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The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-08-25
SUMMER RESORTS.
COLUMBIA HOUSE, CAPE MAY.
THE COLUMBIA HOUSE,

AT Cape Island, n. j.,
was opened on the 10Th OF June.
Situated but few rods from the beach, with three
hundred good bathing standing directly at the
surf, and with fine shade trees upon the lawn this
house must surpass any other at the Cspes well
Its outside attractions and conveniences for its ex
tensive and well regulated interior.
The COLUMBIA has long been sustained by sub
stantial and select patronage from all parts of the
country, and its appointments may be depended upon
strictly hrstclass, For rooms, etc., address
GEORGE j. BOLTON, Proprietor,
CAPE ISLAND, N. j.
BOLTGN'S HOTEL,
6l2 fmwtt HARRISBURG, Pa
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tints stealing among the green leaves, and now
the forest is decked in its gorgeous robe, and
as the autumn winds sigh through the boughs,
and watt the scared leaves to the ground, and
[ see them heaped on thy grave, my heart
bows down in its sorrow, for thou art gone.
Art thou gone forever? How sweet twas to
bask in the smiles Of thy friends as they gath
cred around thee. Alas they smile not for
me- My heart aches in its loneliness. Sister,
come back
Hush hush thy fond pleadings; sister
dear, it may not be. | cannot recross death s
dark stream, and re>animate that mouldering
clay. But silently it must sleep in the tomb
till the trump of the Archangel shall awake
the dead | will be thy guardian ANGEL will
watch Ger thy footsteps the few feeting years
thou lingerest away from thy home In the skies.
Then haste thee away, sister
And can it not be. Must l again listen to
the chilling wintry blast Must sit alone and
watch the beautiful snow as with voiceess mu-
sic it floats down from the skies, wrapping the
earth in its winding sheet, hiding the dead
leaves, and the graves of the flowers, decking
the naked trees in mock foliage, and contrast
ing so beautifully with the evergreens as they
bend beneath its weight. Again | stand on
the rivers broad CLASSY bosom, and look
through its crystal covering to where the rip
pies were, and vainly strive to catch one low
muffled murmur. It's music is stlled Mem
cries of mingled pain and pleasure come Ger
me, of those happy days when sisters fond
love shielded me from the cares and griefs of
life, and of the dark day when death claimed
thee for his own.
Now the cares and griefs must be borne alone,
for thou art gone Sister, farewell
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1868-12-22
Our Chart.

IF you would know whether the Bible be true
in its teachings, you must do by it as you do by
chart. The chart is nothing but piece of
paper, and what good would it do for half
dozen captains to sit down and discuss it's
merits? How can they know whether its de-
scriptions are correct or not? Let them take
it on board and prove it by sailing with it
That is a true chart on trial. If there is a rock
where it says rock; if there is shoal where
it says ''shoal; - if there is current where it
says current; lift is safe where it says safe,"
then it is true chart no matter who made it,
or how, or when or where it was made 1t is
the that is the best test of chart, so is the
human life the test of the Bible. Take Gods
word, in which human lifeis charted down, and
measure character and conduct By it measure
your whole self by it; measure Gods grace by
it, and see if it is not true Would you know
the truth of the Bible? Become Christian
IF any man will do my WILL says Christ, she
shall know of the doctrine which l teach;
whether it be of God
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BY REV. W. H. PLATT.
Was God-Himself His universe-august-
Alone-prepares the birth of God the Son.
Instinct with law and rder-beauty-love,
Creation throbs with omrSpresent life,
Outside Himself, God builds for His delight.
Then History begins-the history
Of God, erst hid in awful solitudes
Of his unguessed eternity. These worlds
And amplitudes of works the pathway paved
Of Him whose coming filed the heavens with
The earth with joy, and gave to dreamy Time
The pivot-thought of its majestic hopes,
Down through those wheeling worlds and ancient
days,
Ger Chaos past Creation filling space
With wondrous forms, and life, and motions
grand,
Came God, and dwarfed Himself-in form of man
Displayed another self-a virgins child
Eternal, Uncreated, Only Son
Was called the mighty God-The Prince of
The everlasting gFather-Counsellor-
And wonderful. In all the Hosts that guard
The throne supreme without peer, was He,
In form and mien unmatched-the Image sole
Of God Himself-the brightness, fullness of
His glory-of all things the heir. By Him
Were W. e made the worlds by Him are all upheld
His ministers are flames of fire. His throne
Abides forever Worlds shall perish He
Remains-a -all-making, changeless, deathless God
And who so wonderful in birth divine!
This once 1ncarnate Gods virgins Babe
This once God stoops-of all etel nifty
The wonder deep. To enemies He came
The creatures of His hand On Him they spit
Deriding Him Him scourged Him smote: with
thOrns
They crown their Makers brow, and in His
hands
Omnifc placed mocking reed.
His death
Was wonderful-what we call death-the change
OF home, and instrumental use of flesh.
The conscious graves gave back to time and sight
Their spectral forms the sun drew on a mask
Of woe; the shiv'ring earth confessed its God
When He, Messiah, died.
And wonderful
His resurrection life-Ascenson-works
Of love, and truth eternal. Angels sang
These wonders in accordant bands, whilst on
Judean hills the list ming Shepherds watched,
'Tis God who comes and yet Mans Carnival
Bespeaks Bacchanal. His sports profane
Outrun his praise-tis not coming God
He greets. Our feast is earthly-human-ful
OF sin.
Then cease these orgies wild Redeem
The day with loud and glad Hosannahs! Shout
To signing souls the wondrous joy of time!
For his abode prepare your hearts He comes
He tells the soul the secret of its life,
And COW ring Death beholds its doom the grave
Exults no more the gates of bliss unfold,
And thro' the depths of bleeding grace He comes,
Mans brother -Friend-Redeeme er-Savor-
Lord
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The Broken Hearted.

