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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-08-27

Home enjoyments, home affections
home courtesies, cannot be too carefully
or steadily cultivated. They form the
sunshine of the heart. They bless and
sanctify our private circle. They be.
come source of calm delight to the man
of business after day of toll they teach
the merchant, the trader, the working.
| man, that there is something purer,
more precious even, than the gains OF
industry. They twine themselves round
| the heart, call forth its best and purest
emotions and resources, enable us TO be
more virtuous, more upright, more
Christian, in all our relations oflife. We
see in the little beings around us, the
elements of gentieRess, of truth, and the
the beauty of fidelity and religion. A
day of toll is robbed of many of It's cares
by the thought that in the evening we
may return home, and mingle with the
family household. There, at least. our
experience teaches us we may find con-
fiding and loving bosoms, those who
look up to and lean upon us, and those
also to whom we may look for counsel
and encouragement. We say to our
friends, one and all, cultivate the home
virtues, the hoHsefsald beauties of exis-
tence. Endeavor to make the little circle
of domestic life cheerful, all intelligent,
q kindly and happy one. Whatever
may &C wrong in the world of trade,
however arddous may be the struggle
for fortune or fame, let nothing mar the
purity of reciprocal love, or throw into
its harmonious existence the apple of
discord The winter evenings afford
many hours for reading, for converse
ton. the communion of heart and of
spirit, and such hours should be devot-
ed as much as possible, not only to men
tai and moral improvement, but to the
cultivation of what may emphatically
be termed the hope virtues!
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CHARACTER.-Cha is SO much
more than wealth or knowledge, fame
or power, that it is the measure Of the
mind. When man is placed in a
prominent position of any sort what
ever, we say at once, "What is he
worth ?" not "what does he know Pr
but "what sort of man is hep" That
is the momentous question that involves
all. All others are secondary. Wealth,
knowledge. fame and power, are most
desirable accessions for good man ;
but otherwise they add strength in the
wrong direction. wonder if the young
men and boys realize that character is
the most important capital in any and
all business transactions. If a man OF
large business is looking for a partner or
employee, what does he require most of
all? An honest man or boy. Wealth
and position, with this first requisite,
viii be no destruction, but nothing
without 1t.
What pillars are to building, what
the foundation is, and the corner stone
thereof, so is good character to a man
or woman, boy or girl. The wise man
said. "a good name is rather to be cho-
sen than riches" and he had no lack OF
wealth. Remember, boys-and it will
harm none to remembef-that what you
are is of infinite importance, and What
you have is finite in its value; it's end
is the grave: while the former will
grow and enrich its possessor through
all the ages of Immortality; strive for il
as for your life, for life Is nought with
out it; if a man die for this honor, he is
an everlasting hero; while if he dies
for this wealth, he is a sordid fool. We
honor character in death, if not in life.
$50 teach us to number our days as to
apply our hearts unto wisdom"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-08-27

QUEEN LOUISE ONE OF THE BEST
MATCH MAKERS IN EURopE.-The sto.
ry goes that the engagement of Princess
Thyra to Prince Louis Napoleon was
materially helped by the consideration
that the ex-Empress Eugene is very
rich, her fortune being estimated at
$1,000 900 to SS,000,00O. Christian TX.
OF Denmark has been one of the poorest
OF soverigns, since his little kingdom
has been reduced and fleeced by Prus-
STA, and it becomes him therefore, to
look out for good matches for his chill
dren. He, or rather his wife, Queen
Louise, reputed to be one eff the adroit.
est mathematics in Europe, has looked
out vigilantly and to the purpose. She
has certainly married off her family to
advantage. Her eldest son is the hus-
band of Louise, daughter of Charles XIV,
King of Sweden and Norway. Hersec-
ond son is George, King of Greece, hus-
band of Olga, Grand Duchess of Russia
Her third son, Prince Waldemar, is not
yet twenty, and celibate only by rea-
son of his youth. His mamma has q
keen eye, it is said, to his connubial in
terests, and he can trust to her manage
ment with perfect faith in her power of
accomplishment. Her eldest daughter,
Alexandria, as every body knows, is the
Princess of Wales, and the second
daughter, Dagmar, is wife of the Gar
witch, so that they will be, if they live,
Queen of England and Empress Of Rus
STA. The sole child now to dispose of
nur tually is Prince Waldemar. The
Copenhagen gossips say that Queen
Louise is very sorry she has not anoth-
err daughter for the JUS widowed King
of Spain, and that she regrets Waldo.
mar is nota girl. If she is a fair sample,
royal mathematics are altogether SUI
rerior to those of the common kind.
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BATTLE OF LANGUAGES IN PARIS.

