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Groceries and Produce.


VT KER IL BRO, have in store and for
I'll. sale, cheap for cash, fine assortment OF
GROCERIES, consisting in part of
Choice Cincinnati Hams,
s Country
Family and Extra Flour,
Buckwheat Flour-No. ],
Brown Sugar,
Crushed, Coffee, Granulated and
Powdered Sugars
Rio, Laguayra, and Java Coffee,
Lump and Box indigo
Spices Candles Soaps, Molasses,
Fresh Crackers, always on hand)
&c. sc. &c
Cash Paid for Country Produce.
Jan 26-tf
"E have constantly on hand a choice lot of
w 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 bolted 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 call the especial attention of country
merchants.
Country produce bought and sold for cash.
H. KERR & BRO.
General Produce Merchants,
Old Burwell Building,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1869-03-02

There is nothing purer than honesty; moth
ing sweeter than charity; nothing warmer than
love; nothing brighter than virtue, and moth
ing more steadfast than faith these united
in one mind, form the purest, the sweetest, the
richest, the brightest, and most steadfast hap
piness.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1869-03-02
Staunton gpettator.
PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY MORNING BY
Richard Mauzv q Go.
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For yr So in Currency, or equivalent in Specie
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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1869-03-02

A 6. POINTS,
Grocer and DeaIer
IN FLOUR, GRAIN, SEEDS.
BACON. LARD, &c.
Main Street, opposite lst National Bank,
sTAUNTON, VA.
Pure Cider Vinegar
in store and for sale by
WH1rH BEANS
Wanted by
A. G. POINTS.
Wanted by
A. G. POINTS.
DRIED FRUITS. of all kinds wanted
for which the highest cash price will be paid by
A. G. POINTS.
Urine EoT OF SOLE LEATHER
For sale by
IL VI.
TIMOTHY SEED wanted by
A G. POINTS.
Marshalrs Prime
Liverpool Salt,
in store and for sale by
A. G. POINTS.
A prime lot Of
Green and Black Tea,
In store and for sale by
A. G. POINTS.
All qualities
Sugars,
Coffee,
Syrups
and MOlasses,
for sale by A. G. POINTS.
Grain OF all kinds Wanted by
A. G. POINTS.
Main street. opposite 1st National Bank.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1869-03-02
Coon ADVICE TO BoYs.-The following

Coop ADVICE TO BoYs-The following
good advice to boys, which we find in an ex-
change, is worth reading and digesting. How
many men would now be improved in mind and
morals if they had so acted in their youthful
days:
'The boy who spends an hour of each evening
lounging idly on street corner, wastes, in the
course of single year, three hundred and six
ty-fve precious hours, which, ifapplied to study,
would familiarize him with the rudiments at
least of almost any of the familiar sciences. If
in addition to wasting an hour each evening, he
spends five cents for cigar, which is usually
the case, the amount thus worse than wasted,
would pay for four of the leading newspapers
and four of the leading magazines of the coun-
try. Boys think of these things Think how
much precious time and good money you are
wasting and for what. The qualification afford
ed by the lounge ON the corner, or by the cigar,
is not only temporary, but positively hurtful.-
You cannot indulge in these practices without
seriously injuring yourselves. You acquire idle
and wasteful habits. which will cling to you
through life, and grow upon you with each sue,
ceeding year. You may in after life shake
them off, but the probabilities are that the hab
its thus formed in early life will remain with
you till your dying day. Be warned then III
time and resolve that as the hour spent ID
idleness is gone forever. you will improve each
passing one, and thereby fit yourselves for use
funess and happiness. p"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1869-03-02

It said that castor oil makes shoe leather soft
md pliable and quite impervious to water.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1869-03-02

End Illustration: Mr. J. Johnston venera-
ble Scotch farmer who has long been success
full cultivator in the wheat region of Western
New York, and who was almost the pioneer of
tile draining in America, has laid over so miles
OF drain within the last 30 years His practice
is described in Klippais land drainage as fol<
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1869-05-28

