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HAVE sINNED AND SUFFERED.

1.-THE first line In the following is the refraiI
OF an unwitten poem recited to friend By
John Howard Payne, just before his death IL
Algiers.l
Ihave sinned and 1 have suffered
Yet the world will never know
How tried to do my duty
In tbs long, the long ago.
/ have sinned and have suffered
Human nature is so weak
Yet my tongue cannot be tempted
To disclose, betray, or speak.
have sinned and I have suffered,
Who has not through blood and bones
If there be a mortal living
Let him bravely cast the stone.
have sinned and have suffered,
Just the same as other men,
But my heart cannot be conquered.
Nor the soul that burns within.
Ihave sinned and I have suffered,
Mournful memories come to me,
Yet beyond the clouds of sorrow
Riffs of sunshine can see.
Ihave sinned and have suffered.
He can sink and He gan save
All the human hearts that wander
To the clouds and silent grave.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-03-27
KAHoKA. Mo-. Feb. 9. 1ss

hAHOKA, MO-, Feb. 9, 1850.
purchased five bottles of your Hop
Bitters of Bishop & Co., last fall. for my
daughter, and am well pleased with the
Bitters. They did her more good than
all the medicine she has taken for six
years. VIM. T. MCCLURE.
The above is from very reliable
farmer, whose daughter was in poor
health for seven or eight years, and
could obtain no relief until she used Hop
Bitters. She is now in as good health
as any person in the country. We have
large sale, and they are making re-
markable cures.
w. II. BISHOP & co.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-03-27

An lnquisitive temperance mani
Where do the wicked men go who
drink liquor ?" asked a temperance lec-
turer of a small boy at an Austin Sun
day school. "Well, some of them go to
Bornefeld's saloon and some go to the
Iron Front, but the wickedest ones-the
egislators-alwsys go to the nearest sa-
loon. If you ask pa, he will show you
where you can get the best beer.n
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-03-27
4 Scarlet Fever
4 Cured.

Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn.
testify to the most excellent qualities of Prof
Darbys Prophylactc Fluid. As disinfectant and
detergent it is both theoretically and practically
superior to any preparation with which am ac-
quainted-N. T. LUPToN, Prof Chemistry
Darbys Fluid is Recommended by
Hon. ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS, of Georgia:
Rev. CHAs. F. DEEMS, DID,, Church Of the
Strangers, N. Y;
Jos. LRCoNTE, Columbia, Prof, University, sc.
Rev. A. J. BATTLE, Prof, Mercer University.
Rev. GEO. F. PIERCE, Bishop M. E. Church.
INDISPENSABLE TO EVERY HOME.
Perfectly harmless. Used internally or
externally for Man or Beast.
The Fluid has been thoroughly tested, and we
have abundant evidence that it has done everything
here claimed For fuller information get Of your
Druggist pamphlet or send to the proprietors,
j. III. ZEILIN & CO.,
Manufacturing Chemists, PHILADELPHIA.
iuOn, Sn-1v
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MARY.
Can 1 forget the happy night,
In that December weather.

Can forget the happy night, 81
In that December weather, lL
When she and I, with footsteps light,
Walked home from church togethere
My heart was rent 'twixt joy and fear
And she was coy and chary, 20
For that which maidens love to hear
I'd whisper in her tiny ear,
While walkin' home with Mary. .s
All, that was in the long ago,
But somehow 1t seems nearer,
And those dear days we used to know
Seem always, somehow, dearer,
When Mary fingers by my side,
AS coy and sweetly chary, r.
AS when, in that December tide,
wooed and won my little bride,
While walkin' home with Mary,
God bless thee, Mary, for the peace
That cometh with this seeming,
And grant ne'er shall know surcease
From this delightful dreaming,
For in mine age you are to me .
Though all the world may vary
The same sweet girl you used to be
And to a land my faith can see,
I'm walkin' home with Mary,
EUGENE FIELD.
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w. Il. BISHOP & co.

