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nat Spaniard Thinks Of the Capitol.
The uEnnca,, of Madrid owes M a whole.

N naI ppanlafd links VI 1Ae Oapibol'
The 'sEpoca'' of Madrid gives upa whole
page to letter from Senior Alfredo Esco
bar describing the capitolat Washington
1t may be worth while for our readers to
know what an intelligent foreigner, from
land in which the art of architecture has
wrought some of its grandest and some of
it's gloomiest marvels, thinks of the pride
of Washington He-does full justice to its
says ''the Capitol at Washington surprises
but it does not faScinate. Born of differ
ent schools of art and different nationali-
ties, and in a country where art has no
temples and tue useful takes precedence
over the beautiful, it could not be expec
ted to be either Parthenon or Vatican.
< ~ q x But when the critic passes
Judgment on the first verses of a child he
does it indulgently, and the capitol is the
work of nation ilr ITS childhood. x x =
The esplanade in front is as grand as the
esplanade of the exposition, or as the grand
stand atEpsom.j Seen. from afar or from
the west, the capitol resembles the royal
palace at Madrid, used as a basement for
bles the Madeline at Paris thrice magnil
fed and crowned with the cupola of st.
Paul's at London.'' Senior Escobar thinks
little Of Greenough' s Washington, and still
less of the othersculpturesa about the build
ing, but he cordially admires the great
bronze doors OF Randolph Rogers cast by
Muller at Munich, and thinks them the
best of all the details of the building. He
is severe upon the low and narrow entran-
ces, and upon the absence of anything like
a really grand and ample stairway, and
thinks the dome more appropriate to a rail
way station than to a national legislative
hall of the first rank. But, as he rather
sarcastically observes american travel.
ers who visit the capitol never dream for
moment of troubling themselves about the
merit ofthe frescoes which adorn it's cupo-
la. The guide-book tells them that these
frescoes cover five thousand square feet
and cost fifty thousand dollars, and that is
all they care to know. x Ii Rome,
London, and st. Petersburg possess finer
domes than Washington, neither Of them
possess the electrical batteries which illu-
inmate the night sessions of of congress
To be sure, any dome in the world might
easily possess these, whilst Washington
could not get possession of such frescoes
as those which adorn the vatican, nor yet
of such dome as that of st. Peters, even
if Washington should build q brand-new
capitol"
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The following week, when Mr.. Helper
dropped in to pay his respects to Agnes,
/ he found her watering her beds of migno-
nettes and pansies.
'sOh," she said, presently, and half shy
ly, sthe oldest thing has happened!
must tell somebody! How dear grand
mamma would laugh if she were here, and
say. it served me right! I received note
yesterday, (you could hardly cali it billet
dour, though it was from Miles,) and what
do you think He says in it-there, turn
your eyes away, DON'T look at me so while
I tell you-he begs me to release him from
an engagement which, upon close exami-
nation of his beart-under the microscope,
/ 1 suppose-he finds himself unable to full
fill! Now, you must know that there new
Ell was an engagement at all between US !;
he had just leased my soul out of me to
marry him, and Ipromised. Only to think
| of it! A Peverill. descendant of one
Rupert Peverill, who figured in the Cru
rades, Tilted by Miles Bond! 1t must be
that grandmamma's jointure disappointed
! the poor youth. Motto: Never appoint
as your executor the man whom you wish
to marry to heir"
'sYou don't seem to take the matter
| much to hearth said Harold.
ssBecause my heart wasn't concerned in
! it,
| stWhat under heaven were you think
ing Of, then ?''
II was thinking whether OF no you-you
/ you had changed your mind. Sir; whether
you would ever again dare"
II dare do all that doth become lover, y
.asseverated Harold, inclining to the level
of her lips. ''Will you reconsider the
question | asked you year ago, darling -
And Agnes reconsidered.
Mrs: Helper had been married a year
and better, when it occurred to her, in
an idle moment, to overhaul grandma Pc
verill's papers, Nbw that they were her own
possessions, and when she heard Harold
calling her she went slowly out to meet
him, with one of them crushed in her soft
| hands.
What have you there, darling?' he
asked. ... s.u.,a
"And you knew it all the while!" she
answered, irrelevantly; ''you knew I was
not Peverill, descended from the Crusa-
der; you knew that had been adopted
from foreign founding asylum! And
yet you loved me And yet you married me,
Agnes Nobody' and Mrs. Helper began
to CRY, and allowed herself to be clasped in
! the arms Of stone cutters son, and found
comfort in it.
"'Love is not love, which alters
W hen it alteration 6nds.' ("
said Harold. usa
''But l may be the daughter of a cobb
Ter, or pauper, Or worse,'' she sobbed.
"You are my wife, and love YOU"
'sThen [ would rather be your wife than
the daughter of king" said she, smiling
through her tears.
! MI. Helper had forgotten to burn the let
ter which grandma Peverill had written to
~ o.,I n h.I q fa
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Fate of the Czars.

