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Year: 1871

ENouoH.--It may be that Auburn u large
town-that it is gay town, and that its people.
old and young, can stand more than any other
people in any other town on the coast indeed,
we feel that all these things are facts and that
ourpeople have proved them within the past two
months, and yet we begin to think the self-en-
durance of our people has been rather over-taxed
and all want rest-need rest. II there has been
, night in the last two months that some bell did
not ring, or some rehearsal, show singing school,
dance, festival, some performance take place,
and all Of sufficient merit to make the public
feel like attending, We have forgotten that par
ticular night. However much We may be dis
posed to say "go it while you are young, for
wlfen you get old you can't we yet dislike to
the good people of Auburn worn out men
tally and physically with too much fun and ex-
ercse and grow prematurely old. We think W.
see daylight, as there has been but six perform
ances to which all were invited in the last five
nights, and this argues that these things are
tapering off.
Year: 1871

Pain is supposed to be the lot OF us poor NOR
tails, inevitable death itself and liable at aay
time to come upon us. Therefore it is impor-
rant that remedial agents should be at hand to
be used on an emergency, when the seminal
principal lodged i'll the system shall develope it
self, and We feel the e1cruiatng agonies Of pain,
or the depressing influence of disease. Such a
remedial agent exists in the PAIN KILLER whose
fame has made the circuit of the globe. Amid
the eternal ices of the polar re ,ions or beneath
the intolerabe and burning sun of the tropics.
its virtues are known and appreciated. Under
all latitudes, from extreme t. tie other, suf-
fering humanity has found relief from many OF
its Ills by its use. The wide and broad area over
which this med cine has scared, attests its value
and potency. From II small beginning, the Pain
Killer pushed gradually along, making its own
highway, solely by its virtues


Such unexampied success and popularity has
brought other into the field, who have attempted,
Under similarity of name, to usurp the conf
lence of the people and turn it to their own sell
ishness and dishonesty, but their efforts have
proved fruitless, while the Pain Killer is still
growing in public favor
Year: 1871

MER1roRIoUs CALL.--An urgent call upon
al debtors will be found among our new adver-
tsements, from our fellow citizen, John Nc
Bride, who has lost by fire all his goods, store
buildings and books and now has nothing to fall
back on but the debts due him. Thus tho saw
ngs from years and years of toll, prudence and
economy are all swept from him forever, and he
must commence anew Debtor, put yourself in
his place, and then ask what would be due to
you? The unanimous answer is, pay him al
once and every cent you owe him.
Year: 1871

REDUCTION WoRKs.-W. q. Green & Co, are
now erecting reduction works at their mine, two
miles west of here, and will have them started
BY the time there is water to run them. These
works are being constructed on plan that will
ldmt of enlargement and increase OF capacity,
and with view to the perfect saving of all min
eral or sulpherets in the ore
Year: 1871

New HoTEL.-Odr persevering friend at the
depot, j. J. Smith, whose fine new hotel and all
is content was swept from the earth by fire, last
fall has got another fine building up and inclosed
On the same site, and will have it finished and
furnished by the opening Of Spring trade and
travel 1t is just like Smith to never sny fail or
cover to even the elements
Year: 1871

DANCING CLUB.--Next tuesday night tho Auburn
Dancing Club gives another of their favorite So
cia dances at the American hotel hall, at which
time all are expected to be there and ready to keep
step to Church and Jones music.
Year: 1871

PLANT Trees, Shrubs AND VINEs.--Now is the
time to prepare the soil for trees, shrubs vines,
etc, and now is the time to plant also. The sap
Is now down, and before it beg MS to rise or tn
buds to swell all such vegetation should be trans
planted. II your soil is shallow, billy and dry,
dig deep holes, shaking the rock well in the bot
tom and then fill back to the proper depth and
transplant as soon as possible, and you will in
sure good growth the first year, and need but
little if any irrigation. days work at this busi
ness now is worth two in February, three i'll
March or five in April. Nursery1nen should
now let the people know what they have to sell,
as early planting and good growth always add
future reputation to "A nursery. Every man tina:
owns n home or expects to acquire title to
what he occupies in these foothills, should plant
some fruit trees and vines, and as many as they
can take care Of and make grow. adding to TIL
number and variety from year to year Look ai
the wild coffee, the mountain ash. ths Buckeye,
the chapparal and the manzanita; they grow,
thrive and bear fruit from year to year without
care or irregation on the most forb;Iding, rocky
points in this country. Surrounding nature
teaches you this lesson, and why not profit by
it? Select your varieties with care and each
year viii adl to your income, your comforts and
the value Of your property, whether for sale OF
not. These foothills yet to be the garden
spot of the world, and why not force the future
and enjoy its honors, its pleasures, profits and
Injuries ourselves.
Year: 1871

Want Cook,
Want a Situation,
Want Salesman


Want Servant Girl,
Want to rent Store
Want to sell a Piano,
Want to sell Horse
Want to lend Money,
Want to buy House, +,a
Want to buy Horse,
Want to rent House,
Want to sell Carriage
Want a Boarding Place
Want to borrow Money,
Want to sell Dry Goods
Want to sell Groceries,
Want to sell Furniture,
Want to sell Hardware -t
Want to sell Real Estate
Want job of Carpentering,
Want a job of Blacksmithing p
Want to sell Millinery Goods. rr
Want to sell House and Lot
Want to find Strayed Animal.
Want to sell piece of Furniture,
Want to buy a second hand Carriage
Want to sell Agricultural Implements,
Want to find anything you have Lost,
Want to advertise anything to Advantage.
Want to find an owner for anything found
Want to succeed in any branch of business.
advertise In the STAUNTON SPECTATOR.
Year: 1871

Official statement Of the Population of the


Country according to Color.


