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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-02-06
MISC Il L l. A N Y
From the Blind Girl Of V.tien3ers.
Luther at Home

At the appointed hour, Fichiner entered the
halls of the Augustinian monastery, In which
Luther had his residence. In one OF the passages
he met Vrit Dietrich, who was un the eve Ut go
ing out.
:.Oh. here YOU are, he cried out, and extend
ed 10 him the hand of welcome. Il have men
toned your comlug to the Doctor, and ne is e.. .
pectng YOU. lie is just now in his family room,
and you can enter without any hesitation"
Ficltner's heart was agitated. lie had not
vet seen the man whose name was mentioned
throughout all Europe, and even IN the countries
of Asia by some with fear and trembling and
execrations, and by others with joyful hope and
terveo, blessings. He felt as if he were about to
appear befre Judge who could spy into the re-
cesses of his heart, and it required some courage
to knock at the door pointed out by the Secretary.
He heard with voice speaking in kind and
tender tone, aud be thought that his Knocking
was not heard, when sone one cried out, "C0me
ini"
When Fichtner entered, he saw man IN
black, bruad appelled dressing g"wn, and child
riding on his kuee, heartily laughing at the IRE
gular leaps Of the mimic horse.
'.\Nill you ride with us sr?" said Luther,
laughing to the stranger, without waiting i~r
saluta,.on. ,,iy it,le Hans is riding straight to
hnlne 10 give us 'ane' Nau'e .o,i '" "Id ,t'i"l
When ne sees ''e 'lnpoe"' o'''o, T NJ. '"i", w.,
ne should iauGh 'o'n "'S '''''o'' S"u'
niher ana 'i ""ef A"'" '"e go y,
uod sucn c"Nu % 'eis"' P.uru a" ;, ha 80.
neaoS are no' W'"''E u, I" i"S' ~.
tlnued' whist IT, Pa,e" tue c"u''l I"0eH' - , :"e
ciid' you are ouI L'o'u n''e "''' 9"u "''
ander grace, anu not under 'ie Ia" you nave no
''ar; y"a are secure ahu nave "' a"AF'T doou'
anything whatever you uo ''s"' ~ y'I
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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-02-06

POETRY.
-s~-@--N->-~-~-~-~>- - -
,.. E.unv FORESTER.

New Poem by Fanny Forrester'
n. p. Willis sends the t1llowing surpasslns'
auIifnl poem, by Fanny Forester 10 me iio"
urnal. which he is no. sure has ever oeen Pu'
he'd He adds The widowed heart OF ,n ,n
ted one-with her apostle husband )us' so"e -
e her To heaven-thus exqu'slteiy tel,s '"e G
oi their earthly love, and It's sun ''"ss0''"'
I'D Of hands"
gazed down Life's Labyrinth,
A wldering maze to SEQ,
Crossed DER Jy many a tangled clue,
Aud wild as wild could be
And as We gazsd in doubt aud assau'
An angel came to me. Nf
knew him for a heavenly gulde'
| knew him even then,
Though lneekIy rs ciiii he stood
Anons tn" seaS Of GcG--
BY his deep spi.'t n 'vFiiness,
/ kncw him even hen.
And as leaned ny weary head
Upon his pro'fcrcd breast,
And scahI ii tns ptill nasttei VIA
From out my pia,s d reSs,
Iwollsrel il tha iaihihg 1aeS
OF Eden were more Diest.
For ta>rc was light withia ny soul,
l.; "a; oa uy Dcacsiliway,
Aud al! lrpuil IN, OH. 4o'.e
TIA. siiSt,ting starlight lay;
Aud ea;ts:iy saw uprea'ed
The paarly gates Of day.
So hand in had w. tod lhe wild,
M rlysi ;1gt aal i
His lif,t wing ali ia:yarlns
With tokei, iro tn; 'Ay,
Strange my dali thoa.ht coail not divine
Twas lifted but TO fly
Again DIVA lies din labyrinth
l gcop> iny way al1he,
While wildly through the midaisht sky.
Bi,ck, aurfying clouds are blown,
Aad ,hic,ly in my tangled path
The sharp bare thora' are sown.
Yet firm NY foot for well know
Tae goal cannot be Tar,
Aud .yer throa3a ihs riftsd clouds
onines out Oh, steady star
For waea my gaile meat up he lett
The peariy gates ajar.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-02-06

