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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-08-20
For the SPECTATOR
.tf1.s For the SPECTATOR.
A Duel or a Wedding.

I am an ardent admirer of female
beauty. I ought to have been an artist
or sculptor, but / am neither. I have
thought come of running an ambratype
gallery-one Of that kind, you know,
where they run from town to town,
stopping on a vacant lot or on the com.
mon for week or two, to transfer the
faces of the towns people to glass but
/ gave up that idea at last, for the sole
reason that am not of a rowing DISPOSE
tion. / vantto settle in one spot, and
the spot did settle in was just at the
corner of Crown and Morton streets in
W. i was boOk-keeper for Brown
& Co., wholesale dealers in hides and
taliow. Henry Rowers, q young man
Of very lively disposition, and also an
admirer of female beauty, was employed
in the same Office, We boarded and
roomed together at the corner of Crown
and Morton. One night Henry and
attended one of the lyceum lectures. 1
think it was Mr.. Beecher that delivered
the lecture. But whether it was or not
it does not matter, for I do not intend to
speak of the lecturer, but of a certain
young lady saw there.
We occupied seats very near the stage
we came early. There were very few
in the hall at the time, but the seat di-
rectly in front of US was filled with
ladies. I believe there was one gentle
men though did not take much notice
Of him. We had hardly been in the hall
five minutes before my attention was
fixed upon one of the ladies upon the
front seat. She was little to the right
of me, but as she was talking very earn
estly to the lady next to her, her face
was turned towards us, and suscep-
tible as am, I could not but be impress.
ed with the beauty ofit.
Bowers noticed her tCo and punched
me in the Ribs to attract my attention.
IA little out ofthe common order, Ell.
McDougal," he whispered, s.Lovely I
think do you know her?" And Just
then the organ music began to blow,
and ROyeTs, yh0 is also 0 lover of music,
as we'll as of beauty, turned his atten-
| ton to the organ, which, by the way, is
always played an hour before the lecture
commences, for you see the people of
W have bought great organ lately,
and they can't let it rest whenever they
have an opportunity to display its pow
ers. But I COULDN'T withdraw my gaze
from the beautiful young lady before me.
She had golden hair, and her bluest of
blue eyes swan full of love and sweet
ness. Her nose was small and straight
and she had just the prettiest dimple a.
mppg the bushes on either cheek. And
then, such a mouth what red, rfDe.
lips teeth Of pearl, flashing betwe cen the
roses. Her forehead was smo0th and
broad, ana her neck, l saw as the fur
cap dropped low on her shoulder, was
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-08-20

The prevalent troubleisnot, as the infa-
tionists suppose, the deficiency of money
to meet the wants of trade, but the de-
ficiency of trade to meet the excessive
volume Of currency. The mefchants
want customers, the capitalists want
employment for their money, the opefa-
tives want PAYNE work, the railroads
want business. The inactivity of trade
prevents the free circulation of money.
When trade is prosperous the people can
manage with almost any condition OF
currency. When business is universal,
ly dull the soundest currency cannot
render things active. All the financieFs
In Europe could not reverse.-Ia Iahi7tsdcT-
2ohja North a-Aanericon a.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-08-20

