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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1853-09-07

POETRY.
Selected for The Spectator,
Utopia.
BY PRAED.

Selected Jor Me oPees"'"'
Utopia.
BY PRAED.
If | could scare the sun away,
No light should ever shine;
If could bid the clouds obey,
Thick darkness should be mine:
Where'er my weary footsteps roam,
hate whate'er see;
And Fancy builds fairer home
In slumber's hour for me.
| had a vision yesternight
Ola fairer land than this,
Where Heaven wasclothed with warmth and
light,
Where Earth was full of bliss;
And every tree was rich with fruits,
And every field with flowers,
And every zephyr wakened tites
In passion haunted bowers.
clambered up lofty rock,
And did not find it steep;
read thro' page and half of Locke,
And did not fall asleep.
said whate'er may but feel,
paid whate'er owe,
And danced one day an Irish reel,
With the gout in every toe.
Aad was more than six feet high,
And fortunate and wise,
And had voice of melody,
And beautiful black eyes;
NV horses like the lightning went,
My barrels carried true,
And held my tongue at an argument,
And winning cards at Loo.
And Boroughs were bought without test,
And no man feared the Pope;
And the Irish cabins were all possessed
OfLiberty and soap
There was no fraud in the penal code,
No Ounce in the public school,
No dust or dirt on private road,
No shame in Welesly Pole.
They showed me tigurante whose name
Had never known disgrace;
And a gentleman Of spotlcss fame,
With Mr.. BocHsA's face.
1t was an idle dream--but thou,
Beloved one, vert there
With thy dark clear eyes and beaming brow,
White neck and floating hair:
And OH had an honest heart,
And house of Portland stone;
And thou vert dear, as still thou art.
And more than dcar-my own.
Oh bitterness! the morning broke
Alike for boor and bard;
And thou vert married when | woke,
And all the rest were marred:
And toll and trouble, noise and steam
Came back with coming ray,
And if thought the dead could dream,
I'D hang myself today.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1853-09-07

GRocER.-Mr. Editor, III thank you TO say
keep the best groceries in the city. .Ediior-ll
thank you to supply my family with groceries gra'
it's. Grocer thought you were glad to get some
thing to fill up your paper. Editor though
you were glad to fill store rooms for nothing: IL
moor rule that won't work both ways. Exit gro
Ger in ge-threatening to kill the paper
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1853-09-07

aS- A young lady who married rich man un.
dor the nretence of being beautiful, is discovered
to have painted, wore bustles, and otherwise dis
ruised her natural imperections. Her husband
means to sue her for obtaining money under false
nretenceS.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1853-09-07

TIM MoGowAN-This gallant fellow lost his
life in the Mexican war. He had lost an arm
when boy, by having the limb crushed under the
wheel of iaunting car, in the could country"
His surviving brother, Dennis, never ceases boast
inc of Tins exploits. In Moyamensing bar,
room, the other evening, Dennis began on the old
theme of the Mexican war, dwelling with partlc..
ular emphasis on the heroic deeds of his deceased
relative.
"Och, murther, but ye ought to NV seen Tim
at Rye-sack-a dollar pole me, meaning Reseca de i
la Palma. He caught two Mexican blackguards
by the cuffs of their necks and kilt them both as
dead as herrin's,b by knockn' their heads together"
s.How could that be-" said listener, ''when
your brother had but one arm?"
Bliss yer sowl," answered Dennis, "one arm
had he? That's thrue enough for ye; but thin
ye see Tim forgot all about that when he got into
a fight"
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,JUsT RECEIVED,

VT,IIE latest style of Jewelry-call and see the
finest assortment of Bracelets, Lockets, Breast
Pins, Finger Rings, and Ear Rings and other ar
tices nice for presents. ID. ,. BEAR.
Stanntnn June 90, 1853
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1853-09-07

