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pmoioit o rt ol a pr>va.. ^.*taieoharg*J f t ls
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tbs
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS
U. WILLIAMS. WM. T. WUaUaVMb
KTlLLIAMS & BKOTHEU,
Attornoys-at-Law,WOODSTOCK, Va.
Pr^Jice ii til »" Mgf*S" >J tu«cand >ua:id iioj.»uiug;
coa^u.-a. lu tue
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p oaio Court ol *»**.*> ^> »ual* ll,e Cir~
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Attoi neys-at-Law,WOOL STOCK, VA.
Paotice in ali tte Courta ol sueuar> |fl . ab ano eojoiuiug;
eouuties, in Ibo bo*pr.'D t CV::' t»l Appeals, and jd Tha Cii-ant
and District Coulta ot tbe Unite*!-
Bpooisl atleattor to collectio.1 of calm»Oof 80 m%
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WVLNNLU * DAUSF.UMAN,
Attorneys-at-Law,WOODSTOCK, VA.
Jolj 2t, 'H3-ly.
H'UVKd CONRAD. F. W. MAGRUDER
pONKAD al MAGKUDEK,
Attorneys - at - Law.WOODSTOCK. VA.
Nov, ^> «D0 ti
I EMUfiL BORDEN
Attorney~at-LawBeajaa] J. Owner and ManagerIcy i ollection mid
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I Inn). 1 si officei fihttnandfisb Os., Virginia.
.uay lo'Ui.iyr.
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inBkV AM CDMIbtLOR AT LAW,Wi [, VlEQINIA.
r d tlc or, Mcrcbant* ana Far-mi t;* Hat k ifuiiding.j.. | 1
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DR. J. L. CAMPBELL,WINCHESTER, VA
"in. i nl-er otph\sn.-.an in th eta bia proBorricoa, to tilin
consultation, rb/ will answer all callstek-pucned to alas at
Wincooetor.
oct. i&-tf.
\)\i.J. il 5MOOT,Having located In Woodstock, can be
f Dund athis realdeiice on North Muhlenburirstreet, the late
reaidtnoe of Br. J. L. Campbellwaen uot professionally engaged.aug.
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jjii. i). d. urarraOtl.ce and Residence South Main St
Woodstock, Virainia,"bi oiul attention niven to Sur
PHONSCALL 38.'uiv au- tf
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tTOOOttTOOat, VA.tUBtaulisped in l&nt/. Offloe Soatfc
¦aWd tessi. Terms ossh.may aV-lfff.
jjli. W.S. CLINE,Resident Physician.7" Calls answered day or
night.0 3oe and roaidenoa Nortii Mairstreet. Marob 4. tf
pa W. O.FOKDiHaa located in Woodstock and wili
promptly answer ail calla.C*f Okkics and reeidonos or
Mnhlenbarc Street.nar 8 'W-lvr.
D't.T. F. LOCKE*Resident Dentist,
Oj mm Main Sr., Woodstock, VaCT CWOsTOtSW*. oither and
cocaine
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Hit. CHAS. J PA&JCK,H aaving located at Tons Brook oflerv
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sis professional services to the public in |the various branches
of hi* profession.'ke wili lt ioui..; ai the Phip's house,tier A^..
ats* ano Will sive prompt?t'liion to ali calls.»*r. 10, W-tt.
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st home without pain, loss of time frombusiness, and without
knowledge ofmost intimate friend. Splend d testi¬monials.
All communications strictly confi¬dential. __. BOX 256,Oct.
13~4mo. Harrisonburg, Va.
A Qood Small Fsrm For Sale:Containing Tl acres of land mostly
lime¬
stone, ten arre* of which is tojtooajmffi.-timber, on which isa
gu\i> «.v Co., Heal Hst. AgentsWoodstock. Ya.
THB VALLDY
SaildiDi? & Loao Association.WOODSTOCK, VA
0FFICIR8 I1 laj Wishan, Pres. ano Gen
Manager.L. & Walk kr, V. President.VV W. Logan, Secty. and
Trea-
DIRBC10R8 :
I. la Wibma*, Geo. H. GearyV. \V. Logan, L. S. Walker, Py
Magruder.