- Aoueoo4 01oDo0s
ul11oo9e1 ugIen6osei1e, Rsoeo6iAa
~ fsoas 1sssDuolso, eoAsasjnR. . ~.
nssial = ss1sKipa y Unieod nosSss u.
1laas: cesvseeisn = ~ Msslsip4Nty
= bsasesiA: n 0eaas Rsnsos4taoss:
yAl 3ssasasa n Qs4essaees, ],
~ Ayuaeaoiea1ss Of Asstin Ceioay In
lsss. nsosslaj y ~ 0sassal Coaessss
a eh~ Uat1ea nsaieoa 1oaese: Isoeesd-
hgs 4 NJ Csaveneioa Il 1873. TIE
O.shsa1isa q Tssiaa ln1spoodeses,
asd ~ sanes u sAess Wis s{ensA shss
Dsssnsat: 9sssloeisss a1spaoA n ~
Conssetisa AAssA l6, le34 Resolve
Ordtnasss Of Ne Ceavsai1ee, 1e1aing
he gsvsssosat - tstWtn: Doosoe =
tshIishias . Nasal Dsps> = Oalvssaoa,
80 oatiae u fsse Il EsaY. nssss.
i've Os1ess y ~ Csamsa1ss = Ne
slsanse CAyueA ~ teslssiag Marital
Law n 0a5vsslsa. Ess~aass Le>oses b
Mssn Pstss W. OsRypsa ~ Jsuss
CellI.evvssth: Csslseela1s1 Hspedi.
tiea y AsAanosos: Rsssativs ke11es:
Ths Leoe 0oAs a TesoA yseo1ies
pss>ssesa y TssaA 0soesal l1sss11sns
= ~ Tess innisasA w iaessna-
tioe - y sllsass, 81, hsAl1h, psSss u
LAID, yssh PER asss. psies Of De Geo.
IONS ssssssssies II III, grsas issilitiss
see ssesirseg . ss0soseses ie4spsnd-
escs, -, -.
fscias ke,isesde - roaese The
uniea fesiss hsAlsse4e, vsshees.s.
esss.epsss 80 Issss nas:sss ~ -
ess.ae1oeal Fastss Aa.ea1. Jhs 49,
6sSs " Tsxas, y \ D hsskley
0vate ss!osss ID TssaA ~ W.. Wat
90, D.sche.. lnn19FaAoe, Ieeas To-
eianA .a!.ea sease esvtgAesa q Tssaa,
Tse9 sas.A4s ana seeGe rse1ea -
u Te9aA DasAsa, Il ass!sIse) Caltsoe-
M Cscvss, nay, - nAAe y Texas,
Psoaosooes O 's3as sesnssseee, sssss'
rssaens svergrssss In Tsxaa, TsxaA
csalssN hsdgs leases In Tssas, new
p1aa u eeatsast VIII fsssd0sa, Ne In
hiQsaks 1es1 thfss yeass u Tsxas, ~ 1
snall farmer, he Ranis plaAk castor
bsaa n. ee>1sa, ~ island sotaea, vhsaa
IL drill, uplaad riss. Clinats Of Ts1A,
with tAeeoo0ste3eal tab3ee aad tables
Of raia. d sssA nsatA flso January
1858, 70 Ostebss 1858. Texas eotsos
crop fbe 1858, packing beef In Texas.
~ eeast Asds Of Texan, the nest ques-
Noa, with vasioss nsass Of curing E.s..,
saAals dissass ~ ~ suss, profits Of
nAaalAs>ssiag, ~ New bnuaftls
voolea uoaelAetas1ag COMPANY, ths
soanssss Of Texas, showing d. imports
sd sspes>s fton 6se>snbsr 3Olh, lse1,
70 OsteAes Ia lelA
Cus4on-hossea IN Tszma ophsscins
~ dtstsssts Of (alvssts1, 1Alasia, Cor.
- CAsissl ~ nssses Dc saatiago,
viii The AiDbssnt parts Of ssasy aad DE-
livery aslasAsd b sash, VIII nsRss Of
COLLECTOR ala, = Ass Of the nau1& and
datiss u snployess u ne eustoo housa
u 0alvss>os, sts., sts.
The varioss troops serving In Texas
(FilA Military Disisiek) and ok.l :, in
command u IL diGbfset etssiouA
TIE present tsx lAv Of Texas, with
The vasiess military esdsss changing
ne law passsd u lSe6 also ths ordE
aaaes psassA y de Cosvsation lsvy-
INF - additional ~ tos ~ yssr 1858
NswslePsss pabHshed y Tsxas In
1855, With saoes q paelishsr, politics,
&C.:
q ssss 80 seeSP Fa's'He' " hsa'y
Wt = =; y.
49,. Poe
49, " ~ """ s''"'" "
X.r "
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The 1euGten Tines
wRExLY,
wklh lie Reach 4 IL!

