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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-06-05
SeasOnable Desserts.
STRAWBERRY pUMPLINGss

W
Put one pint of sifted flour into a bowl. rub
into it two ounces of butter, add teaspoonful
of salt, heaping teaspoonful of baking pow
der and sufficient milk to moisten, about one
gill; mix quickly, take out on board and roll
out into a sheet quarter cfan inch in thick
ness cut into cakes with round biscuit cut.
ter, put about three strawberries in each cake,
fold them over neatly and steam about twenty
minutes. While they are steaming make the
STRAWBERRY SAUCE.
Beat two ounces of butter to a cream, adding
gradually four ounces OR half cup of powder
ed sugar, then add twelve strawberries, one at
time, MASKING and beating until the whole
is perfectly light. fit has a separated or cur
died appearance, add little more sugar and
stand in a cold place until wanted.
STRAWBERRY TARTs.
Roll out the paste into thin sheet, then.
with round tin cutter, cut into cakes. Select
smaller cutter and cut out the centres of two
in every three round cakes, thus leaving one
solid bottom with two rings placed on top Of
1t to form the patty. Now put these patties In
the ice chest a half hour to cool, then bake in a
moderately quick oven about thirty minutes
or until nice brown; then, with spoon, take
out any unbaked portion that may remain in
the centre. Brush the tops over with the I'M
beaten white of an egg, dust thickly with
graduated sugar, return to the oven few
minutes to glaze. When ready to serve fill
with fresh Strawberries, heap whipped cream
over the top. and dust H. htly with powdered
sugar.
On Tg,1o TlrbIo 7IuIL
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-06-05
Personal.

On Wednesday of last week James Sullivan
was appointed postmaster at Harrisonburg in
place of Henry Ritenour removed. Sullivan
was the postmaster when Ritenour was ap-
pointed by Cleveland.
The marriage of W. E. r. Byrne, ESQ.,, a
young lawyer of Braxton county. W. Va, son
of Col. Benz. W. Byrne, of Charleston. W. Va,
to Miss Amanda Austin. eldest daughter of
DR.. Samuel n. Austin, of Lewisburg, W. Va,
will take place in the Presbyterian Church, in
Lewisburg at 81 p m on next Wednesday,
the 18th instant.
At the common cement exercises at Hamp-
den-Sidney College next week, the yaledictory
Grafton will be delivered by Fl. 3. Arbuckle,
son of John Davis Arbuckle. Esq, of Green
brier county. W. Va, and the philosophical
Grafton by ]. T, McAllister of Covington. Va.
Miss Mary ]. Hoge, daughter of Mr.. P. Byron
Hoge, formerly OF Staunton. now of Baltimore.
will be married to Mr.. Alfred Snowman ON the
18th instant. She is a niece of John B. and
Arista Hoge, of this city.
Mr.. W. A. Mann. of this county. is visiting
his daughter. Mrs. P. L. Gay. in Highland
| county.
Mr.. Howard Wade has removed from near
Churchviile, in this county, to Highland
county.
Miss Dora Read, of New Market. is on a Wis
| it to relatives near Waynesboro.
| Rev. Job Turner arrived here last Sunday
afternoon from his ascent visit to The City Of
Mexico, and the Southern States of the U. S.
| Rev. Samuel Rodgers, D. D., of this city, will
deliver the sermon at the final celebration o.
the Y. NJ. G. A. at the University of Virginia
| at o'clock p. NJ. on Sunday. the Odd of June.
The remains oft the late Jos. Echols, which
have lain for sixty-five years IN a private
cemetery in Campbell county, near Lynch
| burg, Va, were disinterred and removed last
MONDAY to the cemetery at Union, where they
were recon- mitted to Earth IN the family lo
of his children. This procedure was executed
under the directions of General John and Rob
ert ]. Echols. Esq, sons of the deceased
Monroe wv. Vd.) WatchmGn, May so.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-06-05

