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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-11-14

To SLEEP WELL.-IIall's Journal of Health
fer October says:
Since the fullest amount Of sleep is essential to
the heathful working of mind and body as neces-
.ary food, it may be well to know how to secure
it as general rule.
/. Clarity your cossciencs. 2. Take nsthing
later than 2 O'clock, p. NJ, except some bread
and butter and small cup of tea of any kind, or
half glass of water, for supper. 3. Go to bed at
ssme regular hsur. 4. Get up the moment you
wake yourself, even at midnight. 5. Do not
sleep an instant in the day time. Unless your
body is in a condition to require special medical
advice, nature will regulate your sleep to the
wants of the system, in less than month and
YOU will not only go to sleep at once, but will
Sleep souady. Second maps" and "slestas"
make the mischief.
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NEW STAGE LINE,

I'M aud after the Ist of July, 1855, we Will run
UDdTLY LINE OF STAG G ES TX u
ST.4UNTON TO gYINCHESTER, forming con,
-.cf;on with Woodward s Cos. daily Accommodation
; of Eonr Horse Coaches from Staunton to Lexlug-
ton, Natural Bridge Buchanan, &C., and with the tir
xnia Central Railroad Staunton, from the terminus
Of which we are running daily line Of Fonr-horse
Coaches TO all the Virginia Springs,
R- this orranqement we are enabled to give through
tickets to any Of the above named places at rates OF are
MS low or lower than any other line.
Our Stages will leave Staunton Immediately atGr 'ne
arrival Of The Richmond and Alexandria cars IN the E.
yenino arrive at Winchester morning Returning,
leave Winchester in the evening" after the ARRIVAL OF
the Harper's Ferry and Baltimore cars, ana reach
For scas abplv at our Office at the American Hotel,
ar woodward House, Siatinton, pd
HARTMAN & BROWN, Proprietors.
Iuly A. 1855, If
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WI f. ELLIOTT respectfully informs the cltIe1' 1'
W. Of Staunton aud neighborho6d, that he in'ena' t
opening s l. TIE ~ near ins TyF'S; r r s
s Rooog anv Kind Of buildings The Slate from his
Quarry IS pronounced by the Wesh%en he employs U.s.
sud other experienced Judges, not to be surpassed Gy
snv in the world His own experience s,hGe {Gu'n ~,
sdnt 10 assert that the States cannot be cqraied IN
~ To;ted States He is prepared to do any quantity
.f Stating. warranted tree from leak:
Orders received in Staunton by Messrs' staples s,
Nartn al hose store samples can be seem ana % 1nor
- o;vcp &c &C. or address W. h. ELLlOl r.,
CharJo,fesyiIle which will receive prompt attention.
Nav Is, IS55.-tf
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How TO WASH WINDows.-The incest article
for washing windows is deer skin,as no particles
come off to adhere to the glass, and make it look
as il washed with feathers. There is no need OF
anything larger than hand basin for washing
windows. The great splashing some people make
in the exercise OF their art is entirely useless, and
is, moreover, deleierious. When the water 10
permitted to in great quantities over the glass,
it dssolves the putty, and soon loosens the panes
ffon their setting and also stains the glass. Two
pieces of wash leather and bowl of suds, are all
that are necessary. Wipe the glass first with the
wet cloth or leather, and after it becomes dry.
with the clean cloth, and then it will look clear,
and far more SO than if rnsed in a dpzen pals Of
water.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-11-14

OBErINe ScRIPTURE.-A gentleman who was
dsing well, but wanted to do better, in Kentucky
removed to farther western State, and, in an
swer to correspondent, wrote back the following
hattering account Of the country and its inhabi-
tants
"You ask me how like the country aud the
people thereof AS 10 the country, the land is
cheap as dirt, and good enough but the climate
is rainy. blowy, and sultry. The people died so
fast here that every man has his third wys and
every tuon,an is Oidow. As for the people, they
are perfect Christians; they fulfill the Scripture
to the letter, where it says, Let God be true and
ers,u man liar ="
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nrs1napL,E HOME FOR SALE,

YI0HE subscriber being deslrous oil cH1H5ug ms ~
ness, offers for sale the House ana Io'' Wnone h'
now resides, situated in the town OF Waynesoor0uSuS nS
Augusta county, Va The buildings are snr, s,r
well arranged as to convenience and comfort c,,r,l
Waynes6orough is directly on the Virginia osna
Railroad aud is regarded one OF the most Pi0'P'''
and thriving villages in the State ..,. sbowr
0r,- Terms will be LIBERAL and the properly SNOW"
Itbe subscriber TO any person wishing to plrchaSG,
y -" JAMES w. TAYLOR
Waynesboro', Aug. 10, 1886.
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sailing Of Cost.

