Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1864-05-17

when hs labor Is Ger and his work ia dons-
= no II casa Tor the Sock and keep the field,
Hhsa Ais pulse astill aad ais heart il csld2
Wsn nias aim tAss srsry lsok a@s tsns
So hHiiisr Row, forever ssns,
! Will thrill tia Heart with in wasd sam.
And you'll loag asd listsz for sAsn in vain
shsn strangers form vita strszger's face,
sAall stand in ssar honOrsa Pastors place.
I
/ rsz IKE RsorAroK.
Mr.. EsIToR R:-In ooluna Of your paper I
h0d Capt. J. U. Mstheny's oard, mod.sty an
fnounoing himself candidate for the Office Of
Clerk of the County OF Highland. Captain Ma
theny Is well qualified in point Of education and
his good sense aud native dignity will enable
him to ill the Office with respectability. He ia
OF unaxceptioneble private character and will
honor the Office rather than the office him. In
addition to this, Capt. M. has been an excellent
soldier. Many will remember the perfect
self possession and undaunted bravery with
which he zsse and fought the enemy at Barlow
and also the gallant little battle Of Allegheny
and Mcdowell, where be received very
severe wound in the lett shoulder, from the st-
fects OF Whlcas although at present with hia reg
Knent, he has never recovered. Hia opponest
tie present enoumbeRt, has held the office since
| the formation OF the county, and is now inde-
pendent without its profits. BatI more partic-
ularly wish to speak OF man who came to this
county few years ago and after watching for
a time the strength of parties, succeeded in
/ grooming himself into the office of Common
wealth's Attorney, and siuce the commencement
| of the war has been largely engaged in specu-
lating oz the Government, and if reports be true
/ in trading with our enemies, the Swamp Dra-
| goons," and at present engaged in eectioneering
against Capt. Matheny, and in favor Of him
whoin the people have retained in office so loag.
| Now shall this man with soul too small to ap-
preciate the service OF faithful soldier like Capt
Matheny-a man whose patriotism lies in dol
! lars only, and sordid lust for gain-shall
he, ask, be permitted to influence the minds of
| the peepselagainst deserving soldier who has
fought and bled for bis country, yes, in his own
county, too. Now will the people OF that coun-
| ty refuse him their vote, and give to one who
does not need the Office and who has so long eR-
! joyed its profits II go whore is the once 20
much talked OF rotation to beginl Some say this
| is not the time to change Office When will
that time Gomez When those now in Office
shall be elected to fill higher stationsl IL that
the idea3 If 80 hold on.
IL Vim copy ClNOlNNATUS.
/ A GREAT RIVER FROM LITTLE RnL.-A
| We,sh clergyman asked little girl for the text
of bis last sermon. The child gave no answer
she only Wept. He aseeEtained that she had
no Bible in which to look for ths text. And
this led him to inquire whether her psIsnts
and neighbors Aad Bible, and this led to that
meeting in 1904 of few devoted Christians,
to devise sleans to supply the poor 10 Wales
with the Bible, the grand Issue Of Whieh was
the formation OF the British and Foreign Bible
Society-a society which haa klresdy distribute
ed something mere than IL 100000 copies of
the Bible, its issues now reaching nsarly 1900,
600 annually. And this in turn, led 10 the for
nation of the American Bible Society, and to
the whole beautiful cluster Of sister Institutions
throughout the world, BAich sre so many trees
of life scattering the golden fruits ef iminorta-
4 iiy among ali nations OF the earth. This aish-
ty river, SO deep, SO broad, so i&r-rsaohing in
iE Many branches, ne NAV trace back TO the
tears Of that little girl Behold, how greas a
mater little fire kindlsth - .GSts<s's HGA5 Of
God an History.
Ho1sTIEe or TIE FLAs 0vBR JACKsoN's GRAVE.
i-Ysssszday was the anniversary of the burial
of Goa. Jackson, which was the day appointed
for tie hoisting OF the flag presented by Mr..
: Hugh Sheldon, OF Liverpool England. The flag
vas manufactured By ths generous donor, and
: it is handsome and beautiful piece of work.
: On sks occasion, Ex-Govesnor Lstoher, Al
the REQUEST Of Gen. Smith, addressed the i'm
rnsHse crowd Of Ladies and Gentleman that as
! sembed there, to witness the hossAg OF tAs
Fl flag.
: Tbe Speech of Gov. LetoheF was very ns
tarestiDg sketch of Geo. JAoKsoNs military cas-
!, rssz aad the eloquent address was listened TO
II with eager and profound attention.-Lss. GGs
, / eette Of the 11th.
! PRIeE's vIoPoRY.--At last we have news
J, that ia not doubtful, giving US one of the most
complete victories Of the war, The number of
prisoners that fell into Prices hands is tho sY.
: gest ever captured by Confederate arms save by
! Jackson at Harper's Ferry. The Achievements
is a brilliant one for the Western Hero, and iB
q a grand addition to our successes in the trans
Q Mississippi campaign. The prisoners taken
there anst throw the balance in our favor, aud
s will dispose tAs Yankees to more libeFality In
t tho matter Of exchanges Despatch.
II SELF RESPECT ESSENTIAL TO CoMMAND-He
: that controlleth bis spirit is better than be
: who taketh city; no man yet ever command
ed others, who did not command himself. AS
no man was ever made au honest man by CALI
ing him rogue, so you will never max q cti-
zen patriotic by calling him traitor, or a SOL
y der brave aud true man by calling him a
coward or vagabond, Self respect is the yit-
alizing principle of every good soldier. and its
encouragement should be q motive of every
: commander, from the sentinel up to tue Cen
: eral. - -
t., A planter friend in Baldwin county iniors(
: the hillsdgsville Recorder that sgarlie bog
with corn and fed 70 hogs will cur aad
vent cholera. We suggest to. our po1
duoing friends q fair trial. mud gcc
: they report their experiment totbes
: sJuious, was you ebsr imbss
course | was @Whss basiaess
planter "tsNhen was tn IT. ny ~
''De day sbsrrIsd thss cl1
mine u" -