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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-01-03

&C. Mrs. Partington is said to have anx.
Iously asked if Uncle Tom is a better man
thar Enoch, of Biblical memory. Sh.
grounds her inquiry on the fact that sbo
has heard that Uncle Tom has been trans.
lated seven times, while Enoch was trans.
lated but once.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-01-03

ga very candid young lady says. "When
| 90 to the theatre, | am very careless of
my dress, as the audience are too atteDtiv.
to the play to observe my wardrobe; but
when go to church am very particular
in my outward appearance, as most people
go there TO see how their ueIghbors dress
and deport themselves"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-01-03

e. Mr.. Macauay is said to have made
an important discovery Of mass of Stuart
papers relating to period Immediately an.
terror to The death of Queen Anne. This
discovery will, while adding to the value
and importance of what he is about, DELAY.
at the same time, the ong-looked-for day
when two new volumes are to appear.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-01-03
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From the Hons Journal.

CHILpREN.-Among the lesser profaaiIiee o.
this bad world, (of which, let us say IN passing,
there are not few.) we have always thought /,
was an airocity to find stuff for rdcule in the
broken language of ckitdren. A very common
newspaper currency is joking upou baby talk as
echoed by mothers and nurses. There is, at the
same time in the ntantile mind-its thoughts and
languaue-rich stores ofpoetry aud 1t is with real
delight that we find an instance Ut ITS true reco@-
milton and transfer into the verse that properly en-
balms it. The following. which appeared some
time since in the New Orleans Delta. seems to US
exquittely touching and beautiful
Little Benny and Santa Claus.
| had told him, Christmas morning,
As he sat upon nay knee,
Holding fast his little stockings,
Stuffed as full as full could be,
And attentive listening to me,
With a face demure and mild,
That old Santa Claus, who filled them,
Did not love naughty child,
"Bnt we'll be good, won't we moder?"
And from off my lap he slid,
Digging deep among the goodies
Ia his crimson stockings hid;
While turned ne to the table,
Where tempting goblet stood,
Brimning high with dainty egg nog,
Sent me by L neighbor good
But the kitten, there before mo,
With his white paw, nothing lath,
Sat, by way Of entertainment,
Shaping off the shining troth;
And in not the gentlest hunor
At the loss of such treat
confess. rather rudely
rTbrus, hin, nut into tho street
Then how Benny's blue eyes kinded
Gathering up the precious store
He had busily been pouring
In bis tiny pinafure,
With generous look that shamPd me,
Sprang he from the carpet bright,
Showing. by his men Indignant,
All baby's sense OF right.
"Come back, Harvey :" called he, loudly.
As he held his apron white
"You shall have iny candy wabbit!'
But ,he door was fastened tight;
So he stood, a5ashed and silent,
In the centre Of the floor,
With defeated look alternate
Bent on Inc and on the door.
Then, as BY snme sudden Impulse,
Quickly ran he to the fire.
And while eagerly his bright eyes
Watched the Games % high and higher,
In brave, clear key ne shouted,
Like some lordly little slt.
"Sauta Klaus, come down de chimney,
Make my moder have herselt!"
81 will be good girl, Benny"
Said |, feeling the repruof;
And straightway recailsd poor Harvey,
Mewing ON the gallery roof.
Soon the anger was frgotten,
Laughter chased away the irown,
Apd they gam5oled meath the live oaks,
Til the dusky night came down.
In my dim, Gre-lghed chamber.
Harvey purred beneath my chair,
Aud my play woru boy beside ne,
Knet to say his evening prayer:
"God bess iader-God hess moder,
God bess sister ;'-thcn pause;
And the sweet young lips devoully
Murmered, God beSs Santa kaus."
He is sleeping: brown and silken
Lie the IaShes. long and meek,
Like caressing, clingng shadows
On his plump and Peachy cheek;
And bend above him weeping
Thankful tears-Oh. UrdeGIed!
For womans crown OF glory,
For the blessing nta child.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-01-03

Ga. When Nelson's famous signal was CIV
en-"EngIand expects every man to do bis
duty"-two Scotchmen were standing on
deck, and one pulled long, sour face, and
said, "Ech, Sandy, there's naethlng there
about puir old Scotland - "Hoot, mon y
said Sandy, Scotland kens weel her barns
always do their duty. 1t Is only hint 10
these Engishers !"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-01-03

