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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-07-11
FEMALE INpELrcAcr.-A corrospondent Of the

FEMALE lNDELIcAcY.-A correspondent Of the
Wing, writing about the recent commencement
at Hampshire Sidney College, develops an alarm
ing state of affairs, in that high institution oflearn-
ing He says: ave feel it our duty to say that
there were some ladies at the party dressed in the
most tasteiesS and indecent manner that we havo
ever seen. Is it not strange that ladies will 50
far forget the modesty that should be the orna-
ment to their sex as to expose the half of their
bodies, in these low necked dresses? Some may
like them, but we think it shows the most perverted
taste i'm the world -
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-07-11

OH SPRINGS IN TExAs.-These springs. situ-
ated near the northern frontier of Texas, are cele.
brated for their medicinal virtues. The oil drops
out of the rocks with water. and, on falling into
the pools, covers the surface. 1t is found in much
greater quantities in summer than at any other
season. lnyalds have resoried to it in cases of
chronic rheumatism and infammatory sweIlings.
with extraordinary success. These celebrated
springs will yet be place Of attraction to crowds
ut visitors from abroad.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-07-11
INGENIOUS RAscALrrY.-A wine merchant il

INGENIOUS bASCALITY.-A WIFE THFICHaII TT
Paris recently received a note as follows:
SIR--For some time you have beOn robbed, al
relative have now resolved TO rob you by
wholesale. hereby notify you that, tomorrow
night should you not adopt measures to preventit,
your cellar will be entirely drained.
.Scare I" cried the merchant, and he loaded
his pistols and at the appointed night descended
into the cellar, and seated himself between two
wine casks. Everything in the cellar remained
safe. but on returning hume in the morning, he
found every room in his house rfed, and all his
plate, money and clothes purloined. The thieves
had persuaded him to take care Of his cellar while
they should rob his house.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-07-11

Four other States besides Connecticut have M
debt. viz: New Hampshire, Vermont, Delaware
and Florida. Pennsylvania has the largest State
debt, SAC, $50 ,279. Virginia follows next, with
total debt of $26. ,35I; Then New York
with an absolute debt of S23 ,356, 1923, and con
tingent debt of $93l ,645-totaI, $24 2S8, ,56S.-
New York has school fund of about 81 900, 900
Indiana SIS, ,OU0, 900.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-07-11

DRUGGING MILK.-We have seen it recon-
mended in number of our exchanges, to use a
little soda in sweet milk for the purpose of pre-
venting il becoming sour during very hot wealth
er, and especially in thunder storms. There can
be no doubt but a little soda-whch is an alkali
will prevent milk from becoming acidulous as
soon as it otherwise would. but the cure is just
as bad as the evil. The best way to preserve
milk is to keep it in cool, airy place.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-07-11

Happiness consists in seeing somebody moro
miserable than ourselves. If there were only two
people in the world, the man who lived on cold
potatoes would consider himself an aristocrat, il
he could only reverse matters, and go "pota-
toes and salt, like that other fellow" Among
the cannibals, he is considered capitalist who
Can raise roast dog twice year.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-07-11

ORIGIN OF THE Word SEBAsToPoL.-Ihere
was formerly a Roman emperor called Augustus,
which being made Greek becomes SebaSios-both
signifying eeneraJle or ,coTsiiBm. The Greek
for .city" is polls, and SsbGstopolis, or SebGslo
pol. word compounded of these, means the City
ef augustus. In like manner ConstantInople was
named from the emperor Constantine, and AdrIa-
nope from the emperor Adrian.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-07-11

You CANYor CoUNr BrLLIoN.- 1t is very
easy to say or write billion, but you cannot
count one. For example, Suppose you count
200 in one minute-that is $4,000 in one hour
that is 2S8. 900 in one day-and lO5, 100000 in
one wear But this would not allow single mo-
ment for sleep or for any other business whatever.
To count billion. it would require 9,5l2 years.
81 days, hours, 20 minutes according TO the a
boYe reckoning.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-07-11

An irregular apprentice frequently keeping late
hours his master at length took occasion to apply
some weighty arguments to convince him OF the
error fhis way. During the chasiisement, the
master exclaimed: elbow long will you serve
the devil?" The boy replied, whimpering -
''You know best, sir; believe my indentures will
be out in three months"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-07-11

FRENCH ENGLIsH.-A correspondent, writing
an account of the Paris Exhibition. SAYS: In
stumbling over the boxes and goods in the gal
ieries, came across the barrier, the other day,
hanging to which was placard bearing the fol-
lowing inscription: ''On ne passe pas" and
beneath translation in elegant Engish-''P Pee
pies M pass dis Cay"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-07-11

