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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1860-11-30
True and Beautiful.

Paul Denton, celebrated itinerant Meth
odist preacher and missionary in the early
days of Texas. when that State, then q
Mexican province. was the outlaws home,
collected large crowd at barbecue be had
promised and whore the pledge was given
that there should be plenty to drink Of the
best liquors. Denton did this to collect a
crowd that he might preach to them. AZ
ter the barbecue was over, one Of the bold
est told Paul that he had liea-where is
your liquor? Drawing himself up to his
full height, his eyes flashing with strange
and unearthly eioquence, and pointing with
his long finger at the double spring which
burst up at his feet, he thus broke forth in
strain that remained unsurpassed:
'.Ihere-there is the liquor which God
the Eternal brews for all his children.
Not IN the simmering still over smoke
ing fires, cooked with poisonous gasses aud
surrounded with the stencil sickening odcrs.
and rank corruption doth your Father in
heaven prepare that precious essence Of life
pure cold water But in the green shades
and grassy dell, where the led deer wan
de's, the child loves to play. where God
himself brews it, and down low, down in
the deepest valleys where the fountains
murmur, and the rills, and high upon the
mountain tops where the naked granite gilt
ters like gold in the sun, where hurricanes
howl music, where big waves roar chorus.
sweeping the march Of God there be brews
it; beverage Of life health giving water.
"And everywhere it is a thing Of beauty.
cleaning in dew drop, singing in the sum
mer rain. shining on the ice gem till the
trees seem turning to living jewels, spread
ing golden veil over the setting sun. or
white gauze around the midnight moon,
sporting IL The hail shower. folding l.ight
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1860-11-30
interesting Correspondence.
CENTRE DEMOCRAT OFFICE,
BELLEFoNT. CENTRE County, Pa, :
November 10Th, 1860

BELLEFoNT. CENTRE County, PA,
November 10Th, 1860
Governor John Letcasr Of Virginia:
DEAR SIR: The present position of South
Carolina and the sympathy manifested for
her By many of the Southern States is to
some a matter of amusement-ta others
matter of alarm.
The dsunion sentiment, which has been
growing gradually in this country since the
notification Of 1888, has at length assumed
huge proportions, and in my opinion, this
spirit of rebellion should now be crushed,
and eAectually crushed If we are to have
disunion, let it come now we will never be
better able to grapple with the monster than
at the present hour. The rapid growth of
ideas and sentiments in this country render
delays dangerous to the stability of our Gov
ernment. and the welfare of our people. If we
wish to crush an obnoxious doctrine we must
do it at once, or it will grow to be formida-
Bile, and ultimately distract the peace and
harmony of our government Polygamy is
an example OF this fact. Twenty years ago,
and the man who dared to mouth disunion
was looked upon askalce and stunned BY
his fellow citizens as a traitor; now it is in
the mouth of millions; and men, to gaping
multltudes and ID our market places, every
day boast themselves disunionists. The
South will never be satisfied until she has
attempted to separate these States sooner
or later that test of the stability of our Gov
ernment must come, and the sooner the bet
ter. | would rather have this danger in
the past than in the future. Twenty eight
millions Of freemcn In the North are ready TO
meet disunion now, and crush it as the strong
man brushes al egg-Shell in his hand
States cannot reserve the right to sccede
They are the common property of the Gov
erument Texas cost US many millions Of
dollars. and shall Texas now be permitted
to walk out of the Uuion with those millions
Of our money? Suppose we pay two hun
dred millions for CUBA one day, shall we
ipernit her to go out OF the Union the next
With those two hundred millions? This
doctrine Of the reserved ight Of States to &C.
icede is preposterous.
The people of the North will never peace
ably submit to the secession of the South
If the worst comes of the worst, let brother
go to war with brother, and let the stronger
party take possession Of the sohole Govern
ment We mnst have no Southern Confed
eracy-no Northern Republic, but Union
of many in one.'
Two hundred Of your Virginians have ten
dered me their command in the event of dis
union am at your service-I will march
at moments warning, and, if necessary,
give my life for the maintanance of the Con-
stitWion and The Uaton
| hold that the election of A brabam Lin
coin is no just cause for secession. 1t is
the result Of our system of government, =
The majority of our people have declared
Through the ballot box that he is their choice,
and the minority should acquiesee. Iawait
your orders.
Believing you to be a pure minded states,
man, and true lover of your country, am
with sentiments of respect, truly yours.
JAS. S. DRISRIN.
Please ansWer
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1860-11-30