HARD TImes.-These are hard times
decidedly. Everybody is COMPLAINING
Borrowers can't borrow what they want,
and lenders aye suspicious and fearful
There never has been tighter time that
we know of. Fortunate is he who is out
of debt and has "money in his purse. =
Dollars are getting to be quite a curiosity
to poor people. Even dimes and sixpen-
ces seem to be among the things that
werc."
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-01-03

ARTIFICIAL FLyING.-Arti6cial hying
has been attempted in all ages. Friar Ba-
con, in 1878, maintained the possibility of
the art. and predicted it would be of gene
raj practice. Bishop Wilkins says, in
1915; 1T will yet be as usual to hear q
man call for his wings when he is going on
a Journey. as it is now to hear him call for
bis boots."
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-01-03

threw the doorwan rupee as I passed,
which knew was expected. There were
number of Europeans there, but as
they were all dressed in white Clothes
with hats of, they attracted little observa-
tion -ChambPrS'S Journal.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-01-03

e@e The wealthiest citizen of Louisville
is said to be the Hon. James Guthrie. Sec.
retary OF the Treasury. His property in
enc district CT the city is taxed at s5Oi.20S.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-01-03

The JaYSIYG's EsrATE.-The Rich
mond Whig publishes the following eX-
tracts from letter received from an IN
telIigent Virginian in England, dated Oct
"a, 1854:
81 cannot find the VIII Of Old Jennings
for the reason that Lord Beauchamp has
lost it where he could not find IT now. He
administered the estate as next Of KIN ,
Earl Howe taking possession Of Acton
Place as next heir so that they cannot be
reached except will be found later han
that now on record, which would show
special devlses and bequests to your an
cestors, or some other claimant.
IF the will was found, and if lapse OF
time did not operate as an eilectual bar to
recovery, mhm nen'9 a. II would take
mint OF money, and many years. to oust
Lord Howe, and the Beauchamps have
squandered away the money. (2) A
deeper fraud was never practiced or plan
ned than this claim. 1t has ruined MANY
claimants, and will ruin many more. !
would not touch IT, for | was cautioned
about 1t on my arrival, by friends, and |
took their advice. Thousands of INDECENT
knaves, who practise law in London, would
starve but for the harvest they reap from
the investigation Of such clalms;'' and they
stimulate inquiry and excite false hopes by
newspaper publications aud letIers-lacri
causa-with the full know ledge that never
dollar could by possibility be recovered.
IT'S thing almost unknown to recover
claims Of this character"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-01-03

GG> A rather singular marriage contract
was few days since entered INTO in Tennes-
see. The wife is worth cool fifty thou
sand. The husband is the rightful owner
Of magnificent goatee, The contract
was as follows: Article 1st. The hus-
band is to have no interest IN the wife 5 es-
tate. Article I'd. He is not TO collect any
debts of the concern. Article 3rd. The
beloved husband is not to chastise or con-
troll any of her servants without the wife 5
consent. Article 4th. The husband binds
himself to pay the wife one hundred and
fifty dollars for board and to have his lodg-
ing gratis.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-01-03

&G- A lady was dreadfully aiTronted the
other day, because a gentleman accosted
her as al old acquaintance.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-01-03

GS- A breeder Of Shanghais says that
one cf these fowls, when eating corn, takes
one peck at . time.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-01-03

&5, 4 SoutheIner gave party 10 few
friends, who happening TO converse about
Sambo's power OF head endurance, the
gentleman said he owned negro whom nc
one in the party could knock down or in
ure by striking on the head A strong
bury fellow laughed at the idea. and as
Sam, the colored person, was about enter
ing with the candles, the gentleman stood
behind the door, and as he entered Sam
head received a powerful sockdologer.-
rhe candles Alckered a little, but Sam
passed quietly on, merely eXcaiming,
Gentlemen, be careful Of de elbows, or dc
lights will be distinguished.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-01-03

