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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1852-12-08

%. If you happen to fall into company
where the talk runs INTO obscenity, scan
dial, folly or vice of any kind, you had bet.
ter pass for morose or unsocial, among peo-
pie whose good opinion is not worth hav-
ing, than shock your own conscience by
joining in conversation which you mus,
disapprove Of.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1852-12-08

@5- In the Arctic regions, people can
chat mile apart. A traveller heard eve
ry word of sermon at two miles distant.
Deaf people ought to go ard build church
there. 1t must be glorious place for
monster" mass meetings.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1852-12-08
BOOKS! ROOKS!!

S' H. COLEMAN has just received the Cab.
10 in and Parlor, Life and Letters Of Niebuhr.
Stansbury's Expedition to the Great Salt Lake,
History Of the Mormons, Life Of John Randolph,
Japan, by Macfarlane.
sauntop. Nov. 3, 1852.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1852-12-08

o.. A Friend of ours told us the other
day that when the law says he can't mar
ry his grand mother or his aunt, or his
wile's mother, it makes an ass Of itself, tor
when man marrles nowadays, he mar
ries the whole family.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1852-12-08
DOES ANY BODY DOUBT IT?
If THEY DO, SINGLE CALL WILL CONVINCE
THEM OF THE FACT, THAT
Bare & Sterret's

Bare & SJerreJ
Is the place, and they are the men to make Cen
tlemen's fine Clothing-a large and beautiful stock
of material which they have just received and
opened. They deem it unnecessary to enumerate,
but will just state that their stock is full and COM
plete, embracing
CLOTHS, cAssMEREs AND vEsT1NGs,
of every variety Of style, quality and color, all Of
which they are ready willing and waiting to make
to order, after the most approved style, and on
terms that cannot fail to please. They are also
in receipt of fine lot of fur shing goods, snch as
Shirt Collars, Shirts, and Cravats, Gloves, Silk
and Linen Pocket Handkerchief, SC. To their
friends who have so generously sustained them,
they return their sincere thanks, and invite them
and all who wish TO purchase really superiurg goods
at fair prices to give them call at their old stand,
Virginia Hotel buildings.
7aunton, October 81, 1852.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1852-12-08

&s- Different sounds will travel with diff
ferent velocity. A call to dinner will run
over len acre field IN a moment and a
halt, while summons to return to work
takes from five to eight minutes.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1852-12-08

@ "You are no gentleman, said an
angry dlsputant to his antagonist. care
you?" quietly asked the other. Eyes, l
am, sir !" Then am not" was the caus-
tic reply.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1852-12-08

Sas- The story of a man who had nose
so large that he couldn't blow it without the
use of gunpowder, has turned. out to be q
hoax!
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1852-12-08

Is A new silkworm, as we learn BY the
New York Times, has been discovered by
the Rev. Mr.. Fitch, according to whom all
the caterpillars of California are silkworms.
They feed on the foliage of the oak, which
they prefer to any other food. Their CO.
coons are about one-third as large as those
of the Chinese worm, and the silk is strong,
and of a yellow color, the thread being finer
than that of our silkworm. DR.. Fitch was
led to believe that this worm, if fed on the
mulberry, would spin its cocoon as large as
the Italian or Chinese worm.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1852-12-08
Cheapest Wholesale and Retail
CLOTHING EMPORIUM,
Main St., one door East Of the "Spectator Of
fce," Stanton IA.
STEINER & BROTHER,

