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Executive Patronage.

| Some idea of the immense patronage Of
the Heads of the Departments under the
Federal Government, may be formed from
the following statements, showing the a.
mount Of salaries paid to each Of the De-
|partments in Washington. not including the
army of Posmasters, Land Agents, Pen.
sion Agents, and o.her officials scattered
through the country and all dependent on
the Executive:
State Department, annual salaries, S41. 900
Treasury Department, annual
salaries 1887
Interior Department, annuoI
salaries 4f4gI3O
War Department., annual salaries $3.50
Navy Department, annual salaries 123. 400
Post Office Department. annual
salaties 124, 400
Total amount of salaries paid IN
Washington 1881 09O
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Literary Perseverance.

Perhaps it may encourage Younger wri-
tiers, if | remind you that was not sue
cessiul at first in any enc line that at
tempted. My first attempt at prose COM
Position were refused admittanee into a
magazine. Niy first novel was very little
read, and it is not included in the general
collection tf my works. My first poetry
was thought detestable, and my first play
very narrowly escaped being damned
Sir Rui,eer Lyifon.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1854-04-17

o. Our devil wonders where all the
pillow eases go to. He says he never
asked glrl what she was making while
engaged in sewing, without being told
that it was pillow case. This is an evil
dence that girls know how to answer
fool according to his follow. He is a
good-ior-nothlng, impudent follow, to ask
such impairment questions, and the girls
were right III making Shift" and not
answering him correctly.
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UNION HALL,
s Il n II ton, virginia

. ----UUAA..UU. AAUU-----
Exhibition room, in The Union Hall build
ing, capable Of seating comfortably 400 pe,sons,
is now ready for use.
Persons wishing 10 occupy the room will ap-
ply 10 Thomas p. EskRIpoE, Treasurer Of the
Company, at his Drug Store.
Jahhary 10, 1858.
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j. M. CONE AD.

GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANT,
Cary Street, second door aJcrc Is, Rich
mond Va,
nOES a Commission business exclusively in
sylhe sale Of County Ploaace and purchase
Of Goods TO order. He respectfully solleils con
signnenls, and promises all the satisfaction
which he can hope to render by a diligen, and
faithful attention TO such interests as may bt
confed to him. Liberal advances will bt
made on produce in hand when desired.
Richmond, Oct, 8, lo53.-ly.
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DENTISTRY.
A. II. ARraUss. ID. D.s..

HAVING token me room formerly occupied
y tenders his professional services 6 the public.
Dir. ARTHUR having availed himself Of the
advantages OF manufacturing BLOC TEETH,
with continuous gums, can rest assured in say
ing tina, he is prepared TO insert parts of set Or
whole sets in the most scientific manner.
Particular attention will be paid 10 cleansing
and regulating childfen's tseth--chd!iJod be
ing perisa = hen dental aid is often of vast
ilnporlanss=-and all advice relative thereto
gratuiionsly given.
s,.unton, May IS, 1853.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1854-04-17

eST Some young men seem to imagine
that reputation Is as easily won as lost. 1t
were not more absurd to believe that
stone can be as easily rolled up hill
las down. One false step, one wrong hab-
it, one bad companion, one loose princi-
pie, may wreck all their prospects, and
blight all the hopes of those that love
them.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1854-04-17

PoL,rENrss.-There is something high
er in politeness than Christian moralists
have recognised. In its best form. as a
simple, outgoing, all-peryading spirit,
none but the truly religious man can show
it. For il is the sacrifice Of sell in the
little habitual matters Of lile--always the
best test Of our rrinciples-tosether with
a respect, unaffected, for man as our broth,
er under the sa ne grand destiny.
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II. BAyNE. PATTERSON BAYNE. pANI. BAYNf:
GEO: n. BAME & G 60.