\ddrens W VV. LOGAN,Secy. . lor e\ t*rt acsu«i. xml 11 *¦
n-po^t.Fra* aajbo*, bow to uM»lo fiab-nu, tn^le
marka,«>pyrtama,etc., |N a.LL COUNTRIES.Buriaes* dirert v. Uk
Washington tara, thne,monry and oftm the fsoftness and beauty lu
our service is'.hm and withered, with purple reinsthat stand out
like whipcords when ltlies tl rest. Buch a hand Might to lookmore
be:-, ut iful to those for whom it hastoiled, whose lufferlnj it
has charmedaway, than the fairest hand ever mod¬eled by a
sculptor.
Think the Carth Ia Hollow.
According to a queer belief in exist¬ence among tho Icelanders,
all waterswhich How toward the north are drawnthitherward by a
suction created by tlieoceans tumbling downward through tliehollow
which, they firmly believe, pene¬trates our globe from pole to
pole.Their authority for this curious beliefls the "Ltama Saga." a
semisacredwork, written early in the fourteenthcentury.
Hope and Joy.Ilope, of all passions, most befriends
us here. Joy has her tears, and trans¬port has her death. Hope,
like a cor¬dial. Innocent, though strong, man'sheart at once
Inspirits and serenes, normakes bim pay his wisdom for
hisJoys..Young.
She Knew Him.
An architect remarked to n lady thatlu* had bren to see the
great nave In thenew church. The lady replied: "Hon'tmention names
I know the man towhom you refer." Sa.ted Heart lie-view.
Holding Ulinda.
Po Carry Why la it that when a fel¬low Is ll me with I giri he
loves they10.4001 play cards? Merritt- Becauseif they dd sh- B/OQl
1 bate tj hold herown han 1.
*
"So*re r.en don' worry." said UncleHbbb\ "Vause doy'* got too
muchSSSaSe, r.rl ..tilers don* worry Vause
dey n.n' apt sense enough.".Weening-lon Star.
Wonderful Mechanical Files.
It N avj te rc Bark, espe¬cially after one randi the
following.tl at it taxes rrednllte to the utmostt > bel eve f
the old time stories:John do M .:.':. ">.".: 1 | 1 Emper¬
or Charles V «tk ii nfly whk'h o* ' 1 around hilmajesty s lead I
con and thenalighted noon b's sleeve.
Vlrgillus. bishop Of Na pict, made «uIron fly which t'id uot
only fly, bulkept aU opicr Glen ont of thc city.
j For coughs, colds, bronchitis,asthma, weak throats, weaklungs,
consumption, fakeAyer's Cherry Pectoral.
Cherry {j PectoralAlways keep a bottle of it inthe house. We
have beensaying this for 60 years, andso have the doctors."I h.iv*
n«r'« Clifrrrr lx»toml In mr i
family for 4^ T«\ir« It ia fbi l»eat mnrtiiiiie Iin lha wnrl.l.
I know, for all throat ami lune Qknow, for all tliroat ami
lungirouli . * "
Mk.«. J. K. nOSeaeSSi Waltham. Maia.2V...W"..*! M. .t. c. ATBR
co..Ail drueffists. f_ Laa-i M -
Ifor
eLungsi^aaaaaaaaaSBaasasBaaaHBaasaasEE;
baily notion of tho bowels is noccs*earv. A^d naturo with Ayer's
Pills,
Finnish Marrinup Fetea.
afarrlafis fetes In Finland, as in Nor¬way, are often prolonged
for severaldays, even among folk of huinhlo rank.One peculiarity,
which may excite moresurprise than approval among eligiblesuitors
In our own country, ls that thoFinnish lover never himself "pops
tliequestion" to the girl of his choice. Thomomentous proposed is
made through atfilrd person, calh-d tho "tillman," towhom the happy
couple give a presentwhen hhs delicate mediation proves suc¬cessful
and ends In I wedding. Not un¬commonly their gift to the talman
takesthe unromantic form of a shirt.In like manner the clergyman
who
presides over the nuptial sendee re-eelret a simple and
inexpensive pres¬ent, often a handkerchief and a pair ofwarm hair
gloves. A similar gift ls hostowed upon, the officiating priest
ntfunerals. Upon these mournful ooon-slons the service ir James Bru
:h. royalartillery. Who was killel by the acci¬dental discharge of
a pistol by bis or¬derly Hth Anrll. I8tt Well done, goodand
faithful servant."
