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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-10-03

TIE ART OF BEING AGREEABLE.-The true
art of being agreeable, is to appear well pleased
with all the company, and rather to seem well
entertained with them than to bring entertais-
ment to them. A man thus disposed, perhaps,
may not have much learning, nor any wit, but if
he has common sense, and something friendly in
his behavior, it conciliales mems minds more than
the brightest parts without this disposition; and
when man Of such turn comes to an old age,
he is almost sure to be treated with respect. It
is true, indeed, that we should not dssemble
when in company but man may be very agree
able strictly consistent with truth and sincerity ,by
prudent silence where he cannot consur, and a
pleasing assent where he can. Now and then
you meet with a person so exactly formed to
please, that he will gaia upon every one that
hears or beholds this disposition is not merely
the gift Of nature, but frequently the effect of
much knowledge Of the world, and command
over the passions.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-10-03

STRANGE, INpEEp-Said a Scotch girl, al
dinna ken wha' make brother Will like the lass
es SO. For my psrt had rather haze one laddis
than two asses!"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-10-03

WAS ONCE YoUNG.-It is an excellent thing
for all who are engaged in giving instruction to
young people frequently to call to mind what they
were themselves when young. This practice is
one of the most likely to mpart patience and for
bearance and to correct unreasonable expectations
At one period Of my life, when instructng two or
three young people to write, found them, as |
thought, unusually stupid. | happened about
this time 10 look over the contents of an old copy-
book, written by me when was boy
The thick up-strokes, the crooked down-s;rokes the
awkward Jennings OF the letters and the bots in the
book, made me completely ashamed Of myself and
csuld, at the moment, have burned the book in
the fire. The worse, however. | thought Of my
self, the better thought of my backward schol-
ars; was cured Of my unreasonable expectations,
and became in future doubly patient and forbear-
ing. In teaching youth, remember that you once
were young, and in reproving youthful errors,
endeavor TO call to mind your own.-.4noR.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-10-03

NATURAL BARoMErEHs.-Chickwe is an
excellent barometer When the flower expands
fully we are not to expect rain for several hours
should it continue in that state, no rain will dis
turb the summers day. When it half conceals
its miniature flower, the day is generally showery
but it entirely shuts up, or wells the white flow
er with its green mantle, let the traveller put on
his great coat. The different species of Trefoil
always contract their leaves at the approach of a
storm SO certainly does this take place that these
plants acquired the name of the husbandman's
barometer. The Tulip, and several of the com
pound yellow flowers. all close before rain
There is species of wood sorre which doubles
ts leaves before storms. The Bauhinia or noun
tain ebony, capa, and sensitive plants, observe
the same habits.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-10-03

1t has been ascertained by experiment, that
COW will drink about eigh!y-scvsn pounds Of wa
ter in tvsnsyfour hours.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-10-03

The subject of a verdict Of a recent CORNERS
iury upon a man who died in state of nsbriatlon
was-"Death BY hanging-round rum shop"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-10-03

The finest idea of thunder storm extant is
when Wggns came home tight, Now Wiggins
is teacher. and had been to a temperance meet
ing and had eat too much lemonade. or something,
he came into the room among his wife and daugh-
tiers, and just then he tumbled over the cradle and
fell whop on the floor. After a while he rose and
said
"Wife, are you hurt ?" "No." "Girls. are
you hurt?" ''No."
''Terrbe clap, wasn't it?"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-10-03

ANINr1REs7rNG CoUPLE.-There is a couple
in Cincinnati. Ohio. who have been engaged to be
married for the past five years, but no time has
occurred within that period when they were both
out Of prison at the same time.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-10-03
nr,,.s mad Medicines.

"A of the most approved quality Perfumery, some
very nice, aud everything usually to be found IN Drug
Stoce in this part Of the country.
JAS. G.. LAIRD, Druggist
Staunton, Aug l, 1866 Staunton, Va.
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TN Painters.

