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NO. XEIIL
Terra del Fuego.

The n. O. Picaune publishes very interest
ing letter from an officer Of the U. ,. sloop oiwar
Decatur dated off the straits Of Magellen, Feb.
It's. giving an account Of some OF his ranioes
whilst the ship was wind bound there. His de-
scriptiun Of the island Of Terra del Fuego contains
some facts not generally known which We sub
JUN:
.ivith great labor apd difficulty we scrambled
| I'D the mountain sides, which lines the whols
southeast shore Of these straits, and alter ascend
ing $500 feet, we came upon plain OF surpass'
! ing richness and beauty. Fertile fIelds-ths
greatest variety Of fruit trees in full bearing ana
signs of civilization and refinement meeting US on
every side We had never read any account oi
these people. and thinking this island was who'll
| ly deserted, except by few miserable cannloai:
and wild beasts, we had come well armed, and
you can Judge of our surprise. The Inhabitants
were utterly aslonished at our appearance put e1
bibted no signs Of fear, nor any !pnfrendilne's.
Our dress amused them, and being the flrst white
men ever seen by them, they imagined that we
had come from their God the Sun, on some pecu.
liar errand of good. They are the noblest race l
ever saw, the men all ranging from feet to 8
well proportoned, very athletic, and straight a.
an arrow. The women were among the moss
perfect models for beauty ever formed, averaging
5 feet high, very pdmp, with small feet and
hands, and with jet black eye that takes youoy
storm. We surrendered at discretion, and re-
NAMED two weeks with this strange people.
They number aboutthree thousand men, wo-
men and children, and was assured the popuia-
ton has not varied two hundred,as they prove by
their traditions, for immemorabIe' ages. AS the
aged grow feeble, they left to die, and if ths
children multiply too rapidly, they are sacrificed
by the Eriests. This order comprises about 0ne'
tenth Of the population, and what the ancient Gre.
clans called 'Gymnosophisls.' They are all u
one peculiar race neither will they admit sran-
ger into their order. They live,for the most Psri
near the beautiful stream called l'anuhan, which
takes it rise in the mountains passes through the
magnificent valley Of Leuva, and emptIes into the
Atlantic at The extreme southwestern point oi the
island" eel
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M'VEIGH Il CHAMBERLAIN,
GROCERS.
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SEpTENTPER ~ lSSA

SEPTEMBER 90, 1854,
TTAVE the pleasure 10 their customers and
IL dealers generally the arrival OF their Fail Stock'
which for variety and extent is surpassed in this mar
ks; and having been purchased with great care IN pos
toa a,d New York, they enabled TO offer such IN,
dueements cannot fail to please. ~ mat pors,on o.
te Virginia trade disposed 10 conne Their dealings as
for as practicable 10 their o,cn STATE Sredt dactaSe'
o be obtained by giving to their stock careful exam
ation as it their determination to seu as cheaP as
.,v Of the NoRrnERN CIrIEs. The following list of
articles comprises portion OF their stock; ..
l2s hhds n. o., p R. and Cuba Sugars, p,,x,as.
100 bbls A, B and Coffee Sugars,
lis hhls tierces Musco, P. Il. Cardenas M0a''c''
IT'S bbls N. D. Moasses, .t.
10 do Sugar House and Boston Syrup,
ss5 bags Rio Laguira and Java Coffee. -
Their stock of recently IMPORTED TEAS "Tery
l.rye 10 which they invite particular attention. ana WIN
l every instance guarantee the quality OF Sucn rs hey
r,eommend II consists in part OF
2l5 afchests Gunpowdcr, Imperial, Black, e Young
Hyson from medium to prime
us boxes Adamantne and Sperm candles, ..a.
IFS do Mould do; ITO do Rosln Soap,
rs do White. Bar aad Varcgatcd do,
100 dc Pearl Starch,
$50 kegs pure Lead; 800 bags Shot, assorted Nos,
100 kegs Rifle s Blasting Powder; 1000 lbs Bar Lead
1000 feet Fuse; so boxes prime old CASTLE Soap,
500 reams double and single Wrapping Paper,
SO do Tea Paper; l75 do Cap and Letter Paper,
IS bales Almonds; % baskets prime Salad Oil, u
100 boxes assorted Candy; l5O do Indigo,
rs sbls Clipped Logwood; 100 kegs Carbonate Soda,
As kegs Birthstone 90 do Saltpetre, -..
80 do Alum, EPSON Salts, and Copperas,
$50 do Madder Cloves, and Ground Ginger,
100 bag, Pepper, Alspice, and Race Ginger,
76 malls Cnnamon; 50 boxes fresh Maccaroay,
100 doz. Painted Buckets 200 boxes Window Glass,
50 tierccs prime Cider Vineser,
500 doz Masons Backing; 200 bbls No. Mackerel,
As casks old Madeira Wine; go do old Port Wine,
IS do brown & pale Sherry do 30 do Muscat do,
IS do sweet Malaga Wine; Is baskets Champagne,
most approved brands; with a large assortment oil
choice old BRANDtEs, WHtsrIIEs &c.
Merchants visiting our market Will lind 1t greatly 70
thr to examine our stock before making their
purchases. McFElGh 3 ohAMoGf@h>ii,',
Alexandria, Va, Sept 20, 1854 SD ert
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POETRY. Y

