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January %, 1873.
NOTICE TO LOT HOLDERS.

DERsoNs owning lots in " Ed ge Hill Cemetery.
L desiring to have them filled up when needed, ,
and carefully attended to, can have the work
faithfully perfor med by the undergghed at mod
crate rates. r. b. LUCAS.
Superintendent. of Edge Hill Cemetery.
February 20, 1878.
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Tliat Terrible Scourge,

Fever md ague, and it's congener. bilious remit
tent. besides affections of the stomach, liver and
bowels, produced by miarmattc air and water. are
both eradicated and prevented by the use of Hos
letters Stomach Bitters, purely vegetable elixir,
indorsed by physicaus, and more extensively
used q a remedy Tor the above class of disorders,
we'll as for many others, than any medicine Of
the age. languid circulation, torpid state of
the liver, want OF vital stamina, conditions
peculiarly favorable to ma iarisl discases. They
are, however, surely remedied by the great Pre-
ventive. which, by invigorating the system and
endowing it with regularity as well as Sgor, pro-
vides it with resistant power which enables il to
Withstand disorders not only of malarial type,
but q host OF others to which feeble and i'll fegu
lated ,ystems subject. The Bitters a ne
we'll as searching eradicant, and have widely
superseded that dan gerous drug, quinine, which
palliates but docs not eradicate IN alaria.
Consumption Cured.-An old ply nician. re-
tired from practice. having had placed in his ha nd
by an East India missionary the rmula of Sim
pie vegetable remedy, for the speedy and perma-
nent of consumption, bronchitis, catarrh,
as thma and all throat and lung affec ions also
positive an radical for nervous debility and
ali nervous complaints, after having tested its
wonderful curative powers in Thousands Of casee
has felt il his duty make il know to his suffer
ing fellows. Actuated by this motive, and desire
TO relieve human suffering, will send, free of
charge, all who desire it, this recipe in German
French or En- glish, With full directions for pro-
pairing and using. Sent by mail by addressing
with stamp, naming this paper. W. W sher"r. l26
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VEGETINE
WILL CURE
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SCROFULOUS HUMOR.
vEozTISz will eradicate from the system every
permanently cured thousa Ids in Boston and vicn-
ity who had been long and painful sufferers.
CANCER, DANGEROUS HUMoR.
The marvellous effect Of VEoETINE in cases oil
Concer and Capcerous Humor challenges the most
profound attention of the medical faculty, many
OF whom are prescribing VEGETIHH to their
patients.
CANKER.
VEGETINE has never failed to euro the most in.
flexible case of Canker.
MERCURIAL DISEASES.
The vzeETIxE meets with wonderful success in
the cure of this class of diseases.
SALT RHEUM.
letter, Salt Rheum, scald Head, &C., will GER
t.ih yield to the great Alternative effects OF VEG
ETlSE.
FRYsIPELAs.
vEoErIHz has never failed to the most in
veterate case of Erysipelas.
PIMPLES AND HUMORS ON THE
FACE.
Reason should teach us that blotchy, rough or
pimpled skin depends NTH ely upon an inter nal
cause. and NO outward application can ever cure
the defect. VEGErrsE is the great blood purifier.
TUMORs, ULCERS OR OLD SORES
Arc caused by an impure state Of the blood -
these complaints will dis ppear.
For this complaint tho only substant ial benefit
car be obtained through the blood. VEoEriSE is
the great blood purifier.
CONSTIPATION.
vEoETISE does not 5 a athartic to debilitate
the bowels, but Gle anses IL the organs enabling
zach to perform the functions devolving upon
them.
PILES.
vResTrSg has restored thousands to health who
have been long and painful sufferers.
DYSPEPSIA.
IF VEoErlSE is taken regularly. according to d.
rectons, certain and speedy cure will follow its
use.
FAINTNESS AT THE STOMACH.
VrGETINE is not 4 stimulating btters which
creates a fictitious appetite, but gentle tonic,
which assists nature to restore the stomach to
healthy action.
FEMALE WEAKNESS.
VEGETISE acts directly upon the causes of these
complaints. II inviguratcs and strengthens the
whole system, acts upon the secIetive organs and
aIlays milan alton.
GENERAL DEBILITY.
In this comp Ia int the good effects of the VICE
TINE are realized Immediately after commencing
to Ike it -; debility denotes deficiency OF tho
blood, and VEGETISx acts directly upon the blood.
NT II
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January 20. 1878.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-12-17
The Mysterious Marriage.

