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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1865-09-29

COMMITTED TO JA1L.-A youth by the
name of Ralph Marshall, was committed to
the Jail of this County, on Tuesday last,
charged with stealing horse belonging to
Mr. John Switzer, Of this County, about
the last of August.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1865-09-29
ITO THE PEOPLE OF AUGUSTA.-Havi

TO THE PEOPLE OF AUGUSTA.-Having
L been nominated at meeting held at the
Court House on the 18th of August, by respect
didate to represent you, in part in the next House
of Delegates of Va, hereby accept the nomina-
ton, and, if elected, pledge myself to serve you
according to the best of my ability.
GEORGE BAYLOR.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1865-09-29
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

ITO THE VOTERS OF AUG USTA
COUNTY NY private interests land dis
taste for public life inclined to refuse the nom
ination for seat in the Senate made by the meet
ing held last Court but Ihave since been so strong
ly urged to accept by persons from all portions Of
the County, who allege that, under the present
condition Of affairs, they have right to command
my services, that have consented to serve in the
capacity designated, if you see fit to elect me.
1t may be proper to add that there can be no
question as to my eligibility.
NICHOLAS K. TROUT.
Sont O 1ocs -tda
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1865-09-29

WE are authorized to announce 3. F. HALL
w MAN as Candidate for seat in tho next
House of Delegates of Virginia
Sept. 29-tde*
Spectator Copy.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1865-09-29

WE are authorized to announce JOSEPH A.
w WADDELL as q Candidate for seat in the
next House Of Delegates Of Virginia.
Sept. 29-tde-
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1865-09-29

mo THE VOTERS OF THE 9Th CONGRESS-
/ IONAL DISTRICT.-Fsllow Citizens In
response to the calls of my Felow-Citizens of
Bath county, and that of my friends and neigh
bors of my own county, Albemarle, as also to nu-
merous solicitations from gentlemen from several
other counties Of this District, l announce my
self Candidate for Congress, and will address
| the people of the District at their respective
Courts.
JOHN R. WOODS
Senternher 1S-tde
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1865-09-29
Two and Half Story Brick Dwelling

with four rooms and a large garrett; also,
q basement with comfortable wash room and
good cellar. There is frame ell containing d.
ming room and kitchen, and three rooms above
one fire place. There is attached to this ell,
frame building for servants, containing one room
below and one above. There is nice tin cover
ed portico, fronting to the bottom land and river
good barn, with two stables, two cutting rooms,
sheep cot and granary below, and two mows and
floor above. A smoke house, granary and corn
crib, stone spring-house and all other necessary
out buildings in the yard. There is also well Of
good water, within 20 yards of the house, and a
never failing spring within 200 yards the house.
The farm is one of the most attractive and desira-
BILE in the Valley of Virginia.
At the same time will sell all my
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1865-09-29

WE are authorized to announce JOHN F..
w LEWIS Esq, of Rockingham county, as
Candidate for Congress in the 9Th Congressional
District, composed of the counties of Rocking
ham, Page Bath, Allegheny, Highland, Augusta,
Craig, Rockbridge, Botetonrt, Albemarle and
Madison.
Sept. tide.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1865-09-29

WE arc aauthorized to announce WIN. G.
w STERRETT, ESQ., Candidate for seat
in the next House of Delegates.
Sept 2g-tde
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1865-09-29

= O 4 a @ r JESS !,
and some roods. About 80 Acres of the farm is
in good timber, the balance cleared and in q fine
state of cultivation. There are about Is Acres of
first class River Bottom, and the residue of the
cleared land very productive rolling soil, Yielding
fine crops of Corn Wheat, Rye and Grass. The
narrower n is consists of nice
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1865-01-04
For the Educational Column.
Reading.