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pa ''- For. The Spectator,
r, ,r,..Ja A. C. Of Churlottesville, and MIS-
L. u. IT., OF Staunton.
A captive brought in fetters bright,
To Juliet by the blind God boy
The pulses of nay heart last night
Ihrobbed with fersred joy. (
She thrilled my spirit with draughs ~
Of wits most sparkling wine; ,a5
And was druuken whilst quahed a'
The beverage divine. ssis
Not e'en my couch could yield reposo 4,
From that bewderlng spell,
For long did kindly sleep refuse
MY restless soul to still.
But by and by there came dream s.
Ofloving clear blue eyes,
Ofhair as bright as sunsets gleam,.
And tones like summers signs.
And then at Lina's soft behest, lt9 Z
au Her whispered ''peace be still,
The stormy tumults Of my breast ea
Forgot their fury thrill; $50 8 i.ae
And amid that holy calm, Nss a
BY her sweet glance inspired a, Z
My spirit loved not less the fame
sl' That Juliet's presence fired. e'a ~
To which dear lady of the twain
Must allegiance swear? s -
Be bound with Julet's diamond chain
Or Lina's pure pearls wear2 i 81
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Coop, EVEN FOR YAEKEE.-Same man. from
considerable way down East. asDyenied what
he calls the .Patent Never-faiIing Garden Pre-
server or Hen Walker The invention consists
of 4 small instrument. something like spur. only
considerably longer, which is attached to the hind
part of the hens leg, pointing at an angle OF As
degrees toward the ground When the hen. With
this instrument on her legs, enters the garden IN
the spring after the seeds and puts her foot for-
ward TO scratch, the walker" catches IN the
ground and forces her forward and thus she 10
walked, in her effortsto scratch. entirely out Of
the garden. That will do!-.N. y. Com. .adr.
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Foul IlELy, Burrows, AND CoAr TALs.-An
exchange paper INDUCES in the following moral
and instructive calculations :"It has been caleu-
lated that the cost Of washing linen that might
just as well be worn two days longer amounts to
enough in this cruntry to more than defray ih"
expenses of the American Board of Foreign Mis-
siGns. The expense of buttons worn On the back
of our coats where they are Of no earthly use, is
equal iolthe support of all our orphan asylums =
The value of tails to dress coats ofDo value in re-
alty for warmth or convenience is aciualIy great
er that the cost Of our excellent system Of commou
schoulsin ~
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iOHE HAPPY HEART.-Have you made one hap
nv heart to-day? How calmly you can sleep on
lhe pillow; how sweetly sleep! 10 all this world
there is nothing SO sweet as giving comfsrt TO tho
distressed, as getting a sun ray into gloomy
heart. Children of sorrow meet us wherever we
turn there is not moment that tears are not
shed and signs uttered. Yet how many of those
sighs are caused by our own thoaghiessness -
How many daughter wrings the very soul Of
fond mother by acts uf unkindness and ingratia-
,ude! How many wives. by recriminaiion, es-
TRANCE and embilter loving hearts! How mary
brothers and sisters meet to vex and injure each
other, making wounds that no human heart can
heall All! il each one worked upon the maxim
day by day-strivc to make some heart happy
Jealousy, revenge, madness, hate, with their KIN y
dred evil associates, would forever leave the
earth. a
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DEsTRycrIoN OF ANTs-A correspondent OF
the Philadelphia Ledger says-We give you a
sure remedy-procure large sponge, wash ii
well, press it very dry ; by 50 doing il will leave
the small cells open-lay it on the shelf where
they are most troublesome, sprinkle some frre
white sugar on the spong-Q lightly over i, y two
or three times day, take bucket of hot water
to where the sponge is, carefully drop the sponge
in the scalding water, and you will say them by
the thousands. and soon rid the house Of those
troublesome insects. When you squeeze the
sponge, you will be astonshed at the number that
had gone in the cells.
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CAMELs ron THE ARNY.-H will BE- yecollec-
ted that by recent act of Congress certain q
mount was appropriated TO enable the Secretary
of War to try the experiment Of introducing canl-
ols on this continent as beasts Of burden and fir
military purposes. As the Navy Department
have occasion to send stores to our squadron in the
Mediterranean, the storesiip Supply, now a. ihs
New York, yard, has been selected for this psi'.
poss and on her return voyage will bring the esM-
Fla --
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e,- Autographed discourses are offered for sale
in England by the dozen, which are warranted to
be "original, orthodox. and twenty minutes."-
These sermons are prepared with erasures andin
terlineatiens; so that. evea from the side gallery,
they csuld not be distinguished from manuscript.
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A SONNET BY DANIEL WEBsTER.-We are in
debied to the kindness of lady for the privilege
of publishing the following lines by Mr.. Webster,
written by him in the Album OF an American
friend while on his visit to England. Our rea-
ders, we believe. will agree with us in thinking
it a happy idea, happily expressed:
THE MEMORY oF-THE HEART. -
If stores of dry and learned lore We gain
Close keep them in the memory Of the brain; =
Names, things, and facts-what'er we knowl-
edge call,
There is the common ledger for them all
And images IN this cold surface traced, -,
Make slight impression, and are soon effaced.
But we'vea page more glowing and more bright,
On which our friendship, and our love to write,
That these may never from the soul depart,
We trust them to the Memory ofthe heart. s.
There is no dimniHg-no effacement here;
Each new pulsation keeps the record clear;
Warm golden letters all the tablet fill.
Nor lose their .lustre iil the heart stands still.
London, .Nov I9, 1889. r~s e.z-ge,i,
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eo-Negect nothing, says McCheyne, to secure
your eternal peace, moro than if you had been csr-
tilted that yos shosld die within tho day; nor
mind anything that your secular obligations and
duties demand Of you. less than if you had been
insured to live fifty years more. e'- '-'
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eo-No one ever did, ever can, or ever will love
an habitual fretter, fault finder or scolder Hus-
bands, wives, children, relatives. or domesiics,
have no affection for peeysh ireial fault finders.
Few tears are shed over the. graves Of such. Per-
sons of high moral principles may tolerate them,
may bear with ihem.s Many "a man has been
driven to the tavern t dissipation by a peevish
wife Many awifehas been made miserable BY q
peevish husband. .s-s1s'ss . ssie''''.'ssa
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NovEL RE1lalous MoyEMENr.-Gerrit Smith

