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The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1869-03-18
WONDER OF THE AGE!
THOsE SUFFERING WITH THE Aguc
l. will be pleased to learn that a
CERTAIN CURE

is within their reach.
Areceipt for the Cure can be obtained for %
by applying to or addressing the undersigned.
The medicine can be obtained at my counter
for g 80, or sent by mail to any section Of the
the country for s3-always being accompanied
with directions as TO administering the same.
Satisfaction guaranteed in every case.
References furnished when necessary. All
orders accompanied by the cash promptly attend
ell to. Send orders to II. l.. FRY,
aug l3-6mo Sweetwater, Tenn.
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A WISE FARMER.-An English farmer
recently remarked that he ''fed his land
before it was hungry, rested it before it
was weary, and weeded it before it was
foul" Seldom, if ever, was SO much ag-
ricultual wisdom condensed into single
sentence.
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Male and Female School.
MR.. \. a. GRAHAM, PRINCIPALS

L the lst Monday in September. The course
of instruction will be substantially the same as
heretofore, embracing the Languages, Mathema-
tics and Music. The Primary Department will
also receive most careful attention. Mrs. Cook
will devote her entire attention this session to
the Female Department.
The terms will be the same rs those Of other
institutions of the same class. Board can be OBJ
tanned in pleasant private families and on reas-
enable terms.
For further particulars address either of the
Principals or the Secretary Of the Board Of
Trustees, Sweetwater, Tenn.
Sept. 4, 1868. tt
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Subscription Reduced.
Clubbing Rates.

Clubbing Rates.
To clubs of five or more subscribers we will
send our Mammoth Weekly for the balance OF
this year, and until January, 1870, for the very
small sum OF TWO DOLLARS EACH.
IG We ask the friends of the old Union and
American, and all supporters of Constitutional
Liberty, without regard to past party afi lila
tions to aid us in extending our circulation aand
business, in the warfare we are waging against
radicalism-lts corruptions and usurpatiOns.
Address J. o. GRIFFITH u CO.,
Corner Cherry and Church SITS, Nashville, Tenn.
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AGRICULTURAL.
The National PoroSity of
the Soil.

often watch the habits of insects that
pass part of their lives in the ground.
The female of the seventeen year locust
deposits her eggs in the twigs of trees,
but the young locusts, almost as soon as
Matched, throw themselves to the ground,
and at once pass into the earth. have
often been amazed that anything so young
and so feeble, could penetrate the earth
50 rapidly, but they seem to have no dig
cling to do. Everywhere there seem
cracks and assures, just wide enough for
their free passage. 1t seems as easy for
them to pass through earth as a fish
through water. Why is it not just so
with the rootlets of plants In The pa
per read here some weeks ago by Horace
Greedy, on deep blowing, he says in his
eighth proposition: ola wet season,
deep blowing does, at the worst, no harm,
In dry season it doubles the crop" Is
this true ? If so, agriculture becomes at
once a fixed science, and the struggle for
life that Darwin speaks of is ended-there
will be no more struggling, except topush
in the pillow, and steam will probably soon
do that. have lately been assured by
letters from Salem county, that the field
pIowed only three inches deep, so spoken
Of, has yielded six bushels of shelled corn
to the acre, except where shaded by adja-
cent woods. That district of country was
parchcd by drouth of six weeks when
we saw it, and it continued six weeks
longer. During all these twelve weeks
they had a few slight showers, but not
enough at any time to reach the growing
potatoes in the hills. Now, according to
Greeley's theory, had that field been
pIowed six inches deep, it would have
Welded one hundred aud twenty bushels
of shelled corn to the acre, for certainly
it was dry enough to come up to his re-
quirements in that respect.
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BOLIVAR FEMALE ACADEMY,
MadiSonViIIe, Tenn.

THE EXERCISES OF THIS INSTITUTION
L will be resumed on the 3lst day Of August,
under the charge of Professor r. II. Ramsay.
Tuition, $40, sl2 80 and els per session OF 20
weeks according to the grade OF advancement.
Communications addressed to the Principal,
President, or Secretary of the Board of Trustees
will receive prompt attention.
JOS. UPTON, NJ D., President.
WILLIAM DIXON, Secretary.
July 23d, 1868. ~
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THOMAS COUNTY, GA,
Plantation for Sale.