Az orssisal Matter.
Hosasslt.ss, Apisshass, NssAas-
~, Aaenehsoasss, Fiaaacss, Asoa
eessasss, LAas New, ~ fs,sgsaeRic
pspatAss M y el.see ~ Isa1ine
tsaturso Of TIE TINEa
lnAepenaent - al 0veeea~na.
Death to Monopaiesi
ALL fO6TNABT1Re. PREACHERS,
AND EDITOrs OUR AGENTH
Az Pelitlsal Qvsstioss will b vigss-
ossly al soss1ly discussed wtsssss
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Ing natter No pains make eAsg journals
in way worthy Of psroaaes
Conservative in their cAass
III every important question: arises dealt With frankly and eanddy
with freedom md dgay !. adon they invite
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Each b. hundred and ay exchange embracing The sadai
journals Of the United aAtss
with hs:s advantages nd with experiences they hope
meet the full Of psbic expectation -
ifs there tine The history Of the country psope
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The This u The South DO b und
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the psbhc mind b. reached > "
The Of ess pps
scrbng % nswspapss aGod 10 tahs ben
Our political a4
The inoenasios that b. ehane1. - :
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Literature scienas Researches H. Il hs Bay a.
Markets TO- will receive dee stnon rendering visnrs
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Tbs editors alternate each IL <sdsess resPssvsH
The novelty Of pahsling ps
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his and that motive he had
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September 81, 1887
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W, shall Immediately sonmoncs The
publication Of = serh~ o. istsuesiy inter
estips pspe's by ADMIRAL 9EtMEs
1.-THE Crslscs ~ tAu AIQba ma ~
We are now Publishing
-Four Year, In the 1sssl Capitas, :"

We are now psbllsh'ng
Pour Year, In the 1sssl oapitas, :"
BY 7, G. DsLEON, Esq., late ea,n
| Of tho cesmopulItc.
a. }. REQUTER E-q.. me of the nas
distingassl,<si Of s"ulhcfn pcc,s, Il unee
sngsssmen, TO cosssibafs rex usarly to or
columns.
JOHN X. THOMPSON. E4q., ls.e
editor of The Sosslsern Literary Moss
ger, alike brilliant IN prose and poetyis
on ar liss.
WV. EVELYN, Ksq.. late editor o
the " Ossseeas houthiy,N y or rgt;ss
Ne~ Orleans eorssp6edeut. asA cos'
iribasor In sshsr Drpasss.sata
During ~ year ~ shall paol'sh :
| scsies Of ske,eh~r.
'TAs DsaA kseess VI ~ Oealsdseaey,
BY r. W. ALEXANDER. Eaq The vel
known =" Y W. A." Coplrdsra'e vsf
cottespepsls
Mrs. A. DgV. lAACpNlN (lfsh'
htor Of Joseph liz besonJ id u
Court, J and the Rev Dr. II, N PIERCE
will contribute original articles and csoics
transhtious iron the Frenth ssl Ger
nan. ~
We have now On bard brlilsnt tsaay
eca she pm u" KANBA THORPE,
author Of" Foss Osis;' aud other At
tract've Articles fron IL aua source Ina'
be expected, ..
THK SUNDAY TIMES his. /.
AGRICULTURAL AND HOSIt'
CULTURAL DEPARTMENT, ap5s
charge d the HON. q. Il LANGlUN
fosu,erly we'll known ~ The editor Of N
Mobile Advertiser, aad more lately 49,
skillfsl aud ssccesslsi Agsicaltari't md
Horticuitarist
Brsidss the above. artIcies by varics
abs wsteefa, Who prefer tAat their nssa
sAosl1 ~ nov - asaosoes1; l+st
agseeah1s. ~ snlHtaieiag eorfesfoea
eacs-aespeslic 80 iussiGu-aod etas
features Of special interest nay b e.
pscted
4 isl,TELD0RAPHIC SUMMARY
q ~ DsassAle ssd Fossikn News ofsA
week will Be- given 10 zach Issns
II ~ EDlTORIAL DEPARTMENT
n ~ SUNDAY TJMxB ~ Aishsa =
gre of talns, 81 o3oesa3h critical -
shl ia1uDlfy ~ beea ssssrsd - =
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The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1869-05-28