"Can you help me little," said a
tramp, poking his head into a country
shop. why don't you help YOURSELF"
said the proprietor, angrily. "Thank
you, 1 WILL" said the tramp. as he
picked up a Dutch cheese and two
loaves of bread and disappeared like
streak of lightning, followed by half q
dozen Jumps of coal.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-03-27

81 don't miss my church SO much as
you suppose" said lady to her minis
ter, who called upon her during her ILL
ness, "for make Betsy sit at the window
as soon as thebells begin to chime, and
tell me who are going to church and il
they have got on anything new."
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-03-27
Festina Lente. Husband "He,

Festina Lente. Husband: "Here's the
marriage of Matilda Doveton and
young Cojer announeed-just one day
before Lent. And only engaged a
month !" Wife: Eyes; but nobody
marries in Lent, and that accounts for
the haste" Husband: They'll have
forty days of repentance, anyhow
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-03-27
A Word to our Readers.

WHEN you read of a medicine that will
w cure all diseases, beware of it. for every
scientific ply sician on earth knows how falla-
cious such statemen ts are. But when you read
clan and surgeon of high standing that claims
to cure only certain disease, and furnishes
high proof that it does this. you can safely try
1t, and with the assurance that it will cure you.
DR.. v. R. STONE. late physician and surgeon
of the U. S. A., has placed before the public a
preparation called
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-03-27

*x*"One mans meat is another mans
poison" Kidney Wort expels the poi
sonous humors. The first thing to do
in the Spring is to clean house. For in
ternal cleansing and renovating, no 9TH
er medicine is equal to Kidney Wort.
In either dry or liquid form it cures
headache, bilious attacks, constipation,
and deranged kidneys.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-03-27
A VALUABLE MEDICINE.
Hunts Remedy,-its Many Merits.


THERE are no diseases more prevalent with,
perhaps, the exception OF Consumption, III this
country than the Kidney and Liver complaints;
and to find remedy that would effectually re-
lieve them has long been the aim OF many al
hicted sufferers. Whether our habits as peo-
pie are conducive to these diseases, or whether
they may result from the popularity OF our eli
mate, is beyond our comprehension, and is OF
little value since ali eficacious remedy can be
had; but of one thing we are sure, that the long
afflicted public will hail with joy the specific
which has again and again proved its ability to
effectually cope with and eradicate these dis
eases. The name of this medicine is Hunts
Remedy. and it is manufactured by the Hunts
Remedy Companv of Providence, It is not often
that mention of a patent medicine occurs in
these columns: but. when one comes under our
notice possessing such undoubted merits as the
one of which we sneak. we cannot refrain from
giving it the credit it deserves. 1t cures when
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-03-27
| Diphtheria
| Prevented.

The physicians here
use Darbys Fluid very
successfully in the treat
ment of Diphtheria.
A. SToLLRNwRRcK,
Greensboro, Ala.
letter dried up.
Cholera prevented.
Ulcers purified and
healed.
In cases ofDeath it
should be used about
the corpse it will
prevent any unpleas-
ant smell.
The eminent Ply
sician, j. MARION
SIMS, M. D., New
York, says: "I am
convinced Prof. Darbys
Prophylactic Fluid is a
valuable disinfectant "
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-03-27
SKINNY MEN.

"Wells' Health Renewer" restores
health and vigor, cures Dyspepsia, Inn
potence, Sexual Debility. 81.
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cases : -',. neria yield
Fever, .and SickPer.
sons refreshed and
Bed Sores prevent
ed by bathing with
Darbys Fluid.
Impure Air made
harmless and purified.
For Sore Throat it is a
sure cure.
COntagion destroyed.
For Frosted Feet,
Chilblains, Pile S,
Chafngs, etc.
Rheumati,n, cured.
Soft VIII Complex
ions Sec is use.
Ship Fever prevented.
To purify the Breath,
Cleanse the Teeth,
it can't be surpassed.
Catarrh relieved and
cured.
Erysipelas cured.
Burnsr relievedinstantly.
Scars prevented.
DySentery cured.
Wounds healed rapidly.
Scurvy cured.
An AntidOte for Animal
or Vegetable Poisons,
Stings, etc.
l used the Fluid during
our present afiliction with
Scarlet Fever with de-
cided advantage. 1t is
indispensable to the sick
room. VIM. F. SAND
YoRD, Eyrie. Ala.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-03-27
"BUCHUPAIBA.'

