Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-05-16


spend their money freely.
Authority on the subject says that married
people should study each others weak points"
Jones says his wife has found his, and knows to
a fraction of e. second when to ask him for mon
ey; and he has found hers, and knows to dot
when it will do to refuse. There is no couple
that gets along better together than Jones and
his wife.
The Valley Musical Association will hold its
4th sami-annuaI session at Waynesboro, COM
mencing on Tuesday, the 23rd instant, and clo-
sing with concert on Friday evening following.
Ali persons having copies of the ''Song Festi-
vsl are requested to bring them along. The ex-
ercisee will be conducted by Prof W. III. Evans,
who has kindly consented to act in the capacity
of conductor.
We take pleasure in announcing to our readers
tbai the old, reliable and most favorably known
Commission house. of the city of Richmond, for
merIy conducted by Mr.. John Tyler, has been
again revived under the style and firm of Tyler's
Son & Company.
This firm is made up of '+chips from the old
block" and we have no hesitancy III recon-
mending them to the confidence and patronage
of our farmers and merchants
SNow.-We are reliably informed that there
was snow on North Mountain, in considerable
quantities, on last Wednesday morning. May
10Th Snow at this late season Of the year is
very remarkable. Wedo not remember of there
having been a fall of snow, IN this section, so
late in the season, since the year 1850. We do
remember, however. very distinctly, that there
was q considerable fall of snow on the 10th day
of May, 1850.
CELEBRATIoN-We acknowledge an invita-
ton to the final celebration Of the "Mw Sigma
Rho and "Philogian" societies of Richmond
College, which will take place on Wednesday
evening, the 28th of June next. G. V. Meredith,
president of the nj. S. R. Society, is the galuta-
torian. The orators are: OF the Philologian So
ciety, J. J. Whitley, of Suffolk, Va. and of the
N. S. r. Society, S. B. Witt, of Prince Edward
The valedictory will be delivered by Charles s.
Morris president of the Philologian Society.
A T,ApY's ADvERTIsEMENT-A lady who has
suffered from the intolerable nuisance complain
ed of request us to insert the following in this
naner. for the benefit of whom it may concern .
Wanted-one hundred and fifty young men,
more or less, OF all shapes and sizes, from the
tall. graceful dandy with hair sufficient on his
upper lip to stuff BARRIERS cushioa, down to the
,itt,e bow-legged, freckled-face carrot-headed
s,pstart. The object is to form gaping corps
10 he in attendance at the church doors at the
close of divine service each Sabbath evening, to
stare at the ladies SIS they leave church, and to
make delicate and gentlemanly remarks on their
persons and dress. All who wish to enter the
above corps will appear on the steps of the va
IL, oHvfS dau m
they will be duly inspected. their names, per-
sonal appearance, and quality of brains regis
tered in a book for that purpose. To prevent a
general rush, we will state that no one will be
enlisted who possesses intellectual capacity above
that of donkey.
To MERCHANTS AND BUSINESS MEN.-We
have commenced the publication of the annual
catalogue of the Officers, Premiums, &C., of the
Augusta County Fair, which will hold its fourth
annual exhibition, in this place, the 17th
18th and 18th days of October next. This cata-
logue will havea wide circulation among the very
best citizens of the country, and, consequently.
will be a most excellent advertising medium
In order to afford our merchants and business
men an opportunity of communicating with the
public, through its pages, we will insert adver-
1 tisements in it at the following LOW RATES:
For full page, ....... SIS 90
For half page, SUO
For fourth page ... o.UO
= For an eighth page, .............. 4OO
For sixteenth page, zoo
A full page is 7x44 inches in size-net space,
without margins Weintend printing it in good
style on good paper, and we hope to receive a
liberal patronage from the merchants and bust
ness men of Staunton.
A 4bo buc of
,,ueht to be represented in this catalogue, as it
ny, II be read and referred to by thousands of bus
ines men.
CHA w-GAxGs.-W understand that there
are, upon average, not less than II persons in
confinement in our county and corporation Jail
: for netty fences Confinement in prison to
persons guilty Of petty larceny, and kindred of
fences. is but small punishment. We doubt not
that there are many among them who would
rather be maintained in idleuess, in Jail, than
earn their living by Iabour. The maintenance OF
these people in prison is heavy expense to the
public, and as long as they are confined, their
labor is lost to the community.
The last Legislature, to remedy this evil, au-
thorized the Courts to establish chain gangs, and
make these people earn their daily bread.
We respectfully cAl1 The abLOIGlOn OF our cor
poration and county judges to this law, and sug-
:gest to them the propriety of taking the proper
steps Tor the organization of such gangs.
II, instead OF confinement in jail or stripes,
convicted criminals were made to work during
their term of penal service, on the public roads
and Streets they could soon put the streets of the
town, snd the principal roads leading into if for
half mile around in good order.
The Middlebrook, the Jennings Branch and
- the Waynesborough roads all need repairs, Rv
the agency of these prisoners large portion ~
the expense Of Matchmaking the streets and
roads, could be saved.
If dozen hands were set to work -.braakino
tone, south of the r. r. Bridge on the Middle.
!, rOk road, they would find material enough
for thousands of perches and the road
49,, be widened and improved by the BLASTING
-oek te be broken. How much better
"l9;., ,e for these able-bodied fellows to he
- 80 90 ". dollar day for the public than
20 he langni shing in prison at cost of near that
amount to the pubic!
The moral i. rfuenee, too, would be good. By
heing forced to work steadily they would acquire
habits of indust1 and skill, and at the expira
ton of their term paight become useful citizens
We earnestly hopes hs experiment may be made