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Discourse on a Ball.
BY PHIFTY- SIX.

We went TO the dance-Debbie and l.
went forth because tickets were free and refresh
ments gratis: she went forth with an iron will
to dance or die Soon our hearts were made
to beat in quick harmony with the swelling
strains of the banjo. We went upon the floor
and danced / cannot tell whether my head
reeled, my heart reeled, or my feet reeled; per-
haps | reeled all over Debbie glowed like the
reflection Of summer moon In alumlnous mud
puddle. 0, that had the mouth of painter,
the pen of an orator, the ink of a soldier, and
the powder of poet, that might describe her.
Raven ringlets flowed in massy waves upon her
siken shoulders; her lustrous orbs beamed
beautifully forth from face of Mly-,ohite; from
her mouth glittered pearllike ivory-precious
as that made from tusk of elephant or horn of
rhinoceros; her check was pure and fair as I'M
summed snow; and her nose-oh golly Time
flew and we danced But old Sol, wrothy that
so much pleasure was granted to mortals, knock
ed impatently at the gates Of the East. He
threw his luminous light athwart the earth, and
( escorted Debbie home. by the dawn's ear
" light [ looked upon her fairy form. One
nights dissipation had done its work Her
craven ringlets' reminded me Of lot of Be-
logna sausages hanging in grocery her ''lns-
trous orbs' were duh as lead and many times
heavier; her ''glittcring ivory had lost its
pearly whiteness, and had taken the gorgeous
hue of the dandelion; every drop of perspira-
tion as it trickled down that cheek, became the
p!oughshare Of destruction and played sad hav-
oc with skin-starch and eomplexion-p powder :"
but her nose! she had caught desp rate bad
cold have nothing more to say / spent
the day in sleep and meditation. And thus [
meditated. Beauty is a frail flower. Handle
tenderly, or it will wilt instanter. Even while
you, admiring, gaze upon it, it fades away.
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StS3sbe0331S.

At what season did Eve eat the apple? Ear
" in the fall.
A dentist is not necessarily mad because he
shows his teeth.
The young lady who gives herself away, loses
her selfpossesslon.
When does COW become real estate? When
she is turned into field.
ooh, what soft seat p as the hat said when
placed on dandy head
An earthquake doesn't dispose men to sleep,
but it makes the earth yawn.
A lady deserted by one man, has no other
remedy than to appeal to twelve.
The lady who had spark in her eye has
kindled match without trouble.
A little girl hearing the remark that all peo-
ple had once been children, artlessly enqulred
S'Who took care of the babies r
OF course Napoleon was right when he said
that s'now days bayonets think. Polished
steel must be capable of reflection.
mike. have you settled that affair with
Lewis yet p
eyes, he kicked me off the stoop last week
and since then he has stopped bothering me. .
An exchange says that countryman giving
his evidence in court, was asked by the counsel
If he was born in wedlock. .No, SIR he re.
piled, II was born in Schenectady"
A scholar, bald man, and barber who
were travelling together, agreed each to watch
four hours at night, in turn, for the sake of Sc
euritv. The barber lot came first who shaved
the scholar head when asleep, then walked
him when his turn came. The scholar scratch
ing his head, and feeling it bald, exclaimed =
''You wretch of barber, you have walked the
bald man instead of me.
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Drovers VS.. EODS.

Dinner was spread in the cabin of that peer
less steamer. the New World, and splendid
company we're assembled about the table
Among the passengers thus prepared for gas
tronomic duty, was a little creature OF the ge-
nus fop, decked up daintily as an early butter
Az. with kids of irreproachable whitenesss mi
racsous' neck tie, and spider-like quizzlng glass
on his nose. The delicate animal turned his
head aHeetedly aside, with
''Waitah p
"Sah."
Owing me pwopellah Of a f#emale woos-
tab.
''Yis, sah.
land, waitah, tell the steward to wub my
plate with vegetable called onion, which will
give delicious favaw to my dinnah. 4"
s'Yis sah.'' -
While the refined exquisite was giving his
order. jolly Western drover had listened with
open mouth and protruding eyes. When the
diminutive creature paused, he brought his list
doEn upon the table with a force that made
every dish bounce, and then he Numbered out:
Here! you gaul darned ace OF spades :
f'Yis, sab.
Bring me laundering big plate of skunk s
gizzards p
s'Sah - -
'sAnd an old ink pot; tuck horse blanket
under my chin, and rub me down with brick
bats while [ feed
The poor dandy showed a pair of straight
tails, instanter, and the whole table was In a
tremendous roar,
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A Salt Lake Coax