f5- The Companion TO the Almanac" con-
tains return, compiled from official sour
ces, of the killed and wounded of the reg
uar Briiioh troops in military and naval
actions from 1893 to 1853 The results
exhibit less amount of bltodshed than
the popular Imagination usually connects
with great wars. The total number of kill
ed 0, regular British troops in the military
and naval actions of Great Britain from
1898 to 1915, was 19, 1876, of whom, 1,16O
were officers The total number of wound
ed was "A, $50, Of whom, 9,720 were Off
GERS.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-01-03

o. A lady passing through New Hamp-
shire, observed the following notice on a
board:
Horses taken in TO grass. Long tails
three shiIIings and sixpence, short tails two
shiiing.." The lady asked the owner OF
the land the reason for the difference OF
p;ice. He answered, You see, nam,
The long tails can brush away the flies
but the short tails are so tormented
by them that they can hardly eat al
all.n
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-01-03

SHAVING THE FACE.-Dr. E. Sanborn, o
Andover. writes to the Boston Medical and
Surgical Journal quite an interesting letter
in favor of wearing the beard He take;
the ground that the custom of shaving the
beard among nations of men is always at
tended or followed by marked deterlora-
ton in the physical organization, not only
of The existing race of people, but of the
r4ce 10 come, and quotes examples from his
tory to support bis conclusions. he say,
that the aboriginal inhabitants OF our SOIL
and climate were once brave, powerful mn
merous; but they waged war against ma
ture by uprooting the beard from their Ia
ces and consequently grew more and more more
elfeminate with every generation. until
they became an easy prey to their enemies
and are themselves uprooted from the lace
of the earth. He cites the Chinese, too, as
people, who have been shorn of their
locks and of their strength together, tll, IS
nation. they have only mere nominal
existence; and he says of the Abrahamlc
race, whose creed it is TO preserve unmarr'
ed 'the corner of their boards" that he
never saw case of pauperism, premature
physical debility, or premalnre disease a.
mong them. He says:
"The habit of shaving IS not of 'orlsn
divine as thousands seem TO think, but
quite the reverse. The ancient patrarchs,
The holy prophets, Christ aud his disciples,
and the earlier and probably purer Chris
tians, deemed it violation Of the laws OF
their nature. Alexander enforced 1t upon
his army that they might thereby gain a
bloodler conquest. The nobility of Spain
adopted it through courtsey 10 their beard
less prince. The mass were of course sub
iected to the humiiiati1g process, but ex-
pressed heir repugnance to the outrage IN
we'll known proverb-'Since we have
lost cur boards, we have lost our souls
that is, ourselves, our identity. We are
rather souless slaves than the men our
Maker made and designed us to be-"
Dr. Sanborn concludes with calling upon
every lreeborn son of America to shake off
all conventonalities which oppress human
ty and especially such as insidously tend
to violate and depress the true manliness
of man, and he implores all mothers, SIS
ters and wives to second these efforts and
exercise th.ir good taste in creating and
sustaining such purely American habits ana
fashions as will TO the end of time render
them and their descendants more excel
lent in all the relations of life.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-01-03

sTamsssa means a great deal Of fur
The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-07-30
" Ono Of the Brands ~

Under this head the Union and american
publishes the following from the Knoxville
Standard:
The Know Nothing editors of this city published
q statement last week in regard TO the speaking at
Jacksboro at the bottom of which two names ap'
pear as certifers. Now we charge thatone OF them,
70 wit Moses White never signed his name to that
document or authorized his name TO be attached to
H. Gentlemen, you must be hard rum We make
this assertion on the authority of gentlemen who
have heard Mr. White deny it publicly on the
streets.
We are credibly informed that MOSES WHITE
denounced this statement as false before it aP-
peared in the Standdrd-that after the editor
had written it, he promised Mr.. White it
should not appear, as Mr.. White assured him
il was false-and that after it did appear, Mr..
White held the editor to personal account with
out ceremony, and "with gloves off" "One
of the frauds" is this attempt to discredit Mo-
sEs WHITE's endorsement of the Jacksboro'
statement by denying that he signed it. This
denial appeared in the Knoxville Standard as
early as the 21st inst-it was seen and read in
that paper 10 this city more than week ago.
why has the Union and american postponed
its republication to so late day
The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-07-30
Caution :!