Quick, complete cure, all annoying
Kidney, Bladder and Urinary Diseases.
81. Druggists. u.r--.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-03-27
CROUCH ON RATS"

Clears out rats, mice, reaches, flies,
ants. bed-bugs, skunks, chipmunks,
gophers. 15c. Druggists.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-03-27

A man who married wealthy widow
said he did not take her for helpmate,
but merely as check mate.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-03-27

Katie has now house of her own,
with several little cherubs to test the
sound of its walls. She grows prettier
and saucier, and greater coquette every
day but she f1irts only with her hus-
band, whom she loves dearer than life.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-03-27
TU7TI''ll'' HAIR DYE,

GRAY HAIR or WHISPERS changed 10 GLOSSY
BLACK by single application Of this DYE It
imparts natural color. and acts instantaneouSly.
Sold by Druggists, or sent by express on receipt
Of One Dollar.
Office, 35 Murray Street. New York.
(Dr. TUFTS MANUAL of PasHaoieN
Information and Useful Receipts q
NsciiI be mailed FREE Or Gppftcztsoss.I y
r,nau2 IQ0-1V
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-03-27

q. M. MATHEWS. ALEX. r. MATHEWS.
MATHEWS t& MATHEWS,
IVA ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
LEwISBURG. WEST VA,
practice regularly in ths Courts of Greenbrier,
Monroe, Pocahontas and Nicholas counties, W.
va, the Court of Appeals, and the Federal
Courts for the District of W. Va.
AEParticular attention paid to Collections
md to special cases anywhere in their State.
may lily
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-03-27

CHAPTER II.
A note from me brought Ned Will
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-03-27
SMALLPOX
and
PITTING of Small
Pox PREVENTED

Amember of my FAM
lily was taken with
Smallpox. / used the
Fluid; the patient was
not delirious, was not
pitted, and was about
the house again in three
weeks, and no others
had it. J. w. PARK
INsON. PHILADELPHIA.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-03-27
Eradicates
/ MALARIA,

all Contagious Diseases. Persons waiting on
the Sick should use it freely. Scarlet Fever has
never been known to spread where the Fluid was
used. Yellow Fever has been cured with it after
black vc:1.t had taken place. The worst
cases : ',s. ,eria Weld to il
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-03-27
DRUGS AND MEDICINES.
uARBYS
PR0PHYLACT|C
FLUID.
A Household Article for Universal
Family Use.

For Scarlet and
Typhoid F evers,
Diphtheria, Sail
walton, liberated
Sore Throat, Small
POx. Measles. and
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-12-27
A State Governed by Women.

Among the colonial dependencies OF
holland there is remarkable little
State which in its constitution and the
original customs of its inhabitants, sur
passes the boldest dreams of the advo-
Gates of ..women's rights. In the
island OF Java, between the cities of
Batavia and Samarang, is the Kingdom
OF bantam, which, although tributary
to Holland, is an independent State,
politically without Importance, yet rich,
happy. and, since time immemorial
governed and defended by women. The
sovereign is indeed 4 man, but all the
rest OF the government belongs to the
fair sex. The King is entirely depend
ent on his state council, composed of
three women. The highest authorities
all state officers, court functionaries.
military commanders and soldiers are,
without exception, of the female sex.
The men are agriculturists or merchants.
The body-guard of the King is formed
OF the female elite. These amazons
ride in masculine style. wearing sharp
steel points instead of spurs. They
carry pointed lance which they swing
very gracefully, and also a musket,
which is discharged at full gallop. The
throne is Unbeatable by the eldest son,
and in case the King dies without issue
hundred amazons assemble in order
to choose successor from among their
own sons. The chosen oneis then pro-
claimed lawful King. The capital city
of this little State lies in one of the
most picturesque parts of the island. in
fruitful plain, and is defended BY two
Well-kept fortresses.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-12-27
The Republican Candidate.