BATTLE OF LANGUAGES IN PARIS
Ella, if it's bore to hear English
spoken at every turn, in every possible
and impossible accent, it's simply awful
to hear the Anglo. Saxon, insular and
continental, wrestling with French
Oh, dear! oh, dear! oh, dear! II say,
you! c0chon! drret! stop! nous voulez
uag boucher :" was the frantic cry of a
Yorkshireman, who jumped up and
down to- day in Rue Scribe, wildly wav-
ing his umbrella at every empty cab,
while fat wife and two fat daughters
branished parasols with similar intent.
"Sacre 6leu ~ exclaimed the first driver;
"whom do you call 'cochon!' Coc1on
yourself!" and off he drove. Bob and
I nearly died laughing to see the process
sion Of cabs that the Yorkshireman re-
viewed in the course of ten minutes,
and the rage into which the cochers
flew. Not one but drove away faster than
he came. "Why the devil don't they
stop" at last cried the Yorkshireman
Then Bob ventured to tell him that If
he would substitute cocher for cochon
he'd have no further trouble "What's
the difference ?" he asked. When Bob
informed him that eochon was one OF
the most insulting epithets in the French
language Yorkshire replied: "Confound
these people! Why don It they get some
other word and spell it differently? I'll
wager they do it to bother us English !
Cocher drret! stop" Cocher stopped.
"Al1es-vous Erposishurq." "QxeUeporte,
Monsieur. 2" asked cabby. "What port.
Blow the port? AUes- vous" Cabby
shrugged his shoulders-and ALLEGED
From London Truths Intercepted Let.
fp9,
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Ice GRoTTOEs INDOORS. is not
uncommon nov to see ice made to dc
duty as an ornamentatiQn for the draw
ing or ball room and [ lately saw the
most charming effect produced by O
pyramid of the deli ghtfui crystals, c0m-
posed of three or four large blocks placed
in the recess of window, surrounded
by palms, ferns, and MOSES, and illului,
mated from behind by colored lanterns.
the red, blue and green lights giving the
most varied and enchanting set OF
prlsmatic hues to the transparent mass
The florist who is charged with the de
coration of the apartments with flowers
supplies the ice and makes such arrange
ments as are needful for producing the
desired effect.
In country houses ladies should have
no difficulty in initiating gardeners in the
art and mystery of preparing these de-
lightful ice grottoes. In default of a
regular zinc tank large round washing
tub will serve the purpose of receipt
acle wherein to place the base of the
structure; nothing further being reuuir-
ed but sufficiency of moss and foliage
arranged round the bottom, SO as to hide
all that is unsightly. The absolute cool
ing effect upon the atmosphere ola room
by one or two icy devices of this sort is
astonishing, and should alone recon-
mend the custom where expense 10 of lit
tie moment.
One of these days we expect to see q
huge block of ice brought into sitting
and dining rooms .of all sumptuoqs
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AN HISTORIC WRECK.-At low tide
at Monterey, CAL, a part of the wreck
of a vessel, formerly the Natalia, can be
seen, though very few who see it are
aware that she is or was the ship on
which Napoleon Bonaparte escaped
from Elba So years ago, to revive bis
broken power by his immense personal
magnetism, and lose it forever on the
memorable field of Waterloo. The old
vessel, now slowly going to pieces in
the Pacific, has local history. She
brought to California, in 1854, from
Mexico. the colony of Hijas, whose
members intended to settle in what
was then sonama county. Not liking
Sonama, they returned to Monterey and
gradually dwindled into indistinction,
being typified by the ship that had
transported them thither. 1t is odd that
some enterprising Snowman like Bar
mum has not carried off portion or the
whole of the wreck of the Natalia, and
put it into a museum to aid tha common
mind in its efforts to understand the
character and genius of the first Cap
tain of modern, or perhaps of ancient
times. "Fragnents of the ship in
which the great Napoleon escaped from
Elban would be to the many an alluring
curiosity and bit of material history
Withal
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SHYLOCK TO ANTONIO.

