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POETRY Y.
THE DRUNKARD's REMORsE.
BY PROFESSOR LoNorELLow.

BY PROFESSOR LoNoFELLow
I'm thinking on thy smile, Mary
Thy bright and trusting smile
In the morning OF our youth and love,
Ere sorrow came, or guile.
When thine arms were ,win'd about my neck
And mine eye looked into thine,
And the heart that throbbed for me alone
Was nesting close to mine.
Pm thinking on the night, Mary,
The night Of grief and shame,
When with drunken rawlings ON my lips,
To thee homeward came =
y, the tear was in thy earnest eye,
And thy bosom wildly heaved,
Yet smile VI love was on thy cheek,
Though thy heart was sorely grieved.
y, my words were harsh to thee, Mary,
For The wlne-cup drove me wild,
Aud child thee when thine eyes were sad,
And curs'd thee when they smiled,-
God knows loved thee even then,
But the fire was in my brain,
And the curse of drink was in my heart
To make my love bane.
Thou'rt resting in the church yard now,
And no stone is at thy head;
But the sexton knows a drunkard's wife
Sleeps in that lowly bed .
And he says the hand of God, Mary,
Will fall with crushing weight.
On the wretch that brought thy gentle life
10 its unlimely fate.
But he knows not of the broken heart
bear within my breast,
Or the heavy load Of vain rerncrse
That will no: let me rest
He knows not Of the sleepess nights,
When dreaming of thy love,
seem 10 see thine angel eyes
Look coldy from above.
Thou art slumbering in the peaceful grave,
And thy sleep is dreamless now,
But the seal of an undying grief
Is on Thy mourner's brow:
And my heart is chill as thine, Mary,
For the joys of life have fled,
And long to lay my aching breast
With the cold and silent dead.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1849-08-08

LARGEST BRIpGE ~ THE WoRbD.-Thc sus-
pension bridge which is now in progress Of erection
ever the Ohio river at Wheeling, Va, is to be
one thousand feet in length, terminating on the
west at island, which is about TO be laid out into
building lots When finished this bridge will be one
Of TIE largest structures Of its kind in the world Ii
is to be elevated about eighty feet above the water
so as TO enable the largest STEAMBOATS, TO pass be-
low, and sustained on both sides Of the stream by
substantial stone towers IL is built by JOINT STOCK
company, and is designed To accommodate tho im
roenso travel continually passing over the national
road.
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FOR HoUSE-KEEPERS.
Tobacco, Segars, Sc, Sc.

2n0 BOXES Manufactured Tobacco, embra-
wv cling every variety of quality and price,
viz: h., h., SIS. IS. and Us
$4,000 Half Spanish Segars.
$4,000 Yellow and Brown Spanish do.
$4,000 Superior Principee Segars.
10000 Fine La Norma do
$4,000 Large and Small Regalia do.
5000 Havana Chiro0ts do.
10000 Havana Imported do.
20 Bbs. Fine Virginia Smoking Tobacco.
200 DOE. Fine Cut Tobacco.
10 Boxes Assorted Pipes.
2 Bbls. Pipe Heads.
100 boz. fine Snuff Boxes, assorted,
$50 Reams Wrapping Paper.
Letter and Writing do.
5 Gross Bonnet Boards.
5 Boxes Moh. Ink
Rappee, Macabau and Scotch Snuff.
Merchants and Others will find in this stock great
inducements to purchase, we are determined to
sell on the lowest terms.
c. r. COCHRAN s. CO.
Stanton, April Is, lS49.
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FRESH groceries.

EUST received and for sale low by the subscr-
- Der, lot of GROCERIES, consisting of
Loaf, Brown and Crushed Sugars, Rio and Java
Coffee, Tea, Molasses, Salt, and superior article
Of English Cheese. Call at
NJ. CUSHING'S.
Stanton, May %, 1S49.
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Bells RUNG BY Foo.--We believe there are
several points on our Northern coast, and in other
parts of the world, where what are termed Fog
Bells are now in operation, for the purpose ofgiving
alarm TO vessels when approaching the shore The
idea OF bells being rung by fog. however is sin
gular as 10 require explanation Of the mechanism
employed. The apparatus which rings the bell is
wound up and detained in a w0urd state by lever
extending from the machinery into the open air
To the end OF this lever is affixed large sponge.
which absofbs the moisture from the fog, and by
becoming heavy settles down the lever, let's the
chl1ery free, and thus rings the bell A cover is
placed just above the sponge, To prevent the absorP
ton of rain.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1849-08-08