1t may be interesting just now to note
what history and rumor says of the fate Of
the Cars of Russia. From Ruric (S62) to
Jurie, OF George 1. (1155,) who built Mos
cow, there were seventeen dukes of Kiev.
To these follow sixteen grand dukes Of
Vladimir, ending with Jurie, or George III,
in 1925. The succeeding sovereigns, nine
in number, bore the title of grand duke
Of Moscow. In 1917 commences the list of
czars OF Muscovy, whose territorial boun-
diaries have spread by purchase but chiefly
by conquest, until they reach the giant di-
mansions OF the present Russian empire.
Feodor l., second czar, was poisoned; Be-
ris poisoned himself; Ivan VI, of the
house of Romanoff, was deposed; Peter
I'LL, was deposed and murdered; Paul L.,
was strangled in his bed-chamber Alex
ander l., is reported to have died by slow
poison; Nicholas, too, is reported to have
been poisoned, as his death was unexpec-
ted, and his body lay three days in private
state before any public announcement of
his death was made. Another and still
more common idea is that Nicholas died
from modification ON account of his disas-
tiers and defeat.in the Crimea. The pres
ent czar, Alexander II, is the sixteenth Of
the house of Romanoff. He has entered
upon more arduous task than his father,
the conquest of Constantinople, at time
when the rest of the great nations are even
more averse to disturbing the balance of
power in Europe than when Sebastopol
was attacked. The crown does not sit "a
silly upon his head. Recent accounts say
that AleXander's cheeks are sunken, his
eyes are lusterless, his step has lost much
of its elasticity, and his carriage is less
dignified than formly. He is described as
prematurely aged, which is not marvellous
since he works from eight in the morning
until nine O'Clock at night, laboring even
harder than his ministers. There is hot
work in the east and the west already.
If Alexander should fail, and, the cres-
cent should look down upon myriads of
Russians sent to their death by his ambi-
ton to possess Constantinople, he will like
ly so the way of Nicholas, either by treas
son Or broken heartedness. It is believed
III Russia that on the base of a statue cree
ted by the early chiefs there appeared a
miraculously written prophecy that the
Russ would one day sit in the seat Of the
Greek emperor. Every car has sanctioned
the fable, and hence each one who attacks
Turkey fears the consequences of failure.
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FRAGMENTS OF. LIVES. 9Th.

FRAGMENTS OF. LIVES These ''frag-
ments" Of lives, how they streW our daily
path on every side! Not a house do we
enter, not q company do we mix with, but,
we more than, guess we hnoav-that these
our friends, men and women, who go about
the world doing their will, and taking their
pleasure therein, all carry about them Sc
cret burden of bitter disappointments,
vanished hopes, unfulfilled ambitions, lost
loves. Probably every one of them, when
his OF her smiling face vanishes' from the
circle, will change it into another-semous,
anxious, sad-happy if it be only sad, with
no mingling of either bitterness or sadness
That complete felicity which the young
believe in, and expect almost as a matter
of certainty to come, never does come
Soon OF late, we have to make up our
minds to do without it, to take up the
fragments of our blessings, thankful that
we have what we have and are what we
are; above all, that we have our own bur
den to bear, and not our neighbours. But,
whatever it is, we must bear it alone; and
this gathering up Of fragments, which I
am so earnestly advising, is also "a thing
which must be done alone Miss lilSzock.
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poetrp.
ISOLATION.