WHAT A NEWSPAPER DOES FOR NOTHING -
Some individual, who seems tn understand wha
he is talking abont, speaking of this subject says
"The result of my observation enables me t.
stlte as fact, that publishers of newspapers are
more poorly rewarded than any class Of men in
The United States, who invest an equal amount
of labor, capital and thought. They are expected
to do more service for less pay, TO stand more
sponging and 'dead heading to puff and defend
more people without fee or hope Of reward, than
any other class.
..They credit wider and longer; get oftener
cheated suffer more pecnniary loss: and are
oi,ener the victims of misplaced confidence, than
any other calling in the community. People pay
printers bill more reluctantly than any other.
1t goes harder with them TO expend dollar on
valuable newspaper. than ten on needless gew-
oaw. vet every body avails himself Of The editors
pen, and printers ink. How many professional
and political regulations and fortunes have been
made and sustained by the friendly, though IN
reouited pen Of the editor How many embroyo
towns and cities have been brought into notice, and
pulled into prosperity by the press2 How many
railroads, now in successful operation. would have
fuundered but for the assistance OF the 'lever that
moves the world in short, what branch oil A.
mercsn industry OF activity has not been prompted,
stimulated and defended by. the press!
"The bazaars OF fashion, and the haunts OF ap
petite and dissipation, are thronged with an eager
crowd, bearing gold in their palms, and the com
modlies there vended are sold at enormous pro-
fits, though inirlnsically worthless, and paid Tor
with scr1pu!ous punciuaity; while tue counting
room of the newspaper is the seat ofjewIng cheap
enino. trade. orders and pennies. 1t ls-Inade a
,nnt If honor TO liauidate grog bill, but not Of
dishonur to repudiate printers BILL" -,-e p.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-02-06
FRI = ARRlV

OF Watches. Jsy cry md Sitcer IPc,e at j. w.
.NEREDITH'S, opposite .hessrs. L. r y
J. b. Esf, iige's Dug store.
rl,HE subscriber having returned from the b
~ sI.c,ed stock Of the above goois, consiSt'S "'
Wa,ches Of the most approved maker new ane
All az les Of Diamond. Ruby aud Pearl M9sa'
and lava Breast Pins; Far iIns', tiastf r,' ~
Also a GOOD assortment Of Jctt goods So "''i' ''
,h;s time. Silver Spoons Forks and i."lies &
sther article in his line Of business a'ene' t,'t,
yepa,rcd and warranted. Every asueie W.
renreseuted or the money refunded.
Stauntoa Nov l, 1854.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-02-06

ASTONISHING Snooke's mother and old Mrs.
Stubbs. were taking about little babies. 'Why.'
said Mrs. Snooks when | was baby, they put
me in quart pot and then put the lid an fAnd.
did you veP was the astonishing inquiry of
Mrs. Stubs. They tell me did, was the as
tonshing reply. well. did you ever! and Mrs.
Stabbs fell to knitting like one possessed.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-02-06

TEMPERANCE FAcLE.-The rots once Assem-.
bled IN large cellar, TO dev.se snme method Of
safely getting the bait from a small steel trap
which lay near, having seen Numbers of their
friends and relations sna ched from them by lis
merci!ess jaws, Aiier many long speeches and
the proposal of many eloaorate and lruiless plans,
happy w.t. standing erect. said, III is my opin-
ion that.f with one paw we keep down the spring.
we can safely iake the nod from the trap with
the other" All the rails present loudly squealed
assent, and slapped their a:lS in applause. The
meeting adjourned, and the rats retired to their
homes but the devastation Of the trap being by
no means diminished, the rats were forced to call
another convention. rhe elders had just assem- /.
bled, and commenced the deliberations, when all
were startled by faint voice, and poor raj, with
only three legs. lhnping into The ring stood up to
speak. All were instantly silent, when stretching
out The bleelipg remains Of his leg,he said My
friends. have tried the method you proposed and
you see the result. Now let me suggest plan
to escape the trap. DO not touch it,"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-02-06

MoRE CoAL.-The State Of Virginia is blessed
with immense mines of coal at almost exery point
from the head Of tide water to the Ohio river and
the Kenincky line. Every day. says the Rlch-
mond Dispatch. is bringing 10 light new deposits.
We have jus, heard of the discovery Of very ine
anthracite coal on the Virginia and Tennessee
Railroad. The vein passes under the railroad
about seventeen miles from Wyiheville. In tuIas-
ki c,unly, and is about seven feet thick and WI
dening. .
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-02-06

