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EOR SALE.-L0TS NOS. AND IN
l. Square No ga Location good for persons
employed at the Navy Yard or Capitol. Price
az cents per square foot. Tern s. One-third,
cash balance in and 10 months. A few bricks
taken In part pay. Apply to T N ADAMS, No.
546 north M street. mar % SO
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E>OR RENT.-THE LARGE THIRD Story
Il Room, with Gas Fixture, in tie building
corner Penn. avenue and 18Th streets INQUIRE Of
jos. TRAVERs, CT l.. MURPHY, ontbe prem
fses mar "a 3,f
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NOR SALE "A SMALL FRAME HOUSE,
l. situated On the vert side OF 18th street be.
tween ard p ,treets. IL contains four small
Rooms, has 12K feet frort, by IS feet deep, in
coed condition, and will b. sold cheap Apply
at 335 20.h street corner Of K mar IS ate
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Wants.

WANTbD-Bf A WHITE WOMAN A
w situation ~ Cook Underst, nds COOKING
In al its branches. Best refer ences given, Apply
AZ NO. 523 9th rect, between ana M, lt&
WANTED by A STEADY YOUNG wO.
man, situation as pain Cook In q private
,smiiy, or boa, ding house Please address BcI
No. 81, Star once
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E>0R SALE OR RENT "A BAKERY WITH
l. newly built Oven, and ell other fixture.
necessary to carry on the busin ess, located In q
good neighborhood For further Il formation
apply at the Star Office. mar A-hA
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best compliment you can paw him. When
you see company, therefore, let the table be
set out tastefully. but not ostentatiousty in a
manner suitable to your station, but not, as
| 1t were, to exhibit your pride and wealth,
more than your hospitality and social feeling.
At aparty never take soupor fish twice I;
at family dinner, this is not Of consequence.
Never load the plate of any one and in
helping sauce, do not cover the meat or
vegetable, but put it on one side of the plate.
Never put more than one spoonful Of soup
into q plate.
Take care that the bread lie cut in a cube
form, not in slices, but in pieces of about
an inch and a half thick.
Knives we've made for cutting, and those
who carry food to their mouths with them
frequently cut their lips. Eat always with
fork or spoon-unless, indeed, in those
old fashioned houses where there are only
two-pron9ed forks, you are obliged 10. use
your knife. No, one however, who gives
parties, omits to have broad silver forks.
In using your fork, hold it in your right
hand.
As knives spoil the delicacy of fish, and
are apt to be corroded with the sauce, fish
is generally eaten with the assistance of q
fork and piece of bread.
Pears, curry, tarts, and pudding, should
be eaten with spoon rather than folk.
In helping any one at table. it is not
proper to use knife and fork il spoon
can be as easily substituted. = a
In supping, eating and drinking, make a.
little noise as possible.
| Never press peonIe IN oat moro .Lo, a. -,
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Mi5rrllanfuua Rmainq.
Rules for Ladies
ETIQUETTE OF THE DINNER rAn,,r =

To perform faulllessly the honors Of the
table, is one of the most difficult duties inn.
posed by society. -
The lady Of the house, to make her friends
fee! at ease, should express no anxiety. and
mention no disappointment to them.
When the servant announces that dinner
is served. every gentleman conducts a lady
to the dining room. II the company mere.
ly pass from one room 10 another, he gives
the lady his right hand if they descend a
stair, he gives her the wall
The lady Of the house should be led 10 the
dining-room by the principal person present.
or the person in whose honor the dinner is
given.
She should enter the dining.room first,
and take her station at the head OF the table !;
for if she enters it last, rs was formerly the
custom, she finds some difficulty in assigning
seats to her guests, which j. is her duty TO
do. if there are ladies amongst the company.
The gentleman of the house, should az
ways enter last.
The ladies take their seats Immediately
but the gentlemen remain standing, until
every lady present is seated.
The conversation of the dinner table
should be very general.
Napkins and finger glasses are essential
to all refined society.
When the party is large. il is customary
for the table to be beautifully spread with
the desert, and decked with flowers; the
.viands are then carved by servants at side
tables. When this 10 the case the cloth is
not removed.
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Pay Your Small Debt.