DECREASE OF MISUNDERSTANDING to the
return of births and deaths, for the month of July.
by the New York city inspector, the population of
that city, independent of the accessions it recev
ed by emigration, actually decreased; the deaths
for the month being 1888, and the births but | :
094. A continuation of the same mortality would
swell the deaths for the year to $4,000. or five
and half per cent. The return of births is sup
posed to be erroneous
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1853-09-07

gg- Chateaubriand remarks, that one can never
be the Judge Of another's grief. That which is a
sorrow to one, to another is joy Let us not dis
pute with any one concerning the reality of their
sufferings it is with sorrows as with Countries
each man has his own.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1853-09-07

n,-A clergyman was rebuked by brother Of
the same cloth, few days ago, for smoking. The
culprit replied that he used the weed in moder.
alton. .dVhat do you call moderation ?" asked
the other. Zone cigar at time" replied the
0apdor
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1853-09-07
Plank, Plank.

HAVE on hand and for sale, about $4,000 or
4 10000 feet of good inch PINE PLANN-
also, about 20 900 WHITE PINE SHINGLES,
and lot of Poplar Weather boarding, all OF which
will sell low for cash. Call on the subscriber at
Buffalo Gap. loAAo hO"I-i'''
Nav Is. lS53.-4m.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1853-09-07

VEeETAR1ANIsM.-Th American Vegetarian
Association closed its sessions at Philadelphia on
Thursday with banquet, al which vegetables
were furnished in almost every imaginable shape,
and fruits and pastry were supplied in the greatest
profusion. Among the pastry was naince pie,
but how such dish is made of vegetables, we are
not informed The dinner appears to have been
quite lively and agreeable affair. The address
adopted by the Association declores-
"That war. slavery and intemperance, three
monster erils, now agitating the world. upon which
so much time, talent, prayers and treasures have
been, and are being expended, will not be fully
overcome until the majority Of mankind become
dieteticalty reformed.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1853-09-07

SyMpArnY.-A very tender hearted Clergyman
was walking arm in arm with friend. one Of
whose leus was shorter than the other. Such was
the sympathy of the clerical gentleman, and his
natural politeness, that he hobbled quite as awk-
wardv as his companion, perhaps little more.
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OLD MA1Ds.-NIiss Ann Tiquity i

OLD MA1Ds-Nliss Ann Tiquity is said 70 be
the oldest female in history Star.
Pshaw, she amt near as old as Aunty Delnvian
We suppose that Miss Ann and Anty Deluvlan
were sisters of Know-a.-Tenn. Telegraph
We reckon both If the above writers overlook
ed Ann Eternity.-Er.
We should like to know where to place Miss
Ann Archy, we think she is a twin sister OF Anty
Deluvian.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1853-09-07

PArER HoUsEs.-They are making houses OF
papierlnache' in England, for expectation to Aus
tralia and India These houses, (says an English
paper which contain from four to ten rooms each,
can be readily taken down and re-erected within
period of fom four to six hours, 50 that, imme-
diately on landing in his new home, the emigrant
may find himself in comfortable residence
These houses will be less than one-third the cost
of ordinary brick houses, and it is probable that
they will, ere long, be extensively adopted for
summer-houses. park lodges, railway stations, and
movable barracks, to all of which purposes they
are admirably adapted. They are made with hol-
low walls, thereby excluding damp and in the
East Indies and other places where the white ami
does so much mischief, timber can be altogether
dispensed with, and the houses composed of Papi-
| er- iaache', which they will not touch in conse,
! quence of its poisonous nature.
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pRS, LAIRD Il TRlMBLE.

vVyIE firm of DIR. A. T. Laird s, Co. being dis
Il solved, we, the undersigned, propose to carry
on the Drug Business, at the old stand, Virginia
Hotel Street,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL,
under the style and firm of DIS. LAIRD \ Trim
BILE.
DR.. Trimble. the junior and active partner,
f,atters himself that BY diligence and unceaSmg
attention to the APOTHECARY, he wul be a
BILE to rive entire satisfaction, to each aud every
patron of the establishment.
All orders promptly executed. and packages ior-
warded to any point on Stage Line;
At. LAIRD,
G.. b. TRIMBLE.
St,unton ADril g. 1858.
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OK LISTENING TO EVIL REPoRr.-Ihe longer
live. the more feel the importance of adherlng
to the rules which have laid down for myself In
relation to the following subjects:
|. To hear as little as possible what Is to the
prejudice OF others
3. To believe nothing Of the kind till am alb
soluely forced to it.
3. Never to drink into the spirit of one who cir
culates an i'll report.
4. Always to moderate, as far as can, the un-
kindness which is expressed toward others.
5. Always to believe that, the other side were
heard, a very different account would be given OF
the matter.
consider love as wealth and as would resist
man who should come to rob my house, SO would
man who would weaken my regard for any hu-
man being. consider, too, that persons are cast
into different moulds: and that to ask myself,
What should do in that persons situation! is
not just mode of Judging. must not expect
man that is naturally cold and reserved to act as
one that is naturally warm and affectionate and
think it Il great evil that people do not make more
allowances for each other in this particular
think religious people are too little attentive tt
these considerations.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1853-09-07

