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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-01-10

SOME VULGARITIES OF GOOD So
CIETY. - Asking questions private and
personal, is one vulgar habit, and tell
ing your own business, which no one
wants to hear is another. Asking the
cost of present that has been made to
you; pumping" servant to hear what
has been given by way of parting vail |;
loud talking in public; hard staring at
table; insolent disrespect to husband,
wife, sister or brother; showing temper
in trif1es and making scenes in public ;
showing an embarrassing amount OF
fondness and making love in public /;
covert sneers, of which people can see
the ani{nus if they do not always under.
stand the drift; persistent egotism,
which talks forever of itself, itself, and
only itself, and cannot even feign the
most passing interest in another; de-
traction of friends and it may be of re-
lations "a husband telling of his
wife's unpleasantness, a wife complain
ing of her husbands faults; the bold
assumption of superiority, and the ser
vile confession ofinfinite unworthiness;
all these are signs and evidences of vul-
garity7 vulgarity of far worse type
than that which eats its fish with steel
knife and says ''you was' and leach OF
the men were.''
In fact, the true vulgarity resolves it
self into that central point of evii-self-
fishnes BIS. The unselfish can never be
really vulgar. They may be uncouth,
but they cannot be more; while the best
top-dfessing of manner to be found in
the VI hole world cannot make the sub
stance refined. where that one foul
canker of egotism and indiffere nee to
others lies at the heart of things. -The
Queen.
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WHO KILLED STONEWALL JACK
sON.-Dr. D. w. Busick, of this county,
who since the war has been Register OF
Deeds, was one of the soldiers that start
ed with the litter that bore General
Jackson off the field that fearful night
at Charlottesville. AS an historical
incident, from so worthy source, DIR.
BIS version of the affair is worth giving
He says that Jackson was not shot by
our own men. He was lying that night
by the road down which the Yankees
were sweeping with canister and mimic,
when General Jackson crossed the road
and was shot. His aid called out and
Busick was one of the men that ran to
him. He carried one corner of the lit.
ter as they went through the woods,
where the men were lying 80 thick that
he stepped on a mans leg, and the fel
low, pulling his leg away tripped him
up and he fell, another soldier springing
up and taking his place at the litter
They evidently thought he was shot,
and history SO has it that one of the men
at the litter was shot down. But not
so. DIR. Busick was that man. In his
opinion, that Jackson was not by his
own men, he is borne out by many 9TH
er soldiers who were present. Mr.. Rob-
ertson, near Pelham, in Caswell county,
was lying on that road and had a gun
barrel bent by shot from the same
charge that swept the road about the
time that Jackson was killed He
sprang into the woods -ReidsviIle IN.
c. Times
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-01-10

PRESERVING EGGs.-Numerous cor
respondents have asked if there is not
some method of preserving eggs for an
indefinite length of time, so that they
can not be told from fresh eggs, without
the use of lime. So far as we are aware,
there is no method practicable, on a
commercial scale, other than the use of
lime.wash For home.use, several plans
have been tried with more or less sue
cess. To preserve eggs, the pores of the
shell must be stopped up, for two rea-
SONS: To prevent the entrance of air.
and consequent spelling of the contents;
and to prevent the evaporation of the
moisture of the egg and dying up of
the contents. Placing the eggs in net
or basket, and plunging them for few
seconds in boiling water, long enough
to cook or solidify a thin film of the
white next to the shell, is successfully
practiced in some families, but it would
spoil the eggs for sale. Closing the
pores by smearing the shell with lard,
suet. or linseed oil, has been tried with
more or less success. Many years ago a
patent was taken out for the use of shell
lac varnish for the same purpose. The
care required in the use of the varnish,
as each egg must be treated separately,
and as slight uncovered space would
allow the egg to spoil, besides the dis
celebration, prevented this from coming
into use. If any one can suggest any
method better for commercial purposes
than the lime-wash, we should be glad
to have it.-Aaaericasa AgYicelturist for
January.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-01-10

