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Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1856-11-25
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Wen heard Of aans incident which
teekplaeealear Rlinqnis IN ti,ls,co,ln.,
Ity4 aiItew weeks 1since, (which we re
late for 1.-THE special benetit1of those
young men who arc interested .qE,
tier Chnreh. 4, young saal,, name
less Tor the present, stepped lip to one
ofEthe handsomest and best girls in
the country. and To Whom liz u i lad been
Showing considerable 1aat ttbeant; Oh | 81
late, and requisite tlie pleasure If her
company lrtme. FItsssls granted ana
,theystarteds' Elated mo Iaoubts with
his success theyoung man was thrown
off his guard, aud, desiring to Soy
something of q very tender nature,
he turned his face towards Ills part
ner's and whispered lis communica-
ttion,, But that Was ali unluck j wills
per ! for the same breath that con
veyed the message of love- perhaps,
also bore to tlle aolfact9riesli Of the
lady the, fumes Of i alcohol. With
drawing her arm from her gallant, the
young lady turned kem him in dis
gust, excl ;il Ga Sir, you have been
drinking whlSkey YOU, can't 70
home With me- r. And she wen went H liz
way home alone, leaving the lover 81
Ethe "afdent" completely nonplnssed,
amid the 4groans and jeers iii many
spectators Of the whole affair We
trustthis will be . lesson, not only to
this one, but for adj young men, who
read t this, The truth of the above i
youched for by ali eye witness Coa:
n!ers,FNe Tsleglgph. II. 9 I'm gI,..y
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1856-11-25
mother y .Dn u i. y

A duel was lately fought near Torohh-
to, Canada, between an EnglishnAaI
and 4 7 Yankee, who became hostile
from an excess Of love for ayonng
lady. 10y The Yankee received a bullet
in the shoulder. The Toronto Colo
mist, commenting thereon, styled the
the combatantstwo fools, whereupon
the. Englishman, flushed with victory,
Sends q letter to the editor Of that
Journal III which lie says:EHs'I was
moro especially inclined to fight to
show that native Of England is not
inferior antagonist toa Yankee Iou
lave insnlted me by calling me a fool
under such circumstances; III youlike
to defend yourself from being named
a coward, You can hear farther from
me by addressing line to that effect
in your paper, '--He signs himselfs
The Engk5hman who was jealous Of
his own honor The editor takes
the cllallell.,e = very coolly, declining
to shear furtherfsfroln him, and con.
cludes with advising his challenger
to make the acquaintance ioft apptlpb
as aspecitc for his case. v-tt,
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1856-11-25
Chemistry 81 EItttri,iiy.

!, There exists between the living
plant and the soil supporting it, an
electric current, which always moves
in the same direction; that is. the soil
is constantly positive, the plant, con,
tinually negative. This fact was first
observed BY Recquerel, Sen. and Tor
several years it had been pointed out
by him: as; one of the causes Of atmos,
pherie electricity. On repeating ca ng his
experiment., lately, she was struck rue by
certain anomalies in operating on the
bank Of a stream and at certain distan-
ces from plants. He discovered that
electrical currents change their direc.
ton and intensity with the, chemical
composition of the water in the soil;
alkaline water being negative, and az ]
acid waters. positiyg 80. ~ ff2
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1856-11-25
lntOxieatiOn OF The Ear.

During the hallucination produced
by taking the Indian hemp, the inten-
sity ofthe sense Of sound is most strik-
ing. The celebrated Theodore: ,Ganl-
tier related to MI. Moreau, in poetic
language-zwhic it is hopeless to at
tempt to translate, SO as to give an
idea Of the style Of the highly ilnagin-
'atiye authorize sensations produc-
ed. He says that ''his sense Of hear
ing was prodigiously, developed. I
actually heard tile noise of colors -
green, red, blue, yellow sounds reach.
ed me in waves, perfectly distinct: a
glass overthrown, the creaking of a
footsteol, a word pronounced low, Vi
brated and shook me like peals of
thunder; my own, voice appeared to
me SO loud, that I dare not speak for
fear ofshattering the walls around me,
or Of making me burst like explosive
shell; more than five hundred clocks
sung ont the hour with an harmoni-
GUS silvery sound; every sonorous
object sounded like the note ofan har-
.monica,or the ,Eolian harp, | swan
or aoated in an ocean" Suchis the
exaggerated language which has been
employed by an individual whose taste
and enjoyment Of music have render
ed his criticism, on thar art SO much
ann oht affer. of, PsuchOLo-
a;cGL Medicine. ...t.,,L-Ar, y,I.p.
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1856-11-25
rlTEsDA Y,o'K0NEMBfERF =. 81, 1856. ].
7 LET N.oBis aaistly