We tell our friends again, beware of "last
csrd,n-a desperate assault, in some form or
other upon the character and standing OF COL
GENTRY, or some insidious appeal to temper
ance men or disaffected Americans, on the day
of election, or only few days preceding,
when it shall be too late to GllSaoer 1t through
out the State. We have no more to say at
present, than simply to warn our friends
BEwARE!-Tr Wig.
Has the True Wing heard any rumor from
East Tennessee which might disincline TEN
perance men, to vote for Col. Gentry3 And
is the fear that such rumors may get into the
democratic papers the cause OF the above
'sCaution r" We Only ask for information =
We have not the slightest curiosity TO know
where Col. Gentry gets his horses shod, what
ne eats for dinner, where he eats 1t, or what he
drinks. But the True Wing has no doubt
heard something, and fears the LeS tdgItOnis.-
Union and american.
We had heard no "rumor from East TeHnes-
see which might disincline Temperance men
to vote for Col. Gentry" On the contrary,
we had heard that in some localities there, ef-
forts had been most unjustly made by some
of Gov. Johnson's friends to identify Col. Gen
try Win the 1hdtHc ttqNO to"i III tho MINUS
of anti prohibition voters. This, however,
is no sort of security against ''some insidious
appeal to temperance men" in other localities.
As TO ''the cause Of the above caution" We
hare good reason TO be afraid that all sorts of
rumors, whether true or false, that are adverse
TO the "American" cause, riH get into the
democratic papers" Experience admonishes us
10 be vigilant 10 this respect, and TO discredlt
every thing new or astounding, seat out be-
tween this and the election.
Since the appearance of the Union and
Americans paragraph on Saturday morning,
We have received the (Greenville, Tenn
American Eagle, paper devoted TO Andrew
johnson, and printed at his door, containing
some coarse and ribald insinuations or intilna'
tions against Col. Gentrys temperance habits
OF course this was to be looked for, and can
surprise nc one, can influence no one coming
from that source, at so late day.
The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-07-30
Steam Boat Disasters on the
W estern Waters,
ANnSTEAm ROAr DIRECrnRY.

FTNHE undersigned have in Of PREPARATION
new steam Boat directory, which will be
issued m October next 1t viii be Of the most interest
ing books published and will be book that viii be
interesting all classes Of people. The STEAM BOAT
DIRECT RY will contain complete list and description Of
all the Steam Boats shoat in the Western and South
Waters The length model speed, power, and onna
Of each boat where and by whom bull, the Of the
boat with the rade she is in Also the names Of Captains
and officers her age &C. &c. The Directory viii contain
History Of Steam Boats and steam Boating the western
hrst bo1 built for the Ohio river, with the name OF the
builder, commander and owner
The River Directory viii contain list and description OF
all the Steam Boat Disasters that have occurred
the Western and southern Waters beautifully ilusraed
with list Of all those who have persisted their burning
sinking and exploding the Western Waters
since Is The Directory viii Maps Of the Ohio
Mississippi, Missouri, Illinois, Arkan~as White Red Qua
chita, Yaz1o and other rivers the Towns Cities
laid down. with correct distances also, Ohsr River
and Commercial items Of interest to The people large
The book will contain the cards OF the various L. s
Boats. with the trade they in, &C. The Directory
will contain compile list cf all the Boa: eens
ed Officers their places Of residence, &C Steam
Boat Law, its requirements, all the Important
Supreme Court Boat DECISIONS date, Rates
and important Commercial Privileges, Bills of Lading i'm
portant Decisions OF tie various Courts in rtgrd
Freights Lost and Damaged &c. with many other things
tn Directory will be illustrated in the best style and
printed in the best manner The author years
been ,thrrfng together all the facts and items in regar
the numerous steamboat disasters the Western and
SOJ:ern Waters aud intends publishing them in book
form The price OF the work will at the low Of
One Dollar Ten thousand copies will be Issued for the
boaten and others DESTROYS of subscribing will have do
so at once as none viii be printed unless ordered in adj
vance By RENTING one dollar to J. 4 LLOYD co you
will receive copy the above work. The work will be
issued in October. Agents New Orleans, Memphis, St
Louis, Louisville, Pittsb1g Wheeling and Cincinnati will
war upon the steam boat comm ,nders.
All letters should be addressed TO
jes-I Cincinnati, Ohio
The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-07-30
University Of Nashville.