BOOTS, SHOES, HATS, UAPS &c,
South ,oest corner Of Hing aid IFatef Streets
ALEXANDRIA,, VA.
4M AVE. HOW III Store 4 large and well selee.
ted Stock of Goods in their line suitable
for the Fall and Winter trade TO an examina-
ion ul which they invite the attention OF coun-
Try merchants generally. They pledge them
selves not To exceed the Northern markets In
price, aud in quality to equal them.
GEO ii. BAYNE & co.
Sept. 10, iS53.-tf,
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How MEN "BusT Men with un-
assuming wives never fail. 1t is the hus-
bands of such women as Mrs. Dash and
Lady Brilliant who find themselves face to
face with the Sheriff, and certain mystic
rious documents, adorned with red ribbon
and waters, big enough for target exercise.
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An Abduction Indeed.

We WY f,,fr
before the American ueographlcal scorer
by Captain Gibson, lately feturneo "o'
the East lndies, ana bringing with him SON
. new facts as to the tribes OF ourang- outahs
inhabiting the deserts OF that part OF IN
world. He says;
"My statement OF the extraordinary pr
eulIarities OF these apparently semi una
beings has led to theexpressloh OF SO muc
curiosity to know more OF them by some
and OF skeptlclsm as to the TACT OF their eS
istence.on TIE part Oh others, that l nay
deemed \ duesto aiyssi' ana 70 me puoh
curiosity to give some additional sacts a
ang with all the corrooo.ssfve. fV'aene
tha' mas fallen 9naef my ooserva'ioh. :
:" me al Alih'eA, raielhpahs. anu "a
vatla, heard many s~mdsNap'e stories. Q
the agility. audaci,y. saa especially OF TN
superhuman strength OF me Durango utahs
VIII trespass upon your assen'on oy re,
laang one oil the most eXtiaoroihary' a.
the same time one OF me pest a''esteo'
winch heard wliiie al Dasa.ia Lieu
tenant Shock, OF the Du!ch East ihaia ar
my, was on march with small aetach-
ment OF troops and coolies OH the south
eastern coast OF Borneo. tie mad encamp-
ed OH one occasion, during the MONDAY
heat, on the banks OF one OF the small 'rib-
utar'es OF the baagarmasssa. Inc ileu-
tenant had with INN ms domes'ic estao-
lishment' wnich included MS oaueh'eI Il.
Plas'o' anu interesting niue s,n y. we
aye u .,'ii.eeh' upe uay' """e "anue' ;,
,hs III 'ne luhe'e peyohu 'ne plesei'o 't
l'mi's 0. Tue camp, ana nasi"s, nohi 'ne
oppis,ssls neal 'oo ~, ne' sa'nl a:..
anu anu thrown ,nelh on s''hos. ~ n'u.'y
.he oeau'y u i'ef person eAei'ea 'ie nv
ace Oh an oorang-onahs' VINO sPfahs upon
hef ana carried her on. ller piercing
screams rang through tEe ioFes' 10 the
ears OF her aozihs projectors, ana toosed
every man III the camp.
ne s"iit' oase-iootea eoo'ies "eie
foremost IN pursuit ana now the Giy
rings IN the agonized fathers ears mat MS
daughter Is aeFohfed ny Il olhdtahg-a !,
gam ,ilat an oufahg-outahg mas CARED
her OIL lie rushes, laii Phfenz,ea, wi'h
'he who're company 10 the tn'cHe, from
whence the screams Proceeaed' ana there'
among the topmost hmbs OF an enormous
banyan, he iather behoids DIS daughter,
naked, pieeaihg' ana struggling III 'he
grasp oil a powerful ourah9- outahss, VINO
held her tightly, yet easily, with one arm
Willie he spfahg iiShtiy from iimD 10 iiho
as Il wholly unlneumDefed. IL was III
vain to think oil shooting me monster 50
agile was ne. Inc pyah coo1'ss' AhoM w
ing the habits OF the ourang-outahs' aau
SHOWING tha' lie WIN always p'uhse my
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1854-04-17
RENO VII.

TT 81 FAUST have removed THEN store
III. 10 The House lately occupied ty J. G.
Kyle s. Bro, next door to Ka,ser ans' s,rib-
bling, where they have on baud large supply
Of home made aud imported BOOTS & SHOES
Ladies' Shoes Of every variety also Hats,
Caps, Umbrellas and Carpet Bags, &C., all OF
which will be sold al the lowest prices. The
public ale invited TO give them call.
Feb l3, 1854.
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EPITAPH.