"OwE NO MAN ANYTIHNG.''-The scriptural
Injunction is to lowe NJ man anything" and
we would respectfully, but earnestly. request
those who lowe anything" to the Spectator for
subscription. advertising. or Joo-work to obey
st. Paul's wise Injunction. to lowe no man
anything, but to love one another" The dates
printed on their papers will enable subscribers
to know how much they are owing on subscrip-
tion account, as they show to what time pay
ment has been made. The dates printed 90
not indicate the time at which payments were
made, but the time TO which their payments
paid their subscriptions.
Their receipts show both the time OF pay
ment and the timel to which their subscrip-
IONS are paid.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-06-05

Mary Rodeffer, o fLovettsville. Loudoun coun-
ty; Julia Abbott, Strasburg, Va, and Miss An
ME Zufall, Myersdale. Pa. Miss Abbott also
received the award of q gold medal for the
highest grade in the completion OF the pre-
scrlbe1 course of languages, W hich WAS pre-
sented by Mr.. IT. w. Miller, of Roanoke. and
Miss Towberman gold medal for excellent
department during the four years course,
which was presented by Rev. G. Beard. of Au-
gusta President of the Board of Directors.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-06-05

SALE OF VALUABLE PRoPEaTY.-On the 1st
instant, E. NJ. Gushing, Aactioneer. sold for
w. T. Rush, Ex'or of r. G. Bickie, deceased.
the lot at the corner of Main and Water streets
upon which is located the Armory of the
Artillery Company and several other build
ings, including the debris of the one recently
occupied by Bickle & Hamrck and burnt
some weeks since. J. w. Teabo & Co. were the
purchasers al Sl3 600. If the nett amount re
ceived on the fire insurance be added. the sum
realized for the properly will be Sl4170 The
lot fronts Main street, lS4 feet, and is I66
feet d sep.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-06-05
welcome in His Old Age to Lorenzo
Sicbert.

Lorenzo siebert at Sl3 Summit St., one Of two
persons who drew one twentieth of the ticket
No. 10, APO in the March drawing of the Louis
lana State Lottery. A reporter for the Blade
called on him and asked him to tell about 1t
1--WE are all poor men, and I tell you there
were three happy old men when we learned
that we had $1,000 to divide up. We got the
money in a few days, through the express
company, and have put mine out at interest,
to have something in my old age.' Mr.. Siebert
is about 60 years old. his partner, middleaged
man. and Mr.. Haas is 84.-ToIedo (Ohio) Blade.
April 8.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-06-05
By request we publish the full official vote in

NORTH RIVER DISTRICT,
Supervisor 81. Gamble 29O; A. R. Gilk-
eson 70; Jas Lowman 49,
Justice of the Peace.-J ] Cupp 262; Jacob W
Good 3l4; John Brown 3O5; G T Robson lS9;
Adam Lambert TO- VIM D Clark 49, ] w Beaver
8; Peter II See 50; Jas Curtis 2; A Fairburn 10;
E Peale g.
COnlr of Roads C Il Earhart II; Jas G Todd
247; Jesse RalsOn 20.
For ConStnbLe.-Howard Irvine 1923; P B
Williams 126; Il B McFall l.
Ouerseer Of Poor.-Jacob g FeIlers 81, Michael
Hofler SO; A V Altman l.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-06-05
SATISFACTORY.
Fne Amount of .capisal stock Raised
ANOTHER MEETING CALLED.

