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Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1854-12-16
WINTER GOODS !

lust RECEIVING AT PHINNE Y'S new as.
81 sortment of WINTER GOODS, which will be
sold as usual for Cash. Is per cent cheaper than
can be bought elsewhere.
QJAll pers ons ind ebtel to me Of over one years
stlnding must call and see TO ii, or will 10
lhem-quick too.
TJwanda. Nov. 25, 1854.
WAGONS AND SLEIGHS-Two or three of
w each for sale cheap PHINNf'S.
STOFES.-Two or three second hand Stoves for
- sale at nv23 PHINNY'S.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-03-08
POETRY.
Now-a-Days.

Alas how every thing has changed,
Since was sweet sixteen,
When all the girls wore homespun frocks,
And aprons nice aud clean;
With bonnets made of braided straw,
That tied beneath the chin,
The shawls laid neatly on the neck,
And fastened with pin.
| recollect the time when |
Rode fathers horse to mill,
Across the meadows rock aud field,
And up and down the hill;
And when our folks were out at work,
As sure as Pm 4 sinner,
Jumped upon horse bareback,
Aud carried them their dinner.
Dear-me! young ladies, nova days,
Would almost faint away,
To think of riding all alone,
In wagon, chaise or sleigh;
And as for giving "pa" his meals,
Or helping ''ma" to bake,
Oh! saints, 'twould spoil their lily hands,
Though sometimes they make cake,
When winter came, the maiden's heart
Began to beat and flutter;
Each beau would take his sweetheart out
Sleigh-riding in cutter.
Or, if the storm was bleak and cold,
The girls and beaux together,
Would meet and have most glorious iun,
And never mind the weather.
But now, indeed, it grieves me much
The circumstance TO mention,
However kind the young mans heart,
And honest his intention;
lie never asked the girls to ride,
But such war is wagcd,
Aud if he sees her once week,
Why, surely, "they're engaged"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-03-08
MISC ELL AN Y.
Treating n Case Actively.
A PHYSICIANS STORY.

was sent for in great haste to attend ;
gentleman of responsibility, who had been
discovered in his room lying senseless on
the floor On arriving at the house tounc
Mrs. H in great distress OF mind.
s.What IS the matter with MIR. H"
Iasked, on meeting his lady. who was in
tears looking the picture of distress, '1'm
afraid it is apoplexy," she replied; 81 found
him lying upon the floor, where he had, tc
all appearances, fallen suddenly from his
chair. His face is purple; and though he
breathes it is with great difficulty"
| went up to see my patient. He had
been lifted from the floor, and was now ly-
inc upon the bed. Sure enough his face
was purple and breathing labored but
somehow the symptoms did not indicate
apoplexy. Every vein in his head and face
was turgid and he lay perfectly stupid
but still | saw no clear indications of any
actual or approaching congestion OF the
brain.
Hadn't he better be bled, doctor: :" ask
ed the anxious wife. 81 don't Know thai
it's necessary" / replied. al think if we
let him alone 1t will pass off N the course
ofa few hours" "A few hours He may
die in half an hour.' 81 don't think the
case is so dangerous, madam" APO
plexy not dangerous :" IL hardly think II
IS apoplexy." pray what do you think il
is doctor ?"
Mrs. H looked anxiously into my
face. delIcately limited that it might pos.
sibly have been drinking too much brandy
but to this she Indignantly objected. 'No,
doctor, ought to know about thai" said
She. ''Depend upon it the disease is more
deeply seated. | am sure he had better be
bled. Won't YOU bleed him doctor? A
few ounces of blood taken from his arm
anay give life to the now stagnant circula-
tiesilof the blood"
Thus urged, |, after some reflection, or
dered bowl and bandage, and opening
vein relieved him of about eight ounces
of blood. But he lay as inSenslble as be-
fore, much to the distress of his poor wife,
"Something else must be done, doctor,
she urged seeing that bleeding had accom-
pli>hed nothing. eff my husband is not
relieved quickly he must die"
By this time several relatives and friends
who had been sent for arrived, and urged
upon me the adoption ofsOme active means
of restoring the sick man TO consciousness.
One proposed mustard plasters all over his
body; another blister on the head, and
The thlrd hls immersion in hot-water.
suggested that it miOM be well TO use
stomach pump. "Why, doctor?" asked
one of ms friends. "Perhaps he has taken
some drug" | replied. Impossible, doc
tor" said the wife; "he has not been from
home to-day, and there is no drug in the
house" ''No brandy :" | ventured this
suggestion again No, doctor, no spirits
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-03-08

