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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1852-05-05

A WONDERFUL MAN.-The Germantown
(Ohio) Emporium has an obituary notice Of
Mr.. John Schafer, who died in that vicini-
ty on the oath of March, aged 60 years.-
The notice concludes with these surprising
statements
The deceased was the largest man that
We ever saw. The codinswas sufficiently
large to contain FIVE men of ordinary size
measuring in width three feet four inches
in the clear, and three feet in height. Three
men could have worked in it at the same
time, with convenience. II required six
men to take him from the bed on which he
expired. This was done by raising plat
form-removiig the head-board Of the bed
stead, and taking him out end-wise. They
could not get the coffin into the house, but
by taxing off the door facing Of an old va
Gated house that stood in the yard. They
got it into that and carried the corpse thith,
er on three empty bags. "A wagon and
four horses stood prepared, and ten men
placed the coffin and contents upon it. In
letting down the coffin into the grave, they
had tWo lines doubled-one at each end and
one large well rope, in the middle, and sey-
enteen. men to let down this great sprinkle
Of mortality into its last home on eartft--
His weight was not known.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1852-05-05

WOODEN NUrMEGs OurDoNE.HThe Par
is correspondent of the National lntelligen-
Ger gives us some laughable informatlon.-
1t appears that the French have learned to
make counterfeit coffee berries of worthless
-four. The paste or dough is, by means Of
moulds skilfully prepared, made to assume
the shape Of grains of coffee, whether OF
Mocha, Bourbon, or Martinique, to suit the
tastes of buyers. The artificial grain is then
baked till it takes the color of parched cof-
fee and retailed as such, with great profit,
in the grocery stores. The practice, very
generally in France, OF buying from the
grocers coffee ready parched, facilitates
this mode of Justification, otherwise impos-
siblc.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1852-05-05
The STAUNTON SPECTATOR.
BY L., IL j. A. WADDELL.
TERMS.

o,- The "SPECTaTOR'' is published once a
,ceeS, at Ttc) Dollars year, Ipaid n adcance,
or. Too Dollars and Fifty Ce,sis # delayed beyond
the erp;rat;on fhke year. No subscription ,citl
b. discontinued bit al The option Of the Editors,
until al arrearGges are pad.
05- Ill COMMUNICATIONS TO the Editors By mail
must be post paid or they ,ciU not be attended to-
Gy- .4DVER TTSE.NfE.NT'S Of thirteen lines
r(or less inserted three times for one dollar, and
40 mty,fre cents for each subsequent continuance
Larger cd ertiSenaets inserted iE the same proper
ton. a liberal discount made TO these ,cho Gdrer-
tise Ly he gear.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1852-05-05

THE BIBLE BETTER THAN PIsToLs. The
Rev. Mr.. Washourn, Bible agent for Con-
necticut, in his last report, relates the fol-
lowing fact :-''One donor, who is strag-
er to the hope Of the gospel, told me that
he had resolved TO aid in giving the Bible
to the world, as long as he had the means
to do so. He thought it indispensable to
the security of property and the rights of
men. He said he once heard an irreigious
and profane man, whose business required
him to be often among strangers, say, that
he always carried his pistols with him, and
usually laid them under his pillow at night;
but ,ca"n he sow a Bible in The house, that
had the appearance of being ,rell used, he
never took his pistols from, his ralise."
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1852-05-05

A SHORT STORY WITH A MoRAL.-A
young Yankee had formed an attachment
for daughter of rich old farmer, and
after agreeing with the "bonnie lassie,"
went to the old farmer to ask his consent
During the ceremony-which was an awk-
ward one for Jonathan-he whitfield away
at stick. The old man watched the move
ment of the knife, at the same time contln-
uing to talk on the prospects of his future
son-in-law, as supposed, until the stick vas
dWindled down to onaught He then spoke
as follows: "You have fine property; you
have steady habits; arc good enough look
ing; but you can't have my daughter
Had you made something, no matter what.
of the stick you have whitfield away, you
could have had her; as itls, you cannot
Your property will go as the stick did, little
by little until all is gone, and your family
reduced to want. | tave read Your char
acter: YOU have my answer"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1852-05-05
Getting Insured.

