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Litchfield enquirer., 1870-07-28

A COW belonging to H. s. Cornwall of West Hartland, on Sunday last, gave birth to three live and perfect heifer calves.
 A large mineral deposit has been found potash, and to be extremely valuable for agricultural purposes. asab 18q aiGss o.
 Another railroad is projected into Fair field County-the Rhinebeck and Con- necticut. eesas 5alaIaE 5saa4sg i&@
 A scoundrel of painter in Danburx. stole $15O from house he was painting, lately, procured new suit of clothes and wife with it. and has now "gons to parts. unknown"
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-07-28

The following are the majority ane reports Of the committee on Wo man Suffrage submitted to the House ol Thursdav.- n r# -+ .i.s--f 5+5
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-07-28

The relaxing power of Johnson's Ano- dyne Liniment is truly wonderful. Cases are already numerous where bent and stiff fened limbs have been limbered and strengthened by it. When used for this purpose, the part should be washed and rubbed thoroughly. Apply the liniment cold, and rub it in with the hand. -'a
 A crowd of ''horse men," and others, daily throng the stores in the country and town for Sheridan's Cavalry Condition Powders. They understand that horses cannot be kept in good condition without them. and with them can be on a much less quantity. szs8 &5li . lia- eo sal !.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-07-28

Earth Closets |! What lire They |? They are a Substitute for the | Water Closet,
 OR THE COMMON PR1vY, AND BY THEIR USE
 TIT LIQUID AND SOLID WASTE OF THE HUMAN BODY IS AT ONCE COM PLETELY DEODORIZD.
 From the time of covering with earth during the entire process of removal, handling and stor- ing, the Excrements remain entirely without odor. THE COMMODES MAY BE USED IN
 ANY ROOM IN THE HOUSE AS
 NO ODOR CAN ARISE FROM THEIR USE. Ihe Fixtures can De placed in Cgosets or op- piled to Out-Door P,1uies. The use of the Commodes places within the reach of all, rich and poor, in the town and ill the County, simple means for providing ill the House comfortable private closet. In Sickness tnsy ars Indispensable. In Health they are great Convenience. Read the following letter from New Haven State Hospital, where the worse form of human EXcre- ments are to be found from diseased persons DRY EARTH COMPANY: GENTs:-Your Dry Earth Closets and Commodes are in use at this hospital, they daily demonstrate their usefulness. The deposit is at once completely deodorized and is no more tily of coal ashes.
 LEVI D. WILCOXEN, Attending Physician and Director Conn., State
 CA. LINDSEY,
 Attending Physician Conn, State Hospital
 l.. D. TOWNSEND,
 Attending Physician Conn. State Hospital. Conn. State Hospital, New Haven, Feb. 4, 1870.
 For descriptive circulars address DAVID w. COB, West Winsted, Conn.
 aS Call Examine Conan,odes and Firtres 60
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1870-02-08
The WORKOUT Font of Type.

I'm sitting by my case, Georgei
Before me on the floor
There lies WORKOUT font of type,
Full twenty thousand score.
And many months have passed, George,
Since they were bright and new,
And many are the tales they told
The false, the strange, the true.
What tales of horror they have told.
Of tempest and of wreck;
OF murder in the midnight hour,
Of war full many 'Speckl'
Of ships that lost away at sea
Went down before the blast;
Of stifed cries of agony
AS lifes last moments passed
Of earthquakes and Of suicides,
Of failing crops of cotton,
o. bank defaulters, broken banks,
And banking systems rotten;
OF boilers bursting, steamboats, snagged,
Of riots, duels fought,
Of robbers with their prey escaped,
OF thieves and booty caught.
Of food, and fire. and accident,
Those Tout types have told;
And how the pestilence has swept
The youthful and the old;
OF marriages. of births and deaths;
Of things to please or vex us;
Of one mans jumping overheard,
Another gone to Texas.
THEY'VE told us how sweet summer days
Have faded from our view,
How autumns chilling winds have swept
The leaf crowned forest through;
How winters snow hath gone and come
Dark reign of storm and strife
And how the smiling spring hath warmed
The pale flowers back to life.
can't pretend to mention half
My inky friends have told.
Since shining bright and beautiful,
They issued from the mould.
How unto some they joy have brought,
To others griefs and tears;
Yet faithfully the record kept
OF fast receding years.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1870-02-08
Picture Galleries.
[sLINEDINsT's GALLERY OF