Books books There is nothing to my
eye which presents scene SO enchanting
as 4 collection Of valuable books. | can
not look up1n good book as SO many pa
yes bound ia calf, &c, but almost the Same
sacredness surrounds them that would the
souls, without tile bodies, OF their authors
1t is scarcely possible to prize too hi ghly
the power which enables US to hold com
muuion with mighty geniuses and choice
spirits, the wise, the good, the great Of all
the past.
Every teacher especially should be an
ample reader. Conversation may be more
anmated IN that it gives the music of the
voice and the ever varying expression Of
the eve and the human face divine" but
how greatly is this want made up in the
greuter wealth OF thought obtained from
reading: both 1t Is true are needfu. Con-
versatlon, as tits said, makes ready man.
but reading alone makes fuil man, and
who needs more to be full than the teacher
whose stock of knowledge is SO constantly
drawn upon? The pure living stream no
longer reireshes the thirsty soul than its
SOOIScS arc ieptSuiSheu liOIH Nou SIedl
reservoir. Let the supplies be stopped and
the flowing waters will cease, leaving be-
hind them dry channel, or collect in
stagnant pools, devoid Of all their life Civ
ing sweetness.
A teacher who would keep up his stock
OF knowledge must read, and read exten,
sively. But what and how should they
read-should they conform to q "system-
attic reading p | conceive the human
mind thing too free and noble in its nat
ural impulsive boundings to work always
in the same stiff and tightly drawn laces,
like cart horse; therefore they should read
when they felt like it. 1t is true, and the
fact cannot be concealed, that what is read
for the mere pleasure of it, is often more
| fruitful in direct practical results than spe-
! clal efforts. Let it not be understood that
We depreciate special study, to which every
! good teacher must give Il reasonable amount
! of attention, in order to secure u continued
and symmetrical intellectual growth, but
| the mind should drink from the fair ioun-
tain of knowledge when thirsty, just as we
do at natures limpid streams A teacher
should read rything that is fit to read
for within the whole range of literature
there is scarce y anything, if rightly con
sidered, which may not furnish him with
valuable material for instruction.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1865-01-04
MISCELLANEOUS,
Daguerreotypes.

just about dusk one evening a boy,
dressed in homespun, of the peculiar lea.
ther color and style, familiar to us all, with
broad brimmed black hat aud long hair
Of that laborious class whose dress has not
varied for centuries, and is the same on the
wee toddling babe, through youth ard man
hood to the grey bearded sire, "who mars
not the manner of his beard,' it knows no
varisnce or shadow Of turning-came into
Il photograph gallery and asked whether
they ''took pictures here 2" "Yes" "Can
you take mine now ?" No, it is too late.
You must come earlier 10 the day when
the sun shines" He looked somewhat
surprised, while the well bred artist, with.
out symptom OF a smile, assured him that
he must come while the sun shines. Per
haps it would have surprised him more had
he been told that his picture would be ta-
ken by the same process which his gran
dame bleached her snowy linen in the mea-
dow. A careless bystander might have
laughed town boy would, sure, yet the
majority of us would have little reason.-
We know of course that it is done in sun
light, because we see it done every day, but
how few care to push their inquiries fur
ther.
We know there are daguerrcotypes, am
brotypes, photograph, and We know the
difference by seeing that one is on metal
lie plate, one on glass, another ON paper,
and we know it because we can't helplt.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1865-01-04
Daguerre was French painter. While

Daguerre was French painter W Nhlie
painting panOramas he conceived the idea
OF helghtenlng the effect by throwing col
ored lights and shadows on them, produ-
cing the effects of the changes of day and
the seasons called diorama He was led to
the discovery OF fixing on prepared metal,
lie Plates images of objects thrown upon
them by the lens of the camera obscura.
1t was observed that chloride of silver
blackens in the sun though white as snow
when first prepared. So other subjects
were observed to change by the chemical
action OF the sun. The process OF Da-
guorre is thus simply described A tablet
of silver plated copper is carefully cleaned
with pomice or other powder The tablet
Is exposed to vapor of iodine until it be-
comes a pure yellow, and with careful
exclusion of light it is deposited in the
camera, and receives the impression Of the
rays of light coming from the object only,
all other being excluded Light coming
from the sun falling on surface not trans
parent is reflected and carried back to tue
eye and gives you sight of the object, with
its lights n | shades according to its refec-
tion. These reflected rays from one body
passing through the tube of the camera, all
others excluded except from the back
ground, acting chemically on the prepared
plate, make the image.
When removed to darkened room and
dipped in hyposui phate of soda, washed
with water, it becomes insensibIe to fur
ther action of light The calotype invent.
ed by Mr.. Talbot in England about the
same time, was by covering piece Of pa
per with 4 changeable salt Of silver, ex-
posing it in the camera, and developing the
image by solution of gallo acid 1t gave
what is called the negative. that is, in the
negatives the lights and shadows answer
respectively to the shadows and lights Of
the object; while in the positive the lights
correspond to the lights and the shadows
to the shadows.
The daguerreotype has superiority over
any process yet presented. The features
are exquisitely defined and there is min
uteuess of detail and life, like Appearance
not otherwise attainable This is because
it Is taken on hard metallic mathematical
plate, Paper on which photographs are
taken diffuses and the difference is as the
difference between writing on blotting and
on writing paper-Mi6lnJHry Telegraph.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1865-01-04
Wit and Wisdom.