MoTHER's WHiM.--A certain lady had
child which she never allowed to be contradcted.
for fear of making him sick Relatives friends and
even her husband, told her she would spoil the
chdb al! was of no avail. One day she heard him
screaming with anger in the garden. AT that mo
menl, she ran and ascerianed the cause TO be that
the servant had refused To give him something he
wanted "You inpertinent creature" said the
mother to the servant mot 10 give the child VIVA,
he -
"By my troth." said the girl, ''he may cry till
morning, and he'll not get it,"
Enraged beyond bounds at this reply, the lady
ran Tor her husband TO chastise the saucy servant
The husband, who weak as his wife, cried
out to the servant, "You insolent creature do YOU
have the impotence u disobey your mistress 2"
1T is true sir. did not obey her. The child
has been crying for the moon, which he sees renec
| ted in the fountain. ] could not give it to him,
though commanded by the mistress. Perhaps she
can do d.''
| A general laugh ensued, in which the lady, de-
spite her anger, joined. 1t was good lesson for
! her.
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GREEN DRESS GOODS.

GREEN & CO., have just received supply
~ of very handsome GREEN BARAGES, and
MOUSELAlNS-also French Worked Capes,
Black Silk Mitts, common and superior Black Silk,
CoPd. Kid Gloves, TO which they invite the atteh-
ton Of Ladies.
Staunton, May 30, lS49.
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SINGULAR PRoPHEcY.-A correspondent Of the
New York Journal of Commerce, says :-Lorenzo
Dow, of eccentric memory, was in the possession of
German work on the Prophecies, which he val
ued highly, and frequently made quotations from
Among other remarkable sayings Of tie author were
these
81 would not be king, in lS49."
81 would not be grave digger. in 1892
81 would not be soldier, in 1850"
81 would be either, in 1872
The work alluded to was written about 200 years
ago. Ii certainly possesses interest for the Gu
rious. How frail the tenure by which kings held
their crowns, in iS4Sl Who would like the office
OF a grave digger, in l019, unless he were solely
merceNary2 How more than presumable is is lha,
The military men THE earth will contribute multi
tndes, in 1850, To fill wide and quiet grave -
And I've may hope, at least in 1851 for the fair har
blngers which promise ''peace ON earth, and good
will to men,"
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SOMETNING COOLl

TE'HE subscriber would say 10 all who want a
good glass OF Soda, Lemonade, Ale, or Ci-
der, that they can be accommodated by giving him
call NJ. CUSHING.
Stanton, May %, 1649
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MAN WITHOUT HoPE.-The late Joseph c.
Neal, the Charcoal Sketcher," in his thinning of
"lnbulaon Trepid, man without hope" thus
admirably hits off that class of people who are new
er so happy as when they are miserable:
'tiow are you, Trepid? How do you feel TO-
day, MIR. Trepid 90
"a great deal worse than was, ihank'ee most
dead, am obliged 10 you; am always worse than
was, and don't think was ever any better, Pm
very sure, any how, Pm not going to be any better
and Tor the future, you may always know Pm worse,
without asking any questions, for the questions
make me worse, if nothing else does"
why Trepid, what's The matter with YOU ?''
Nothing, tell you, in particular; but great
deal is the matter with me, in general and that's
t tne danger, because we don't know what il is
mats what kills people, when they can't tell
what 1t is; that's what's killing me- My great
grandfather died of it, and So will l. The doctors
don't know they can't tell they say Pm well e.
nough when Pm bad enough, SO there's no help
I'm going off some of these days right after my
grandfather, dying of nothing in particular, but @
every thing in general. That's what finishes ouI
folks"
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1849-08-08

EJEcTmENTs IN IRELArD.--In Ireland. in 1886,
there Were 1,oll ejectmens, comprising 1864
persons; in lS47, 12,S4S eiectmenis and - ,23S
persons; in 1913. 1886 cjectments and 6S .456
persons and up to Hilary Term in this year, 4 407
electments and 1871 persons making total Of
iOO,UOO thrown out Of house and horne in three
years and three months for non-payment Of rent. or
holding over on title What horrible condition
Of Affairs
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FAMILY FLOUR.