Captain. "Io be sure never saw Won
before, but I,ve seen vour nbotocra,sh q
hundred times. You remember tn . one
you gave to Carrie? ?'' ss.l'l i77i-''~T-' -
!, "Noi sir don't know Carrie Pm
not McDolan at all. I'm MeDouoaI of m
w I'm book -keaper for Eroyvn q.
Co., dealers In hides falad tallow.c NV
father was n ortsn, Me Dougal. INV moth.
er was Mary McDougal. my rrandsasIier
was III
+ "Confot4id yo,r ara +, e,fatl,arf -ritbor
marry NV sister az 5or ,oyo,,,;sa,, Itd do
o month ago, OF take one Of these nis.
tolls and III $3.50 p'-'
ooh, heln!'' i-',.' 'S-
e"Drv nm vo,, ,ybaJ,,, o,,d ,,o ~ 7
tain elapped hisi hand iover.mv' % 1n mont nil +
Choose quickly. vo,tnrster, ,i sairf the
elder Eoynfon. 1''-'Ss''' 80 ~
al WON'T fight NJ cried throw, no no NV
self on the ground. l7l 5'i5 . 'h'si5' = !.
"Thens marry NV sister or xva viii
drag yeu through the mill.pond ~ -
twas useless for me to 1ernonss,ate
I could nat. convince the en- raced fa.S or
and sof, that r was NJ. tba yiilisn NJ.
DoIa1, ..T dSre,l ,,ot cry for baln = Xyhs+
sbouhfJ ;doa Mary q ,,oroan,,rs I -'as --To
/ never saw before. whom kaayy notb-
ing about / had little time to consid.
er. Life was sweet to me. a dueEipir
dissexeaables and as to a duel EahJuld
haye6een dead man at The hrst slinof
"Choose.u y said the Captain. giving me
a kick with his hoof - Q - - :
"IllHi'1l n,ar.r,,srrv h or ,,ssc -
IAN right gef mn u anda,a a e.,n..;r
smiled grimlv as he ret.. II "a ,iStnI
to tla case. tfa casSfsaI 4. :.
The elder Mr. Row. tSa
carriage Int befn NJ ~
trembla he refnr css,'fs;s rssT ~
helped ,aesin II het tnean '~
the chiyalric f.sl,!er - I. sossa
awav. There w,ssTec.3 a g If -, 3eo,,Is ~,
the streat hut vgss u, "a ,,of ~ ~
If ET,arv what ryas haslth,, so'. ~ ,s," o,lo"'
We rods 81 . smart strat 'fn, ois6,,t -
miles Should tb,nS nnd ~. tho th
Canfain drayyf 10 rai,, baeoraa 49, '..n e.ao
stor,- v--hIto bo,,- -, 49, =, ''s = III
road sT,r~onnf,ad hy q ,,;eb hit fa,,an ~
rrhera wac rronai n 81, - Tni!u az ier.e
door o,d n5 s.arsi Trla ,o,.aeo up W .ne iIoae
stood IN tha eront 80, 80 10 o1s4 ~ siee7
ttrTora ~ :, : sS:s
catt;nr aows, enS ,nt;on;n s;.. ,ns ~ .,apsE,I
z foys1 'A'''''A'n' -iAo ~ Aoi
M,
- nS uoor ogeueu lust Us We We leiac.ieq ~, |
Goa ..i,n en1s, daeoe, Sueeu EiSto.ia' :sio
~ w9neia. Giant; . ~ wHo sIiou1o 1al iuto
~ e,aaS h1 out tlie teeis..csi ats youns lauy
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-08-20

Mr.. Studabaker, of Blufton. Ind,
millionaire banker whom the Nationals
OF the Twelfth District have nominated
for Congress, Is making his canvass ina
fancy wagon, like circus vehicle, with
a brass band and millions OF tracts on
the currency question. He is accom-,
panied by his private orator, and they
visit the farmers in the fields, help them
at their work and at tanooning make
speeches to them. So picturesque
canvass has not been made since a dis
tinguished politician rode through In
diana on lnuley bull to the music Of a
violin. s E1t1t-
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CEMENT.

=---s--o--~-T------ fi4
EEMENE GEM ENT!
The Round Top Cement Works, having been
seriously dam aged last Fall, by q freshet-have
lately resumed: and now we offer the lst lot of
Fresh Ground X. Z. Cement
in this market. Be sure to call before you buy
elsewhere.
apr2 BAKER BROS.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-08-20
BRTCEAAYING.

VAMES e. TINSLEY.
III Practical Brieklayer,
Contracts taken for ali kinds of brick building,
and work warranted to be of best materials
and superior workmanship.
AE I 9lso furnish DESIGNS. Plans and SPEC
IFIoATIOss fnT HEildings, DC. Best references
given. ss1sE 81 af I. ssss naarle-6m
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-08-20

The Greeks kept no cats, and wore no
boots hence they had no usefor boot
jacks.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-08-20

: Tho Princess of Wales is taking lessons
on the zithor. The Prince finds he has
. lodge Injecting to attend nearly every
evening.-Abany E'UeSihg Journal,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-08-20

An old negro cook saysy "Eass is pow
erful good In. everything but- children.
'Dey need some oder kind of dreasin,.n
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-08-20
Saugerties Hudson, N. Y.

