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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-12-25

POETRY Y.
WE'LL. SING; ANOTHER CHRISTMAS SONG.
BY MISS ELIZA COOK

Wen sing another Christmas song for who shall ever tire
To hear the olden theme around merry Christmas fire
Wen sing another Christmas song, and pass the wassa cup
For fountains that refresh the heart should be dried up
Meier tell us that each Yuc brings silver hair
Time seldom scatters half the that quickly gathers there
The soadng of ambitions thoms-the ong heed of gold
IT'S these do than rolling in making us grow old
Then shake Old Christmas t the handn Kindness let him
dwell,
For he's king right good company aud should treat him
we'll
WHY should we let pale Discomfort fling canker the hours
Unjust regrets urk round the soul like snakes ea bowers
And though the Of Pentys tide upon lot may pour,
How oft the lip will still the horcleach cry for more
We sigh for weah-we pant for pece-and getting what
crave,
We often find only coils fresh chains about the slave
Year after wear may gently help the dark locks whites
Bn time nc er fades cold and worldly blight:
Then shake Old Christmas by the hand-n kdnne let him
DWELL
For he. king right good company and should treat him
we'll
Be glad-bc glad-sr up the blaze and let spirits yield
The incense that is grateful the lilies Of the field;
"Good will TO a-u and rich, and helps keep away
The wrnkled frost rownng mdew shades ofgrey
B. glad-be gad-and though have cypress in
wreath,
Forget not there too that peep beneath
And though long may line cheek and wther the
heart,
II not Time but selfish caro- the saddest part
Then shake Old Christmas by the handn kindness let him
dwell,
For he's king right good company and we should treat him
well.
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NO. vi.
AGRICULTURAL SCIENTIFIC.
AGRICULTURAL GEoLoGY--No. i.

No class of the community have an equal interest
in geology with farmers No science is so interest,"
ing TO farmers as geology, in connexlon with chem
lstrv. The two sciences cannot be separated and
Justice done TO either. While the elements OF our
GLOBE especially Of soils. require chemical tests to
determine their character, these very elements are
absolutely essential for experiments 10 determine the
fundamental principles Of chemistry. Oxygen, the
most powerful chemical agent in creation, is also the
most abundant material in rocks and soils. The one
element, the other an agent, are alike essen
tal 10 each olher and both indispensable: as at the
foundation of all agricultural science.
A knowledge of each is as feasible as is import
ant-entrely within the comprehension Of child
six years old. Each is science Of facts more than
of abstract reasoning facts, too equally nsiruc
tive and delightful 10 every young mind
Take an example: The child has placed before
him two glass lumblers-lhe one containing quartz,
the other lime or sand and chalk. The name of each
is of course as readily learnt as the name of iron,
ead gold tree, horse, any other object in Nature
or Art. Into each lumbler is poured some sui phu-
ric or muriatc acid In the tumber of lime the pu-
pill observes all action-in that of quartz no action:
He is told this action is called effervescence He
hence learns 10 recognise lime and quartz, and the
more certainly from the recollection that the one
effervesces with acids and the other does not.
Here is an example OF geology anG chemlstry,aliKe
useful TO the farmer and interesting to The farmers
child, or any child. The same simplicity and direct
fundamental instruction run through the whole OF
both Of these exceedingly practical sciences.
may hereafter point few Of the leading
principles of these two sciences; their connexioh
with each other; their essential importance toall class
es, and, most Of ALL farmers; their exceeding fitness
for the early instruction Of children, and The entire
feasibility of having them among The "frst lessons"
taught in each of the eighty thousand American
Hol5rook.
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BOOTS AND SH0ESl
1ADBG1 = 0AVlSo