One night in the early part Of the
eighteenth century the old and respect
able pastor of the village of Norwig in
New Zealand, sat in his solitary cham
Der, lost in devotional meditation. The
hour was near midnight. His house
was situated at the furthest extremity
of the village, and the simple inhabi
tants knew so little of mistrust or dis
honesty that bolts aud locks were
alike strangers to them, aud every door
remained either opened or without fas-
tening
The PASTORS lamp burned dim, the
solemn stiffness of the hour was only
interrupted by the murmurings of the
waves, and the pale moonbeams were
reflected on the surface of the ocean,
when he suddenly heard his house-door
open, and heavy steps ascend his stairs,
and he naturally expected call to the
sick bed of some of his parishoners to
afford the last spiritual consultations,
when two strange men entered his
apartments, their faces concealed in
| large white cloaks. One of them ad-
vanced and said to him very courte-
ously:
Reverend sir, be good enough to fol-
low us Immediately. We want you to
perform marriage ceremony, and the
| bridal Bair already await YOU in the
church. This sum, continued he, TAX
ing purse from. his breast, twill re-
ward you for your trouble, and for dis
turbing you at this unreasonable hour.n
Silent and frightened the old man re-
garded his visitors, who seemed to him
to have something strange and even un-
earthly in their appearance. The stran-
ger repeated his invitation in a com
manding and threatening tone. When
the old man had recovered himself q
little. he began in mild manner to re-
monstrate, and told him that his sacred
office did not allow him to perform the
solemn ceremony of marriage without
a knowledge of the individuals them
selves, and complying with such other
formalities as the law directed
Reverend sir" said the other man,
stepping forward in a threatening man
ner, '.you have the cnoice to follow us
and take the sum of money offered to
you, or remain here with pistol-bullet
in your BRAIN" With that he held a
pistol to the old mans head, and waited
for his answer.
The old pastor grew pale, rose up si-
lent and trembling, and, hastily cloth
ing himself in his robes, said: II am
ready, gentlemen"
The strangers had spoken in Danish,
but with such foreign accent as could
not be mistaken. The mysterious men
went silently through the village, buried
as it was in slumber, and the pastor fol-
lowed them. 1t was dark night in
autumn, and the moon had already
gone down. When they approached
the church the bewIldered old man,
with fear and astonishment, saw it brill
ilantly lighted up, and his companions
hasteneo across the low sand flats which
interviewed between 1t and the village,
stili concea'ed In their white mantles,
WINE, WI WIN . MS iiinos Palsled with age
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energy and heart to ,Uork, and a good
deal more credit, none of which we can
nave If our State and whole people are
engulphed in the dishonor Of repudia-
ton, or an ything that savors of it. 1
believe the resumption of specie pay
ment on the 1st of January will let free
for circulation the four hundred millions
of specie now locked up in the Treasury
and national banks, and to that extent
be sound and honest imitation, and give
us more confidence and better prices for
our products. Will not our creditors be
more disposed to abate their demands
and funds in four per cent. non taxable
tax paying coupon bond if we show an
honest determination to carry out our
obligations? Everything we have to
buy-clothing, groceries, and all the
necessaries of life-are proportionately
low, except professional fees, and in
some localities labor; but they will, with
the reduced cost of living, come down
also. Then can we bear increased taxes
to reclaim our. credit aud start on sure,
safe, and the only road to oprosperity for
without credit for money, for veracity,
for honor, no man is long worth living
in this world; SO with State. It is
true, painfully true, that hundreds of
our very best citizens, in aff1uence be-
fore the war and now holding large
tracts of land, can't bear increased or
present taxation, and their lands are
grown up and going to waste, not be-
cause of high tores. but dnte-bellatns debts
and 1t Is from these men that the most
affecting appeal cOmes-nOt that they
can pay any tdres and live through, but
drowning men will catch at straws. I
ask, is it right or wise, or policy, if you
please, to drag down this noble, time
honored old State to irretrievable ruin
for generations to come on account of
the misfortunes of this most honorable
and respected but comparatively small
class. submit if they can get through
on fifty cents to the 500, they can with
a little economy do so on seventy cents.
Then claim we are able to bear increas-
ed taxation, and it is wisdom to impose
it, if by doing so the credit and honor of
this time-honored old State that gave
birth to Lee and Washington can be
saved. It can be saved, and I do not
believe there is a man In this State who
pays tax from 81 to So 900, who wishes
to preserve her honor, who will not say,
"If necessary to preserve the fair name
of the Old mother and to have an hon.
orable heritage to our posierity, impose
it.'
see that very small portion of the
press of the State has been casting severe
structures on our clergy for signing that
address to the people of the State. l have
only to say that, in my opinion, they |
have not only right, but it is their duty
to teach and to preach honesty in our
land, and the press or the man that op |
poses them occupies very unenviable |
position in an honest community.
ROBERT BEVERLEY.
P. S. Since writing the above 1 have
read Governor Holidays message with
great pleasure, and endorse every word |
of it, except that think wise legislation |
will not require so large an increase of
taxation.
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ID.
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PO e II R Y