not alvzJs .eseaps ai1esltisA %
more than thty saa n.fastssss. II
cannot b tAsrstbss supposed thas
john Siarsea sAossd sesstitsts any
cxospsiss y ~ ssivsrsal prsetiss
When therefore ) slight domestic
disturbances procured tie hsses ei
his p.sssAss II cosrl, Ais isdiGsasi
inquiry Why h. Wa brought thsss
Was nes u III out Of plsss.
Why ~ you whip yoar wife
sir r isqssssd ths nasfstrats.
WHIP ~ wifsY Why, you a..
,ouHd ~" replied the isaoesat Mr.
Sinpsou.
"wAys1 never Nv psos sssa.
turs 80 badly bssgsd ~ ia ~ iils, y
said the jsaws. i
" | adnVt," vsid Mr.. Simpson
NOW ] come to reflect upon il, I'd.
miaisterips 70 my dead wife gss,is
correcties bat ~ to beating her,
that is ridicalous."
The poor woman vas called TO thu
witness rtsnd, SD disclosed . bead
literally covered with bruises.
What do you call that?" DE-
nsnded tho Judge.
John looked At her intsatly for 4
moment, his face cioadsd with inds.
eision, and his spirit evidently -.
vsrely perplexet; thea his faes
briphtessd. his eyes flashed with IL
tslligslcs
Why, Judge, that's errysipyias.--
i.'s hereditary complaint IL ny
family"
" n~s Is doa't keleag v ysu,
family, ssd ! shall ssad you dew
for twenty days;' and he did.
jobs m I'd beck 70 The doek
mustssisg inprssssions on . eosr,
that couldn't tall dissass from 1
bruiss. --N u Pic.
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INSURANCE CCMPANY,
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IN UI1THlu8.--Ao OVt Sl00A
Tussday uAtstav, . yssse Isdy, svi.
dsatly Tssssaly 6srsh Of relatives Of
friends, called u The psIie, depart.
nstt lad eslieiesl - iatssvisv VIII
the Ckisk. A~ dssp asusaiag seses.
tia ~ pale shssb, vilh jsaA ~
faintes3 aaos n ~ ~ upesa h,
aks~sa ~ ~ SsstA sasss 81 -.
guilea ~ ~ nvise ssns ~ ~
loved. ~ sAosA ~ ~ i vidsw,
asa ps1e0 - Mar esxlA visA. Il
WA nsSChsa, Viii . tssaAsf pity
ia ~ esQ1 stueag aa1nos, 81 tseve-
sly polS1a, 49, ~ OAisf sppsseshea
asd isqsirsa in what hs seuld sst@s
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N ssas y Dsss, sir-Rssisela
BueA l;e 9, 81
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hasa't ~ jeo1 ~ ~ vssts, ssA
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lih4vhsal ~ NJ. Beat Qpue sad
tssd>rsa b synpstty. I dtast
like hin d III hst u scted ~
~>.1 81 kf.A .n~1l,.A III. ~
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Read The List Of distinguished writer
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during the year
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"Four 0als."
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without Il
As1iss nsn asl wemea cen nale
nase nsnSy ed givs hst1ss salIsohetea
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Hni iley r. kiysinS oSt IN i's's:'s
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ReboA . chasning usiden 4
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She msets upon me ssdswaik
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Hos an goa, daflla9 Nsoiss
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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-11-13

BALLoU's MONTHLY MAGAzENE.-We
are in receipt of this marsellously cheap and
handsome Magazine for December, It's
table of contents is varied and charming,
embracing the usual fine variety Of serials,
sketches, stories, poems and attractive eDgra-
wings The publishers announce in the
prospectus for the coming year, serial
story for adults, by the popular Magazine
writer, JAMES FRANKLIN Fits, aud q
juvenile serial by the young peoples favor.
ite, HoRATIo ALGIER, JR. The price o.
this periodical is marvel to everybody
hundred page fls'-class illustrated Masa
zine for fifteen cents, Or sl,5O per year, il
indeed wonderfully cheap Elliott, Thoma
Il Talbot, Publishers, Boston, Mass
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-11-13