Since the first Presidential election, the country
has had fourteen Presidents, eleven of whom have
been lawyers, and three soldiers; or, if Jackson
be cassed according to his best known calling.
and not his original profession, ten lawyers and
four soldiers.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-07-11

0c5- The Paris fashions say shat genteman's
morning pocket handkerchief should be of the f.
nest linen cambria, with a small vine in deli
cate color, grey, pink. or blue, running under the
hem of the handkerchief.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-07-11

A light-fngered chap, having been arrested for
stealing gold watch, gave as an excuse that he
was unwell. The doctor advised him to 'takc
something."
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-07-11

Gross SUPERsTlTIoN.-H Hannah Banks admit
ted recently at the Hull England Assizes, that
she had roasted toad i've, pounded it, and mix
ed it with the food Of her fellow servant, whom
she hoped BY that means to induce TO love her.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-07-11

MAN MILLiNERs.-A stranger in Mexico i:
struck with the appearance of the milliners
shops, where twenty or thirty stout men with
moustaches are constantly employed in making
muslin gowns, caps, and artificial flowers.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-07-11

IMPossIBLE.--I. is stated by the Magazin Fran
eas. that the new fashions of ladies' bonneis are
even smaller than those cf last Spring, but it is
difficult To sec how that can be.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-07-11

A good action performed in this world receives
its recompense in the other, just as water poured
al the root of tree appears again above in fruit
and flowers, ,-Buddhist Doctrine
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-07-11

BOileau D'EspreauX's reply to Louis the four
teenth, when he showed the poet some of his own
royal versiicaton, has never been excelIed. He
said, Nothing, sire, is impossible to your majes-
y! You wished to make bad verses, and you
have succeeded!n
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-07-11

The Boston Transcript gives the follow
inc touching illustration of the high price of pro-
visions in that city :-''Meeting friend in the
street the other day, with brosd grin on his
phiz, we asked him the cause. He pointed 10 a
srloin steak he was carrying, and said that, as he
was hurrying home, gentleman offered him
twenty-five cents for the priciIege Of ,caLking
short distance beside that Steak"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-07-11

EccENTRIclTIEs OF CosTUME.-There is nc
part of our costume, either male or female, which
has not already passed from one extreme of alb
surdity to another, and been most admired at lis
point Goats have been worn with voluminnuS
skirts dangling about the wearers heels, and with
scanty lappes descending six inches below the
waist. Coat sleeves at one time fitted skin tight;
and more than once have been 50 wide as to sweep
the ground. Fapped waist-coats, which in the
time of George |. reached nearly to the stocking,
were soon cut so short as 10 be nearer the arm
pits than the thigh. The close-fitng, tightly
strapped trouser contrasts udicrOusly enough with
the trunk hose Of the sixteenth century, stuffed
out with five or six pounds of bran To such an
exr;ent that as Harlean manuscript tells us, al
terations had to be made in the Parliament House,
so as to afford additional accommodation for the
members's seats. 1t is related that fast man of
the time, rising 10 conclude a visit OF ceremony,
had the misfortune to damage his neither ntegu-
ments by proirudng nail in his charlse that
by the time he gained the door the escape OF bran
was so rapid as to cause a collapse. 1t may have
been that similar mshaps caused the substitution
of wool or hair fer bran, which afterwards became
common.
Holmes, in his @Notes'on Dress" says: ga
law was made against such as did siutie their
'bryches' 10 make them stand out; whareas, when
a certain prisoner Gin these tymes) was accused
for wearing such bryches contrary 10 law, he be-
gan to excuse himself of the offence. and endea-
voured by little and little to discharge himself of
that which he did weare within them. He drew
out pair of sheets, two tables cloths, ten napkins,
four shirts. brush, glass, combe, and night
caps, and other things of use, saying: your lord
ship may understand that because have no safer
store house, these pockets do serve me for roOme
to lay my goods in and though it be strait pri-
son, yet il is storehouse big enough for them
for have many things more yet of value within
them.' And SO his discharge was accepted and
well laughed att Quarterly ReUieD.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-07-11

NURSERY RHYMEs.-An ingenius anti1uary
Dr. f.. f. Rimbault. has proved the antiquity o
the following Songs of the Nursery :-"Sing a
Song of Sixpence" is as old as the 10th century
Three Blind Mice" is found in music box, da-
ted 1909; The Frog and the Mouse" was H.
cened in 1880; Three Children Sliding on the
Ice' dates 1858; "London Bridge is Broken
Down" is OF unlathomed antiquity; "Girls and
Boys come out to Play" is certainly as old as the
reign of Charles the H., as is also "Lucy Lacket
Lost her Pocket" to the tune of which the song
of Yankee Doodle" was written, Pussy cat, Pus-
sy cat, where have you been?" is of the age ai
queen Bess; Little Jack Horner," is older than
the 18th century The Old Woman tossed in a
Blanket" is of the reign of James the Second, TO
which monarch it is supposed To allude.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-07-11