George D. Prentice is, perhaps, best known
as wit, punster and political writer. But
from his facile pen flows also the sentimental
and the beautiful. The following description
has lost none of its freshness and beauty:
''About two years ago I took up my resi-
dence for few weeks in country village in
the eastern part of New England Soon after
my arrival | became acquainted with a young
lady, apparently about seventeen years of age.
She had lost the idol of her heart purest love,
and the shadows of deep and holy memories
were resting like the wing of death upon her
brow
first met her in the presence of the mirth-
full. She was, indeed creature to be ad-
mired her brow was garlanded by the young
years sweetest flowers and her sunny tresses
were hanging beautiful and low upon her bo-
som, and she moved through the crowd with
such floating, unearthly grace that the bewil-
dered gazer looked almost to see her fade away
into the air like the creation of pleasant
dream She smiled, but there was something
in her smile which told me that its mournful
beauty was but the reflection of tear, and her
eyelids al times pressed heavily down, as if
struggling to repress the tide Of agony that was
bursting up from her hearts secret urn She
looked as if she could have left the scere OF
festivity, and gone on beneath the quiet stars,
and laid her forehead down upon the fresh,
green earth, and poured out her stricken soul,
gush after gush, till it mingled with the eternal
fountain of purity and life.
[ have lately heard that the young lady Of
whom / have spoken, is dead. The close ol
her life was calm as the falling of a quiet
stream, gentle as the sinking of the breeze that
fingers for time round bed of withered ro
ses and then dies for very sweetness.
1t cannot be that earth is mans only abiding
place. 1t cannot be that our life is a bubble
cast up by the ocean of eternity, to float mo
ment upon its surface, and then sink into moth
ingness and darkness forever. Else why is il
that the high and glorious aspirations which
leap like angels from the temple Of our hearts
are forever wandering abroad unsatisfed ?
Why is it that the rainbow and the cloud come
over us with beauty that is not of earth, and
then pass of and leave us to muse on theil
faded loveliness? Why is it that the star;
which hold their festival around the throne arc
set above the grasp of our limited faculties
and forever mocking us with their unapproach-
able glory? And, finally, why is it that forms
of human beauty are presented to the view anC
then taken away from US, leaving the thousand
streams of affections to flow back in an Alpine
torrent upon our hearts2
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The Wrong Signal.

