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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-02-14
For the Spectator.


MIDWAY, February TO- 1860.
l can say in respect to Long Glade and Nos
So Creek, do not suppose the present Sheriff or
any of his Deputies would ride under me, Were
so fortunate as to get the office, no, they rseol.
lect 1858 too well for that.
II there is any agreement between myself and
any other man he is perfectly welcome to make
himself known; should be elected it is then
time enough to select my Deputies.
can now say to those who voted for me in
1858, and all others that see their way clear,
that stood up for them when not man in the
county was willing, and now hope they will
stand up for me.
Consider the matter well, think who has the
best right to look for your support, then cast
your votes accordingly, and you will have my
best wishes for yonr welfare and interest.
hope to speak to you publicly in April, without
some unforeseen obstacle, as cons der the office
worth contending for.
Respectfully, P.G. SEELE.
Win Y,loaca copv
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-02-14

NIKGINIA AT Rules held in the Clerks Office
' OF the Circuit Court of Augusta County, Febru-
airy End, 1860,
Jane +; Accord, by VIM B. Roberts, her next friend,
AGAINST
Andrew B. Acord Defendant
The object of this suit is to obtain decree from
the Judge OF the Circuit Court of Augusta divorclng
the plaintiff.
1t appearing by satisfactory evidence that the De-
lendant is not an inhabiant of this Commonwealth:
1t is ordered that the Defendant do appear here with
In one month after due publication of this order and
90 what Is necessary to protect his interest.
A Copy-Teste,
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.


SMITH, RHODES & CO.,
IMPORTERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
HARDWARE, CUTLERY, GUNS,
Saddlery and Anchor Boiling Cloth,
% Pearl ST., Richmond,
\ RE now receiving their Spring Importations per
"A Ships Neptune, Isaac Webb and Steamers
from England-and their domestic goods direct from
the manufacturers. They are prepar-
ed, in consequence of increased facll- ~ ~
tues to offer greater inducements
than have been heretofore offered to
the Merchants and Saddlers of Vir-
glnia, North Carolina and Tennessee TO make their
purchases in this market. Their stock is large and
especially adapted to the of the trade of the
States above named; and they confidently assure the
trade that they determined sell their goods on
terms equal with any regular house in this or any
other market.
call is respectfully solicited.
Their Stock is large and complete embracing a
much greater variety of goods than usually kept in
Hardware Stores
% Orders respectfully solicited and punctualy
attended to-
Richmond Feb IA 1870
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-04-04
Tell your Wife.

II YOU are III any trouble or quandarv,
tell your wife that is if you have one
all about 1t a: once. Ten to one her in
vention will solve your logic. The wit OF
woman has been praised, but her instincts
are quicker and keener than her reason.
Counsel with your wife, or your mother
or sister, and be assured light will flash
upon your darkness. Women are too
commonly adjudged as verdant in all but
purely wOmanIsh affairs. No philosoph
zeal studen. OF the sex tnus judges them.
Their intultIons, or lnslghts, are most sub
tie and If they cannot see cat in the
meal, there is no cat there. In COUNSEL
ius man to tell his trouble to his wife,
we would 90 farther, and advise him TO
keep none Of his affairs secret from her.
Many home has been happily saved,
and many fortune retrieved, by mans
iulI confidence in his "betler haii" Wo.
man is far more seer and prophet than
man, il she be given fair chance
As general rule, wives contidc the min
utest of their plans and thoughts 10 their
husbands, having no iOvoiyements to
screen from them. Why not reciprocate,
II but for the pleasure Of meeting conf
dence with confidence We are certain
that no man succeeds so well in the world
AS he who, taking partner, for life. makes
her the partner Of all his purpo.ss and
hopes. What is wrong of his impulse
or judgment she will check and set right
with her almost universally right instincts.
"Helpmeet" was no insignifican! title as
applied 10 mans companion. She is a
meet help to hIm iL every darkness, diff.
Guilty and sorrow OF life. And what she
most Graves and most deserves is conf
dence without which love is never free
from shadow.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-04-04
a Dead Woman Comes to Life,