SHOCKING PUN.--'rhe shape of kiss is said
by professor to be that of an ellipss. Certainly,
a kiss is undoubtedly lip tickle (ellepticaD
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-07-11
VOL. XXXII.
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inserted IN The same proportion.
Il liberal discount made TO those tcio Gdoertse 6y Me
year.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-07-11

''WouId you like to subscribe for Dickens
Household Words!' inquired sombre looking
magazine agent,
"Household words have played the dickens
with me long enough /" was the feeling reply of
the hen-pecked husband.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-07-11

a DELICATE Youthful Swell
''Now Charley, you're just in time tor breakfast
have cup of coffee 2" Languid Swell, (proba-
bly, in Government ofiice.) Thanks! No!
assure yah-my de-ah fellah if i was to take a
cup of coffee in the morning, it would keep me
awake all day ~
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-07-11

THE Rev. SIDNEY SMIrH.-.A Decided Sell
Lady Culebs had great passion for garden
and the house. aad when she got hold of celeb
rity like the Rev. Mr.. Sydney, was sure to di
late upon her favorite subject. Her geraniums
her auriculas, her dahas, her carnations. her &C
acias, her lila regia, her ranunculas, her mary
colds. her peonies, her rhododendron procumbens
messy pompone and rose pubescens. were discuss
ed with all the flow of ot-house rhetoric
"My lady" asked the Reverend wit. "did
you ever have Psoriasis Septenns ?" (This /;
the medical name for the seven years jtch.)
ooh, yes! a most beautiful one gaze
IL 10 The .4ychbisiop Of Canterbury. Dear man!
and it came ont so nice in the spring."
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-07-11

READY-MADE CoATs WITH CHARaCTERs.-lr
Paris, at present, the immense clothing ware
houses inquire the business you are going upon
before they fit you to a coat. A Provincial youth
lately arrived at the capital, on his way TO visit
an uncle at Versailles from whom he had expecta-
tious. A friend looking at him said, ,Why,you are
not going to propitate rich uncle in that coat 2"
"Why not 2" asked the amazed youth. because
they do things differently now a-days Take
this address to a Ia ilor, and 60 ask him for the
article YOU want" The rural customer did as
directed. He handed in the card of address--was
passed on to head-clerk to be surveyed direct
ed to the third story, fourth department of an i'm
mense establishment, and there requested to place
himself between two mirrors. A coat was about
being handed to him, however, when the clerk
suddenly stopped. Zone moment" said he, "an
important particular has been omitted in the state
ment of your proposed business :-ish a maternal
or patcrpaL uncle you are going 10 see e?'-
Having explained to the embarrassed clerk that
it was his uncle on his mothers side, another
coat was substituted for the one first selected, and
the relieved customer walked forth to the street,
suited with coat TO make him agreeable to his
maternal uncle.-Home Journal.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-07-11

TIE BEST OUT.-A friend has furnished us
with the following sign over the door Of a res
pecta5le looking house near Chichester, Eng
land -
..IIsr IFS 90 quers a COOS"
ANY oker that can translate the above, at one
reading. can '.take our hiatt" We have frequent
ly published '.the march of the schoolmasteT. /"
but recollect nothing like this Naw. il you want
to have some fun, Just "turn down Leaf aud
ask friend to translate it, We subjoin it,
Here ijres one ,chO cures agUes."
In a woman, au ounce Of heart is worth Pop0d
of brains
Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-06-22
From the Philadelphia Times.
Prescription Of American Mechanics b
the Federal Administration.

A German correspondent of the Anzeiger, pub
'lished at Louisville, Kentucky writing from Wash
ington city, says that more than three hundred
stone-cutters employed on the Capitol ut 81 rs
per day. He writes as follows:
President Pierce lately paid us visit, and ex-
pressed his admiration at our workmanship. He
found alas, but few Americans among us, and they
were only employed on the coarser kind of work.
The stone-carvers are mostly Germans, the residue
Italians and French, almost all of whom were last
year employed in New York. The stone.cutters
are chiefly Irish Thus you will see that the Cap
itol is being built by foreign hands,"
We need no better proof than the above of the
undue Partially manifested to foreigners by the
administration of General Pierce.
We have no doubt that hundreds Of native-born
American mechanics, starving for bread applied
in vain for work at this national structure. They
could not be trusted il was feared their American
and to the support of the American ticket. II
was deemed safe by the administration to employ
only those whose ignorance Of our institutions, and
Indifference to the true interests of the nation,
would render them reliable instruments for the
maintenance of this anti American administration.
No doubt they all marched to the polls like the
Hessians marched against the liberating army Of
the Revolution, and deposited their votes against
the American ticket. These facts render the re-
cent American victory in Washington the more
creditable to our friends there Since that splen-
did triumph of patriotism, the federal adminstra-
tration has been engaged ina bitter war of pro-
ssrpton against all American-born citizens in the
government service, who dared to exercise the
elective franchise like freemen
Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-06-22
AMERICAN ORGAN.