We walk alone through all lifes various ways,
Through light and darkness, sorrow, Joy, an
change;
And greeting each to EACH through passing days,
Still we are strange
We hold our dear ones with a firm, strong grasp;
We hear their voices, look into their eyes;
And yet, betwixt us in that cinging clasp
distance lies.
We cannot s'knOw their hearts, ~ hOwe'er we may.
Mnge thought, aspiration, hope and prayer;
We cannot reach them, and in vain essay
To enter there.
STILL in each heart of heart a hidden deep
Lies. never fathomed by its dearest. best;
With closest care our purest thoughts we keep,
And fenderest.
But, blessed thought! we shall not always so
In darkness and in sadness walk alone
There comes a glorious day when we shall know
AS we are known,
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GROWING OLD.-It is the solemn thought
connected with middle life, that life's last
business is begun in earnest; and 1t is then
midway between the cradle and the grave,
that a man begins to marvel that he let
the days of youth go by so half enjoyed.
1t is the pensive autumn feeling it is the
sensation of half sadness that we expe-
rience when the longest day of the year is
past and every day that follows is shorter,
and the light fainter, and the feebler shad-
ows tell that nature is fastening with gil
gantic footsteps to her winter grave So
does man look back upon his youth.
When the first gray hairs become visible,
VI hen the unwelcome truth fastens itself
on the mind that man is no longer going
up hill, but down, and that the sun is al
ways westering, he looks back on things
behind. When we were children, we
thought as children. But now there lies
before us manhood, with its earnest work,
and then cid age and then the grave, then
home. There is a second youth for man,
better and holier than his first, if he will
look on, and not look back.-F. W. Rob
ertson. l-,7e...4.s ss5
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A promise should be given with caution,
and kept with care. A promise should be
made with the heart, and remembered by
the head. A promise is the offspring Of
the intention, and should be- matured by
recollection A promise and its perform
ance should, like a true balance, always
present mutual adjustment. A promise
delayed is justice deferred. A promise at
tended to is debt settled.
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t stf =
How TO SELECT FLoUR.-F1rst look at
the color. IF it is white with slight vel
low or straW-colored tint, buy it. If it is
very white, with q blush cast, or with
white specks in it, refuse it. Second, ex-
anime it's adhesiveness. Wet and knead a
little of it between YOU fingers. If it
works soft and sticky, it is poor. Third,
throw a little lump Of dry flour against
smooth perpendicular surface; if it falls
Like powder, it is bad Fourth, squeeze
some flour in your hand; if it retains the
shape given by the pressure, that too is a
good sign. Flour that will stand these
tests it is safe to buy. These modes are
given by our flour dealers, and they per-
tain to a matter that concerns everybody,
nam ely-the staff of life.
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ScAB IN SHEEP. !Scab in sheep may be
cured by a mixture made by boiling one
pound of tobacco in water, adding one
pound of sulphur after the boiling is done.
And the water used for this weight Of
drugs should be, when ready to dip, five
gallons. Add also. if the water is hard,
one quarter pound of soda for each five
gallons When dripping the sheep, keep
the liquor at 1000 to HOO, and rub the
sheep well when immersed, keeping them
in about two minutes and rubbing all the
time. Two weeks thereafter dip and rub
again, to render the cure sure.
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said Harold.