T offer for sale Plantation in Thomas County,
/ four miles from Townsville, consisting Of
Twelve Hundred and Two and Half Acres first
quality Land, with good dwellings, cabins, kitch-
ems, barns, stables, gin house, gin packing
screw, blacksmith shop, &C., all under good
fence five hundred acres cleared, balance heav-
ily timbered. There are three hundred acres Of
Virgin Hammock-bounded on the North side
by the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad, on the South
by the Monticello road and the new railroad
from Albany will come within half q mile of this
Plantation.
There is never-failing creek of fine water
running through the Plantation. Also five wells
and two well-stocked fish ponds on the premises.
This place is known as the "Seward Home
Place." being formerly the property of Hon. Jas.
L. Seward.
The mules, horses and other stock, with all
the wagons and agricultural implements, will Ne
sold with the place on reasonable terms.
For particulars apply to
A. STEVENS, Augusta, Ga.
or to A. P. WRIGHT, Townsville, Ca,
or to L. J. GUILMARTIN s. Co., Savannah, Ga.
S.-There are two churches and two
schools in Townsville, Ca, fine climate and
good neighbors.
decl7 tt
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1869-11-02
Young Lady Shot Dead by her Lover
The man then Commits Suicide.

A fearful tragedy was enacted yesterday af
ternoon at locality beyond the mission, il
which young and pretty girl was shot anC
killed by a ferocious lover, who afterward:
lodged bullet in his own BRAIN
Annie Wagner was about seventeen years o1
age, native Of Williamsburg, New York, who
had resided with her parents in this city for
some years past A man named Anthony R.
Knettle was employed by the family as a la
borer and man of all work. He was native
OF Boston, about thirty-6ve years of age, for
bidding OF appearance and unamiable of dispo-
stion. He appears, however, in his savage
way, to have fallen very deeply in love with
Annie Wagne
Mrs. Borhe er and Annie were alone in the
house He called the latter out, saying that
ne wanted to talk to her. In the course of the
talk he said something to frighten her, and she
ran back to the house, where she said to Mrs.
Borhelmer that she must 90 away; that man
wants to kill me-" Mrs. Borhemer reassured
her, and bade her 60 on an errand to a neigh
boris house, saying: He will not hurt you. Z"
She started. and at the same time he caught
her by the DRESS She screamed, broke from
him and started to run, with her face turned
towards him, looking over her shoulder. He
fired the first shot directly into her face. 1t
took effect in the neck, below the jaw, coming
out near the ear, He fired a second shot, stri-
king her in the skull, behind the ear, and CLAN
cling round, coming out near the temple. She
staggered, when, in quick succession, he fired
the third and fatal shot, which took effect just
back Of the ear and entered the brain. The
girl fell, and as she did SO the murderer raised
the pistol, and placing the muzzle to his fore
head. fred. The ball, which entered in the
very centre of the forehead, coursed down
ward into the brain.
And thus is completed one of the most shock
ing tragedies, in all its details, that has been
enacted in San. Francisco for many year.
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The Edge of the Cataract.

many years SLICE a steamboat was accustom-
ed to make daily trips between Buffalo and
Niagara Falls. The nearest point at which She
could approach the mighty cataract was Chin.
pewa Greek, about ten miles distant on the
Canada side. One day there was pleasure
excursion, and several hundred men, women.
and children, went down from Buffalo.
After spending the day in all sorts of famuse-
ments' IN looking upon the falls, admiring the
RAINBOW, passing under Table Rock and behind
the falling water, they gathered themselves on
board the boat toward night, to return to tbe;r
homes. by some miscalculation of the engineer
suthclent steam had not been generated. and
when, after passing out Of the Creek, the boat
met the strong, rapid current of the river. in
stead of going forward, she was slowly horne
backward toward the dreadful cataract
The people on board, as may be well imaein.
ed, became instantly alarmed. The color fled
from their cheeks they stood in speechless
horror; the roar of the cataract sounded fear
fully distinct In their ears as slowly, slowly they
were still borne back toward it.
AT length the engineer bethought him of tba
oil with which he fabricated the machinery
He threw it into the furnace-the flames bjazed
up lntensely-steam was generated more rapid
ly|the wheel moved round with increased
Veloclfy-there was pause as the Titan forces
were contendlng for the mastery. A moment
more, and there was an upward movement.
Now slowly, slowly the boat made way against
the current. In short time the point of the
danger was passed, and a long, heavy sigh of
relief broke from the bosom of every one on
board. 'A
A venerable, gray-haired man was there a.
mong them;.. He lifted his hat and said in
voice trembling with emotion:
''The Lord hath delivered US. Great il tba
name of the Lord. Let US pray
And down upon the deck kneeled the multi
tude, while the heartfelt offering of thank,giy.
Ing went up to Gud, who had wrought for them
SO great salvation. But it did not end here.
The feeling that had been awakened by the
near approach to death did not, with all. mass
away when the danger Was over, as is very often
the case. Even there on the very brink of that
awful preclplce, many found their Saviour. A
revival followed IN the church to which MANY
Of them belonged, lit was Sunday-school ex,
curslou), and many found peace in believing.
One, man of great wealth, dedicated much of
1t to God in the building of church, as a
memorial OF his gratitude for being snatched
from destruction, both iu this life and the lie
to cOme-C Christian Irensuri
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POETRY.
NOVEM Der.