igiI.f i EETi 1aTI INV EJgE@t i5-E95iaS -
BE stili--make no noise--Letr ma 4diel
quietly. '-tVice President King, Ia.
"Be'stil!n The hour Of tire souls
departure is lat lEahd / EARTH is fad
ingfromaits vision; rTimerisosh gliding
from its presence! Hopes that lus2
ter around young life, that swell in
the bosom Of ,mauhoed haze. fallen,
from around .it'like the forest leaves.
when tile forests Of autumn have
chilled them to DEATH. Ambition,
with Its hollow promises, aud pride
with itslllottya looks have vanished
away: ~The-yorld, with its deceitfnf-:
ness; pleasure, with its gilied tempt
ations, are gone; and alone, Iinaitter
destitution of allithat time promised
1t, must start on its solemn Journey
across the valley Of the shadow of
death. r. . 49,.
"Make no NOSE" Let tie tumult
of life cease: Let no sound break
the soul's communion with it4eft' ere
lit starts on3its retnrnless fight
Trouble it not with the accents OF
sorrow. Let the tear stand still on
the cheek of afiietion; and let not
the wailing of grief break the SOL
emn SILENCE of the death scene. Let
1T gather the ACCENTS that come from
within the dark shadows of eternity,
saying to it, come home. ," A Tar off
music comes floating to it On the air.
Ills the sound of heavenly harps
touched by 1viewless ttingers--nar
not the: harmony by. the discord Of
earth. .. g.I.-.....-.,f.b,&t g. Ia >n.o
Let me die quietly The com
motions Of life, the ambition, the
strife. and warning with human des-
tiny are over Wealth accumulated
must be scattered; honors won must
be 9resigned;: and all the trir,mphs
that come within tho range OF Human
achievements must be thrown away.
The past with its trials,sits trans
gressions, its accommodating response
bilities, its clinsing memories, its
vanished hopes. is rendering up ~
the future aceount-disturb not the
quiet of that awful recomng. Speak
not of fuding memories of Affections
whose objects perish in their lovli.
mess, like the flower of spring, Or
wither. in a slow decay. Talk not OF
an earthly home where loved ones
linger,, where a seat will soon be va
cant, a cherished VOICE hushed forev-
er, or the desolation that will seat it
self by the hearthstone. The soul is
at peace with God ; lett pass calmly
away: Heaveniis opening upon its
vision. Tire bright {turrets, the tall
spires, the holy domes oftthe Eternal
City, are emerging from the SPECTRAL
darkness, and the glory of the Most
High is ,dawning around them, The
white throne is glisteping' in the dis,
lance, and the white -robed angels arc
beckcnins the weary spirit to its cv,
erlasting home, What is life that
it should be clung to longer Z What
the joys Of the q world that they
should be regretted What has
earth to place before thesspirit Of I,
man to tempt its stay Or turn it from
its eternal rest. - ABGny Register.
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1856-11-25
Ants and their Cows

The cunning ants keep COWS in their
stables. Almost every ant-hill, be-
longing to one variety, has a beetle in
it, who lives, rears a family, and dies
among them welcomed and honorcd
companion. When the ants meet
him, they stroke and caress him with
their attene; in return he offers
them a sweet liquid that oozes out
under his wings, and of which the
little topers are pa.sionately fond
So great is their attachment to
the odd confectioner, that they
seize him in times of danger, and
carry him off to a place of safety; the
conquerors ofan invaded nation spare
the sweet beetle, and, what is more
surprising, his maggot and his clry-
sails, though themselves utterly use
less, are as safe among their wise
hosts as if they possessed the luscious
honey. Other ants, again, keep count
less asphides, that sit on the tender
green leaves of juicy plants, as on
green meadows, and suck away SO
Justify that their delicate little bodies
swell like the udders Of cows on rich
pasturage. At that season the ants
have to FEED their young with more
delicate food than their own; they
stroke and caress their tiny mich
COWS, gather the nutritious liquid
that pours forth under their sagacious
treatment,and carry it, drop BY drop,
to their nurseries, .-.. f. "a.
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1856-11-25