Her Method.Mrs. Wise-The nc gil Mrs. Close
keep BUI gu must be a Jewel. Mrs.Young-WI.-, fe- imi'^Miw al out
hemore than Hhe did about any of her
others. Mrs. Wl«e Of course. Bbcwanta na all to think that thc
girl laniworth entlcintar/as.
Shiik(*fti>enrc In rnrlinincnt.In July, I86q\ a debate was
going or
in the house of commons respectingLord John (afterward lari)
Russell'sigu.u:i:n'o..s fiUlure during his missionlu Vienna to
laing tho Crimean war toan sud, c .. of which die
in some strongcriticism regarding be party in power.At last Lord
Palmerston, then prime
msc and began t.» talk In a¦ring way about "thu nnnecessary
and uuprovok.il attack upon the gov-Srnment** and en.led hy
saying In a
voice .in.', looking straight at twoliterary members1 Bulwer and
Disraeli.who vero sitting together on thefrcnt opposition
bench:"Tho gentlemen aro making 'Much
Ado About Nothing.' "Ile sat down amid loud dcors from
his own side, hut in an Instant Iiulworwas op and with . |
/..site grace an 1sarcasm said:"Mr. Speaker" men turning to bow
slightly toward the treasury bench "II* g 1 > remind the
noble lord that inchronological order 'Much Ado AboutNothing* comes
after 'A Comedy otKrrors.' "
Our Pira! "Slur.""Cine ot lehrateii Portia," says tho au¬
thor .,f "S'. :!,..-;.¦ ir.-'s Heroines on theStage,*1 "came of
a noted family, be¬in? noni' other than Mrs. Ellan Whirlock, tho
sister of Siddons and oftho Kembles. in England, at tho ageof
twenty-two. abe hil made her London debut as tlie heroine of
"Shylock'on tho 22d of Tel mary, 17^:'., andthough somewhat
masculine lu faceand ti»".tr". yet displayed so animateda
countenance a:. LCeful a bearlng as to win a moderate degree of
fa¬vor. A few years after coming to thisland she enjoyed the
distinction ofplaying the first 'star* engagement onthe American
stage, being engaged for|4o0 and a Mneflt, to play at theton
theater in October, IT'.)'*.. Thereshe repeated her Portia,
conteiwith the rei... mbranc
i of a ]Bbe also bad iii'fore George '. gton in Phiphis,"
Dc acla*peile*.Desd test v. v:ist play¬
er the world lias ever seen, bad but oneband and waa an advanced
reHis manual dexterity was remarkable,and ii was very interesting t
i watchbim with bis ono bend.and that bisleft.< t them, playthem
an I g ithe tricksin life. be baddent re;to have been mixed up In
some of theattempts at revolution which brokIn the ear ! of the :.
LouisPhilippe. HI*.it was pro' ed ll li be had drawn up Blist of
persons athem was an elderly acquaintamdescribed: MVatry (Alpble)
to be gulllotined Ress -ii citoyen inutile. Vatryis a bad whist
player.**
Tin- U..rU of Oxygen.
The oxygen gas of til" air is at oncethe great stimulant and the
great de¬stroyer of life. In fermentation,growth, putrefaction,
combustion amioxidization, which are merely differentnan.en f.»r
the sal M in differentforms, oxygen is -ses ;. spersonal force
nn-1
' ri "Mi of charae*ter he will never lack feminine
adlniration..London Gentlewoman.
Lee?1nrea anil ir.imHc
I have gained Bottling whatever fromany lecture 2 v\o? hear!
exespttng nnIncreased power nf forgetting.. CoaVfesslon by the II
of Eton.
At-irar" I'ursri r
."Wbat's your ec O, si**?""Mine ia a pursuit I'm a bill col
lector, you know."