Upon the brown. and far-of hills
The haze lies soft and blue
While nuts are dropping thick and fast
where summer wild flowers grew.
The naples gold and crimson leaves
Like blood-stained banners gleam,
And purple asters ope their bloom
Beside each purple stream.
The woods like some grand temple stand
Beneath the glowing skies,
While down the long, dim aisles the haze
Like slumbering incense lies.
No organs deep, majestic notes
Come pealing on the air
No choral strain triumphant floats
Along those arches fair.
No voice is heard-no sound, save but
The brooklet's rip ling flow,
Or whistling quail IN covert thick,
Where scarlet berries grow.
Perchance some frightened rabbits tread
May wake an echo there,
Or drowsy hum of honey-bee
Fall on the dreamy air.
The sunfower and the golden rod
Their gaudy hues unfold,
And seem as if some Midas touch
Had changed them into gold.
The grapes in purple clusters hang
Upon the clinging vine;
And in the orchard, mid the leaves,
The ruby apples shine.
But through the forests, 'er the hills.
A voice comes whispering low
1t murmurs of the wintry winds
And of the falling snow.
The crimsoned leaves to earth must fall,
And breezes O. er them sigh,
Oh sad it seems that aught so fair
Should ever fade or die.
We read on every falling leaf
This lesson most sublime;
That resurrection's holy power
Shall triumph over time.
For though the summer flowers must fade,
The spring with sun and rain
Shall call them from the hill and vale
To bud and bloom again.
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Rriet Lnoughts

A man who is angry is no longer himself.
Hunger for company is keen, but must be
discriminating.
Troubles are like babies, they grow bigger by
nursing.
The wise man bushes at his faults, butts mot
ashamed to mend them.
Conversation is game in which all mankind
are our competitors.
He that lives without envy and covetousness
may aspire to everything.
Happiness consists in being perfectly satisfied
with what we have got and with What we
haven't got.
No person ever got stung by hornets who
with hatits
John Foster says of some one that ''his mem.
ory Was nothing but a row of hooks to hang up
grudges upon.
Some d. scendant of Solomon has wisely re-
marked that those who go to law for damages
are sure to get them.
Learn what you know already as if you had
never learned it; things are never 80 well.knsWn
but We may forget them
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NUMBER XIX.
There is no death.
There is no death The stars go down
10 rise upon some fairer shore;
AND bright in heavens jeweled crown
They shine for evermore.

There is no death! The stars go down
10 rise upon some fairer shore;
And bright in heavens jeweled crown
They shine for evermore.
There is no death The dust we tread
Shall change beneath the summer shoys1
TO golden grain or mellow fruit,
Or rainbow tinted flowers.
The granite rocks disorganize
To feed the hungry moss they bear;
The forest leaves drink daily life
From out the viewless air
There is no death The leaves NAV fall.
Inc howers may fade and pass away;
They only wait through wintry hours.
The coming of the May.
There is no DEATH An angel form
Walks DER the earth with silent tread.
he bears away our best loved things.
And then we call them dead"
As leaves our hearts all desolate
He plucks our fairest, sweetest flowers.
Iransplanted into bliss, they now
Adorn immortal bowers.
Inc blrd-like voice. whose joyous ones
Made glad these scenes of sin and strife
sings now an everlasting song
Amid the trees of life.
And where he sees smile too bright
Or heart too pure for taint and vice.
he bears it to that world OF light,
To dwell in Paradise.
Born unto that undying life,
They leave US now to como again:
With JOY we welcome them--the same,
Except in sin and pain.
And ever near us, though unseen,
The dear immortal spirits tread;
For all the boundless Universe
Is life-there are no dead
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1869-11-02
Furnishing Children