IARDY = 0AYlS9
WAVING returned from Baltimore with large lot OF
suitable material for the manufacture OF Gentlemen
and Ladies' work. are prepared to carry on the
Boot and Shoe Making Business
in all its branches and respectfully invite the attention OF
the public TO their establishment Besides the work usu
aly done as Genemens Boots Shoes, Caters, &C., they
have adde& and especial attention will be given tohe man,
ufacture Of Ladies work. such Ladies Kid, Morocco and
Cater Shoes Misses and Chdrens Shoes Of every vare
ty and STYLE Sc. &c. all of which will be executed in
manner which for durability and beauty cannot be surpass
ed Their prices will be reasonable aid their work war
Ianted.
gN- Call and see us at the old stand of d. C.. HARRY,
opposite the Virginia Hotel.
HARRY s. DAVIS.
Staunton, Sept. 25, I85O-6m.
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THE Cow T'REE.-On the parched side ofa rock.
on the mountains of Venezuela, grows tree with
dry and feathered foliage, its large wood roofs.
scarcely penetrating into the ground. For several
months in the year, its branches look fthey were,
dead and wi,hered but when the trunk is bored, q.
bland and nourishng milk comes from it. II is az
sunrise that The vegetable fountain flows most freely
At that time the blacks and natives are seen con- mo
from all parts, provided with large bowls 10 receive
the milk which grows yellow and thicker.s a: tho
surface Some empty their vessels on the spot
while others carry them to their children. One i'm
agines he sees The family of shepherd, who is die.
trlbung the milk 10 his flock. 1t is named PALo
DE vAcA, OR COW TREE.
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VOL. XXVllI,
STAJNTON SPECTATOR.
TERMS.

Et The 'sPEtTAT0R'' is published O"efa '0eeE, al
1sSo Dolera gear, If paid in adpaRce, or 1''o
aaS Ffay CeAtsf delayea beyond the srP"@0" 'sye"
NosubscriPtion rill6e Discontinued 6"' al e 0O " ''
.EaitO's, until dlIas1eorag eS are rotd.
o. Ali COMMUNICATIONS 10 the E"iO'S' 0S ""' ""''0s
postpaid, or they ,eilgnot be ate"dfd'O TO-
6y- ADVERTJSE uE.y1S Of t'oeioe lines Cor less)
inserted reetey for dollar, and trentyee cents for
each subsequent eOnii"""ee Larger @arer's"es' t"e
,sme p,oooou liberal discount made to advertisers By
the uenr.
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THE G1RLs.-Not long since marriage was TO
be celebrated in the village church. The minister, al
ter making very eloquent and touching discourse
on the duties and rights of those who were to be u
nited, suddenly exclaimed "Those W ho wish 10 be
married will please rse and Immediately after, there
shot np above The seated multitude, the heads of
crowd of young girls, who had understood the re.
mark which was addressed to The contracting parties
as general invitation 10 all who were desirous TO
leave the selfish state of single bessedness.-B
(JNe.) Tribune.
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All EY G CO.,
(LATE BAILEY & KITCHEN,)

1876 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Importers and Manufacturers Of Watches Jewcry Silver Ware,
and Fancy Goods,
OFFER the public assortment ofcvery thing
" in their line which the constantly making addi-
tons By every arrival from EuroL large and varied asort-
OF Plated Sheffield Ware consisting in part OF Rich al
ters Tea Sets Coffee and Tea Us, Epegnes, Branches &c
Silver Ware of every description kept constantly on hand or
manufactured TO order the shortest notice. the manuctory OF
the being attached TO the store.
They especially call the attention of the public to their choice
and varied of Lonon Liverpool and Geneva Watch
es from the factories Oft Cooper NJ Tobias CO. Hyde
& Sons ALSO from the celebrated establishment OF Jules Jurgen
son. Of Copenhagen.
English Frcnch and American Jcwelry description
Diamond Sets Bracelets Breaches Ear Rings, Finger Rings
Turquoise Pearl, Garnet Ruby, Emerald, and Coral Sets
Marble Flint Bronze Satuarv and Paintings on Metal anQ
Porcelain from the hands ofcclebtaed artists.
Strangers visiting the City, respectfully invited TO visit
their establishments
Particular attention paid to the repairing Of Watches
Philadelphia, May %, l550.-ly
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ANALYSIS OF THE APPLE.-An interesting paper
on the analysis of the fruit Of the apple, by DR.. Sails
bury, furnishes some facts worthy Of notice Ow-
ing 10 the lateness OF the season. (n spring. before
the analysis was commenced, the following SORTS
only were examined, viz Swaar, Kilham Hill, Rhode
Island Greening English Russet, Roxbury Russe and
lalman SweetIng From the numerous tables ofresul!s
the following facts are drawn:
lhe English Russet contains less water and more
dry matterhan any ofthe otherso This is doubt
less the reason why this variety is hard to freeze
lie lalman Sweellng contains more, the Greening
still more, and the Kllham Hill most of all ranging
in all these from 79 to Sc per cent. fresh po-
talo contains about as much water as the Russet.
These results show the reason that apples when
uactured INTO cider produce nearly their own bulk
of juice, fact which has often puzzled many who
merely regarded the solid nature of the fruit.
striking dferencei in the composition of the ap-
pie and potato, the entire absence of starch in the
former while in the latter il constitutes about one-half
of the solid part The APPLE according to this anal
yss is rather superior to the potato in the fat pro-
ducing qualities, and which accords with the expert
ence of some accurate farmers. The apple contains
about twice as much of The compounds of nitrogen
as the potato.
The Russes were found 10 contain larger portion
of tannic and galic ACIDS than other sorts. These
acids impart astTingency, and indicated by the
black color given to knife Of iron or steel used in
cutting this fruit The apple is rich in Phosphoric and
sulphuric acids and potash and soda. Hence we may
infer that bonedust, ashes, sail, and plaster would be
likely 10 prove useful as portions oil manure applied
to bearing tree, in addition TO what is already con-
tanned in yard manure Transactions N. y .aej
Society.
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HgcaNTOSEH EH,S
Wits A.zEI9lIl EIl-0 LIOIEIRll0
Corner Howard and Baltimore Streets, Baltimore.