Isn't it odd that a running vine should
produce cant elope?
\ woman's tears soften mans heart.
her batteries his head
One half of the rebels are " given over
to believe lie, ard the other to tell it.
With a childhood full of affection, we
may endure half life in the cold world.
There is more poetry in the rime of Jack
Frost than in the rhymes Of most Of our
poets.
The Yankees it is said are apt to mind
their ps and q's; the Chinese their teas
and cues.
If you meet young lady who isn't at
all shy, you had better be little shy your
self.
If a young lady hopes, ever to have the
honor of giving the mitten, she had better
learn to knit.
Many man saves his life by not fearing
to lose it, many man loses his life by being
over anxious to save it.
A little explained: little endured, lit.
eiS pooSSA phSi 90 lolbiC} obu ihO jag
ged atoms will fit like smooth mosaic.
In the holy duties of ministering to the
sick souls grow white as we'll as cheeks :;
one that goes in as nurse may come out
| an angel.
Wake up and pay your lodgings" said
the deacon, as he nudged sleepy stranger
with the contribution box.
Critics complain of want of originality
in poetry Poets may well complain of a
want of originality in criticism.
A true man has as much strength in ad-
verSity as in prosperity. As, in the dark
of the moon, she swallows the tide as pow
erfully as in her full orbed brightness.
There are some people who live without
any design at all, and pass through the
world like straws on river-they do not
go but are carried.
"I'm afraid of lightning" murmured a
pretty young woman during a recent storm.
4" Well you might be- sighed her despair
ing lover, "when your heart is steel"
The Washington Republican imagines
that if the rebels had come within the for
tiications of that city they conld not have
steod against the charges OF the hotel
keepers.
1t is general law of nature that the
more legs an animal has, the lower he is in
the scale Of being, And yet the dogs with
four legs are not so low as those with but
two.
An individual advertised in one of the
morning papers for wife, the other day,
aud requested each applicant to enclose her
carte de visite One of these correspOn-
dents closed her reply ia these terms: q
do not enclose my carte, for though there
is some authority for putting cart before
horse, know of none for putting one
/ before an ass"
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1865-01-04
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1866.

When again heard ungle
All arose and sang so sweetIy.
lhen the teacher offered prayer
ana a voice within me whispered,
Here the youthful mind Is growing"
Now, the morning service over,
Each one busy at his lessons.
TIMOTHY SHoRTFELLow.
The first scene was suggested to the wri-
ter on beholding an old and blackened
schoolhouse standing in fine grove of
hemlock. The part in rhyme is intended
to show the error and cruelty of parents
who send their children to school too young,
taking them from the fields and flowers,
birds and fresh air, and shutting them up
in a mouOtonous schoolroom, filling their
lungs with foul air, stinting their limbs for
want of exercise, and laying burdens on
their minds which will leave their evil ef-
tects upon them forever We contend
that a child should not be sent to school
until six or seven years of age. The
strength of mind and body then acquired
would enable them to far outstrip those
who commenced to study several years be-
fore.
The second scene was suggested on be-
holding the same schoolhouse some time
atterward when ice teacher had whiten-
ed everything into neatness and order as
described ab, We.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1865-01-04
THE nQTNSYRH Hf,
SONG OF a THOUSAND YEARS.
By HENRY c. WORK.

Lift up your eyes desponding freemen
Fling to the winds your needless fearsi
He who unfurled your beauteous banner,
Says il shall lgdUC thousand years!
4 thousand years my own Columhiai
Tis the glad day so long foretold
''rs the glad morn whose early twilight
Washington saw in times Of old.
What if the clouds one little moment
Hide the blue sky where morn appears
When the bright sun that tints them crimson.
Rises TO shine . thousand years?
thousand years, &c.
Tell the great world these blessed tidingsl
Yes. and be sure the boudman hears;
Tell the oppressed of every nation,
Jubilee lasts thousand years!
thousand years, &c.
Envious foes beyond the ocean!
Little We heed your threat ming sneers;
Little will they-our children's children
When you are gone a thousand years.
A thousand years, &c.
Rebels at no ne! go hide your faces
Weep for your crimes with bitter tears;
You could not bind the blessed daylight
Though you should strive thousand years
A thousand years, &c.
Back to your dens ye secret traitors!
Down TO your own degraded spheres!
Ere the first blaze of dazzling sunshine
Shortens your lives a thousand years.
thousand years, &c.
Haste thee along, thou glorious MONDAY!
On for the eyes of ancient SecrS!
oh. for the faith of Him who reckons
Each of his days thousand years!
thousand years, &c
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1865-01-04
L. LYONS PURE OHIO
Catawba Brandy,
IND

