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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-08-26

| How TO. PRESERVE FAILING EYE
SIGHT.-Sit in such a position as will
allow the light to fall obliquely over the
shoulder upon the page or sewing. Do
not use the eyes for such purposes by
any artificial light. Avoid the special
use of the eyes before breakfast. Rest
them for half a minute or so while read.
ing or sewing, or looking at small OBJ
jects. and by looking at things at dis
tance, or up to the sky relief is imme-
diately felt by so doing. Never pick
any collected matter from the eye-lashes
or corner 81 the eyes with the finger
nail; rather Hscinten it with saliva and
rub it away with the ball of the finger.
Frequently pass the ball of the finger
over the closed eye-lids towards the
nose; this carries off any excess of wa
ter into the nose itself by the means of
the little canal which leads into the nos
tril from each inner corner of the eve,
this canal having a tendency to close up
in consequence of the slight inflamma-
ton which attends weakness of the eyes.
Keep the feet always dry and warm, so
as to draw any excess of blood from the
other end of the body. Use eyeglasses
at first carried in the vest pocket, at
tached to guard, for they are instantly
adjusted to the eye with very little
trouble, whereas, if common spectacles
are used, such process is required to
get them ready. that to save trouble the
eyes are often strained to answer pur-
pose. Wash the eyes abundantly every
morning. If cold water is used let it be |
tapped againt the closed eyes with the
fingers, not striking hard against the
ball of the eyes. The moment the eyes |
feel tired, the very moment you are con-
scious of an effort to read or sew, lay |
aside the book or employ yourself in |
some active exercise not requiring the |
close use of your eyes.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-08-26

DANGER OF PENCIL-WRITING ON
PosTAL-CARDs.-A gentleman passing
through Chicago recently wrote his
mother postal-card, using pencil, and
signing his given name. A rogue in
some way got possession of the card, and,
with rubber, entirely effaced the writing
thereon, with the exception of the sigma.
ture. He then wrote over the same, in
substance, that the gentleman referred
to had lost his money and clothing. but
that gentleman by the name of J. Rog-
ers had kindly lent him $40 to proceed
on his journey, and requested that that
amount be Immediately sent by money
order to that individual, who, it was
said, was connected with certain rail-
road there. Acting upon this informa-
ton, the mother Immediately procured
an order in favor of said Rogers. She
wrote her son, and in few days receiv-
ed telegram from him to the effect that
his postal had been tampered with. Up
on being apprised of the fact, the lady
Immediately informed Postmaster James
of the case. A telegram was sent to the
Chicago postmaster to stop payment of
the order, and, if possible, to get possess
sion of it. On Monday Mr.. James, at
New York, received letter enclosing
the order from the Chicago post office,
with the remark that "the order was
presented on the Sth instant, and upon
stating to the party that instructions ha6
been received by telegram to refuse pay
ment he left without ceremony, and did
not request the return of the order.''-
The money-order will be repaid to the
lady who sent it.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-08-26
How to Preserve q Plano.

1t is evident that if the piano is to re-
main in good order for many wears, good
care must be taken of it. The instru.
ment should be closed when not in use,
In order to prevent the collection of dust.
pins, etc., on the sound board however.
it must not be left closed for period of
several months or longer, but be opened
occasionally, and the daylight allowed
to strike the keys, or else the livery NAV
turn yellow. Any hard substance, no
matter how small, dropped inside of the
piano causes rattling, jarring noise
1t is in every case desirable that an india
rubber or cloth cover should protect the
instrument from bruises and scratches.
The piano should not be placed in q
damp room, or left open in draft of air,
-dampness is its most dangerous enc.
my, causing the strings and tuning
pipes to rust, the cloth used in the con-
struction of the keys and action to swell,
whereby the mechanism will move slug
glishly, or often stick altogether. This
occurs chiefly in the summer season,
and the best pianos, made of most tho-
roughly seasoned material, are neces-
sarily affected by dampness, the absorb
ton being rapid. Extreme heat being
scarcely less injurious. The piano should
not be placed very near an open fire or
heated stove, nor over or close to- the
hot air furnaces now in general use.-
Moths are very destructive to the cloth
and felt used in the piano, and may be
kept out of it by placing lump of CAM
phor, wrapped in soft paper, in the in
side corner, care being taken to rehew it
from time to time. Many persons are
unaware of the great Importance of hav-
ing their pianos kept in order, and only
tuned by a competent tuner. A new
piano should be tuned at least once ev-
cry three or four months during the first
year, and at longer intervals afterward.
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"BELow PAR. "That reminds me