The Troy Post relates good one of ia
cob Barker, the Quaker, who, hearing of
the loss of one Of his vessels which he had
omitted to get insured wrote to broker
with whom he had spoken on the subject
as follows:
'Dear friend-If thee has not filed up
the policy which bespoke on Saturday
thee need not, as have heard from the
vessel.'
The broker, in fact, had not filled up the
policy, but presuming from the tenor of Ja-
cob's note that his vessel was safe, and
tempted by what seemed good chance to
clutch his per ccntage without risk, he fill
ed it up forthwith and sent it to Jacob with
the assurance that it had been made all
ready for him on Saturday. On Monday
morning the first thing that met his eye on
opening the newspaper was the loss of Ja-
cob's vessel, which he had so wickedly in
sured on Sunday. Then he also discover
ed the cunning ambiguity of Jacobs note
he had heard from the vessel.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1852-05-05

o. On plot Of ground in New York
city measuring one hundred and sixty feet
in front, and eighty feet in depth, one hun.
dred and forty families were found, some of
them numbering ten souls.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1852-05-05
Honesty i'm Little Things.

The following account Of practical SER
mon Is copied from the Vermont Chroni-
Gle.
GA brother in the ministry took occasion
to preach on the passage in Luke XVI, 10,
''He that is unjust in the least, is unjust in
much" The theme was, that men who take
advantage in small things of others. have
the very element of character to wrong the
community and individuals in great things.
where the prospect of escaping detection or
censure is little to be dreaded. The preach
er exposed the various ways people wrong
each other: such as borrowing; by mistakes
in making change; by errors in accounts
by escaping taxes and Custom House du-
ties by managing to escape postage; by
finding articles, and never seeking owners;
by injuring articles borrowed, and never
making the fact known to the owners when
returned. One lady the next day met her
pastor and said, ~ have been up to Mr..
-, to rectify an error he made in giving
me change few weeks ago for felt Bit
torly your reproof yesterday" Another
individual went to Boston, to pay for an
article not in her bill, which she noticed
was not charged when she paid it. A man
going home from meeting said TO his COM
panion, 81 did not believe there was man
in the Westinghouse to-day who did not
feel condemned" After applying the SER
mon 10 score more of his acq paintahces.
he continued. "Did not the. pastor utter
something about finding pair Of wheelsl",
81 believe not, neighbor A. He spoke of
keeping things which had been found."-
"Well l tho't two or three times that he
said something about finding pair of
wheels, and really supposed he meant me.
found a pair down in my lot little while
ago." "Doyou," said his companion, "know
who they belong top "Mr., 3. lost them
a short time ago." The owner was soon
in possession Of his wheels"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1852-05-05

.ag-Three questions comprehend all sub
jects for the investigation of man, and all
enterprises. demanding his efforts. They
arc as follows: Whence came l what am
here for and WHITTIER am | going?
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1852-05-05

g Hon. Henry Clay first took hi, seat
IN the Senate in December, 1906. nearly
forty-six years ago. There were then but
seventeen States in the Union. and Of the
then thirty-four Senators, tits believed THAI
Mr.. Clay alone survives.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1852-05-05

CLASSICAL JoNE.-The pugiliSt that Mill
I'll has gone to Boston, and hopes TO sec sic
transit in gloria mundi morning. SO says
the Springfield Post-good authority in such
matters
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1852-05-05

ss-Among the persons who figure at the
balls of Prince Torlonia-Prince and ban
ker-at Rome, is ".Madame Burr, 'eidosc Q
the late President ofihe United States, as
the manic and designation appear on her
visiting cards.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1852-05-05

o. One OF the toasts drank at a recent
celebration was-'Woman she requires no
eulogy-she speaks for herself
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1852-05-05

MARRIAGE Coop FOR HEALTH.-Dr.
Casper. of Berlin, has calculated that the
mortality among bachelors, from the age OF
thirty to forty-fve years, is n per cent,
whilst among married men of the same
age it is only IS per cent. For forty
bachelors who attain the age of forty years,
there are seventy-eight married men who
attain the same age. The advantage in fa-
vor of married life is still more striking in
persons of advanced age. At sixty years,
there remains but twenty-five bachelors fer
forty-eight married men; at seventy years,
eleven bachelors for twcnty-seven married
men; at eighty years, three bachelors a.
gainst nine married men.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1852-05-05