"What has happened?" said Mr. Hamilton
to his son, who entered the room in haste, and
with the air of one who has some interesting
news to communicate.
"a freight train has run off the track and
killed man, said Joseph.
How did that happen? ?" said Mr. Ham
ilton.
The watchman gave the wrong signal The
engineer said that if he had given the right
signal the accident would not have occurred
Making wrong signal, cost man his life.
There is another sense in which wrong signals
sometimes occasion the loss of life,-of life
spiritual The preacher who fails to declare
the way of salvation, as it is laid down in God
word, who teaches that all men may secure
salvation by their own work, gives the wrong
signal In consequence, men take the wrong
track and go on to perdtion.
The private Christian, whose reputable stand
ing in the church and in society gives influence
to his example, pursues course of conduct
utterly inconsistent with the injunction, BE
not conformed to this world" The young
Christian is led to practice similar course by
degrees he loses his spirituality, and becomes
one of those who have a name to live but are
dead. The holding out of the wrong signal led
to the disaster.
A protesting Christian exposes himself to
resist the temptation, and escapes unharmed.
One of less power is led to follow his example,
and falls into sin. To him his predecessor had
given the signal that there was no danger there.
He gave the wrong signal.
We are constantly giving signals to our fel
low-mcn-signals, which will direct their Jour-
ney. How careful should we be at all times to
avoid giving the wrong singal.-Eramiaer
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chesapeake Dc Ohio RGjlr0Gd.
Ia - -
WINTER SCHEDULED

WINTER SCHEDULE.-On and after
w the First of October. 1868, the passenger
trains will run as follows:
Mail train between Richmond and Staunton
daily Except Sunday and between Staunton and
Covington tri-weekly, viz: Leave Richmond at
Z. a. M, and arrive at Staunton at 320 p. M
Leave Staunton at 9 S5 q. m. and arrive at Rich
mond 5.25 p. m.
On Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday leave
Covington at 5. 10 a. M, and arrive at Staunton
at 9. 10 a. m. Leave Staunton at 1853 p m. and
arrive at Covington at 1855 p m.
Accommodation Train between Richmond and
Charlottesville on Mondays, Wednesdays, and
Saturdays Leave Charlottesville at a. m. and
arrive at Richmond at 9. 80 a. m. Leave Rich
mond at a30 p. m., and arrive at Charlottesville
at p. m.
The Mail Train connects at Gordonsville and
Charlottesville with trains on Orange, Alexan
dria, and Manassas railroads for Alexandria,
Washington, Philadelphia New York, Lynch
burg, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Memphis, New
Orleans, Montgomery, Mobile. &c. At Staun-
ton, with stages for Harrisonburg, Winchester,
sc. At Goshen, with stages for Lexington, Nat
ural Bridge, &c At Millboro, with stages for
Bath Alum, Warm, Hot, and Healing Springs.
At Covington, with stages for White Sulphur
Springs, Lewsburg Charleston, &c.
JAMES F. NETHERLAND,
oct6 General Ticket Agent.
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NUMBER XVI.
Finish Thy Work.

Finish thy work-the time is short
The sun is in the West
The night is coming down; till then
Think not of rest.
Yes, finish all the work, then rest
Till then, rest never;
The rest prepared for thee by God
Is rest forever.
Finish thy work, then wipe thy brow,
Ungird thee from thy TOLL
Take breath, and from each weary limb
Shake off the soil.
Finish thy work, then sit thee down
On some celestial hill,
And of its strengthening air
Take thou thy fill.
Finish thy work, then go in peace,
Life's battle fought and won;
Hear from the Throne the Masters voice,
"Well done we'll done''
Finish thy work, then take thy harp,
Give praise to God aboye;
Sing new song of mighty joy
And endless love.
Give thanks to Him who held thee I'D
In all thy paths below,
Who made thee faithful unto death.
And crowns thee now.
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auction & Commission Houses
vUyHE OLD ESTABLISHED
Auction House

We have removed our Auction Heuse to the
Wharf Row, 2 doors north OF the bridge, on Au-
gusta street, where we propose conducting on an
enlarged scale, the
AUCTION and Commission Business,
in all its branches.
Copsignments Of all kinds are respectfully So
licited We will attend to the sale of all kinds
of property in the town and country.
Regular sales at auction every Wednesday and
Saturday evening at our Store Room, and every
Saturday morning in front of the Court House
We refer, by permission, to any Gentleman in
Augusta county. PECK & CUSHING,
ian 14-tf Auctioneers
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WORDS FOR BoYs To REMEMBER. Liberty
is the right to do whatever you wish, without
interfering with the rights of others
Save your money and you will find it one of
the most useful friends
Never give trouble to your father or mother.
Take care of your pennies and they will grow
to dollars.
1ntemperance is the cause of nearly all the
trouble in this world beware of strong drink
The poorest boy, if industrious, honest and
saving, may reach the highest honor in the land
Never be cruel to a dumb animal; remember
it has no power to tell how much it suffers
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VOriety York Shop.