"BELow PAR."- -"That reminds me
of little anecdote," is what every bright
man has heard over and over again, as
his memory has been logged by some
ones telling good story. When good
stories aud ready repartees are going on,
one witty little thing is sure to suggest
another. Thus we thought, a day or
two since, when reading in an evening
paper, that Charles Summer was no
musician, and that a lady friend once
told him that if he was to buy music
box set to "Old Hundred" she did not
believe that he could make it play "more
than seventy-five." It was doubtless
something in the same vein that prompt
ed old Mrs. Rothschild, when ninety
seven, to say to her physician, Doctor,
you must keep me up for three years
more at least; it would be discreditable
for Rothschild to go off Wnder por.n-
EDITORS DRAWER, in Harper's Mdgo-
zine for September.
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TWO KISSES.

when made a visit home,
And stole up stairs, good fortune leading,
saw, or rather thought saw,
My sister in the study reading.
win noiseless tread forward crept,
with schemes Of mischief most imprudent;
ana leaning DER the arm-chair's back,
softly kissed the gentle student.
She turned to fly with burning face.
AS If brothers kiss polluted
Rapture Twas not my sister Lu,
But cousin Amy I'd saluted,
OF fcourse then began to beg
She wonld excuse my having kissed her:
Protesting that, upon my word,
Ireally thought it was my sister.
a conversation followed next,
Whosetheme, be sure, was not the weather,
Andthe very blissful pair
Seated-well, rather close together.
And Amy with her roguish way,
When for the second time kissed her,
Said, archly looking up to me,
"Are you not quite sure it's not your sis
ter
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-08-26
DOWN TO DIxIE.-An immens,

DOWN TO DIXIE.-An immense
crowd of colored people left Harrisburg,
Pa, Monday, on an excursion to Win
chester, Va. Many of the excursionists
are natives of the Shenandoah valley,
and now visit their old homes for the
first time since the war. AS the train
moved out of the depot an old colored
woman shouted. "Gwine down to Dix
ie." "Gwine to see old massa and mis-
tress," cried others, clapping their hand.
"Gwine down to de old plantation, ["
exclaimed and old gray-haired man,
and all the crowd shouted with joy al
the prospect which that announcement
opened to them.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-08-26

gay, but / saw he was deeply mortified,
and did not pity him half as much as
I might. Il think I was quite excusa-
BILE when I said to him after that dread
full dinner was over and our guests were
gone:
Charley, If you ever bring company
again without letting me know first,
I'll never forgive you. And I'll order
dinner from the nearest restaurant, and
leave you the bill to pay"
But that stupid Charley "can't see
why it need worry me-"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-08-26


THE ROYAL EYES OF ENGLAND
Most Englishmen know the queen by
sight, have seen the fine-cnS features
which have possibly become a little
heavy by age, but which remain in
most remarkable degree aristocratic,
though comparatively, few, perhaps,
have heard the clear ringing voice,
which is delightful in ordinary converse
ton, but which becomes most painfully
disagreeable and unpleasant when ex-
cited, or have seen the heavy-lidded eyes
wake and flash lightning for a moment,
and then sink back into disdainful re-
pose. These flashes of light in the eyes
are common to only three members of
the royal family-the queen, the Prince
of Wales and the Princess Beatrice. 1t
is an extraordinary phenomenon the
whole face changes for an instant when
suddenly lit up with the excitement shed
from the eyes, and the physiognomy is
entirely altered for the moment, The
late Lord Russell said once to Lord
Dalling that he would rather face anv-
thing than her majesty's displeasure.
for sit dazzled and shocked YOU like a
sword suddenly unsheathed in the sun.
light" The metaphor is apt and true.
and friend of ours who was dining at
the royal table at Windsor on one occa-
sion, when her majesty became sudden
~ displeased with a certain member of
her family whom we will not name, has
often assured us that her face changed
80 for an instant as to be almost unrec-
ognizable.- Whitehall Review.
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As q Roofing Pal tand for Damp Walls it has
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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-08-26