The following official tables give the popuIa-
ton of the several States of the Union. as
SHOWN by the recent census, giving the number
OF whites and blacks, respectively:
Year: 1871

Gov. Hoffman, in letter to the Democrats
in New York writes as follows THE ques-
tion of the day is whether we are to live under
a Constitution at all, which shall be construed
by an impartial Court so as to limit and re-
strain, as it was intended to do, legislative and
executive poweralike, or under hollow form
OF Constitution, interpreted according to the
expediency of the hour by Congress itself,
such Interpretation being enforced by an unre-
strained Executive" This is indeed, the true
question of the day-the 'ive issue'-the
practical matter.
Year: 1871

ately. Once was enough for that night;
we did not dare try it again. The com.
mandant the next morning called upon
some of the widest of the syearline
class, and told them he suspected they
were at the bottom of it, and that il
he found out who it was that was en-
gagged in it, the seyerest punishment
would be the result; but they all hon
estly and stoutly denied it.


g 1t was very natural that the COM
mandant should have thought the
'yearling class had perpetrated the
joke, for generally they are the most
reckless class; but in this case it was
the dignified (2) second class, and he
never once dreamed that they were
guilty of such a boyish freak.


"Some few nights after this, G.,
with his usual audacity, treated the
residents of the post to another dose of
church call at midnight, and cleared
out in time to save himself This was
too much.


"The commandant the next morning
published an order that if he should
find out who it was that blew that noz-
zle into the sally-port, he would turn
him over to the civil authorities in Cold
Spring, and have him tried for house
breaking. We all concluded that the
last )air had broken the camels back,
and that a repetition would certainly
result in capture and disgrace; so one
night, In the I'VE small hours two or
three of us suspended the offending
nozzle by string to the academic
staircase, where next morning it was
found slowly vibrating in the wind,
with a board covered with white cloth
nailed above it, and the aggravating
words 'Ki-yi yilll' printed on it in
large black letters.


"All attempts to find out the perpe-
traitors proved unavailing, and we have
often had good laugh over this scrape.


.SRFvTUO -
Year: 1871

The grave of the pioneer Daniel
Boone, says a writer from Frankfort,
KY, is marked by a monument rather
imposing in size, but the chief impress
iveness is from design rather than size.
1t is a square block or blocks of marble
without profuse ornamentation. There
are four scenes from the grand pioneers
life, one on each of the four sides. On
the south side he is represented as be-
ing engaged In a death struggle with
Indians He has his foot upon the
breast of one already slain, and Is
making a thrust at another who has
iis tomahawk raised to strike. The
relic vandals have broken off q part of
the arm of one of the Indians, and the
left hand of Boone. On the west side
Boone is represented as being ina dense
forest with his rifle by his side, and 4
slain buck at his feet. This picture is
perfect, except that the same unfeeling
brute has broken off Boone's nose and
taken it away. On the north side the
picture is so defaced by rehc-hunters
that it is hard to tell what it was the
intention of the designer of the picture
to represent. On the other side Boone's
wifo, Rebecca, sits at the door OF her
log cabin milking COW. One OF the
cows horns and part of the milk bucket
have been broken off by wicked sinners
after relics.
Year: 1871

O---~------~-


We have just been placed in posses
sion of the facts of a case little out o.
the run, which we hasten to give ou1
readers. Conductor Drury, of the Pa
cifc express train on the Panhandle
Railroad, which left Columbus at s
O'Clock on Friday evening last, when
between Stenbenville and Dennison,
was notified that lady passenger de
sired to speak with him. Upon arriving
at her side he found her evidently in
some trouble and embarrassment. To
his affirmative response to the query
whether he was married man, the lady
stated that she was on her way from
Cincinnati to meet her husband in New
York, and that crisis was impend,
ing, involving the appearance of an ad,
ditional passenger. This startled the
conductor, of course; but, with heart
as big as an elephant, he set to work te
make the lady comfortable All the
passengers were hastily shufied into
another car, and such female assistance
as could be procured on the train was
brought into requlsition. In a brie1
time the little stranger fine, bounc-
ing girl is the phrase-put in an ap-
pearance, and the conductor congTatu.
lated himself on his happy escape from
dilemma With a heart overfowine
with sympathy, he arranged an i'm,
promptu wardrobe for the very young
lady from his own underclothing. Il
was not exactly in tho style of those
"infant outfits advertised in the New
York papers, yet it served good pur.
pose. .---s


