000 Of which Is due to holders of
the general mortgage bonds. On the
same date its Indebtedness to Speyer
& Co. will fall due The latter loan
is secured by$5.340,OO0 collateral trust
bonds, $1,OOO.000 third preference
bonds and 100000 Philadelphia, Har-
risburg and Pittsburg bonds. The i'm
preston prevails that the company
will be unable to meet the general
mortgage interest, and it is possible
that an arrangement will be made
with Drexel & Co. to buy the coupons.
Officials state that the company will
fully meet its obligations.
The Washington bee., 1893-10-28
Tho Creole.

A creole, strictly speaking, is any
person born in this country or the
West Indies Of European ancestors;
also any person born in or near the
tropics, and this is the sense in which
the word is usually employed. The use
Of the word. however, has been by
some restricted first to children Of for
eign parents born in Louisiana, and,
second, to children of Spanish or
French parents born in Louisiana, and
then in the Nokth the word has been
perverted so that it is believed to i'm
ply some strain Of negro blood In
person to whom it is applied. It does
not imply anything Of the sort.-New
York Herald
The Washington bee., 1893-10-28
Many Faces In One.

A comical story is told Of a young
man who was shown a photograph Of
a young lady which seemed to impress
him very much. The impression Of the
countenance in the portrait denoted a
strong will, yet gentle disposition. 1t
was the face Of young lady whom
one would like to know.
"Who is the original of this portrait? ?''
the young man inquired.
1.-The graduating class of Smith Col
lege, Northampton, was the reply.
1t was a composite photograph, and
the admiring young man awoke regret
fully to the fact that there was in
reality no such lady as the one whose
face had so strongly impressed him
or, rather, that there were forty-nine
of her!
A young lady who, on seeing a COM
posite photograph Of small circle Of
friends Of which she was a member,
exclaimed: ''It is so charming to enjoy
the portrait of somebody who is all
ones intimate friends at once"
The Washington bee., 1893-10-28
PRICE OF LOTS gsIT Sim

iERMs OF PURCHASE: Five 90,
lars cash and two dollars 10,
month, with no Interest Hal
cash, 10 per cent discount; vii cash
~ per cent discount.
Money will be advanced To ps,
ties desiring to build.
Ii a husband purchaser die,
before his purchase is c"mpIeted
deed Iii tee will be gwen To h,s
widow, If the property nas been
improved. or If not. tie auoun,
already paid will be Returned h.,
The above presents an opportu.
nifty never before offered the Col
ored people of the city of Wash.
1ngion 10 secure a valuable Iot
either as All investment Or for q
home Oh mouthly payments, ind
at tie saDs. time, entitled them
TO d vote and D Voice In the Gov.
ernmet Of the country.
Those who apply first, will have
the first chOice OF lots.
Already many have made their
homes in the "Gity ot Bowie,
and lots purchased OD the above
TERMS should double in value witt.
in the text six months
For further information apply to
ur CAMPBELL CAkRIN6uE
Owner, sos b ST., Ii. w.,
Washington. D. c.
The Washington bee., 1893-10-28
Senator Hill Denies Writing . Letter

Senator Hill was asked at Albany
about letter on the silver question,
purporting to have been sent by him
from Albany to the President of the
Board of Trade at Cincinnati. Sena.
tor Hill said that he had written no
letter to Cincinnati on the silver cues.
ton or any other question, but that
at the request Of Mr. Dolph, President
of the Board of Trade Of that city, for
his views upon the financial question,
he had caused his clerk to forward
Mr.. Dolph printed copy of his re-
marks on his bill for the repeal of the
Sherman law, delivered in the Senate
in February last, and stating that his
sentiments were expressed In that
speech.
The Washington bee., 1893-10-28
The University Boat Race.

The annual university boat race be-
tween Yale and Harvard will take
place at New London, Conn, on Fri
day OF this week. The crews are be-
lieved to be pretty evenly matched,
and there is lively guessing as to the
result. The Yale crew will use the
famous Bob Cook" stroke, while Har.
ward has adopted the English Univer.
sity stroke. The course 10 four miles.
The Washington bee., 1893-10-28
Mind Acting ON Matfar.