Items,' of the Cleveland Herald, says he new
er reads the detailed virtues of the dead upon their
tomb-stones, commencing with "here lies" but
he thinks. so docs the inscriptiOnp y
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1853-09-07

o. biography of Robesperre in an Irish pa
per, concludes thus This extraordinary man left
no children behind him, except his brother who
was killed at the same time.
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MORRIS & GOoDE

ZEEP Flour and Corn-NIoal of good quality
IN for sale.
S,aunson, July p, lS55.-2m.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1853-09-07

UNCERTAINTY OF THE LAVA laughable IL
lustration of the heddng of this article occurred
in Illinois. lately, as will be seenby the following
from the Peoria Macs:
Mr.. B. was out hunting with his rifle, and eros
SING the field of Mr.. c., Frenchman. C's large
dog attacked him savagely, while c, stood look
ing on without attempting to call off his dog b
getting out of patience, shot the dog and he fell
apparently dead. c., in high dudgeon, forthwith
oot out warrant and had B. arrested for killing
his dog, swore to the killing, and was corroborated
by two of his neighbors, who were present at the
shooting. The magistrate fined b. ten dollars and
costs, which amounted TO ten more. b. paid the
fine and costs, and when the parties returned home
from the trial the dog had also got home, and was
not killed. B. then got out warrant against the
Frenchman and his twocassociates for perjury, In
swearing that b. had killed the dog. They were
frightened and made peace with b. paid him back
his twenty dollars, and ten more for his trouble
and no trial was had. and when the parties return
ed home from the last suit, 10 the dog was dead
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1853-09-07
Startling Feat.

A Paris correspondent of the New York Times
gives the following account OF the latest amuse-
ment devised for the wonder-loving Parsians:
The feat of jumping from a balloon, the jumper
sustained by an lndia,rubber rope, was duly per-
formed en- Thursday. 1t was the most stupendous
exhibition of daring and address, that the Parisans
have vet been permitted to witness. From one
side Of the car of the balloon hung the Indiarbber
cord, descending $50 feet and then returning and
being fastened to the other side of the car. 1t thus
formed strong loop. The athelete was dressed
as Mercury his body, from the neck to the small
of his back, was enclosed in frame work which
enabled him to endure the suspension without
wrenching or dislocation. The rope passed through
an eyelet in the middle of the back, placed to that
he was held in perfect equilibrium. When the
balloon had reached an altitude double that Of the
supposed elasticity of the cord, the votigeur ap-
peared on the edge of the car, looked over, shut
his eyes, and dove off into space. The eyelet
slipped along the rope, so that the first $50 feet
were positive fall through the air, without any
resistance OF break The rest of the way was an
elongaton of the rope. 1t stretched four times its
length, making in all descent of6O0 et,accom-
plished in two seconds. After having attained its
lowest point, the rope contracted once. perhaps
200 feet, and then descended again. There was
no further rebound and no oscillation; the voltl-
geur lay calmly Graded in mid air, and probably
spent the leisure he was now permitted to enjoy
in recovering his breath and contemplating the
prospect. The aronaut above now commenced al
the wndlass, and gradually wound his dangling
friend up again. In four minutes he climbed over
the side of the car, having made the fastest time
that any human being has ever achieved, excep
such as have been shot from cannon, as Baron
Munchausen said he was, think. /. 600 feet il
two seconds is at the rateof three miles and hal
a minute We are waiting now to know wha
will be done next
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1853-09-07

o. At a cvlored ball given the other evening
the following note was posted upon the doorpost :
''Tickets fifty cents. No gentleman admitted
unless he Gums hisself."
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VYAER S DAVIS,