There is general call in our exchange
papers, upon all people who pay their small
debts, And no more sensible or timely ai,-
pea.could be.made at the present jtncture.---,g
a general compliance would furnish the kew
TO unlock the doors of that abundance Of
which is now boarded for want Of conf.
dence. The evil of the day is too much cred.
1t. People have gone in debt too much
IL is scarcely incorrect TO say every body Is
in debt. The exceptions are as one 10 one
thousand. This being so, we may safely
say, that e.ery dollar paid, will, on n I, aver.
age, in less than q week, pay ten dollars of
debt, by passing from hand to hand. You
dear reader, pay us, 1--WE are supposing
case,) we pay our debtor, he pays third
person, he forth, and SO on and perhaps
in its current the same dollar NAV come
back to hrst hands in payment of a debt
due himself. Let man think of the good
he can thus do TO his neighborlood and his
country, to say nothing of his own personal
satisfaction and independence, and we think
he will act accordingly, If lie be a Just man.
with any feeling of kindness to his fellow
and to himself.
There Is unquestionably great deal of
wealth in the South. The prices of produc
tions have ranged so high that many have
become rich. Too often, however. instead
of paying debts with their income, men have
laid II out buying more lands and negroes,
and have suffered their debts especially their
small debts, 10 go unpaid. If this was
wrong, heretofore, when times were easy. III
would relieve himself aud many Others from
trouble. One of the immediate causes ofthe
present trouble which have spread from New
York all over the country, Is, that country
merchants who bought goods on credit, do
not ray them when their notes are DUE
And how can they pay, when the goods
be credited out all over the neighborhood
and no amount Of dunning will induce the
debtors to pay
We put this TO every readers conscience.
Who can he excuse himself, to himself or to
his creditors, for either neglectng or refusing
to pay, when his own credit and the credit Of
his neighbor, the retaior, and the credit of the
country, depend in measure, great or small,
on his conductG Pay up, pay up, we say
to every one who reads this. Paw your me-
chanic, your merchant, your printer--pay
everybody who needs what you owe them,
more especially if you owe them 5orrow,d
money. f.,
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X @ r. -PZO PsU@L.A r VENT s..
ts Of the on t Dif.sior ii nseI Aospleoar anor
GREENvnLE SOUTH MoRNINei NoylMRER