THE ECL1PSE-THE RESULTS AC-
coMPLIsHED@A correspondent of the
New York Herald telegraphs from
Rawlins, Wyoming Territory, as fol-
lows in regard to the observations of the
eclipse at that point:
'Dr. Draper obtained four excellent
photographs-one of the appearance of
the sun during totality and three of the
spectrum add corona. The latter were
taken from diffraction grating, and are
of different size, the better to exhibit the
phenomena which they record. No
trace of any ring indicating monochro-
matte light was found, which proves the
light of the corona to be diffused light
derived from the sun by reflection, and
not due to ignited gas. In former eclip-
ses 1t has been claimed that the quantity
OF solar light reflected from the corona
was so small as to be scarcely percepti-
bic, and it was doubtful whether the
FFaunhoffer lines were visible in the
corona's light at all, but DIR. Draper's
observations to-day revealed them. His
eve observations show the absence of a
true gaseous spectrum in the corona
Professor Bakers observations show no
bright lines in either the inner or outer
corona. The green line was not seen,
although every precaution was taken to
detect its presence. The Spectrum was
continuous throughout, and crossed by
FraunhOffer's lines, which were at the
base of the corona, and which faded out
about solar diameter from the limb
The professor saw no protuberanoes.
Professor Morton, president of the
Stevens Institute, observed the eclipse
with polariscopes from the summit of q
hill. He reported that the approach of
totality was gradual, no flying shadow
being visible at totality. The corona
Twas brilliantly white, witha a marked
iprolong gation.of bright rays in a diagonal
direction to the horizon. He saw no
solar flames or promineaces. His instru-
ments revealed continuous spectrum
with no bright lines. His observations
proved the light of the corona to be
radially polarized. ,f~r
"EdisOn's tasimeter showed its power
TO measure the corona's heat. It, how
ever, was adjusted ten times too sensf-
lively. Never having usedit before for
a asinilar purpose, he had no means Of
telling the degree of sensit:veness neces-
sary. The heat from the corona threw
the ray of light entirely off the scale, and
before he could make the second test the
eclipse had passed away. The expert
ment demonstrated that compared to
some of the fixed stars the corona's heat
was much greater"
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LINZ.

EI6IIEH6VIL LIME in
Barrels for sale at
febls BAKER BROS.
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RAILROADS.
PASSENGERS PURCHASING TICKETS
VIA THE
CHESA PEAKE C OHIO RALL WA Y
Will find it the best and cheapest route to and
from all points
EAST AND WEST.

EAS ST AND WESTy
Smooth Track. Best Motive Power, Elegant
Coaches. Superior advantages for safety and
comfort in management and equipment of
through trains. Attentive officers and good
eating houses. Sleepingcars on night trains.
tween Baltimore and White Sulphur Springs,
and Parlor Car on Nos. l and Q between White
sulphur Springs and Washington
On and after june 9th, Passenger Trains will
foil
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-08-20
MERCHANT TAILORING
HEADQUARTERS,
NJ. II. MCNAMARA,

No.. I NEW ST.. (CowAN's OLD SrAND)
l HGt{ SfAUNTON, VA.
My Merchant Tailoring Establishment has
iEst heen lifted up with a new and fine assort-
menI OF
suitinss. Cloths. Gsssszs; syssi So.
of the latest styles and best Manufacture
AE- Perfect fits guaranteed and orders prompt
~ 1y executed.
Call and examine goods and prices. jy2-tf
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pare q SPRINKLE, :

[VAAE q NFOlNlHIl4, --I-7.T7--
ID FASHIONABLE TAILORS,
New ST., next door to Mrs. Scherer's Millinery
Store, and doors nom Loeb'G Corner,
Staunton, Virginia.
All work in our line executed with neatness
and dispatch. Special attention paid to cut
ting repairing and cleansing. aug 5-tf
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-08-20

I" Allan. G. Line $40" Is i. 10 q ss
For all points in the Southern States. ga ~
Passengers going South connect at Charlottes-
vile by night Train No. 4, leaving Staunton at
ITO A. M. 17s
Freight and Passenger Train Nc. q leaving
StauntOn at $40 A. M, connect with We. Rid
South.
Mail Trains run daily except Sunday. FIX
press Trains leave daily. f,..4fs.
For rates. reliable information of routes. map
bills, tickets and baggage checks, apply to
]. II. WOODWARD,
Ticket Agent, Stau nton Va.
CONWAY II. HOWARD,
w. NJ S. DUNN, G. p and Z, AGENT.
and CIR,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-08-20