PHOIOGHAPHI,
BasracelL Batilding Corner Main and Neao Streets
l would inform the public that have just re-
turned from the city and have reftted and fur
nished my Gallery with all the latest improve
ments known to our art, and with every conve
nience for the accommodation of my customers
The success which has heretofore attended my
efforts in the art has induced me to improve and
enlarge the business in every department
PHOTOGRAPHIC RUSTIC SCENERY.
Having, after much labor and expense. finished
my arrangements for the production of Photo
graphic Portraitures in real rustic style, / re-
spectfully invite the public to examine the won.
derftil and pleasing effects
I would call attention to the specimens on ex-
hibition at my roOms-especially very fine life
size Pastel Portrait-a style OF picture that has
never before been exhibited in Staunton. 1 will
also make the Porcelain Picture a very beauti-
full photograph resembling an Ivory Miniature,
colored in every style.
Particular attention will be given to copying
old Daguerreoty pes, Ambrotypes, &C., and en-
larging from them to any size
Ladies and Gentlemen residing in or visiting
Staunton, respectfully invited to call and see
the improvements we are making in the art.
Very respectfully,
oct5-tf b. M. CLINEDINST.
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AL Goods Guaranteed as Represented!
All Goods sold at Retail for the same price as
at Wholesale. We invite all to call at the
~ E MD SEQ WB ne : =
Liberal Discount to Country Merchants.
My stock is large such as Dry Goods, Cloth
ing. Watches, Ladies' Fancy Articles and Fur
nishing Goods, Gents Furnishing Goods Hats,
Trunks, Valises and Leather Bags. Umbrellas,
AccordeOns, Banjos, Viollns, Cutlery of all de-
scriptions. Also, the largest and
FINEST STOCK OF SILVER WAREil
in Town. My store is crowded with Goods,
must have room, my shelves are packed, my
counters filled up, room to turn, and more
Goods comingl
COME TO CHEAP CHARLEY'SV'
" .aTTENTION!!!
Fine bleached cotton. worth 22c we sell at 15c
Calico we'll assorted, worth 16c, we sell at lOc
Brown Cotton. worth 16c we sell at Zoe.
Bleached Cotton, 4 yard wide, worth 15c
per yard we sell yards for SOC.
5000 pairs of Berlin Lined Ladies' Gloves,
worth 81 pair, we sell your choice for Soc.
Ladies' Hose, selling every where, at SOC
pair, we sell pairs for SOC.
| Ladies' Lawn Handkerchief worth Csc
piece, we sell for Csc.
Dressing Combs Round Combs Small Combs
and Long Combs, all at HALF PRICE!
CLOTHING WE OFFER At COSTii
| Staunton, all of our own manufacture.
Genuine Chinchilla Overcoats, worth $50, we
will sell at SIS OC
Fine Beaver Overcoats, worth $85, we
will sell at Is &C
We have Beaver Oyercoats, worth $40,
we will sell at soc
! Fine black Beaver Dress suits, worth $40,
we offer at 2O0C
| Suits of Cashmere fine at 10 &C
| Cashmere pants, all wool and lined So to 6 OC
| Working pants, all wool and lined, 200
500 vests. all coors and sizes, your choice, l Sc
FANCY GOODS!!
Work Boxes, very fine, 50ca3 0C
| Ladies' Companions, very fine, 5Oca8 &C
| Ladies' Satches, very fine, 75ca5 0C
| Hair Brushes, 2Oca4 OC
| Dressing Combs, local sc
| Beads, large, small, thick and thin. round, oval
square and oblong, pressed and cut in long and
| short Strands.
1000 Switches, best in town, for Csc.
| The old and orr. inal English Glycerine Soap,
package of 5 cakes, beautifully put up, 25c
If you wish to save time and money, come to
s'CKHEAP CEHARLEY!!!"
Our WATCHES s JEWELRY Department
is now the best In Townl!
liR. P F. ScHMITT, the we'll known and prac-
| tical Matchmaker and Jeweler, is in charge Of
this department, and ready for duty All work
neatly done, and satisfaction guaranteed. We
receive Jewelry from the manufacturers every
| time the style changes-that is about once
month. Come and see our new styles
have great many things to show you. ano
more to say to you but viii tell you the balance
at my place Of business.
dec2i-Smos GLADKE.
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Boots A2sd Shoes.
n b. HENDRY. Is HENDRY. JAS. FAGAN
NE" BOOT q SHOE FACTORY