Vg>E Undersigned proprietor of the above House, would
4 most respectfully inform his friends and the travelling
public generally, that he has just completed his repairs and
improvements on the Hotel having reurnshed and paint
ed and also enlarged it, to make in every way
comfortable and pleasant. Being thankful for the liberal
encouragement heretofore bestowed his House. he Pedg
es himself to use his efforts TO please al who may
patronise him. JOHN hlClNIOSH
Baltimore July TO- lS5O-6m.
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ENCOURAGE YOUR OWN MECHANICS!
"A III. STWE 2s orr,

G2s
I'D ESPECTFULiT utorns the public that he just
-Ge received ftou Batmure, large supply of Material
in his line such as Lasts Newest Style, and n
very handsome; Gum Over Shoes, with VI
GuIta Percha BOTTOMS, aud SPendld T1@ CO
article. S$
French Calf Skins Morocco and KID, of all descriptions;
Fine Iastings for Ladies Caters; Franche for do, va
rious colors a new article White Kid for Wedding
Shoes &c. &c., which he is prepared TO Manufacture
into Boots Shoes &c. style that cannot fail to please
All work warranted.
In addition to the work dous in his shop, he has ad
ded handsome stock Of
BOOTS, SHOES, &C.,
of Northern make which he will sell at reduced prices for
cash. or on the usual time
Fayy- Ladies' White Kid Shoes made to order, for
Weddings and Parties, at short notice.
Staunion Sept. 25, 1850.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-12-25

ALUrArIoNs.-In Rome.in bidding person good
bye they say, 'Adeu in Naples, Fare you we'll >
in Tuscany, 'Rivederla,' word which signifies, q
hope TO have the pleasure Of seeing you again ;; and
in Venice they say, 'Your servant In England and
America you accosled by the Introductory salu-
talon, 'How do you do ? in Holland, How do you
sail ? in Italy, "How do you stand p and in FRENCH
How do YOU carry yourselfP
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-12-25