TURKISH TITLEs.-Su ltan-The sover-
eign of the Turkish empire-the recognize
ed organ of all executive power in the
State. His headquarters are at Constants
nople. .t
Porte-The government of the Turkish
empire.
Sublime Porte-The official name of the
government, so called from the gate of
the sulton'e palace.
Grand Vizer-The chief minister of the
Turkish Empire.
Divan-The Turkish council Of State
the cabinet" tt'
Grand Mufti-Chief interpreter of. the
Mohammedan law and head of the "wise
men'-jurists, theologians and lHerati
who assemble for consultation on his Or
der. He is mostly styled the chief of the
faithful. A writer says a tetaoa Oh decree
from him would summons around the
standard of the prophet all the fanatical
hordes of Islam to fight to the death
against the "infidels,'' in the firm belief
that death on the battle field is sure pass
port to paradise.
Pasha-Governors, viceroys, comman-
ders, civil and military rulers of providen-
ces. .... .-r..-
Deys-About the same as pasha.
Sheik-The name given the heads of Ar
abian tribes or clans. 1t means elder, OF
eldest dignity and authority. .G..
Osmanli-Turkish official
Islam-The religion of Mohammed.
Hams ohammedans themselves.
Mussulman-A follower of Mohammed
Ottoman Empire-Another name for the
Turkish empire. and derives its name from
Osman, its founder. .l
| Osmanlis- Turks proper. III,
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i CHEAP PAINT CLEANER. leaves
may be saved from the table for few days
and when sufficient are collected, steep,
not boil, them for half an hour IN tin
pan; strain the water off through a sieve
and use this tea to wash all vanished
paint. 1t removes spots and gives fresh
er and newer appearance than when soap
and water are used. For white paint take
up small quantity Of whitening on a
damp piece of old white flannel, and rub
over the surface lightly, and it will leave
the paint remarkably bright and new.
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PRESERVED PUMPKINs.-C a thick
yellow pumpkin into strips two inches
wide and about five long; take pound Of
sugar for each pound Of pumpkin. Scat
ter the sugar over the fruit, and pour on
two wine glasses of lemon juice for each
pound of pumpkin, and set it away Next
day put the parings of one or two lemons
with the fruit and sugar, and boil the
whole three quarters of an hour, or long
enough to make it tender and clear with
out breaking. Lay the pumpkin out to
cool, strain the syrup and pour it on the
pumpkin in the jars. s. MAJ 1,Esuz
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Great natural gifts bring duties to their
possessor rather than privileges.
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CURE FOR CUTs. AND BRUIsEs.-Cover
wounds Of any kind with sticking plaster,
and pain will cease and the wound will soon
heal. But if the prepared plaster is too
costly plan, as good is to keep muci1age
bottle and cover piece OF thin cloth with
the mucilage and apply. Those who use
glue will find it as handy as anything.
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n To REMOVE MORTAR OR PAINT from
windows rub the spot of mortar with
stiff brush dipped in sharp, hot vinegar,
and paint spots with burning fluid or cam
phene and sand.
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To CURE HoARsENEss. When the
voice is lost, as is sometimes the case, from
the effects of a cold, a simple and pleasant
remedy is furnished by beating up the white
of one egg, adding the juice Of one lemon,
and sweetening with white sugar to the
taste. Take a teaspoonful from time to
time. It has been known to effectually
cure the ailment.
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I. SPIcED BEEF.-Take some nice suet, or
ithre or'four slices Of pork fry, in pot IN
til it is a light brown /; then lay in piece
of raw beef, brown it on both sides; then
cover it with water and let it stew over a
moderate fire five or six hours, according
to the size of the beef; add an onion, two
bay leaves, half teaspoonful of whole
cloves and allspicemixed; pepper, salt and
vinegar to taste; add water as it boils
away, so that there may be enough to
make gravy when the meat is done.
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WE can hardly learn humility and ten
derness enough except by suffering.
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THE NAMES OF NAILS. = The terms
"four-penny," "six-penny," 'ten-penny,"
ETC., as applied to nails, mean this Four
penny means four pounds to the thousand
nails, six-penny six pounds to the thousand,
and so on. It is an old English term, and
meant at first 'ten pound" nails 1.-THE thou
sand being understood J but the old En-
glishman clipped it to ''ten pun," and
from that to 'ten-punny;" and SO it degen-
Grated, until penny" was substituted for
pound. So, when you ask for four-penny
nails, nowadays, you want those thou
sand of which will weigh four pounds; but
in these degenerate times, we question
whether you will get as many thousand in
that weight. When a thousand nails
weigh less than one pound, they are called
tacks, brads etc., and are reckoned by
ounces Ito the thousand J so you will see
IS o., or 10 o., 16 o." etc., on papers of
tackS., u 1.r -.N Ross e-l Aa-
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7 The best days of mans life are those in
which he effects the most good.
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NEW FIRM We wish to call the attention
IN of the ladies to our stock OF goods,
carefully and we'll selected by Mrs M. f. Fa
GIN She is in constant attendance upon the
business, and will be glad to see her old friends
al 10. North New street. Persons wishing
fixtures Tor Sewing Machines c.n be supplied
there, and also the best platter in the market.
Very Respectfully,
apr27
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MATCHMAKING.
wv AND BLACKSMITHING