NSWOOPE'S Family Brand" (Superior,) for
~ sale low for cash WHITE & CO.
stauuton, June 6, l84o.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1849-08-08

The DEAD SEA.-Lieut. Lynch thus sums m
his labors on the Dead Sea mid the relative den
sy OF the water of this sea and of the Atlantic
the latter from 20 degrees north latitude and SO de-
gTees west longitude distilled water being as one
The water OF the Atlantic was | .02, and of the sea
|. l3. The last dissolved one eleventh. he water
OF the Atlantic one sixth, and distilled water, five
seventeenlhs of lis weight of salt. The salt used
was little damp. On leaving the Jordan we care
fully noted the draught OF the boats. With the
same loads, they drew inch less water when
ailUat upon this than in the river
The bottom of this consists of two submerged
plains an elevated and depressed one the last av-
eraglng thirteen, the former thirteen hundred feet
below the surface, -thrOugh the northern and arg-
est and deepest one, in line corresponding with
the Wady Ell Jeib, or Tavine within ravine, at
the south end OF the sea. Between the Jabok and
the sea, we Unexpectedly found a sudden break
down in the bed of the Jordan Ifthere be a SINH
lar break in the water courses TO the south of the
sea, accompanied with like volcanic characters.
there can scarce be doubt that the whole Ghor
has sunk from some extraordinary convusion, pre-
coded most probably by eruption of fire and a
general conflagration of the biumen, which abound
ed in the plain: shall ever regret that we were
not authorized 10 explore the southern Ghor Of the
Red Sea. All our observations have impressed me
fOrcbly with the conviction that the mountains are
older than the sea.
Upon ourselves the re-
suit is decided one. We entered upon this sea
with conflicting opnions-One Of the party was
skeptical, and another think protested unbelev-
er in the Mosaic account. After twenty two DAVIS
close investigation, if not mistaken, we are
unanimous in the truth ofthe conviction of the scrip
nral account OF the destruction of the cities of the
every thing said in the Bible a.
bout the and the jordan. we believe to be full,
verified by our observations" D. 3IS
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1849-08-08

FEEBLE MAJogITIEs.--Some of the most event
iui changes IN the constitution Of England have
been carried by feeble majorites The great points
of the national religion under Elizabeth were car
ried by SIX votes. The great question on the dan
ger Of Popery, IN Queen Anne's reign, was decided
by a majority Of 256 10 205. The Hanover sue
cession was carried by single vote The Re
monsrance, in Charles First's time by eleven
The union with Scotland and Ireland, by very
small majorlties The reform in Parliament, in
1881, by one The Ilabeas Corpus Bill is said to
have been carried by mistake. The tellers in IA
vor OF it noticing large Peer, said he ought to
count Tor four. The teller against the BILL in fiji
OF absence, put him down as four, and The mistake
was not corrected: Such story would be improb-
able now when the list Of voters and proxies are
accurately published in the next Mornings papers
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HARDWARE AND CUTLERY.
COsUllG s. Brooke.
&C DrecEcslrSage's Oh Stand, .,

"ASrccEc1trSdSe'S ola SfNliCt,''
HAVE in store general assortment of HARD
q WARE AND CUTLERY, which they
purpose keeping always complete as the market
will Justify, comprising most articles for the use of
Farmers and Mechanics
Waldron's celebrated Grain and Moving Scythes,
Short and Long Handle Spades and Shuvels,
Hay and Manure Forks. Wedding Hoes,
Hand-Saws, Braces and Bits,
Mortisng, Firmer and Socket Chisels,
Bright Augers, all sizes, Plane Bits, variety,
Moulding Planes, handsome styles,
Hatchets. Iron Squares, Steel Compasses, &C.,
Large assortment Wood Screws, all sizes,
do. do. Stock, Pad and Rim Locks,
Front Door Locks, Drop and Thumb Latches,
Window Bats and Bolts, Patent Gate Hinges,
Door and Table Butts.
FOR HoUSE-KEEPERS
A variety of Knives, Forks, Spoons, &c., beau.
tiiul assortment of painted and common Walters,
Sc, &c. All of which they are prepared TO sell On
the most accommodating terms. They have also
made recent arrangements with their agent in Bal
timore, by which they can furnish at the shortest
notice any article or articles which will be warrant
ed to please or no sale. Bills expressly ordered will
be furnished at very small advance. The ad-
vanages of our recent arrangement will enable us
TO supply our customers at much lower rates than
heretofore offered.
Stanton July 4 1S40.
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SCHOOL In CHURCHVILLE,