Mr.. j. NJ. Mccullough, prominent and
successful tobacco merchant of Petersburg
Va, was married on Thursday evening te
Mrs Leila Workman, at the residence o.
the BRIDES father They started on an east
esn toar, intending to remain IN Richmond
Va, several days. They took rooms at the
new and elegant Hotel, the spottswood
House-retired about l o'clock, few hours
after which Mr. Mccullough was corpse,
having died of heart disease During the
evening he had several fainting attacks
Truly, with him, it was but step from the
bridal to the tomb" lie was aged forty
seven years.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1860-11-30

A preliminary meeting Of the people Of
Allegheny was held on the 10Th inst, and
adjourned over to the 18th of December
for the purpose Of expressing the opinions
Of the citizens of that county On the present
condition Of the country. Andrew Fudge
acted as Chairman and VIM umphreys,
Secretary. Remarks were made by W.
Skeen and W. FL. Terril, ESqrs L P.
Holloway, Esq offered the resolution fix
ing the time for the next meeting.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1860-11-30

An lrlshman put his head into lawyers
office, and asked the inmate, 'tAnd what
do you sell bere?'' "Bloekheads," replied
the limb of tie law. ''Och, thin, to be sure
said Pat. ''it must be good trado, fer 20
Lsvs but one Of thom left !" II
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1860-11-30

The prediction is almost daily made that
Missouri will be free State in less than ten
years. The census returns show, as we
learn from the ST. Louis Bulletin, that there
are now in the State 10000 more slaves
than there were in 1856. The census of
1850, if we are correct in our memory,
showed about 50, 600 slaves. That of 1860,
we venture to assert will not fall short of
100, 900. This looks very little like eman-
cipation.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1860-11-30

A ScRIpTURA1 SUM.-Add to your faith
knowledge;
Add to your knowledge virture;
Add to your Vi ture temperance;
Add to temperance patience;
Add to patience godliness;
Add o godliness brotherly kindness; and
% brotherly kindness charity. !,
The Ans~er. For if these things be in
you and abound. they make ye that We shall
neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowl-
edge OF the Lord Jesus Christ.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1860-11-30
OutEavvry in Kansas.

The notorious Montgomery, the leader Of
the abolition banditti in Kansas Territory
having but recently returned from Boston,
has again made his appearance at the head
Of 500 desperadoes. armed with Sharpe's
Rifles, Colts Revolvers, bowie knives and
sabres, and publicly declares it to be his
purpose to exterminate slavery in the South
western border of Missouri; also, on the
frontiers of Arkansas and Texas He re-
Gently broke up the u S. District Court,
sitting at Fort Scott, took possession of the
Fort, and the land Office, and the Judge,
Marshall and land officers had to flee to Mis-
souri, to save their lives. He has taken from
their houses several heads of families and
hung them. His object, he says, is to a.
venge the death of Old John Brown and
his confederates. The people of Missouri
have called public meetings, and are organ
izipg volunteer companies to resist Mont
gomery. The Secretary Of War has tele
glahed to Gen. Ha' ney, to crush out the
outlaws. In less than fortnight, we ven.
ture the prediction, the gallant sons of Mis-
souri, will send Montgomery to glory on
the same route Old John Brown travelled.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1860-11-30