DEAD AT THE AGE OF 105-A FA-
NOUS EXPORTER, THE OLDEST MAN
IN PHILADELPHIA, PASSES AWAY
Daniel Webster, widely-known col
ored man, whois believed to have been
the Oldest person in Philadelphia, died
recently at the age of los years. He
was born in Hartford county, Maryland,
in June, 1776, and was owned by Col.
Joseph Webster, who was killed in the
War of 1872. Daniel accompanied his
master on this campaign, and brought
his body back to Maryland, for which
service the dead mans wife gave him
freedom. The freedman's wife and two
children. however, were retained in
bondage, and he preferred remaining
with them. In his sixtieth year he
purchased his wife's freedom, but she
died month or two later, and he mar
ried again. He came to Philadelphia
in 1857 and settled at 4123 Ludlow street,
where he died.
Daniel was famous exhorter and
was well known in all parts of the city.
His faculties were unimpaired to the
last, and until he received the stroke OF
paralysis that caused his death he was
in the habit of boasting that he had
never been sick in his life. He leaves
eight sons and daughters, the eldest be-
ing seventy.eight years Of age; fifty
seven grandchildren, and sixty three
great.grandchildren, the majority of
whom live in Maryland. His second
and last wife died many years ago.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-01-10

WARE THE NEEn1.r .,

WHERE THE NEEDLE OF rur ro,.
PASS AOINTs.-I beg to state that the
reasol lwhy the needle points in the
northe}y direction is that the .arth in
itself IDA magnet, ATTRACTING the ,noo-
netlc nledle as the ordinary magnets
do; andthe earth is q magnet as the re-
suit of Grtaln ctsmical facts. much af-
fected % the acton of the sun. These
laws havt periodcities, all of which have
not as yel been determined. The inhe.
rent and Ultimate reason of anv fact in
nature, asgravty, light, heat. etc.. is
not known further than that it is in har.
mony with all facts in nature. Even an
earthquake is il perfect harmony with
and the direct resultant of the action of
forces acting under general laws A
condensed explanation in regard To the
needle pointing to the north and
southwark is o follows: The magnetic
poles of the earth do not coincide with
the geographical poles. The axis of 70.
tation makes IN angle of about 23o with
line joiningthe former. The north |
ern magneticpole is at present near the
arctic circle q the meridian of Omaha
Hence the nedle does not everywhere
point to the astronomical north and is
constantly vsiable within certain Inn
its. At San francisco it points about
10 to the eas of mol th, and at Calais,
Me-, as mucl to the west. At the north
ern magnet' poleJ a balanced needle
points with Is north end downward in
plumb ne. At San Francisco II
dips about and sft the southern mag.
netic. pole tf SOUTH end points directly
down. Th4ctlon Pf the earth upon 8
magnetic nfdle at is surface is of abou,
the same foee as Il Pat of q hard steel
magnet, fty incl hes long, strongly
magnetizedat d. stance Of one foot
Tho fnregoig is thel accfeE( expIa1Sa,
ton of the fact tE.H -a..6 HNlle noipts
to the no!Inwaru ana souttward. Oi
course, no ul.. ni reason cal be given
for this na'urai lacI IN natge.-Prof
Patterson, OF the United Styles Coas
Surrey.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-01-10

