Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-12-03

NEW SERIES FOR 1857.
He HOME JOURNAL.

EDITED BY MORRIS AND WILLIS.
WE have the pleasure to return our most gra'eiui
w thanks 10 the readers of the HOVE JornS Airior
the greatly enlarged audience with which re have been
honored in 1856, and to offer respects, and the
promise of our continued best services for the year be-
fore us. With the privileged hearing that we have
now secured ofTHE FlRESDES OF our whole vast coun
try il is only natural that we should feel additional
responsibility, while, at the same time, we grid up our
energies for new varieties of industry and enterprise.
The paper for the coming year is to be printed on
TYPE and It's pre-eninence o cedness and tsg'6t
y valuable to the eve and so needful Tor FAMILY
paper is to be still more marked.
Our contents for 1867, need scarcely say, will be
S varied as the Life with which we keep pace Time
and the everchangng World the great baskets out
of which We pick Wisdom and Amusement as we go
the eXhaustess variety of event and novelty assuring
to us and to readers exhausess themes and SUBJ
ecs of interest.
The Editors will still continue to devote their time
and abilities erc1usi0ely to the Home Journal
n. P, Willis proposes in addition to his usual pic,
turings of home life and rural family sympahes and
interests, out oors-and-n. TO give more of the
LETTERS TO INVALIDS,
which his experience has enabled him 10 write and
which have been so widely quoted and also, series
PORTRAITS OF LIVING CHARACTERS.
GEORGE p Morris, besides his usual constant labors
upon the several departments of the paper, will make
it the wool on which to broder first the new
SKETCHES, SONGS, BALLADS, ETC,
suggested by the history and event of passing time.
T. B. ALDRIoH has in preparation PROSE POEM, to
be entitled
and this will be published in numbers, from week to
week.
Besides the abors of the Editors, the Home Journal
will contain
The communications of brilliant list of original
contributors.
The core and history of new publications.
The floating stories, brief romances, sparkling wit,
fun and anecdote, of the day.
Poetry, pathos and romance.
The gossip and news of Partisan journals.
Personal sketchas Of the conspicuous characters OF
the time.
The stirring scenes of daily life.
The chronicle of news for The Ladies.
The Fashions
The valuable information as to statistics, discover
les and great events.
Criticisms of current Literature.
And all that can be gathered to interest the reader
from the Worlds constant overflow of action and in
tellect.
We need not remind our readers, perhaps, that we
have correspondents, wholly unsurpassed in the soci.
ETY. of New York. and that through these gifted and
refined mediums, we keep appraised ali that occurs,
new, charming Instructive, i'll the brilliant circles OF
city life.
For the health, moral Improvement and the religious
culture of families we watchfully gather every new
suggestion and carefully chronicle all signs OF Prog
ress and Utility.
By unceasing vigilance and industry, and by skill
acquired Ill We
to keep the Home Journal undisputed as the best
family Newspaper IN the Writ,
! TERMs:-For one copy, SO; for three copies s5-or
one copy for three years, s5ualways in advance
Address MORRIS d WILLIS,
Editors and Proprietors, lO7 Fulton-st., New York.
Nov. 90, 1856.
EOR SALE.-A VALUABLE SM ALL
J. FARM.-By virtue of power of Attorney this
day executed to me by William G.. Langford,, will
proceed on the premises, Sata,slaY tile goth day Q,
Decsab 1885, TO sell to the highest bidder at public
auction the TRACT of LAND, containing 95 Acres
now in the possession of said Langford lying on Mid
die River, in the county of Augusta, adjoining the
lands of Samuel Stoner and Houffs heirs. The i'm
provemeuts are good DWELLING House, Stable
Corncrib, &C.
TERMS OF SALE:-Cash, or negotiable note vel
endorsed at four months, interest added for onehrd
of the purchase money the balance in three equal an
nual payments.
As the land must be sold, and the sale will be per
empt0,y persons who wish to buy snug and pro
ducve small farm, will have the opportunity OF doing
so. HUGH w. SHEFFEY,
Attorney in fact for W. G. Langford.