A wayfarer dropped into the Occidental Ho-
fej in Salt Lake, to get a square meal. Hay-
inc planted himself in chair at one of the ia
bIe bic he was confronted by the waiter with
s'Whatll you have?' The hungry one fas,,
tened his eyes on the 'attaohe lie soup, and
said seWhat have you got that's good?' 90
we've roast beef, corned beef. roast mutton
boiled mutton, fried ham, and broiled curlew. y
''What the h-ll is curlew?' said the stranger
''Curlew? why curlew is bird something. like
8 snipe." did it fly? yes did il
have wings?' Eyes" 'Then L don't want
any curlew in mine; any thing that had wings
and could fly and didn't leave this id coun
try, [ dom want for dinner"
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CO-RUrt23e rSHi11.

NOTICE.AThe partnership of Roberts, Vel
~ son & Co. was dissolved on the lst day of
May, 1861 by the sale of the interest of st. F. G..
Roberts to the other partners. All persons in
debted to the old firm are notified that prompt
settlement is required.
The business will hereafter be conducted in the
name of Parkins, Nelson s. Co., and the propri-
etors hope, by diligent attention to business to
merit the patronage of the public.
They have placed their whole establishment
under the superintendent of an experienced
mechanic, and pledge themselves to give entire
satisfaction in erery department, both in new and
repair work.
They manufacture the cheapest and best plows
in the State of Virginia. They also manufacture
the unrivalled Planter Cooking Stoves at Balti-
more prices.
They have lately erected a Corn and Plaster
Mill and will endeavor to keep constantly on
hand supply of Ground Plaster.
To suit the convenience of purchasers they will
take, In exchange for their manufactures, Pro-
duce of all kinds at market prices.
PARKINS, NELSON & co.
june lift @
Rockingham Register copy
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The Ceremonies at Rome.

ROME, June 30.-The religious ceremonies
in celebration of the eighteen hundredth ami
versary of st. Peters martyrdom, and in rev.
erence of St. Paul and the canonization of
twenty-five Dutch, French and Spanish martyrs,
who died in Japan, as saints, was one of the
most gorgeous religious ceremonies ever witness
| ed.
| The observances were commenced yesterday
evening with general Illumination of the city
| of Rome. st. Peters shone like great church
on fire. At o'clock this morning there was a
grand procession of prelates, priests, monks and
| soldiers from the Vatican to ST Peters
The Pope was carried on his throne. St
! Peters was most magnifcently decorated with
cloths of gold, silver tapestries, paintings and
| two hundred thousand yards of crimson silk
| The building was lighted with many millions of
wax candles. There were one hundred thousand
people inside its walls, including the ex-King
of Naples, the foreign Ministry, five hundred
cardinals, archbishops and bishops, and many
| thousands of clergymen, priests, trlars and
| monks. There were even nuns and soldiers
from almost every country In the world, present,
| brilliant congregation. There were two inter-
ruptions to the ceremony. The curtains of one
of the windows of the church caught fire at one
moment, but they were speedily torn down by the
guard, and no damage occurred. After this a
man who had become crazy from excitement
cut his throat, and died just under the bronze
statue of st. Peter. There was no confusion in
consequence. His body was quickly removed
outside The Pope at once proceeded to re,
consecrate the church stained with the blood
of the suicide, and then proceeded with the
service of the altar.
Listz composed extra music for the grand
Mass, and choir, placed on the dome of St.
Peters, made the responses, the canon of Gas,
tie San Angelo laundering forth the accompa-
niment instead Of the organs. The Pope's voice
during the celebration was clear and heard all
over the church. 1t was sublime scene when
at the elevation of the Host the prelates. priests
and mobiles, peaasantry and soldiers, who were
spectators, knelt to earth to do reverence.
The city Examinations, fireworks, races and
general festivities in honor Of the centenary an
niyersary will continue during week,
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Marriage Guide.
Vouns's Great physiological W.

Voung's Great Physiological Work,
IL or every one his own Doctor-beng Pri-
about to Marry, both Male and Female, in ev-
erything concerning the Physiology and Rela-
tons of our Sexual System, and the Production
or Prevention of Offspring, including all the new
discoveries never before given in the English Ian
guage, by VIM. You've, M. d. This is really a
valuable and interesting work It is written in
plain language for the general reader, and is il
Illustrated with upwards of one hundred engra-
wings All young married people, or those con-
pediment to married life should read this book
1t discioses secrets that every one should be ac-
quainted with. Still it IS a book that must be
kept locked up, and not lie about the house. 1t
will be sent to any one on the receipt of Fifty
Gents, Address Dr. VIM. YOUNG,
No. 416 Spruce Street, above Fourth,
july9-1y Philadelphia.
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TO MiLLe2S.
I'D DA4T1NG CAOTHS.--I have just receiv