STEINER & BROTHER,
ID RESPECTFULLY inform their friends ant
IA the public in general, that they have just re
ceived the largest and best assortment of
Fall and Winter Clothing,
ever brought 10 this market, all of which has beer
selected with the greatest care in regard TO quail
ty and price. They assure their friends and Gus
toners that they can not be suited better in any
establishment in this State. Their head-quart
ers of Fashionable Clothing is established and wei
known, SO it needs no comment. Tho workman
ship of their Clothing is as good at the very best
as the whole of their stock is of their own manu-
facture, and superintendent by one of the firm
Purchasers will find it to their advantage to vis
the above named Establishment, rs they still hole
their old motto of quick sales and small profits.
To give the public an idea Of their stock they
enumerate part as follows:
COATS.
French and English Dress and Frock Goats o
all colors, Business, FrOck and Sack do, Fancy
Cashmere do, Beaver and Pilot Overccats
Blue Blanket and Felt Goats, Drab Felt, au'
Beaver do, Black and Brown Cloth and Beav
er Overcoats, and variety of others, togethe
with nice assortment of CLO .dhS.
PANTS,
Black, Blue, Blue Black and Brown Cloth Pants
Black and Fancy Cashmere Pants, Black, Blue
ard Fancy Sattinet do.
VESTS.
Black and Fancy Satns, Fancy Silk, Blue Cloth
and Cashmere Vests, Cashmere, Plaid, Wors
ted and Cotton Vests, great variety:
A large assortment ofthe very latest style.
HATS AND CARS.
Pocket and Neck Handkerchief, Silk, Woolel
and Cotton
UNDERSTANDS AND DRAWERS.
A large assortment of white Linen Bosoms, Shirts
Trunks, Umbrellas, Suspenders and various 9th
er articles generally kept in Clothing Store.
An assortment Of Pistols, Pistol Flasks, Percus-
sion Caps, Sc, sc.
BoYs' CLOTHING,
large assortment Of all qualities, in every style
and price
STEINER s. BROTHER thankful for the past pat
ronage received, hope through their accommoda-
ton and rood treatment. to have the continuance
of their old customers, and large increase OF new
acquaintance
10 please all we'll try,
Who come to us to buy.
So come at once to the Cheapest Clothing Empori-
um of Steiner g. Brother, Main street, one door
below the Spectator Office.
Stanton, Oct. l3, 1852.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1852-12-08

e. There is fellow in California SO ex-
travigant that he kindes the fire with bank
notes, and skates on ice cream.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1852-12-08

articles in their line In addition to the above
they are getting up some Of the finest thick Heat
Stones with the mot appropriate devices ever be
fore offered in this market.
All orders from the country punctually attend
ed to.
August 4, 1852.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1852-12-08
Tobacco, Sesars, Snuff, &c.

vHNHE subscriber, grateful to the public for the
4 patronage extendnd them heretofore, take pleas
ure in announcing that they have now on hand
the largest and best selected stock in their line ev
er offered in this market. Having selected their
stock with great care, and with special view as
to the wants of this section Of the State, they
feel assured that satisfaction will be given to all
who favor them with call. Their long expert
ence in business and acquaintance with the best
Tobacco markets render their advantages in pur
chasing great, and facilities for selling cheap such
as are rarely found.
{. T. COCHRAN, g. co.
Staunton, Nov. 8, 1882
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1852-12-08

POPULAR RAILWAY MAxIM,--'..Yourmon-
sy and your life"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1852-12-08

Of foreign ana uOIles'
tic Marble. out o.
which they will man.
ufacture On the m cst
arrrovcd and work
manIike manner, Mon.
uments, Tomb Stones.
Nantes and Table
Tops, and every othel
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1852-12-08

ADAM CLARK on DANcING.-I long re-
sisted all solicitations 10 this employment,
but OF last allowing myself to be overcome,
| grew passionately fond of it. And now
lost the spirit of s0bordination did not love
work, imbibcd spirit of idleness, and, in
short drank in all the brain-sickening eff
Auvia of pleasure. Dancing and company
took the place of reading and study, and
the authority of my parents was feared but
not respected and few serious impressions
could prevail in a mind imbued with fri
volity. Yet entered no disreputable as
sembly, and in no case kept improper COM
pany. Nevertheless, dancing was to me
perverting influence, an unmixed moral
evil l consider it branch of that world
ly education which leads from heaven to
earth, from things spiritual to things sem
sual, and from God to Satan. Let them
plead for it who will, know it to be evil.
''No man in his senses will Dance" said
Cicero, heather. Shame, then, on those
Christians who advocate a cause by which
many sons have become prohigate, and
many daughters have been ruined
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1852-12-08