AN ECCENTRIC PREAcHER.-Murrav' IS
Handbook Of South Italy" is just publish
ed, and contains some curious stories res
pectng Fra Rocco, the celebrated Domini-
clan preacher and the spiritual Joe Miller
of Naples. On one occasion, it is related,
he preached on the mole, penitential SER
mon, and introduced so many illustrations
of terror, that he soon brought his hearers
to their knees. While they were thus
showing every sign of contrition, he cried
out, .Now all you who sincerely repent Of
your sins, hold up your hands" Every
man in the vast multitude Immediately
stretched out his hands. "Holy Archan-
gel Michael" exclaimed Rocco, "thou who
with thine adamantine sword standest at
the Right of the judgment-seat of God, ,hew
me off every hand which has been raised
hypocriticaly." In an instant every hand
dropped, and Rocco of course poured forth
a fresh torrent of eloquent invective against
their sins and their deceit. He had great
dislike to tobacco, and when once preach
ing to crowd of Spanish sailors he as
founded them by telling them that there
were no oPanlsH SalntS III neaVen' lew,
he said. had been admitted, but they smo-
ked so many cigars, that they made the
holy virgins sick; and St. Peter set his wits
to work TO get them out. At length, he
proclaimed that bull fight was to take
place outside the gate of Paradise. There
upon every Spanish saint without excep-
tion, ran off to see the fight, and st. Peter
Immediately closed the gates, and took care
never to admit another Spaniard.
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KS: q For The Spectator.
Reflections.

HUMAN PREsUMpTIoN.-PresnmptuouE
man that att.ckest the order. OF Gods
Providence, armed with the feeble argu-
ments drawn from thy senses whose num-
ber thou canst count on thy handt Nay,
why not lift up that hand, and attempt to
|vanquish the Almighty and 10 drag him
from his threnel W.
eternal PUNlsHMETT.-As the ''elbow
of rock" bolstered up Piometbeus amid the
crash Of the universe, and kept him through
endless ages a mark for the never-failIng
bolt of Jove--so shall Gods Almighty arm
uphold the sin-blackened soul to sustain
through eternity the discharges of the light
nings of His wrath 7
The NATURE OF SMALL SIN.-Thougb
Hydrogen is the lightest of known sub
stances, yet its chemical properties are a.
naogous to those of the heaviest metals
So the saadow of thought, sin is of the same
| nature as the heaviest offence against the
Law Of God. ~
The TRAyELLER.-A Traveller was be-
nighted in dark valley. He fred ciT-
Gle of wood around him, and fixed himself
to pass the night. All that night wild
beast passed round and rouud him, howl
ing, ashng its sides, and glaring upon him
with its flaming eyes-but it dared not en-
! ter the circle. Day cleaned, the beast
fled, and the traveller reached his happy
home. Christian man, when thon art in
the dark paHey, encircle thyself with the
living fire of Gods Holy Spirit. The day
piH break, and then thou canst pursue thy
journey 10 thy home in heaven!
The AERoLITE.-A blazing star fell on
the plains of Asa. An awe-struck msh,-
tude took up the little planet, made god
dess of it, built wondrous temple, and
shouted, "great is Diana ofthe EpheSians."
The poor Heathens bowed before a stone
because it "fell from heaven We Chris
tians cast from us as an unholy thing the
Eternal Sun of Righteousness, who left his
bright mansions on high, dwelt among US,
and offered himself for our souls
The PEAK.-I stood on mountain top
and tempest ragged furiously in the VAL
ley.. The red lightning flashed from cloud
to cloud and shot flaming down upon the
dwellings Of poor weak man. Devastation
marked the track of the storm as if fiend
had swept it with the bosom of destruction.
looked above, and the "eye of golden
day" cleaned brightly as on Creations's
morn. "Such is lIfe!" | exclaimed-"t
is one continual storm whose path is desc
lated by sin Poor creatures of day,
climb the peak of safety and gaze on the
face of your God which shines on the just
forever" 81
The DRop.-I stood in cave. A drop
of water fell from the black vaults of its
roof, and, glistening as it fell through the
sunbeams cleaning in at its mouth, was
lost in the dark stream below. So thou
Sun of Righteousness, though my life be.
gin in the blackness of birh-sin, illumine
my soul as it descends 10 the dark river OF
Death! 70 u1-3H q.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-03-08