A country editor. 10 speaking Of steamboat
says:
..She had twelve berths in her ladies' cabin"
"Oh, life of me-" exclaimed an old lady on
reading the above, "what squalling there must
hive been ~
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-02-06

A Chippewa chief recently said in Boston,
when asked why the Indians do not copy the
dress Of our people. ME think we started your
fashions; your men now wear blankets, as we do,
and your women paint their faces, and wear feath-
ers."
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-02-06

A Califruia letter speaking Of the extravagant
spirit iha. prevails everywhere in that State says:
Apples (of large size, To he sure. were offered at
fruit stands for sale at four dollars and fifty cents
piece The price is not more remarkable than that
there are many persons indiscreet enough to pur-
chase and eal them even at this rate.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-02-06
STAUNTON SPECTATOR.
RYJ.A. al. NsADDELL, Jr.
It TERMS s..

sH.. .spEcTAPOR' is published once ,csek,
TO Dollars year, if paid in adoance, or Itco Dot
sc,. ssd Ffy Cents if delayed beyoad the expiration q
e year Nosubserption ,oiil be discontinued ort al He
ant;on of Ahe Editors until all arrearages are paid
A,. An mmunications TO the Editors by mat must
4, nost paid or they tciu not be attended TO-
IDVER TTSEMENTSo of thirteea lines (or tess,)
type ten lines Cor less,) Mnton tyPe n
,,rfsd three fines for dollar and centy ire cents
for ,ach subsequent coatiauInce. Larger adrernse-
,nenis inserted in the same proportion a.,
AIiberai discount made TO those ao advertise oy tne
year.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-02-06
Mt. siduey, Sept 26, 1853.
q NJ CNCHRAN. .IR..

,,vrOn .:ssg AT LAW, Starnton, Va, " practise
a III ,hc S.or->s holden in Augusta, aud in the Su
..;an ~ Courts OF ;,ook:iyA-p and 'H%hland oie. IN
he rear the formerly occupied by e''r'
Niche & Robertson.
S,.,,,ton Sent %, 1888.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-02-06

A writer truthfully remarks that 'it is not
crimes such as robbery and murder. which des-
troy the neace of society so much as the village
gossin family quarrels, jealausies and chickering's
between neghbors, meddlesome and tattlng,
which are the canker that eats into all social hap
niness." MeddIers and busy bodies hereabouts,
please notice,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-02-06

A MODEL CusroMER.-"When ) goes snopI
uinq'' said an old lady. 81 alters asks '"I VIVA,
wants. and If they have it. and us sni'aoei an
feel inclined TO buy it. and IT'S cheaP' anu ."n
be got at any place for less, most a'le's nS, e,
ii, without chapperlag about it all day. as mOS'
people does.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-02-06

AVERY LoauAcIous female witness. whom
the ouoosng counsel could not silence. so tar KEPT
him at bay, that. by waysf brow beating her, ne
exclaimed. .Why. woman; there is brass enough
in your faos to make kettle!" -"And sauce e.
uouph in yours to fill it," she promptly rejo'neo'
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-02-06

'Boy,' said visitor at the house Of friend, to
his l!tiIe sun, step over the way and see how old
his return reporied tina. Mrs. Brown did not know
how old she was,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-02-06
Aa,,a,s,c., NAEaslaNaa. !

ycy. ..r,r;b ,rs have On hands lganti;y OF { -
s.:a of every description. which they w'n S,mn 81
ON the usual t~ros Thes VIII aiso dirnisa saa,r 20
order, of any k:lJ and - any au'G 81 - f''~
-'A'"' WELLER & PARhISS.
NJ, S;dnrv Sent %, SJ5.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-02-06
IN, Notice TO Merchants, Nssl
FARMER q 0Tfa Ess,s E&

VISITING RICHMOND TITS FAhhs -
WOULD most respectfully call thr a'tsA.!oa u
i Merchants, Farmers aad others visiting E''h"i0n"
this fall to my large aad general assor"1G. ~
BAGS, F4LTSES Sc.
Al, of which have been selected by mvsel thiS season
with great care and mostly purchased for cash aai
ter myself that can give as grr't 'h"'@men's ~ m
want Of Goods in my lac. cay other hcnSc' ee
North or South; either wholesale or -"tali oy .ns
packag, or dozen and cc-,av at prces that caan''
fail to please R5- Call and exaa'a. TOR Yourselves" !"
80 ~ ALEX. HILLS, NJ. l27. Hahn St,
R;chmond Va. Isnusscturer and
Dealer in Boo, SANss, rvunks Car
pet-Bass, Valises' &c
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- ~CDvDUs SUFFERERS.