,y9 81 SIS iitR Eg spTT-tffI sft.aaisIsff N titgs
. We, Clip the, following from the st,
Louis DemocIuti of the 3lst lit, -
* fend III human Shape byy Tie
name IF William st. John, on YedI5
ihesaay evening last, made eah' attack
on his little daughter thirteen years
ofage, crashingarer togthes floor and
stamping her under hist feet. ! Her
hands were literally iammed into a
puinmis, and were 50 swollen the next
morning that she, was unabled tomoye
her fingers. lie finally concluded the
tragedy: BY striking ler 1 across the
heat WfSll a rod of iron, laying bare
theskullto the extent ofseyeral inches
.CoiaplaintI being entered at the police
office, 3 DR.. Gilman, member of the
day police, III obi dience to theicall, ar
rested the offender and lodged; him in
the ,calaboose; aftey which he took
the helpless girl in,ltis arms and car
ried hel to the house Of Rev. Nj.
Wise, City missionary, where she
viii remain tnrtil otherwise prbperiy
provided f6r. AS d reward for Ms
inhumah! acts, ths Recorder imposed
a. fine OF 500, wihiclrKilf lie, cancelled
BY six months labor inatlles work
house ThPst Vi f.fEf 8ttFsl EE Ss,k 3l45HSE ~
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1856-11-25
Or q r. sTERNEMAN,

" = n I AL IS U i Gle q ~ 3, !,
Being confident from his experience in the
practice of'the profession, that he can DO &c
services to the people of the Kanawha valley.
He Wl1 insert teeth on ot,orplate; on gold,
or silver plain teeth, gum teeth, block teeth,
and continuous gum, Che being the only per
son in this regioa of couatiy Id poese ssion q
the right for making cantinRots gums Also mn
teeth over exposed nerves. with geld q tin;
and he will also pay special ttehtiop 70 the
diseases OF tlle mouth.
His price for insertion Of aftifcfaP teeth
from 90 10 10, filing teeth, from s0c to 81,
Estsacting. uhere to be replaced by nav ones,
nothing. gof.s.I 81 ,a I'll OK
Ohio. Anyperson calling at his Office cafi
alwaYs find him, unless prefessicnalfy absehnt
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1856-11-25
A Farmers life. EaHaII

q Theleditor Of the New England
+ a7mersinanotice, of Iansagric1lturd
al exhibition at Amhers, Mass;
Yaxes eloquent in speaking3 Of the
farmer and the, ennobling influences
which surround him: - 49,,
The highest qualification which, we
found, was not in the noble horses, fat
beeves. mich Kline, pigs, poultry or
vegetables, but IN the expression Of d
sentiment fast increasing IN the rural
population. "A great many d people
have discagaedtheI belief that laboris
unemployment in the occupation that
earns the bread we eat and the de-
lightful homes we occupy. After
.looking at all the departments Of the
exhibition, we were SO fortunate as to
be introduced to several of the women
of Hampshire county and id their ex-
pressions ofiattachment to rural life.
and the happy influence ofrural occu,
patton p, upon themselves and their
children, we found a source Of graft.
fcation far exceeding that which any
other matter afforded. They feel that
in the calm and rational pursuits 81
agriculture and its kindred branches
ofslrorticultup and agriculture, there
is less excitement of the passions, less
temptation to lure from the paths ofvir.
tue, and constantly ennobling inAu-
cnce that Lifts the soul through nature
mp to natures God. That, God is
dagnerreotyped, as it were, before. us
an; thatwe see his wisdom and love
in the bending grass, the trembling
Heat, the sparkling dew, and in thou.
sand wonderful operations constantly
carried ON by His experimenting
care, and which are ever present to
him who cultiyates the. sod. That
there are lessons Of trust, Of couf,
lence and Of submission, to be found
ii the garden and field in many diff
fcrent forms; that wisdom may be
found in every flower that blooms, d
INSECT that lives that there IRE. -'il
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1856-11-25
4 Bit d Kalnanit:e,55