-out enough OF this. / have confessed 10
my ghostiy father, aud lIave obtained abso-
luton Tor the dark catalogue, but on the
condition that leave all my wealth 10 the
church rs an atonement fer my transgres,
sions. | could not forget l was fa,her-I
pleaded the destitute state of my child |
implored, entreated. AT length wrung
from the pious father his consent that should
retain my greatest treasure for INV Theresa,
chose my saddle. Keep it, dear child, in
remembrance Of an -affeclionate father
And you, Karl, are you satisfied TO relin.
guish worldly goods for my souls health
Are yon content to take my daughter with
this portion I" ..-
Fool ~ exclaimed Karl, "doting idiot |!
how dare you purchase exemption from
punishment at my expense2 Your wealth
Is mine-yonr possessions should be the por-
tlon OF my biide. will reclaim them from
those avarIeious monks and tear them from
the altar!'
You cannot-you dare not ~ repled
LiIovic, raising his voice in anger nv
agreement with your father lad reference
TO my daughter only-my wealth formed
no part of it," - -
/" Dnveller-dotard !" vocferated Karl
think you that | will accept of portion
less bride? you must seek some other for
your purpose-I renounce her."
Give her to me, father" cried Arnold :
~ swear to cherish and protect her while
life is in my body !! Give her to me, dear
father and when she shall be the loved wife
of my BOSOM, ] will live for her-av, and
die for her p .a. ... =.
Karl laughed in mockery. "You value
life but lightly" said he, when YOU talk OF
| sacrificing it for a woman ; | never knew one
worth the tronLle Of winning, and least of
| all, Theresa" ..'.. - -
The young hussar laid his hand on his
sabre. AT the same moment Ludoyic spranu
from his couch-tore the covering from his
head-snatched his saddle from the wall
where 1t hung-seized the sabre-with one
stroke laid IL open, and stream of golden
oezants, oriental pearls, and sparkling jewel,
fell on the earth. Wretch worm vile
clod of the earth art thou not Justly punish.
ed Hence, reptile nv before | forget that
thou art of my blood !" Ludovic iaised his
sabre, and the dastardy Karl fled. without
daring to give uttcrance to imprecations
which hung on his colorless lips.
Iramping under the foot the costly Jewels
which lay strewed around, Theresa rushed
forward and embraced her father, exclaininp,
Is this dream are you indeed restored
TO me (? can this bliss be real 2"
Forgive me, my Child" exclaimed Lu.
dovic, "the pain have been obliged to
give your gentle heart. Ny effort 10 make
that wretch resign his claim to your hand
has been successful. Grudge not that part
OF our store has been appropriated to the
Holy Church not to purchase the forgive
ness OF the sins | enumerated, and of which,
thank Heaven, am guilless, but to lie the
blessed means of saving you from misera.
bic fate. kneel down, my children-ay
support her. Arnold-lay her innocent head
upon your bosom, and receive the feryen
benediction of an old hussar."
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Ideas of Woman.

A recent work, published at Brussels, con
tains, among other interesting matter, cell
lection OF aphorisms by various authors,
mostly French, Of which we append few.
We give the names Of the authors in small
caps: .sr ta.,.s a--. ... s,, .-ssa5, So,
CnAMFoRr.-In the choice of lover
woman considers more how he appears in
the eyes of other women than in her own.
Love is more pleasing than matlmony, Just
as romance is more pleasing Than history.
BoUoUEART.-If we speak i'll of the sex
generally, they will all rise against us |; if we
do the same Of any individual woman, thev
will all agree with us.
CHARLES LEMEsLE.-Most of their faults
women owe to us, whilst we are indebted to
them for most of our better qualities
DANIEL STERNE.- Most women are en-
dowed with such naturally endearing charms
that even their very presence is generally
beneficial.
MADAME DE STAEL.-Love, in q woman's
life, is history in mans, an episode.
CATALTNA.-Only he who has nothing Ia
hope from a woman is truly sincere in her
praise.
DIDERoT,-There exists among women u
secret tie, like that among priests OF the same
faith. They hate each other, yet protcc,
each others interest -
STAnL.-No woman even the most intel.
lectual, believes heself decidedly lomely.
This selfdeception is natural for there are
some most charming women without n par
ticle Of beauty.
OCTAVE FEUILLIrT.-Providenc has so
ordained 1t that only two women have true
interest in the happiness of a man--his own
mother and the mother of his children. BE.
sides these two legitimate kinds of love, there
Is nothing between The Two creatures excep,
vain excitement, painful and idle delusion
ALpHoNsE KARR.-Say of a woman that
she is wicked, obstinate, frivolous, but add
that she Is beautiful, and be assured that
she will ever think kindly of you. Saw that
she is good, kind, virtuous, sensible, but
very homely, aud she will never forgive you
in her life.
MADAME DE MAINTEHoN.-In everything
that women write there will be- thousands of
faults against grammar, but also 10 GER
tainiy always charm never TO he found in
the letters OF men.
DUcLos.-Great and rare heart offerings
are found almost exclusively among women;
nearly all the happiness and most blessed
moments in love are Of their creating, and
so also friendship, especially when it follows
love.
MADAME FEE.-A woman frequently re.
sists the love she feels, but cannot resist the
love she inspires.
III. RoussEAU,--M Men can better pl,los-
ophize on the human heart, but women eau
read it better.
MIcHsLer.--Iti is universal rule. which,
as far as know, has no exception, that
great men always resemble their mothers,
who impress their mental and physical mark
upon the sons.
MEN are ike bugles---the more brass they
contain the further YOU can hear them. =
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gslrrtsa YattrlJ.


