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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-09-11

LOFTY TREEs.-Lieut. Wise says that sssny Of the
trees that fringe wha, Humboldt terms the maritime
Alps Of California, are Of enormous magnitude. A
German naturalist assured him that he had measured
pines in the Santa Cruz mountains 6y-sevsn feet in
girth at the base, and carrying the lofty tops up
clear shaft for 27o feet zsitont branch! II is Hum
boldt we believe, who mentions species Of mature
pines only hree-tenths of an inch high! He also
mentions pines ir California 300 feet high, if meas
ured to the very top. Somewhat Of a contrast -
Boston Post.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-09-11

WHAT THE END WILL BE.-When see q boy
angry with his parents, disobedient and obstinate.
determined to pursue his own course to be his own
master-seting at naught the experience of age, and
disregarding their admonitions and reproofs-uniess
his course is changed, need not inquire, Shst viii
his end bei" He not only disobeys his parents
and insults his friends, but e dsregards the voice
of God, and is pursuing the path which leads Direct
ly down TO the gates Of death and wo.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-09-11

YANKEE SHoEs-To give some idea of the extent tc
which the manufacture of shoes is carried on in towns
in New England it only necessary show the operations
of one village. For the year ending the first of April last
estimated that the whole number manufactured in
Pennington, n. H., exceeded 425OO0, valued at $500
600. The amount paid for labor, freight, and trucking
was near 500 00O The boxes alone, cost $3OOO and
quired 100000 feet of boards 10 make them. There
row six large manufactures besides some smaller ones al
together capable turning out 10000 pairs per annum
should the of trade require and the prospect
rant il.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-09-11
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The near.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-09-11

CHICKEN PoETs.-There is class of writers Of verse
who deserve the foregoing title In writing lyric for in
stance in the first stanza they start off the wings Of
their Pegasus would bear them without failure to the
summit Of Paraassus. But the rst thing you know the
which fasens the piRonS Of their winged pony is
melted if by the FIRE Of the first stanza, and like poor
icarus, down they tumble into the mare tenebr1n Of
rhyming and duluess They remind me Ofchick
for two reasons lst because they chickenheart
ed As to my second reason, must premise little before
can give it. have seen hen, when hawk made q
strike at Of her chickens, fly up him fully high as
the roof of she'd She would sla. as if 'bcrne equal
Ming'' with the hawk But soon CHE would come plump
DOWN upon the gosud because she nothing but chick
en- and ii is not The natGre Of chicken TO soar My
cond reason then for calling certain class of bards chicken
poets is that they start off well first, but plump down
agsn so well at last They are noihing but chicken poets
any way and is not their nature to soar TO illustrate
what say will simply give two stanzas of poetry which
have seen. Note tho difference between them
Cold was the sod on the maidcn's breast
When her Romeo in sorrow,
Unfured his sail for the golden west,
And sadly thought of;the morrow.
For he then had heard that She dead
Aud his heart filled up with sadness.
Was dull as the look Of the drossy lead,
And hoped for more gladness.
j. A. 1tpRer, S. Literary .Uessenger
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-09-11

n T. WLrls,-I am sorry to see that this popular au-
thof has got to writing his n Parker Willis. dis
Ike TO give up the old way, plain n. P. Willis. Besides
this, even the respect due the author Pencngs by
the Way cannot prevent his modern fashion of hditing his
from bringing TO mind the thought of soft hands and
soft brains Notwithstanding the examples of j. Fennnore
Cooper T.. Bulwer Iytton, 4. Babington Macauly and
others in the literary world and D. cpherson Berrien and
others Of the political world. Some few exceptions aside,
e manner writing ones name censured here is the habit
mice young men" with coats unpaid for false whiskos
and hats ON one side of the headdecate feminine young
poetastes who adopt Caryes froh about sprthOnes,
dreamlands and such other des without the strength
which often pervades the undercuent of thought in the
great crack braned English Mystic A. Turner Lite
rGy .Bessenger.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-09-11

e. Ben,ley's Miscellany gives the following Illus
traiion of Irish combativeness sOch murther -
Nine O'Clock at Donybrook fair, ard the Gvh 6ghs
YETI Will any body have the kindness to tread al
ihs tail ofmy coats"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-09-11