Ayoung married pair arrived in
the. city. says the Albany Knicker-
booker, yesterday, from Buffalo, whose
departure from that place was attend
ed with scene whose npleasantness
was aggravated byrits publicity. The
bride is the daughter Of a wealthy and
aristoeratics merchant Of Buffalo, and
one of the most loneliness and ac-
complishments seem natural to their
sex. The husband is very respecta-
bic young gentleman; every way, save
in wealth, an equal to tiIe.lady. The
marriage being opposed by the lady's
father, was privately solempised by
a clergyman yesterday morning, and
the bridal party had just arrived at the
railroad depot to take passage for
New \ ork when they were overtaken
by the brother-of the bride, who did
not know Of their marriage, and was
led to believe that his. sister had. sac.
rifced herself, "A repcontre ensued
between him and the husband during
which he lthe brother) drew 4 pistol.
1t was Immediately taken from him
and fired in the air by the gropmsman
who was in attendance, and the par
ties separated by him and another
gentleman. Thehusband then claim
ed an explanation with the brother,
exhibited the marriage certificate, and
at once releaved his fears. The broth
er then ran to the father, who hasten
ed to the cars, read tile certificate,
and, after frctting a little, gave his
blessings to the happy pair and got
ashore just as the last bell rung.
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1856-11-25

1na' Some years ago, n writes q South
err correspondent, s'Bhen a iIsefmon
Was considered short that continued
less than two hours, ard injecting Of
ten.heh till the small hoars 1 in the
morning ll n nls, three ministers Of, different
denominations, held d meeting togeth-
81: twas customary. for every min
lister, after preaching, to cali for
members. The first took for His text
thelwords Of PsfER:: fs Z % a ffs1s;nq.'
Representing abouttwc hoursthencall-
ed members, bnt received none, and sat
down., The second remarked, that as
be followed his brother, he, wonld take
the. words following for his text: z
90 aclth tIee,' He likewise preached
along discourse called for members,
Gas il Is called and sat down. The
third, who vas iii favor of short ser
mons, arose, md remarked that he
would follow the example Of hisIbroth-
err; and he chosetfor bis text: fAnd
Meytoiled all night and eang1tnoth-
fag.n lie. rather, ssltaR emf
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1856-11-25
,PtrsOnalaAppearaee Of John Hancock.

/, One who saw John Hancock IN
June, 1872 relates that he had the
appearance of alyanccd age lie
had been repeatedly and severely af-
ficted with CONT, probably owing i'll
part to the custom Of drinking punch
"a common practice in highecircles in
those days. AS. recollcctel at this
time, Hancock was nearly six feet in
height and of thin person, STOPPING
"a little, and apparently enfeebled BY
disease. Ills manners We're very gra
cious,. of the old style, a Hdignitied
complaisance. His face had been
very handsome. Dress Was adapted
quite as tnnch to the Ornamental as
useful. = Gentlemen Worn Wigs when
abroad, and commonly caps when at
homo. At this time, about noon,
Hancock was, dressed in a red velvet
cap, within Which was one Of fine lin
en-, The latter was turned up, over
the loweredge oftitei velvet one two
or three inches He wore a blue
dainask gownlined with silk, "a white
embroidered waisteoat, black satin
smaH-ciothes, withsilk stockings and
red morocco slippers. 1 1t was i gen
eral practice in gentecl fapilies to
have q tankard Of punch made in the
morning, and placed in a cooler when
the season required:it. At this visit
Hancock took from the cooler standing
on the hearth a, full tankard, and
drank first himsel, and then offered it
to those PRESENT His equiaage was
splendid, and such as is not customa-
~ at this day. His appareiwas suplp-
tuoask embroidered With gold silver,
lace, and OTHER decorations fashiona-
be among men Of fortune Of thatIpe-
Eriod.- and he rode, especially upon
puplici occasions, With six beautiful
bay]horses attended by servants in
livery. tt2lle wore u seafetcoats with
fuffies on'l}fs sleeves, which soon be-
came the prevailing fashion. bon --5i,
70 H9st. = ~ ~! - :"
"a WFiter says, q lads,s bean, lis an
animal met within every. social circle,
and describes fs'the thing as com
pound pf.gRiskers, lavender and pc.
q A .lN = p.
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1856-11-25
Asst RUNNING VESSEL
.OiSEUNIOkf d q