a
s3g BY MRS. nEMASs.
saw it in my evening walk,
3 A little lonely flower;
Under q hollow bank it grew,
Deep in mossy bower.
An oaks guarded root TO roof the cave,
With Gothic fretwork sprung.
Whence jeweled fern and arum leaves,
And ivy garlands hung.
And close beneath came sparkling out,
From an old tree IS fallen shell,
A little rill, that clipt about
The lady in her cell.
And there, methought, with bashful pride,
She seemed 10 sit and look
On her own iniiden loveliness,
Pale imaged in the brook.
Noother flower, no rival. grew
Beside my pensive maid
She dwelt alone. cl loistered nun,
In solitude and shade.
No sunbeam on that fairy pool
Darted its dazzling light;
Only. methought, nome clear, cold star
Might tremble there at night.
No ruffiing wind could reach her there,
No eye, methought, but mine;
Orthe young lambs that came 10 drink
Had spied her secret shrine.
And there was pIeasantness tome
In such belief--cold eyes
That slight dear Natures loyeliness,
Profans her mysteries.
Long time looked and fingered there,
Absorbed in sill delight; Fa
My'spirit drank deep quieiness
In with that quiet night #
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Messonier's Table Cloth sketches,

An odd anecdote is told Of Messonier, the
great French forest artist. lie was lately
dining Mt Brussels and among the company
was Baron de Kuyf who recently exhibited
some charming landscapes at the Palais din
dustrie. Smoking was the order of the day,
and Messonier, while lighting his cigar, took
it into his head TO make sketch on the ta-
BILE cloth with the burnt end. The Baron
kept lighting matches, and as soon as the
end was carbonized, placed them by the
French painter, and by the time he had
smoked his second cigar he had finished a
charming sketch Of an old rentieur, beauti.
fully executed. When tie evening was over
NJ. de Kuyf took the table cloth, folded il
up and going down to the mistress of the
establishment, said -" Madame. be GOOD
enough TO lock up this table cloth with great
care. To morrow will call for it and paw
You the value of it," "But sir" was the
answer, :" must at least get il washed."---
Nothing of the sort, said the Baron. "I
WISH 10 have 1t just as ii is, with all its spots
and marks" The next day, accordingly, he
came and took away the precious table cloth,
which he has since had framed in a curious
style, with double frame, the sketch being
placed in the smaller one, and the rest Of
the linen carefully and tastefully arranged in
the space between tho frames. 1t is said
tina, an amateur has already offered NJ. de
kuyf 5000 francs for it.
Results OF Com ursKINo-At a
pleasant rural village, down in Connecticut.
called Hitchcocksville, few evenings since.
their was held one Of those merry meetings
called corn lmskings. Hast ever been at
one, reader lfnot, thou hast missed an ex.1
perience in life well worth enjoying. On
this particular occasion there were 500 BUSH
els OF corn husked, 40 girls kissed, s I. en-
gagements made up, and every body home
before 10 o'clock. ~.
Ii strikes ts !lia: Hi:chceckss;lle mus. ba
nice place TO live IN.
The notorious Lola Montez is lec,u,inp in
Boston against the Church Of Rome. She
attempts to show that there is only one great
element Of evil in the world--the Roman
Catholic Churcl,--ands ,hat she, the said
Lola, Is the only person fit 10 combai that
evil. During one oi her lectures man pre-
sent shouted, "You are n liar and left the
Hall. As he passed out, the indignant lady !,
sent well aimed pistol after him, that came
well nigh arres,ing bis exit. fa
MARLBoRouon's MEANxEss.--The Duke
Of Marlborough was sordidly avarjcious.--.
One day beggar asked aims Of Lord Pc
tea borough, taking him for the Duke. "You
are mistaken, my good fellow" said his
Iordship, |" / am not the Duke of Marlboro;
and to prove it, there's a guinea for YOU"
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MEN are ike buglcs---the more brass they
;ontain the further YOU can hear them.
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BY MRS. nEMANs.
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- . tssUAD ~ HAH t1aVHsDAx t1aVHs1DAxM MOhNfNV,
BY PRICE y MOI UN II x x ! n y
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-05-27
THE OLD WATCH.