Considerable excitement was occa.
stoned in some circles on the West Side
last week by the occurrence Of a singular
circumstance. A young woman was ta-
ken sick few days previous, and after
much suffering was reduced to such a low
| state that her case was considered hope.
less. The neighbors took turns in sitting
up with the dying woman, hourly expec-
ting her dissolution.
On Friday evening new married sisi
ter Of the sick woman and younp pirl
were acting as watchers, and were sitting
by the bedside. After giving the sick
woman her medicine they sat sewing, the
sufferer having apparently gone to sleep.
The watchers, on looking again at the
supposed sleeper, became startled at her
like appearance, and examined her
more closely. The body was rapidly
growing cold, and the pulse had ceased
to beat. A looking glass WAS hastily torn
from the wall and placed over the mouth
but no stain was visible. The woman
was evidently dead.
The watchers left the room TO procure
assistance. An elderly neighbor was sent
tor to lay out the body, and the messen.
ger meeting the undertaken told him of
the circumstance. lie proceeded 10 the
house, arriving about the same time
with the neighbors who had been sum,
moned aud all hands, after discovering
the nature Of the fatal disease, and talk.
ing over some Of the future arrangements,
prepared TO enter the chamber of death
in order to perform the last sad Offices for
the deceased. The young girl went into
,he room first for the purpose Of making
it ready.
She had no sooner entered the room
where the body lay, than a succession Of
piercing shrieks struck terror into those
outside. They rushed in, and found the
girl in tainting fit on the floor. A
glance around the room at once explained
the cause Of her terror, and caused al.
most equal alarm To the others.
TIE dead womon waS sitting up IN
bed !
A. the first glance the entire party fled,
screaming from the room, but soon col
Iec,ed their senses and returned. The
dead woman had resumed her rscum
bent posture, but was so far from being
deinnct that she enquired, in weak
voice, the meaning Of the strange scene
1t seems that she had fallen into a short,
trance like sIumber, seemingly like death
itself. Just as the girl. entered the room
she had partially awakened and moved
her head. The shrieks of the terrified
girl thoroughly awoke her, and she Sc,
up in bed to learn the cause Of the
screams. Restoratives were Immediately
applied, and the 'defunct' is now in fair
way of returning to healthy existence
The climax Of the disorder had passed.
Another case Of suspended amin alton
also occurred, We understand, in highly
, respectable family on the west side about
two weeks SINCE CieyeIand Herald.
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AR0LINA, WEDNESDAY, MORNING. APRIL T. 1860

wrecking her domestic peace; for no wo.
man can be happy who keeps a secret
from a generous husband which he ought
to know! Where love and confidence
are, there are no secrets
She had not tho resolution (though she
pronised) to confess. Weeks and months
i,assel. Her anxieties increased. The
very habit which was her curse, she now
constantly resorted to for stupefaction.
ike the drunkard i'll remorse to his dram.
At length conccamcnl was no longer
possible. The husband, who had began
to suspect the truth, came home one
night and found her snuff drunk, living
on the floor, with her infant under her,
almos, sutfocsted. Draw a veil over the
particulars of the tragic end, adding tina,
Death soon mercifully divorced The uu.
happy pair, Tor the wife, what with shame
and the loss Of her husbands love and
esteem and her own wrecked health, az
ter few weeks lingering, died.
But enough on this vice of althea'stick
drunkenness, in itself too vulgar and DIS
gus,ing to be dwet upon in respectable
aud refined journal like yours, but which,
at last can be corrected BY the combined
rdicuIe and censure of the press, and the
prevalence Of refinement, intelligence, and
Christianity.
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From The Field and Freside.
Cure for Sweeney.
Sweet Water, Tenn, Jan 9, 1860.