8 ..'f DlssuNlcfyg ~
col !! JOHN q. FREMONT Master,
Will leave tfSr Salt ri yerxdirect,
from Pier 8, North River on Wednes-
day, November 5tii, ! $50, ate p. M.
tsas 4, List of' otfic ga II ss1
First Mate, -F-''-- Wm. L. DAYTON.
Secondl ] st sroas Charles Sumner.
Steward, ID s+rsi Horace Greeley.
Clerk. !. l Fred ! :D 3 !.
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1856-11-25

THEY-SAYElBST NOT LOVE THEE.

1TtE',ET tsTaEI[t sE1z tr - ~ ...,rI J..
They say | must not love thee well,
Nor promise 70 be thine; u Z
:, They say thst Prince, OF Lord, alone.
Should elafmth heart Of mine /;
Buff they felt the quenehiess love.
That I have felt for theeSi a2.:7'.>1
o, they would never, never bring }'-4
Such freelingtwotds tome gFI:
They say thy form is tall ana fair, =.
Thy soul with courage frsught
They say upon thy brow is read,
IA loftiness Of thought ;/l7! =
But yet they whisper me that1,i .pt1
A wealthy hand must claim H..
o., they may crush this heart Of loSe,
: They cannot quench lis fame. J..
They tell me. though my harp is sweet,
, And yields q noble strain,
must not listen to its tones, . :.
Nor dream Of thee again, ri, g.. o..
Ibid them bind The rushing wind, !
Or chain the restless sea, II
And then have hope to fetter down
+, The love l bear to tAee.i a.i
Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1856-11-25
g. t e .
A Doctors Life.

4 There is a good deal Of truth in
thefollowing, which, we take from the
New York Day Book: +. H.f ..s
The following arc some Of the
sweets Of a Doctors life: II he visits
il few Of his customers when they
are we'll, tits to- get his dinners; il lie
don't do so, it7sis because nhe cares
more about tho fleece than the flock.
Ii he goes to Church, regularly it is
because he has nothing else TO do,
and if he don't it is because he has
no respect for the Sabbath orreligion.
#, lie speaks to a poor person, he
keeps bad company, If lie passes
them by, he is a little better than
other folks. If he hasa good Icarri1
age he is extravagant,fi If he uses a
poor one onrtlle- score Of economy, he
lis deficient in necessary pride. Ifhe
makes parties it is to soft soap people
and get. their money, if he don't
make them he is. afraid Of a cent,
II his horse is fat he has nothingto DO
and III he is lean he is not taken care
Of III he drives fast it is to- make
people believe somebody's very sick,
if lie drives slow it is because lie has
no interest III the welfare Of Ills pa-
tients:: n"JIf he dresses heat lleiais
wanting in self.respect. Ii he is ac-
tive, and does his duty in the, sick
room he is eruels unfeeling and harsh,
Fifqniet; and reserved he don't know
anything. !G.,rIrc .asat1. ros:4 "a! 4s' !
1fhe speaks quick and decided, lie
Eis rough, if slow he i'll undecided
II he works on the land he is fit for
nothing but a farmer, if he don't
work it because he is today to DO
anything: Ii he talks much we
don't want doctor to tell everything
he knows, if he don't talk pcel Eke 70
see d doctor $octaIle.f # he says
anything about politics lie had better
let it alone, if he don't say Something
about it; we ike to see a man show
his colors.h If he visits his patients
every day it is to run upsa bill, oif he
don't it is unjustiiableo negligence.
# he says anything about religion he
isa hypocrite, if not he is, an intidel.
II he uses any Of the qpaek postruns,
it. is clear to the wilkins and preju!
dices Of the, people, if he don't use
them tits his professional selfishness.
Ii he is IN the habit off counsel often
titis because he knows nothing, II he
objects to having it ;oh the ground
that he understands his own business
he is afraid of exposing, hisignoranee
e e2 bis snperiersa. i he gets pay fol
one haltof his services, he Is A. good
ptnanager and to wind up Che Data.
iiogde complete, those that find the
most faultnever' pastheir bills, fg