Signor Antonio, many a time and oft
In der Rialto you hat abused me
About my moneys, und said dot
I took more inde1est in q year
Den der principal vas come to!
Still hat borne all dose NIT
A patient shrug;
For vat you call it? sufferance?-
Vas der badge Nv all our tribe: r
You call me bad names
Misbeliever, cut-throat, son ov gun,
Sheep Shon, und SO on.
Veil, den, it vas now appeared
Dot you need my helup!
You come to me und you said,
Mister Shylock, old poy, would
Like to borrow dree dousand ducats
Till next Saturday! You said so!
You, dot hat booted me
Two, dree, six, several dimes.
Und spurn'd me from your threshold
Like dog? Moneys is your suit, den?
By goodness, you hat more cheek
AS book agent! Should 1 not said:
Half dog money?
Do son NV gun
Keep pank ackound?
Didn't it been impossibility
Dot cur should lend you
Dree dousand ducats? Or,
Shall I bend low, und in a bondsman's key,
Nit bated breath und whispered humblenes
Said this:
Fair sir, you spit on me on Wednesday last,
You spurn'd me on Thursday,
On Friday you told me to wipe off
Mine shin off;
Anudder dime you call me
Old Stick-in-der-mud;
Und, now, for dose dings
lend you-a f1fe-cent nickel,
Und took mortgage
On your old paid head! Don't it?
oil City Derrick.
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A SAD WARN1Ne~ro Yo11N MEN

a SAD WARNINeTo YouN MEN.-"I
can drink or let it alone" We heard
the words fall proudly from the lips of
a young man who gloried in his un-
trammeled freedom, his broad minded
ness, his standing in society, his power
to toy with the tempter without hepom-
ing its victim. II can drink or let it
alone" hs said proudly, and he meant
it, for he thought he could. All, that
is the rock on which so many brave
young lives go down. Only few mo-
ments after he had made his boast the
young man stood before the bar, looking
from Wtiskey cocktail to a strange
barkeeper, and feeling in his pockets for
the pocketbook that was left at home,
twenty three blocks away. Where then,
was his proud boast? could he drink,
or let it alone" as he pleased? All, he
could let it alone mighty well. And he
did. mo sl4te,p said the barkeaner !:
.'cash up" Oh, young man, be warned.
# is easy for you to say, II can drink, or
let it alape," but oh, young mani!
-HOUEeue
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Why ARE so MANY THINGS So
The following comes from the Burling-
ton HasDkgye:
Why should Jim Anderson get off so
much easier than Ananiasf
Why is it wrong to kill the man who
says he told you so?
Why the boys who made the Fourth
of July pdorous and hideous with gun
powder from 1870 to 1856, inclusive, are
speechiess with indignation at tEa de-
PRAYED and vicious tastes of the boys
who want to enjoy the same kind of
celebration in 1878?
Why people always discuss European
politics as though they understood
thems
Why man should always get mad if
you frankly, and for his own good, tell
him he is making an ass of himself?
Why is it so hard to find man when
you want to borrow money of him?
Why il ESQ hard to borrow the money
after you have found him (?
Why man always wishes he had
chosen some other profession
Why q man is always going to take q
vacation fnext summers"
Why man thinks every year that he
won't be as big fool this year as be was
last?
And why he is, though, all the same :?
Why man never tries to beat down
the price of railroad ticket?
Why everybody affects a profound
knowledge Of growing crops and crop
prospects?
Why men always lie about the size of
the fish they catch and the number OF
ducks tiiey shoot?
Why it takes five grown people to
take one sleeping infant to the circus 10
see the animals?
Why man who doctors himself with
patent medicines, three bottles for dol
lar, always, in referring to his health.
speaks of physicians" as though he
was constantly attended by retinue of
fifty or sixty doctors?
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-08-27
FoSDLING Wild RArr1Ess AKEs