parking Catawba Wines,
Equal in Quality and Cheaper IN Price than
the Brandies and Hines Of the Old World,
FOR SUMNER COMPLAINT. CHOLERA INFATUM. d.
ARRHGA, BOWEL COMPLAINT, CRAMP C0LlC.
4 sure Cure is guaruntied, or the money sciH
be refunded
TN support of the above statements, are
4 presented the Certificates of Dr. Jas. 4.
Chiffon, Chemist. New York; DR.. Hiram
Cox, Chemical Inspector, Ohio; DR.. James r.
Nichols, Chemist. Boston DR.. n. 4. Jones,
Chemical Inspector, Circleyile Ohio Prof
G. L. jackson. Chemist, Boston Dr. Chas
Upham Shepard, Charleston, S. c.: and j. V.
H. Blaney aud G. A Mariner, Consulting
Chemists. Chicago, all of whom have ana
lyzed the Catawba Brandy and commend it
in the highest terms, for medicinal use.
analysis Of the Massachusetts, State AssGye,',
January c5, 1858.
When evaporated through clean linen it
left no oil or offensive matter. in every res
pect it is a PURE spiritunus liquor. The oil
which gives to this Brandy its flavor and arc
ma, is wholly unlike fusil. or grain oil Its
OdOr partakes of both the fruit and oil Of
grapes With acids. it produces ethers of
high fragrance. The substitution of this
Brandy for C"gnac Brandy will do away with
the manufacture of fctHioHs spirits, sold un
der this name both Mt home and abroad.
Respectfully,
A A. Hayes. NJ D.,
Assayer to State Mass, lG Boyleston ST.
By the same III 1864.
have anayzed L Lyons Pure Catawba
Brandy" with reference to its composition
and character, being the same that pro-
duced in past years. a sample taken from.
ten casks afforded the same results with re
gard to purity; a slightly increased amount
of the principle on which its favor depends
was determined by comparison with former
samples.
The indications Of analysis show that this
Brandy is produced by the same process as
most of the imported Brandy.
Respectfully,
A A. HAYES VI ID. State Assayer.
Boston, July 20. '64. I6 Buyle>tnn St.
Manufactured by H H Jacob 6. Co.
Ito whom all orders should be addressed J
Depot 81 Liberty ST, New York.
nov9 3mos.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1865-01-04
SCENE SECOND.

On bright December morning,
Bright and clear the sky above us,
Bright the sun yet family SHINING
yer Jacks Mountain i'll the distance;
Shining through grove Of hcmlock,
ShinIng on whItcned SchoOlhouSe,
On a hil beside the streanet.
Bright the merry laugh Of children
On their way TO school so early.
All the farmers boys are whiStiing,
ealing To their nearest nelghborS;
All the children up and waiting,
wanting mamma now 10 dress them;
All the cattle loudly lowing
All the noisy pigs are grunting,
Near the cider press below me.
Even Carlo keeps barking
At-he don't know what he's meaning.
Scarce creature now is uuiet
Save 1t were one dead or dying;
+ en- the mill below the turnpika
Has commenced its noisy clatter,
Thus | stood one early morning,
Stood within grove of hemlock,
Stood ana looked INTO schoolhouse,
Looked upon its tidy benches
On its whltened walls and ceiling.
On its new and shining bucket,
On Its new made desks there standing.
Standing there u face the teacher
Like the soldiers do the Captain.
All without was noise aud hustle,
All within was peace and quiet.
All around the room were nlackboards
Half dozen maps above them,
Maps so useful, made by Pelton.
All above the window hanging
GarIands made OF spruce and laurel
Made so neat by maiden fingers.
On the teachers desk was standing
One boquet of latest flowers
Some Cnrysanthemums, they call them,
Stand beside the Holy Bible.
Then heard modest tingle,
And two score of youths and maidens
Came within, so bright and cheerful.
Dotted their hats aud said good morning"
Took their seats. remaining quiet
While the teacher read chapter;
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1865-01-04
,3099 ! fQ0NAAe
For the Educational Column.
THE SCHOOLHOUSE ON THE HILL.
SCENE FIRST.