Receiving and Forwarding Merchants,
AND pEALeas IN ALI. KINDS OF PRODUCE,
SCOTTSGILLE, "a,
nFTITRN thanks to their friends for the pa
ES tronage with which they have heretofore
favored them, and beg leave to remind them that
thew still keep constantly on hand large and
well selected stock OF
Dry GOODS AND GROCERIES,
suited to their trade. and solicit the continuance
of former patronage, assuring them that all Goods
and Produce entrusted to their care VIII be ior-
warded with all possible dispatch:
Scottsville, April 5, lS5S.--tf.
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o. 1t was the saying of great divine, built on
long observation, that he had found more good in
bad people, and more bad in good people, than he
had ever expected
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1853-09-07

05- A bachelor friend of ours has left board
ing house, in which were a number of old maids
on account of the miserable fair set before him at
the table,
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Nc How very true and how beautiful is the eX-

or- How very true and how beautiful is the ex'
preston of this single stanza:
There are some happy moments in TINS zone
And desolate world of ours, that VIII repay
The toll of struggling through it; and atone
For many long sad nni 1ts sna sme %ea.y wS da aI
They come upon the mind IKE some wl'u Ar
Of distant music wne brought % @ from @ and ,be
power, ~
Though brief is boundless.
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n5- Did you ever know person to believe you
when you explain how you got black eye7 r
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1853-09-07

o. Why is twice eleven like twice ten? Be-
cause twice eleven is twenty two, and twice ten
is twenty, too.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1853-09-07
Printers Devil.

We have 80 frequently been asked by friends
and others, "why the boy in printing office is
call the Devil" that we have concluded to give
what little we know upon the subject.
The first persons who carried on printing to
any extent (if they were not the actual inventors
of the art, as some ASSERT were John Gottem-
burg, John Faust, (or Faustus, and Peter Schoef-
fer. Germany was the place where the art was
invented. and first carried on. The following sto-
ry is told of the first introduction of printing into
France:
s'In i462, Faust carried number Of Bibles to
Paris, which he and his partner Schoeffer printed,
and disposed of them as manuscripts; at this time
the discovery of the art was not known in France.
At first he sold them at the high price Of FIVE hun
dred or six hundred CROWNS the sum usually OBJ
tanned by the scribes. He afterwards lowered bis
price to sixty, which created universal astonish-
inent; but when he produced them according to
the demand, and even reduced the price to thirty,
all Paris became agtated. The uniformity ofthe
copies increased their wonder, the Parsians con-
sidering it task beyond human invention infor-
nations were given to the police against him as o
magician; his lodgings were searched, great
number of Bibles.were found and seized the red
ink with which they were embellished was said
to be his blood; it was seriously adjudged that he
was in league with the devil whereupon he was
cast into prison, and would most probably have
shared the fate of such whom ignorant and super
sttious Judges condemned in those days for witch
craft. He now found it necessary, in order to gain
his liberty to make known the discovery OF the art.
This circumstance gave rise to the tradition OF
'.The Devil and DR.. Faustus," which ls handed
down to the present time.
The ignorance and superstition that considered
printing an invention of the Evil One would also,
very naturally. suppose the men engaged in it as
being the servants Of Satan, if not actual iends in
human shape. 1t is universally considered that
the above story gave rise TO the practice OF calling
the office boy by the name of "Devil."
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1853-09-07