FONDLING WILD RATTLEsNAKES.-
Mr. A. e.. CorpeniDg, of Linville, was
in our Office last Wednesday, and youch-
es for the truth of the following state
ment. On Johns River in the Globe set
Element, lives a woman by the name of
Margaret Coffee, who has daughter that
for some time past has been insane. Some
days ago the girl was rambling in the
woods alone, and returned carrying over
her shoulder and round her neck large,
live and unhurt rattlesnake. Coming
up into the yard where her brother
stood she uncoiled the reptile from its
embrace, and throwing it upon the
around, remarked. Here's q damned
snake-you can kill it if you want to"
The snake maize several attempts to re-
gain its position. running to her as a
child would run to its mother, but
showing no signs of anger. 1t was soon
killed. A few days after the girl came
home with another rantile fully as large.
which was likewise atfectionately coiled
about her neck. Both these snakes
were unfurt and had full possession of
their fangs and venom. Mr.. Corpen-
ing, the gentleman to whom we are in
debted for the information, is well
known to the people of Burke. There
can be no doubt of the truth of the sto-
ry.-Blue Ridge Nv. c. Blade.
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THE FALCONER.
BY ROBERT ]. BURDETTE.

BY ROBERT ]. BURDETTE.
With hound and gun ut early dawn,
The hunter greets the smiling morn;
And as he lifts his wicker flask,
He winds his mellow horn.
Safe in his hunting bag he packs
A little bottle, built of tin;
The which. with many hearty smacks,
He packs his ammunition in.
And lest his trusty fowling-piece
Should fail him when the chase was long.
He takes, his safety to increase,
His pocket-pistol, fiat, but strong.
Although no game he bringeth home,
He makes the feathers fly all dayi
And moor-hens see, as far they roam,
The cocktails that he puts away.
When night comes brooding DER the wales,
Though wound or fracture he has not,
Yet by the scent his breath exhales,
We know he Is three-quarters shot.
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Did He Tell a Lie2