7 KEEP constantly on hand full supply of Lnseed
4 Oil and all the paints and Varushes belonging to
your business. good assortment OF Paiut, Varnlsh
and Sash Brushes. JAS. u LAIRD
Anv. l. lS05.
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TIE RULING PAssIoN.-Two gentlemen who
were recently carried from Portsmouth to the Ma
val Hospital with the fever, were placed in posi-
tions so contiguous that they could see and hear
each other. One of them, Mr.. j., had a mono
mania for bettag-and on the other genilenan's
groaning out Gas he did frequently Il shall die ~
Mr.. j. insisted on betting him ten dollars that he
tcould not, and became at last SO violent that the
physicians were forced to remove him to another
room. He would have lost The bet, as the gen
teman did die the same night he was brought
to the hospital The "better" recovered.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-10-03

AFFECTING IYcIDENr.-The following is an
extract from soldiers letter in the camp in the
Crimea :-"The other night was in the en-
trenchments. and good number of us were sit
tino tooether amusing ourselves. One was sing
inp a sonr called Mary weep mo more Tor me, in
which occur these beautiful lines -
Ear, far from thee sleep in DEATH
So, Nary, weep no more for me-
when shell came in, burst among us, and killed
the man while he was singing the song. never
was SO vexed for any one In my iife; 1t opened
his slnll connie tely and he died in an instant"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-10-03

GRAssHoprER TRAPs.-ln our rides in the
grasshopper country, we saw thousands OF the
deep holes which had been dug in the earth by
the Indians, to entrap their luxurious food. These
holes contain about oushel and half and We
believe we saw holes enough in Yuba, Butte, and
Suffer counties. to have collected fifty thousand
bushels of grasshoppers, The Indians will grow
fat Ibis winter California Farmer.
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NO. XLyI.s,

city Of Algesiras, the scenes Of so many conflicts
ia the days Of the Moors,-the compuatirs'y
modern town of ST. Rogue, where Spanish Gus
toms and modes Of life, even to the "bnll fights"
may be seen to-day just as they appeared three
hundred years ago.-the "neutral ground. >, on
the opposite side Of which the British and Span
sh forts frown upon each otlIer-the distant and
desulate fields OF Morocco yelled in mist, and
more beautiful than all, the blue waters of the
Mediterranean sparkling in the soft light of, one
Of the most brilliant days Of summer. 7sh
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-10-03

rrHAT GOLD LEAF TOBACCO you have all been
waiting for 50 long has arrived Send in your or
ders, and oblige yours, respectfully, - eo,pN
staunton. Aug /, 1850 c. I. COCHRAN
r,,1T-We have in Store IS Sacks fine Salt, aud
on G., cronnd alum in fine order. and low atcs
- - 5I G SacNS VI ] BRANDEBURG & co.
Staunton, dug. 10, 1850. -.
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p.;oa PeSunel.

Price Reduced.
rHE Life of Rev archibald a2 AISxS'asC, Gou y az
i Price 81. For sale by A"DA'
Sept. -. 1855.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-10-17
a Story and q Waning.