SCENE FIRST.
On bright November evening
Bright the stars that watched above us,
Bright was old Orion cleaning
Der Stone Mountain in the distance.
Bright the stream beside the hillock.
Bright the giOW-worm on its edges,
Bright the merry laugh of childhood,
Ringing FAINT and still more family.
Not 4 farmer saw labor
No man calling to his neighbor,
All the children quiet sleeping.
All the cattle ceased their feeding,
All the lazy pigs were snoring
In The straw stack IN the baruyard;
Even Carlo now was doing
On rug up IN the doOrsli.
WhlppOurwiil~ have ceased their singing,
katydldS n longer fiddling
Scarce a cricket dlrcS his chirping,
Save within tie chimney corner.
Only now and then inurmur,
Like a nIlldam IN the distance.
Or some gently blowing zephyr
Waiting fragrance Fl ON the pine trees,
Could hear rom all arond me.
Thus I stood one autumn evening,
Stood within a grove of hemlock
Stood and looked into II schOolhuuse,
Looked upon Its torn up benches,
On its smoky walls and ceiling,
On its desks. ll-shaped and greasy,
On its old and .aliy bucllel.
All within was dark and gloomy.
All without was bright and cheerful.
Turned | not away then quickly:
Turned away with heart so sadly,
When a voice within me whispered,
"'Ihus the infant mind Is ruined"
Then some angel spirit touched me,
Touched ME. tll entranced listened
To some sweet, melodlous music.
Like the low ana pent up murmuring
OF the streamlet, flowing gently
BY the hill that stood below me,
And voice within it singing
Lines of truth here shall quote you:
God created fields and mountains,
Forest trees and meadows green.
Streams that gush from living fountains,
Life and hgiIt where'er It's seen.
Birds upon the branches singing,
Herds upon the thousand hills.
Monsters IN the ocean SWIMMING,
Tiny fishes IN the rlAs.
Sun and moon to US appearing,
And the stars We see above
Ali His works, To us ende&ring
Show HIS wisdom and His love.
God made man his image bearing,
With q soul Of priceless worth,
Not an earthly creature fearing,
Lord and king Of all the earth.
Placed before him hills and mountains,
Meadows. fields, streams, rocks and rill;
Flocks and herds with ripping fountains,
All that sea and air can fill.
Why then, in his early training,
Cheat him thus of Natures boOkf
In your dingy schoolroom strainiug,
Crush him down with sour look,
In a schoolroom! Yes. prison!
Fettered down upon scat,
Where no soul has ever risen,
Save 1t were upon its feet.
Oh. how can you. cruel parent
Shut your offspring in a cage!
Keep him there in daily torment
Task unsuited to his age!
Thus the voice did sing so plaiutive,
Sang till night her sable curtain
Dropped and all Was still
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1865-01-04

FFHE Blacksmiths say Selheimer keeps the
IL best Iron and Steel in town. He doesn's
only keep the best, but he keeps the largest
assortment, and sells the cheapest. Go to
j. B. SELHEIMER'S.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1865-01-04

The marriage of Edward a. Flint to
Miss Henrietta Steel, shows that the spark
produced "a tinder glow"
A rascally old bachelor says the most
difficult surgical operation in the world is
to take the jaw out of woman.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1865-01-04

Money can be forwarded through this of
fee in sums from 81 to $50, by the payment
Of the following fees: From 81 to $40 ten
cents; $40 to $40 fifteen cents; $50 to $50
twenty cents.
OlRce open from : 90 a. M. to 8 p. m. On
SUNDAYS from to Gam. s. COMFORT, 2. NJ.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1865-01-04
OIL CLOTHS,

A LARGE assortment of Floor, Stair and
"A Carriage Oil Cloths, of all colors, best
quality, and cheap. at the store uf
!. B. SELuEIMER,
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1865-01-04

Es- GalbraIth's Omnibuses convey passengers to
and from all the trains, taking up or setting them
down st all points within the borough limits.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1865-01-04

"A New York paper enumerates
the sweet scented compliments that
have been paid by the copperhead
press to the President of the United
States. These are some of them: Ape,
gorilla, fool, filthy ry-teller, despot,
liar, thief, beggar, buffoor, usurper,
monster, tortoise, ignorameus, old
scoundrel, perjurer, robber, swindler,
tyrant, fiend, butcher, land pirate, &c.