Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-05-29


red to IN the Herald
There is hardly rich man in this community who dlt
not commence his poor-began as )ou"syn'0 II
his line of business The career OF few OF oui 0ao'e
rich men may serve instances. The late 'o" '''o
Asor-who died not long ago, and was prooaOy "o''
thirty mions-commence his career on this con'ael' q
iourneyman pedar, beginning with candy, and ge'ihg Vi
n f,r nedding when he commenced investing in real es
tate His descendants now are stars at the Opera lh'
late John G. Cosar was ourneyman hatter and died re
Gently milonare. The late John Mason was orglna''
tailor, from Connecticut the late Mr. jones' cooper
vet both wes, honest and industrious through life, ana lei
large fortunes which their happy descendants are enjoying
in every geneel way Stephen Whitney, who now owns
blocks of buildings in this city, began journeyman CLERK
in small grocery store The Harpers, whose business
now amounts to millions began iourneymat printers ant
now buid churches and endow parsons The Havemeyes
were iourneymen sugar refners c. H. Marsha the large
shin owner. was sailor before the mast The wealthy
merchants, Spoord s. Tieston, were jouneymen-one as
nrn,er the other in the shoe business. E. K Collins the
great steamship and packet owner, and liberal mercnah
was iourneyman clerk in commission house. selsoh'
of the Astor House, journeyman barkeePer al MS
start. Shorthand the rich cooper and land owner was lot
wears merely iouneyman cooper And so it IN every
rank profession and extended business in which men en-
gage in this city.
Our richest and most prosperous citizens commenced with
nothing and have amassed their fortunes by perseverng
industry We have few rich men who were born rich.
nc startling discovery, confrmatory of the truth OF
the book Of Jonah has been made by Mr. Layard In ex-
cayatng the city of Nneveh he discovered the name OF
Jonah inscribed upon the ruins. That prophet our reaoes
know was sent to announce to the people OF Uneven he
destruction of the city, His eouence converted many OF
them and "God repented him" Of the doom ne had pro-
nounced and spared the city for that time Jonah then BE-
came the prop het of Nheveh and everenced by the
inhabitants As was the Oriental CUSTOM they doubtless
inscribed his name conspicuous places the walls OF the
public edces, and the Inscriptions engraved by Assyran
hands, thousand years before the christian era have been
found by Mr. Layard. This is one of the most extaodl-
ma ry demonstrations of the accuracy Of biblical history we
have ever heard of.
As vet we have only seen the beginning ofhe end. The
city of Nneveh has scarcely yet been entered, and when
tn excavations shall have been completed, if Mohometan
jealousy should ever permit that consummaonw may ex-
pect illustrations Of the prophecies that will strike the world
with awe and wonder.
Great credit is Que 10 Tie WI
ncent spirit they have exhibited in aiding the abors OF
Mr. Layard-placng at his command vessels for the nav
igaon of the Euphraes conveyance to England OF the
magnificent soul pures which he has dsentombed and az
ordng him every facility which money or British auhor
y could secure We should be glad to see similar spirit
exhibited by the of this country in reference
10 American antiquities.-.Noah's Sunday Times.
WHAT is Rr?-Old Dr. Cooper, of S. Carolina, used
to say to his students:
DON'T be afraid of little dirt, young gentleman What
is dirt? Why nothing az all offensive, when chemically
viewed Rub little alkali upon that "diriy grease spo
on your coat and it undergoes chemical change and be-
comes SOAP Now rub it with little water and it dlsap-
pears is neither grease soap, water nor dirt "Iat is
not very odorous pile of dirt, you observe here Well
scatter little gypsum it and it longer dirty
Every thing you call dirt is worthy your notice assudents
of chemistry. Anayze it Anayzs it II will all separate
into very clean elements.
Dirt makes corn, corn makes bread and meat and that
makes very sweet young lady that saw one Of you kiss
ing last night. &c. after ALL you were kissing drt-par
ticulaly if she whitened her skin with chalk Fuers
EARTH There is telling, young gentleman, what dirt
Though may say that rubbing such stuff upon the beau-
full skin ola young lady, is dirty pracce-"Pearl pow
der, think, is made of bismuth- nothing but dirt"