OlT4NG CAOTHS.--I have just receiv-
- ed q lot of superb Boiling Cloths from No.
to No II.
The Importance of having the best cloth in the
manufacture of superior -four admitting ofno dis
pute, l wish to call the attention of millers and
mill-owners to these cloths They have been
thoroughly tried here and in the best city mills,
and have received universal spproval-inferior
cloths tried in this section last season having been
thrown aside to be replaced by these.
can furnish good, but cheaper cloths, to any
be offered and invite orders from all who may
want them, as 1 will furnish them as cheaply as
they can be furnished from any other quarter.
GEORGE E. PRICE.
June 25-6ts
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The Paris Exposition.

PARIS, July 1.-The distribution of prizes
took place to day at the International EXPOSE
ton in the presence of a vast multitude of spec
tators, who filed all the aises and circles of the
great building, and overlooked into the gardens
of the Champ de Mars. -
Emperor Napoleon and Empress Eugene,
together with the Prince Imperial and the
Prince Napoleon, with their suites proceeded
to the Exhibition in eight carriages, each drawn
by six horses They were accompanied by Alb
Dul Azz, the Sultan of Turkey, and suite, in
six splendid carriages, each drawn by six hor-
ses richly caparisoned.
w hen the lnltlatOry ceremonies were conclu-
ded, the Emperor rose from the throne and
said:
Peoples and Kings have come here to crown
the idea of peace and Cancellation France is
proud to be great and prosperous and free, yet
she is not unnerved by her material joys. The
thoughtful can see the national fbres vibrate
for the honor of France, but this noble suscepti-
bility should not create fear for the world re-
pose, as we have proven our anxiety for peace. !"
The Emperor closed his remarks by saying :
This Exposition marks an era OF harmony,
progress and the triumph Of the grand moral
principles which, with justice, can alone estab-
lish thrones and ennoble humanity.
Great enthusiasm followed the Emperor s
speech and cries of give Napoleon, "Vive
rEmperor" continued for some minutes"
When the excitement had subsidized the In
perial Commission proceeded to announce the
distribution Of prizes. AS each name was called
the recipient assembled the steps Of the throne,
boWing to the Emperor and Empress, and re-
ceived from Eapoleop's hand the gold medals
At the conclusion of this ceremony the Empe-
ror and his distinguished visitor, the Sultan,
accompanied by their suites, returned to the
Tuilleries,
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Furniture,

NEW FURNITURE have lately
~ added to our stock of Furniture various
styles of Easy Chairs, Tete-Tetes, Sofas and
Rocking Chairs of best make; also large
variety of Cane Seat and Back En-
gfsh Cottage and Parlor Chairs,
twenty doz wood seat Chairs,
Office and Desk StoQls,
Patent Springs for Beds-a new article,
all of which the public generally are invited to
call and examine
Dry Walnut Poplar, and White Pine PLANK
wanted for which we pay cash;
gerry losv.
We have, Also full supply of Burial Baskets,
and Gases, both for adults and children, beauti-
fully ornamented s
JOHN A. & Y. M. BICKLE.
july 2-3t
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Ready MADE Clothing.
EMPORIUM OF FASHION!

G. MANDELBAUM
New Street, Staunton, Virginia,
has received and is daily receiving, large lot OF
SPRING & -SUMMER CLOTHING.
including boys suits, assorted Sizes
Also large and varied assortment of
GENTS FURNISHING GOODS,
consisting in part of
Boots, Shirts, Trunks.
Shoes Linen Collars, Valises,
Hats, Paper do Umbrellas,
Caps, do cuffs, and Carpet Bags.
AS our Clothing is manufactured at our
Baltimore House, ~
from first class material, made expressly for our
retail trade and NOT for AUCTION purposes, and,
as we SAGE the enormous profit paid to Northern
merchants, We CAN AND WILL sell much
cheaper than amy other house in the Valley.
We tender our heartfelt thanks for past favors,
and extend to all polite and cordial invitation
to give us call, when anything in our line is
needed. Our motto is ever,
First in Fashion and Cheapest in Price.
G. MANDELBAUM
ap9-tf j. w. NEWTON.
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VIRGINIA HOTEL,