n b. HENDRY. HENDRY. JAS. PAGAN
NEW BOOT 81 SHOE FACTORY
Heudry, Bro. & Pagan
Have just opened their new and commodious
store room on Augusta street, opposite Court
house. Staunton, Va. -,
Mems Coarse Boots and Shoes of all kinds =
Mems Fine Stitched Boots, Shoes and
Caters large stock of Chidrens,
Misses, and Ladies' Shoes of the
--latest Styles!
Anything in eur line furnished at the shortest
notice.
Work fitted to order by Mr.. James Pagan.
JUST RECEIVED-A large supply of Mems
and Boys Hats. from q coarse article to the la
test and most elegant style.
ON HAND.-A good assortment of Leather
and Shoe Findings which we offer to consumers
at low prices.
Shoemakers will find it to their advantage to
examine our stock.
Our aim shall be to compete with Northern
prices and we think we can furnish goods at as
low figures as they can be bought in the cities.
We will soon be prepared to ELL orders from
merchants-any sizes desired will be furnished.
We specially invite the public to call and see
our goous whether wishing to purchase not.
WANTED-Good Leather--for which we will
exchange goods or pay fair price in cash.
WANTED-Good hands to work in the fac
tory None others need apply
HENDRY, BRO. s. PAGAN.
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Fresst d Ornamental Trees.
CTAUNTON NURSERIES,. -

y - ot0Natofa. Augesst0 Countv, "a.
TANNEHILL & WHEAT, Proprietors.
w have now growing in our Nurseries
oOo,UOO Fruit Trees of varieties that have bean
tesIeo as suited to our soil and climate We have
Apple, Peach, Pear, Cherry Apricot. Ounce &c
Grape Vines, Small F}uits &C.,
and we hope to be able to fill satisfactorily all
orders that may be sent to u.s.
Ourapple are two and three wears old from tho
graft. and our peach one year old from the bud
N. b-Send in your orders at once Send for
rieties and prices.
iune15-lv
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AT OTECE.-The undersigned respectfully re-
~ turns his thanks to his friends and the pub
lie. for their patronage heretofore extended him,
and hopes by selling good goods at fair prices, to
merit continuance of the same.
He has received his Fall and Winter stock of
goods, prints de LANES. alpacas. linseys French
and domestic ginghams, bleached and brown
cotton, ticks, denims, shirting stripes, fannels,
Irish linen, towels, table damasks, wooden goods
all kinds mems and boys wear, q large variety
hoods, hosiery, and in fact nearly everything
that can be called for; ladies and gents boots,
shoes and hats, and an excellent stock of ready
made clothing, chewing and smoking tobacco,
snuff cigars. and sundry grocery articles too te-
dious to mention
PIces in competition with any other house in
the Valley. B. F. MARKWO
nov30-tf Main STRAIT Staunton
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4 ARGE STOCK OF NEW STAPLE
IL AND
Fancy Dry Goods!
d. A. KAYSER.

MAIN Street, Staunton, Va,
Is now receiving. from the Eastern cities, large
and elegant stock of Staple and Fancy Dry
Goods, of latest importations
His stock has been selected with unusual care
and purchased upon such terms as enables him
to offer GREAT INDUCEMENTS to those
purchasing for cash. All would do well to ex
anime his stock before making their purchases.
III EssRs. VIM. Ii. WELLER and VIM. N BUM
PUs, Jr, are with him, and would be glad to serve
their trends In any way. ap13-tf
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matches 02.d JesCeIru.
TEWELkY-FHNE AND CHEAP,
aNioc, al

81 Ladies' Fine Gold Watches,
American Waltham Watches
Clocks, Silver and Plated Ware,
Presents, Bridal Presents
We have just received large assnrtn,e1t Sc
first class goods which we offer very low. -
va Call and examine our stock
Old Gold and Silver taken in EXCHANGE
Watches, Clocks and Jewelry repaired and
warranted. Oh"
The large number of watches and clocks re-
pared owners are requested to call and get
We cannot be responsible for them after REMAIN
ing IN our hands three months. Also number
OF watches left with B. Wayne, which, if not
called for in thirty days. will be solu at auction.
CONE s. HANGER,
next door west of the red store and directly on
posite TO Hirsh & Loeb novo
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d a ORE NEW GOODS
Vk AT

d. A. KAYSERS NEW STAND
He is III daily receipt of new fresh goods Has
ust received new lot of French Plaid Poplns,
all-woo Deaines, French Reps, Fine Mohar
Alpaca, Robe Prints, Brown and Bleached CAN
ton Flannels. Bleached and Brown Muslins, and
many other new things to which he invites at
tention.
He keeps first class goods and pledges himself
to sell them as cheap as they can be sold Of like
quality, in any market in Virginia.
Gail and see.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1870-02-08
The undersigned have taken lease of u
Virginia Hotel