ANOTHER MEETING CALLED.
A meeting of the Staunton Shoe. factory
Company was held in the Wilkes Building,
last night-Mr. 1. Witt in the Chair.
The Committee reported the amount of sub
scriptions up to time of meeting to be s2l ,275.
which during the meeting was increased 10
$25 900. the amount of capital stock required.
A Committee was appointed to notify stock
holders that a meeting will be held next Fri
day night, and that each stakeholder must pay
81 so per share on stock to Mr.. NJ. N. Bradley,
Temporary Treasurer.
A Committee was appointed to draft form
of charter to be approved or amended on next
Friday night when a permanent organization
will be made
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-06-05
StauntOn Markets.
SPECTATOR OFFICE,
Cfnk ~rr-rxx f,l,

STAUNToN. VA, June 4th, 1889.
Dullpess is the word in all departments of
trade. The Interruption to railroad and wa
gon- transportation had lessened the little
that was doing in staple products. Merchants
In some OF the interior towns, who general
ly received their supplies from Richmond and
Baltimore. but cut off since the 3Oth ultlmo in
their intercourse, have called on our wholesale
dealers during the present week, and obtained
all they desired.
We see nothing in the commercial journals,
received TO day for the first time since the 3Olh
ultimo, upon which to predicate a change In
business or quotations of prices of staple prod
ucts since our last review.
1.-THE quotations are:.,cRoIesale. not retail
Country Produce.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-06-05

Inc regular monthly meeting of the Y. M. G.
A. was held in the First Presbyterian church
at 4 30 O'Clock last Sunday afternoon. The
meeting was led by Mr.. c. c. Berry, the Chair.
man of the Devotional Committee, who an
nounced that Rev. w. ]. Young, who had been
expected to deliver on that occasion the ad.
dress he had delivered at the Convention in
Danvllle. on the topic-"Tbe Young man for
the times and his need'-had been!prevented,
by the interruption in travel, caused by the
heavy rain of last week, from getting here. He
stated that the same topic would be considered
by the meeting and, after appropriate remarks
by himsefon that topic requested others to
discuss ii briefly, which was done in the order
named by Mr. n z Dadmun. Mr.. Reeves Gait.
Rev. D. K. McFsrl nj D. D., Rev. Collins
Denny and Mr.. james Lightner:
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-06-05

SUICIDE OF A YOUNG LADY.-A special dis
patch from Charleston to the Baltimore Sun of
the oath ultimo says "Miss Susan Miller, aged
seventeen years, daughter of Andrew Miller.
who resides on Mill Creek, Jackson county.
after preparing supper Saturday evening went
out behind the house and shot herself through
the temple with 32-caliber revolver while the
family were supper. The cause of the suicide
was a quarrel between the young woman and
her mother"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-06-05

Wife-'My new bonnet came home this af-
ternoon. Charlie; won't yon take me to see
Mrs. Baker to pight?" Husband-"Do you
want to see Mrs Bak err or do you want her to
see you?"-Ifane.
No, Charlie, We suspect she wanted Mrs.
Baker % see her new bonnet.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-06-05

MEMORIAL DAY.-Don't fail to bear in mind
that next Saturday will be observed as Confed-
crate Memorial Day. The orator of the occasion
is General Rosser, a distinguished and gallant
Confederate commander. who is also an able
and eloquent speaker
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-06-05

The congregation of the First Presbyterian
Church have granted their able and popular
pastor, Rev. D. X. Mcfarland, a vacation of
two months. 1t is hoped that his health.
which has been delicate for some time. will be
improved by recreation.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-06-05
Tho Georgia Volunteer
BY XARIFFA.