We are in receipt of the Official Register of
Officers and Cadets of the Western Military
Institute and Collegiate Department of the
University of Nashville, for the collegiate year
1873, together with the rules and regula-
tons, and Annual Announcement of Faculty
and Officers for 1866 There is also accom-
panying this publication, an excellent Litho-
graph of the buildings and grounds of the
University, which are situated on high and
healthy location, about one mile from the Pub
lie Square of this city. The Autograph is by
j. 7. Wagner of this city.
The buildings consist of the new College
Building proper, one of the finest edifices in
the South West the barracks, and the dwell
ing house, &C., to be occupied by the Profess
sors.
Under the new and fattering auspices which
this venerable institution viii commence its
Fall Session in September next, there is every
reason to hope that it will progress henceforth,
until it shall be The institution of the South
West. With Faculty second to none in the
country, with buildings and grounds every way
superior and desirable, and all the necessary
appliances, there is no reason to doubt its pros
perity in the future.
The name Of the Chancellor Of the Unver-
sity, Prof. J. Berrien Lindsey, is a snfficien,
guarantee that its affairs will be administered
in all respects in the most unexceptionable
manner.
The city of Nashville is yearly gaining in i'm
portance as an educational point, aud with her
Medical, Literary and Military Schools, her
first class Female Institutes and her Free
Schools, she is destined soon to be recognized
as the seat Of learning for the South Vest
Her central location, her elegant and refined
society, and Il e many natural and acquired
advantages which she enjoys, all unite in Sc
curing for her this reputation.
The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-07-30
Amnrieans. Attention !

Are you ready for the actionf Are you
prepared to march to the polls and vindicate
your party from the foul aspersions which
have been heaped upon it by the foreign
party9 Gird on your armor, and fortified
with truth, and the appreciation Of conscience
strike for victory
Let every member Of the American party
be prepared to give one day to his country
the 2nd of August Turn out and work. Go
to the polls early. See that no spurious tick
els are palmed off on your friends. See that
every voter is brought out-and guard the
ba!lot-box from abuse.
When this is done, and the polls closed,
every American can retire with full confidence
that the field is won, and the victory ours.
The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-07-30
Correspondence OF the Nashville True Wing.
The Mass Meeting at WaItraes.
BEDFORD County, July 9

BEDFORD COUNTY, July %, 1855.
Mr. EpIToR:-Iti Is but seldom we write commu-
nic4tions for publication but have all had such
good time to-day at wartrace, that have conclu.
ded to give you brief sketch Of our Mass Meeting
and Barbecue.
In the FIRST place, in regard to the dinner was
just such one as to be expected Of War.
trace and 'ciuisy-a plenty Of every thing suitable
for such an occason-a and every thing cooked,
prepared and arranged in the best of style.
AT an early hour our good people began to COL
leet. The Shelbyvle train arrived about or OF
o'clock, bearing more passengers than perhaps have
ever passed over the ShelbyvIe branch road at any
other one time since the completion Of the road
The conductor returned Immediately for the wait.
ing numbers who could not obtain seats the FIRST
trip. About IL or III o'clock the train again ar
rived almost as well laden as before Abou, the
sane time or little before, the Express from your
city and Murfreesborough, arrived with large nun.
bers-the people all the while pouring In from ev.
cry direction on horseback and in vehicles. Soon
after the Express arrived the Marshal Col Martin,
with bis aids, Mr.. Woods, Mr.. Nellie, and Mr.. Tay-
lor, and probably others, requested the procession
to FORM and all together repaired to the stand about
bali lie distant, in most beautiful grove and
dense shade, In Mr. Jere ClevelAndS woodland.
went 10 the stand soon after the procession,
and though was struck wth the large aad increas'
Ing numbers Of both sexes whom cav In the VII.
lagc, I was astoanded, when, on arriving al the
stand, found that there were at least As many
mOre who. arriving. lad at once repaired 10 the
speakers stand In advance Of the procession.
heard several good judges estimate the nuunber,
aud from their estimates there we're from four "a
Eve thousand people In attendAaee, The ladies oi
Bedford and adjacent sections we're oat IN large