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tn the Public.

VI,Is Is to inform the people who deal IN Alexandria
| and even those who have been dealing IN other
cities and who wish to purchase, the coming Fall or
Winter, anything in the way Of Stoves 70 l?oS TINS
msy enable me 10 sell at prices which must stop the
purchaser from going North :.
IL you wish to purchase wholesale, can s9it you,
at retail, can suit you, matter what KIND you may
want its ali the same am bound to put you throusn
The fact is intend to sell, and just bring the money
and IN prove IT, My stock the largest and the moS'
onlete that has ever been offered in this city wGieh
will be augmented from time to time as the demand
may require. ., oC
Stoves to call and examine for themselves, and can
satisfy them, why then I'll give It up.
Take Notice.-Every STovE that sell and recon-,
mend shall answer the purpose Tor which recouenu
:" ENOCH GRIMES,
No. IA, Fairfax ST., Alex. Va
Alexandria Aug. %, 1S55-t1J
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singular document has just been published, !,
showing that within recent period six hundred
children have been destroyed by wolves in the
Punjab, India; nearly thousand were some
twenty years ago slaughtered in the same way
around Agra, The ornaments Of the infants are
generally found in the dens where the poor little
babies are devoured, and those who make a trade
in getting possession of the plumber thus provided
to their hands, have created an impression among
the people that the village in which wolf iis kill
ed is sure to come TO ruin and the ferccous
brutes, when caught, are frequently set free with
a bell around their neck.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-11-21

March Maxine IN RUssIA.-On Whit-Mon-
day and the following Sunday, there is a great
promenade in the summer gardens, namely the
exhibition of brides. The Russian tradesmen, on
these days, expose their manageable daughters
in order to marry them, or, as they term 1t, to
give them away. Under the lime trees OF the
principal alice are two long rows of gaily dressed
girls, packed close together, like the pes OF an
organ. Behind each stands matchmaker, and
the third row the mothers or other female rela-
,ves. Through this double row the spectators
and wife seeking Russians slowly walk. The
latter notice any face that pleases them, and the
match maker belonging to it. The exhibition
lasts till late hour.
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Rec,pe ror a Modern Bonnet.

Two scraps of foundation, some fragments oflace,
shower of French rosebuds to droop o'er the face
Fine ribbons and feathers, with Grape and illusion,
Then mix and derange them in graceful confusion;
Inveigle some fairy, out roaming for pleasure,
And beg the slight favor of taking her measure;,
The length and the breadth of her dear little pate,
And hasten miniature to create
Then pour, as above, the bright mixture upon it,
And 10 ! you possess 'vuch a loveof bonnet"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-11-21
Youse Observation-Disclosures the Great di

You've Observation-Disclosures the Great died
at The early age ofthirty-two. Hannibal gained
the battle of Canne at about the same age. Scip-
10 fought at Zama when not much over thirty
Julius Caesar had conquered Gaul when he was
forty five. Germanius was poisoned in his thir-
ty-fourth year. At the battle of Plassey, Clive's
age was not so advanced as that. Napoleon
gained his famous victory at Austerlitz when he
had scarcely completed his thirty fifth year; and
at the time Wellington finished his campaigns in
the plains of Waterloo he was only forty
wears old.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-11-21

SA1AR1Es OF CLERGYMEN.-In reply TO com
plant of the cost Of cergymen's salaries, irlena
Of the clergy pertinenily inquiries: Dld sueh sue,
croakers ever think that 1t costs thrty-nve mil
lions of dollars TO pay the salaries OF american
LAWYERS that twenty millions of dollars are paid
out annually TO keep our criminals, and ten NIL.
lions of dollars to keep the dogs in the midst Of
us alive, while only six millions of dollars are
snent annually to keep six thousand ministers in
the United States ?-Dispatch.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-11-21