Far up the loLely mountain side.
Ny wandering footsteps led,
The moss lay thick beneath my feet,
- The pines sighed overhead.
The trace of a dismantled fort
Lay in the forest nave,
And in the shadow near my path,
1 saw soldiers grave.
The bramble wrestled with the weed
Upon the lowly mound;
The simple headboard rudely writ,
Had rottsd TO the ground.
1 raised it with reverend hand,
From dust its words to clear.
But time had blotted all but these:
A Georgia Volunteer"
sew the toad and scaly snake,
From tangled covert start,
And hide themselves among the weeds
Above the dead mans heart,
But lndisturbed in sleep profound.
Unheeding there he lay.
His coffh but the mountain soil,
His shroud Confederate gray.
heard the Shenandoah roll
Along the vale below;
1 saw the Alleghanies rise
Toward the realms of snow,
The Valley Campaign rose to mind,
Its Leaders name, and then
knew the sleeper had been one
OfStoueWau Jackson's men.
Yet whence he came. what lips shall say.
What tongue will ever tell,
What desolate hearths and hearts
Have been because he fell;
What sad eyed maiden braids her hair
Her hair that he held dear,
Perchauce one lock of which lies with
"A Georgia Volunteer"
What mother with long watching eyes,
Aud white lips cold and dumb,
Waits with appalling patience.
For her darling boy TO come?
Her boy whose mountain grave swells up
But one of many scar,
Cut on the face of our fair land
By CORY handed war.
What fights he fought, what wounds h
wore,
Are all unknown to fame,
Remember on his lonely grave
There is not even a name.
That he fought WELL and bravely too.
And held his country dear
We know. else he had never been
"a Georgia Volunteer"
he sleeps; what need to question now
If he were wrong or right;
He knows ere this whose cause was just
In God, the Fathers sight,
He yields no warlike weapons now,
Returns no foeman's thrust,
Who but a coward would revile
An honest soldiers dust?
Roll. Shenandoah, proudly roll,
Adown thy rocky glen,
Above thee lies the grave of one
or Stonewall Jackson's men,
Beneath the cedar and the pine.
In solitude austere,
Unknown. unnamed, forgotten lies,
81 Georgia volunteer"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-06-05
The Ladies' Delighted.

The pleasant effect and the perfect safety
with which ladies may use the liquid 1ruit
laxative. Syrup of Figs. under all conditions
make it their favorte remedy. 1t is pleasing
to the eye and to the taste, gentle, yet efectu-
al in acting on the kidneys, liver and bowels.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-06-05

MoFFETT.-May 10Th, at the residence of his
brother, near Joanna, Mr.. Milton M. Mof-
felt, aged so years.
GARBER.-Msy 18th. near New Hope, Mr.. ]. d.
CARRIER, aged 50. He left widow and three
small children.
CAToN.-May Goth lat Strasburg. Va, Mrs. Cath
airline Cation, mother of Mr.. John B. Coffelt,
of this city, in her 68th year.
HARRISON.-At the residence of her mother,
Mrs. Polly Harrison, Saturday evening.
May 25th, 1889, Miss Fanny Harrison, In 54th
year of her age, leaving a large number of
relatives and n host of friends to mourn their
loss.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-06-05

In the case of Hanger vs.Cochran which occupi-
ed several days of the Circuit Court during the
past week the jury returned verdict in favor
of Hanger for SIPS.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-06-05

Ease the babe (from one day old or more)
from pain, by using Victor Infants2 Relief Alb
soIutelyIguaranteed-Ha Csc.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-06-05

The ugliest and best smoke in Staunton is
the Mariana Cigar sold by Child & Shelton,
the careful Prescription Druggists.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-06-05

DR.. T. H. KELLAM, Dentist, late of Balti-
more, Md, Office No. 1T East Main street, op-
poste the Opera House, Staunton, Va.
mar Gift
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-06-05

]. F. Smith. the exclusive tobacco man, will
sell you good chew for SOC per pound and
Mariana cigar for SC.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-06-05

G. o. Herring. the polite and attentive gro
Gerry man. wants you to try his Mariana CT
gar.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-06-05
A GEORGIA VOLUNTEER.
INGLEsIDE. May 18th, 1889.
To The Editor of the COltntu Mems:

