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Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-12-12
PoEder.Mill ExplOsio n.

Last evening about tea time, our citi'
zens were startled by terrific explosion
which shook every building in the city
The most substantial brick buildings in
the city were Jared TO their foundations
Persons who happened to- be looking to.
wards the north soon observed large
column of light fame up, followed By
dense clouds of smoke, which led TO the
.supposition that the powder-mills Of
Messrs. A. p. Waterhouse d Co., had
again blown up. Its...,. r. IT, H
| Our reporter, who promptly repaired
to the spot this morning on foot, has just
returned and confirms the supposition. i
Il. The explosion was occasioned by fire
in The dry:house. How the fire origina-
Fled is not known. At the time most Of
the hands were fortunately al supper----
I've men were just washing to 20 to their
meals when they. observed the fire, and
made their escape just before the "xplo-
sion, warning persons in the vicinity in
time to get out Of danger. 7 +
The magazine, containing one thousand
FIVE hundred kegs Of powder, and situa-
ted about one hundred yards from the
mill. was not injured he 'ce the loss is moi
50 neayy as II might have been. No per.
son was killed, or even injured, as we be.
lieve. :>5-i .+>...- ..-.Ha .-'...I +
The loss in machinery will be consid.
erable-onc peiee alone is said to have
cost 81 900. But we presume the delay
lin getting in operation will be the most 70
be regretted. .glrs i: f..
This is the third time these mills have
blown up within year or two.--Ports-
f,lolkh L OLinl Zrih,tne oQkh MI
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-12-12

OBEY1So ORDERS. =" Edward" said
his mother to boy Of eight, who was
trundling hoop in the front yard, Ed,
ward You must not go out Of the gate in
TO the street" "
""No, ma, WON'T" was the reply. II
A few minutes afterwards his mother
had occasion to go to the window. 70
her surprise she saw Edward in the street,
engaged in the edifying employment OF
manufacturing dirt pies. " =.
Didn't tell yon said she angrily, not
TO go through the gaten -:
"Well I didn't mother" was the very
satisfactory reply. Il climbed over the
fence!'. -. Il .... ~ 4
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-12-12
Messas, ofths Governor Of South Carolina

. / r.
Governor Adams, Of South Carolina
in his recent message TO; the Legislature
thus refers to Massachusetts,: d.
II received certain resolutions from thu
State Of Massachusetts,, which l returned
to the Governor Of that State. Had Mas.
sachusetts confined herself to res .lutioni
expressing her feeling and purposes in re.
lation to slavery, impcrtinent as !, might
have regarded them, | would have re.
ceivcd them with indifference, and trans.
mitted them without comment; but Icon.
slider the acts Of her late Legislature as an
insult and an outrage upon every member
Of the Confederacy who has right to de-
mand the enforcement Of the Fugitive
Slave Act. y- F ~ l.' l..
"A state whose Legislature deliberate
", unblushingly and uniformly violates
her constitutional obligations, and whose
people resist the execution oflaw even to
the shedding Of blood, is not entitled to
comfy from US, and / feel, too, that |
hesitate not to afix to such conduct the
seal ofofficial condemnation. The peo.
pie Of South Carolina are alive to the il.
sue, and are mindful Of their obligations.
They are calm because they are self.reli-
ant They have not forgotten their his.o-
Try. and will not failto yindicate its teach.
ings. Come what may, they will do their
duty, and leave the consequences to God !"
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-12-12
zcNuld,fiul snake Story