sweet w ater, Tenn, Jan 9, 1860.
Mr.. EDToR STA: | see in your No.
33 OF the 7th Jan, that the gentleman
Of Missouri, Mr.. 5. w. Wilson wishes to
know Of Il remedy for the sweeney. The
following IS never failing remedy |
have tried it and know that it will cure.
even when the shoulder is sunk to the
bone:
Take a thick piece Of cotton cloth, ths.
will make bag large enough to cover
the sunken part after the bag is made,
bill it half fall Of common salt, stitch il
through and through to keep it fiat; fas
ten il to the name, so that it will hang
on the part. Keep this salt wet and give
the horse rest, and he will be ready for
use in one month.
1t will take he hair of; and # the
horse Is Of dark color, it is best to keep
the place well creased after the bag is
taken oil, that the hair may come back
the same color. Any animal grease will
do, and the shoulder will come 10 the
natural shape again.
w. 4. BRowHIYG.
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GoD IS LovE.--All His perfections and
procedures are but AS many notifications
OF His love. What is HIS omnipo,ence,
but the arm Of his love 2 What His ON.
nlscience, but the medium through hich
lie contempIatcs the objects Of his. love (?
What His wisdom but the scheme of His
love What are the offers OF hiS gospel
but the invitations Of His love ? What
are the thfeatenings Of the law, but the
warnings cf his love They are the
hoarse voice OF His love, saying, Man, do
thyseIt no harm. They Ale fence thrown
around the pit Of perdition, to prevent
rash men from rushing into ruin. What
was the incarnation Of the Saviour, but
the the richest illustration Of his love =
What we're the miracles of Christ but the
condeSccusioEs Of his love What were
the signs of Christ but the breath Of His
love What were the prayers Of Christ
but the p'eadugs Of his love : Wha,
were the tears of Christ but the dew
drops of his love ? What is this earth,
but the theatre for the display OF lis
love What is heaven, but the Alps OF
Ills mercy, from whose SUBMITS his b,es
sings, flowing down in a thousand streams,
descend to water and refresh Ills Church
! situated at its base
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Srlrrt 13urtry.
From the Cha. lesion Courier.
Ode for Calhoun's Birthday.

The following Ode WAS written by w.
A. McQueen, Of the Senior Glass, Tor the
South Carolina College Celebration of
EALHouNs Birthday:
Caroiins raise the paan
Bring the laurel, wres,he the bay,
Scatter incense on the altar,
uarl with JOY the natal day
Living-we with honors crowned thee,
Dying-,ears bedewed thy tomb
Now we gIority thy spirit,
Ever living, great CALHOUN
When the storm, oppression wakened,
Ragged throughout our native land;
Thou didSt speak-the storm subsded :;
Peace ensued at thy command.
No pollution brooked thy presence
No ambition iured thee on:
Thou did,t rise, aud set in splendor,
An unclouded, spo,less SUI.
Carolina, hear! he speaketh
Bow no, to TIL oppressor's rod,
Draw the sword, grid on your srmor,
Trust in justice, trust in God
Burst the calling chain that binds thee
To the body Of tbs death :
Rally round your lone PaIme,to,
Freedom yield bu, with thy breath !"
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The Mayer Wants to See Thee.