wv AND BLACKSMITHING
The undersigned formerly of Churchville, has
opened q Wagon-naking and Blacksmithing
establishment, on
NEW COURT HOUSE ST, STAUNTON, VA
next door to the Carriage Factory of Capt.
Waters, wnere he is prepared to execute all work
in his line, out of good material, in the best
manner and at low flures
va REPAIRING promptly done and all
work warranted
Va also mann facture FASIG'S PATENT
LIFTING JACK, the grea ties thing out and in
dispensable to farmers generally. Call and see
it.
feb14 JAS M. LICKLITER.
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NT S. KINDS q SONS,
w MERCHANT TAILORS.
81 West Fayette, End Door West OF Charles.
BALTIMOR MD
Frst-clses Goods made up in frst-class style.
and perfect fit guaranteed. Refer to VIM. L.
Bumgardner, Fred. Efineer and others. Par
ties can have tn ir measures taken at Mr.. Nc
Namara's in Staunton, and sent on to US, and
the clothes will be made to fit.
may4 "
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FARM AND FIRESIDE.

How TO PLANT A TREE.-When plant
ing never dig hole like q boWl-cistern,
but only as deep as the soil, and loosen the
soil below. Then. as soon as the tree is
planted, throw in first an inch of real good,
fresh soil; set the tree, holding it with one
hand, while on your knees you spread the
roots carefully with the other let the as
sistant drop the dirt upon the roots as he
would if he had a sieve, and Us it is drop
ped In do you, who hold the tree, upon
your Bonded knees, work every root care
fully out straight on a level line with the
point or juncture of it with the main stem;
use the fingers outspread in mingling the
fine dirt with the roots, and be careful that
an air-space is left at the bottom. and also
that the earth upon the lower roots is pack
ed the hardest or tightest of any. Asyou
reach the upper roots, only see that each
root is, surely surrounded with earth, and
then let the last four inches of earth be
sprinkled on with a spade OF shovel, with
out pressure of the foot or anything else;
do not even fiat it with the shovel, and
be sure and keep your own and your assis-
tant's feet off, for every pressure will de-
stroy the natural position Of the roots be-
low.
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A. A. &RUBERIs
MANUFACTURERS OF TIN COPPEE
AND SHEET IRON WARE

and dealer in
STOVES OF ALL KINDS.
(New Court House st. STANTON, Val
Particular attention paid to making and re-
pairing Stills, and putting Still Houses in prop
er order, as required by the Government.
ian-2a ly. .4.s-
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I'd III E& LEX r. : :
FT$ Il All

is re~ftted and RETURNS led with the ii nest
Brands of Whistles. Brandes, Wires, Cigars
&C., &C., and he will also furnish parties 10y the
PINT, QUART AND GALLON.
~ Give me trial.
may4-ly TOM BURKE.