The Slru^RifH of u Scnlptor.Augustin Ko lin. the French
sculptor,
had a great struggle with poverty andadverse criticism In bil
youth. Of anepisode of thia Burly period a writersays: "With that
Inflexible will and IBingil i of purp mm that never failed jhim
throughout bis career the young jsculptor ssl himself to express in
clay, \marble or 1 s conception of life Iand art. Be sod his
leisure in work- jlng a; nighttime, ia a deserted stable !he had
transformed Into a studio, athis v. il mask of The Man Withtho
Broken Nos.-.' After cLmonths of hard and patient labor hofinished
this mask and sent lt to thosalon. It took the hanging
committeefourteen years to discover any meritin the work, for It Wi
d In 1864and anally ly in 1878.**
Odd epitaph*.A correspondent of the Chicano Roc-
erd*Herald contributes a few odd epi¬taphs from cemeteries In
various partsof this country. Tlie following 1*found on a tombstone
in a cemetery atTrenton. N. .1. Although tho fact ISaol stated In
tho Inscription, lt wouldappear that the subject was a scale-
r or had something to do wit;.weighing machlni
His v I i - cf pleasantnessIn all i.-
He struck a balance with tho world.And then he kicked tho ba
OB.
In tho cemi tory at Copp'fl Hill, Mass.,Is found tho following
epitaph:
Sacred to the Memory ofHannah.
Beloved wife of R'd Oarlick,SI.-- Blipped her wind
After doing a wsak*a baking.
The Three Ileavlewt Men.
The three heaviest men of whom anymention is made in history
were Milesbarden of Tennessee, Lewis Corneliusof Pennsylvania and I
mulei Laiof England. Harden died in 1867.When In health he was
seven feet sixInches In height and weighed over 1.000pounds. There
is no record of the dateof tho death of Corm lins, winch oc¬curred
In Plfc . county, Pa., but the icount - that he wa i h. ni in 17.
>.Wlon in ! is prime he measuredfeet I W o .; :.. ; fOUl v BUlt,
WBBsix feet tail and weighed 645% pounds.I ian;.-; Lambert was an
English freakof tho carly part of the centurydied in Ju '. ile was
of averageheight, I'.it weighed T;i;» pounds.
?.iiii. Indenture.**
.. In .1:.' ¦
mont was used for :¦ gai docuiinse ii was per Tin
bulI with a knife, becoming "!:.
ed." i . :. >W CUllines, but "this Indi still re¬mains.
Ileum> Prow Within.Th- re sith expres
sion. i and ri: pied by the plajof tie I hat we can bardi]
v features reallyv. ii -ii the delicious beau
Its power it is be.ause a ;.. re delicious beauty has ap
:.t an inter; .r and durablefora r berjun b] - r
tbe- foolish she refused
.- ity make me cry." said
she, *.:>iit be can never make me sing."For tbifl freak i ut
to
; :. BS 'Ve h.:\' " j
during whi.herty to do as she pieaaed feastedher friends in
groat style and enjoyedherself In a vern ty of ways.
llnrdest "Water.Tlie K. f imuel lett rs was the man
wh.» mode < >nnei .Sat's bine laws fam.-ns by their
publication In his his¬tory of that state. In that
Interestingvolume the following original blt ofnatural b to be
found: "lu the
Connecticut ri 0 miles from LongI sound, - in rrow of five
yards
univ, formed by two shelving moun¬tains >>t' b >11 1 n
i... whose tops inter¬cept tbe clouds. Through this chasmare
compelled to pass all the waterswhich In tbe ie of hoods bury
thenorth i Here water ls con¬solidated St, by pressure,by BWlftm cu
the pinching,sturdy re.-ks to inch a degree of Indu¬ration that an
iron (row floats smooth¬ly down Its current Here Iron, leadand cork
have one common weight;here, steady as ttms and harder thanmarble,
the stream passes, irresistibleIf not swift as lightning.**
Crossed (heck*."There are no certified cheeks on the
other side," said au English hnaucier."Any funny business in the
shape ofCheck kiting when the wherewithal isnot in the bank to make
good and youfliul vourself behind prison bars inshort order. But
they have 'crossedchecks'.that is. two horizontal linesabout half
an Inch apart are drawnacross the check, and '& Co.' ls
writtenbetween them. That means when youget a ensued check you
caunot at oncego to the bank on which lt is drawnand demand
payment, but must depositthe cheek In your own bank tirst and
let it take the usual course through theclearing house. This
gives the otherman a chance to finance hia affairs,which just at
that time may be veryIntricate and onerous, and prevents youfrom
jumping at his throat ri^bt away
"
The Japnnefte Language.