The New Orleans Delto relates the
following sad story, by way of admon-
ishing its readers against any participa-
ton in the lottery mania, which is SAID
to prevail very extensively in that
/ city.
ca poor but Industrious mechanic
had been laboring for years to accumu-
late sufficient money to purchased home,
stead for himself and family. Oa re-
turning home each Saturday night be
would place his. weekly salary in the
hands of his wife, and request her to
lay it by. A few months since knowing
that he must have saved a couple of
thousand dollars by his industry aud
frugality, and learning that piece of
property was for sale in the upper por-
tion of the city, which would be an ad-
vantageous investment, he called upon
the owner, and it was offered him at a
bargain. Overioyed with his good for
tune, he fastened home to his wife, and
conveyed to her the glad news, and ask
ed for the money TO close the purchase.
But alas there was no joyful response
in the countenance of his better half,
but bursting into tears, she wept most
bitterly, and refused to be comforted.-
The husband was astonished and asked
for an explanation With head aver
ted, and voice interrupted by heart
broken sobs, she made known to her
husband the fact-which fell like a
thunderboltupo him, crushing his brain
and causing reason to totter and reel
from it's throne-that she had wasted all
his hard earnings in the purchase of Ha-
vana lottery tickets The vacant stare
from the eyes of the husband which met
this astonishing disclosure plainly show
ed that he was no longer capable of np.
spreciating his loss, but with a maniac
life, wild and startlingshe left his home,
his wife and little ones, never moro to-
return. A few more days passed, and
his body was taken from the river.
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which could be traced to Robinson II
was thought strange that, occupying the
room adjoi5ing that in which the murder
was commi<s.zi, she should have heard
no noise.t.rr known anything about the
affair still more mysterious, while it de-
priyed the taae of her testimony and OF
any light w5-ssb1sie could throw uponsit,
was the facsssthat size Committed Saicide
about.a fortnight before the trial came
on.
All these circumstances tend to show
that the evidence against Robinson was
not free from suspicion, which impaired
its weight 1t was clearly lot conclu-
sive. All the circumstances that were
proved agagtst him were perfectly com.
patible with his innocence, however
strong the presumption they might ere
ate Of his guilt. And there were others
by whom The murder might have been
committed, to whom stronger motives
for its coipaiiss;on were traceable than
to him, al.dswhose testimony against him
was absolutely necessary to clear them
selves froursuspicion. 1t is true that
on the trial 10 attempt was made by
Robinson counsel to inculpato any
other part but this was probably be-
cause he Eat deemed it advisable the
whole to ffly the case on another theory
He found he could bring direct proof of
an ali5i; aud whom he found that evid-
ence was net impeached by the prose
cution, he doubtless deemed it safer to
rely upon it, whether true or false, than
to undertake. to construct new and
more complicated theory out of the mea-
ger materials which the evidence afford
ed Il seemed desperatesuudertaking
to show that Robinson, in spite of cloak,
hatchet and Rosina Townsend's testi-
mony, was not in the house all that light
and iu any other hauds than those of Og-
deu Hoffman it would probably have
proved failure
But it succeeded; and, although We
have li;tIe doubt that Robinson was ae-
quilted utlon a false plea, and by false
sweating, we are by 10 mears satisfied
that the Jury would have done right in
returning different verdict, or that be
was really guilty of the imputed crime
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No. 21.

virtue Of scores of males aud females
IN the blight that has been brought %.
many happy home, made desoIate by
the conduct of. the father or mother, or
by both&.in the depravihg tastes AID
licences it is engenderipg among yong
persons of both sexes, it seems 70 Us that
thoSpyess. of New Yorlx owes duty to
humanity. to expose the whole scteusf,
and give the authors of it the benefit Of
a full expo ision Of the shocking Free
Love principles. Humanity, purity, re-
ligion, demand II ut their hands.
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eclipsed from the soul, that his rams
was unknown in the language. History
will have the air of an atheist, when
she reeountsto to posterity these annihila-
tious, rather. than deaths, of celebrated
/ mon in tue greatest year Of France =
The victims only have a God; the tri-
Jsbones and vietefs have noue.
Look at FIirabeau on ';hesbed Of death
-s Crown me with flowers. said he;
intoxicate mcs with perfumes. Let
me die to the sound ofdelicious music .
mot word Of God or of his soul
Sensual philosopher, he desired only
supreme sensualis,n, a last yoluptuous-
ness in his agony.
Contemplate Madam Roland, the
strong hearted woman of the revolution,
on the cart that conveyed her to death.
She looked contemptuously on the besqt-
ted people who killed their prophets aud
sybils. Not glance toward heaven
Only one word for the earth she was quit
ing Oh, LibertyP'
Approached the dungeon door Of the
Girondins. Their last night is ban
quet; the only hyma, the Marseillaise
Follow Camille Desmoulins to his ex-
ecution A cool and indecent pleasantly
at the trial, and long imprecation on
theroad to the guillotine, were the two
last thoughts of this dying man on his
way to the last tribunal.
Hear Danton on the platform of the
scaffold, at the distance of line from
God aud eternity. 1 have had good
time of it; let ne go to Sleep Then
to the exeeutioner-a You will show my
head to the people; it is worth the trou-
bic l' His faith, annihilation his last
sigh vanity. Behold the Frenehman
of this latter age
What must Que think of the religious
sentiment of a free people, whose great
figures seem thus to march in procession
to apnihilation, and to whom that terri
bic mlnIster-death--ltse recalls neith-
-er the threatcnings nor promises of
God! (
The sep,aslic of these nloa witho.t
God has quickly been stranded. TIE
liberty won by so mueh hcroism and SO
mxch genius, has not found in France a.
conscience to shelter it, Godto avonge
it, a people to defend it against that
atheism which has been called glory
All ended in soldier and some apostate
republicans, ttavestied into courtiers-
An atheistic republieanism cannot be
heroic. When you terify it, it bends;
when you would buy it, is sells itself
It would be very foolish to immulate
itself. Who would take any heed ? the
people ungrateful and God non-existent!
So finish atheist revolutions
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Religion OF Revolutionary Men
BY LAMARTlNE