i +
SINGULAR occrLAR DELusiox. There
Il good deal 81, excitement in Rocking
ham county, N. e., on account Of asnake
having been seen which has 4 human
head. The animal was only seen By a
SON Of Mr.. o. B. Stone. He first saw il
at his fathers terpentine still His faith
er to whom he attempted to point the
monster, was never able to see Il, though
the boy declared that ID was UNDER his
! feet. Several attempts were made By the
boy TO shoot him, but the different guns
he used would never explode when poin-
ted in the direction Of the snake though
they would FIRE If turned another way
Rich. D;spatch.
The father in 10 letter to the Madison,
n. c.. Democrat, says:
s'Some OF my neighbors csrne in again
to see the Snake, and to she if they could
find any marks it made, SO we sprinkled
ashes all over the Still House and in the
hole where il always came in, and we tied
my son fast, 90 he could not make tho
track himself, in any way whatever, and
then we Left him tied, in the Stilf House,
BY himself, and went away, and it was
but q few moments before he let us know
that the Snake was in the Still House
again and we went TO see il there was any
mark; and behold ! there was a mark as
broad as my hand where it came in and
went out, and they were confirmed twas
something; ibid not suffer Alfred 70 stay;
about the Still House but a little, for
whenever he goes there he il sure to see
it, and italso appears to him in different
parts Of the farm, but notso as it does at
the StillIHouse; and he was told to talk to
i. and it would ten him what 1t wanted;
and he says he asked itin the name ofthe
Lord what did itIwan: and he says it said
to him that it wanted to destroy the Still
linz, and sneaked of, so then to be con-
vinca1, Lifted Alfred in the Still House
again AMI he was told to wear clover in
his hat, and thenhe could see what il was,
and while he was tied in the Still House
be had clover in his hat, and he saw the
snake come and peep in the house, hav-
ing q face, eyes, mouth, togueI and all pre-
cisely like man he perfectly knew, and
all but the head was precisely like . rat
tie snake;anl. it scared him prodigiously..
Then on Sunday last, 29th Oct, there
was great many persons who came to
my house, who doubted the reality Of the
mark Of the snake, came to see if they
could find the mark, and tied Alfred
again, in order that2they might be con-
WINGED, all Of them respectable men. saw
! the marx distinctly, and were convinced
Of the mark Of the snake" u
II The truth of the statements contained
in the farmer's letter to the Democrat, is
attested By a dozen Of the.prominent men
ofRockingliaim county, xhesaw the mark
ofthe snake in the ashes, and knew the
boy was tied too securely to have made
it himself. The Demoera. says that the
boy.is very much alarmed and his health
is fast giving way underthe mental effects
Of this horrible delusion.E The snakebids
fair to rival the great Silver Lake Serpent.
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-12-12
Frightening The Wrong Passenger.

Some years ago, when the old steamer
Ivanhoe, Capt. Jinney German, usel TO
run from Savannah to Augusta, the inci-
dent we are about to relate Occurred, and
was Witnessed by ourreporter' When the
Iyanhoe arrived a. Augusta, acountryman
was seen on the wharf, dressed in home
spun. his coat. fitting sotightly across his
shoulders rs 70 raise his arms several inch
Ies higher than nature Intended them to
hang. His appearance generally would
indicate tina. he. was directly from the
Elkefonoke, and Cor the first time in his
life. was gazing upon things pertaining to
civilization. He was what our boatmen
termed "a comical customer" He had
never seen steamboat, nor dreamed
OF locomotive. The appearance Of the
bridge seemed to be more than he could
realize as fact, and the steamboat unman-
ned him. Our boatmen drew him into
conversation, and were as much amused
withhis remarks as his appearance. They
got him on borad Of the steamer, and
thought they had engaged fun enough for
several trips. One Of the officers Of the
boat named. was peculiarly fond Of a
practical joke, and deemed the opportunity
TOO good 10 be lost. He assured his com
rades that he had plan by which he In.
tended to make johnny Greenjump over
board. lie accordingly brought out q
hideous looking bowie.knife, which was
in his possession, and, assuminga perfect
washbuc!ler air, approached the country,
man. sayins-I've found YOU a. last my
man-I've been looking for YOU" and
throwing himselfinto d position indicating
an assault, had no sooner got within arms
length of the enemy than he found himself
stretched upon the deck and his knife in
the possession of the foe, who fell upon
him and gave him most unmerciful beat
disabling him so as to render itnec-
.esary for him to take to his bed and keep,
it, When the countryman had satisfied
himselfthat<he had given him enough, he
arose amidst the astonished lookers-on,
who had so mistaken his caracter, aad ex
claimcd-"G Gentlemen, is there any other
MAN intyour boat LooKrN'. FOR ME?"-
They assured that there was not, and al
lowed him to leave fully satisfied tia. they
had got the worst of the joke.
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-12-12
Helmbold's Genuine Preparations.
r. HELMBoLn's n GnLY CONCENTRATES /
COMMONWEALTH EXTRACT suct,l