CURIOUS OLD PORTRAIT OF PoCAHoNTAs.
The Indian King Powhattan, who ruled
all the tribes between the James and Rap
pahannock rivers,i Virginia, was the faith
er of Pocahontas, the great-great-grandmoth-
er of John Randolph of Roanoke. A daugh-
ter of Rolf (son Of .Pocahontas) married a
Boiling and we are informed that at the
residence of the late Col. VIM, Boiling, one
of their descendants, in Goochland county,
Virginia, are preserved the portraits of the
family from that period to the present time.
Around and underneath an original por-
trait of Pocahontas, in this far-famed gal
lery, is the following inscription ''Mato-
aha ais. Rebecca, daughter of the mighty
prince Powhattan, Emperor of Attanough-
komauck ais. Virginia, converted and bap-
tized in the Christian faith, and wife to
the worth Mr.. John Rolf. Etatis Suae 21,
A. d. 1876?
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1852-05-05

CAMP MEETING ANEcDoTE.--At At camp
meeting, q number of ladies continued
standing on the benches, Notwithstanding
frequent hints from the ministers to sit
down. a reverend old gentleman, noted
for his good humor, arose and said-T
think if these ladies standing on the bench
es knew they had holes in their stockings,
they would sit down." This address had
the desired effect-there was an immedi-
ate sinking into the seats. A young minis
ter standing behind him, and blushing to
the temples, said:
80, brother, how could you say that?'
"Say that :" said the old gentleman,
'its fact-if they hadn't holes in their
stockings, I'd like to know how they could
get them or"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1852-05-05
MncarOEaic Poetry.


A recent article in the London Examl-
ner, in reviewing new French book by
M. Octave Delepierre, called "Macaronea
ou Melanges de Literature Macaronique
des diferents peuples de pEurope," says
that ,"the true Macaronic takes vulgar
tongue & makes it classical with Latin end
ings. tits jumble of Latin whether with
Italian or French and German latinized'
interspersed with few words truly Latin
and some homely sentences ofhumor. -
Theophilo Folengo an Italian, who Hved
in the 18th century, is said to have been
the inventor of this sort diverse. Its name
is derived from the Italian Macaronl, eat
ables composed of flour, cheese and butter
and very significantly expresses the pecu-
liar mixture of word and sentiment appro-
pirate to its character. As specimen OF
Macaronic verse of the present day, the
Examiner gives the following, by Gilbert
Abbott A. Beckett
Qui nunc dancere vult modo,
Wants to dance in the fashion, Oh!
Discere debit ought to know,
Kickere floor heel and toe.
One, two, three,
Hop with me,
Whirligig, twirligig, rapide
Pokam jungery, virgo, Wis,
Will you join the polka, Miss!
Liberius,-most willingly,
Sic agimus-then let US try:
Nunc vide,
Skip with me,
Whirlabout, roundabout, celere.
Tum laeya cito, tum deXtra,
First to the left and then t'other way;
Aspice retro in vultu,
You look at her, and she looks at you.
Das palmam
Change hands, ma'am
Celere-run away, just in sham.
We find the following published in new
Boston Literary Journal, called To-Day,
about which, the editor says: "We print
it because, although we presume it is quite
familiar to our reads, we think they will be
clad to see it relieved from the load of MIS-
prints which in its travels over the country
have accumulated, and more particularly
because we wish to present to their notice
the strictly accurate cerSion following
It, which we know will be new to them"
Our readers have often heard Of dogLatin;
did they ever before see any cat-Latin
FABLE.
Fels sedit by hole
Intenta she cum Omni soul
Prendere rats:
Mice cucurrerunt over the floor
In numero, duo, tres or more;
Obti cats.
The felis saw them occulis,
'I'll have them,' inquit she, Il guess
Dunn ludunt
Tune lila crept toward the group
'Habeam,' dixit good rat soup
Pingues sunt y
Mice continued all gaudere
Intent they in ludum we're
Gaudenter.
Tune rushed the felis into them
E.t tore them omnes limb from limb
Yiolenter.
MORAL.
Mures omnes nunc be shy
Et aurem praebe mihi
Benigne
81 hoe facitis, Uerb,m sat,
Avoid Devilish big Tom Cat
Studiosc
VERSO FABULA.
Prope foramini cat
Intent with all her mente sat
For glires plotting.
In pavmento ran the mures
In number two or three aut plures,
Feles forgotten.
PuSsy's eyes illos videre
'Puto' lila says 'habere
While they play
Repsit then, catervam usque,
Says Let's have gliremque jusque,
Fat are they
joyful mures permanent,
On playing I'LL are intent,
Happily
Then In eos currlt pussy
Omnes laniat os ab osse
Awtully.
CHRIA MORALS.
Now, all mice, paventes este
And give attention unto me
Gratefully.
'Nuf ced' if this avice obeyed be
Tartareum elem evitate,
Carefully.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1852-05-05
CHI;IA MORALS.