DISPARITY OF AGE IN MARR1AGE.-We
clip the following interesting paragraph a.
bout the ages of some of the wives of dis
tinguished personages from an English pa
pei :-"Mahomet's first wife, Kadyah, was
at least forty when he. at The age of twenty
five, married her. Shakspeare's Ann Hath
away was seven years his senior. DR..
Johnson's wife was literally almost double
his age. The wife of Lord Herbert of
Cherbury, SIX or seven years older than her
lord Sir Thomas Moore's wife was also
seven years older than her husband
Howard, the philanthropist, at the age of
twenty-five, married first wife, who was
then fifty-two. Mrs. Rowe, the authoress,
was fifteen years older than Mr.. Rowe
Rapel, the German De Stael, was about as
much older. The Countess D Ossoli Miss
Fuller,) was nearly ten years her hus-
bands senior. Jenny Lind, too, is said to
be eight or ten years older than Herr Gold
schmidt"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-03-08

The COURT DREss.-A Paris cores
pondent of the Cincinnati Gazette gives the
following account of the dress prescribed
by the Court of France to be worn on all
grand occasions 'The most common court
costume at the last ball, for gentlemen, was
blue cloth coat with standing collar,
thickly embroidered in gold, the front OF
the breast, The cuffs and the skirts, also en-
broidered in gold three cornered cha
peau, like those worn by superior officers of
our own army, trimmed with gold lace and
fur; white vest, piqus knee breeches, of
white cashmere, and tight; white silk stock
ings low shoes with buckles; white era
vat, white gloves, and French duelling
sword, ivory handle, gold mounted"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-03-08
The Frog.

OF all the funny things that live
Ia woodland, marsh, or bog,
That creep the ground, or fly the air,
The funniest things the frog.
The frog-the scientlficest
Ofualure's haudy- work
The frog that neither walks nor runs
But goes it with jerk.
With pants and coat of bottle green,
Aud yellow fancy vest,
lie plunges into mud and mire
All in his Sunday best;
When he sits down he's standing up.
As PapPy O'Kinn once said ;
And for convenience sake he wears
His eyes on the top Of his head.
You see him sitting on log,
Above the "vasty Deep"
You feel inclined to say "Old chap,
Just look before you leap!"
You raise your cane to hit him on
His ugly looking mug;
But ere you get il halt way up,
Adown he goes kerchug.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-03-08

A NOVEL, CONDENSED Moonlight night
shady grove-two loves-eternal fidelity
young lady rich-young man poor
great obstacle-young man proud--very
handsome-very smart-sure to make a
fortune-young lady'S father very angry
won't consent-mother intercedes-no go
rich rival-very ugly--very heart
ed-lovers in bad ix-won't part-die
first-moonlight again-garret window o.
pens-rope ladder-fight-pursuit--toola late
-marriage--old man in rage-won't
forgive them-disowns them-old man gets
sick-sends for his daughter-all forgiven
all made up-old man dies-youug cou-
,le get all the money-liye in the old man.
sion-quite coinfortable-have little chill
dren-much happiness. Fins.
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STAUNT0N SPECTATOR,
BYJ. A. q L.. II. WADDELL.
TERI MS

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Larger advertisements inserted III tkesame proper
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Else by The gear.
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DESCRIPTION OF NEBRAsKA.-The fol-
lowing copied from the Nebraska Demo-
crat, gives very interesting account Of
the country occupied by the Ottoes and Mis-
souri, Indians:
The country inhabited by the Ottoes and
Missourl's east, extends from the mouth of
the Little Nemaka up the Missouri river to
the mouth Of the Nebraska or Great Platte
river, and west to boundary described in
the convention made with said tribe, Sep
tember Is, 1853. The country occupied by
this tribe is the most desirable portion OF
Nebraska Territory, having beautiful sup
ply of timber, soil unsurpassed by any in
the Missouri valley, whilst for beauty Of
scenery and pure water, it is unequalled.
Persons visiting this region can but at
once perceive the eligibility of Nebraska
city, formerly old fort Kearney,) near the
centre of the river portion of this country,
and in sight OF the States of Missouri and
Iowa, whilst the landing is one of the best
on the Missouri river, and the road from
this point, via Fort Kearney and Fort La
ramie, to California. Oregon and Washing
ton, is admitted to be the best of any across
the Continent.
We are informed by the aold pioneer" )"
Col. Boulware, (tbe postmaster at this place0
who came to this country in 1919, that at
that time the Ottoes had 1900 warriors, and
were in prosperous condition. The whole
tribe now numbers less than 300 SOULS
This fact alone is sufficient comment upon
the pernicious effects of contiguity to white
settlements. 1t Is fact notorious in this
region Of the country, that these Indians
have for several years desired to sell their
present possessions, reports to the contrary
notwithstanding, and it Is equally well
known that they will sell at a reasonable
price.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-03-08