= I. Z ~. T. p"
r. HELMBoLn's n GnLy CONCENTRATES #
ccMPo UND FLUID EXTRACT suctiu
For diseases Of the bladder. and kidreys, Sc
cret diseases, structures, weaknesses, and
all diseases oi tie sexual organs, whether
inmale or female, from whatever cause they
may have originated, and no matter Of how
long standing.
II you have contra cited the terrible disease
which, when once seated in the system, will
surely go down from one genefationto anoth.
er, undermining the constitution snd sapping
the very vital fluids Of life, do not trnst your
every day 10 aEcity like this, and ill the pa
pers with glazing schools, too Well calcu.
lated 10 deceive the young, and those not ae-
quainted with their tricks. You cannot be
too careful in the selection Of q remedy in
these cases.
The Fluid Extract Buchu has beeu pro.
nounced by eminent physicians the greatest
remedy ever known. itlsa medicine per-
fectly pleasant in its taste, and very innocent
lin lis action, and yet SO thorough that i an
initiates every paiticie Of the rank and poi.
sonous virus oil this dleadful disease; and un-
like other remedies, does not dry UP the dis
ease in the blood. ~
Constitutional Debility brought on BY self
abuse, a most terrible disease, which has
brought thousand Of tbeFhuman race 10 un-
timely graves, thus blasting the brilliant hopes
of parents, and blightng iu the bud the glo
rious ambition oflnany q. noble youth, can
be cured BY this Infallible Remedy. sAnd as
a medicine which must benefit everybody,
from the simply delicate 10 the confined and
lesra ring invalid, no equal 10 10 be fund &C.
ting both as cure and preventative.
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-12-12

LIFE AND ExIsrEsoE.-The mere lapse
Of years is notlife. Toeat and drink, and
sleep, to beexposed to darkness and the
light, to pace round in the mill Of habit,
and turn thought into an implement Of
trade, this is not life. In all this. but n
fraction Of the consciousness Of human.
tyis awakened, and the sanctities still
slumber which makes It worth while 70
be Knowledge, truth, love, beauty,
goodness, faith, alone can give vitality to
tl,e mechanism ofexis.ence. The laugh
% m Y, that yibrates through the heart,
ne dry wastes within, the music that
brings childhood back, the PRAYER thaj
calls the future near, the doubt which
makes US mediate, the death which star.
Ties US with mystery. the hardship which
iorces US to struggle, the anxiety thai
ends IN trust, are the true nourishnent 81
our natural being.--.ias. Mart;neau.
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-12-12
PHoNO0RAPHY.

Had Photography been known forty years
ago, u would have saved me 30 years Gf hard
labor III Hon. Thomas n. benton.
Some Of our students not vet 90 years or
aie making more money BY Phonogrnrhy. IN |,
the Principal Of the High School, amer having
gwen himself for mofe than twenty ! ears u
his procession John s. Hart, Principal ~
the High School. Philadelphia.
+. This beautiful system Of short hand taught
through the mail, by VIZ. TEBBs, Phonogranh-
g teacher, Providence, Rhode island. Terms
Tor course Of twelve lessons, including mn
eSpla natory corrections 10 OH exercises, SS. Ia
Any newspaper, periodical, "a, .iyina
TINS advertisement two insertions, ,Ilciudins
lhla notice, and forwsrding copy "a above.
will receive the lessons ]. a a, A IA 8' 80 II
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-12-12

Sammy went to see hip grandfather, 4
pious OH gentleman, who was wont to dis
course much toNyoung Samuel upon d.
vine things. Thenlad, while taking ride
one day, in his grandfather,s Garage, af-
ter sitting moment in>silence, inquired:
lis Godeyerywhere?" "Yes, my child. =
.ls he in this earri.ge"', %Certainly he
is." "Then all I've got to say is, he's
having . splendid ride" The graudfath-
Or lifted his sPectacles, looked at Sammy,
touched up his horse, and said not 4
word. n: - -t.f n XXI
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-12-12
HELxsoLD's H'cnLY cosrExrRArED
Compound Fluid Extract sarsaparilla

