Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1851-02-12


ever that he purchased during the past year three
thousand dozen ofeggs. In 1874 he purchased 10000
dozen. McAster estimates that 100000 dozen passed
through Portland in 1850 for the western market In
Portland should be understood the western market
Boston The Editor Of the Boston Argus hinkstha the
hens should call an Indignation meeting. The Halowel
Gazette says that during the last Of navigation one
man in that purchased 100000 dozen eggs This
exceeds the Portland mans purchase by l47 900 dozen.
The egg business in Main is already quite important and
said be increasing There is, we believe an Episcopal
clergyman in Massachusetts, whose hennery is more
crowded than the church in which he ofciaes, Its
said that of his congregation digest the "doPngs OF
his hennery better than the droppngs" of his sanctuary
w Y Mirror.
ADVANTAGES OF BEING FLooeED.-Many persons will
be amused with the following from physiological
work Of high authority although there may not be found in
these degenerate days those who will be willing to enlarge
their proportions by following the advice here
ded
Various expedients in addition to improved diet,
have been esored to- for the restoration of lean persons to
better case but amongst the most singular that we have
on record is that offageation Gaensays that horse dea
ers having been observed to ten horses for sale by fog
ging them analogous method might be used with spare
persons who wish to become slou,er He also mentions
slave dealers, who employed similar means Sueonus in
forms that Musa the favoe physician Augustus used
10 fagellae him. moi only him Of sciaca, but to
keep him plump. Mebomus .prelends that nurses whip
little children faten them, that they may appear healthy
and chubby to their mothers. No doubt bu: Aagealion
determines greaerelux Of blood to the surface and may
which would otherwise be langud."
EMitaRAriioN OF MoRMoNs.-The Liverpool Mercury of
the 10Th ullmo says ION Monday last the Ellen sailed
from this port for New Orleans having board 466 emf
grants on their way to the Murmon settlement in The val
.ey the Great Salt Lake The emigranls are from all
parts of Englandffteen families coming from Sheffield
alone. second ship, the George William Brown i, also
ready SAIL with about 2S0 emgrants the persua-
sion, and for the destination, willis, another vessel,
the Ellen Marie, has been laid to sail the 59h inst.
Mr. Orson Pratt the head of the sect, and who is emf
grafton agent in this town, will take his passage by this
This emigration is Of most extraordinary and romantic
chaacte the subsequent journey would appa the stoutes
heart not upheld by religious fervor or fanacsm. The
poor emgres from New Orleans proceed up the river
far as Council Bluff nine hundred miles north of ST. Louis
They will there prepare for the overland journey
the plain TO the Salt Lake Valley distance ofone thous-
journey lies aract Of country almost entirely des.
: titute Of herbage"
}, vIRTuE.-'The creations of the sculptor may mouder
in the dust-the wealth Of the bard may wither-the
throne of the conquerer may be shivered by opposing
power into atoms-he fame Of the warrior may no lon
ger be hymned by the recording minstrel but Virtue.
that which halows the cottage and sheds glory around
the palace, shall decay. Ii is celebrated by the
angels Of God-it is written on the pillars of heaven,
and reflected down earth The rock breaker who pos
sesses it, s more noble than the intrgueing statesman.
would rather be in his place-I would rather have the
"inward glory with which the poor is crowned,
than overshadow the world with martial banners. would
not exchange his lot The reputation Of aRaphaelthe
inspiration of Byron--ho eoquence Of Mirabeau, OF
the intellect Of Bacon, may be dispised here-but
il possess it, then shall tower above them all when
the guilty shall trembls in their secret places, they
behold the heavens rolled together as scroll.
A VIRGINIA IsvEsrIos-The valuable machine for ia
king the ayes and noes n popular assemblies of which
published account days since from the Washing
ton News, is the invention Of mr. George w. Yerby,
son Of Mr.. Elyson VERIFY, Of Church Hill There is said
to be no doubt that by this conrvance the of every
member Of the House Of Representatives may be accurate
y recorded in five seconds, and the whole routine Of sum
ming up the ballot and announcing the result be
pshed in less than ten minutes 1t appears that this pro
cess now occupies between thirty and fifty mnules at
cost Of not less than 100000 per annum in both houses
Of Congress.
Mr. VERIFY certainly deserves great credit fr his nge
nuity nd / ba E,rG tIo
tungues Of the members, well their ayes and noes
that the nation will be bored with no long speech
es, ne will be considered public beneactor-R Rep.
= The R!cRnEsr FAMIIy III ENsLAsD The weallhies
family in England is certainly that Of the Arkwrshts-
the cotton.mi owners. The head of the house died
little time ago, and the personal property he exchanged
for the narrow accommodating Of The coffin, was sworr
to be five millions sterling-say twenty-five uillion
of dollars. The interest of his money would amount
five millions o. dollars per annum-a equal to
McDonough's whole property. Atths moment there il
no greater income in England. There may BE- loneel
rent rolls. The Duke Of Northumberland, ,or the Mar
duis Of Westminsle could exhibit such. But rent rolls
are hSt Hard casas we believe these nublsmen coule
veacousy declare these days OF free trade to foreign
bread.stufs. So that in point Of wealth. this plebeaI
family ranks with the proudes house in England. Yan
kee Blade
A SIeN-"Cesar who you be mOurnn' for" enquiries
an ebony individual of brother darkey, one morning
who was sporting Grape upon his hat of ample dmen
(, sions
I'll isn't mournn' for nobody, Pete you Gee de fac is
my wife am away wild Bill Mingo, de black leg mig
ger, and yer how es dis here Grape 10 e
de c0ored gals know haint got no wife,"
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