"WHAT ARE BIRDS GOOD FoR-Ihe American Ag-.
riculturist for December, just issued by Saxton g.
Blanchard in answer 10 this inquiry relates The fol-
lowing anecdotes:
SIN connection with t.is subject, we will give an
anecdote related last winter by Governor Aiken
Of South Carolina. Of the rice birds. These litlls
creatures gather around the rice fields at harv->
est time in countless myriades, and of course con-
sumo considerable grain. Some years ago, it was
determined 10 make upon them, and drive them.
out of the country, and The measure was in some
degree successful, SO far getting rid of The BIRDS
"What are birds good for - The rice planter soon
found out; for with the decrease of birds,the worms
increased so rapdy that, instead Of few scattering
grains to feed the BIRDS the whole crop was demand
ed 10 fill the Unsuitable nav Of the army that came
to every young shoot,as fast they sprung
from the ground. Most undoubtedly The birds were
invited back again with hearty welcome. Rice
cannot be cultivated without lheirassistance.
"A few years ago, the black birds in the northern
part of Indiana considered grievous nuisance
TO the farmer. Whole fields Of oats were sometimes
destroyed and the depredaons upon late corn were
greater than can be believed, if told The farmer
sowed and the birds reaped He scoIded and they
twitled. Occasionally charge of shot brought down
score,but made no more impression upon the great
sea of birds than The removal of single bucket of wa
WI foiH SAT- n lew years dttI,eFefy
green thing on the land seemed destined to destruc-
ton by the army worm. Mau was powerless-a
worm among worms. But his best friends, the hated
backbirds came to his reefus in time to save when
all seemed lost.-No human aid could have helped
him. How thankful should man be that God has Civ
en- him for his companions and fellow laborers in the
cultivation of The earth ese lovely birds. "The la.
borer is worth of his hire" Why should we be-
grudge the little moity claimed by the busy little
fellows which followed the plough, and snatched The
worm away from the seed, that it might produce grain
for his and our susenance? mo honest man would
cheat bird Of his spring and summers work.'n
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AssAFGT1DA-This article is obtained from large
umbeiGerous plant growing in Persia. The root
resembles large parsnp externally, of black color;
cutting it lransversey, the asselelida exudes IN
form ola white, thick juice, like cream, which, from
exposure TO The air, becomes yellow, and at last of
dark brown color. 1t is very apt TO run into putre-
faction and hence those who collect 1t carefully
defend it from the sun. The fresh juice has an ex-
cessively strong smell, and grows weaker and weaker
upon keeping; single drachm of the fresh fluid
smells more than hundred pounds of the dry assa-
fptiGa brought to us.-The Persians are commonly
obliged to hire ships on purpose for its carriage as
scarcely any one will receive it along with other COM
modtiess strench injecting every thing that comes
near it. Scientific .amcrican.
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g. They say there is +. :. saw mill down east which
so easy that, while young man ,hrn,. WAS ,''n:
on log while the saw %is Js no dseoHep e1Os nj
tho overseer told him 10 roll on
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Go IT Boors.-A Mrs. Boots of Pennsy ylvania, has
left her husband MIR. Boots, and slrayed TO parts
kown We presume tha! the pair of Boots,are lights
and lells. We cannot say however, that Mrs. Boots
is right but there is no mistake that Boots is left.
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THAr's ALL-I'he accommodations for wedding parties
in California are good, the Steamboats, have bridal rooms,
the hotels are ready for bridal parties, and cergymen are
always in reach, there is nothing lacking but-the girls.
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s1- "Please take halfof this poor applet" said a
pretty damsel to a witty swain the other evening.
mo, thank you would prefer better halfn
Eliza blushe:, and referred him to papa.
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IS The rivers of Louisiana possess peculiar OBJ
ject for sportsmen-lhe shooting of alligators. A
New Orleans paper states that on recent trip oil
one of the steamboats, from that city to Alexandrlan
abont one hour and of twenty miles, three pas
sengers killed SIS alligaors. These creatures have
been driven out Of the Mississippi river; but the
number does not seem to diminish in the Red River
Every boat plying on that river carries guns and am
munon,and The passengers and officers amuse them
selvs in killing these lizards. Thousands are annu-
ally destroyed; but the dismal region extending from
the mouth for one hundred and fifty miles, furnishes
them retreats in which their young reared. They
are as abundant now as they were fifty years ago.
in Florida, they are now extensively killed for their
oil and hides-the tough skin on their belly Is tann-
ed and used for saddles. An inexhausIibe supply is
annually produced.
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o. 81 always paid my printer, ''were the dying words oil
the best poet this country produced 1t is proud con
in dying hour to know leaves printers bills
behind him,
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New MovEMENT.-The New York Tribune says it un-
derstands that formidable movement is going on in that
city, quite secretly for the present. and under the auspices
and with the direct aid of certain class party Of men,
the object of which is to effect organization Of the Free
Trade Importers Shippers, Agents of Foreign Manuac-
lures, &C.. accomplish the nomination of the Hon. Rob
ert j. Walker, of Mississippi the next Locofoco candi-