YNtiE next session Of subscribers School, will
commence on Monday the 20th Of August,
noxt, and close on the Goth ofJune, with a vaca-
ton OF one week at Christmas. His prices for board
and tuition foT the session of ten months will be the
same as heretofore. J. G.. SLOWER.
July i8, iS49.-4t.
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.VesU Establishment.
COACH MANUFACYORY

VINHE undersigned having bought the interest of
JAMES MARsrELLER, in the concern of HAIR
pY 8, MARsTELLER, beg leave to inform the pub
lie. that they have increased their Stock. and will
continue to manufacture all kinds of work in their
line-such as
Chariotees, Rockaways, Phaetons,
and Buggies,
m the mos, fashionable style, of the best materials,
and on terms TO suit the purchaser. Especial at
,tention given to all kinds Of repairing. From the
specimens Of work sent from shop, we fla,ter
ourselves to have given satisfaction, and with de-
termination to merit continuance of the liberal
patronage heretofore bestowed, the undersigned
pIeAge themselves to renewed efforts to please
Shop near the Bank.
HARDY s. BROTHERS.
May l6, 1s49.
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Know THYsELF-Selfk knowledge is first in or
der. The pr0djgal first 'came 10 himself" and
then to his father The royal PsalUist says, 81
thought on my ways and turned my feet unto Thy
testimonies" II you would gain correct knowl-
edge Of yourself you must receive the scriptural &C
count OF human nature true Of yoU.
Rev. John X Lord, of Cincinnati, died Of Cho-
lers on the 18th ult.
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ExrRAoRDINARY AND DISTRESSING CAsE.-We
nnu inc following curious described in the Dres-
den ienn) Advertiser of the Goth MAY:
on Monday last, lady about 40 years of age,
presented herself 10 DIR. a. ID. Cutler of tins place,
Tor his advice and treatment. Her case is strange
and Perplexing one. Language would fail to con
Vey anything like an adequate idea of the suerngs
which she constantly endures. She is reduced to a
mere skeleton-is never still looks worn and hag-
gard, and says that she is only kept alive by the
pam and torment which she epdures. There is a
nee reptile or something else of similar character,
III mel and extending up into her throat
~ To the roots OF her tongue. Externally its move
nens are seen perfectly plain, and by applying the
manu- 10 ner throat OF stomach one can feel its mo-
lions uisncy land cannot use pressure enough with
the hand to stop these motions
When She docs not eat at her regular times its
Iou'o'"ohs are much worse, almost past endurance.
when She attempts TO eat, she cannot use knife
or fork, she has to her hands to cram the food
INTO her throat in order to satisfy its craving voraci-
y-aler her meals are over, she is troubled less
with Its writhing and contortons for a short time
one says she Is always starving-seldom or never
sleeps-she appears on the verge of the mania and
has commissions at times. The movements of this
Ming she describes as worse than the cuttiny of n
knife
by pressing down the back part of her tongue so as
10 open the upper part of her throat portion the
head OF this thing has been distinctly seen, resem-
bling In appearance, the end of the head of an eel
Many ladies' and gentlemen of undoubiec veracity
all testify TO the truth of these statements
his lady says that some years ago in taking
drink OF water one night, she felt some live thing
slip down her throat with the drink of water /; that
after some time had elapsed, she felt uneasy sensa
sations In her stomach, which gradually grew worse
and worse up to this time that she has not endur-
ed SO great an amount Of suffering unly since last
September.
DIR. Cutler does not pretend to give any explana-
ton whatever of this singular case The lady is
under his medical treatment.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1849-08-08

JUST i2l&OIsIVLsIDa
A ND for sale supply Of Higgins Pure Extract
n Of Sarsaparlla. Call at my Confectionery.
June ri, I649. $. STERLING.
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Jan IA
Cure for tho Cholera.