AMUSING MErAMoRpHosIs.- St. Johns
bury (Vt.) Caledonian relates an amusing incident
which recently occurred at Island Pond passen-
ger depot Among the passengers from Montreal
was an ancient specimen Of the genus homo, OF
gigantic proportions. apparently of the feminine
gender, who might be taken for Walter Scotts
Meg Merrles, or one of the witches in Macbeth.
Her head and shoulders were covered with large
old fashioned shawl, fastened under the chin,
while from underneath the shawl huge mass OF
uncombed black hair struggled in efn locks down
her cheeks,and completely covered the upper part
Of her countenance. On her left arm swung a
somewhat diapidated satchel, while with her
right hand she vainly endeavoured to keep togeth-
or the wandering folds Of faded calico dress OF
magnificent dimensions from trailing upon the
platform. Thus apparelled, our traveller stepped
forth amid the crowd, ogled by the giggling boys
and Stunned by the hotel runners. To the aston
shment of the bystanders, she boldly stepped for
ward and demanded if she was in she States
JJpon being answered in the affirmative, she cool
" remarked that she did not wish to shock the
modesty Of any one, but she should take the liber-
ty of f"shufIling off" not "this mortal coil" but
portion of her unique garments. No sooner said
Than done. OFF came the venerable shawl and
the antiquated dress when 10 and behold! the
weird looking old woman was metamorPhosed IN
to a bouncing young man of twenty five, who two
days before Gas he said) had deserted from the
service of good Queen Victoria, and had assumed
this disguise to aid him in his escape.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-11-21
DFsTRABLE HOME FOR SALE.

TT1E subscriber being desrous of changing his bus
ness, offers for sale the House and Lot, where ne
now resides, situated in the town OF WayneSoorougn
Ano,sta couaty, Va The buildings are all new, anc
IvcIl ARRANGED, as to convenience and comfort.
Wayaes6orough is directly on the Virginia Centra
Railroad aud is regarded one Of the most prosperous
and thriving villages in the State.
M. Terms will be liberal and the property shown
he fbe subscriber TO any person wishing to purchase
y JAMES w. TAYLOR.
Waynesboro', Aug. Is, 1866.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-11-21
Remarkable Literary Curiosity---Elliott's
Indian Bible.

We have recently seen copy OF this curiosity
1t is in quarto form, rough and rusty with old age
and hallowed by old associations. The language
in which it is written is dead-entirely dead no
man living can either read or speak It. This BIZ
BILE was printed in 1855, and is 220 years old
The quality of the paper is poor enough, and the
! type IS uneven and unsightly that Of the title
naae seems. in part TO have been cut with PEN
| knife for the OCCASION 1t is bound in sheep with
heavy ribs upon the back The ''illumlnallons"
at the beginning are extremely rude, and the
s.lineso are bent and broken. The difference be
tween this Bible and the fine edition last issued
bv the American Bible Society. in typographir
cal point Of view, appears almost as great as that
between the rude wigwams which its readers in
babited. and those elegant and commodlous dwell.
inps which now occupy the site Of them. This CO.
nv contains The old and New Tesaments, with the
Palms of David rendered into Indian verse;
The title at the beginning OF the Blole Is
"Mamusse wunneetpanatuamwe
Up BIBLUM COP.
Naneeswe Nukkone Testament kah wonk wus-
kee Testament Ne quoshkinnumuk nashbe
Wuttineaumoh Christ noh asoowesit, John Elliott
Nabohtoe,, ontcbetoe Prinlenoomuk, Cambridge,
Massachusetts. Printenoop nashbe, Samuel Green,
1885,"
The language, which is the Nipmuck. seems
To abound in long, harsh and CULTURAL words, and
occur as frequently as in the Latin. The longest
word in this Bible is in Mark j, 40: "WutteP'
nesittukoussunnoowe and signifies,
rKneelinp down to him." Whenever the OBJ
iect whose name was to be translated was un-
known TO the Indians, Elliot used the English
word either alone, or with the Indian case or tense
endings appended, so that such as the following
are constantly occurring Chariotash-cheruDlm-
lob-aposllesog silver gold-temple wine
carpentersoh- h-masonsoh and the like.
In transating Judges v, %. "'Ihe mother OF
Sisera looked out at a window and cried through
fLe iatf;ce. % he asked the Indians for the word,
..and found. when his translation was completed,
that he had written "cried through the eetpot,
that being the only object which the natives knew
as corresponding with the object which DIR. FL
lott described TO them.
The psalms are translated into that form OF
yrese which is termed in our hymn books "com;
mon metre,' and nothing can be more clumsy and
uncouth than the structure of the rhymes. Stern
hold and Hopkins even may be read with exqu,s-
ite pleasure after perusing few stanzas Ike the
following, which are from the l9th psalm:-
"The heavens declare the glory of God" &C.:
~ !. "Kesuk kukootounhtea nnmoo
God wussohsumoonk
Mamahchekesuk wunnuahtuhkon.
Wutanakanusnonk.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-11-21
TRuE PoLTEYEss.-President Jefferson :,