Wrapped in the silence of the brooding night.
The moral, ON his pillow calmly sleeping
Sees not the band Of an GELS clad IN light
Around his couch their tireless vigil keeping
Perchance his thought flies wildly high and far,
A thousand shadowy forms his sense deceiying
But in the wool Of all his fncy there
A golden thread that angel band are weaving.
Perchance the slumberer feels intrusive care
Deep in his heart some longi wish is waking;
Perchance his soul is dropping in despair,
His o'ertasked heart beneath its burden breaking.
But there the angels shed the light of love,
The dark cloud now no more is mantled DER him
He sees the ladder reached him from above,
Aud sees the angels who to heaven restore him.
HAPPY the slumberer in fever dream
Suffers unconscious, ever restless turning,
While through his veins the Incorporating stream
Courses in liquid fire, its channels burning.
Then ara the viewless hands laid on its brow,
The pure life-essence in his frame distlling,
Coursng its every feyered part-and now
The temple Of the soul with pleasure filling.
But most the watching angels guide the thought
If in the moraPs heart be wrong or error,
Soon by the pure and vewless influence taught,
He sees his wrong as in magic mirror.
Ho sees the end where leads his tortuous path,
It's darkness and Its danger, and awaking,
He finds within his soul holier faith,
And turns with willing heart his sin Ersaking.
Thus does God guard his children, whether laid
In all unconscious sleep upon the pillow,
Or wandering wildly far from mortal aid
Upon the waste, the mountain, or the billow
No one is left unguarded on his way,
Though oft by passions gale all Willy driven,
Az at the helm is He whom waves obey
Who guides LIES bark and moors ii in the haven
Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-06-22
AYERS CHERRY PICTORIAL,


Coughs, Colds Hodrssness, bronchitis, Whoop-
ing Cough, Group, Asthma, and Consump-
tion.
This remedy has won for itself such notoriety for
its cures of every variety of Pulmonary disease that
it is entirely unnecessary TO recount the evidences OF
its virtues in any community where it has been EN-
ployed SO wide is the field of its usefulness, and 80
numerous the cases of its cures that almost every
section of the country abounds in persons publicly
known, who have been restored from alarming and
even desperate diseases of the lungs by its When
tried its superiority every other medicine
of its kind Is too apparent to escape observation and
where its virtues are known the public lenger hes
itate what andote to employ for the distressing and
dangerous affections of the pulmonary organs which
are Incident to climate. And not only in formid
able attacks upon the lungs, but for the mder varie-
ties of Colds Coughs, Hoarseness, &C. and for child
it is the pleasantest and safest medicine that
be obtained.
As il has long been in constant use throughout this
Section we need not do more than assure the people
its quality is kept up to the best that it has BEEN
and that the genuine article is sold by
z. ID. GILMAN,
Washington.
O. M. LINTHICUM,
Georgetown,
And nv all Druppists EVERYWHERE. III .tr
Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-06-22

has eonclusively shon ;tb xvbat suooesa h accom-
pphSsc il IN u Nh assgnsa 49, ~ baat If an
Piilsons When shoad 49,. Oona ~ ths affections
Int All ths aSvstagss If av.rv o.har This Sss hasn
attemnted here and Win ,bsy} snnes.. - sonld re-
spectfally submit 70 ths public Secs;on n baa been
nptrn,ts or tbs pi.hsss .a
nnroative medicine fs acrimonons and ;rr;tat;ng ~
he Gowels This Il NOT MANY ~ them nraTncs 40
ncb grin;po main and revulsion in the syats ~ IN
more 6ap eonnterbalance the good 10 be derived from
iass 4 orsss from nrevionsi sxisting ohstrnctsan
90 o'S ds,an sswant in The bowels Being purely veo
thia ~ 49,, can ar;ae frou their ma, N any cnan
stv. Int n i better that any medicine should be-
~ y.ao;asIv M;nmta affections far tbeir nae IN
th Saas.es 70 which thew are applicable are
Sivsn on tbs bos Among the complaints which
Rave bean snsedly cured Nv them we may mention
I;vs. con,Y{s;n, n ts var;ms forms az Jaundice.
fna;aast;np Tan.nar ana Ioss Of Appetite Listess.
nsss Tr,;,ab;i;tv RiIons Headache Bilious Fever.
Fsxsr and Sa,,s a; IN tbs side and Loins. for IN