dae for the Presidency The scheme is said 10 be sup
ported by subscription of over 5000 OOOO,-one half Of
which is payable demand and the residue Of the sum
in six monhs with the prospect that the subsidy may be
increased at New York and other commercial ports
both sides ofthe Atlantic, million Of dollars This, it
is thought will render the nomination certain. One oPthe
means be used in the enterprise is the purchase of num-
Der Of Journals which be devoted the glorcation
of Mr. Walker, and the advocacy of his peculiar claims to
the favor of this party The issue to be made in the con-
tempated contest free trade and direct taxation
tariff protective of American interests, and furnishing the
expenses Of the government from revenue dervabe from
import duties.
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c. The coinage at all the mnls up to the first Of No
vember was o00 at the Philadelphia mint alone,
Sl48, 100000.
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THE Press IN MoDERN TIMEs.-The following
remarks, from the pen of Lamartlne. are undoubted-
" applicable to the condition of the newspaper and
periodical press in France, and are equally appca-
bic TO the press in this country:
"Journaism las become daily encyclopedia in
which Politics, Religion, Science, Literature Phlos-
ophy and Art, cast in detached and successive pages
to the passing age, the thought of The human race
few years ago, and journals were collections OF Ell
egant extracts from books. Soon these very books
will be nothing more than collections from The Jour
nails This metamorphosis in the mode OF TRANSMIT
ting ideas, has double advantage. 1t permits ideas
to circulate 10 much less expense for those who
are compelled 20 calculate The cost of aliment; and
moreover it prevents the loss even ol an hour to The
communication of useful truth. That which is thought
to-day is written Tomorrow In week all Europe
is readingi Thanks 10 the printing press, 10 jour
nasm and to railroads, idea has accomplished the
circle of its radiation in the moral world ere the lapse
Of seven days is completed. In the shape Of book
it would have required century. Intelligence has
quckened its pace Facts will follow the qqickened
movements OF intelligence. The feuilletOn contains
within il a revolution"
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How TO WEAR A SHwL.-Ifa lady sports shawl at
ALL and only very falling shoulders should venture TO do SO,
we should recommend it to be always either falling off or
putting on, which produces pretty action Or she should
wear it upon one shoulder and down the other, or in some
way drawn rreguarly, to break the uniformity. One
of The faults of the present costume, as every real artist
knows is that it offers too few diagonal lines Nothing is
picturesque than line across the bus like the broad
ribbon ohe order Of the garter worn by Queen Victoria,
or the loose grde, sopng the hips in the costume
Of the early Panagenets On this very account, the long
scarf shawl picturesque thing as lady can wear
With the broad pattern sweeping over one shoulder, and
narrow one or none all on the other supplies the eye
with that reguarity which dapery requires; while the
slainting form and colos of the border lying careessy
round the figure gives that eastern idea which every shawl
more or less implies. What ORIENTAL would ever wear one
straight up and down. and uniform on both sdes as our Ia
dies often do do?-Quarterly Reuie,u.
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BRlrsIr IN lNDA.-John Bull is very ready to censure
other peoples conduct but not apt to amend his own AT
present he disgracng himself in India Since the close
of The Sikhwa the troops have fallen into such disorder
that Sir c. Napier their late commander has called them
disgrace humanity. At AEIore, native village
sened some insults to lis In revenge, the officers
permitted reckless mob of soldiers to sack the place.
Houses were pnlled down, women publicly and gnomni-
ously stripped the rings which females there their
noses, were forciby torn away, and young woman
whose condition should have made her object of Pc
cuar sympathy bruaIy through with bayonet,
so That she died. These atrocities unparalleled in the
nineteenth century. After this we wish to hear no more
about American air from our transatlantic nerhhors
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g. The population Of the State oe -
is 1475.3. The "a'- =. Rhode Island
,.... IN the last ten years is 80,
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e5- The history ofsteamboas the western waters ex
hlbs the wonderful growth in the inland in that
section of the Union. Official statistics show that since
1924, twenty-five hundred steamboats, have been built in
the United States. The aggregate tonnage amounts to
100000. OF the number about two-,hrds belong TO the
West As early as 1926 there one hundred and for
tythree steamboats, navigating the western waters. With
in the last five years. no less than thousand steamers
have been built the United States and of this number
hundred were built in the West. 1t is estimated that at
the present there less than eight hundred
steamers running the Western waters. The trade ard
travel carried through the agency of this vast navy of
floating palaces, must be immense
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WMchcster's Patent ShOuldCr Scam Shirts

TTNIS Improved and syscmazed ofShr adapted to
form the neck breast and shoulders giving ease ana
comfort and Waiting OF the difficulties so
generally experienced -fng shirts The attention OF
strangers visiting Philadelphia particularly invited to this ar
ticle supplying dcSderam long desired full supply al
ways hand aud made TO order at short notice.
Philadelphia, May %, lS50-ly.