ORIeiN oF>TExTs.-The taking Of text seems
to have originated with Ezra, who, accompanied
by several Levites, in public congregation of
men and women, ascended pulpit, opened the
book of the law, and after addressing prayer to
the Deity to which the people said "amen," read
in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense,
and caused them to understand the reading. Pre-
vous to thattime, the patrarchs delivered in pub
lie assemblies either prophecies moral instructions
for the edfication of the people 1t was not until
after the return of the Jews from Babylonsh cap
tivity, during which period they had almost lost
the language in which the Pentateuch was writ
ten that it became necessary to explain as well as
to read Scripture TO them-a practice adopted by
Ezra, and since universally followed. In latter
times the book of Moses was thus read in the
Synagogue every Sabbath day. To this custom
the Saviour conformed, and in a Synagogue al
Nazareth read passages from the. Prophet Isaiah
then closing the book returned it to the priest. and
preached from the text. The custom which now
prevails all over the Christian world, was inter
rrupted in the dark ages, when the ethics of Arls
totle were read in many churches on Sunday, in
stead of the Holy Scriptures.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1853-09-07

CHINESE WARFARE.-The Rev. Mr.. Tall
mage, American missionary in China, giving an
account of the recent capture of Annoy, says:
The great naval fight took place directly oppot-
site our house, so that we had the whole affair in
full view-and we may say, if this battle can be
called fair specimen of Chinese warfare, then we
have reason to decide that there are some excel
iencies of which you Western nations know moth
inu. The Chinese vessel of war kept sailing up
and down the harbor, in front of our house, from
five O'Clock in the morning until about two o.
clock in the in the afternoon, firing continually on
the boats of the insurgents, which exhibited Inc
s.excellency' of which spoke. VIZ mot man
killed or wounded on either side"
About two o'clock in the afternoon, the tide
turned ( mean the tide of Waters) In favor OF ihe
insurgents, accompanied by a fine breeze when
enabled them to come up rapidly. The Imperial
lists remembering the old and wise maxim that :pru-
dence is the better part of valor,' ceased firing
and got out of harms way as fast as possible
This great battle being over the insurgents COM
menced landing their forces which was accom-
plished without difficulty. During the afternoon.
they were engaged in plundering the "Mardarin''
establishment and other government offices out
side the city walls. Some of them they burned.
Toward evening they entered the city. when the
officers Of the Imperial government fled. The
soldiers who did not become rebels followed the
example of the officers.
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First Love.

Can any man lay his hand upon his waistcoat
and conscientiously say, "Until | saw the present
Mrs. Jones, never was in love in my life 2"-
Can any man say so? He is poor creature if
he can and make no doubt he has had at least
forty five first loves since he began to be capable
of admiring at all. AS for the ladies, them OF
course, put out Of the question; they are fresh,
no doubt; they never fall in love until mamma
tells them that Mr.. So-and-so is an amiable young
man, and in every way eligible; they never fiirt
with Captain Smith at ball and sigh as they
lie at home in bed. and think what charming
dashing fellow he is; they never hear the young
curate read his sermon so sweetly. and think how
pale and interesting he looks, and how lonely ne
must feel in his curate house, and what noble
work it would be to share the solitude, and soohe
the pains. and listen to the delightful doctrine OF
so excellent man they never think of attaching
themselves to any mortal except their brother, un-
til he brinos home young friend from college,
and saws, "Mary, Tom Atkinson admlres you
buoelv and is heir to two thousand year p
T6ey never begin the attack, as have heard but
their Young hearts wait like so many fortresses,
to be attacked and carried after proper perod OF
seize-by blockade, or by bribery, or BY capituia-
ton. or by fiery escalade.
Whilst ladies persist in maintaining the strlct-
ly defensive condition, men must naturally, as II
were take the opposite line, that of attack other
wise, if both parties held alOuf, there would be no
more marriages and the hosts would die in Their h
respective inaction, without ever coming to bat,
tie. Thus, it is evident that as the ladies will
not the men must take the offensive; !, ior my
part, have made in the course of my life; al eas.
score of chivalrous attacks upon severai Strongly
fortified hearts. Sometimes began my workS 'oo
late in the season. and winter suddenly came and
rendered further 1abors impossible; sometimes I
have attacked the breach madly, sword In hsho'
and have been plunged violently from the scaling
ladder into the ditch sometimes have made
decent @ Judgement in the place, when-bang
blows up mine, and am scattered to the deuce!
and sometimes when have been in the very heart
of the ciladel-ah, that should say TIA sud
den panic has struck me, and have run like the
British out of Carthagena!- !-Thackeray.