YyAILORyNG! TAILORING!LThe CO.
1 partnership heretofore existing between
3Fayss & Sprinkle has been mutually dissolved
and the bmsiftess W,ti hereafter h, be conducted
py p. B. Graves. i''e"
do all kinds OF work pertaining to the Tailor
ing business, in the very best manner, and at
figures so low that no one will fail to be salts
fed He has removed his shop to the corner
Main and Market Sts., opposite the National
Valley Bank and invites all his friends and the
pHblic generally to give him call.
Ecv a5 P. B. GRAVES.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-08-20

Captain. H-To be sure I never saw Won
before, but rve seen your PHOTOGRAPH a
hundred times. You remember the one
a oa.,.i.. Il
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-07-31

BALIoU's MONTHLY MAGAZINE FOR
AUGusr.-The August number of this
popular magazine, cheap, light and
instructive, is out, and can be found
at all the newsdealers in the country.
The leading illustrated article IS from
the pen OF the author of Life in the
East Indies, and gives very interest
ing account of the sights and scenes
in Persia, that mysterious part of the
world, which is supposed to be re-
splendent with beautiful women, aud
roses, shawls and diamonds. Then
there are other illustrated articles, and
such charming stories that people will
be delighted to read them in this hot
weater. The poetry is unusually good,
and will prove very acceptable to all
lovers of delightful rhymes. Sl.5O
per year, postpaid Published by
Thomas & Talbot, 20 Hawley Street,
Boston, and tor sale at all the periodi-
cal depots in the country.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-07-31

A LEGEND OF WHITE SULPHUR
SPRINGS. "A single heroic incident,
elating as it does to "Kates Noun
tain," at the White Sulphur..s worthy
of record as leaf of old times. 1t
dates back to the period when the re-
gion was like the "dark and bloody
ground" of Kentucky. A brave
mountainecr living near the springs
received sudden intelligence that the
Indians were advancing. A block
house near Covington was the only
place of refuge, and he said to his
wife, "Kate, III carry our children to
the for. first, and then come back for
you" Taking the children, he hast
ened toward the fort. The Indians
made their appearance; the mother
fled for :etuge to the mountain after
ward known by her name, and thence
to the fort, and here, when attacked
by the savages, she continued to
mould bullets even after her husband
was killed. Thence the name OF
"Kates Mountain and the legend
has the brave ring of old days, though
one vainly asks why brave Mrs. Kate
did not accompany her husband and
children. TO inquire thus, however,
were to inquire too curiously. There
seems no doubt of the truth of the
legend This brave settler and his
wife were the grandfather and grand
mother of James Caldwell, Esq, a
gentleman of great worth and ability,
who may be called the true founder Of
the property of the White Sulphur
1John, Easten Cooke, in Harper's
Magazine for August.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-07-31
White suihpar spring Water.