In multltudes of cases parents make hasty
and furious and utterly groundess charges a.
gainst a child, which has SO taken it aback that
1t could not make reply, and this has been
taken as taclt confession of guilt, and the next
question proposed 10 fury is, what did you do
1t tor?' And the child being thus confused
and more alarmed, cannot assume presence of
OF mind and compoSure enough to make denial.
and as the only alternative, bursts into kind
OF hysterical crying. Many parents are of such
temperament that when child cannot be in
duced to utter word under scoding, they ut
ter threats which are disgrace to civilization:
we have heard them ourselves, from affectionate
lndul gent and Christian parents, I'm knock
you down with a log of wood" ''I'll break ey
cry bone in your body, LII beat you within
an inch OF your life, and other similar bes-
tlalltles ofexpression from educated, and ciyiIiz
ed minds at least that passed as such In the
great world.
There is one safe rule applicable in the re-
proof of children: speak so low to them that no
third person teL feet away could hear what was
said. Angry feeling is intensified by loud
utterance. Another good rule is, not to rebuke
them IN the presence of third person, or if so.
let it be in soft and affectionate tone. A third
precaution, and it is not minor one either, is.
do not reprove on the instant wait few hours
If not until the next day or better still in many
cases, defer 1t until the occasion is about to oc-
cur when the fault might likely be repeated
Any intelligent and observant housekeeper
knows that If a steak Is put on this morning
| and burnt into crisp, bouncing up from the
| table, running into kitchen and blazing awav
at the cook is neither lady-like, nor wise, nor
polite. But next morning, just before the steak
is about to be cooked, be in the kitchen. and
ask that it be not over done as yesterday. with
some word encouragement; whatever servant
is not managed in this way had better be dis
missed. Now children are as ignorant as
servant; the minds of both are weak and NAV
be easily made perverse alike. Be assured,
reader, that if you make it an infexibe rule
never to scold above whisper, you will never
outrage your child's feelings, nor fracture its
>kull by blow dealt in ungovernable fury
Hall s Journal of Health.
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sTAUNTON VA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER g. 1862

" 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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A Love Letter.

The following letter was found under the
head of cur printer devils bed
Dearest Matte Il have copied you on my
mind and filed you on my heart; there is no
margin for any other impression than love the
case is clear, and needs no further proof My
xlslOce would be & would care live
longer without thou wilst promise 2 mine, NJ
- the lst opportunity to &ser these lines,
& if you should refuse my Dssr in wedlock,
as sure as the ~ are In heaven will draw the
blood from my heart with I and put a to
misery for which there is no /.
Y, U 0 to b Halted at the thought of mar
rying a printer; who is not ashamed 2 eat a
tough beef & pick his teeth with a splinter
though he doesn't follow the tight leg fashion,
nor have small change for spending money !;
they find out the secrets of the world. and hear
everything that's funny. If | had wife |
should never scold 'er-there now II forgot
to wash that roller.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1869-11-02

10 formerly of New Market Va.,)
Respectfully offers his services to the public, IN
all the branches of the Medical Profession-spe-
cial attention paid to Surgery.
May be found at his office at all hours, unless
professionally engaged
night. in the country as well as III the town.
Oflce-on Bruces corner, up stairs. Entrance
on Augusta street, 8 doors from corner.
T,,po
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1NTM. Nj. McALLESTER.
. Attorney at Law,

Warm Springs Virginia.
Will practice in all the Courts Of the counties OF
Augusta and Allegheny, and as a partner with
the distinguished William 81. Terril in Bath
county Prompt attention given to the the collec-
ton of claims exceeding $40 each, or $zo IN the
aooreoate Attention given to business in any
county in the State if specially employed
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1869-11-02

SINGULARTTlEs OF THE CHINESE. The Chi
nese OF San Francisco are a very singular set
of beings Almost daily something new and
curious turns up about them. In their quar-
ters where they reside they are seldom idle ;
but are always to be seen making slippers,
boots clothing, cigars cutting ht up pork pack
room and put floor through its centre, ma
king two stories of it-one above the other
Eleven Cinnamon will make cigars in a room
6 feet by 10. They sell hogs weighing $50
pounds each, roasted whole. Pork is their
principle article of animal food. They eat ev-
erything of the creature inside and out, and
his hoofs too. At their theatres the women
sit by themselves in the galleries, smoke cigars
and nurse babies. "he male auditors, the ac-
tors and musicians, eli smoke necessarily. The
orchestra consists of gongs, cymbals, parch-
ments stretched across sticks, half globe
drums, and steel triangles.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1869-11-02
Groceries and Produce.