FEMALE SOCIETY.-What is it that
makes all those men who associate
habitually with women superior to oth-
ers who do not? What makes that wo-
man who is accustomed to and at case
in the society of men superior to her sex
in general? Solely because they are in
the habit of free, graceful, continued
conversation with the other sex. Wo-
men in this way lose their frivolity,
their faculties awaken, and their delica-
cies and peculiarities unfold all their
beauty and captivation in the spirit of
intellectual rivalry. And the men lose
their pedantic, rude, declamatory, or
sullen manner. The coin of the UNDER
standing and the heart changes con-
tinually. Their asperities are rubbed
off, their better materials polished and
frightened, and their richness, like gold,
is wrought into finer workmanship by
the fingers of women than it ever could
be by those of men. The iron and steel
of their characters are hidden, like the
character and armour of a giant, by
studs and knots of good and precious
stones, when they Nare. not wanted in
actual warfare.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-08-26

VIRGINIA AGRICULTURAL and ME-
v CHANICAL COLLEGE.
The eighth session begins the 18TH OF Az,
board in messes 81; in families nowhere above
SO Increased opportunities for earnings on
farm and shops. For appointments or cata-
'O7 7NO' c.. L. C. MINOR, President,
ieo4at BIacksburg, Va.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-08-26

MINIsTERS.-A minister cannot af-
ford to be damned by common fame. 1t
is meet that when charged with false
hood, with practices inconsistent with
his high calling, he should demand in
vestigation, and challenge the most
rigid scrutiny. Nor can he afford to
rest content under any charge that
would injure his good name. He is to
be an example to the flock. No matter
if he be falsely accused, and If he be
mercilessly treated though his brethren
may persist in being blind and deaf to
justice or appeal, and do all in their
power to mortify and degrade him he
must submit for Christ's sake, and show
by action and by speech that he will not
rest contented under amisapprehension
and that he will bear bright escutch-
con and keep an unsullied character that
he may be the vessel of the Lords house
and minister in the holy place. Minis
terial trials are related to success in the
pulpit. In the ladder of success the
rounds are wrought out of suffering
Like Paul, minister, though troubled
on every side, but not distressed, perse-
cuted, but not forsaken, must stand in
people that he knows, with face all
aglow with the light of heaven. In
speaking of the trial of ministers I do
not confine my thoughts to the two or
three brought before their fellows. I
speak and think quite as much of those
who sit in judgment as of those judged.
The accuseTs are on trial as surely as are
the accused. 1t is essential for Christian
prosperity, for the future of the Church,
that this fact be held in mind. Minis
ters cannot throw away the garments of
salvation and wrangle like men in a
court of law, and hold their place in
public regard.
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ID
PO e Il r Y.
THE OH FARM H0TJSE


THE OLD FARM HOUSE.
At the foot of the hill, near the old red mill,
In quiet, shady spot,
Just peeping through, half hid from view,
Stands a little, moss-grown cot.
And straying through at the open door,
The sunbeams play on the sanded floor.
The easy-chair, all patched with care.
Is placed by the old hearth-stone;
With witching grace, in the fire place.
The evergreens are strewn.
And pictures hang on the whitened wall.
And the old clock ticks in the cottage hall.
More lovely still, on the window-sill,
The dew-eyed flowers rest,
While midst the leaves on the grass grown
caves
The martin builds her nest.
And all day long the summer breeze
Is whispering love to the bended trees.
Over the door, all covered DER
With sack of dark green baize,
Lies musket old, whose worth is told
In the events of other days;
And the powder-haslz, and the hunters horn,
Have hung beside it for many morn.
For years have fled with a noiseless tread, g
Like fairy dreams away,
And left in their flight, all shorn of his might,
father-old and gray;
And the soft wind plays with his snow-white
hair,
And the old man sleeps in his easy-chair.
Inside the door, on the sanded floor,
Light, airy footsteps glide,
And maiden fair, with aaxen hair.
Kneels by the old mans side
An old oak wrecked by the angry storm,
While the ivy clings to its trembling form.
nJRGE
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Address-"Stsunton Spectator" Stsunton, Va.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-08-26