DEMOVAL.-HEWI PICTURE d
n, FRAME GALLERY has been removed
from over Dr. Wayts Store to New Street. near
the Virginia Hotel
On hand large assortment of Frames of all
kinds. Prints, Looking Glasses, sc.
Old Frames re-gilt, Curtains and Parlor orna-
Ms- PAPER HANGING done at the shortest
notice great variety of Wall Paper Patterns
On hand sepl-tf
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Clothing.
CLOTHING HOUSE.

~ dersigned respectfully invites the attention
Of the citizens of Staunton and the surrounding
country to call and examine his new and splen-
did stock of READY-MADE CLOTHING &
GENTS FURNISHING GOODS, at the new
store, just fitted up on New street, or 4 doors
below Main street and nearly opposite Messrs.
Young & Kinney drug store.
Any one in search of good and cheap SUIT
OF CLOTHES will do well to call and see me
before purchasing elsewhere.
My stock embraces everything usually kept in
manufacturers prices, for cash, which enables
me to sell them as cheap as the cheapest. All /
ask is a trial. as I feel confident of pleasing you
both in quality and price.
A share of the public patronage is respectfully
solicited.
re- Do not forget the place. opposite Young
s. Kinney's Drug store.
A. KAHN,
Staunton, Nov. 10Th, 1868.
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Portable Fence.
NEW FENCE.-The attention of

A NEW FENCE.-The attention of the
"A farmers of this county is requested to a
new style Of BOARD F4NCE, a specimen a of
than the ordinary board fence, can be put up and
taken down with great rapidity, is firm and dura~
BE, can be prepared during the winter and pre-
sents many points of advantage for the consider
alton of the farmer:
Farm rights will be disposed of upon, reasona-
ble terms, either by GEO. E. PRICE or the under
signed. DAVID bOOnH"'
mar 24-tf Wind copy
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Tailoring.
TAILORING! !s.sThe

i co-partnership heretofore existing between
Graves s. Sprinkle has been mutually dissolved
and the business will hereafter be conducted by
P. B. Graves alone.
He has reduced his prices for cash, and will do
all kinds of work pertaining to the tailoring bus-
ness, in the very best manner, and at ig4res, SO
removed his shop to the room formerly occupied
by DR.. B. B. Donaghe as an office, and invites
all his friends and the public generally to give
him call.
july 80 T. b. GRAVES
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g;4@

X The circulation of the SPECTATOR"
is about as great as the combined circula-
tion of both the other papers published in
this place, and has as many subscribers in
this county alone as are contained in the
whole list of either of the other papers.
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Groceries and Produce.