BY LAMARTiNE
kNow-I sigh when think of it
that hitherto the French people have
been the least religious ofall the nations
of Europe Is it because the idea OF
! God-which arises from all the eviderces
of Nature, and from the depths of reaec-
tion, being the profoundest aud weight
lest idea of which human Intelligence is
eapable-and the French mind being the
most rapid, but the most superficial, the
highest, and the most unrefective of all
European raees-this mind has not the
force and severity necessary to carry
far and long the greatest conception of
the human understanding
Is it because our governments have
always taken upon themselves to think
for us, to believe for US, aud to pay for
US Is it because We are and have been
military people, a soldier-nation, led
by kings, heroes, ambitious men, from
battlefield to battlefield, making con-
quos,s, ard never keeping them, ravag
ing dazzling, charming, and corrupting
Europe; and bringing home the man
rers, vices, bravery, lightness, and impi-
ETY. of the camp to the fresides of the
people?
/ know not, but certain it is, that the
nation has an immense progress to make
in serious thought if she wishes to re-
main free. If we look at the characters,
compared as regards religious sentiment,
of the great nations o. Europe, America,
even Asia, the advantage is not for US.
The great men of other countries live
aud die looking at the spectator, or, at
most, at posterity.
Open the history of America, the
history of France read the great lives,
the great deaths, the great martordoms,
the great words at the hour when the
ruling thought of life reveals itself in
the last woads of the dying-and CON-
pare.
Washington and franklin fought,
spoke, suffered, aud ascended aud de-
scended in their political life, always in
the the. name Of God, for whom they
acted and tho lberator of America
died, confdipg to God the liberty of the
people and his own soul
Sidney, the young martyr of a patri-
otism, guilty of nothing but impatience,
and who died to expiate his country's
dream of liberty, said to his jailer-"
rejoice that 1 die Innocent toward the
king, but victim, resigned to the King
On High, to whom all life is due"
The Republicans of Cromwell only
sought the way of God. even in the
blood of battles. Their policies were
their faith their reign prayer-their
death psalm. One hears, sees: feels,
that God vas in all the movements of
these great people.
But cross the sea, traverse La Man
cha, come to our times, open onr annals,
aud listen to the last works of the great
political actor of the drama ofour lib
erty One would think that God was
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A Touching Story.

The lion. A. H Stephens, of GeorS
gia, in recent address at a meeting in
Alexandria, for the benefit Of the Or
phan Asylum and Free School Of that
city, related she following anecdotc;
A poor little boy, in cold nights
with no home or roof to shelter his head,
no zpaternal or maternal guardian or
guide to protect or direct him on his
way, reached at nightfall the house of a
wealthy planter. who took him in, fed,
and lodged him, and sent him on his
way with his blessing Those Find at
tentions cheered bis heart, and inspired
him with fresh courage to battle with
the obstacles of life. Years rolled
round. Providence led him on, and he
had reached the legal profession his
host had died; the cormoranss that
prey on the substance ofman had formed
a conspiracy TO get from the widow her
estates She sent for the nearest counsel
to commit her cause to him, and that
counsel proved to be the orphan boy
long before welcomed and entertained
by her deceased husband. The stimo-
lous of warm and tenacious gratitude
vas now added to the ordinary motive
connected With the profession. He IN
dcrtook her cause with a will not easily
to be resistedf he gained it; the wid-
ow's estates were secured to her in per-
petuity; anl Mr.. Stephens added, with
an emphasis of Omotien that seht anelec-
trid thrill throughout the house, that
orphan boy stands before yoa..s ;
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welsh Triads.