Now, all mice, paventes este
And give attention unto Inc
Gratefully.
'Nuf ced' if this avice obeyed be
Tartareum ielem evitate,
Carefully.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1852-05-05

g. What maintains one vice would bring
up Two children.
The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1852-12-16

Ay- II will be seen by an advertise
ment in another column that Monsieur
Hoyt has opened Commercial and
French Institute in the room over the
White Rocl; store. M. Hoyt has
been sometime in this place and is wcfl
known to most of the citizens. His
method of bookkeeping is new and
much liked by those who have learned
it of him. He has superior advantages
for teaching the French language, being
highly educated native, yet speaking
English as fucntly as though it were
his mother tongue. His method Of
teaching is peculiar, giving the student
a pure Partisan accent and thorough
knowledge Of grammatical construction.
We trust he will receive a good share of
patronage. His testimonials are Of the
highest character.
The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1852-12-16
Westerly, December Ie, 1854.
That Hotel.

Circumstances are clearly pointing to
the fact that it is necessary for the up
building of the good name of our place,
that we should have a hotel sufficiently
large to accommodate all who wish to
make it their home, and one which would
be an ornament 70 the place. We have
one Of the best Of landlords now, but of
what use is that when he is kept in an
old building which is unable to hold one
half Of those who would seek its shelter
were it an editice of more pretensions.
There is, to be sure, an Hotel upon
the Pawcatuck side of the river, but
what is it The building is good, but
it stands in very unfavorable location,
and is lying under the withering curse
of an Almighty God, which rested down
upon it the moment the first glass OF
liquid damnation was sold beneath its
roof. And what is the effect This
week the third Publican which its walls
have contained in nine months, left
without even waiting to say "by your
leave, gentlemen" to his creditors, TAX
ing with him his prostitutes, but leaving
behind, his rum to further curse the
community. We understand there were
nine cases brewing for him in the courts
of Stonington, Ct, when be left. Were
that hotel purged from its iniquitics,
and converted into good temperance
house, we doubt if it could be made to
lpay, as the location is so poor.
Now, the old building, dignifed by
the name of " Hotel" upon this side o.
the river, has been kept by the sam,
landlord for years, and notwithstandin.
the discouragcmcnt presented in the ap
pcarance of the house, his honesty, affa
bility and good management, have en-
abled him 10 get along with no pecuniar,
sacrifice.
But this building no longer supple
1.-The demands Of the village as it Nigh
The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1852-12-16

SB~ The muddy condition of our
streets reminds us that there have been
no measures taken yet for the building of
those sidewalks. 1t is time it was under
way. Then we cannot pass the length
of Main-st. on any day but Sundays with
out encountering a number of teams,
hitched in such a manner that we must
pass out into the center Of the road, to
the imminent danger of losing our shoes
in the mud, in order to get by. Now a
nice dry sidewalk with hitching posts
outside of it, and a heavy penalty for
driving upon it, would be just the thing
for the slippery winter before us.
Speaking of sidewalks reminds us
that we often meet with one or two gates
upon Main Street which stand open and
across the path in such a manner as to
compel us to either 60 around in the
mud, or close them. We will give a
receipt which has often been tried in
such cases with very beneficial results,
in fact, we believe it never failed of
affecting a cure. Drive a post Of about
three feet in length into the ground at a
distance Of eighteen inches from the post
to which the gate is hung, inside the
yard in position at right angles to the
fence. Then procure piece of small
rope about the size of BEDFORD, and
four and half feet long make one end
fast to the center Of the gate, and the
other to the top of the post. Then
hang in the middle Of the-rope weight
Of about ten pounds, composed Of old
scrap iron, or a young rock. If the
above does not operate, a larger proper
ton of the last mentioned Ingredient
will be most certain to effect a complete
cure.
The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1852-12-16
CHAPTER III.