&C. The Wine Harvest Of the present
year at Hermann, Missouri has turned out
favorable the yield is 5000 gallons; and,
if the crop is as good next year, it will be
$4,000 to 10000 gallons. In the town,
which is mostly inhabited by Germans,
there are already two hundred acres plant
ed with 5000 vines, all of which will be
in bearing in two years, yielding $4,000
gallons in common seasons, and $4,000 in
good ones. An acre of land in vines is
reckoned to be worth $1,000.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1852-12-08
MARQUIS & KELLY
MARBLE WORKS.
STAUNTON, VA.

'H'HE subscribers have just been to the North,
and laid in an assorted and superior quality
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1852-12-08

Pamphlets, with history of the Medicine, with
certificates of many wonderful cures may be had
at the stores having the Tincturo for sale, gratis.
You owe it to yourself to call and get,a pamph-
let, as it may be the means of curing you.
o. Soldby CHAS. H. SAUPE, Stanton; Adam
Link, Floras Mount; o. A. Strecker, Richmond;
Mortimer s. Mowbray, Baltimore, and Druggist
generally.
June 2, lS52-ly.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1852-12-08
Fall Stock Of Furniture,

Nov. 10, l652.-l0t.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-02-10

FEARFUL REVENGE OF Swiss GIRL.-A
Swiss paper states that the beautiful valley of
Chamouni has just been the scene of a terrible
tragedy, the circumstances Of which are as fol-
lows:
A beautiful young girl, named Adelaide
Zwart, was engaged to be married to Young
Chamoise hunter, named Carl Bigner, to whom
she had long been tenderly attached The mar
riage day was fixed, but Carl found means to
postpone it, and the year passed away-his
promise still unfulflled. His evident unwilling
ness at length awakened suspicion in the mind
OF Adelaide. She became jealous and dstrust-
ful, and narrowly watched all the movements of
her lover, until proof was no longer wanting
that her place in his heart was filled by another,
and that Carl only awaited plausible pretext
to break with her altogether.
The young girl vowed revenge-and fearful
ly has she kept her VOW.
Having seen some gun-cotton in the hands
OF young druggist, by whom she was pas
sionately though vainly loved, and whose con-
stancy and devotion merited a. better recompense
she succeeded in obtaining some from him
without, OF course, giving him the slightest
hint OF the use she intended it for. It was il,
its appearance exactly like ordinary wadding.
Carl was great smoker and she had often re-
marked that sparks from his pipe had burned
holes in large woolen scarf which he was ac-
customed to wear around his neck during his
hunting expeditions on the mountains.
Adelaide knit double scarf, into which she
introduced quantity of the gun.cotton, and
this "infernal machine" of her construction
she presented, with many demonstrations of
tenderness, to her faithless lover, having OBJ
tanned in exchange, by way of souvenir, the
old scarf he had been accustomed to wear.
Chance favored Carl for some time; but one
evening he did not return from the chase next
day passed, and he did not appear His family,
alarmed at his unwonted absence, sought him
in different directions on the mountains, where
they at length found him lifeless and disfg-
ured corpse-burned in shocking manner
Numerous signs around indicated that death
had been slow in coming, and that the unfortu-
nate victim had struggled long in his agony.
Adelaide, on learning how fearfuly she was
avenged, was seized with remorse and immed-
ately gave herself up to justice, making a full
confession of her crime.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-02-10

For the Grand River Times.