There are. three things that never be-
come rusty-the money Of she benovo--
lieut., the shees of the butchers horse.
and woman's tongue.
Three things not easily donc-to al
lay thirst with fire. to dry wet with wa
ter, AID to please al in everything that
is done.
Three things that are as good as the
best-brown brend in a. famipe. wen
water in thirst. and = great.coat in very
cold weather
Three things as good as their betters
dirty water to eztinguish a fire,
homely wife toa blind man, aud wood
en- sword to coward.
Three warnings from he grave
/" Thou knowest hat was, thon know
est what I am. remember what thou arts
to be. y
Three things of short continuation
lady's love, chip Ere, and brooks
food.
Three things that never ought to be
away from home--a cat, the chimney
and housewife ~
Three things in the peseock-the
garb of an angel the walk Of thief,
aud the voice ofthe devil.
Three things it is unwise to boast of
the favor Of thy ale, the beauty of
thy wife, and the contents Of thy
purse,
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Doetrp.
Don't Fret"

"Don't Fret"
Has a neighbor injured you
Don't fret
You viii yet come off the best;
He's themost TO answer for,
Never mind it, let it rest.
Don't fret
Has hOrrid lie been told =?
DON'T fret.
twill run itself todeath.
Ifyou will letsit quite alone,
1t will die for wantof breath:
Don't fret.
Areyour enemies at work?
Don't fret
They can't injure you whit;
If theyfind you heed them not
They viii soon be glad to quit:
Don't fret.
= Isadversity your lot ?
Don't fret
Fortane', wheel keeps turning round,
Every spoke will reach the top,
Which, Iikeyou, is going down:
Don't fret
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Bounty Land Warrants.
Under the act of March, 1855, to the
SOth of September:

Seven hundred and fifteen warrants
were issued to soldiers of the Rcvolation
or their widows; 81 to the soldiers them
selves, and 635sto widows.
The price of warrants in this city the
two last days ranged from sI:o7 to SILL
per acre, according to the size of the
warrants; the 1905, SOS and 40's being
most in demand. The New York prices
do not come up to these fgures.-Natt
onaI InteAigeacey.
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/
The EAsTERN WAR-WHAT NExr.--
The Paris correspondent Of the Nation
al BatezlFgencer. by the last steamer,
writes as follows
In fine, all indications that have, yet
reached us go to show that the fall of
ESebastopol, while it has .giiyen signal
satisfaction to the military anssus pro
pre- of the French, has 1hade tho peace
that the world so much desires and has
SO much need of, less probable than be-
| fore. The Allies, it is believed, would
now add to the old terms at least one
other, stipulating for war indemnity
to be paid by Russia while Russia her
self has become eEea sitter In her obsti-
macy, refusing all modification, in a
specific sense, of her construction Of the
third poiut, and of course hootiDgat all
idea of indemnity, except such as is con-
tained.in the above schedule of Mars
hall OSrogan Pelissicr 1t is calcula-.
ted that it viii take some considerable
time before indemnitics obtained as ssthats
was will suffice to indemnify the Allies
for the expense of getting them. / scs
no prospect ahead but that of continu-
ing the war for several years ye:, tilt
events yet in embryo and only remotely
connected with the Eastern question,
shall bring into actiouA new set of infu-
enc sin prescuce of whichthe
eonstantinople by the Czar having
ea4sed to be presently imminent, will
lose the controlling prominence it has
hitherto enjoyed 1t would not at all s
surprise me if. before the Gar slgnsthe
treaty of peace, thataf his alliance be-
tween Franco ard England should be-
come dead letter laid up ii the histo-
rical archives, no more TO b discarded,
except as curious evidences 6f osis Of ihe
most re.narkableeFonts 81 ths hineeseNth
century | believe that already see
the gems of this Separations. Nappsess
begins to think thar England is not nec2
5cssary for the successful prosecution Of
this war in the East. From that to
thinking her de trcp is only one stsp.
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DR. y. HAHN.

rIT0UZzJ4ane this opportunity OF rendering his
thank 10 his friends, for their kind and Hber-
al patronnge heEetofore, and be hopes couduct
kfn1seIfin his procession. as 10 still merit their
patrorage. .togefher With all o thers whe desire to
consult nimin his PRO elsssion- His ONO is in the
seok Store of III. Imhof, nearly opposite the
stone Store of Reznor RiEasr q Co. Where he wi IL
h. found at alI5tTnss except when PROFESSIONALLY
epseseds Nov, p, Ie54-Ha7tf