THE FATE OF GENIUs.-Who, that has
ever read the clever sketches Of forest life
and the popular poems of Charles Fenno
Hoffman, will not be panied to learn that
this once gifted child of genius and popular
American author is now an inmate Of the
Pennsylvania State Lunatic Asylum, near
Harrisburg pitiful case of incurable in.
sanity? Mr.. Hoffman was brought here
some six weeks since, from one Of the Ma
ryland Institutions, Although at times he
appears dreadfuIly excited, yet ray ofrea-
son will momentanly fit through his shat
tered intellect, and d as 5 the eloquent language
Of gifted soul falls from his lips and reach,
es the ear of the awe.stricken visitor, q
tear Of sympathy will voluntarily gather in
his eye for the fate of the unfortunate ma.
MAC. What the cause ofthe malady may
have been we are unable to say.-Harris.
burg Herald.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-03-08

A MODEL SrATE.-lt now appears that
the Fermonters claim to live in Lie "modei
State" The Rutland Herald makes out
clear case; There is but one city in the
State and not one soldier. We have no
theatres nor mohs, and not murder has been
comaiied for the last ten gears. We have
no museums, opera houses, nor crystal pal
aces but we have homes, genuine homes,
that are the centre of the world to their in
mates ; for which the father works, votes
and talks where the mother controls, edu.
Gates, labors and loves where she reara
men, scholars and patriots,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-03-08

HANDSOME OFFER.-An IRdian Chief in
Oregon, offers one thousand fine horses to
any respectable white young man, who
will marry his daughter, come and settle
among them, and teach them agriculture.
The young lady is eighteen years old and
pretty. Here Is chance for some enter
prisiny young bachelor.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-03-08

A QUEER PLAcE.-The local editor of
the Southslde Democrat says IA Shan
ghai egg, measuring 10 inches in girt in its
shortest and liz in its longest clrcumfe-
renee. has been laid on our table." Verify,
the Shanghai fowl had a strange fancy,
when she selected an editors table as a
place of deposit.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-03-08

g. To complain is toconfess weakness;
and so men conceal their suffering and
weariness. This makes society more a.
greeable, but also makes life seem to the
young easier than ii is.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-03-08

oS. COPPER is eight times heavier than
water; it il converted into brass by mixture
with zinc-the copper will bear hammer,
ing, but brass is not malleable.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-03-08

A HORRIBLE CAsE.-The telegraph has
already announced that Alfred Filler, veal
thy, and heretofore respected citizen OF
Onondagua county, N. Y, has been arrested
on the charge Of numbering his wife. The
murder was at first attributed to burglars,
but subsequent disclosures directed suspi-
cion to the husband. A little son of the
deceased about five years of age, witnessed
the murder, and gave the following testimo-
ny:
was walked in the night; saw a man
standing in front of mothers bed, stabbing
her told him to stop; can't tell who it was /;
he had on no cap or hat; there was light
in the bed room told the man | would go
and tell Mary he had large black whiskers
and black hair father has gun; the man
had pistol; he took fathers knife and
stabbed mother; he found the knife in fa-
theirs pocket; | saw him have fathers knife ;
mother said "Don't alfred J" when ! saw
the man killing her, l called father; then |
went into the room with Mary and Francis ;
saw blood on the floor did not step in it;
the man had whiskers as long as Pas; did
not see where the man went to; the can
dlestick was fathers; the knife was thrown
on the floor; knife shown is father's.--
Here large and long -bladed Spanish knife
was exhibited to the boy and identified by
him. 1t was found by one of the jurymen
under the stand in the bed room this NOR
ming closed, and with no blood on it,
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The Freebooter walker.