Mrs. E. Ridder's Dysentery Cordiaan immediate and
perfect remedy
WHERE this al.powerfu antdotc is at hand, cholera
w dysnry and chronic diarrhga no longer to be
rousy feared looked upon with terror, this cordial
will assured the disease in the Of very
lew hours If taken at the commencement
1t has been before the public than sixteen years.
and the first article made known to the public
immediate and perfect remedy for these complaints 1t
has been thoroughly tested in country and eli
male, and its effect has everywhere proved the same
SURE TO CURE. even where the disease has advanced
tains either opium mineral substances anything
that ,I is IN the least injurious TO the constitution
This cordial Immediately checks the vomiting relieves
the palms, stops The diarrhGa and the bowels
perfectly regular ana healthy state however severe the at
tack may be, however low the patient may have become,
| sEVEKEsT CASES OF DYsENTERY are immed.
ately counteraced the pains aayed the bowels heal.
ed, and not unfequenly the bowels become perfectly
regulated and restored in the short space OF ten twelve
hours
CHRONIC DIARRHOcA-Either in children or adults,
of months years continuance is most readily cured
with this Cordial. Notwithstanding they may be reduced
mere skeleton it Immediately strengthens and shortly
CHOLERA INFANTUM-I has saved the lives Of
many thousand children when reduced TO deaths door by
this complaints it gives them immediate relief and they
very
remedy for sickness checkshe vomiting, and read.
lily restores the patient 1t invariably checks vomiting
ZEN any THa AXE TEErHN if inclined
diarrha should always be provided with this medicine
as il will keep the bowels regulated. and keep of the
canker It wholesome, safe and pleasant the
and children fond OF it, and will take without trouble
FOR GENERAL DEBILITY AND DYsPEPsIA-Itis
most excellent restorative, giving healthy to both
the stomach and bowels, and prevents food from pressing
or distressing the stomach.
Mrs L. KIDDER, 100 Court street, Boston, sole propre
tor and only manufacturer
Sold in the city of Washington by ---.
All orders promptly attended to for large small quann
ties and packed in the best shipping order.
Feb 7-eo5w
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HE undersigned is authorized by the heirs Dr. John
H. Lewis to offer, private sale, the valuable farm
and mills known by the name of "Rocks," eight miles
IRON Charestown Jefferson county Virginia. and situated
immediately on the bank OF tie Shena nlloah river
and three miles from that popular watering place, the
Shenandoah Springs"
On the aforementioned farm there is commodous
dwelling with all other necessary buildings The tract
contains 400 acres, about 100 of which well timbered
the remainder is cleared land, in high of ton
embracing meadow river bottom, and table land There
also it most excellent spring; also an orchard of
choice fruit embracing great variety Though the
OF the farm there runs copous and ling stream
which turns the mills. These mills cons sting of flour
and saw MILL have recently been put in thorough repair
the undersigned will sell either sepa raey with the farm
These mills from their local advantages being located
one OF The finest wheaigowng countries in the world, and
IN the immediate vicinity OF the Blue Ridge, where a great
variety OF timber can be obtained reasonable terms
could not be otherwise than very valuable acquisition
To those who are DESTROYS of nve sting their money in
real property inducements could be held
than offered by tue "Rocks farm Ii combines the
essential requirements of comfortable residence with
necessary facilities for carrying market the produce
OF the desirable, productive and valuable farms
IN the valley Its water powers and privileges
superior There is on it excellent addi
uonal mill or manuisctory The terms shall be liberal both
as as to price and time of payment Application for pqr.
chasing may be made to the personally or BY
letter addressed to him At Chaestown Jefferson county,
Virginia, postpaid. FISHER A. LEWIS.
Feb 2-lawdlaweplm
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CODSON'S Prattioai Treatise the Law OF Patents
VI M Inventions and Of Copyright, with OF the prn-
cpa and abstract OF the laws in force in foreign
countries; volume, London
Hindmarch the Law and Practice of Patent Pfivi-
leges and of obtaining Letters Patent for Inventions
volume, London
Spence the Specification of PATENT volume, Lon
don
Webster's Reports and notes of cases Letters Patent
for Inventions l volume, London
Webster on Patents; volume, London
Webster Lette Patent for Inventions and Copyright
of De signs volume, London
Just imported from London direct BY
FRANCK TAYLOR.
Also, on hand,
Phillips on Patents volume, Boston
Kingsley and PRISON the Laws and Practice Of Pat
ents l volume, New York
The Inventors Guide for securing Patent Rights; vol
ume, Boston
Urliug the Patent Laws Of England and the Cont
nent; volume, London
Feb ii