Groceries and Produce.
TT KER & BRO, (Burwell Building)
Have constantly on hand full assortment OF line
Family Groceries, low for cash.
,Japan and Green Teas-warranted the best;
Rio, Laguyra, and Java Coffees
Sugars of all grades E,..
Bacon, Lard and Butter,
Canned Fruits, Wooden ware,
Country and Rosin Soap, Liverpool Salt,
Fish and Potatoes, Flour and Meal,
No. Tobacco-25 cents plug,
mr And all things usually Kept In grocery.
Come all Come often oct26-1m
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1869-11-02

PARALLEL OF THE xEs.-There is an ad-
mirable partition of qualities between the
sexes, which the great Author of being has
distributed to each with wisdom which calls
for our admiration. Man is daring and conf
dent-woman is difident and unassuming. =
Wan is great in aci"n-woman in suffering -
Man shines abroad-woman at home. Man
talks to convlnce-woman to persuade Man
has rugged heart-woman, soft and tender
one. Man prevents misery woman relieves
it,. Man has science woman, TASTE Man has
ludgnent-woman, sen>ibility. Man is be-
ing of Justice woman OF mercy.
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Schools.
WASHINGTON COLLEGE,
Lexington, Virginia.

EACUL4x
GENERAL 4. E. LEE, PRESIDENT.
CARTER j. HARRIS, A. M, Prot. Of Latin.
JAMES j. WHITE, A. NJ, Professor of Greek.
EDw S. JoYNEs, A. M, Prof: Mod. languages.
--,* Prof. English
REV. j. L. KIRKPATRICK D. D.,
Prot Moral Philosophy
VIM PRESTON JOHNSTON, A. NJ.
Prof History and Enghsh Laterat,re
ALEX L. NELSON, A. NJ, Prot: Mathematics.
VIM. ALLAN, A. NJ, Prof. Apptaed Mathematics
RICHARD s. MCCULLoCH, A. NJ,
Prof Natural Philosophy.
JoHS T.. CAMPBELL. A. NJ, Prot. Chemistry.
Prof AppLied Chemistry.
Hon. j. w. BRocKENBRoUGH, LID, Pr. La'c
M. W. HUMPHREYS, A. NJ,
Asst Prof. Latin and Greek.
ROBES MAssIE, A. NJ,
Ass It Prof Modern Languages.
DUNCAN c. LYLE, A. M,
Asst Prof Mathematics.
CHARLES A. GRAVES, A. NJ,
Asst Prof English.
JOSEPH B. WALKER, asst Prof. chemistry and
Principal Of Business School.
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my dear" asked John, after observing new
striped hose on his only heir, why have you
made BARRIERS poles of Earnest's legs. Be
cause he little shaver" was the reply
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1869-11-02

BooKs.-In the best books great men talk
to US, give US their most precious thoughts, and
pour their souls into ours God be thanked for
books. They are the voices of the distant and
the dead, and make US heirs of the spiritual life
of past ages. Books are the true Jewelers. They
give to all who will faithfully use them the So
ciety, the spiritual presence of the best and
greatest of our ace No matter how poor am
mo matter though the prosperous of my own
time will not enter my obscure dwelling the
sacred writer's will enter and take up their abode
upon my roof, if Milton will cross nv threshold
to sing to me Of Paridise, and Shakespeare to
open to me the worlds of imagination and the
workings of the human heart, and Franklin to
enrich me with his practical wisdom, shall %, t
pine for want of intellectual companionship,
and | may become cultivated man, though
excluded from what is called the best society ID
the place where live -CHnnDia0.
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THE COMING WoMAN.-Dr. Fowler, at Wes-
ley Chapel, Clncinnatl, described the ''comlng
voting and Cfice-hoding politician-as "a short
haired, short dressed, wiry faced, hook nosed,
cross eyed, razor chnned cracked voiced, GIN
let OF woman, standing on stump, with her
fore-hDgers working like patent too, hpick,
haranguing a crowd about woman's wrongs.
1t made him shlver'' How lovely!