True PoLITENEss.-Presdent Jefferson while
walking in the street one day with merchant,
returned with an air OF Kindness the bow Of ne
gro, who passed. "How," said the merchant,
'does yonr excellency condescend to salute ne
gro?" 81 should certainly be very sorry" an
swerod the President, ''if a negro could exceed
me in politeness.''
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-11-21

FUNNY SIMILE.-We.were all assembled to
look at turtle that had been sent to the house OF
friend, when child of the party stopped down
and began stroking the shell of the turtle "Why
are YOU doing that. Mary" said my father. ooh,
to please the turtle" "Why, child, you might
as well stroke the dome of St. PauPs church &c
nlease the ministers. ."-Sydney Smith.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-11-21

CANDID WirEEss.-A person who was re-.
Gently called in Court for the purpose of proving
the correctness of Doctors bill, was asked by
the lawyer. whether "Ihe doctor did not make
several visits after the patient was out o. danger"
NO." replied the witness, 81 considered the
patient IN danger as long as the doctor continued
his yists!"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-11-21
In, Addrest 10 the mune."

by AN INSPIRED PoIT.
eHow bewtiful is this ere mite,
How brite the starr du shine,
All mater Slopes in trankiness,
But this lone hart Of rsine.
"Our dog has kwit a-barkin now
At fellcrs passin' bi,
Here gain at the far OF nlne
With cam and plassid i.
Gwen vuin the, thou pail-faced thing,
A hanging in the skize,
onward on wild unbranded wing
Mi thauts cuts dust and fize.
40 kud kwit this lSlod of kla,
And sore abuv The croud,
Idc bath mi sole in heggstasy
In yonder heasy cloud.
"How kan the potts hiborn sole
Nix with erth's vulgar cru
Wud it not rather fiji ava
And hyde from mortafyue :.
"Ah yes had I pare Of wings
To go to yonder mme,
CESS Ide Just az soon sta thare
From now until next June.
"And thare a-roving up aud down
Thru purity flowers lde go,
Or listen to the tinlsling rills
Wot from the mountings dc."
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-11-21

A LovER's PUBLIC APpEAL.-When Sally
Larrabee reads the following, which we find as
an advertisement in the North Adams (Massa-
chusettsl Transcript, we hope she will s.come a
long" If not, she deserves to die an old maid :
NorIcE-Saly Larrabee can have an interview
with the subscriber by writing to him where she
may be found, or coming TO his residence at Tim
otby Walters in Nottingham, Vermont, one
and a-halfm from Jacksonville. have been
at good deal of trouble to find her, and have
got almost tired of it, and as had good many
chances TO get married, and want to get married
as soon as spring opens, nope she will take no
offence if should be obliged to give up the chase.
and have some one else. should be very happy
to have her come over as quick as she could as
cannot bear the thought of forgetting her forever,
and can never love anybody else as well as do
her. L'ANiEI w ALTERS.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-11-21
In his lecture at Portland. Maine. Dr. Rnrnton,

In his lecture at Portland, Maine, DR.. Boynton,
wishing TO explain to little girl the manner in
which lobster casts his shell when he has out
grown it, said !; 'What do you do when you have
overgrown your clothes p 'You throw them a.
side, don't you2' 'Oh, no. replied the little one,
zoe lei out The iuckSi'
The doctor confessed she had.him there.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-11-21

Peacock's feathers, as ornaments in costume,
are gainpr favor in the fashionable circles of Par
is. The Empress of the French was the first
who adopted this novelty, and great numbers Of
peacocks' pIumes ale now in preparation for bon
nets. 1t is expected they will be very fashiona.
ble next winter in velvet bonnets; their brilliant
and varied hnes producing an adnirable'elfect in
contrast VITA black or dafk'coored velveis.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-11-21
VOL. XXXllI,
STAUNTON SPECTATOR.
BYy.A. & L. WADDELL, Jr.
TERMS.