GEO. L. PEYTON ...................... Proprietor
H. G TE9TON, Clerk.
The co-partn ership between Col Chas. T. o.
Ferrall and myself, by which the Virginia and
American Hotels were united and managed joint
~, has been dissolved by mutual consent, and the
Virginia Hotel is now under my sole and exclu-
sive control.
This large and popular Hotel has been
Remodeled, Painted and Rdpered
in the best style and furnished with
NEW and ELEGANT FURNITURE,
and possesses every modern improvement for the
comfort of guests, and kept in style not sur
passed by any Hotel in the State
The accommodations of no Hotel shall be satpe-
7ior to this!
The Adams Express Office and a fine Billiard
Saloon are in this building, and a good Livery
Stable is connected with the Hotel.
STAGES on the various lines will take passen-
gers to this Hotel and call for them when they
wish to leave. s.e
Omnbuses to and from the Depot free
rs Connection with all Trains leaving town
guaranteed.
Having had twelve years experience as Hotel
Keeper, trust, with moderate charges and, lib
era policy, to maintain the favorable reputation
of the 'Old Virginia Hotel" My best efforts are
pledged to secure every comfort for my guests,
and | respectfully ask the support of friends and
the public generally.
Feb 19-tf GEO. i. PEYTQN.
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vEvHE GREAT BAZAAR LOOMING /!

GOODS GOODSll ---r-
PRETTY GOODSi
CHEAP GOODS!!
Pouring in Eoe,y Day! Loaoer all the While !
Murderous Prices can no longer rule
in this Country.
There is no use talking about IS cents for bleach
ed Cotton when you can buy better
article for Is to 25 cents.
Calicos at the reduced figures of II, 15 Is and 20
cents.
Come One, Come All
Ye heads Of Families, and Shoe your Children
at the REDUCED PRICES of Scots to ST SO.
Ladies' Shoes at all Prices!
White Goods Wonderfully Low!l
Goods Must be Sold |!
Paper Collars at 10 cts. per box every one can
wear clean collars.
Cheap.
Ribbons, 10 to 60 cents per yard;
Dress Buttons, 10 cents;
Hoop Skirts, IS cents.
All this is
STRANGE BUT TRUEl
Al Brown Cotton, 20 Gents GA Sheeting best
quality, 25 cents.
w. All Goods sold in proportion to the above
prices.
A LARGE LOT OF DRESS GOODS,
At lower figures than they can be bought any,
where else in this market. If you don't believe
it come and see.
mm- Fall in with the crowd and save at least
half your money at g. n. Williams old stand, 2
doors East of the First National Bank, and oppo-
site Woods & Gilkeson's.
may S. N. GILES e. CO.
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THE RACEs.-In recent lecture delivered by
Prof Agassiz, that gentleman took the follow
ing position in regard to the white and black
races:
Il have pointed out over hundred specific
differences between the bonal and nervous sys-
TENS of the white man and negroes. Indeed
their frames are alike in no particular. Hlere
is not bone in the negro's body which is rela-
lively the same shape, size, articulation or chem
ically of the same composition, as that OF the
white man. The negro bones contain a far
greater percentage of calcareous salts than those
Of the white man. Even the negro blood is
chemically very different fluid from that which
course in the veins of the white man. The whole
physical organism of the negro differs quite as
much from the white man S as it does from that
Of the chimpanzoe-th is, in his bones, mus
Giles, nerves fbres, the chimpanzee has not much
further to progress to become a negro than the
negro has to become white man. This fact
science inexorably demonstrates.
Climate has no more to do with the difference
between the white man and negro than it has
eagle and the owl. Each is q distinct and
separate creation. The negro and white man
were created as specifically different as the owl
and the eagle They were designed to fill dit.
ferent places in the system of nature. The me-
gro is no more a negro by accident or misfortune
The negro is no more the white mans brother
than the owl is the sister Of the eagle, or than
the ass is the brother of the horse. How stu
pendous, and yet how simple is the doctrine
that the Almighty Maker of the universe has
created inherent species of the lower animals
to fill different places and Offices in the grand
scenery of naturel"
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To the Ladies.

MRS. M. z. PAGAN is now selling her
I'VE stock of Goods exceedingly cheap for cash.
She has everything usually found IN a first class
Millinery Establishment.
New Goods are being constantly received, and
are much cheaper than they were early in the
disappointed June 1S-tf
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VALLEY AGRECUETURALV WARE
HGTTSE