NOVEL RELIGIOUS sMovEMENr.-GerritS Smith
Bcrlah Green, and few other spirits of that or.
der have lately been holding meeting Of severa
days at Oswego, n. Y, to adopt measures tt
break up all old religious denominations and or
gsnizatons, and build up "a new system of theil
own, to take the place of every other. They
hold that all see,arianism is wrong, that there
should be but one universal church. and that hon,
esty should be the only test required to entitle .
person to the rights of menb nbershlp. ..t,-r
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MORTALITY iMoHo BAcHELoRs.-The for-
lorn condition Of bachelors has always been IA
vorite theme for ladies', editors and other wits 10
expatiate upon The uniidy room, the butlonless
shirts, the stockings full OF holes, and the thou
sand other inctnveniences of the unmarried state
are familiar, in this way, to the most obiuss Of W
all.
The poor bachelors have, in fact,a hard time OF
it. They have been ridiculed by the sex. aud
sometimes taxed by Legislators, and now statlcian'
deal them s.the unkindest cut Of all" BY proving
that they die earlier than married men. The Gel
cbrated DR.. Caspar, Of Berlin, estimates the NOR
tali,y among bachelors. between the ages Of iblt-
ty to forty-fvc, at twenty seven per cent; Wills
the mortality among married men, between the
same ages, is only eighteen per cent. As Life ad-
yances the difference becomes even more striking.
Where forty -one bachelors attain the age Of forty.
there are ssveniy-eight married men, adlfierencs
Of nearly ten to one in favor of the latter. At the
age of sixty there are forty-eight married men 10
twenty-five bachelors; at seventy. eleven bachs-
lors 10 twenty seven married men, and at eighty.
nine married men to three bachelors No bachs.
lor, it is said, ever lived to be hundred.
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SMALL CHANCE FOR THE CRMEA.-Seventy
five tons of coin have been engaged as part Of car
60 Of a vessel now loading here for Constantinople
and the shippers, it is said, have 45 tons more
which they are anxious to engage. 1t is all ir
kreulxers, 1.-THE copper coa of Germany, nearly
equal in value to our cent? and comprises col
lection made, probably. from the money brough,
out by emlgrantf. 1t was taken by the vessel a
sS per ton freight. When it arrives, the Mus
sulmans will be e@ell supplied wit" "small change
~ Y. Paper.
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) Go- It's the little troubles that wear the heart
out II is easier to throw bombshel mile
than feather-sven with artillery. Forty little
debts of one dollar each, will cause you more trou
Bile and dunning than one big one of a THOUSAND.
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0o- If our Maker thought it wrong for Adam to
live single when there was not woman on earth
how criminally guilty are old bachelors, with the
world full OF pretty girls. Let young men think
of this
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0s- An Inkeeper observed postilon with one
spur, and inquired the reason. "What would be
the use of a secondq" said the postilion "If
one sideeof the horse goes, the other can't stand
STILL" n.aG b4s
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To TELL Coon Eses.-If you desire to be
certain that your eggs are good and fresh, put
them in water-if the butts turn up they are not
fresh This is an infalible rule to distinguish a
good from bad egg.
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APEa ABoyE.-h little mink hoasted to, one
of her little friends that 'her' father kept car
rage. .Ah! but, was the triumphant reply, my
father drives an omnibusp svr .ls-1,7.s
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,o+ A Christian. says John Newton. should never
plead spirituality for being an idler or sloven
1t he be but shoeblack, he should be the best in
the parish e.f.s,I d, 81 ,-,s
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oo- If you would relish your food, labor for it
if yoa would enjoy your raiment, pay for il before
YOU wear 1t; if you would sleep soundly, take I
clear conscience to bed with you.
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Or The man that can't laugh or went laugh
the man that cant take ioke, or won't take a
joke-isone Of nature's jokes himself.
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DIR. HENRY ]. CHURCHMAN