lEAsON HIRSH & co. are now seinng on S snen
M large and well selected stock OF Sprlns and sum
ner Ready Made Clothing at cost THIS prSposi'do' d
will stand until the first of September when ihvy ae
Cio,h;ng 7rhe public are therefore respectfully and
Earnestly requested to call immediately at the store
room opposite E. NJ. Cushing & Co.'S and secure par
gains before they all so. 1I,.
,o.. "a oil knowing themselves indebted to us are
to come forward aud settle, as we must nave
.eon.v 10 90 North by the first OF September.
S.onnton 4ug 8, 1855
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witty gentleman of this city, speaking Of
friend who was Frustrated By illness, remarked
that '.he could hardly recover, since his constitu
ton was all gone"
'lf his constitution is all gone," said bystan-
der, 81 do not see how he lives at ALL"
"O," responded the wag, "he lives on the by
laws" Buffalo Express.
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pROTgCTION FROM LIGHTNING.

MUS .hcriber offer thcir services to the public gen
eralIv and fceling thankful for the kind patronage
heretofore so literally bestowed them, take tnlS
method Of Informing them that they are prepared 70
erect ON the shortest notice the best and latest
ELG 1T NJ ! 1g G Il ~ >.
-r,a pods hove bceu approved by all the scientific
IN the Country aud the Points the best and most e
,saswe exant, being made Of Copper and heavily PA
ted Nth pure Silver which adds greatly to & tns s@Crr
The Rods afford by the Points being really M" snrs
.entlv bright thereby at all times CONSTITUTING ~
a.d safe conductor Of Electricity .c,,. I;rht
The subscribers warrant them to be pcficet
,sy Conductor in every particular aud caution 5nS po
lie against imperfect Rods BAHER Iobo + Al
L.. CHARLES Moore Mt. jackson; Walter n Newman
New Market; Bowman s Sybert, Harrsonours' -h1
2 Grattan. John Craun, ST., Mt. Crawford
Iune l355.-tE
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Royu SwINpLING.-Or, hoW 10 obtain a
spieadid Carpet 1t was lately said the klng~o
Naples was likely to embroil himself In wal
with England. The King had comm'tted one Of
those petty acts of mean swindling that despo
can lawfully practice. The whole plot is thus
clearly developed
King Ferdinand of Naples, il appears, ordered
splendid tof carpets from an English manutac,
turer which were made to size, and ornamented
with the royal arms. The manufacturer accom-
panied his goods to Naples, which were refused
on the imperinent ground that they were never
ordered. although he produced the order in wrl
ting. He was told to sell them, but that was i'm
possible, as they had the royal arms on them
He was commanded to put them on board ship
and export them. He did ship them and had tt
pay export duty. The vessel was then refused :
clearance, and the carpets were landed. He wa:
then told to sell them by auction. very low
bidding was made. and no advance followed ano
he not allowed to buy them in. He got for then
much less than the export duty he had paid
But what became of the carpets? They were &C
tually bought at auction by one of the Kings a
gents, against whom none dared to compete, anC
now cover the floors Of the palace for which they
had been fabricated. The manufacturer com
planned to the British consul, VINO demanded
redress. but it was refused
But since the fall of Sevastopo the King be
came frightened, and has offered pecuniary rep
araton for this attempted royal swindling. Hi
coin will probably be accepted, as Great Britain
can claim nothing beyond ample reparation for thu
individual injustice.
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Notice.

rr,HE notes and accounts of d. w. c. Slanker up 70
tbe Ist inst are in my hands for collection. All
,.rsons indebted are requested to come iorward ,me
sateIv and make payment as it very deSiraDT @
~. the business without delay M IA VLi "a
Sta.nton July Is, 1853.
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DR, John NJ. BALDWIN

>rrrpS his professional services to the citizens oil
S,an.ton and its vicinity Office on Main street. one
Soor sbove the Woodward House.
St,nnton Oct IL, 1880.
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SrAUNrON SPECTATOR.
RxJ. IL. wADDELL, Jr.
II Il Il VI : .