FLowERs.-Fowers are delightful to al. The A.
lhenans, who had market for the sale Of them, were
obliged to pass laws to restrain the extraragance Of
purchasers. Such was the passion oxer every mind
in the East for flowers that from than has been made
universal language Of friendship affection and lore.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-09-11

oc;-An old Jew being in ont Of the way ams-housc,
treated himself ham and eggs, but just as he
about to raise the forbidden moT5el tohis mouth clap Of
thunder starledhim fe dropped The fork saying "Meln
:, ~ css ohrs because CID Moshes is eatHg little
b Of lae0h.|
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-09-11

e Some suppose, that every learned man is an educated
man. No such ihng. The man is educated who knows
himself, and takes views Of men and things
around him. Some very learned men are the greatest fools
in the world; the reason is they not educated
eGrAnIrsiman.sAid, ':he only way to stop suicide was
y lnake it capital offence, punlshabe with DEATH
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-09-11

g. The purcst and tenderest love is somstmes
layished on US a. time when we do not appreciate
it. It's only in life, when see the love OF other
parents for their children, that We begin 10 reflect THAI
we were equally loved ourselves.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-09-11

e. lazy fellow once .declaseS1 in
psny, that he could no! find bead fr na.e ; soH'-
"Nor j." replied an industrious & 'nis 90 asny.--
bliged to work for in ~'8'nan'' y Aa q.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-09-11

TOUCHING SroRy.-The following beautiful and
touching story was related by DR.. Schnelby, of Ma
ryland, at meeting held in New York, TO hear she
experience OF twenty reformed drunkards drunk
ard who had run through his property returned home
one night 10 his unfurnished house. He entered his
empty hal-angush was gnawing his heart-strings,
and language IS inadequate TO express his agony as
he entered his wi(es apartment, and there beheld the
victims of his appetite, his lovely wife and darling
child Morose and sullen, he seated himself without
word he could not speak, he could not look upon
,hen1 The mohersad to the little angel BY her side,
"come, my chld, it is time to 60 to BEDS" and that
litGe babe, as was her won't kneit by her mothers
lap and gazing wisGully into the face of her suffer-
ing parent like piece of chiseled sauary, slowly
peated her nightly orison and when she had finish
ed the chld bat four years of age, said to her moth
er, @dear ma, may offer up one more prayer i'-
eyes, yes, my pet, pray" And she lifted up her
Tiny hands, closed her eyes and prayed: 30 God
spare, oh spare my dear papar' That prayer was
waited with electric rapidity to the throne of God-
1t was heard-it was heard Oh EARTH The respon-
sve "Amenp' burst from the fathers lips, and his
heart of stone became heart of fesh Wife and child
were both clssped 10 his bosom, and in penience be
said, my child, you have saved your father from the
grave Of drunkard. I'll sign the pledge"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-09-11

THE oEIGINAL PORTRAIT.
old Grimes is dead, that good old man,
We ne'er shall ace him more
lie used to wear an cid black coat
All buttoaed dowa before.
Ills heart was open as the day--
His feelings all were true
His hair was some inclined to grey;
lie wore it in queue.
Whene'er he heard the voice Of pain,
His breast with pity burned
The large round head upon his cane'
From ivory was turned.
And ever prompt at PHYS call,
He knew no base deSigu-
His eyes were dark aud rather 'mall,
His nose was aguiliae.
lie lived at peace with all mankind.
In friendship he was true
Ilis coat had pocket holes behind,
Hispactal9oas were tlse.
Vnharmea, the sun which earth pOllates.
He passed securely Ger
lie never wore pair of boots,
For thirty years or more.
But good old Grimes is noS at rest,
Nor fears misCortuue's frown-
The stripes ran up and down.
4Ic modest merit sought to find,
And pay il its desert
lie had no malice in his miuds
Nor rullcs on his shirt.
lis ueighbors he did hot abuse,
Was sociable and gay
he wore large buckles in his shoes.
And changed thetn every day.
His knowledge hid from public gaze.
He did not bring to view
Nor make a noise town meeting days.
As many people do.
Ills worldly goods he never threw
Ia trust 10 fortunes chances
But lived (as all lie brotherado9
In easy circumstances.
Thus undisturbrd by anxious carcs.
His peaceful moments ran
Aud every body said he was
A fine old gentleman.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-09-11