nrg,pED Clergyman, restored to health IN n lew
as,.r many years Of great nervous suffering,
to make the .rS means pae. the Res
send (free) the gsTI No SO Fulton street, Brook
lyn, New York
NOV lS55-6mos.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-02-06

When Rooer Sherman was pitted against one
Dagga,, M in q lawsuit, Roger found his match
Dassett was hunting oyer book for authorities
ic he ,aidst Of his argument The jury got i'm
Wont you have my speetacles, brother Dag
s' "Nola NV was The reply, 81 never knew any truth
to be discovered through them"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-02-06
MARSHALL K, FULTZ,

TTORNEY AT LA staanOn. Va Src VIII asn,io9 praSIio0
:i,h. ~ % s;vsn 10 all business entrusted to him.
T- He NAV be found, at present, in the once OIL MS
sther David Fultz.
Nov. 15, lS5i.-u t- ~.
,C.4RPETLNGS al WHITE g. PaTi'oN d
all Wool Ingram ply, to the cheaper sorts rs ras
n sage and Stair, A, ga, 6 and 81 oii r?or ;
Cloths, New Patterns. Rags; ana now 'uppt' u
w s,.nuton, Oct. 81, 1855.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-02-06

D,scoScERrIo AN OaAroR.-It is an astonlsb-
ING thing how little a matter will snmet'mes DIS
concerl man who is accustomed 70 speak 10 pub
lie. and to have his.lhoughts about him, and ready
AT command. on almost all occasions" :.
..Iwas once opening speech from the stump
said distinguished Western political orator 10 US
recently, land was just beginning to warm with
NV subject. when remarkably clear and delibe-
rate voice broke opt behind me. saying
""Guess he wonId'nt talk quite so hlghfalutin'
if he knew that his trowsers was bust clean ou'
behind = 's.s r,
From that moment couldn't get on The
people in frent began to laugh. and there was
loud roar in my rear, and ! dared not reverse my
,ns;,;on Gar fear of having new audience Of my
condilion. made, or rather invented an excuse
for delay, aud sal down. The malicious seonn
dreI,u continued the orator, "It was only mean
tiiok after all There was nothing under heaven
the matter with my unm ntionables."
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-02-06

ASAp yvARNISG.-A young gentleman who
had been educated for the profession OF dandy,
hu, ,ybo not having the means to set himself up
IN tho business. had turned his attention to the
i"a Gn,r business with considerable ability as an
a,aas,, in that line, was found dead on Christmas
day at GaIIatin. having evidently died under par
,;cvIarlv 1 shocking circumstances. In swallowing
" l"nn of molasses candy, the sticky edible had
a,"rbf 'r ,he end of his moustache and pulled il
dawn his throat, and painful death was the con,
sequence, though the jury could mol agree as -
whether it was The result OF stranguIation, ot POI,
~" NV the nitrate of silver in the hair dye with
which the mouslache was co!ored.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-02-06
1855. Fall Supplies, lSoo' :,
R0Oks. DaYer, Stationery aAa
FANNY GSCOS.

MORRIS, 81 Main street, Richmond, IS nov O.
"A penng his usual large aal asra aSSorS@rnt ~
BOOKS, PAPER, STATION ERf. FIa , ,;nr
GOODS, SC &c., FOR THE FdLI NJ ~, 10
70 which he would respectfully ask the attention OF 'ns
merchants Of Virginia North Carolina aud tennssscJ,
visiting the city-assr i "i Is "int COMP and noon
~ select from as saa % oad iu any Market anu u'u
tsrms as fair and as liberal .,eI.,.oa
n M is sole ageat for the sale OF the ceicora'eu
Pianos manufactured by Worcester, and VIII supply
them at factory ices. .....,nt,v an
ey- Blank Books Of every description cons'a"S y"
hand a,d manufactured TO order.
g,- Binding Of every description executed IN tue 0e''
manner.
Sept. 5, 1855.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-02-06