rs.ssSpECTAToR''i is published onc.a ,ceek,
tT,o Dollars year if paid in advance or I'co Dot
Jsrs and FIFTY Cents If delayed beyond The expiration Of
he ysar Nosu5scrpon t0H be discontinued 6ut al me
option of the Editors, unI all arrearases are PAD
Ay- an COMMUNICATIONS TO the Editors by mdh musf
4, post. paid or heu tuN not be attended to.
1DVER TTSEHENT'So of thirteen hines Cor tess,l
Bewgeois type or lines (or less Mnton type IN
,,rt,d three Eaes for one dollar and t,oeatyre cents
Var ,nch sIbse1vent Continuance. Larger GdUsrtise
nent, ins.rted IN The same proportion -,
Ilberal discount made TO those ,cho advertise 6y me
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rN, Notice to Merchants, Es
TNFARMEGs ~ OTHERS Sa~

WorTD most respectfully call the attention OF
| Wo.oh.nts Farmers and Others visiting Richmond
This fall, to my large and general assortment OF r
BOOTS. SHOES. TRUNKS. CIRfEi-
BaGS. F,4LISES, Sc:
81. of which have been selected by myself this season
with great care and mostly purchased tor cash m m";
a, S Goods in my line as any other house, either
North or South either Wholesale or retail by the
nackage or dozeu-and certainly at prices that cannot
fail to please. j Call and examine tor yonrsc''e'"
'- ~ ALEX HILLS, Nc. l27, Main ST.,
Richmond Va, Manufacturer and
Dealer in Boots, Shoes, Trunks Car
pet-Bags, Nalises, &c.
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CosT OF KEEPING UP A FAsHIoNABLE CHURCH.
The N. Y. Life illustrated thus sums up the
annual cost of keeping up fashionable church in
that city. Interest en- cost Of building, &c.. $l4,-
900; salary of the PASTOR $4,000; salary of asss-
tant, $500; presents to pastor, $500; presents to
assistant, s.; salary to choir and wages of the or
gan blower, 81 600. Total, S20,605. In Boston
the cost is estimated at about 81 90 every Sunday.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-11-14

A GENERAL lNvIrArIoN.-rhe Boston Post
tells story of a down east militia captain who,
on receiving note from a lady requesting "the
pleasure Of his company" understood it as conf
pliment to those under his command, and march,
ed the whole of them to the lady's house.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-11-14

somebody-we don't know whom, but close
observer of human nature-says:
.s'rhere are not many folks in the world who who,
would do anything for Gods sake' II the devil
,,,e Jaad ,,
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urnE ATLiST.

u,aAT GOLD LEAF TOBACCO you have al, peer &c.
waiting f,r 50 loas, has arrived Send in your Or
sers. aud oblge ,urs, respectfully. ~ eocuR.N
Stannton, Aug |, l5oo W -
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1855. Fall Supplies. 1855
Rooks. PAPER, Stationery ana
y, a. epT,axy S.nHnS

A MORRIS, 81 Main street, Richmond, IS now O.
A. penng his usual large and general assortment OF
60ORS, PAPER, STAL10SEH;1 A fI5N ,,p tnr
r. which he would respectfully ask the attention Of the
merchants of Virginia, Norh Carolina and iennesses
visiting the city-assuring them OF as complete socS
to select from as be found in any Market anu "'"
terms as fair and as liberal .,,,.o1
m- A. NJ is sole agent for the sale OF the cS'eora'eu
Pianos manufactured by Worcester, aad VIII SuPpi!
them at factory prices. ....., ON
A;- Blank Books OF every description constantly On
hand and manufactured to crder
ms Binding of every description executed In the pest
maaacr.
Sept. 5, 1855.
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A friend asked pretty little child of six years
old: (Which do you love the best, your cat or
your dolIW The little girl thought sometime
before answering, and then whispered in the sss
of the quesIioner II love my cat the best, bat
please don't tell my doll"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-11-14

A classic youth says that if the Maids were
oons,a,,lv bathing, he presumes from their name
that the bryads were the ones who brought them
their towels.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-11-14

A female school teacher in her advertisement
stated that she was mistress of her own tongue"
.ifiba,,s the case," said caustic old bachelor,
81 she can, ask too much for her services"
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Admiral Duncan's address TO the officers who
came on board his ship for instructions. previous
to the engagement with Admiral de Winter, was
both laconic and humorous: "GentIemen you see
severe winter approaching have only to advise
you 10 keep up a good fire."
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-11-14