The undersigned have taken lease of the
Virginia Hotel,
and propose to open it in their partnership name
ON THE FIRST OF OCTOBER, 1869.
Their aim will be SO to keep the Hotel as to at
tract the public patronage and make it the favor
tie resting place of all visitors to Staunton.
Its location and interior arrangements will
greatly contribute to this end-being quite re-
moved from the hustle of the Depot. and the
noise of shifting trains-and yet central and con-
venent to business. The house is neaoly furnish
ed throughout in the very best style of modern
art.
Hot, Cold and Shower Baths for ladies and
gentlemen Bar and Billiard Saloons, and Liv-
cry Stables connected with the House.
Ng- The Proprietors having worked together
for many years at the Rockbridge Alum Springs,
to the satisfaction of the public, respectfully ask
Call from any Of their former friends and pa
irons who may visit Staunton, confidently prom
ising them that they will find in their Hotel the
comforts of a well appointed home.
They especially solicit home support and
therefore ask liberal patronage at the hands of
their own county people. who are not without in
terest in the maintenance of first-class Hotel at
| their county seat. The Propretors, if properly
| supported by the business men Of Staunton, and
| the farmers Of Augusta county, will be able and
are determined to make their house second to
| none IN Virginia.
| And to this end their charges shalIbe moderate.
| Omnibus to and from the depot free Of charge.
| All stages set down and take up passengers at
| this Hotel.
| Mr. G. W. KENNEDY, Qate of the Boiling
| brook, Petersburg Va is in charge of the Di-
ming Room and will be pleased 10 see his friends.
sep28-tf FRAZIER s. SALE.
| CPOTSWOOD HOTEL, RICHMOND,
= VIRGINIA. nrnn.v
| The undersigned having leased this the only
| FIRST CLASS HOTEL located on Main street,
and within one square of the Capitol, Postofice
| Custom House Theatre, and the great Northern
and Southern railroad depots. respectfully in
| form the public that 1T Is NOW OPEN II
will be thoroughly renovated and refurnished 'c
| some extent.
This hotel is world-renowned as the headouar.
tiers of the President and Cabinet officers Of the
late Confederacy; it also contains the historic
suit Of rooms occupied by Presidents Davis
johnson and Grant. and Chief Justice Chase
The travelling public are cordially invited to
/ make the SpotsUood their home
where they will find every comfort and delicac,
that this and other markets can afford.
Southern Express and Telegraphic offices il
the building. AMES N; SUBLETT,
G. B. LUCK,
VIM. B. BISHOP,
nov2--tf Proprietors.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1870-02-08

The carriers address to the Rocky Mountain
Herald is a curiosity At the top is wood
cut of buffalo chased by an Indian and the
Indian chased by locomotive, under which is
that popular far western word How !" Then
follows small wood-cut of Rocky Mountain
scenery, followed by some verses in the vernac-
ular. The appeal for stamps is as follows:
Kind friends and patrons all,
Male, female, great and small,
To We we sing
The carrier-thats I'VE"
Out with your buckskin bags,
Off with your tattered rags,
IT'S New Years Eve
''Shoo, fly, don't aodder me-
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1870-02-08

A Judge was trying a prisoner accused of fel-
ony. While delivering his charge and minute
ly recapitulating and commenting on the evil
dence the jury and the counsel tell fast asleep.
The Sheriff, who had charge of the prisoner.
soon began to nod, spectator who happened
to be awake, and experimenting the prisoner
might escape, suddenly exclaimed:
wake the sheriff -
"Never mind, - said the judge, ''the sheriff
may have his nap out, for the prisoner is fast
asleep also"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1870-02-08
TNiEOrl23U.
yu1Auu0RTNG! TAFLOR1NG,,.,

YHVAILORING! TAILORING l!---The
4 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 bust
ness, in the very best manner, and at figures SO
low that no one viii fail to be satisfied. He has
removed his shop to the room formerly occupied
by Dr. B B. Donaghe as an Office, and invites
all his fl lends and the public generally to give
him call.
20 I'LL E, p. GRAVES
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IuERsH a. EOER. Main street Stannte

EENShA "a AVEESs NIaIn street., StaUntOn,
II Va, have just received the largest and most
beautiful stock of JEWELRY, NOTIONS &
FANCY ARTICLES ever brought to Staun-
ton, and are selling them little cheaper than the
cheapest.
that it is useless to attempt an enumeration of ar
ticles.
g~ Old men and young elderly ladies and
boys and girls and are all
thing to please and suit them all
WATCH AND CLOCK REPAIRING.
They have secured the services Of handsome
mar" Mr.. MIX-who will always be found at
the window formerly occupied by other good
looking men. Mr.. Mix understands his bust
ness thoroughly, and viii do all work in the
Repairing line, in the very best manner and on
the most reasonable terms.
@~ All Work Guaranteed, or no pay. ~
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Lss2sch for Hat2,a02'ists.