INGLEsIDE. May 18th, 1889.
To the Editor of the County Ne0s:
Su--Returning to Virginia from Florida.
met on the train near Leesburg, Florida, an In
composed, as he thought. by Virginia lady.
sister of the authoress, who married In
Savannah, gave the verses to him, but he had
forgotten the name OF the lady who composed
them.
I ask you to publish. believing they possess
the true spirit of poetry. and embody sentl-
ment dear TO every old Southern freside. Ii
the authoress Is known, please give name.
w. B. F. LEEcH.
The above was published in the Rockbridge
County News. May 3Oth, 1889. and following it
the beautiful lines emf titled the Georgia Vol
unteer," which were written by Mrs. Mary
Ashley Townshead of New Orleans. whose
nom de plume was "Xariffa." She used to
spend her Summers at the Stribling Springs
In this county, and it was during her visit
there in the Summer of1S7l that she wrote the
poem, THE Georgia Volunteer" on the 10th OF
July of that year. 1t first appeared in the
Richmond Enquirer from which it was copied
into the Staunton SPECTATOR on the lst OF
August, 1871.
The following Introductory to them, as then
published, gives the interesting circumstances
under which the beautiful i'm promptu poe m
was written:-
SIR1BLING SPRINGS, VA, July 10th. 1871.
In secluded vale a mile from Stribling
sleeps in eternal repose one of that gallant 18th
Georgia Regiment, commanded by Colonel,
afterwards that brave Major General, Edward
Johnston. The hand of piety and patriotism
neglected to remove the remains with the bal
ance of the heroic dead to Staunton. In an
excursion this morning with a large party of
ladies and gentlemen, the grave wac discover
ed by Xariffa," Mrs. Mary Ashley Townshead.
of New Orleans whose charming piquant pen
has so often illuminated the Southern hearth
with thoughts that breathe" Above this
lonely grave her gifted pen impro mptu
sketched these beautiful lines, which will find
q thrill in every Southerner's heart. These
stanzas form such a rare exception to the COM
mon newspaper poetry, that know you will
give them to your readers without hesitation.
Your Truly.
YORK.
The following is the poem as it was when
first published. AS 1t appears In the Rock
bridge Ne,Os. great injustice is done to it. and
its beauty spoiled by the errors which no doubt
existed in the copy furnished that journal. By
a comparison of the two copies the reader will
see how numerous and egreg1ous they are.
The following is a sample of them:-
For the line-"In God. the Fathers sight," fs
printed, In death the better sight," AS pub
lished in the SPECTATOR August LIST. 1871. 1t
was as follows:
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-06-05
DEATHS.


Obituaries are charged for at advertising rate
Notices of deaths published grGttitotlsLy.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1889-06-05

The Stanton Female Seminary. Rev. James
Willis, Principal, had its commencement ex-
ercises on the lst. 3rd and 4ih instant. The
Art Exhibition. Miss Bertha Zeber, of Penn,
teacher, was open TO visitors the LIST and second
days. There are over ore hundred pieces of
work executed during the session displayed in
the gallery, and all highly creditable to the
instructor aud her pupils. The crayon por-
trait of Mr. Richard Hogshead, by his sister
Miss Emma Hogshead, of this city, is faith
full picture to life. There were thirteen pupils
taught painting, and about the same number
drawing.
There were honols awarded to the full grad
yates in the literary course, as follows Diplo-
mas to Misses Mary Seig, Alice Towberman,
BERTHE rrlbbett, all of Augusta county, an to
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Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-10-17
Assam and Chinese Teas.

Tea came into use almost by acct
dent. Some Buddhist priests, going
on missionary expedition from North
ern India to China. took with them the
dried leaves and also some cuttings OF
an indigenous shrub, which was said
to have the power of correcting any
injurious properties in the brackish
water they might meet with On the
way. The decoction thus made pleased
the missionaries SO well that they con-
tinued, as a matter of taste, to drink it
after they had reached China, and in
troduced it to their converts. They
also set about planting the precious
shrub. and. although it did not thrive
so well in China as In its native Assam,
becoming smaller both in stem and
leaf. it was SO well liked that it soon
formed the foundation of the favorite
beverage of all China Thence it was
brought to Europe. to be drunk and
desired by Englishmen Of every degree.
And it is only of late years that Assam
tea has come into the European mar
ket. 70 be looked upon rather suspi
ciously as the rival Of its own degen-
Grated Chinese daughter. London En-
change