What the Readjusters are going to dc
as to the debt and taxation question in
the Legislature, or in the courts, short.
ly to be reconstructed by them, no one
yet knows, although we have been pro-
fusely informed upon that point by the
special organ of the Readjusters. AS tC
the other point, the Ring rule Pigment
which has deceived some 10000 white
men in the State, all men already know,
and bad as may be the action of the
majority in the present Legislature in
their handling of the debt, it is little
compared with the deep injury, the al
most incurable wound, they have in
fiicted upon Virginia by introducing
into our politics the most odious sys'
tenn of Ring rule and spoils-hunting
or Washington.
They have reduced the science of the
caucus to fine art They have erected
within the caucus a spoils committee,
and within that still smaller ring they
have willingly received an absolute
master. So thoroughly do they contem~
plate the public service simply as a
source of revenue to be divided, that
they have had the face to require OF
chiefs of departments, such as Treasu.
rer, Auditor, ETC., to abandon their duty
and to give up their self. protection in
the appointment of their subordinates,
80 that Treasurer or an Auditor and,
under their system, before long, a Gov
ernor. will be shorn of all power except
to draw his salary, while every clerk
and every janitor is to be appointed by
the recommendation of spoils com
mittee on the order of Boss. Thus
these shriekers against Ring rule have
formed Ring which regards the State
of Virginia simply as mich COW the
posts in her public service, big and
small, being the teats, and the salaries,
big and small, being the milk to be
drawn from them.
The portentious growth of the coali
ton which now controls Virginia in all
directions is due to this idea which was
plainly enough put forth two years ago
and which was literally, though most
often quietly, used in the late canvass,
and now the special organ is defending
the system on grounds of political mo-
rality, God save the mark!!
A temporary coalition between the
mass of the Republicans and fraction
of the Conservatives was and is an evil,
sure to leave its mark, but it is deep
and lasting wound, and its scar will not
be effaced for generations, which has
been inflicted upon Virginia by the vile
methods imported by Senator Malone.
-RSchn2OnG State.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-01-10
After the overthrow. h

After the overthrow, by aa earth
quake, of the Colossus of Rhodes, the
fragments remained scattered on the
ground for nine hundred years eor the
inhabitants alleged that they hek been
forbidden by an oracle to raiseit. When
the Saracens became masters of the is
hand. the brass was sold to Jewish
merchaat, who loaded nine hundred
camels with it.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-01-10

81 hope you will be able to support
me-" said a young woman, while walk
ing out with her intended during q
somewhat slippery state of the pave
ment. "Why, yes" replied the some
what hesitating swain; with little
assistance from your father" There
was some confusion and profound ST.
lence.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-01-10

N. BE. L. & B. 8. R'y runs by Columbus
Time-24 minutes slower than q. & 0. R'y time.
No MAIL-Connects at Lynchburg juno
ton for the South and Southwest; at Ashland,
KY, with Scota Valley Railroad; at Lexing
ton. KY, with Kentucky Central for Cincin-
natl and the West; and with L. & N. Railway
for the South vest
No. MALL and N. and Kentucky Central
Railways connect at Lexington, KY, and Sci
OTTO valley Railroad at Ashland, KY. with No
2. No. connects at Lynchburg junction for
the South and Southwest; and at Richmond
for the South.
No. EXPRESS-Connects at Huntington
with steamers for Cincinnati andthe West.
No. 4 EXPRESS-Connects at Lytchburg
Junction for the North; at Richmond for the
South; and on Tuesdays and Eridaya with o.
D. S S. for New York.
Pullman Sleeping Coaches daily on Nos.
and between Huntingto ton and Wtllftmson's.
Sleeping Coaches daily on Nos. dnd be-
tween Richmond and Anderson.
SPECIAL NOTICE..
New Coaches through between Cincinnati
and Richmond on Nos. and without change.
For Rates, Tickets, Baggage Chec apply to
any office of c. & o. R'y; or DeptSsF Ticket
Office of any connecting line.
II. w. lER,
c. W. SMITH, Genl Pa s,1Agent.
Gen'i Manager. " nOvZ2
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-01-10
"My darlingU he said

"My darling" he said, "let me-ah,
let me share all your life burdens for,
ever" "Share 'em !" she exclaimed,
Eyes, you can have 'em all, and you can
begin by going out in the rain and milk
ing three cows I" and his affection for
the country maid filtered out at the ends
of his fingers.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-01-10

"Ah, dearest" sighed the young man
kneeling at the feet of his ownest own
"dost thou know what of all outward
things is nearest my heart?'' Really
I can't say" she replied, "butifyou have
any regard for your health in this
changeable weather, I should think i;
was "a flannel shirt" She was too prac
tical, and it broke the engagement.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-01-10