TBsssSP cTATOR'' is publjshedOnesc tgsek,
q. T,o Dollars gea- If paid IN adoance, or Too Dot
Jgrs and Fy Cents IF delayed beyond hs erpirci'on q
b6s rear NSs5scr9;oa 1sH be discontinued 6ut at the
option of The Editors, ,aht Gl arsaraSes are PAD
M 4IcOmnuaicaii0as 10 tbs Editors 0y ma" %"S'
be nost- Da;E or thsr ,eiu not be attended to.
GDTER EASEMENTS Of thirteen tines (or tsss1
Rolwgeois tune or ten lines Cor essl AR!on type IN
serted three meS for one doifar, and t'0efySs eS0
for each Subsequent Continuance. LGFSeF 0"Ve't'Se
,nents inserted IN tie same proportion. Al.
AI6eraI discount made 10 those oho advertise oy "e
4eGT.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-11-21

IN aud after the 1st of July 1855, we VIII run u !,
OD4TLY LINE or 5 TA 6 ES s, r. ~ q coni ~
go. - "a -, ,tb Woodward s, Co.'S daily Accommodation
IDe Of FourHorse Coaches from stauntOn to Lexg
I'm Sa,nra Rridoe. Buchanan Sc, and with the Yir
rina Central Railroad at Staunton from sGe & aerus nU
Of which we are running. daily line 0u' "O'''
Coaches to all the Virginia Springs, .,nh
pS tb;s arranoement we are enahled TO give through
tickets 10 any OF the above named places at rates OF fare
as low or lower than any other line e.,o
Our Stages viii leave Sta9n9n m@edia1ey atgr th e
nn arrive at w inchester next morning. Returning,
Leave Winchester in the evening after the arrival Of
tbs Harper's Ferry aud Baltimore cars, and reach
Staunton next morning. MI
or woodward House, StauntoR, Va
- HARTMAN s. BROWN, ProprietOrs'
Inlv 4 1855. If
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~ IF aoy one speak i'll Of thee, flee home to thy
own Conscience, and examine thy heart; ii thou
90 guilty, il is just correciion if not guilty, it
is fair instruction; make use of both, so shalt
thou disil honey ort Of gail, and of an open enc
my make 2 secret friend
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-11-21

CHANGING ONES MIHD.-"Ma see you
hum from neetin', Eunice 2" said Yankee TO
girl whom he kinder sorter' had feeling tor
.No you shan't do no such thing, am other
wise engaged )"
"WeIl, guess you missed it one. Eve my
pockets chuck full of ginger bread and almonds -
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-11-21

GLovEs-Belgium is the great glove manu-
factory of the world. 1t is stated that from one
establishment last year. 100000 dozen pairs
were exported to England and America. There
are three thousand hands employed there.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-11-21
DR. IOHN NJ. BALDWIN

OFFERS his professional services to the citizens o.
" Saunton and its vicinity Office on Main street, one
door above the Woodward House.
Staunton, Oct, II, 1855.
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Notice.

rrIrIE notes and accounts of D. W. c. Slauker up to
tbe Ist INST are in my hands for collection. All
nersons indebted are requested to come forward imme
datev and make payment, as It very desirable to set
sIs the business without delay. NJ b. FOLIA'
Stanton, July Is, 1889
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-11-21

LuprcRoUs MIsrAKE.-A distinguished liter
ary lady, was found in a paroxysm Of tears over
the supposed tomb Of Washington at Mount Yer.
non. but which turned out 10 be an ice house,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-11-21
EN9g, a, STEYwETT.

Tr = n c = - IT q r All . 2
NyrTES attention to his assortment of FAN Goods
which he is now receiving.
Stn,rntnn Oct. u, lSJ5
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-11-21

The espoit" pursues the theme for some DIS
ian ce beyond this point. but he has already out
stripped his readers as well as himself, and we
think it sa fer to take him down.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-11-21

The Scotch poet, Allan Ramsay, in his celeOra-
ted pastoral drama, the "Gentle Shepherd" )" flnds
a beautiful illustration Of marriage In two aged
ems growing side by side He suPPoses them TO
have been, "some years since," as bridegroom
and bride. Each year they have pressed nearer
and nearer to each other, until their spreading
branches have mingled; and as he sings, IN old
Scottish phrase,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-11-21
HNRR AT ST.