Ny grandfather's watch is battered and old,
1t never contained either jewels or gold:
I've carried thee now for many long years,
And cherished by me, tho some gave thee sneers
Although thou art thick, and not outwardly fine,
Thro' summer and winter you We kept good time
I've seen many a rival all cased in fine gold,
Yet still prefer you for time, tho you're old;
Poor, common and worn, with thin silver case
scarcely can see the time now by the face;
Yet still L can hear, by that old wheezy sound,
You must be repaired, or you'll lsoon run aground
And so long as | live none shall part me and you,
Save while you're repairing by BARTHOLOMEW
And as those old hands pointthe hour of day,
Ittels me how time passes swiftly away;
For soon must leave thee, for none will be caring,
go, like you then, for thorough repairing
w. j. BARTHOLOMEW,
Watch and Clock Maker
Corner of 18th and Main sts., Richmond, Va.
n B.-Watches Clocks and Jewelry of every
description carefully repaired Hair Ornaments
of every kind made, and engraving neatly execu-
cutei on the shortest notice, and on as moderate
terms as any other house in the city. W.J. d.
Richmond Sent 90 lS56.-1y
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SPRING TRADE. 1857.
SMITH. IL NODES & CO.,
U.ATE SMITH d ROBERTS

(LATE SMITH koBERTS,)
IMPORTERS and dealers in Foreign and BONES.
L tic Hardware, Cutlery, Guns, Saddlery, &c
&C., No. 90 Pearl street, Richmond, Virginia
have now on hand, and for sale, large and ele
CANT stock of HARDWARE, especially adapt
ed to the trade of Virginia, North Carolina and
Tennessee, and we would respectfully solicit from
Merchants and Saddlers visiting the Market, q
call and an examination of tlss same. Our stock il
full-comprising in part as follows
Building materials of every description, a large
variety.
Tools for Carpenters, Masons, Saddlers Tan.
ners, Millwrishts, Coopers, Smiths, &C., &c.
Axles, Vises, Chains, Anvils, Bellows Axes, &c
Hog Skins, Brides, Bits, Stirrups, Webbing,
&C., &c.
Saddles, Sheep Skins, Patent and Enamelled
Leather, DC, &c.
Shoe Lasts Pegs, Crimp Boards, Boot Press, &c.
Cutlery, Pocket and Table, splendid variety
Guns, double and single barrel, Pistols, Revol-
vers, Rifles, Game Bags, Pouches, Belts, Caps, &c.
Whips of all descriptions in great variety.
Fancy Goods, us Porte Monnaies, Purses, Violin
Strings, Pins, Needles, Forks, Spades, Shovels,
Hammers.
Anchor Boiling Cloth, &C., &c, &c.
Richmond, March 81. lS67-yGm
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WONDERFUL I!