Mr.. EDIToR:-You are a father, and If you
don't like the following beautiful piece of poetry
which copy from the Friend Of Youth, why then
| can only say am not acquainted with you.
know you will like it. SEMELE
THE LITTLE GIRLS GOOD MORNING.
RY MARY IRVING.
q oh I am so happyp the little girl said,
AS she sprang like lark from her low trundle-bed
"'Tis morning, bright morning Good morning
papa!
Oh give me one kiss for good morning, mamma
Only just look at my pretty canary,
Chirping sweet good morning to Mary!
The sunshine is peeping straight into my eyes
Good morning to you, Mr.. Sun-for you rise
Early to wake up my birdie and me,
And make us as happy as happy can bep
Happy you may be, my dear little girl J!
And the mother stroked softly clustering CURL
Happy as can be-but think of the One
Who Weakened, this morning, both you and the
sunp
The little one turned her bright eyes with nod
Mamma, may say, then, Good morning to
Godn
f." Yes, little darling one, surely you may
Kneel, as you kneel every morning to pray"
Maryxnelt soemnly down, with her eyes
Looking up earnestly into the skies;
And two little hands, that were folded together
Softly she lald'on the lap of her mother.
" Good morning dear Father in Heaven" she said
/ thank thee for watching my snug little bed;
For taking good care of me all the dark night,
And waking me up with the beautiful light!
Oh keep me from naughtiness all the long day,
Best Jesus. who taught little children topray"
An Angel looked down, in the sunshine, and
smiled
But she saw not the angel, that beautiful child!
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-02-10
: We are punished, Adam p

The sensibility of the body increases or di.
minishes with the cultivation of the mind. The
girl of fashion rendered morbidly delicate and
fastidious by every refinement and indulgence
can hardly sleep if a feather of her bed be rum
pied, and when she perceives any powerful odor
seems about to die of a rose, in aromatic pain
while the North American savage hardened by
the ignorance and roughness of barbarous life
endures the most aggravated torments without
wincing. Let us hope that animals share por-
ton of the insensibity to pain, for they have
abundant need of it; but let us not act upon
this trust, for we are quite inhuman enough
without it,
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-02-10

HINTS FOR LIFE.-It is almost as difficult to
make man unlearn his errors, as his knowledge
Mal-information is more hopeless than non-in-
formation for error is always more busy than
ignorance. Ignorance is blank sheet, on which
we may write; but error is scribbled one,
from which we must first erase. Ignorance is
contented to stand still with her back to the
truth; but error is more presumptuous and pro-
ceeds in the same direction. Ignorance has no
light, but error follows false one. The con-
sequence is, that error, when she retraces her
footsteps, has farther to go before she can ar
rive at the truth, than Ignorance.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-02-10

Sergeant Davy was once accused of having
disgraced the bar by taking silver from client
81 took silver" he replied, because Icould
not get gold; but took every farthing the
poor fellow had in the world, and / hope you
don't call that dsgracing the profession"
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-02-10

Avarice the accumulation of wealth for its
own sake, brings with it its own punishment in
the drying up of every fount of human affection
within u.s. in the disruption of every tie with
which the charities of life are bound, and in the
conversion of the heart into substance "hard-
er than the neither milestone"
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-02-10

DANCINe.-The printers OF Cincinnatti in
their arrangements for grand ball, which they
proposed to give, inserted the name of that vet
eran editor, G. J. Cist, as one of the managers.
Mr.. Cist in a characteristic letter, declined the
intended honor. This we insert for the amuse
ment of our readers, as we'll as for their edifi-
cation: TOrleans Democrat.
81 fear that should make poor ballroom
manager. Inever danced in my life and at the
age Of sixty, should make an awkward figure
on going through the elements of the perform
ance.
"'Who drives fat oxen, should himself be
fat Who assigns places to dancers and SUPER
intends the exercise, should know how to dance.
81 fear that should be fish out of water,
in the midst of the gay throng. All my labors
may be more familiar with the head than with
the heels. Dancing has always seemed to me
a very silly employment. To see number of
ladies and gentlemen springing and capering
about for no other apparent or assignable reason
than that a negro or white fiddler is employed
in rubbing the hair Of horse against the bow
els OF cat, is in my eyes excessively ridicu-
lous.
81 know there are some persons who say il
is natural to jump and spring under the infu-
ence of rejoicing. That may be an appropri-
ate mode Of manifesting the feeling of Joy;
but in the ballroom, jumping is not the effect,
but the contemplated means of raising the en-
joyment.
"But it is said, even the animal creation skip
and dance under the exhileration of happiness
They do, in extreme infancy, the kitten and
puppy, the lamb and the kid-frsking and ca
pering about But when these animals attain
years of discretion, they dance and frisk no
more. Dancing, then, is a sport for children
one of those amusements or diversions appro-
pirate to their age and knowledge.
For me to oversee a collection of grown up
children indulgng in such pastime, fear would
give my jaws such severe strains in yawning,
as to deprive me Of the comfortable use of
them at the dinner table for weeks.
IL beg leave therefore, to decline the distins-
tion thus conferred on me. trust shall be
considered neither proud nor saucy in SO doing"
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-02-10