1t was mid-winter, the season which,
Of all others, gives zest TO the enjoy
ment Of social comforts and never was
there domestic circle more fully alive
to its truth, that the one gathered around
the cheerful FIRE, in an apartment where
taste, elegance and comfort were united.
Eva was there and the sweet face,
which had bcamcd so kindly on Ronald
eastwood through the leaves Of the
shTubbery, was even lovelier than it was
then for those beautiful traits Of charac-
ter, which for series Of years, had been
developing themselves in her daily
walk, had, as it were, wrought them
selves into every lincament of her coun-
tenance. She was now the wife of Ro-
Dald-that star destined hcnceforth to
shed its serene and cheerful light on The
altar Of his home.
Mrs. Williams, whom Eva rerarded
as fondly as if she had been her own
mother, was also present. She was
seated in her large cushioned chair, with
her knitting-work in her lap, for heI
long and unwcarying habits of industry
made her-to use her own expression
feel quite at loss without something a
hand to employ herself about.
Time seemed almost to have forgotten
her, for the traces Of his withering fingc
had for many years been so slight a
scarcely 10 deepen the lines of her come
ly countcnance. And her heart, alway
large had expanded with her good Gor
tune. She was more benevolent tha,
ever. She had, during youth and mid
die age, in obedience 10 the scripture
injunction, cast her bread upon tn
waters, and she had, for many years, re
allied the promise connected with th
command.
Ronald had succeeded in realizing e,
The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1852-12-16

by We have been much, mortified
for several weeks past, at the appear
ance of the Echo, but this week it looks
some better. The reason has been that
some time since, as our old roller was
getting to be rather decrepit and out of
tune, we sent to New York for another
one better able to perform its fendish
work of blackening every character
within its reach; but when it arrived it
proved to be worse than its predecessor,
and so we were compelled TO get along
the best way we could until we could
procure another.
The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1852-12-16
French and Commercial Institute
Room over White Roc,s store, Ma:n-st.


Mr. Hoyt, for many years Oral Instructor
in French and teacher of Merchantile Ac-
counts, Book Keeping, &C., has just opened
an Institute in this place. The instruction
will be either in the day or evening. as the
pupils may prefer Those desirous of ac-
quiring pure Partisan pronunciation will
find this n good opportunity as tn oral
French instructor is not met with every day.
Those who may be dcsirous ola thorough
training in merch antile accounts so as to
qualify themselves for the counting room,
will now have an excellent chance under q
teacher who has been regularly Brought up
to the business, and whose experience Of over
30 years entities him 10 confidence. Pupils
from neighbouring towns will be freely fur
nished with printed circulars, by written
application to Mr.. H., post paid. Board
may be had in the village at very reasonable
charges.
As only very limited number will be
received, pupils are requested, to apply i'm
mediately.
Mr.. IL refers 10 Rev. Thos. ii. Vail, Rev.
4. l.. Whitman, Elder A. B. Burdick, Hon.
Lafayette 5. Foster, Esp. Norwich j. L.
Lane, Esq, Principal Norwich Academy !;
Rev. Mr.. WHEY, Stonington.
Books Of accounts posted up and new sets
opened on any SYSTEM that may be desired,
and advice given en- difficulties of book
keeping. 90eowtf
The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1852-12-16

Ea- We were unable to attend the
scientific lectures given last week by Mr..
A. s. Pearce, but we understand they
were well attended and very interesting.
We are sorry that there is SO much
rowdyism in this place that a sci
entifc lecture must be disturbed.
Shame on these boys who can find
pleasure in throwing candy among the
congregation. IF there is no other way
of stopping it, the law had better be put
in force.
The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1852-12-16

SAD ACCIDENT.--We learn that Mr..
George Stanton, of Stonington, Conn,
was killed in New York last Monday, on
board of the Schooner Phcnix, which
runs from this port. He was at work
upon deck, when a block fell from aloft
and hit him upon the head, causing
fracture of the skull. This oc-
CURED about o'clock in the, morning
he fingered until the next day about 6
in the afternoon, when he expired. He
was about 10 years Of age; the only SOL
and support Of his mother, and she a
widow. His remains were brought tc
Stonington this morning.