a young man, nephew, had been to-
sea. and on his return, he was narratnp
to his uncle an adventure which he had
met on board n ship.
i was one night leaning over the taft
rail, looking down into the mighty ocean,
said the nephew, whom we will call Will
liam, when my gold watch fell from nv
fob and Immediately sunk out Of sight,
The vessel was going ten knots an hour,
but nothing daunted, | sprung over the
rail, dove down, and. after long search,
found it; came up close under the stern.
and climbed back to The deck, withou,
any one kuowing had been absent
'WI'l,' said his uncle, slightly elevating
bis broad brim and opening bis eyes to
their widest capacity, how fast did thee
say the vessel was goiugr
Ten knots, unclen
And thee dove down into the sea and
came up with the watch, aud climbed up
by the rudder chainsr
'Ges, uncle
And thee expects me to believe thy
storyr
'Of course. You wouldn't dream Of call
ing me liar, would you, uncle
WILL replied the uncle, gravely, 'thee
knows | never call nybody names; but,
VIII. if the Mayer Of the city were to
come to me and say, Josiah, want thee
to find the biggest liar in all Philadelphia,
| would come straight to thee and put
my hand on thy shoulder and say to thee,
'IptH, the Mayer wants TO see thee n
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There is a look of placid resignation on
the face of Mrs. l.. Mary is busiIv plying
her needle, and Abel Leach is occup, inc
the easy chair to which ne has been con
fined nearly four years with rheumatism.
lie is gazing moody into tie fire, as
though recalling bygones.
Directly Nellie Hooper, with her
bounding step and cherry face, comes to
JOIN the family circle Nellie is arways n
welcome visitor, for Abel Leach often
said 'Her lively chat made the hours
seem mlnutes'
he stage has driven up to the door,
ana stranger aIghts, and enquiries if
MIR. Leach lives here. 'Abel, lhnk, was
his given name And being ausw cred in
tie affirmative, asked if he could remain
over night.
III you can be content with our home.
" fare, stranger, YOU are welcome,' said
Mr.. Leach.
linen, driver, you may put my trunks
down here : and entering the house, a
iruSal meal was soon spread, and the
stranger partook Of the farmers hospita!
,y with good gus,o.
You had son by the name Of Ed
ward in Sacramento, think sir
Yes he was there, the last we heard
OF him four years come The twelfth of
next January
! can bring you later tidings than
that, for | was an intimate friend Of lis.
lie has been doing large and prosper.
on' business since Is, and is one of
our most tlourishing merchants.'
oh, II could only see my son = and
Mrs. Leach burst into tears. In a mo.
'nent the stranger WAS at her side and
clasplng her in his strong arms, and with
the glad cry my Edward = she tainted
from excess of JOY. 1t is vain to attempt
TO describe the JOY of that meeting or try
to relate all Edwards hardships and ad.
ventures since we saw him last. How.
when he lay scorching with fever, he
Ionged for his mothers COO! hand upou
his brow for, though surrounded 10y
friends,
Friends could not read with n mothers eve,
Wishes that pass like shadows by
how the thoughts Of her and his little
Mary and Willie Iightened bis labor, and
how often lie wondered if his Nellie
would wait for him as she said she would.
Suffice 1t TO say, he walked home with
her that night, and ere they had pared,
their vows were renewed the happy day
Was set, and they are now rewarded for
past suiterings i'll the almost perfect hap.
p'ness OF the present. Mary, too, is now
wife and mother Mrs. Leach has 'en
tered into the rest prepared for the peo.
pie Of God,' and Abel Leach, purified by
past suiier.ngs, admits, as indeed he has
admitted for many years, that parents
are often too unreasonsbIy harsh and Sc.
we're with their children that children
should not be tyranicaIiy treated, or de.
MED innocent pleasures. Il lost, said he,
the love and society Of my noble boy for
ten precious years by my cruelty. Let
other parents take warning The old
man seems much happier 70: the change
in his disposition, and is certainly more
| respected and beloved. Surrounded, now
by every comfort that tender affection
can suggest, he seems only waiting to
go home and be reunited with the love
Iy companion whom he had SO illv sp.
preclated on earth
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lime WAsrED.-A dreadful account
must be gwen Of all that is lost and was
ted. When the Judge shall ascend Ill,
throne IN the air, and all the sons and
daughters Of Adam are brought before
him, the grand inquiry will be, what have
YOU done with all the time in yonder
world ? You spent thirty or forty years
there, or perhaps seventy or eighty; and
gave you this time, with thousand op
portunltes and means Of grace and sal.
vauon, and what have YOU done with
them all How many sermons have
you heard I dow many seasons did
give YOU for prayer and retirement and
converse with God and your own sous I
DiJ You improve time well Did you
pray Did You converse with your own
souls and with God Or did YOU suffer
them To slide.away in thousand imper.
tlnences, and neglect the one thing neces.
sary
a fruitless and bitter mourning for the
waste and abuse OF time will be anothe-
consequence Of your folly. Whatsoever
satisfaction you may take now in passing
away time merriIy, and without thinking,
1t must not pass away so forever. If the
approaches Of death do not awaken YOU
Judgment will do il. Your conscience will
be worried with terrible reflections on
your foolish conduct.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-04-04