A SIX Mr. Henry Campbell. of Montgomery co.,
N Pa, if two bottles of DE GRATHS ELEC-
TRIO OIL did not his children OF Scarlet Fe-
YER running at the Ears and Jumps on the Throat,
| after the physicians had given them up. lie says
he has used Prof. De GRATH'S ELECTRIC OIL
| for three years in his family, and would not be
without it in his house. ;.
| Ask Mr. Hldebrandt, of Indiana CO., Pa, II
one bottle of Prof De GRATH'S ELECTRIC OIL
did not cure him of Rheumatism Of two years
| standing. He says he would give SIS bottle for
! il if he could not get it otherwise. >,
Ask Mr.. SamI Harper, of Alexandria, Va, it
Prof De Grath's ELECTRIC OIL did not cure
his son of Deafness Of years standing, after all
Physicians had failed. Ask him II he did not see
case of Paralysis cured which induced him to try
! it on his SON. ,o
CuLpEpER C. H., Va, Jan. Z, 1857.
Prof. De GratA-DEAR SIR This is to certify
that nv servant boy Philip has been deaf for up
wards of 10 years. have tried various remedies
without effect For the last or years he has
been getting worse, when 6y the appIlca.lon OF OF
| SO persons his hearing was so far restored that
he could hear person speak in common tone OF
| voice I can cheerfully recommend 1t to az
yonrs truly. JNO. JAMESON
We. the undersigned saw the operation perform
ed and acknowledge it to be one of the most mirac'
ulous cures ever made in this place :,
I. Nelson cLAlRBohSE' c So d. Do L.
IL. TURNER, w
b. H. JAMIsOv, do. no.
Jyo Urz, Rappahanock Co, Va.
PROF. DEGRATH'S ELECTRIC OIL CURES
Rheumatism, Soreness, DEAFNESS
Ulcers, Burns 6 D:,A
Pains, Cramps, fnes &C.
Ladies should use it. 1t is sweet and pleasant
to use. ...
N. b. Be careful and see that the written sig
nature Of Prof.. De Grath is on the label, and his
name blown in the bottle. All others are rascally
T" he Ind at DR.. MrRn1LLAT's Drug Store Main
Street.
Jan. II, 1s57.-ly
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THE OLD STAND
WITH 4
NEW N AME.

AWE suDscrIDer having purchased Inc stock am
j. good will of the business formerly conducted
by MIR. Booth would respectfully solicit continI'
alton of the patronage of htS old customers us al
so from all who may be in want of any article in
his line. The stock of Goods now on hand is com.
plete and of the greatest variety consisting of Gold
and Velvet, Satin and Common Paper Hangings,
with Borders to match, Silk and Worsted Damask,
Satin de LANES, &C., for Curtains, Velvet Tapes
try and Tapestry Brussels, three ply and ingram
Carpets in great variety, Oil Cloth for floors of all
widths from one to eight yards, Transparent Shades
at all prices, Hair and Shuck Mattresses, Feather
Beds, Spring-se and Common Lounges, &c. All
of the above, with many articles not enumerated,
have heen purchased at the very lowest prices and
will BIZ sold to all corners low. if not lower than
they can be purchased at any other house in the
State. WIN. A WALTERS,
Successor to VIM Booth,
No l40 Main Street, Richmond, Va.
Richmond Sent 90 1S5B-ly
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LARUS & SHINE.


AUCTI0NEERS & COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
"a Main Street, Richmond, w.
W7ILL give their undivided attention to all
w sales of Real and Personal Estate, sale of
Household Furniture, Stock Goods, &C., &c. (; also
special attention to sales Saturdays of Horses,
Cows, Carriages, Wagons, &C., &c.
Also, keep constantly on hand the largest and
handsomest stock of Furniture to be found in this
market, consisting in part Of
Mahogany and Rosewood Wardrobes,
Do. do. Marble and Mahogany
top Cabinets,
NSideboards and Washstands,
Splendid Spring Seat Sofas, Tete-a-Tetes, Divans
and Lounges,
Spring Seat, Parlor, Cane and Windsor Chairs,
Spring Cur'd Rockers, Sociables, Whatnots.
Also, beautiful assortment of Chamber Sets,
together with general assortment of Housekeep-
ing Goods.
The city and country trade are invited to exam.
Inc our collection as we determined to sell at
very small advance on cost
P. c. LARUS. JAMES N. SHINE.
Richmond, March o. lS57-ly