Every mineral spring Is onre'all, II
VIC listen to its proprietors, In the
case Of the White Sulphur, however,
We have other data to go upon, the
experience Of a century having shown
precisely what diseases are benefited
by the use Of the water, what are un'
affected by II, and IN what cases It Is
positively injurious and even danger.
OILS A powerful medical agent,
which this sulphur water unquestion
ably is, must, from itS very efficiency
in certain diseases, prove positively
detrimental in Others, on the principle
that the stimulant used by the physlc'
ian in one case il carefully avoided
by him in another Tho White Sui
phur water, II is now well established,
should not bo used IN cases OF tuber'
cular consumption, cancer Tor where
the system is threatened with it,)
hypertrophy or enlargement of the
heart, and inflammation Of the brain,
In these diseases il is not only in.
furious, but dangerous, The diseases
in which it liz most beneficial, and
often works surprising results, are
dyspepsia, irritation of the mucous
membrane Of the stomach, jaundice,
chronic diarrhGa, constipation, dis
eases of the liver and urinary organs,
female diseases, neuralgia, paralysis,
rheumatism, gout and scrofula. The
effects of the water is especially no.
table in that obstinate and often ter
rible ailment, rheumatism. It's eff
cacy in this disease first gave it its
high reputation, and from the earliest
years of its history 1t has been the
resort of rheumatics. A last feature
is the effect Of the water on persons
given to inebriation and the use OF
opium. On this interesting point DR..
Norman says:
"During the whole period of my
residence at the springs ] have been
interested with the marked power l
have seen manifested by the waters in
overcoming the desire Tor the use Of
ardent spirits" In reference to opium
~~.:..e, A. $1,000 --...:.-- -IA.-~". -. =.
stance in which one Of his patients,
who had long been in the habit OF
using no less than six grains of opium
daily, was entirely cured of the habit.
In these cases the effect is attributed
to the Alternative aud nervine stimulant
properties of the water, which remove
the cerebal and nervous irritation lead
ing to the use of stimulants, and by
strengthening the body, strengthen
the volition against the temptation.-
This Alternative character of the White
Sulpher water is the great element OF
its action on the system.- John
Esten Cooke, in Harper's Magazine
for August.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-07-31
WHOLE NO, 1874
The Practical and Sentimental Sides
OF Farm Life.

w w" @Vps
Poets have sang the delights OF the
farmers llfe In strains 30 enchanting
that one might wonder Why all the
world has not forsaken every other
pursuit and betaken itself 10 tho till,
leg Of the soil, But the farmer him
SELF In the unshaded bayfield,, or
plodding, In the clayey fprrow at the
tall Of his plow, with a free,holder's
right sticking TO each boot, or bend
Ing, with aching back, between the
corn'rows, or breasting tho winter
storms in the performance Of impcra'
tive duties, looks at his life from u
different point OF view. To him tins
life appears as full OF toll and care and
evil chances M that oi any other toll
or, And true It is, the life Of an ordi'
nary farmer is hard, with too little to
soften it-too much of work, too lit.
tle OF play, But as true Is what tbr
poet sang 30 long ago; "fhrico hap
py are the hnsbandmen IL they could
but see their blessings +" for they have
independence, mOIe than any Others
who by the sweat Of the brow earn
their bread, aud the pure air of heaven
TO breathe, and the blessed privilege
of daily communion with nature.
II is not easy for the farmer to see
any beauty in his enemies, tho mead
ows full OF daisies, with which hc Is
forever fighting, or by which he has
been ANONYMOUSLY conquered; the
encroaching ranks Of golden rods
along the borders Of his fields, and the
bristlihg bayonets OF those Canadian
invaders, the this,es. How few farm
ers or other people for that mater,
see IN the climbing bushes of the
dawning day, or the gorgeous paint.
ing of its close, or in the perfect day
itself, anything but the foretelling Of
fair or foul weather; or notice the
ways OF any unta:ned bird Or beast,
except that the crows come to pull
the corn, the hawks TO catch the
chickens, and the foxes to steal the
lambs and turkeys! However, the
pleasure when in the hazy softness of
a February or March day, he hears
the cav of the first csrrion. seeking,
hungry crow. "The heart of winter
is broke" In April when the fields
begin TO show suspicion OF coming
green and give forth an odor Of spring,
and the dingy snow banks along the
fences are daily dwlndling, he vel.
comes the carol of the first bluebird,
and is glad to hear the robin utter his
restless note from tho boughs OF the
old apple tree; and the clear voice Of
the new.come meadow lark strikes
him as not altogether unmusical and
when he hears the plaintive cry OF the
grass.plover be is sure spring has
come, and then thinks OF the small
birds no more till the first blasts of
returning winter sweep over the bare
trees and frozen fields, when, all al
once, he becomes aware that the
troubadors are gone. He sees that
the brave little chickadee remains
faithful 10 his post, and feels that his
CHEEKY note enlivens little the drear.
mess OF winter, as does the reedy pip
ing of the nuthatch and the voice of
the dowry, fuller of life than Of music,
and the discordant note Of tho blue
Jay, who, clad in bit of summer sky,
loudly proclaims his presence; out
the singers are gone ana he misses
them.-[A August Scribner.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-07-31

The NURSERY for August is charm
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The MONTHLY READER, by the
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