HoME.-The ordination of Proyfdeaee, ssysa dis.
nguished writer is, that home should form our char
acter The first objects of parents should be to
make home interesting. It is bad sign when chill
dren have to wander from the parental rooffor anuse-
ment love of home is one of the strongest safe
guards against vicenot only TO children but TO men,
Men who delight il, their own fre-sides, are never
seen lounging about bar-rooms and oyster saloons.
Make home attractive to your chidren-so that they
will leave it with regret and return 10 it with Joy
for this is mighty preservation from vice.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-09-11

LIFE AT TwENTY.-Dow, Jr.; describes life a! twen-
ty, in the following unique manner:
"Friends at twenty, we are wild as parridges.-
There's no such thing as tanning US; we ride that
fierce, fiery and head strong animal, Passion, over
fences, bitches, on 10 the devil, leap the five barred
gate Of reason without touching the curb of discre-
ton, or pulling harder than tit-mouse upon the
strong rein ofjudgment And at twenty you are a
perfect locomotive, going at the rate sixty miles an
hour you heat the boiler love is the steam, you some
times blow off in sighs-and hope, fear anxiety and
jealousy; are the train that you drag. AT this
fife you are filled with exhiratng gas ofromance,
everything looks romantic by spels-esen a jackass
philosophisng over barrel of vinegar You both
girls and boys) now read novels till your gizzards
have soflened into sentimental jelly and settled into
to the pit of your stomach! Oh know how you
feel yon feel as though you would like to soar from
star 50 star kick little planets aside, take crazy com
els by their blazing hair, and pull them into their
right courses, sit upon the highest peak of thunder
cloud, and dangle the red lightning between your
thumb and finger as watch chain, and then dive
down into the golden sunss: sea, and sport with the
celestial syrens, speed on, pull the nose of the man
in the moon, ransack creation, knock few panes out
of the window of heaven, and then futIer down gen
,ly as breeze, and find the darling object of your
love- mehdng stockings! That's how you feel
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-09-11

''a" IN ,s0ur%s mas been fined 81 90, n, .r,,..-
girls love it, '''n'lg-shs
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-09-11

'Vonce, long vile ago, ven inos mine able orchard
to cline bear tree get some beaches to make mine
blum budding nit, and gets TO de tobemost branch
walls from de owermost limb NIT Won leg both sides
oFde gence, an likes to shOve my outsides in.o
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-09-11

Tfyou Think" said young swell, few dr.
since, addressing julip that was before him, ~ -
ainh going 10 drink you why, you'll getsuav :s'
that's all )" and, without further ceremony 5. .na.I
the action 10 the word. ue suHeQ
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-09-11

e. young drishman, WHO had married whm hs
was but nineteen years of age, complaining Of thS
difficulties to which his early marriage had subjeetsd
him, said he would never marry SO young aSaif, 4
he lived 10 be as old as Ne!husalem!
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-09-11

a WARNING VOICE from TIE GRAvE.-The fol-
lowing impressive counsel by James Madison should,
at the present time, sink deep into the hearts of eve
ry American:
Gas this advice, If ever it the light, will not do
SO until am no more it may beconsidered an issu-
ing from the tomb where truth alone can be respect
ed and the happiness of man alone consulted it will
be entitled therefore, to what ever weight can be de-
rived from good intentions, and from the experience
Of one who has served his country in various stations
period offorty years; who has espoused in his
youth and adhered through his hfe, TO the cause Of
its liberty and who has borne part in most Of the
great transactions which will constitute epochs in its
destiny The advice nearest 10 my heart, and deep
est, is that the Union OF the States be cherished and
perpetuaed. Let the open enemy to be regarded as
Pandora with her box opened, and the disguised
one as the serpent creeping with his deadly wiIes in
TO ParadiseD
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-09-11