VNHAT GOLD LEAF TOBACCO you have all been
4 waiting for SO long, has arrived Send in your or
ders, and oblise yours, respectfully,
Staunton, Aug l, 1856 G. TsCOCdRAN'
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- a vega 81 sTaTBr.TWC

a RE exhibiting large and handsome Stock OF
"a Fan and Winter Goods, to which they in
yite the early e.tentiou of their friends,
Stauplou. Oct. 1855.
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POETRY Y


New YoRK MERCANTILE LIBEAV-A my
PREsBNr-The reading room Oh '"iI
library is sooa to be adorned by two pieces VI
s,atuary from the studio of Mosher at florence
The pieces are ''Sieace" and Truth OF tne
life size, and have been the admiration OF tfaVei-
lers visiting Italy For these appropriate, ngures
the young gentlemen are indebted to the hoefaii-
ty of Henry Stone, ESQ.,, prominent mef'nan'
Of this city.-N. z. Post.
We are not sure whether the above paragraph
affords key to the ensuing stanzas, which come
to us as the first fruits ofa very young Poet lol
poetess. )-EDs.l
For the Sia,.nton Spectator.
The Statue OF Truth.
On uedestal fair III spacious Saloon,
Freouented by crowds of Intelligent outh,
saw by the light of a midsummer moon,
A simple but beautiful Statue of Truth.
Though naked its nakedness did not appear
So immodest as clothing on many frame;
The mien was SO grave, and the air so severe,
That the nudity seemed Independent OF sh ame'
As gazed on the marble, it seemed TO ernew
A lovely but long vanished dream my youth,
And the image Of one eonlured up TO my view,
Who exactly resembled this Statue Of Truth.
That marble, so graceful, but lifeless and cold,
May soon be prey to times enyous tooth,
But hope yet again and again to behold
The breathing original Statue OF Truth;
AUGUSTA.
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Yfs received and COR sale nice lot Checses. Pure
j CIDER Vinegar. and large lot Of Wooaen Ware OF
AN le.criu,,ons STAPLES. MARTIN \ co
Stsaatou Sept 20 lN55
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-11-21
SumaviAa, E'nhaccO,

lust to hand aud for sale a supply of Nltircl Chew
y Ing Tobacco OF superior quality.
stannton, June 20, 1853 e. It. COCHRAN.
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"Hohsekoen kassukodtash

9. "IIohsekoen kassukodtash
Kuttoo waantamonk
Kah hohsekoeu nukonash
Kehetookon wchtcauonk"
The first edition ofthis Bible was published in
1855. The type was set by an Indian. it was
three years in going through the press and Is the
first edition of the Bible ever published in Amer
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-11-21
1855. Fall Supplies. 1866
ROOsls. PAPER, Stationery anna
FANCY GOODS.

MORRIS, 81 Main street, Richmond, IS now o
A. penng his usual large and general assortment Of
1OODS Re &c. FOR THE FALL TRADE
:, which he would respectfully ask the attention of the
merchants Of Virginia North Carolina and Tennessee
visiting the ctyassurng them oil as complete STOCK
10 select from as can be found in any Market and upon
terms as fair and as liberal, -,
ne A. NJ is sole agent for the sale OF the celebrated
Pianos enthusiastically Worcester, and VIII supply
them at factory prices.
Rrs- Blank Books of every description constantly Oh
hand and manufactured to order.
no. Binding of every description executed IN the best
manner.
Sept. 5, 1855
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-11-21

"This shields the other frae the castin blast,
That in return defends it frae the west
Had they stood apart and alone, each must have
b1rne the violence of every wind, and bowed un-
sheltered before every storm.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-11-21
pROFECTIOM FR0M LIGHTNINE.

PROJECTION FRGW LIGHTNING'
rI1UF Subscribers offer their services 70 the pubic gen
orally and feeling thankful for the kina pa,rohSse
Lo.otof,r, go literally bestowed them, take thiS
method Of informing them that they are prepared 70
erect on the shortest notice the bestend latest improved
HTM1M G Il . u $
,rbose Rods have been approved by all the scientific
men in the Country and The Points the best ana most SS
ens;,e extort, being made Of Copper and heavily pia
tcd With nie Silver which adds greatly to the security
thc Rods aTord by the Points being really ana pefma
nentv bright thereby at all times constituting sure
and safe conductor of Electricity r;,,,.
, ondoetor in every particular and caution the pno-
nIus ~. sNo;nSt ;,,n,r(ect Rods BAKER x LACEY.
REFER no Mark Byrd, Woodstock John j. Al
len Charles Moore, Mt. Jackson; walter " Ne"; aI
Nov, Market; Bowman & Sybert, HatrisoaDorg' NHJ'
y Grattan. Johl Craua, ST., Mt. Crawford
June lSo5.-f.
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AEFsEMAREE "a BUCH
STAPE 0UAREIES.

Richmond, Sept. p, 1855.
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