A young French lady was being driven
in d carriage few days since, short dis
lance from Petersburg, by drunken Negro.
Before she was aware of it. horses, carriage,
and all were ia the middle of deep and
swollen stream The lady seeing her peril
Gus condition leaped from the vehicle, and
comment ed swimming for the bank. See
ing the negro about to 60 under, she grab
bed him by the wool and dragged him to the
shore, and thus saved bis life. A gentle.
man arrived at the scene just too late to rem
der assistance. This shows the advantage
of ladies learning to swim. The negro con-
tended the accident was occasioned by the
darkness OBJ de day"
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1860-11-30

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will be charged for at the usual rates-Sl 90 per
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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1860-11-30

MAGNUS S, CEASE 81 tna
eitzens Of stanton and vicinity d to his
large and dA entirely stock Of FALL Goons
which he receiving and "aenP cnes
- SINS as'i FIGS, Currants Citron, Dates, pruLss'
English Walnuts, Filberts, Almonds
Ground Nuts, Pecan Nuts, Fem
ong, Oranges Sardines,
and Candies of every
description. 80
Also FAxcY GooDs, FRENcH cASDlEs' CAKES AND
Tors, c.a =. +ba sbortast
nsy- W eddng parties furnished at ane snof'SS'
notice. ard on The most reasonable terms.
Also Fresh Peaches, HOLSTERS, Pickles, Cat chuf
DO, DC. ,. .,s ras,ootf,ll
solicts share Of patronage. ,,:,
StSuntun NOV. 8. 1850.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1860-11-30
Force OF volcanoes.

Cotopaxi, in 1888, threw its fiery rockets
5000 feet above its crater, while in 1744
the blazing mass, struggling for an outlet,
roared so that its awful voice was heard at
distance gilmore than 600 miles. In 1897
the crater of Tunguragpa, one of the great
peaks Of the Andes, flung out torrents of
mud, which damed up rivers, opened new
lakes, and in valleys of 1000 feet wide made
deposits 600 feet deep. The stream from
Vesuvius, which in 1887, passed through
Tore del Greco contained 33, 600 600 Gu
bic feet OF soiid riattaT. end in 1894, when
Tore del dreeo was destroyed . Second
time, the mass of lava amounted ~ '''' ''''''
cubic feet In 1919 Etna poured forth
food which covered eighty-four SPARE miles
of surface, and measured nearly 100 GOO
900 cubic feet. On this occasion the SAND
and scoria formed the Monte Rossi, near
Nicolosi, cone two miles in circumference
and 1000 feet high. The stream thrown
out by Etna, in 1910, was in motion, at the
rate OF a yard per day, for nine months af-
ter the eruption and it is on record that
the lavas of the same mountain, after ter
rible eruption, were not thoroughly cooled
and consolidated ten years after the event.
Tn the eruption of Nesuvius, A. D. 70, the
soorise and ashes vomited forth far exceeded
the bulk of the mountain, while in 1860
Etna disgorged more than twenty times it's
own mass Vesuvius has thrown its ashes
as far as Constantiuople, Syria and Egypt;
it hurled stones eight pounds in weight to
Pompe, distance of six miles, while sim,
liar masses were tossed up 1000 feet above
its summit Cotopaxi has projected block
of 100 cubic yards in volume distance Of
niue miles; and Sumbawa, 1916, during
the most terrible eruption on record, sent
its ashes as far SIS Java, a distance of 800
miles of surface, and out of a population Of
II, 900 souls only twenty-six escaped.
paanalt ,.,n IStoionrn
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1860-11-30
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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1860-11-30

A vicious horse kicked a horse jockey who
wished him il h-ll. "Better wish him
somewhere else" said the planter, "or he
hsy bit you again"
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1860-11-30

JANIS S. BRIsBIN, Esq, Bellefonte, c.
County. Pa,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1860-11-30
ADVERTISING RATES.

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Cure Warranted in two days.
GR JOHNSTON.

