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New Arrival Of Hats,

THE Subscriber hasjust received arc assert
/ ment of Mems, Boys and Youths Hats. Consist
ing in part Of French Silk and Moleskn Hats
Soft French Cashmere Hats, Of the latest style,
shapes he invites the attention Of buyers par
ticularly 20 these goods, his assortment ID very
large and cannot fail to please. few more of
those high crown black and dead soft, Hats still
on hand. [dec6J W. ID. PHILLlPs-
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE.
THE VERY desirable location for bust 49,
ness, at the corner Of Third and Flor- M:::
da street. with all the improvements there Massah
on. For terms apply to Alex. Shaw, on the pre-
misses, or at this Office. Nov. 9th, I'm.
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Gold Pen

Gold Vest, Fob and Guard Chains,
OF THE latest patterns, at reasonable
~ prices at decl9.l THEo..GoLDMANN.
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Cut Nails! Cut Nails.
.EROM the " Labeilie Works" fine as
L sortment Of Cut Nails and spikes, just
received at D. T.. MONTAN'S,
Deco. No. Ia Church street
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Thermometer Churns.

VT7HISKEY-1OO BIS. WHISKEY
w Just received and for sale by
nov29. +. PRENpERGAsT & Co.
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Gold LOckets.
A LARGE assortment on hand, at low
II prices by ldec19. TnEo GoLDMANN.
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Fresh .a1'1'tUnls.
lust RECEIVED PEN STEAMER CAPITOL
q 8 Boxes 81. Julien Mcdoc, Clarct,
I Baskets Sweet Oh,
10 Boxes O. Morgan's Soap,
Winchester
Sperm Candles,
Herrings,
Lewis Cass, Fine Chewing Tobacco,
Barrels No. .. Fresh Mackerel,
Dosen Clark Cos. Elmo Ale,
Gallon Jars Underwood Pickles,
Half
2 Barrels Fresh Cramberries,
Dogen Mustard. For sale by
h. HOFFMAN,,
tDec.9 Opposite v. Heude's Dry Good Store.
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duct on the End OF July, 1903.
No The Governor has ordered an
election to be held in the Fourth Re-
preventative District Of the city, Of n.
O., on Monday, the l4th day Of Janu-
airy next, to fill the vacancy occasioned
by the resignation Of Hon. II. b.
Eggleston.
70 The city papers notices the ar
rival in that city, Of Hon. LEWIS
TExApA, of Rapids. . His many friends
will be gratified to learn of his entire
recovery from his late severe illness.
MAY he live for a thousand years.
and may his shadow never grow less
~ Sam" is not dead yet, The
American Party is not yet two years
old. 1t has great and dangerous evils
to remove, and it will labor on till it
attains tho end. 1t is actuated by
love Of country, and the principle that
Americans oughtto rule their own
country. In this city, admission are
continually taking place. In one
wigwam. four were admitted the other
night, and at another, on the following
night, a still larger number-and so it
has been every night since the election
and 40 it will continue. until every
Native. born citizen, and every good
naturalized citizen too shall be num-
b.red 10 our ranks. Sam is not dead
-Amrr,;ccn Errhoge
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-10-17
NO. XLVIII.
CheerfuIness.