GEORGE PEABODY, the eminent philan-
thropist millionaire, died in London on the
Sd inst. Mr.. Peabody was said to be the
wealthiest man 10 the world. His chari
ties during his lifetime were given with a
liberal hand, He gave from his own subs
stance. He did not surrender what death
wrested from him. His services, both to
his native and adopted country, have been
fttingy and gerrously recognized in royal
letters and thanks of congress, The mer.
chants IN passing his statue daily do not
need to learn from the consumate man Of
business how to gain money. His career
may teach them how 1t may be wisely spent
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-11-13

None Of the Arctic exploring expeditions
of the year have added much, if anything,
to our knowledge OF the geography of the
Polar regions. Capt Hall deserves great
credit for the courage, energetic action
and patience he displayed in his adventures;
but the interesting relics he brought back
with him are the most valuable result Of
his toll and suffering. We find in the Ger,
man papers some statements, furnished by
DR.. Berfel himself, about the late voyage
in the Polar seas of the steamer Albert,
which reached the northermost point of her
voyage (S00 IL north latitude. % 52' east
longitude) on the Goth of June last. Here
the ice formed an impossible barrier, and
after cruising in various directions for two
months, and visiting the western coast Of
Spitzenberg, Amsterdam Island, and other
localaties, the object of the expedition was
abandoned, and the vessel began her home
ward voyage. Three other vessels, belong
ing respectively to England, Norway, ant
Russia, have also been engaged this yea
in exploring the Arctic regions. The Diani
sailed from Glasg W in April last; bnt
though her party reached Nova Zembla il
May, and Spitzenberg in June, they wer
unable to pass the SOth degree, The Nor
wegian expedition was a small affair, con
sisting of but single sloop; but the cap
tain pushed boldly into the Carian Sea
sailed along the Siberian coast, reached tn
White Islands, aud returned home afta
slaughteriDg great numbers of walrusei
seals, and bears. The Russian expeditio
sailed in August, with the intentio
of establishing direct commune,
tion by sea between Norway and Siberi
but we have as yet had no report from
Tribune.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-11-13
TEMPERANCE LECTURES.

The temperance meeting at the court
house on Thursday evening OF last week
was not brilliant success. Perhaps it
would not be ovcrstepping the bounds of
truth to say it was decided failure. But
to our mind the failure was not less con-
spicuous in the plan OF the meeting than
in its execution. We respectfully suggest
to the Good Templars that the public
can form an opinion of their society by
observing the conduct of its members.
There is not much advantage in telling
how useful such a society is, so long as
the benefits spoken of do not appear.
"By their fruits ye shall know them is
the best rule of Judgment in such cases,
aid this rule an intelligent public will
apply.
But aside from its special reference to
the society Of Good Tcmpars, We think
the plan of the meeting was faulty in this
respect, that it sought to promote the
cause of temperance merely by eloquent
defamation against intempcraucc. The
idea seemed to be, and the lecturer him
self seemed to encourage it, thet the audi.
cnco were 10 be Interested, perhaps clec-
trifed, by the vivid portrayal of the cruel
ties practiscd by King Alcohol upon his
unhappy victims in consequence of which
they might be ready to cry Down with
Alcohol" and at some future time, III
some yet underlined way, perhaps do somc'
filing to carry that cry into effect.
AT the risk of being charged with heresy
by some Jealous tectotal,r. we venture to
call in question the utility of this mode Of
procedure at the present time. However
it may have been in the past, we think it
admits of serious question whether any
damage would result to the cause OF tenn.
pGranee, if the whole army Of professional
temperance lecturers should abandon that
profession and devote their time and tai
ents to some other calling. This may
seem startling proposition, especially to
those who get their living in that way bul
it is the duty Of the press to advocate what
is for the pnblio good, although it might
cause little Temporal inconvenience to
individuals.
1t seems as though the public mind
ought, by this time, to be sufficiently en-.
lightcned in regard TO the consequences Of
intemperance, the strength Of the drunk
ards appetite, the danger of tippling, anG
such matters, as 20 be able to do without
a class of special lecturers in that depart.
ment. We therefore urge the inquiry up,
Good Tcmplars and all such, whether Il
change OF method is not desirable Whcth-
or the style of sensational oratory which
has been employed in conducting " the
cause Of temperance ought not to be laid
aside, and some scnSioGc 0ctioE allowed to
take its place