Compound Fluid Extract .Sarsaparilla.
For purifying the blood, removing al diseases
arising from excess OF mercury, exposure
and lmpFndence in life, chronic eonstitll-
ID iional diseases, arising from an impure state
Of the blood aad the only reliable and ef-
feet, III known remedy, for the cure of scro-
fula, salt henm, scald head, alterations Of
the throat and legs, pains snd sNellings oil
the bones tetter, pimples on the face, and
Ia all scnly ernptions OF the skin.
E This article is now prescribed by some oil
the most distinguished hysicisns in the coun-
try. and has proved more efficient in practice
than any preparation OF sarsaparilla yet offer
ed to the pubic. Several cases Of secondary
SYPHILIS, niercufeal and scrofolous diseases have
entirely recovered in the incurable wards oil
our public Institutions which had foi many
years resisted every mode OF treatment that
could be devised. These cases furnish stri.
king examples or the salutary effects OF this
medicine In affesting some Of the most inyet.
crate diseases, after the glands were de.
stroyed, ana The bones alreadv affected. V
NoTIcE.-Letters from responsible physi-
clans and professors Of several Medical Col.
leges, and certificates Of cures from patients
vii, VII De found accompanying both Ptepara-
PaIcEs, Flaid Extract Of Ruchu, III per
bottle. or 8 bottles for IS. Fluid Extract sar.
sapaiilla, 81 per bottle. or 6 bottles for IS;
equal IN strength 10 one gallon OF syrup Of
sarsaparilla. ~ !.
Prepared ard sold by, H. r. HELnporp.
Chemist: 2es Chestnut street, near the Cirard
House, Philadelphia, t%s M" 4 4
Z To be- hat of Nc COY q JONES Dufs,o
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Original Novel BY n. P. Willis.
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A WoRD.-A mother sat at the Preside
ofhome, and her darling boy sat with her.
Love and peace seemed hoyering over
them. A word from that mothers lips
was treasured up in the heart Of the boy.
Years rolled on. The boy had gone from
the parental roof, and his voice was heard
in the halls Of his country. But through
him spoke the holy influence Of mother,
land nation felt the power of that fireside
word. Again, it Is night. A fair.haired
boy looks imploringly in the face Of a
worldly minded mother, and inquiries Of
holy things. Thai mother utters d word
that brushes forever the germ Of eternal
truth. A word fifty spoken il like dew. to
I dropping flower. One badly spoken IS
like the worm that never dies, and n word
unuttered may affect the world for veal
or wo. II sc :.
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-12-12

/. One of the townsmen meeting with ono
Of the strolling organ players was inclin.
cd to engage in conversation with him
and asked him: r. !
What part in the grand drama Of liCc
DO You perform?" -. /
~ mind my own business" was the
brief and pointed reply. 49, !
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-12-12

A NOBLE BoY.-A bow was once tenn,.
Cd bysome ofhis companions 70 pluck HE
cherries from tree which his father had
forbidden him to touch. ..You need M
Dc afraid = said one Of his companions,
"for if your father should find out that
You had taken them, he IS 50 kind that
would not hurt YOU" "That is the yery
reason replied the boy "why ! would
not iouch Them ~ is true, my father
would nettouch me; vet nv disobedionee
know would hurt my father; and tina,
would be worse to me then ANYTHING else !,
4 boy who grows up with such princi.
pies, would be man ii the best sense d
the word, Il betrays regard for recti.
tude that would render him Trustworthy
under every trial Il VA 1850
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-12-12
OR Gbip aIas!,st.

A good lady who had two. children alex
with tho measles. wrote to a f;icnd for the
best remedy Thefriend had inst recciv-
eda note fiom anotherlady. inquiiing the
way 70 make pickles. In tie coalrsipn,
theildy who cnqrired about the pickles
received the remedy for measles, aud thc
anxious mother Of the sick children with
horror, read the following: "scald them
three or four times in hot yineg gar, and
sprinkle them with salt; in few days they
will be cured
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-12-12

II am glad to find you better" said
John Hunter, the famous surgeon, Il
Foot the equally famous actor, one NOR.
hing, you followed my prescription d
course?"', . 4 - 4 i.sI. f
Indeed did not, doctor" raplied Sam
''for ! should have broke my neck?" "a
"Broke your neck?" exclaimed Hunter
III amazement. e A
"Yes,p said Foote, "for ! threw your
prescription out of a three story win.
Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-12-12
I How TO CnoosE 4 HuspAxp.-Ne'ye

How TO CHOOSE a HusBAxD.-Net'ver
marry man until you have seen him eat.
Let the candidate fof your hand pass
thr ugh the ordeal OF eating soft boiled
eggs. Ifhe can do it|hnd leave the table
spread and napkin and his shirt ,inspotted
--iake him. Try him next with q spare
rib. IL hsaccomplishes this feat without
putting out one Of hit own eyes. or pitch
ing the bones into your lap, name the
wedding-day at oncs he WIN % u lie