VALLEY AGRICULTURAL WARE
HOUSE.
We have now opened our new and commodi-
GUS Warehouse, (adjoining Mr.. A. T. Snouffer $
Grain Warehouse near the old Depot, where you
can always procure the highest price for all kinds
of Grain and Flour,) where we will keep an as
sOrtment of the latest and most improved patents
of AGRICU LTUR IMPLEMENTS. /"
The genuine Pitts or Buffalo Threshang Ma
chine, which is without rival for strength dura-
bility and elegance of nish and is the latest COM
inch, 81 inch, and 36 inch cylinders Parties pur-
chasing should be CAREFUL so as to get the right
Machine, as there are so many agents trying to
sell the Machines who know nothing about them,
and cannot furnish any part which may break,
| and do not know when the parts are together !;
and as we have had ten or fifteen years of expe-
rience in the business, we can fit them out COM
plete
Also the standard machine the 'sBuckeye Reap
err and MoWer," the only Machine that is adapted
to the rough surface of the Valley of Va For
simplicity and durability, the world cannot beat
it combined Reaper and Mower They have
no cog-wheels where others have in the drivers :;
also other advantages over other machines We
ask nothing except trial. and viii satisfy any
one desiring machine. Persons desiring to pur-
chase machines, referred to the following gem
tlemen who used the Buckeye last season:
Rev A. Crawford, John Lewis, M. NJ Baker,
Ed Baker, Capt. John Glaize, Fred. Glaize, r.
G. Bywaters Hiram Adams, T. Silver, F. Silver,
81. Seine, D. W. Magruder and G. Miller Wolfe,
Frederick county, Mr.. F. Little, Clarke county;
Mr.. FL. Clagett, Hampshire county.
Also the Waggoner Iron Cylinder, Gasamo
Spring Drill, with Guano attachment, which we
will offer to the farmers as the leading Drill of
the day.
Clover HatZler combined, best in the world.
Also Corn Shelters, Cutting Boxes Ploughs,
Harrows and Churns; in fact, every implement
used by the Farmer and Dairyman
Seeds of every description can be purchased of
us. Particular attention paid to the sale of the
best Garden Seeds.
Castings for Pitts Separator constantly on
hand. We will also fill orders for French Burrs
| and lIiU Gearing of all descriptions
WELLER Sc COLE,
march 5-6mos Winchester Va
A TTENTEON FARMERS
IA BURKE's IRON Works, I
STAUNToN, VA, Feb. r. 1867.
I am still putting up the best
LIVINGSTON PLOWS
mos 4, 5, and 6; also, No. Hill side Plows) ev-
er put up in this Valley.
Ns~ / warrant all my PloWs. ~8&
Call and examine before purchasing.
feb 19-tf w A. BURKE
A GRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
N The undersigned, agents for II. M. Smith
q Co., Manufacturers, at Richmond, can furnish
at short notice. any of the following named arti-
cles, at manufacturers prices Reapers s. Now
ers, Grain Drills, Wind Mills, Pitts celebrated
Threshing Machines, Horse Rakes, new article
recently patented; corn shelters, cutting boxes,
churns scales, hay presses, betting of all kinds,
plough castings older mills, Sc
may1-tf MCCLURE & BUMGARDNER.
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Hotels.
A MEXICAN HOTEL.
IN Immediately at Virginia G. R. R. Depot,
Staunton, Virginia,

The proprietor in resumng the entire manage
ment and control of this well known and popular
hotel, promises in the future, what has been his
aim in the past to cater to the wants of the public
and to retain the reputation the american has
borne as FIRST CLASS HOTEL.
1t has been thoroughly
Reftted and Refmnished Nth Neao and
Elegant Furniture,
and is not surpassed by any Hotel in the State.
the different Stage Lines are at this House
There is also a fine Livery Stable connected
with this Hotel.
Thanking his many friends and the public gen
heretofore, he still extends to then an
IAN OLD VIRGINIA WELCOMED
feb 26-tf
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[After reading the following lines we conclude
that the author was born poet Itisnot every
one who can make a few lines rhyme that can
write poetry there must be that elevation of feel
ing which discards all selfish and groveling pur-
poses, clothed with refined ideas; such as are ca
pable of painting a landscape or enjoying the
thunders of Heavens Artillery as the echoes
along in the distance, until nothing but the fire.
quent flashes of lightning which illuminate the
ever-changing shapes Of clouds that hang upon
the verge of the horizon, are lost in the silent
watches of the night when the stars peep out one
hv one in sweetest harmony.
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Fire and Life Insurance.
VIRGINIA INSURANCE. COMPANY.

Books and Subscriptions to the Capitol Stock
OF this Company are now open at the Banking
House of W. FL. Tams & Co., and at the offices Of
the two Banks in Staunton. The attention of
Capitalists Is called to the merits of this Stock,
which is recommended to them as probably the
most rensaaerati0e Investment of money now Of
fering. By Order of the
Jan 9-tf COMMISSIONERS