Cheerfulness and good spirits depend in great
degree upon bodily causes, but much may be Gone
for the promotion of this turn of mind. Persons
subject to low spirits should make the rooms In
which they live as cheerful as possible; taking
care that the paper with which the wal! is cover
ed should be of brilliant, lively color, hanging
up pictures or prints, and covering the chimney
piece with beautiful china. A bay window look
ing upon pleasant ObecIs and. above ALL large
fire whenever the weather will permit, are fayor-
able to good spirits. and the tables should be
strewed with books and pamphlets. To this must
be added as much eating and drinking as is con-
sistent with health and some manual employ
ment for men-as gardening, carpenters shop,
the turning lathe, etc. Women have always
manual employment enough, and it is great
source of cheerfuIness Fresh air, exercise, occu-
patton, society, and travelling are powerful reme-
dies.
Melancholy commonly flies tothe future for IFS
aliment, and must be encountered in this sort OF
arliice, by diminishing the range CT our views
have large family coming on, my income IS
diminishing, and shall fall into Pecunary DIN
cuties Well! but you are not nor in pecuniary
difficulties. Your eldest child is only seven years
old it must be tive or three years before your
family make any additional demands upon your
purse. Wait till the time comes. Much may
happen in the interval to batter your situation;
and if nothing does happen, at least enjoy the two
or three years Of ease and uninierup;ion which
are before you. You are uneasy about your eldest
son in India but it is now June. and at the ear
Iiest the feet will not come in TILL September; it
may bring accounts OF his health and prosperity,
but at all events there are eight nine weeks be-
fore you can hear news. Why are they to be
spent as if you had heard the worst? The habit
OF taking very short views Of human life may be
acquired by degrees, and a great sum of happiness
is gained by it. 1t becomes as customary at last
to view things on the good side of the question as
it was before 10 despond, and 10 extract misery
from every passing event.
firm confidence in an overruling Providence
"a remembrance Of the shortness Of human life,
that it will SOON be over and inished-that we
scarcely know, unless we could trace the remote
consequences Of every event, what would be good
and what an evil these are very important topics
in that melancholy which proceeds from grlet
at is wise to state to friends that our spirits
are low TO state the cause of the depression, and
to hear all that argument or rdicuIe can suggest
Tor the cure Melancholy is always the worse
tor concealment, and many causes of depression
are SO frivolous. that we are shamed out of them
by the mere statement Of their existence.-Syd-
ney Smith.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-10-17
BE Courteous.

Some years ago, friend o. ours in an omnibus
admired an hearty old man who had kind word
for every body and his kind words were evident
" considered compliments, though spoken in
broad Scotch. From some words that dropped
from him, he was evidently man ofunusual talent,
and Christian. Our friend wondered who he
could be, aud all the more as the unknown, with
the most polite attention, gave poor servant girl
some information which she desired about house
she had been told TO call at. Who could this
lovabe yet mysterious stranger be? IL ,cds Dr.
Chalmers. The genial old man had room in his
large heart fr sympathy and kindness TO all.
If we are to do good 10 all as we have oppor
tunity, we must abound in kind words. In this
rough world so full of hardships, trials, and diff
culiies, Christians should abound in the grace OF
kindness. "OW says some one, "kind words
are cheap" So they are ; and so is the light OF
heaven, and cup Of cold water; yet these are
among the most precious gifts of God. Passing
along the streets few days ago, we saw little
child who had tripped his foot and fallen down
He was crying over his distress. We lifted him
up, instinctively saying, "Poor little fellow !"-
These little words of sympathy were very cheap,
but they brushed away his tears, and spread sun
shine over his face again.
The poorest ON earth can say kind word to Q
struggling brother or sister; and who can tell tho
good that may be done by single kind word F.
Ii may cheer an inquiring sinner-it may send
faint believer Oh his way rejoicing.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-10-17

MILITARY Observation-Disclosures papers are
remarking on the absence of all literary effort IN
the Crimea. and are therein nong-very much
to their on glory---a characteristic difference be-
tween the surroundings OF an American and OF an
English army. The contrast is fair. The self
laudation is not unjust. Our readers know that
when the Yankees marched into Mexico they
carried with them printing press. and published
newspaper along the line of invasion Across
praires, through dangerous passes, over mountain
ranres, sometimeson mules, Oflener on men shoul-
ders, occasionally in wagOns-traveled press, pa
per, type and nk-edilors. contributors, aud press
men. fighting foraging, writing, working onward:
Infinite were the uses Of the press. 1t carried
orders through the camp. Every morning the
soldier read it in the story oftIe previous day. 1t
anticipated the gazettes 1t disseminated orders
of the day. 1t perpetuaied the gossip OF the camp
reflected public opinion in the army; made known
every want; supplied every information. exercised
and animated every heart. Had the Americans
been in the Crimea they would havehad daily pa
pprs at Balaklava,, Eupatoria, Yenikale and Con-
stantinopIe and these papers rejecting the hu-
mors. incidents and life Of the camp, would have
ranked among the best historical documents on
the war; As it is, our soldiers in Crimea are in
debed to the London journals for authentic lnlor-
nation of what occurs in the camp itself. aud
within mile or two of their own tents. Jona-
than is far ahead Of US in some respecis.-L0ndon
.athenGam.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-10-17