Here, erumbling lies, beneath the mould,
A man whose sole delight was gold
Content was never once his guest,
Tho thrice ten thousand filled his chest
For he, poor man, with all his store,
Died in great want-the want of more.
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DEATH FROM DRINKING PiNT OF LII
ouoR.-James Marshall, residing in Phil
adelphia county drank a pint of Liquor on
Thursday last on a wager of $500, and in
three hours became insensible, and died
same evening.
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EyIUCK.S HOTEL,

ID G.. MAUCK has recently made corsidera-
A. ble additions to his extensive Hotel build
ings, in IIanisonhure, and is now prepared 10
receive aud entertain the travelling public, In a
more comfortable manner than heretofore. lie
decns it useless to eve an extended desc ip'ion
of his house, u. make prolusa promises Oh VIVA, ma,
he intends 10 do, as nothlns. but plae ed 'e.
will prove satisfactory. He the.''iore iespee'
fully sulcs trial.
Harrisonbnrg, Oct II, 1883.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1854-04-17

Ges, Consolation, indiscreetly passed up.
on us when we are suffering under aillic-
ton, only serves to increase our pain and
render our grief mere poignant.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1854-04-17

saz,. Justice is the great, but civil princi-
pie, and the whole principle oil success
with all governments as absolutely es-
sential to the training Of an infant as to
the control Of mighty nation,
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1854-04-17

Sc, Winchall tells story OF boy on a
railroad who initiated the whistle OF IA To-
connective SO clearly that the engineer had
10 get dowa and sUtteh hia Of. the track.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1854-04-17

8s."A lawyer" said Lord Brougham,
IN tacetiaus mood, sis learned gentle
man who rescues your estate from your
enemies and keeps it HIMSELF
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&C. The more honest a man is, the less
he affects the air Of saint. The aflecta-
ton of sanctity is blot on the face of
-nletN.
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CO., 4 great means oil happiness is a
constant employment f"I desirable end,
and "a consciousness Of advancement "a.
wa!ds ,ha. end.
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No man can do anything against his
will, said me:aphyslcian. Faith. said
Pat, IL had a brother who went to Botany
Bay against his will, faith an he did,
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AUcTlONEERlNG

xIvllE subscriber offers his services 10 the
Il people Of Augusta county, as Aucnoneer.
lie can always be found at his residence IN
New Town, when no, professionally engaged.
lie hopes 10 receives reasonable share OF Pub
tic patronage. NJ. u NEED
S!annton, Jan, %, 1854.
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BRISCOE A. STUART,
attorney at Lar.
Sc a U " r o NJ, VA.

WTYILL Practice in all the Courts Of Angus
W. Ia aud in the Superior Courts Of high
land and Rockingham. Office formerly oecn-
pied hy Jno. l.. Peyion, Immediately opposite
the County Clerks Office.
Sep o. lSJ3'-tf.
Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1854-04-17

3.. The lady who was neatly killed by
the accidental discharge Of her duty, is
rapidly recovering
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WIN. S. ii. BAYLOR,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,

gVYlLL practice in all the courts holden IN
w S,annlon the Circuit and Quarter
Is Courts Of the counties of Rockbridse, Abe,
marie and ocklngham.
Office lor the present in the loom, occupied
b, James H. Skinner, Esq.
Nov %, 1858.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-02-04

wish was vain. "How, then," thought he to
himself, "can make up for lost time, or, at any
rate, make better use of my time in days to
come: will try" He did try and need not
say that he succeeded.
Often would he sit On stone, with his cold
dinner in one hand, pencil in the other, and a
rough slate from the quarry on his lap, battling
with some difficulty, which seemed too strong
for him, but which he resolved to overcome be.
fore he went one step further Many hard
sum has he begun at home by night, carried to
the quarry by day, brought home, and carried
again, until, by "keeping on trying" the victory
has been won; only to be followed by another,
and perhaps tiercer encounter, and another and
greater triumph.
That boy--now grown up man--is still
llving;-and although he is able easily to count
the distances Of the stars, and reckon sums in
minute which you would not know in year,
yet often does he look back with pleasure to
the days when he sat, with an earnest heart
and thoughtful look, on the. rough stone at
the quarry's side, putting into practice the good
resolution, Il will try"
Now this is but one case out of tens of thou.
sand which might be brought forward to show
what has been done, and therefore may be done
IN the way OF self-improvement, only by keep.
ing on trying. All great men become great,
and all the great things which men can do are
brought about by this one thipg-"trying."--
Exchange paper.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-02-04
Foutt's Department.
Keep On Trying.