As the Republican National Conven-
ton has been called, from this time till
the convention meets, will the question
who will be the nominee be generally
discussed by newspapers and politicians
throughout the country. New York is
naturally regarded as the pivotal state,
as it is universally conceded that unless
the Republicans can carry that state,
they have about only one chance in ten
of succeeding. IL is this, coupled
with the fact that we have had wise
and conservative administration during
the past three years, that brings Presi-
dent Arthur forward as prominent
candidate for 1884. Mr. Arthur is a res
ident of New York state, and where he
is best known is most popular. 1t is
now generally understood that he is a
candidate for reelection; and, if he goes
to the convention backed by solid del
egation from New York, who is the
man that will antagonize him with any
chance Of winning. Harmony now pre-
walls in the party in New York state,
which is due chiefly to his efforts. Mr..
Blaine not only declares he is out of the
race, but goes farther, and says he would
not accept the nomination if rendered
him. Senator Logan and Senator Ed
munds are both popular men, and are
prominently mentioned for the the nom-
ination, but are the leaders in the Uni
ted States Senate on the Republican
side, and the loss of either of them from
that body would be seriously felt. On
the other hand, Mr.. Arthur's course has
been wise, consistent and popular; and,
taking the helm of state at so critical
period of the affairs of the nation as he
did, is deserving of denomination, ac-
cording to every rule of party precedent
If New York leads the van for the Pres
ident's denomination, other states will
quickly wheel into line, and before the
convention meets no man will probably
be found who'will be able to go into the
convention with sufficient following to
accomplish his defeat.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-12-27
characteristics Of Hands.

Hands are divided into three different
kinds; those with ronnd-pointed fingers,
those with square tips, and those that
are spade-shaped, with pods of flesh at
each side of the nail. The first type
with round-pointed fingers belong to
characters with perceptions extra sem
sitive, to very pious people, to contem-
plative minds, to the impulsive, and to
all poets and artists who have ideality
as prominent trait. The square-shap-
ed belong to scientific people, sensible,
self-contained characters, and to the
class of professional men who are neith-
er visionary nor altogether sordid. The
spade-shaped type, with pods of flesh
at the side ofthe nail, indicates people
whose interests and instincts are mostly
material. Each finger, no matter what
kind OF hand it is joined to, has q
joint representing each of those types.
The division of the finger that is nearest
the palm stands for the body. the mid
die division represents mind, and the
joint is longer than the other it denotes
a character weakened with a too abund-
ant imagination, great ideality, and a
leaning towards the theoretical rather
than the practical. When the middle
joint of the finger is long, it promises a
a logical mind. and when the lowest
joint is longest, it indicates nature
that clings more to the luxuries than to
the refinements of life. If they are near
ly alike, it indicates a Unbalanced
mind, especially if the length of the
fingers equals the length of the palm.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-12-27
Tea and Coffee nj Night,

The use of tea at night is another
very mixed question. If your nerves
are fatigued, tea will often make you
sleep; but if you are over-excited, it will
keep you restless and awake. As a
rule, most late workers are in the habit
of slipping tea. Many do not find that
it Injuries their sleep, and | suppose
that most doctors would agree that, if
this is the case, tea for the student is
far better than alcohol in any shape.
These remarks also apply to coffee.
Black coffee in hot countries seems to
be the great panacea for all the woes of
life. 1t apparently suits some late
students and business men better than
tea in times of pressure, and it is GER
tainly superior to any form of alcohol.
A head clerk in one of the largest Offices
in London told me that during fort
night of commercial panic, when all the
employees were kept working overtime,
most of them took to stimulants. My
friend said: Il foTesaw what was COM
ing, and when the crisis arrived l cut
off all alcohol and substituted coffee.
AT the end of the fortnight most of my
colleagues were knocked up, but | was
as fresh as bird. London Truth.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-12-27
Character In Hand Shaking.