CoYvALEscENcE.-Next to the man who (Iike
the wife in the ballad) is always SICK" we pity
the man who is neuer sick Not only does he
know nothing of the pleasure of convalescence-
one of the ,ruest delights in the word-but he
does not even "emjoy good health." thoug he
proudly protests that he was "neVer sick day III
his life" Health 10 such man is what 1t is to
the OK and the ass-he has no consciousness, aud
therefore no enjoyment fit. Many man who
was never quite well, enjoys the little measure OF
health that he has incomparably better than his
burly neighbor; and he who has been very sick,
and is again well, is the happiest man in the
world, for he knows by comparison the great
blessing that is upon him. Such are the "com-
pensations'' of life-and yet there is the ICON,
pensa,on" to the doctor, and the apothecary, and
the nurse, which are to be taken into the account
so that, on the whole, the poor fellow who was
snever sick in his life" is not n!uch TO be pitied
after all. NJ B.-This paragraph is written
in convalescence, and dull as it may be, could
never have been conjured up by any of your stu
pd people who cheat physicians out of their fees
and themselves out of a vast deal of pleasure Gas
well as pain) by having always the "fnest health
in the world "-BOst0n Post.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-10-17

ALUMINIUM, THE Nsw METAL FROM CLAY
OR BRIcK.-A large bar of this new metal, pre-
sen.ed by the Emperor Of the French, is now on
exhibition at the Polytechnic Institution, London.
The rare gift eyolses the admiration of all who
see it, not only account of the external sllvery
appearance, but also from its extreme lightness,
tonghness, malleabilty and durability, difficult
fusibility or absolute indifference to that tarnlsher
or destroyer of meta g. oxygen, stern resistance
to the action of water, and chemical contempt
for that bane of large cities suphnretted hydro
gen. Aluminium, It is reasonable to expect, will
form our culinary vessels; no more copper or brass
pans to poison our acid sauces, pickles, condlment
and confectionery. paper, Sept 8.
If this description ofaluminium, which although
discovered many years ago, by the late Sir Hum
phrey Davy, has been very little known, is cor
rect, it possesses many properties which are not
found in silver. This latter is not only very ex-
pensve, but it is easily tarnshed by the yolk Of
an egg, sulphuretted hydrogen, &c., and its
weight is about four times greater than that OF a.
lumiuium The color o(the new metal we under,
stand, more nearly approaches the blush white of
plantiuium than the purer white of silver. lis
specific gravity is only about q times that of wa
ter that of silver being nearly and of platina
22 tines-Boston Irareiler.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-10-17
How People Get Cold.

Not by tumbling into the river and drag
Cling home wet as drowned rat; not by pitching
into the mud, or spilled out into the snow in
seighing time; not by walking for hours over
shLe top in mud not by soaking in the rain with
out an umbrella; not by scrubbng the floor until
the unnameable sticks to you like wet rag not
by hoeing potatoes until you are in a Iather OF
sweat; not by trying to head pig in mid winter.
and induce him to run another way, for he won't
do any such thing not by seaming over the wash
tub not by essaying to teach Biddy to make
mlnce pies for Christmas, and theh worry your
self into a perstiration iecause The pies stick to
The pan. and come out in mass forgetting that
the pie pans, like people, are rather better for
greasnig, alias soft snap; these are not things
which give people colds: and yet people are all
the lime tellIg US how they "caught cold by ex-
posure."
The time for taking cold is after your exercise
the place in your own house, or ofice or counting
house.
II is not the act of exercise which gives the
cold but it is the getting cool too quick after sZer-
ciSing. For example you walk very fast to get to
the railroad station, to The ferry, or TO catch the
omnibus, or to make time for an appointment
your mind being ahead of you, the body makes an
over effort to keep up with it, and when you get
to the desired spot, you raise your hat and flnd
yourself in perspiraton you take a seat ard
feelng,quiie comfortable as to temperature, you
begin 10 talk with friend, or if New Yorker.
to read newspaper, and before you are aware OF
it. YOU experience a sensation Of chillness, and
the thing is done; you look round to see where
the cold is from, and find a window open or door
or that you have taken seat at the forward part
of the car, and moving against the wind, a strong
draught is made through the crevlces. Or may
be YOU meet friend at a street corner, who want
ed loan, and was quite complimentary, almost
loving you did not like TO be TOO rsde In the de-
livery of the two letlered monOsy liable, and while
you were conlriving, to be truthful, polite. and
safe, all at the same time, on comes the chilly
feeling from raw wind at The street corner. or
the sosh of mud and water in which, for the iirst
time. you noticed yourself standing.
Young ladies take their colds in grandIy dark
pa.Iors, unused and unfred for week; warm e.
noueh were they almost too warm in the sunshi-
ny street without and that parlor felt comfortably
cool at first, but The last curl of the visitor would
not dangle satisfactory, and while couquerlnS
that beautiful but unruly curl the visitor makes
an unexpected meeting with chill which calls
her TO the grave.
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Z An EIacting Husband.