Member Of the Royal College of Surgeons, London
Graduate from one of the most eminent Colleges OF
the United States, and the greater part Of whose
lie has been spent in the Hospitals OF London, Par
is, Philadelphia, and elsewhere. has effected some
of the most astonishing cures that were ever known
MANY troubled with ringing in the ears and head
when asleep great nervousness being alarmed at
sudden sounds and bashfulness, with frequent
biushiug, attended sometimes with arrangement o.
,.toro o,,~od afev
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1860-06-20
JustifyIng smoking by scripture.

Mr.. Spurgeon was invited by n wealthy gen
tleman in the country, some forty miles from
London, TO come to the place and preach
Arriving there he found huge tent erected
in the park, with bales of hay arranged tier
above tier for seats, pile of bales for pul
pit, and three or four thousand people waiting
10 hear him He preached, and the people
thought they had never heard such preaching
before. The service over he retired TO the
gentleman's house to dine, accompanied BY
several ministers of his own order, and follow
ed by hundreds of hearers The conversation
at the table, in which the young preacher took
the lead, was on the sin Of needless selfihdul-
gece, and the Christian obligation of seltde-
nial After dinner an old minister whose
learning was rather limited, pulled out his
pipe, seemed anxious TO light IL but evidently
somewhat embarrassed from the preceding
conversation. lie looked at hisppe, then at
the FIRE and then at Mr.. Spurgeon, at the FIRE,
at his pipe At length he aid:
Brother Spurgeoh, do you think it would
be wrong for me to smoker
Have you any scripture to Justify the prac
ticey asked the preacher
"Well, | think have added the venerable
father in Israel
81 shall be glad 10 hear what it is, reioined
Mr. Spurgeon.
l"Wel brother, David was certainly smc-
ker."
"Ah, how do you make that outY'
"Well he speaks, you know, in one Of the
psalms, of going through the valley of Becca,
(Baecy) and make no doubt that il was q
private plantation for his own private use
Spurgeon cast a funny side-glance toward
his host, aud, keeping the serious half Of his
countenance toward the old man. replied
gravely
''You can smoke, Father Spikenard"
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1860-06-20
The Douglas ana Lincoln De-
hates.


The Ohio Statesman, has published the
following important letter, addressed by Mr.
Douglas TO the Publishers Of the douglas and
Lincoln Debates"
GENTLEMEN ] have received by express
one dozen copies Of your publication OF the
joint debates between Mr. Lincoln and myself
in 1853 sent Ivy order of Mr. Cox, who will pay
you the amount Of your bill I feel il my du-
ty to protest against the unfairncss of this
publication, and especially against the altcra-
tions and Diutilations in the reports Of my
speeches. The original reports, as published
in the Chicago Times, although intended to
be fair and Just were necessarily imperfect
and in some respects erroneous. The speech
es were all delivered in the open air, 10 inn
mense crowds of people, and in some instances
in stormy and boiaerOus weather, when il was
impossible for the reporters to hear distinctly
and report literally. The reports of my
speeches were not submitted 10 me or any
friend Of mine for inspection or correction be-
fore publication; nor did have the opportuni-
ty Of reading more than one or two of them
afterwards until the election was over, when
all interest ia the subject had passed away.
In short, regard your publication as partial
and unfair, and designed TO do me injustice.
by placing me in fnlse position saw in the
prelace TO the first edition Of yopr publication,
which Ia omitted in the copy sent to me, eoi-
respondence between Mr. Lincoln and the
Ohio Republican committee, from which il
appears that Mr. Lincoln furnished his speech
es md mine for publication-his in the revised
and corrected form, and mine rs they came
from the hands of the reporter, without revis-
ion. Being thus notified that his speeches
had been revised and corrected this fact
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1860-06-20
story OF a Lost Bank BIII.