TENDERS his professional services to the citizens Of
a Staunton and the surrounding country.
tJ- Office over the Post Oiiss-
$ssan.oa, Maroh Is, iSS& -..
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Too TRUE.-The Syracuse Standard says
"When youth goes astray, friends gather around
him in orderto restore him to the path Of virtue
Genteness and kindness are lavished Upon him to
win him, back again TO innocence and peace. No
one would suspect that he had ever sinped But
when poor, confding girl is betrayed, she. re
ceives the brand Of society, and is hencelurh drlv-
from tie ways virtue. The behayer is honor
ed, respected esteemed there is no peace for her
this side Of the grave. Society has no loving
helping hand for her, no smile of peace, no voice
Of forgiveness. These are earthly moraliies, un-
known to heaven. There is deep wrong in
them, and fearful are the consequences" 2 o.
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oe- IN giving geography lessons teacher ask
cd a boy. What State do you live in p ~
To which he brawled out, "A state of sin ant
misery - l---
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ls- Misfortunes are troublesome at first. but
when there is no remedy but patience, custom
makes them easy to u.s., and necessity gives US
COURAGE.
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eo- Ask woman to do you service, and she
considers how she can best accomplish what you
wish. Ask man, and he considers how he can
best make you appreciate his intention to serve
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ae,- Why are your nose and chin.always at va
rance? Because words constantly pass between
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es-A young lady being asked whether she
would wear wig when hcr hair turned gray, re-
Piled, with the greatest earnelncss, ooh no, III
| dye first"
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FRESH ARRIVAL