Wycherly, the commedlan, married glll oil
eighteen. when he was yergng on eighty. Short
ly after. Providence was pleased, in its mercy to
the younp woman, 10 call the old man to another
and better world But ere he took his final
departure from this, he summoned his young wife
to his bedside, and announced to her that he was
dying; whereupon she wept bitterly. Wycherly
lifted himself up in the bed, and gazing with ten
der emotion on his weeping wife, said =
INV dearest love, have solemn promise to
exact from you belore quit your side forever here
below Will you assure me my wishes will be
attended to by you, however great the sacrifice
YOU will be called on to make?"
Horrid ideas of suttees, of poor Indian widows
being called ca to expire on funeral pyres, with
the bodies of their deceased lords and masters,
flashed across the brain of the poor woman
With conyulsive effort and desperate resolution,
she oasped out an assurance that his commands,
however dreadful they might be, should be obey
ed.
Then Wycherly, with ghastly smile, said, in
low and solemn voice:
"My beloved wife, the parting request | have
to make of you is-that when | am gone, (here
the Door woman sobbed and cried most vehement
ly.) when am in my cold grave Mrs. Wych-
ery tore her hair,)-when am laid luw--(the
disconsolate wife roared with grief, )-when am
no longer heavy burden and a tie on you-("Oh,
for Heavens sake" howled Mrs. W., ,"what am
to do?")-I command you, my dear young wife
-"yes, yes, love-" sobbed Mrs W.)-on pain
of incurring my maediction-("y-e-s. dear, y
groaned the horror stricken wife, ,)-never to mar
ry an old man again!"
Mrs. WycherIy dried her eyes. and, in the
most fervent manner, promised that she never
would-and that faithful woman kept her word
fur life
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SpIRIrrALrsM-The Philadelphia Argus says
The last, and one of the boldest ioIlies we have
heard, occurred last week, in the upper part of the
city. The spirit of murdered man has been for
months n tribulaton, but finally, few days
since, succeeded in communicating the fact that
having been murdered some ten years since, his
body was placed in dry well in sitting posture,
and the wei having since been filled, the position
was found inconvenient, especially as the place
had been built upon. and the spirit wants the bo-
dy taken up and decently inferred. The precise
location was indicated directly beneath the steps
of certain house in Hutchison street, between
Poplar and Girard avenue; and since then the
most laborious excavations have been going on to
find The body, while the story has afforded abun-
dant food for gossip.
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ALBEuARLE & CKGNGHAM
SLATE. .QUARRTES.