In the year l7i0 one of the directors
u very rich man, had occasion for ESQ, 00(
which he was TO pay as the price of an estate
he had Just bought to facilitate the matter he
carried the sum with him to the bank and OBJ
tanned bank bill On his return home he
wls suddenly called ont upon particular bust
ness; he threw the note cnrelessly on the
chimney, but when he came back few min.
utes afterwards TO lock il up it was not to be
found No one had entered the room he
could not therefore, suspect any one AT last
after much Intellectual search, he was persua.
ded that il had fallen from the chimney into
the fire.
The directorweat to acqnainthis colleagues
with his misfortune and as he was known to
be perfectly honorable man he was readily
believed 1t was only about four and twenty
hours from the time that he had deposited the
money; they thought, therefore, that h would
be hard to refuse his request for second bill.
lie received it upon giving an obligation to re-
store the first bill if il should ever be found, or
to pay the money himselfif If it should he pre-
sented by any stranger
About 30 years afterwards (the director
having been long dead and his heirs in posses
sion OF his fortune, an unknown person pre-
sented the first bill at the bank and demanded
payment Hwas in vain that they mentioned
TO this individual the transaction by which
that bill was annulled; he would not listen to
it, he maintained that il had come to him from
abroad, and insisted upon immediate pay
ment The note was payable to bearer, and
the thirty thousand pounds were paid him.
The.heirs of the director refused restitution,
and the bank was obliged to sustain the loss
1t was discovered afterwards that an archi-
tect, having purchased the directors house
had taken it down, in order to build an other
ON the same spot, had found the note in a
crevice of n chimney, and made his discovery
an engine for robbing the bank,
Carelessness equal to that here recorded is
not at all uncommon, and the banks enormous
profit against which the loss of mere thirty
thousand pounds is but n mere trife. Bank
notes have been known to light pipes, wrap up
snuff to be used as curl papers, and British
tars mad with rum and prize money, have not
nufrequently, in time of war, eaten them as
sandwiches, between bread and butter, In the
forty years between the years 1892 and 1894
there were outstanding notes (presumed to
have been lost or destroyed) amounting to
one million three hundred and thirty odd
thousand pounds, every shilling Of which was
clear profit in the bauk.-HoUsehOH WOrds
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1860-06-20
Type setting MACHINES.

The Scientific American, referring TO the
type-setting machine of Mr.. Felch Of Salem
which has not yet been perfected, says:
Type setting and distributing machines have
been in operation for several years 1t is
now about eight years since we first examined
two such machines (inyented and patented by
William Mitchell) in operation at the printing
establishment of Mr. John f. Trow of this city;
and as there were some doubts of their success
then, we have at considerable intervals of
time taken the trouble toinspect them person
ally and watch their operations Two type
composing Instruments have increased To
ten, with six others for distributing the type
all by the same inventor For plain book
! work we have been assured that they effect a
saving of about 30 per cent One Of those
for composing somewhat resembles melodeon
The type is placed in rows above small box
es Mt the ends Of the keys, with which the
compositoF Yplays up his copy into metalie
composition. Each touch Of a key opens a
valve, and type drops down into revolving
tap of which there is one Of each letter and
the whole Of which have their motion so regu-
lated as to deposit the letters in unison with
the movement ofthe keys upon general
traverse tape which carries them to com
posing stick where they. are arranged IL
proper lines, ready to be lifted by the hand
aud p' ,ced on the galley for adjustment
When djusted the type is taken off in lines,
by peculiar clasp composing rule and properly
arnnged in columns These machines are
very simple considering the number of mo-
tons executed; but we do not say they are
above improvement--we have not ye' seen the
mechanism that had arrived at such climax.
4 The distributing machines are quite neat
Il and small The type are blaced in a long
channel and carried forward TO a vibrating
finger, which trips separately, and makes. IT
drop into a proper grove in a revolving ring
below, from which letter is stript of and con.
Quoted into its reosiving plate, ready TO be fed
into the composing machine. Boys attend
the distributing machines, and two compost
tors are at once employed at setting upam
chine, While one Is adjusting his composed
type, the other is setting up copy, and thns
4 the productions ef two different authors may
be going through the same min nearly al Tho
same time These machines are not an ex
pertinent now they have been tried for years
and are reduced to practical, every day oper
ations,