A SINGULAR INSTANCE OF SUSPEND
ED CONSCIOUSNESS Norfolk Vr-
gin3oz says:
'The physicians of the city are much
interested, and the public, generally,
greatly exercised, over a singular in
stance of suspended consciousness-the
case of a young lady who has lain in a
trance for nine weeks. The case has
been much talked of for weeks, but up
to this time the papers have refrained
from giving general publicity to it
through their columns. The young lady
in question has for weeks lain in coma
tose state, and for month was apparent
ly asleep. After this period, her slum-
bers appeared to be disturbed, her face
at times becoming greatly contorted and
her hands gesticulating wildly. Her
eyes became wide open, her countenance
betrayed no intelligence or conscious
ness. Her condition up to the present
writing remained unchanged, and the
doctors are still watching the case with
anxiety. They have had great difficulty
in affording the patient sufficient nour-
ishment, and have resorted to almost
every method of introducing food into
the stomach. They pronounce the case
a phase of hysteria, and say that it will
not necessarily prove fatal"
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SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES.

ACADEMY Pre-
" paratory School for Boys at CharlestoWn,
Jefferson Co., w. Va. Founded in 179o WIN.
II. KABLE, A. NJ. Prin. R. F. CAMPBELL P "a;
NJ. and Medalist Washington and Lee Onlv.,l
in Ancient and Modern Languages, Mathemat- @
les, Natural Philosophy, and Chemistry. ,1,.a Ime
School is aUeU supplied With GppdTdtaS Jor stts- @
tration in the Sciences. a5- For Catalogue CON
tanning terms and list of testimonials, apply to
ha Ri duO-Ob
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-08-26

GETTING MONEY.-The most unfOrtu-
nate day in the career of any young man
is the day on which he fancies there is
some better way to make money than
to earn it; for from that feeling springs
the many extravagant and visionary
schemes which are indulged in for the
purpose of gaining a livelihood without
labor. When young man becomes
thoroughly infected with this feeling, he
is ready to adopt any means for the ac-
complishment of his object; and if his
plans are frustrated and he is fOiled in
his efforts upon the very crest of the
wave which he has already mounted,
and in full view, is the temptation to
crime to shield him from the disgrace
which he thinks must inevitably follow
in the wake of defeat. To those he yields,
and the first thing he realizes is to find
himself the viOlatOr of the law, a crimi-
nal in the eyes of the community, and
an inmate of the prison, waiting trial,
all brought about for the want of little
manly firmness in the outset of life to
prompt him to choose an avocation in
life where the penny earned would bring
with it its sure reward. Then let our
Young men spurn the idea of obtaining
money without rendering an equivalent;
let them be ready and willing to occupy
positions in life which will give them
the best possible opportunity to develop
their natural talent, and do good to 9TH
ers while helping themselves. In this
way we may have nation of noblemen
and women, which shall be a source of
profit and pleasure to us, and an object
of wonder and admiration to the world.
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4 DIRGE.
BY R. H. STODDARD.

Low lies in dust the honored head,
Cold is the hand that held the sword,
Slowly we bear them to the dead,
And lay them down without word:
What is there to be said or done?
They are departed, we remain;
The race is run, their crowns are won,
They will not come to US again.
Cut off by fate before their prime
Could harvest half the golden years.
All they could leave they left us-time,
All we could give we gave them-tears.
Would they were here. or we were there,
Or both together, heart to heart;
o death in life! we cannot bear
To be so near-and so apart!
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A NJ. HENKLE, M. D.,
nTTxY0TGTAAT Ayn

n M MATHEWS ALEX. F. MATTHEWS.
lNA TTORNEYS-AT-LAW,
LEWISBURa WEST VA,
practice regularly in the Courts of Greenbrier,
Va, the Court of Appeals, and the Federal
Courts for the District of w. Va.
REParticular attention paid to Collections
nd to special cases anywhere in their State.
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