The different modes of shaking hands
| will delineate human character better
than any other single act can do, and
many peculiarities of different persons
may be noted in the performance OF
this social custom.
Who would expect to get handsome
donation-or any donation at all-from
a man who will give two fingers to be
shaken, and keeps the other bent as upon
an Etching palmp''
The hand coldly held out to be shak-
en- and drawn away again as soon as it
decently may be, indicates cold, sell
fish character, while the hand which
seeks yours cordially. and unwillingly
relinquishes its warm clasp. gives tok-
en- of genial disposition, and of a
heart full of sympathy for humanity.
How much that is in the heart can be
made to express itself through the agen-
cy of the fingers! Who, having once
experienced it, has ever forgotten the
feeling conveyed by the eloquent pres
sure of the hand from dying friend
when the tongue has ceased to speaks
A right hearty grasp of the hand in
dictates warmth and ardor, while soft,
lax touch, without grasp, indicates the
opposite characteristics. In the grasp
of persons with large-hearted generous
minds, there is a .'whole-sour' express
sion most refreshing and acceptable to
kindred spirits.
But when a man presents you with a
few cold, clammy, lifeless fingers, feel
ing very much like dead fish. and ex-
poets you to do all the shaking. it will
naturally make you think of the hospi.
tai, and other cheerful things.
Contrary to this style, there is a habit
among a rude class, of, giving
your hand crushing grasp, which is
| often most painful. In these cases there
may be great kindness and strong
affection, but it is as crude as it is
| hearty.
If the grasp is warm, ardent, and
vigorous, so is the disposition. If it is
cool, formal and without emotion, SO is
the character. If it is magnetic and
animating, the disposition, is the same
AS we shake hands, SO we feel, so we
| are.
| But why do we shake hands at all? Ii
is very old-fashioned way of indicat
| ing friendship. We read in the Bible
that Jehu said to Jonadah:
lis thy heart right, as my heart is
with thine hearth If it be, give me
thine hand"
| And it is not merely an old-fashioned
custom. 1t is the contact of sensitive
and magnetic surfaces through which
there is, in something more than mere
ly figuratiye sense, an interchange Of
feeling. The same principle is illustrat
ed in another of our modes of greeting.
When we wish to reciprocate the warm.
er feelings we are not content with the
contact of hands, we bring the lips into
service. Ia.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-12-27
The Spot Considerably Spread.

A Georgian was at Niagara Falls
just after the drowning of Webb. As
he started to see the falls a guide offered,
for fifty cents, to show him the place
Webb was drowned in. He invested
and moved on. A guide in another
section made him the same offer, which
he accepted. Another guide offered the
same thing. when Mr.. Thompson said
WAS Webb drowned all over the
river2 I've had two places pointed
out as the fatal place" .s0h, well. =
said the guide. "he was long time 9
drowning. atlanta Conttstutsoa.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-12-27
Flrmness Of Senator Wilson.

Senator Henry Wilson was self
controlled as well as self-made man.
He left his New Hampshire home early
10 life, and changed his name in order
to get out from under the baleful shad-
ow of intemperance. He began on the
lowest round of the social ladder, and
climbed up, rung by rung, until he
became political power in the nation.
The first step he took in the ascent
placed him on the pledge never to drink
intoxicating liquors. The second step
he took made him an industrious la
borer, the third diligent reader.
He was sent to Washington to carry
petition against the admission of
Texas into the Union. John Quincy
Adams asked him to dinner party,
where he met with some of the great
men of the nation. He was asked to
drink wine. The temptation to lay
aside his temperance principle for a
moment, in order to seem singular. was
3 strong one. But he resisted it and
declined the glass of wine. Mr.. Adams
commended him for his adherence to
his convictions.
After Mr.. Wilson was elected to the
United States Senate, he gave his friends
a dinner at noted Boston hotel. The
table was set with not q wine-glass
upon it.
"Where are the wine-glasses?" asked
several, loud enough to remind their
host that some of his guests did not
like sitting down to wineless dinner.
''Gentlemen," said Mr.. Wilson, ris-
ing and speaking with a great deal OF
feeling, "you know my friendship for
you and my obligations to you. Great
as they are, they are not great enough
to make me forget the rock whence /
was hewn and the pit from whence /
was dug Some of you know how the
curse of intemperance overshadowed
my youth. ThatI might escape fled
from my early surroundings and chang
ed my name For what / am, am in
debted under God, to my temperance
vow and my adherence to it,
"Call for what you want to eat, and
if this hotel can provide it, it shall be
forthcoming. But wines and liquors
cannot come to this table without my
consent, because will not spread in
the paths of another the snare from
which escaped
Three rousing cheers showed the
brave Senator, that men admired the
man who has the courage of his conyic-
tiOnS