He-I am afraid it will be a great
shock to her to find that her fiance IL
flirting with that handsome blonde.
She-Yes; | shouldn't wonder il Il
made her hair turn light In one night.
Worlds Fair Puck.
The Washington bee., 1893-10-28
THE INDUSTRIAL BUILD
ING AND SAVING co.

Leans money to hny or bnild
homes. Shares 81 EACH, payable
monthly. Dividends declared ev
ery January. Secretary's office:
6O9 + st., u. W. Op'n9 a. m. to
5 p. m. Monthly meetings at Lin
coin Memorial Church, cnr 11,h
ard Z sts., u. ", first Monday
nigh, IN every mouth.
HENRY 4. BAKER.
Seer, tary
The Washington bee., 1893-10-28
Needless AdEicA,

Mrs. Essey-If you drink brandy
without putting water in it you will
ruin the coat of your stomach.
Hen Essey (absently)-Never mind;
it's an old coat.-Puck.
The Washington bee., 1893-10-28
Already Done.

Starter-I met a man this morning
who said looked like you.
Smartley-Teu me who he is and Ill
go and knock him down. ,ww,
Startec-I did that myself. IL !
The Washington bee., 1893-10-28
Advertise in the BEE.

Rooms with Board: In frs.
cass house and i'll popular pnrtt
of the city. Cars pass the doc
$50 II ttn
The Washington bee., 1893-10-28

Suhacribe to shd advertise l
the BEE.
The Washington bee., 1893-10-28
'ifty Cents Per peeI
IS CASH

ION uOme in FL
CITY OF BOWIE. :" 'ue
so CTS. PER wxuv
The first Opportunity OFF,
coloIed people to SECURE Hornl l
on Weekly payments OF =, cow s'
a week or Two Dollars per month '
1l00 LOTS FOB SALE,
IL the city of Bowie, Sta,s
Maryland. Only 20 minutes ,;S' u
from Washington. Double rr.ot 'us
~ trains stop daily. Fare to AM
rom Washington, only Six cs",' a
by communication ticket. The inao
ton of the Baltimore and Por" ~
mae and Pope Greek RaiIros5
Telegraph aud Express offi,s.
Tie best depot on the Bali w w.
and Pot; ra lroad, So ~,
churches an,. hOols alread =
The most heaIthfuI spu, ~ r.
State OF Maryland. Title 70 prnnS
erty perfect. No Taxes, sna ,mr
cEasers of lnts will receive IT,.
deeds. with e, rtifcate Of r,i'.
"Free "
The Washington bee., 1893-10-28

Th <,s. HI. Claf he f.
REL ESTATE AND LOANS.
GO6 F Street, n. W.,
WASHINGTON. d. c
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-12

Trfber al Wittenberg, discerning
vr-v melancholy man whom he formerly
t.r.v1 said unto him IAN! human
creature. what doest thou? Hast thou
nothing else ir hand but 20 think OF my
..4. an death. and on damnationF IuIh
mime ewes quickly away. and look MINER
FL, fnis man christ of whom IT Is written
.H. Mas conceived by the Holy 0hos,'
born of Che Virgin Mary, suffered dleu'
,... buried. the third day arose from the
dead and assembled up I'm into heaven
Wherefore d0st thou think all THIS was
0.rag Neyny 80 was that thou shouldst
comfort Nyself against death and SIM
.I...foro f0rbear. be not afraid, neither
al. thou faint. for truly thou hast no
cause. for Christ suffered death for thee'
and prevailed for thy comfort and defense
..I ion chat cause be stitch az the right
band of mis- Father TO deliver thee.
..I.- fore whatsoever thou art that art pos
.....i with such heavy thoughts, know
for certain that the same is work ana
...|.rr off the devil Tor God hath sent
t. Son into the world, not to alright
H.. f1 comfort sinners From hence these
end tho like sentences are oftentmes eX-
pressed in the Scriptures: Rejoice! be
.nI n the Lord BE not afraid. BE
H.. Encouraged BE of good comfort 1
f... overcome the world.-trom Luthers
Tab.s-Taik