- 'Vas'ef .Sjjure our own character 70 much
as when we attack that Of others. Bear this in mind
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-09-11


SApBATu in SAN FRANcIsco.-A correspondent
of the New ork journal Of Commerce, writing from
San Francisco mentions the following pleasing Incl
dent
81 see the drawings of bright future for Califor-
na-an organized government an educated and en-
ghtered people.and the genial influences Of our holy
religion, have made US elsewhere, and will here,a ma
ton exalted above the nations Of earth. How it glad
dens nv heart, amid all the wckedness OF this COM
munity, to hear the gospel preached; yea, 10 see il
carried even down to the doors Of those who exer,
the greatest influence against the progress of Christi
anily Last Sabbath, g Methodist preacher openly
took his stand in the plaza, and commenced singing
good old-lashioned hymn. The thing was so novel
that he was surrounded by thousand idlers
who wonld have never thought of visiting Gods
house. From the various gambling houses around
The square the music poured forth harmoniousy, but
in vain. The old, sweet solemn sound of the sacred
song, from many hundred human voices, echoing 10
the very heavens, acted like magic upon the floating
mass, and the gambling houses were soon deserted
and their games for the time being broken up. The
wind blew q gale the dust intolerabe; and the
rumpets and lrambones piped merrly; but above the
wind the hum, the din and hustle of San Francisco
Sabbathwas heard the voice oftha faithful servant OF
God ss he preached Christ and him crucfied to the
vast multitude around him. Plainly and faithfully
he dealt with the and SO loud the tones Of his
voice, that il was heard in the streets adjoining the
souare0
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-09-11

A DEATH ScENE.-The Troy Wing giving an ac-
count of the Caldwell tragedy in that city, says:
''The scene presented in the bedroom was one we
shall not attempt to describe. more ghasily and
horrible spectacle the mind cannot conceive. Both
were in their ordinary night clothes. The woman
was lying in the front part of the bed, her head rest
ing on the arm and partly on the bosom OF her com
panon. The cash in her throat was not deep, and
the blood had dropped beneath SO that litFe was on
her person. Her counenance was paflid, and mark
ed by "a serenity amounting almost 10 smile. She
had evidently moved ona very slightly after the cut
wa. made, and then in The struggles Of death. She
was Of the middle size in height hardly ordinarily ro-
bnst, and apparently aged about 80 years. BY her
side on the right lay Caldwell, the most horrid OBJ
ject the eyes ever Seheld He was tall, muscular,
we'll formed large head features strongly marked, and
the lower part of his face covered with heavy pair
of whiskers. The cash in bis lhroathad severed and
laid bare his windppe, and he had bled most pro-
fusely. His face hands, and breast were covered
with bleod and his hair and whiskers were clotted
together with it. Judging from the position of his
limbs, his conter,ions must have been long and Sc
we're. BY his right side was found razor covered
with blood, and also the razor case."
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-09-11

The WILD People OF BoRsEo-Fur.hef lowards
the north are to be found men living absolutely in
state of nature who neither cultivate the ground nor
live in huts; who neither eat rice or sait, aud who
do Rot associate with each oher but rove about thu
woods like wild beasts. The sexes meet ia the jun
gle, or the man carries away woman from some
company. When the children are old enough to shift
for themselves they usually separate, neither one a-
terwards thinking Of the other. AT night they sleep
under some large tree, the branches of which hang
low; on these they fasten the children in kind Of
swing. Around the tree they make fire to keep OF
The wild beasts and snakes. They cover themselves
with piece Of bark and in this also they wrap their
children. II is soft and warm but will not keep ONT
the rain.
These poor creatures are looked Upon ahd treated
by the Dyaks as wild beasts. Hunting parties Of
twenty five and thirty 90 out and amuse themselves
with shooting at the children in the trees with tho
sumpt, the same as monkeys, from which they are
not easily distinguished. The men taken In these
excursions invariably killed, and the women COM
monty spared if they are young. tits somewhat re-
markabe that the children of these wild people can
not be sufficiently tanned be entrusted with Liberty
Soge told me he never recoiecsed an instance when
they did no. escape 10 jungle the very first oppor.
luny, notwithstanding many Of them had been treat
ed kindly for years. The consequence is, all tho
Chiefs who call themselves civilized no soonsr take
ihefa but they cut off foot sticking the stump in
BAMBOO of molten daAar their escape is thus pre-
vented and their services in padding canoes retained
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-09-11

