Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-06-10

four transits of Venus have been cbserv
| ed, and after 1882 one hundred anC
ltwenty.one and q half years will elaps,
before the alternately morning, and
evening star will pursue its seeming
pathway across the surface of the great
orb of day.
For the SPECTATOR.
| Letter from Ohio.
MT. VERNON, KNOX COUNTY, OHIO, I
. May Goth, 1879. !
MR.. EDITOR This county of Knox,
through which the Baltimore & Ohio
Road to Chicago passes, embraces much
fine land. A few years ago, it ranked
second or third in wool product, but has
retrogaded greatly, because of the de.
probation in the value. The merino
was the favorite stock, and gentleman
to whom we had letter of introduc.
tion said he bad recently closed out his
business as tanner, and was inclined
to carry thousand of these sheep to
Kansas. We hope we made some i'm
preston on him in favor of carrying
them to Virginia, where the advantages
are ten to one over Kansas. Owl creek
a tributary of the Muskingum, passes
through most of the county. Lands
rate at from $75 to $110 per acre. Over
600, 900 bushels of wheat were raised last
year, Enterprise and capital is greatly
wanted.
Messrs. Carper & Co., the builders Of
the Traction farm engine, lately intro
duced into Augusta by Messrs. Eyler &
Lynn, carry on the largest works, and
employ It's hands. They have agents
-, Ehouondooh on1 d.
They have protected themselves by
ed tire is certainly success, as it is
drawn into the ridges you see obliging
the wheel, that are to-day riveted on in
England by hand. Messrs. Mccormick,
who send 800 of their reapers to Aus
tralia this year, have introduced two of
the Traction engines of this firm-a
high endorsement and good advertise
ment. By the way, this firm of G. II.
& L. J. Mccormick send out twenty
thousand reapers and mowers this year.
They work about 700 hands, and cons
sumo, in one item, half million dollars
of wire for their binders. -,-.- -,
To return to Mt. Vernon. We have
seen few towns anywhere in which so
much taste is displayed in arboricul-
ture, flowers, and arrangement of their
yards. The streets are wide and are at
right angles, and slope SO gradually
from high elevation as to admit of the
display of taste. We spent few min
utes in the Court of Common Pleas,
Judge John Adams, where much cour-
tesy was shown us. The Sheriff sent a
deputy with US to the top of the Court
house, where the panorama is certainly
one of the finest we have ever seen..
The residence and fine farm Of Colum-
bus Delano, Esq, of some three hundred
acres, in state of elegant improve
ment, lies just southwest and mile or
more from the town. He evidenced
much public spirit, some years since,
in grading and graveling the entire
road. making it the summer drive of
the town. Each of the religious de-
nominations is represented by nice
churches, the Methodist having two.
In the center of the square of the town
stands neat monument, on a granite
pedestal of ten feet square and six or
eight in height, about fifty in height,
surmounted with q life-size of Union
soldier, with cap, musket, &C., facing
south. On the west side are these lines:
"Our country. by that dread name we wave the
sword on high,
And swear for her to live, for her to die.'
-Campbeu.
On the north side -
In Honor
or the victories and triumphs
Of the National Arms
In the War of the
Great Rebellion,
1861-65,
And in memory
Of the 81.
Noble sons of Knox county, Ohio,
Who fought and fell
In that conflict.
On the east side =
Erected by the
Mount Vernon Ladies Monument As
July 4th, 1877. [sociation,
On the south side: =
Dulce ct decorum pro patria mori.
Followed by IA lines.
It is said that because of the corner
stone having been laid by the Masonic
fraternity great excitement was raised
through the county, there being q strong
element in all this region greatly OPP
posed to all such organizations. This
feeling has resulted in the formation OF
National Association, now of great
strength, which meets in Chicago in q
few weeks. The great publishing house
of Cook & Co., Of Chicago, has been
shrewd, in catering to this taste. in put
ting before the public, in capitating
form, several works against secret Or
ganizations. We encountered here an
active, shrewd young man, whose pa
rents have moved into your county from
an adjoining county in West Virginia
who has been in the employ OF this
publishing house for three years. and
sells their publications so rapidly in
some months as to realize seventy five
dollars. He also sells works supporting
Masonry, &c.
The Democratic party in this county
held their convention here on Saturday
to select State delegates to the conven-
tion to nominate Governor. Bishops
friends are in the ascendant.
The season is backward. Many have
| lust planted corn, and all who planted
early are in the necessity of replanting
because of the corn of last year being
found so injured by the intense cold o.
last winter as to kill the germ. The corr
of two wears old has been greatly in re-
quest for seed. The peach trees have
been killed in great numbers by intens,
cold of last winter.
We have no doubt extended this quit
far enough, and may find leisure t.
write you again. ROBIN ADAIR.
i INFLUENCE OF IDLENEss.- is ,
mistake to imagine that the violent pas
siOns Only-such as ambition and love-
can triumph over the rest. Idleness
languid as it is, often masters them all
influencing our designs and actions, ant
insensibly consuming aud destroying
both passions and virtues.-Rochefo,s
cdult.
A wag brought horse driven by
young man to a standstill in the stree
by the word whoa" and said to tn
driver, "that's a fine horse you hav
there" EYES," answered the youn
man, "but he was once owned by
butcher, and always stops when he hear
calf bleat."