The Japanese IsngUagS has some features which puzzle beginners
in its use.In English when one has learned thename for rice that
ends it. Not so in
Japan. Begin with cooked rice, uieshl.When eaten by a child it
is calledmama. In speaking to another personof eating rice you cull
it gUBaaa, As amerchant sells it, uueookod, it is konie.and as lt
grows iu lbs field lt ls iue. Soa carpenters foot, or sha ku. ls
abouttwelve Inches, but a tailor'a is fifteen.A kiu or pound of
beef ls fou>ounces, of dour tweuty-oue. of sugarover thirty. The
ri. or mile, varies indifferent provinces, and ou the Fusiyama
ISCeut half a il ls marked a riBecause Uffl so much harder work
goinguphill.
The Jeweler'a (amt.The carat is a st tm. la rd used by the
Jewelers to express both weight andfineness. When it is used as
a weightlt ls equal to four grains, or the onehundred and twentieth
part of an ouncetroy. In determining the fineness ofprecious
BjelBfl twenty-four carats lsconsidered tlie highest standard of
pu¬rity. According to this standard, aneighteen earat gold ring
contains threeparts of gold and one of some basemetal.
Original Meaning of "Snob.""Suob" BMBBt originally in tbe
land
of its origiu n perron of plebeian sta¬tion, considered from the
height of"birth." It was a word used with tbedownward sys Bud
upward nose of su¬perior station or assigned to thehaughty by p
pillar convention. ThenThackeray took lt and rebuked with lttbe
social ambitions of the vulgar.
The Simple Life.For a cultured person to relin
his wonted mode ot life, to dwell in. cottage, to i>c d.
corduroy or fustian and to fursisly every day on beens, cal
soup ai d blade bread would notBimple but to th*
can live B Simple lifo just BSwed |n a castle as lu a
cottage,.Bue«Builder.
The U!i< : Thlug.ic: I .. i\1uit do you esajsJd
a mt oportant places in duworld
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h
lu lu*'.
Veatilatlaai t::» Blmsalaaa l .»nnei.I
:. ai Iclosing
anvas rn ..,;..
n dlr on trShould the um fall to
:;h itlike a eire -'i B |hoop. id no ba
Sow si.r J tea lYlaa.Sh « -.."1 : » b
"I ba "to returnyo'.::- riHe. ho !«jfUl BBSU¦..¦.:
'him. "Youhe replied "I buy
Relpfn i I : Ca.I ia .'.-
cr vi | HerI'jitl' .. t I
?to do.
. . I RieaauDei . the b
WO!."'.' cs cf !:. Well,ilk f tba on-
y thr Wal Y< >; l'\e only got
ttte.Ir tLrraat ;rthle.Ifgmma Taaaa«t PrUatl
Fohnuy.Oh. "she's very kind, but I Iupset a boy to k.cp qplsg on
drlst-nas.
.flss charity that hastens to proclaimis | ¦» I deeda cease** to
tx* charity andi^ pride and ostentation..Hutton.
HEALTH"I don't think wa ormld keep
houao without Thedford'a Black-Draught. Wa ha»a mea it la
thofanvly for over two ye*re with thabeat ot reaalta. I )..%. aeS
had adoctor in tbe honae for that lengthof time. It ia a doctor tn
iteelf andalwaya ready to make a pereon weDand i!appy."-JAMa45 Hat
J., jack*
Because this great medicinerelieves stomach pains, frees
theconstipated bowels and invigor¬ates the torpid liver and
weak¬ened kidneys
Ho DoctorKb necessary {n &. hom% whejr%Thetford a
Black-Draught iskept. Families living m thecountry, milos from any
phv«i-ciaa, have been kept in healthfor vears with thia
mHicinesstheir only doctor. Thedford aBlack -Drantrht cum
hilious-m*s, dvMi^psia, or/ids. 4^,ns andfever, bad blood,
headaches,diarrhoja, constipation, colioand almost avery other
ailmentbecause the stomach, bowelsliver and kidneys so nearly
con¬trol tbs beaJth.
THEDFORD'3BLACK-DftAUfiHT