s. "Mother, why does Pa call you honey"
"Because, my dear, ,he loves me-"
"No, Ma, that isn't it."
sit isn't'e What is it then7"
"Whv, it's because you have so much comb in
your head-tbaps why"
q That child ough. to have been '.sent right oil
to bed"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-09-11

EVENING MEDITArIoNs-In the stiffness Of the
hour away from the busy crowd, we should listen TO
the voice that speaks from within, and 10 the voices
Of those who, having gone hencenow from the abodes
of the blest call us 10 come up on high. Sill are
they with us-those departed ones-to rebuke US for
our earhlness and SIM TO alleviate affections, and
TO secure Our frmer allegiance to virtue and to God
Then conscience speaks; how severe its rebuke when
we have yielded TO the force Of evil How best its
benedictions when we overcome temptation, and
prove true 10 the aspira!ionso of ournober nature =
Then are better prepared TO estimate the true val
of existence and to consider its only worthy aims
TO scrutinize our own hearts and detect,the soPhis
titles of sin; and then can we trace up to Their various 5
sources the streams which feed our inner Lille, ana IL
we give ourselves with good degree of ialhiuiness
TO This work, we may rest assured that hese SONIA
ry musings will make us purer and better men,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-09-11

QUESTION FOR DEBATING SocIETy--"nich IS
The most prold gid With ilag @ ara!esau; ora woman
D. -
with her nrsI usDyt
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-09-11

FoR WHAT Is A MOTHER REsroNsIBLE a-Shs
is responsible for the nursing and rearing Of her pro-
geny for their physical constitution and growth their
exercise aud sds,enance in life. A child left 10 grow
up deiormed or meagre is an object OF maternal neg
gence She responsible for child's habits includ-
ing cleanliness, order, conversation; eating, sleeping
and general propriely Of behavior child deficient
or untaught in these particulars will prove living
monument of paterna disregard; because, generally
speaking mother can, if she will, greatly control
her children in these matters:
She is responsible for their department She cam
make them modest or impertinent, clownish or po-
lite The germ of all these things is childhcodahd
mother can suppress or bring them FORTH
She is responsible for the principles of which her
children entertain in early lile For her 1t is to say
whether those who go forth from her freside shall
be imbued in the sentiments of virtue, truth; honor;
honesty temperance, industry, beneyolence, morality,
or those OF contrary character, vice, fraud, drunken
ness, covetousness. These will be found 10 be OF
the most natural growth-but on her is devolsed the
daily, hourly task OF wedding her little garden, Of e.
radcang those odious productions, and planting tho
human heart with the lilly, The roseand the amaranh
that fadeless flower, the emblem of truth.
She is,toa very Considerable extentresponsble for
the temper and disposition oil her chidren. Consti-
tutonaly they may be violent, irritable, tevengefu;
but for the regulation and correction ofthese passions,
mother is responsible and for the Intellectual ae-
qurements Of her children, that is, she Is bound to
DO what she can for this object Schools academies,
colleges open their portals throughout The and;and
every mother is under heavy responsibilities 10 know
that her sons and daughters have all the bene6iS
which these can afordand which their circunsianees
permit them to enjoy:
She is responsible for their religious educston.--
The beginning Of all wisdom is the fear Of God; and
this every mother is capable, to greater or less de-.
gree, Of infusing into the minds Of her offspring.