NOTED FEMALEs.-A London letter to the
Petersburg lntelIigencer, says:
''Mlss Coutis, the homely lady who fell in love
with the handsome Mario, lives in the Strand. is
worth 81 100000, and Notwithstanding her
wealth, is hated by every lady. Another distin-
guished character, Lady Byron, resides near our
present quarters"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-11-14

SUFFERIYGs OF A SHIPwRECKED CREw.-A-
mong the passengers by the Tay. from Brazil,
are Mr. Edwin Gardner, master OF the bark En-
terprise, wife and child. The Enterprise was
buund from Calao to Queenstown, and left the
former place. loaded with guano, on the 10th OF
Nav. On the 25th of July she encountered
heavy weather, which carried away her rudder,
and otherwise so damaged her stern that she leak
ed to such degree that it was found necessary to
abandon her the next day. Accordingly, the
whole of the crew and passengers took to the long
buat, with the intention Of reaching Monlevldeo,
800 miles distant. Daring this perous voyage,
in somewhat crazy boat, Mrs. Gardner was
safely delivered of daughter, under clrcum-
stances of extraordinary privation and hardship,
which continued without intermlsson for fourteen
DAYS. During that period these unfortunate peo
pie were expuset to tempestuous weather, cold
aud wet, and their food was saturated with salt
water, and for the last day or two they had no
fresh water to dink;this want added to the havoc
that death was making among their small party,
10 in all, must have been terrible.
The carpenter, Israel Powell, was the first vic
tim, on the 5lh VIM. Nori, cook. on the 9th and
William Thompson, boy, on the 9th of August
Their sufferings from drinking salt water, and e.
ventualy madness carried them off. On the 9Th
of August the Orient, Capt. Antonio, Of and from
Valparaiso, bound to Marseilles, fell in with the
sufferers, in latitude SO 80 S., lon. so W., took
them on board and treated them with every kind
ness in his power to beStow. On the 10Th, the
boy, James Ladsnn, died. On the 18th the O.
rient spoke the Cornelia l.. Bevan, Capt. Focke,
from Baltimore, bound 10 Montevideo. At the
hospital at this port the boy Richard Oliver died
on September 5, from gangrene in his feet, caused
by exposure. Through all this terrible trial Mrs.
Gardner and the child survived, and both are i'm
proving in health. Capt. Gardner speaks highly
of the KINDNESS ofihe Montevldeans, and also Of
Captains Antonio and Focke.
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Sm,,a.Sor Tobacco.

TUsT to haad and for sale supply Oh 1'"''"''
sJ inq tobacco of superior quality. ~ocuaAr
s,auatoa JyAs 20, lsSs. y. T.
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A GHAsTLY SpEcTAcLE.-It is almost ncredi-
BILE to state the loss of the Russians in Sebaslopo
alone; thousands and thousands of dead bodies
putrely the air, and, indeed, almost the earth. l
have been to see Sebastopo, and to describe the
state of it is almost, and indeed utterly impossible
It is a frightful den. The last two bombardments
have made frightlul havoc in the town. 1t can
only be compared to a sieve, it IS 50 riddled with
shot and she'll The buildings look quite perfect
from our batteries but once near them, you find
them nothing but shells; nothing remains of the
inside but confused piles of rubbish; no staircase
no floors, nothing remains except an unseemly
mass nor is there single door or window to be
seen in any Of them. ln walking tnrousn 'ne
town. wherever you could turn, nothing but dead
bodies piled on top of each other met the eye, and
a horrid strench saluted the nose; and what was
more shocking still, there were casks filled with
arms, legs, hands, toes and fingers, piled regular
y away in heaps.
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A CURIOSITY. New Haven Palladium
says: "We saw few days since, with great
deal of wonder, at the store of MIR. w. L. Canon,
couple of bottles, each of which would hold over
quart, and in one of which was saw mill In
operation, and in the other flour mill in opera
ton. Both mills were moved by crank in the
neck of each bottle. The bottles and machinery
were in possession of Mr.. A. Fl. Buckingham,
who is in the employ of Mr.. Canon. MIR. b.
saws the machinery was built within its covering
about thirty five years ago, by person then resi-
dent of New York State, but now deceased. lie
did it on wager of s., 900, which he won in less
than three years, which was the time allowed for
the work 1t has been suggested that the glass
must have been blown over the machinery; but 1t
is also stated that such thing would be impossl-
BILE with such kinds of bottles. They are filled
full with tie machinery which is braced and pin
ned, and otherwise made strong. There are cog
wheels. The neck of each bottle is filled up
with plug which is keyed up close to the neck.
The mystery of getting in the key, when there Is
hardly room between the plug and the neck OF the
bottle to get in tool as large as shinglc nall is
as great as any other wonder about the ingenus
affair. These curiosties may be seen by anybo-
dy, for few days, without any charge of course.
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Coon ApyroE-Among the many good things
;r The varauated memoirs of Rev. Sydney Smith,
is the following :-"When you meet with ne
lect ,et il rouse you to exertion, instead of NOR
lifyinq your pride. Set about lessening those de-
facts which expose you to neglect. and improve
,boss evcellencies which command attention and
resnectu - This is excellent advice.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-11-14