Q Waiek.s, Je~eky and SiIuer Woe at j. ".
.HEREDlTHS, opposite .Hessrs. L. z +
j. B. Eskridge's Drug Store.
7HE Subscriber having returned from the North, re-
specially invites the attention Of the public to the
we'll selected stock 81 the above goods consisting oil
Watches of the most approved makers; new and beaut
Al STYLES Of Diamond, Ruby and Pearl, Mosaic, Cameo
.s,d Lava Breast Pins; Ear Rings, Finger Rings, SC.
Also good assortment OF Jctt goods fashionable at
ssis time Silver Spoons, Forks and Ladies aud every
ot er article in his Inc Of business. Wache, carefully
rovaired and warranted Every article warranted as
represented or the money refunded
htasnton, Nov. l, 1854
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fRBooTS & SHOES.Sl
Sheap Boot, Shoe, Hat and ca, Store 81

FALL & WINTER SUPPLY.
n & J. FAUST have Just opened their Fall and
IL. Winter supply Of Boots. Shoes, Hats: Caps Nc.,
20 au examination OF which they invite their friends and
ey can please the taste Of the most astidous In style
and prices they be beat has been known here
coiore They call attention particularly to their own
manufacture oil all kinds of Gentlemen and Ladies Ware
comprising every article in their line Of business and
warrantedto be Of good quality. -
Hats can be bought of them from 5ocent, and
and Caps from II cent, to the nes-ali new fashion,
Al.o Trunks, Umbrellas, &c. They respectfully request
portion Of public patronage, pedgng themselves to do
sheir best to merit it.
Staunton Oct. is. 1871 ----
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au- Geologicnlly speaking, says Hood. the rock
upon which hard drinkers split, is quarts.
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Dr. TIA. BERKELEY.

HAVING permanently located in staunton, offers his
f1 professional services to the public Office in the
second story ofthc office formerly occupied by Mr. Mich
.e nearly oppositc the Court house.
Stautoa July D, 1894.
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STAUNTON SPECTATOR
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To PoRK EArERs.-It is said that the Jews.
Turks, Arabians, and these who observe the pro-
cept of avoiding blood and swne's flesh, are lH-
fnitey more free from disease than Christians
more especially dothey escape those opproba OF
the medical art, gout, scrofula, consumption ana
madness The Turks eat great quantities OF hon.
ey and pastry, and much sugar they also eat
largely and are indolent; yet do not suffer from
dyspepsia as Christians do The swine fed ma
tives of Chrisiendnm suffer greaier deyastaiion.
from painful tubercular disease of the bowels
(dysentery } than from any other cause. Those
persons who abstain from swine's flesh and blood
are Infinitely more healthy and free from huInos
glandular diseases, dyspepsia and consumption
while in those districts and among those classes OF
men where the pig makes the chief article of diet
ubercle in all It's forms oferuptiuns. sore legs, bad
ewes and abcesses, most prevail. 1t Is stated
that Prince Edwards Island has climate exact
ly similar to Great Britain, yet the inhabitants
are not consumptive, neither is the pig cultivated.
. ~
The USE OF SNAILs.-In the provinces Of France
where the vine is cultivated, snals Of large size
abound They are gathered by the peasants, put
in small pens for few days, salt water thrown
on them, to cause them 10 discharge Whatever
their stomach may cuntain-lhen boiled, taken
out of the shell, and eaten with sauce; they are
considered luxury BY the vine drcsseis.
Cataract on the eye is cured by applying 4
crop Of clear wafer taken from the live snail, BY
piercing what might be termed the tail Of the
snail she'll with pin. This application has the
effect of eating of The substaee that grows over
the sight Of the eye A relative ofmine was thus
cured the sight was totally ecipsed Of one eye;
by applying this water two or three times day,
for some time say two or three months, the sight
was restored, and remained good This was pro-
scribed by physician as last resort.-Corrss-
pondence of Scientific american.
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G. NJ. COCHRAN, ,JR,,

A TTORNEY AT LAW, Stamton, Va, will practise
n in all the Courts holden in Augusta and in the Su
perior Courts Of Rockingham and Highland Office in
che othe Court house, formerly occupied by Messrs
Miche s. Robertson. ~e
Staunton, Sept. 2S, 1858.