YELLOW JEssAsINE FLowxRs This
is the season when the beautiful and high
Iy aromatic. but dangerous. yellow jessa.
mine flower is in bloom. Parents, and
mothers particularly, should inform their
children that those flowers are poisonous.
We have on former occasions called at.
tention TO this matter, aud have heard Of
many children who have died from chew
ing these flowers. II this fact is general.
Iy known, 1t may save many fond pa.
rent premature grief over loved offspring.
augusta C0nstitutionaiist.
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WHEN A DR,NK MAY RE TAKEN MED.
ICINALLY.-A goose, or duck, or pork,
Irish stew, or any de!lcacy Of the season
INTO which onions may have seasoningly
entered invariably after salmon when
there Is any washing being done at home;
when painters are in the house when n
per-on feels FAINT, and doesn't know what
is the matter with him when friend
turns up after An absence Of several wears,
OF when you are parting y;,h friend
whom you do not expect 10 see for sever.
al years when a person has the tooth
ache VIXEN person has lost at cards.
or when person has come into large
property when a person has met with II
misfortune, or made tremendous bar
gain when a person has quarrelled
when reconciliation has taken place
when person is on sea voyage or
goes out between the acts Of five act
tragedy or ascending in q baIon or
after coming oil the jury Of a coroner 5
inquest, or when you are sitting up for
your wife, or when friend drops in to
smoke cigar; and in fact, upon all
suitable occasions of sadness or merri.
ment when n person feels rather low, or
feels in very high spirits.
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A BRGHT LAD.-A doing mother OF
a waggish boy, in New Haven, having
bottled lot Of nice preserves, labelled
them Put up by Mrs. D. JOHNNY,
having discovered the goodies, soon ate
the contents Of one bottle, and wrote on
the bottom Of the label, Put down by
JoHEEI D.
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1t is not crimes such as robberies and
murder, which destroy the peace Of So
ciety, so much as the village gossip, the
family quarrels, jealousies and chickering's
between neighLop, meddIesorneness and
t"ttIing, which are the canker that eats
into all social happiness.
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ErYMoLoGY.-Why are doctors called
physicians, mamma 2 said little inqus-
tive girl to her mother, who had Just
been visited by one of them. physicians,
replied mamma, who was seldom at
loss for an answer, comes from fee seek.
AS the doctor rides about all day to seek
fees
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To CURE Sore TmRoAT.-Take the
whites OF two eggs, and bea: them with
two sPoonfuls Of white sugar crate il.
little nutmeg, and then add pint OF
Iukewarm water. Stir well, and drink
often. Repeat the prescription il ueces
sary, and it will cure the most obstinate
case OF hoarseness in a short time.
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A plain unschooled man, who had re
ceived his education principally beneath
the open sky, in the field and the forest,
and who had welded the axe more than
the pen, while speaking of children, re.
marked with true and beautiful simplci
!y, The little chips are nearest the heart
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-04-04

A bachelor editor who has very pret.
ty sister, recently wrote to another bach.
elor equally fortunate, please exchange
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Mrs. darlington wants to know, il it
were not intended that woman should
drive their husbands, why were they put
through the bride ceremony
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hyou don't wish to get angry, never
argue with blockhead Remember the
duller the razor the more you cut your.
elf.
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Iii is the best proof of the virtues of a
family circle TO see happy freside.
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The chickens crowed drowsily in the
barn yard, the sun was rising in hszy
cloud, and the cattle lowing in the pas
turs when Mr.. Leach arose, and called
Edward, rs WAS bis wont. No answer.
Again aud again, aud at last he went to
the room and finding it empty, he espied
Ihs letter Mrs. Leach had left purposely,
for she felt sue could not break the news
io him.
The scene We will not attempt to de-.
scribe but leave our readers to imagine
il.
The same sun that shoue upon the lit
lie farmhouse, shed a long line OF light
over the sparkling waves that followed
the wake Of fine steamer AS she pushed
oil the pier, and the spires of the city
were fading from sight. A lonely boy
was sitting among The crowd Of passen &,
gers, his sad face contra sting strangely
with the gay crowd around binI. Now
good nalured elderly gentleman ap.
prosches, and they enter into long con,
vapation. Hoping he has found friend,
Wa will leave the lad in the hands OF he
Good Shepherd. We will pass over ten
years.
1t Is Christmas Eve. We find Abel
Leach still in the lil,Ie gable rooted fal m
house, and with his wife and Mary. who
bas no" grown to young lady, sitting
BY q cheerful hre. The wanderer has not
yet returned, aud for nearly four yearU
there has been no tidings Of him, and the
gentle mother mourned him as dead.
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