This noted individual is native of Nash
vile, Tennessee. His father, James Walk
er is Scotchman by birth-has been a
resident of Nashville for thirty-fve years,
and is one of It's wealthiest and most res
pectable citizens. He'married Miss Nor
veil of Virginia. A writer who is evident
ly favorably disposed to the freebooter,giyes
the following account of him in Nashville
paper: gq
AS the invasion of Lower California, and
the consequent declaration of a Republic
in that portion of Mexico, has been the
theme Of newspaper articles, and the fire.
quent topic of conversation, 1t may not be
uninteresting TO give some account OF the
previous history of the young President
MIR. Walker was born and raised in the CT
ty of Nashville. During his College days
he was known by his fellow students as
Billy" abbreviated more on account Of
his youth than from any familiarity with
them. He was by far the youngest Of his
class, and could not have been more than
sixteen when he took his degree as grad
uate of the NASHVILLE University" | re-
member the day distinctly, all, or nearly
ALL the class had prepared speeches for the
occasion, among the rest "Billy." His ex-
tleme youth excited the sympathies OF the
large audience, but all other feeling was
changed TO surprise during his bold delive-
ry Of beautiful classical speech, on the
subject Of Texas independence. Many OF
the audience could not believe that this
speech was the production of mere child.
After leaving the University he devoted
himself assiduously to the study Of medl-
cine, and took his degree at one of the Phil
adelphia medical schools. He then spent
some time in Paris, for the purpose of COM
pleting his medical course, and returned to
Nashville, theoretically, at least, very ac-
complished physician. The theory ofmed-
icine must have been more pleasant to him
than the practice; for he very soon aban-
doned it and devoted himself to the study
of law, and after considerable time spent
in preparation, commenced tie practice of
this profession in New Orleans. This he
soon changed for the editorial chair, and
gained considerable reputation as ready,
forcible and pungent writer. Now he is
the originator and President of new Re-
public !; but whether his career to his new
capacity will continue, the future alone can
determine.
Mr.. Walker is now about thirty years of
age, and has devoted nearly the whole of
his life to severe and laborious study. He
had all the advantages of education, and
has improved them. He was known here
almost entirely as student, mingling but
little with the world and devoting himself
exclusively to mental culture. Those who
knew him would not be surprised to hear
that he had distinguished bimselfas Law
yer, Physician, Editor, or Minister of the
Gospel but all are struck with surprise at
his late career, and have heard it fre7
quently remarked by our citizens, that Bill
ly Walker was the last man they would
have expected to head an adventure of the
kind in which he is now engaged.
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their merriment the fact that they knew
anything more than appeared of the cause
of his supposed illness.

The CHARACTER OF GGNTLEMAN.--
The forbearing the use of power is sure
attribute of true gentleman-indeed, we
may say that power, physical, moral, pure
ly social or political, is one of the touch
stones of genuine craftsmanship. The pow
er which the husband has over the wife
in which we must include the impunlty
with which he may be unkind to hers the
father over his children, the teacher over
his pupils, the old over the young. and the
young over the aged, the strong over :he
weak, the officer over his men, the master
of a vessel over his hands, the magistrate
over the citizen, the employer over the en-
ployed, the rich over the poor, the educated
over the unlettered the experienced over
the confdlng, the keeper of secret over
whom it touches, the gifted over the ordl-
the forbearing and inofensive use OF all
this power Of authority, or total abstinence
from it, where the case admits it, will show
the gentleman in plain light. Every
traveller knows al once whether gentle
manly or rude officer is searching his trunk.
But the use of power does not only form a
touchstone even the manner in which an
individual enjoys certain advantages over
others is test. No gentleman can boast
OF the delights of superior health in the
presence of languid patient, or speak ol
good luck within hearing of man bent by
habitual misfortune. Let man who hap
PLY enjoys the advantages of pure and
honest life, speak of it to fallen, criminal
fellow being, and you will soon see wheth'
er he be, in addition TO his honesty, a gen
tleman or not, The gentleman does not
needlessly and increasingly remind an Of.
fender OF a wrong he may have committed
against him; he can not only forgive-he
can forget and he strives for that nobleness
of self and mildness of character which i'm
parts sufficient strength to let the past be
truly the past. He will never use the pow
er which the knowledge of an offence, {
false step, or an unfortunate exposure O.
weakness gives him merely to enjoy the
power OF humiliating his neighbor. A true
man of honor feels humbled himself wher
he cannot help humbling others.