THE TICK OF THE CLOCK AT MIDNIGHT.
'Tis the tick of the clock at midnight,
Solemnly, startlingly clear,
Like the throb of fevered pulsation
Made audible to the ear.
Through the house reigns death-like silence
The death-like silence of sleep,
While the fragments of time, like meteorF,
Pass flashing across the deep.
From the coming eternity rushing,
They il!ume for a moment our sky,
But no power can stay their departure;
They touch US, and hover by.
They touch on the heart of the watcher,
And utter these words in his ear:
"Can ye not watch for one hour,
And our soul-stirring message hear?
We are Gods messengers, speeding
With swift and invisible fight,
Aud we speak to you best in the silence
In the quiet death-hush OF the night.
Remember, we carry our message
OF what we are doing on earth
To the Bountiful Father in heaven,
Who endowed you with souls at your birth
WhaS-SS=-o ye doing. o mortals
With that glorious gilt of q soul?
For what are your strongest yearnings,
And what is the longed-for goal:
Pleasure, and power. and riches,
Leisure, and freedom from care
Is it for these ye are striving?
Such strivings must end in despair.
Like butterfly crushed in the grasping.
So pleasure is crushed when caught,
And power must end il weakness,
And riches must end in naught;
While indolent leisure lies basking.
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FROST FANCIES.

He gallops along the highway
"a horssman fieeter than Mars;)
He skins over lawn and meadow,
Under the glistenins stars.
Golconda may boast her treasures;
But rarer and fairer than these
Are the marvels of delicate gemwork
Which he hangs on the wondering trees.
A broadcast OF diamonds filings he
Afar, with a lavish hand,
Till the tiniest leaf is richer
Than any belle in the land.
at his touch the maple crimsons
In every sensitive leaf:
And the sturdy oak frowns and reddens
To feel that its glory is brief.
Jack Frost has fateful finger,
And he writes upon many a wall,
A fiat as dread as the "mene'
OF old, in Belshazzar's hall.
1t needs not the wisdom of Daniel
To decipher the message he brings;
For he comes from the bitter Northland,
Where never the linnet sings
The acant-courier Of winter
"a grim old despot he,)
Who sits in his frozen glory,
On throne in the Polar sea.
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WOULDN'T IFI WERE YOU.

wouldn't, If were you. my dear.
I wouldn't, if were you,
Be ready to fall in love, my dear,
With any who come to WOO;
For many a snare is laid with care,
And many web is spun
With fiendish art to entrap the heart
That is ever too lightly won.
Far better it is to be cold and shy;
Better to tarry than rue.
So would not marry in haste, my love,
wouldn't, if were you.
All! many soul as pure as yours,
Dear, innocent. trusting maid,
Allured by an evil one has found in tears.
Its love and trust betrayed,
So guard the gates where "a lover waits,
Far better that he complain
Over his fate to-day. than tomorrow say
I would were single again.
Though nlaidens f1irt with but little care,
If lovers be false or true,
would not, If 1 were you, my dear,
would not, if were you.
If love alone should decide the choice.
Then love will be sure TO say,
The heart must wait ere it rejoice,
Though late the wedding day.
Far better an hour with love in your bower.
Than the ever unceasing ache,
The heart may know in that painful hour
1t grieves oer its sad mistake
And tho sweet May with December wed,
'Tis better to wait than rue
1 would not in haste to the altar be led,
Wouldn't If / were you.
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