Steady on his pegs-a shoemaker.
Laying down the law-fooring judge.
A cruel man out West, speaking of the sing
ing of his village choir, says it lis like drift
wood in stream-it drsgs on the bars, yet
don't amount to dam.
An Indiana editor don't know the difference
between high mass, low mass, and blue mass.
although he has been we'll brought up. He
was brought up on a windlass.
Mother said Jemima, Sam wants to
come counting me tonight" ''Well, what did
YOU tell him?'' "Oh, / told him he might
come. felt anxious to see how he would act. )"
Uncle Toby was undoubtedly the inventor of
''Shoo Fly, for it will be remembered he said,
tShoo, little fly, there is room enough in the
world for you and me and uncle Toby was
right
A western paper publishes the following ad-
ing each other, dove-fashion, over gate-post
the other evening, had better be little more
cautious in the future.
A very young miss startled her admiring ma
the other day by describing new arrival at her
your title maltese kitten that is white all over,
'cept black spot on top of its headp"
A song that is just now very popular in Lon
don has the following chorus:
saw Esau kissing Kate,
And the fact is we all three saw
For saw Esau, he saw me,
And she saw [ saw Esau.
We have seen in all our exchanges how an
Iowa woman helped her husband to raise sew
enty acres Of wheat. It is now explained that
the way she helped him was to stand in the
door and shake the broom at him when be sat
down to rest, and terrifying him in other ways.
We don't want any help about raising wheat.
Lines from hymn-book, which young lady
incautiously left behind her in chapel. L
look in vain-he does not come; dear, dear,
what shall [ do! cannot listen as [ ought IN
less he listens too! He might have come as
we'll as not what plaques these fellows are /
I'll bet he's fast asleep at home, or smoking q
cigar.
During fine starlight evening, a three-ye
old philosopher, after a silent and apparently
profound scrutiny of the heavens, asked his
mother abruptly where the stars came f ORR
Mamma replied: Il don't know, Willie -
Yes, you do, too 'No, Willie, [ don 4
know where the stars came from" We'll,
you bet do. The moon laid en-"
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Chesapeake d Ohio R0itr0ad.
La =zzs::s::ssz tt

E - -;
nN and after TUESDAY, 18th December,
J 1869, MAIL TRAIN will leave Richmond
and arrive at Staunton at 100 P. NJ Leave
Staunton at go A. M, and arrive at Richmond
a. 40 P. NJ, making close connections at Gordons-
Vile and Charlottesville with Orange. Alexan-
dria & Manassas r. r. Mail trains for Alexan-
dria, Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia,
New York, &c; also for -Lynchburg, Knox
vile. Chattanooga Memphis, New Orleans,
Montgomery, M obile. &c.
MAIL TRAIN will run tr-weekly between
Staunton and White phur Springs on TU ES-
DAY, THURSDAY, and SATURDAY. Leave
Staunton at 440 P. NJ, and arrive at White
Sulphur Springs at 1905 p. NJ. leave White
Sulphur Springs at $40 A. NJ, and arrive at
Staunton ats A. III. And going West will con-
meet with stages as follows-viz: AT Goshen
with stages for Lexington. Natural Bridge and
Rock bridge Baths. At Millboro with stages for
Bath Alum and Warm Springs, and at White
Sulphur with stages for Lewisburg, Charleston,
etc.
STAGES will also leave Staunton on TUEa-
DAY, THURSDAY, and SATURDAY morn
ings for Lexington and Natural Bridge,
NIGHT PASSENGER TRAIN will run be-
tween Richmond and Washington nightly,
without change of cars. leaving Richmond at
$50 P. NJ. and arrive at Washington at 5.35 A
M. Leave Washington at 6 IS P. NJ, and ar
rive at Richmond at $50 A. NJ, making all
through connections at Richmond and Washing
this train, and will be run through between Rich
mond and Baltimore without change
THROUGH TICKETS Issued to all points
North. West and Southwest.
JAMES F NETHERLAND,
jan11 General Ticket Agent.
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NREAT ATTRACTION!
" NEW STORE!

DAVIS A. KAYSER has just moved into his
new store where he has enlarged and improved
ceiving large and elegant stock of first class
staple and fancy dry goods, suited to the season,
consisting of silks, popllns, French Reps, plaids,
diagonals, mernos, laces, handkerchiefs, corsets,
gloves, shoes and many other goods, rendering
the assortment very full and complete, to which
he invites the attention of all in want Of good
goods, at a fair price.
He would ask particular attention to the July
bills remaining unDaid oct5