VIZ E. ELLIOTT respectfully informs the citizens
w of Stanton and ueighborhood, that he intends
opening SD TE YARD near the Depot,
Staunton, keeping constant supply Of A )
Quarry is pronounced by the Welshmeu he employs,
and other experienced Judges not to be surpassed by
any in the world His own experience since youth IN
dcnty 10 assert that the States cannot be equaed in
the United States He is prepared to do any quantity
of Stating, warranted free from leak.
Orders received in Staunton by McsSrs. Staples &
Martin at whose store samples be seen, and ino~
nation given, &C., Sc, or address w. +. ELLlOIf,
Charlottesville which viii receive prompt attention
Nav is, lS55.-tf
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as jet! Man! you never saw her How much
do you weigh ?"
"Ah! mere nothing-only few pounds."-
General Annesley seized MIR. Brown with both
hands, and held him suspended over the side Of
the car. In another moment he would have drop
ped into the abyss of space.
"Annesley ~ exclaimed the poor man, ''you
want TO mount higher!"
''Yes! yes!"
"Your only wish is to tighten the balloon 2"
eyes"
"Then how much do you weigh yoursef"
"Two hundred pounds"
"Wel, if you were to throw yourself over, the
balloon, ghtened of such great weight, would
dart upwards with inconceivable rapdty." The
madman reflected for a moment.
"True!' he said, ''you are right" He laid
Mr.. Brown in the bottom of the car, and stared
wildly around.
"My Maker!' he cried, 81 go to meet Thee /;
90 to embrace my child, my Emma" And
flinging himself over, he disappeared.
The balloon and its owner reached the earth in
safety; the latter; however, lay for many weeks
raving in brain fever. When he recovered, he
gave orders to have his perlous plaything sold at
any sacrifice, and soon afterwards provided him
self with an excellent care taker, in the shape of
pretty young wife, under whose tutelage ''the
MASTER" as his Irish valet reWarks, sis growing
dale mcre handy in himselfp So this was Mr.
Browns last ascent to the clouds.
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S;iETSIaE
POETRY.


From the Louisville Journal
rrS- This is so beautiful that it is holy;
My Child.
A light is from our household gone,
A voice we loved is stilled,
A place is vacant at our hearth
Which never can be filled;
A gentle heart, that throbbed but now
with tenderness and love bo.o
Has hushed its weary throbolngS n'4'
To throb in bliss above.
Yes, 10 the home where angels are
Her trusting soul has fled,
And yet we bend above her tomo
With tears, and call her dead.
We call her dead, but ah we know
She dwells where living waters now
We miss thee from our home, dear one
We miss thee from thy place,
Oh life viii ne so dark without
The suns. % of thy lace;
We wait b. L. &c at ewes sweet hour
When s. 5 Oegin to burn,
We linger i.,--ur cottage porch
To look fer thy return,
But vanly for thy coming step
We list through all the hours
We only hear the winds low voice
That murmurs through the flowers,
Aud the dark rivers solemn hymn
Sweeping among the woodlands dim.
The bird we loved is singing yet
Above our cottage door,
We SCH to hear it singing now
Since heard by thee no more;
The sunshine and the trembling leaves
The blue DER archng sky,
The music of the wandering winds
That float in whispers by
All speak in tender tones TO me
Ofall life's parted hours and thee
do not see thee now, dear one'
do not see thee now,
But even when the twilight Dreeze
Steals o'er my lifted brow
hear thy voice upon my ear
In murmurs low and soft,
/ hear thy words OF tenderness
That have heard so oft,
And ON nv wounded spirit falls
A blessing from above
That whispers, tho thy life is oer'
We have not lost thy love.
All no thy heart in death grown coid
Still loves us with love untold.
No need offame's proud voice Tor thee'
No need for earthly fame,
Thou art enshrined in our fond hearts,
And that is all the same;
Ay, full of faith, and trust, and nope
We tread liCe's troubled sea
Till the last throbbing wave OF time
Shall bear our souls TO thee
To thee, oh it will be so sweet
With all our sins forgiven
To mingle with our loved and lost
In cur sweet home in heaven,
To spend with all the blest above
= an an Tiui' u',T NeIson. Va. MATILDA
Beautiful indeed aud our friend of the journal,
eli as the fair authoress, will excuse the inmate
Iteratious we have made, to suit other hearts not
ricken.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-10-17

FIGHTING WoMEN.-Some of the earliest no
tices of boxing matches upon record, slngularIy
enough. took place between combaants OF the fair
sex. In an English journal of l722, TOR instance,
we find the following gage ofbatlle thrown down
and accepted co,
Challenge Elizabeth Wilkinson of Clerken-
well, having had some words with Hannah Hy-
field, and requiring satisfaction, do invite her to
meet upon the siage,and box me lor three guneas;
each women holding halt crown 10 eacn ha"''
and the first woman that drops the money to lcse
the battle
Answer-T. Hannah Hyfeld, of Newgate Mar
ke, hearing of the resoluteness of Elizabeth VIII
nson. will not fail God willing. to give her more
blcws than words, desiring home blows and from
her no favor, she may expect a good humping!
The half crown in the hands was an ingenious
device 10 preyen, scratching.-LOndon Quarterly
Rerteu