The following story has run through
three generations, and has been located
at almost every large seaport on both
sides of the Atlantic, but it will bear oc-.
casional repetition: There was q mer-
chant ship-owner of Liverpool, "a Quak.
er,) who prlded himself on his unim-
peached and unimpeachable honesty
He would not have told o downright
falsehood to save the value of his best
ship. Jacob suffered one of his best
ships to set sail from Calcutta for home
without any insurance upon either YES
sci or cargo. At length he became un-
easy. He was confident his ship had
encountered bad weather, and he feared
for her safety. In this strait he went to
his friend Isaac. He called him friend,
though l am under the impression that
Isaac was one of the children of Israel.
Friend Isaac" he said, II would like
thee to insure my ship which is at sea.
l should have done it before, but have
carelessly neglected it. If thee canst
have the policy signed, all ready for de-
livery, at 8 o'clock on the afternoon of
the morrow, I will send and get it and
send thee the money in full"
| Isaac did not seem to be anxious to in
sure the ship, but being assured that nc
unfavorable intelligence had been heard
from her. he said he would have the
policy made out to take effect on and at.
ter 8 o'clock the following day. but to
cover the ship and cargo from the date
of her leaving India.
Early on the following morning jacob
received message from the hand of s
captain just arrived, to the effect thai
hic shin uac AZ =, do n = =, - ~ WOO Loot
This was very unfortunate. Should
Friend Isaac happen to hear the new
before the policy was made out he would
not make it at all or, if it was made GU
and not signed, he would not sign it,
What should he do? He wanted to ac
honestly. 1t would not be right to lie
Isaac go and make out that policy unde
such circumstances. Finally he hit up
on plan. He summoned his confiden
tial clerk and sent him with this mes
sage:
"Tell Friend Isaac that I have hear
from my ship, and if the policy is no
signed he need not sign it,"
That clock was close upon the strok
of three when the clerk arrived. Frien
Jacobs message was delivered. TIL
ship had been heard from, and if th
lpolicy was not yet signed he need nc
sign it.
~ think I am in season to save it..
the clerk said.
mo, sir" Isaac answered prompt
anu emphatically. Now, in truth, tn
policy of the insurance had not beel
signed, for the insurer had been il
doubt but when he heard the messag
he judged at once that the ship was safi
and that Jacob sought to save the heav
item of premium he had agreed to pay
mo. sir" he said; you are not j
time. 1t is past three o'clock the polio
is signed. I will go and get it."
e He slipped out and hastily finishc
and signed the policy, and. having drie
b the ink, he brought it to the clerk, de
i. manding in return the sum which ha
been agreed upon. The money was pal
and the policy was taken home to Frien
G Jacob, who received it very gladly.
The end can easily be imagined; an
it is not difficult to judge which of tn
"a two felt most sore over the matter.
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houses for the purpose of lowering the
temperature, in the same way as coal in
winter is brought for the purpose of rails
ing 1t. 1t will be looked upon then as .
necessity. The fashion Of placing a large
block of ice, surrounded by ferns, in the
centre of the dining table is very effec-
tive and pleasant and has lately been
much developed.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-08-27
lme or eternity. We shrink from
THE BARE WORD CREDIT.

Through the storm which we have passed
and are passing, all have suffered terribly, but
thr CASH MAN energies from the ordeal ten
times stronger, while the old regulars with
ledgers filled with worthless debts lay upon
time for apologies for the cash system is ended.
The. buyer recognizes it as the only safe way for
him to make his purchases, for by paying cash,
we save him ut least 25 per cent. on long time
prices. Cash is an imperial master-credit a
death trap. Our stock is very large all bought
for cash. and we offer unusual inducements IN
every department.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-08-27

A woman may not be able to sharpen
d pencil or hold an umbrella, but she
can pack more articles into a trunk
than a man can in one horse wagon.
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TT can make money faster at work for us than
~ at anything else. Capital not required ::
We VIII start you. Sl2 per day at home made by
wanted everywhere to work for us. Now is the
time. Costly outfit and terms free Address
TRUE 4 Co. Augusta, Maine. apr2-ly
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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-28
MEDICAL NOTICE.

DIR. W. BILLIE, Specialist for all Chronic Dis
eases. Private Diseases and Female Diseases
has Just returned from Europe Office. 1874 Canal
street, between Baronne and Carondelet streets,
caused by abuse or age, ALWAYS cured In
short time. Private Diseases treated after a new,
sure and quick method. Female Diseases treated
with greatest success.
DR.. Biile's reputation as skilled and success
full physician Is already years ago established
IN New Orleans s and vicinity; and he has cured
had failed to benefit. which is well known to the
public. DR.. Billie is agraduate from one of th 9
Ii Euo1 po eng o w Pr yeae
situations and correspondence strictly conf
Dental. Charges moderate. 15& Capal street.
DIR. ". BILLIE 1874 Canal street. de9 tn