PHrLosoPHIcAL.-In reference to the almost
universal custom among all classes, of showing
respect to those who are genteelly dressed,
poor man once remarked, "When a stranger
treats me with want of respect, comfort my
self with the reflection that it is not myself he
sights, but my old and shabby coat and hat,
which, to say the truth, have no particular claim
to alteration. So if my hat and coat choose to
fret about it, let them, but it is nothing to me-"
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-02-10

HENRY GRIFFIN, Dealer in Staple and fam
cy Dry Goods, Ready made Clothing, Boots and
Shoes, Groceries, Hardware, Crockery and Glass,
Drugs Chemicals, Medicines, Paints and Oils,
and Provisions. Also, Lumber Shingles, &C. &c.
Opposite the Washington House, Grand Haven,
Michigan.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-02-10
THE GRAND RIVER TIMES
IS PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY EVENING, BY
BARNS & ANGEL.

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No paper discontinued until all arrearages are
Fpaid, except at the discretion of the publishers.
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constantly on hand.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-02-10

HOPKINS8 g. BROTHERS, Storage, Forwarding
& Commission merchants; general dealers in all
kinds of Dry Goods, Groceries, grain and provis-
ions; manufacturers and dealers wholesale and
retail in all kinds of lumber at Mill Point, Mich.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-02-10

L. M S. SMITH, Dealer in Drugs, Medicines,
Paints, Oils and Dye Stuffs, Dry Goods, Groce-
ries and Provisions, Crockery, Hardware, Books,
Stationery, &C., &c. At the Post Office, corner
of Park and Barber streets, Mill Point, Mich.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-02-10

"Pm taking the census of a densey populat-
ed neighborhood," as the fellow said when he
swallowed the skippery cheese.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-02-10

The BIBLE IN THE FAMMY.-The mother Of
a family was married to an infdel, who made a
Jest of religion in the presence of his own chill
dren; yet she succeeded in bringing them up in
the fear of the Lord. She was asked how she
had preserved them from the influence of IA
ther whose sentiments were so openly opposed
to her own. This was her answer: "Because
to the authority of a father did not oppose the
authority of a mother, but that of God. From
their earliest years my children have always seen
the Bible upon my table. This holy book has
constituted the whole of their religious instruc-
ton. Did they propose question; did they
commit fault; did they perform any good ac-
ton; I opened the Bible, and the Bible answer
ed, reproved, or encouraged them. Theconstant
reading of the Bible has alone wrought the prod
igy which surprises you."
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-02-10

+. B. GILBERT, Dealer in Dry Goods, Cloth
ing, Boots and Shoes Hats and Caps, Crockery
and Stone Ware Hard Ware, Groceries, Provis-
ions and Ship Stores. Grand Haven, Michigan.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-02-10

Modesty is to the female character what salt
petre is to beef while it preserves its purity, II
imparts a blush.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-02-10

WILLIAM TELL, HOTEL, BY HARRY EA-
TON. Pleasantly situated with excellent rooms
well furnished, and the table abundantly sup
piled with the luxuries and substantials OF life.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-02-10

WASHING ONHO USE, BY HENRY Penney
Err. The proprietor has the past Spring. new
.ly fitted and partly re-furnished this House,
and feels confident visitors will find the House
to compare favorably with the best in the State.