When watches are stolen from the jewellers, it
is inferred tha! no proper watch is kept upon the
premises
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The LAW AND THE CoNsTiTUTIoN.-A new, or
sorae say, an old reading of this caption is had as
follows:
Judge Wiley, as heis called, was once presi-
ding in San Augustine county, when legal bully
attempted 10 intinidate him.
Thompson having succeeded in packing jury
to suit his purpose, turned his attentiaR 10 the
Court and remarked
IF your Honor please, here is the law which
governs this cass,' at the same time drawing a
Bowie knife of an unusual size and laying it be-
fore him acrsss an open book.
'Forewarned, forswarned,' said the Judge, and
drawing from beneath his hunting shirt, not a
colt, but horse pistol, he very calmly rejon-
ded-
This, sir, is the constitution, land is paramount
to the law
Mr. Thompson, finding himself thus matched
peaceaby acquiesced The 'be!ter part of valor
is discretion" says Falstaff.
RULE FOR BUTTER MAKING.-The Massachu-
seis Committee on Diaries says:
Your committee having much experience in
butter making, offer The following rules as the
result of their experience:
The newer and sweeter the cream the sweeter
and higher favored will be the butter. The air
must be fresh and pure in the room or cellar where
the milk is set. The cream should not remain
on the milk over thirty-six hours Keep the
cream in tin pals or stsne pots, into which put a
spoonful of salt at the beginning then stir the
cream lightly every morning and evening: this
will prevent it from moulding and souring churu
as often as once week, and as much ofiener as
circumstances will permit. Upon churning, add
the cream upon all the milk in the dairy. Use
nearly an ounce Of salt to pound of butter
Work The butter over twice to free it from butter
milk and brine, before Jumping and packing. Be-
ware that it is entirely free from every particle
Of butermllk, and it will keep as long as desired
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Hearing man complain that political papers of
all kinds chad become such liars that for his part
he did NOT believe any of them," reminds me Of
1be old story of the miller and his three sons
COMING into the mill, and finding grst in the
hopper, the old man cried out:
..rom, have you tOled this rist2"
s.Yes' SIR"
"BlI. have you tolled this grist?"
eyes, sir" .,
eyes, sir"
"You ar. all pack of lying scoundrels." says
the old man. 81 don't believe word you say
III toll it myself"
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AN ANCIENT FRoG.-James Crabtree,pit sink
er to Messrs Achroyd, of Burkinshaw Bottom, in
sinking nit at Morley, near Leeds. recently
found live frog in The centre of large coal two
hundred and thirty feet below the surface, consd-
erably below the Morley tunnel, to which it is
close adjoining. The frog is still very lively
When found il was very dark io color, but it is
becoming like the common every day specles;-
The eyes oft are very bright. and surrounded
with gold ring. 1t has four claws on its tore
feet and five (web footed) on the hind feet. Its
mouth is closed. or firmly shut, but it has two
vents apparently nostri!s on the top of its nose;
The seam of csal, from which it was disinerred
was saturated with water; and probably from this
circumstance, combined with close confinement,
il has been enabled to sustain its half torpid life
through countless ages.-Lseds (Eng.) Mercury.
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THY WILL BE DoNE.-The late Mr.. Kilpin.
of Exeter. writes, 81 know a case in which the
minister, praying over child apparently dying,
said, sIf it be thy will, spare-.' The moth
er's soul yearning for her beloved, exclaimed, 'lt
must be his will cannet bear its loss.' The
minister stopped. To the surprise of many the
child recovered and the mother, after almost suf-
ferng martyrdom by him while STRIPPING, lived
to see him hanged before he was two and twenty
Oh it is good to say, Not my will, but thine be
dnna'O