WE have constantly on hand choice lot OF
" FAMILY SUPPLIES, consisting OF
choice white wheat family Flour,
Teas Coffees and Sugars of all grades,
Sugar cured and country hams,
Sweet and Irish Potatoes,
Fresh boted meal
Fresh ground buckwheat,
Spices of all kinds, cheese, crackers, &c.
Also. good lot of wooden ware, and prime
lot of Marshall Salt"
We have also in store good assortment of
Tobacco, which we offer at factory prices, and to
which we call the especial attention Of country
merchants.
Country produce bought and sold for cash.
81. KERR & BRO.
General Produce Merchants,
Old Burwell Building,
nov10-tf Staunton, Virginia.
DICHARDSON & WHEAT.
GROCERIES AND PRODUCE,
all kinds of best Family Groceries,
large and we'll selected Stock,
NOW IN STORE.
The attention of the Farmers and Citizens
generally, is called to our Present
Stock of Groceries, viz:
SUGARS-of all Grades and Qualities
COFFEES-from Lowest Quality to highest.
SYRUPS AND MOLASSES,
Prime Lot
A Prime Lot of SOLE LEATHER,
white and Red, J
COTTON CLOTHS-Best Brands,
LIVERPOOL SALT, a large lot on hand,
large, we'll filled sacks.
COTTON YARNS-Best Brands
We are paying the highest cash prices for
FLOUR,
GRAIN,
SEED,
BACON,
BUTTER,
LARD,
EGGS,
POTATOES,
and country Produce generally
We desire all who wish to sell or buy to call
and see u.s.
RICHARDSON & WHEAT,
Cor. Main and Augusta Streets,
Staunton, Va.
Oct 13
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There is one thing above all others that we
would like to impress upon the voters among
our readers-that they should hold themselves
rea dy to defeat the proposed constitution. This
con stitution combines in itself so many obnox-
ious features, that we do not see that anything
else that can be put On US by Congress can be
worse and even if the diabolioal ingenuity of
the radicals can contrive something worse, it
cannot be so much worse as to counterbalance
the fact, that adopting it the people of Vir-
ginia will add the sanction of their endorse
ment to its iniquities, and thus share the res
possibility. The people of Virginia have very
fully shown, since the surrender of General Lee,
that they accepted the situation, and were per-
factly willing to submit to the laws imposed by
the conqueror, but that is no reason why they
sho uld vote their own degradation. They should
refu Sc persstently to give their consent to what
they do not approve-and they cannot possibly
app rove Of many of the features of the new
con tuition, which have been discussed so fully
by the press and on the stump that they must
be fam miliar to all. The wisdom of their course,
so far, is proved by the fact that the condition
of affairs is much better than in those States
where the negro constitutions have become the
law of the land. There will be, we fear, many
who will in all honesty advocate the adoption
of the constitution on the ground that it is the
only road to peace-but no man should deceive
himself by this notion. 1t will not and cannot
bring peace. Let the vile thing be defeated,
and then Congress can put 1t on the State arbl
trarily-which will be much better than its
adoption by consent-or something else can be
proposed, and then it will be time enough to
discuss what course shall be pursued The one
question before us now is, whether we shall de-
feat the constitution and On that we say, de
feat it by all means. 1t can be done, and will
be done, unless the people have been tired out
by delay, and given up. As the matter stands
now, they offer military authority as an alter
native We are doing very well now, and nc
Chronicle
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Schools and Colleges.
Uhatsworfh Hill select BOardi

y and Day School for Young Ladies,
1888 Franklin street, Baltimore.
Mrs P. L. EICHELBERGER and Miss A: u.
HASSON, the former late of Winchester. Va,
but more recently associated as Vice Principal
with Luthsrville Seminary.
Number of pupils limited. Session common
cling September 10Th Application until August
1st may be made at "a North Green street, and
AZ Bolton street, where circulars may be obtain
ed july28-
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Ms -Address-"staunton Spectator" staunton'
Augusta County, Va.
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"Well All Meet Again in the Morning. "

Such was the exclamation of dying child,
as the red rays of the summer streamed through
the easement;
Goodbye, papa, good bye Mamma has
all meet again in the morning !"
1t was as if an angel had spoken to that
father, and his heart grew lighter under his
burden, for something assured him that his lit
tie one had gone to Him, who said, Suffer
little children to come unto me, for Of such is
the kingdom of heaven.
There is something cheerful to all who are
in trouble in this: well all meet again in
the morning 1t rouses up the fainting soul
like trumpet blast, and frightens away forever
the dark shades throDging the avenue of the
outer life. Clouds may gather upon our path,
dkappointments gather round us like an army
with banners; but all this cannot destroy the
hope within if we have the motto upon our
lips: ''Al will be right in the morning."
If you were to die night, would it be we'll
with YOU In the morning?
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Little Mary'S Thought.

Little Mary had just come from the window,
where she had been gazing out with evident
pleasure, and sat down on her little stool at
papa S feet.
1t was just at sunset: and a most glorious
sunset it was. The western sky was mantled
with clouds of the most gorgeous hues, upon
which the little girl gazed with thoughtful plea
sure.
Papa" she said at length, "do you know
what think when l see those pretty clouds ?''
No, what do you think of them. Mary?''
II always think they are God S vei7s Doesn't
He have beautiful wells, papa, to hide Him
from us?''
True enough, little one,' thought |: ''The
clouds which veil Him fiom our sight now are
beautiful. There is rainbow on them if we
will see it; they shine with mercy and truth"
Was not that pretty thought of little
Mary's? and does it not remind you of the time,
when the wells shall be parted, aud he shall
come with clouds, and every eye shall see Him