l generally carry in my pockat little book,
in which to write down anything have to bear
in mind. On looking over this book one day,
Imet with these three words, "Keep on trying"
and do think that if you like, you may learn .
good lesson from them.
You can hardly fancy how much had been
done in this world of ours by this one thing
keeping on trying. Look at the mighty steam.
engine, which pumps our deepest mines, drives
our largest mills, draws our heaviest railway
trains, and urges onward over the blue sea our
finest vessels. How came that engine to be
what it is! Wby.. by peoples "trying." One
man thought about it, and turned his thoughts
into practice; another took the matter up and
tried to improve his work; and another, his; un-
til, by excepting on trying" the world is blessed
with beautiful machine, which, perhaps more
than any other, has been the means of making
our country great and ourselves comfortable.
1t is this same hing-keeping on trying
which has made men wise, useful and good.
once knew boy, schoolfellow of mine, he
he was the son Of very poor widow. There
wss nothing at all uncommonly brilliant about
him. He walked, and talked, and played lust
like the rest; was just as fond of fun, and paid
Just the same attention to his lessons az bows
in general. When about twelve years of age,
be was sent to work in slate quarry, and a.
though nightly pleased at first hc soon began
to think that, after all, school was best. Little
by little be saw that he was not nearly 50 wise
as he took himself to be, and often did he wish
school days could be gone over again. But the
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-02-04
The San Francisco.

The San Francisco, steamship, during the Ia
days previous to her desertion, drifted 4so miles
in an east half north direction, magnetic; being
equal to one and five sixth knots per hour, during
ten days and twenty-five and half hours Most
of the time the wind blew strong from the west.
ward.
Some of the officers estimate the loss of lite as
much greater than at frst supposed. They say
that certainly 200, and perhaps 25o, were swept
overheard and drowned by single wave. DR..
Wrtz is Of opinion that not over twenty OF thirty
died of disease.
1t is said that many Of the private soldiers on
board talked of the matter with professional reck-
lessness, saying they might as well be drowned as
shot, and catching pigs by the legs as sea swept
them overheard, exclaiming, at the least, there
" as no use in going to sea without provisions.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-02-04

Whale Fishery.-In the annual review of the
Whale Fishery, published in the Whalemen's
List, it is stated that the importation of oil and
bone has been larger the past year than that Of
any year since lS48, and that the trade contin.
res to sustain itself with even less than the
fluctuations incident to most branches of COM
merce. Prices have ranged high during the
year. The total importations into the United
States for 1853 are as follows s:-Sperm oil,
lo3,o77 barrels; whale oil, 260,ll4 barrels;-
whalebone, 5,e52, 800 pounds. There are now
employed in the whale fishery 6O2 ships and
barques, % briggs and 3s schooners, making a
total tonnage of 2Os s,O29, more than three quar-.
ters of which is owned in Massachusetts. The
remainder is owned in Rhode Island, Connec.
ticut and New York. There has been an in.
crease of tonnage the past year Of l743 tons
In 1853 about 236 ships cruised in the northern
seas, two Of which were lost. The number
cruising in those latitudes is 48 less than last
year. 1t is estimated that the catch this year
will barely come up to the average.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-02-04
agrfruItnral.
Fruit Trees. .