A POET MIssING.-"Do you ever
print poetry in the Tribune 2" asked a
young lady, as she came into the edito-
rial room yesterday afternoon.
81 suppose" continued the young
lady, shat the literary editor is the per-
son to whom should apply for infor-
nation, but thought perhaps some OF
the other gentlemen in here might tell
me-"
The horse reporter, who had been
compiling some exciting statistics re-
garding the number of animals that had
trotted in 2:3O during the past season,
abandoned this fascinating pursuit. and,
after indicating to the poet by the wave
of his hand that she was at liberty to
occupy chair, spoke as follows:
SIN answer to your question, Miss. l
NAV say that not only does poetry
sometimes appear in this paper, but
that we now have on our staff of con-,
| tributors some of the most gifted song
sters that the Golden West has pro-
duced, and that they are allowed to trill
their melodies for the benefit of our
readers every Saturday or Sunday. We
aim to afford all persons who feel with
in their minds the surging of a flood of
metrical melody an opportunity of de-
picting in vivid word pictures the beau
tifuI images that Fancy has limned
with delicate touch upon the rose-tinted
chambers of the Imagination. It mat
tiers not whether the horny fist of the
sweat crowned son of toll or the dim
pied fingers of patrician maiden
guides the pen which gives expression
to these thoughts-all are alike well
come From out the stately chimney
that frets the sky in the rear of this es>
Enlistment come forth in curious curl
and fantastic quirk great clouds of fieecy
smoke that wrap the structure in a
white filmy mantle. Within one year
after the establishment of the free-for
all poetry bureau the Tribune abandon
ed the use of coal for fuel. I dislike to
give away the game, but you are SO
pure and beautiful, and your eyes have
such wistful look that could not find
it in my heart to deceive you.-Er.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-01-10

About five hundred years ago there
was bank failure in China. The au-
thorities Immediately decapitated all of
the directors-and no bank has ever
failed since. But then China has not
yet attained to our degree of civilization.
One by one the great and small New
York daily papers are falling into the
hands of railway kings whose evident
purpose it is to strengthen their own
purely selfish interests by controlling
the press of the metropolis.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-01-10

An aesthetic writer speaks of fair
young girl vanishing like the dew be-
fore the morning sun" This is shock
ingly vuglar In plain language it
means that she dried up
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-01-10

She was talking on the cars,

She was talking on the cars, said !:
1.-THE meAnest people are I'll who
peep oht Of windows to see W their
neighkors are doing Now, Il rs morn
ing 1 was looking through thdblinds of
my wlndow, and what do yo{ suppose
| saw that mean Mrs. JolV Adoing ?.
Why, she was peeping Sfough her
blinds to see if saw, hn4Hthe mean
woman !" pN
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-01-10

Thirty four years of constantly in
ereasing use have established reputa.
ton for DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup second
to no similar preparation. It relieves
instantly and cures all Coughs, Colds,
&c
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-01-10

"Yes, sir" said Mr.. G., sit was fun>
ny enough to make donkey laugh. I
laughed till I cried" and then. as he
saw smile go round the room, he got
mad and left.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-01-10

APOTHEOsIs OF THE WORM.-Dr.
Charles Darwin has written work
which is creating profound sensation
in scientific circles. He has been study
ing the common earth worm for over
thirty years, and has come to the con.
clusion that mankind is more indebted
to that lOathsome, little creature than
to any other race of the inferior orders
of creation. The earth, according to
Darwin, would be desert were it not
for the worm. Its value is that it eats
dirt and turns it into vegetable mold.
There are on an average, on every acre
of ground, over $1,000 worms. These
eat and digest from eight to sixteen tons
of soil per acre in the course of the
year. Whatever passes through the in
testinal canal of the worm becomes veg
etable mold, and without this mold there
would be no crops and no increase of
grain or the animals which feed upon
the products Of the soil. Nor is this all.
The worm is the preserver of the me-
MORALS of the past. Its mission is to
cover naked surfaces with vegetable
mold. The deserted cities and memo
rails of the past are hidden from sight
by the eject0 of the worm. Then comes
the dust and sand storm and the acre
lions from outside of our atmosphere.
Troy is two hundred feet underground,
and it took three thousand years to COW
er it with so much soil, but the earth
worm is the great sexton who buries
the monuments of the past out of sight.
Yet this wriggling, loathsome creature
Is one of the most degraded and imper-
feet organisms TO the naturalists. 1t
has no brain, no organs of vision, can
not hear and has no sense of smell It
has certain amount of intelligence,
and knows enough to get out of the
sunlight. But Notwithstanding its de-
ficiencies, it is the greatest benefactor
not only to man but to the other supe-
rior animals. It may comfort fishermen
that the worm they use in angling has
but little nervous sensibility. and can.
not be said to suffer pain when impaled
on the fish. hook. It will not do here
after to despise the worm, for, as Lon
don paper we'll Gays, "It from this time
forth will wear the blue ribbon of sci
ence. "-FFons Denaorests Monthly for
.Trnal0T.1
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-01-10