made by lons.obbins on the pillow. You re
member Cowper's lines2 The pattern and sprigs
are then worked in with needle. You will OBJ
serve two kinds of this celebrated lace, first
Brussels ground, (which has six sided mesh pro.
duced by .sur fiaxsn threads, twisted TO a perpen
dicular line OF mesh ;and secondly BRUSSELS wire.
ground = made of silk, with the meshes partly
straight and partly arched. The pattern is sci
on with the needle. The Introduction ufmachne
Iaces has led TO increase of quantity and diminu
tion of quality. Fashion has also changed, in
this as in seine other decoratves, for example
pearls. People OF quality no longer have iDo
nopoly and try other and newer things, which are
roc0co, to use fncr own word.
One thing which surprises me is our nearness
(in time) to England. One is tempted to run over,
since the distance may be made by OsteBd and
Dover in sixteen hours, being less time than we
spent iu going to Johns wedding last spring,
through thirty three miles Of mify road. The
Steamboats, go daily from Ostend. But the Ma
jor's head is turned towards Paris. am afraid
he win make up for lost time by eating something
which will disagree with him. These European
dishes make the blood 60 to his head, and he has
to use alille brandy.in consequence; but he is
quite pert in the forenoon, when his headache has
gone of. In Paris he will meet abundance Of
Virginians. and he has bet with Mr.. -
which he is eager to see about. Remember our
direction. If fyoa believe me,the major has adoP-
Ted mousiache Fns il is because Of the poor
BARRIERS. How he wishes he had brought Cad
mus along; though the fellow would have been
like black swan. We saw very likely negro
boy getting out of railway carriage at VaIen-
ciennes, well dressed but very fussy; and in five
minutes he had hundred loafers gazing at him.
Mrs. Stoves Uncle Tom is the great authority
for everything American. Most of the ilnature
on this subject comes however, from English and
Scotch travellers. A lady from Glasgow, who
rode with US from AK, seemed frantic about sa
very she would hear nothing, grew redder and
redder. quoted Cowper. quoted Whittier, quoted
Garrison, knew more of our own affairs than we.
and wound up by denying that bondage was ever
known in the Bible.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-02-06

WV. A. STEssHEFi,,
ERCH A NJ T I a - S a.. IA
INVITES attention to his assortmel' VI ~' N'
i which he snow receiving
Stauptoa, Oct. II, 1850
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Richmond, Sept. II. 1855.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-07-14
No. s6l.1
Notice Of the Withdrawal Of Lands in

Michigan.
N PURSUANCE OF THE ACT OF CON-
l. gress, approved I'D June, 1856, making grant
OF land to the State of Michigan to aid in the con-
struction Of certain railroads In said State, in
structions have just been given by this Office to
the Registers and Receivers to continue the reser-
Walton from sale and location Of the following de.
scribed lands as probably falling within the pre-
scribed limits Of selection, until otherwise d.
rected, as heretofore ordered by telegraph on the
SOth Of May last to wit:
Once at DUNCAN: All the lands In the district
In the Southern peninsula, between range west
ana IA west and south of TOWNSHIP &c. also, In the
Northeyn peninsula, all the lands north Of town.
snip 80 and west Of range 10 west.
once at IONIA: All the lands In the district,
EXCEPT all those townships H. IL, Is, and IA lying
west Of range IA west.
Once at GEsxskE: All the lands In the dis
trict, except those TOWNSHIP situated north Of
township II and east Of range east, and those
north oftownship 10 and east Of range east.
Once at DBrRDIr: All the lands in the district
lying between townships and IL north, and all
situated west Of range east
Office at KALAMAZOO: All the lands In the dis
trict lying east or range west.
Office at SAULT STE. MARIE: All the lands in
the district situated south Of township 81, in
ranges 20 to 81 inclusive.
South oftownship 81, In ranges 80 to 81, inclu-
sive
South Of township 3d. in ranges 81 and 80
South OF township 81, in ranges 81 and 80
N"rth OF township 46, in ranges 80 and 40; and
North OF township az in ranges Al and AZ
These latter embracing nearly all the lands ad-
vertised In the Presidents proclamation No $50,
to be offered next July at SduIt Ste. Marie, which
will not, therefore, be offered at the public sale
therein ordered
Once. at the city Of Washington, this thirteenth
day OF June, 1856
THOS. A. HENDRICKS,
je 16-1aw6w Commissioner.