Be careful in digging to give the trees fair
chance for life and health BY digging the holes
in which they are set wide and large, so that
they may be surrounded BY loose earth, that
can be easily pepetrated by the tender fbres of
the roots which gre to convey nourshment fer
their sustenance and growth. A tree properly
planted will grovsas much in five years as one
carelessly and badly set will in ten years; and
often the chance of survivorship is dependant
on slight circumstances. An excellent plan for
preventing young fruit trees from becoming
hide.bo and messy, and for prompting their
health and growth, is 10 take bucket Of soft
soap, and to apply it with brush to the stem
or trunk, from top to bottom; this clsanses the
bark and destroys the worms or the eggs Of in.
sects; and the soap becoming dissolved BY nins
descends to the roots, and causes the tree to
grow vigorously.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-02-04

We have heard of pigs being trained and used as
pointers. We have now accounts Of another
animal put to as strange use. The cat may yet
supplant the terrier, if the subjoined paragraph
from the Richmond Mail is to be relied on:-In the
good old state of fNorih Carolina, where field spors
are enjoyed by the rich and poor, and every moth
ers son has his own method of capturing game,
we learn that gentleman Of celebrity has trained
a cat which he uses with great success in freeing
squirrels and that in addition to pointing ont bun
ny's hiding places. the sagacious Miss Puss will
follow him to the tallest limb. and then, by taking
the opposite side Of the tree to that upon which the
squirrel is reclining forces him to change positions
and present fair front to the huntsrnan. whose
unerrng rifle never fails TO bring the nimbIe forester
to the ground.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-02-04

0]Ihe trial Of James Parks, for the murder Of
WIN. Bea,son' at Cnyshusa Falls, commenced on
the 9Th uk, at Akron. The counsel for The prison.
> er made singular statement m def.nc. II. aid
that Parks' true name was James D;cken.o, and
gave his hisssy. He went to work ., . v..,.,;, :,
Rhode Island. in 1888. robbed The D. wo,r ,.,,h :
end served foar years in the Psnissni.ry Il Rhode
ls'aud' and al's served term in the P.nu,,lv,p;,
State Pr''ou, and 6nsaly emigrated to Ohio. r..
death Of the man supposed to have been murd.,.s
was attempted to be accounted form str,n,. ~,
e., that the prisoner and Bea,son (,be men, v.,.
walking together over arailroad bridge, wbeo tbev
foil through. and Bessson was killed. The prisoner
being then frightened, knowing hat hin bad ,.,,
saton would tell agaissthim attempted to cone.,,
sbs body by cutting il up and throwing i, into s.
river. ~
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-02-04
Opposition to the Barber,

An ingenious Yankee has invented shaving
machine. 1t is said to resemble an old.fash~
ioned arm chair. The most unique feature in
the whole affair, is the arrangement Of the razor
blades, which are fixed longitudnally on cylin-
ders, from three to six inches in length; four on
each cylinder, ir an angle Of sixty degrees, with
fine camel hair brushes between; for you are
lathered and shaved at one and the same time,
the lather being slipped from the interior Of
the cylinders, which are hollow. The machine
is put in motion by the weight Of the patient,
the seat gradually giving way beneath, and
sinking with him till he reaches the ground,
when the operation is completed. The seat,
rising immediately it is released from bis
weight, is ready to commence again without
any preparation.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-02-04

A man appeared at the Office for the relief Of
the poor, at Syracuse, few days since, and asked
assistance saying he ways blind and an invalid
His healthy appearance led the overseer to doubt
the truth ofhns pre,ensions and, on testing, his
eye-s;ght was found to be good. The man them
with tears in his eyes, suppcated for meal to keep
him from starvation. The oveiseer. on searching
his clothing found concealed the sum of $l375.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-02-04

U1tis all accounted for, why that man wears
a shawl, in the following paragraph from the
Ohio State Democrat:
fellow attending a party accidently got
drunk, and in retiring, mistook lady's shawl for
his cloak; in which habiimsnt he was seen upon
the streets. This was Immediately taken by
some as an introduction Of new fashion, and
it is followed to some extent
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-02-04
Drunken Cows.

A resolution was offered few nights ago in
the New York Common Council, calling for in
formation respecting the number of cows that have
died from intoxication in New York during the
past year, and in respect to the subject generally
of swi!l milk. This is most important matter,
says the Herald as it is notorious tact that half
the babies born in New York are brought to an
untimely end through the awful effects Of being
fed on poisonous milk punch