CHAS.P. HATCH,
Gen'i Freight and Pa senger Agent.
JOSEPH II. SANDS,
Superintendent.
GENERAL OFFICES :-Hagersown, Nd, anl
Nos 81 and 80 South Third Sreet. Pbiladel
phia, Pa. dec6
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StauntOn bU0 sou q. m
No change of cars to Washington or Balti.
more, No other line can ompare with the B
& o. in the advantages Offered under this new
schedule, The Accommodation leaving
Staunton at $40 p. M, connects at Harrison.
burg with Train for HarpG's Ferry.
G. X. LORD, ien1 Pass. Agent.
T. G. PRINCE. 8. of r.
W. M. GLEN ENTS. M. bf T.. deco
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-01-10

81 would not strike you for &c." said
J., playfully, to his friend E. We'll.
you would not get it if you did, replied
E..
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-01-10

II live by my pen," said a poet, wish
ing to impress young lady. "You
look as if you lived in one," was the
reply.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-01-10

wish to ask the Court" said face
tious barrister, who had been called
to testify san expert, 'if 1 am compelled
to come into this case, in which have
no personal interest. and give legal
opinion for nothing?" Eyes, yes, GER
tainly," replied the mild.mannered
Judge, "give it for what it is worth"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-01-10

| If you would find great many faults,
be on the lookout; but if you find them
in unlimited quantities, be on the look
| in.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-01-10
rHOw do Won manage.v

How do you MANAGE said lady
to her friend, Ito appear SO happy all
the time?" II always have Parker's
Ginger Tonic handy" was the reply,
"and thus keep myself and family il
good health. When am well always
feel good natured." See other column.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-01-10

"How can I expand my chest?" asked
stingy fellow of a physician. "By
carrying larger heart in it," was the
reply.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-01-10

A young man is giving himself to the
agreeable occupation of ridiculing his
uncle. ''Confound it, what does the
old guy dye his hair in that preposter-
GUS fashion for ?" is his remark just as
his venerable relative enters the room.
"Sir," says his uncle, in voice convey
ing the idea of codicils and alterations
of wills. ''ifmen ofmy age are compelled
to dye, it is because men of your age, sir,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-01-10

FINDING SEA-SERPENT's SKELE
TON.-The bones of sea serpent have
been unearthed from mari pit worked
by o. B. Herbert. of Marlborough coun-
ty, n. J. The remains were carefully
uncovered and removed to Mr. Her
bert's house. There are forty or fifty
sections of the spinal column, each one
being about three inches thick and nine
or ten inches in circumference. At the
head were four tusks and numberpot
teeth. The tusks are between two and
three inches in length, and they still
retain the hard enamel. A piece of one
of the jawbones is nearly foot long
Mr.. Herbert states that the remains are
similar to those found two years ago in
his pit, which were sent to the museum
of Yale College. 1t is estimated that
the monster whose remains were found
was about thirty-six feet long. The re-
mains are in very fine state of preser-
walton.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-01-10

The chief properties of wisdom are,
to be mindful of things past, careful OF
things present, provident of things to
come.