But here the history of the unusual
case does not end. The train left
Steubenville on time, and was soor
laundering through and around the
hills of West Virginia, when the con,
ductor received another shock. This
time it was ga fine bouncing boy.
Where would all this end? The per
spiration started upon the conductors
brow. Two already-one q Buckeye,
and the other Pan -Handlerl The
remainder of Drury,s linen of course
went to start the little fellow on his
journey through the world, and
arrangements were about being
made with some of the passen
gers for a further supply, wheI
the pleasant announcement reached
him that "the mother felt very well
considering" The engineer was theI
"rung" to put on steam, and in due
course of time the train reached
Pittsba1g, and the lady and the two
unticketed passengers were tenderly
conveyed to comfortable quarters a
the Union Depot Hotel, when tele
gram was forwarded to her husband, il
New York. The latter history we ar,
unable to tell, but it may be imagined
that the husband was lifted out of hi
boots at the announcement, and hur
ried to the side of his greatly increased
family.
Year: 1871

He were worse than a brute who
should chain little child in some mar
row and dark and fetid cell, and leave
it to grow there in solitude, Ignorance,
and want. And what is he who binds
the free spirit of a child to the whims
of his own world-worn heart, supplants
its freedom by the demands of society,
and makes it into a starved and artife-
ial MANI
Year: 1871

While one of the closing scenes OF
the opera of "The Huguenots 7" was
enacting at the Boston Theatre the
other night and while the mournful
trio, in which Valentin, Raoul and
Marcel take part, was sung, a cat ap-
psared and ran across in front of the
stage. This so frightened lady in
one of the private boxes that she drop
ped her opera glass out upon the back
of one of the members of the orchestra,
who was in turn equally astonished and
confused, but happily not injured.
Thi unlocked for incident turned the
scene on the stage to anything except
what Meyerbeer intended, and the au-
dience laughed heartily, the wounded
and dying Marcel joining in the demon
stration. Poor Grimalkin disappeared
somewhere in the orchestra.
Year: 1871

Mir. Curtis arrived from the Benjamin mine on Thursday evening The workmcn had sunk to inc depth of six or eight feet and found that the lcdrc had Increased in thickness from iflecn Incbo. at he surface, to two feet at the bottom of the shan. To say that the rock, at this depth Is rich, conveys no adequate Idea Of its character suffice it to sny that San Franclsco mining eX- perts will soon have an opportunity to satlsiy themselves on this point as tue rock which is be- ing taken out Is intended for shipment.
Year: 1871

DC, Il


The above named State just now presents
problem that merits the Presidents pro-
fouad attention. The Warmoth men make
out a case Of very great strength, and it is
simply impossible but that many thousands
OF honest Republicans in Louisiana feel
deeply aggrieved by the events of the ninth
OF last August. The Presidents authority
was then osteasibly, though falsely, 50 used
as to leave the impression Of deep wrong in
the minds of the host Of Republicans whose
regularly elected delegates were met at the
door Of their convention by display of
force from which they felt it necessary to
withdraw to another hall Plainly, there
was gross and culpablo blnnder if nothing
worse, in the arrangements that led to this
result, and we trust no proper step will be
omitted to remedy that blundcr.
Year: 1871

The London Times of the 3Oth had an ac-
count OF n race in the harbor of Ilavrc, be-
tween cutter of the United States war steam
er Shenandoah and that of the British war
steamer Ilelicon. The race was won by the
American crew in the fastest time on record
for the contests Of that description.
Year: 1871

who know little Of the nature and character of Special
Diseases, and less TO their Some exhibit forged


any part OF the world others exhibit Diplomas OF he
Dead low obtained, unknown; not only assuming and
further their imposition assume names of other eel


bvraed physicians long since dead Neither be deceived
Year: 1871

Miss Kane, Of Baltimore, set out TO write
list OF the wrongs of women, but found
80 many of them that she was driven to
the conclusion that women suffer wrong
in being born at all. This disposes of the
whole question in nutshell.
Year: 1871

An Aeronant's Balloon Takes Fire ut an


Altitude of 1000 Feet-MiraculOus Escape


from Death.


The balloon ascension Yesterday afternoon,
by Professor Torrey, of Grady's Circus, was a
very exciting affair, and came near proving q
terrible disaster. The balloon was inflated with
hot air by means of a furnace set in the ground
the chimney or tube for insertion in the mouth
of the balloon being section of steam boiler.
just as the rising balloon cleared the tube the
flame flashed fercely and set fire to it..


The ropes were let go, when the immense
canvas globe, inflated with the heated air, rose
rapidly upward, the daring aeronaut clingtng to
q trapeze suspended from beneath with ropes,
and performing number of graceful feats as
the air-ship scared aloft, aud was borne along
by the wind, which was blowing almost gale
at the time. Meantime the fire, which had been
communicated to the lower portion of the
balloon at starting, continued to blaze around
the edges but the Professor, apparently oblivi-
Gus to the dangerous position in which he was
placed, kept up his daring teats on the trapeze,
hanging alternately by one foot or one hand,
and performing sundry graceful evolutions
while carried along at an elevation of about one
thousand feet from the earth. The balloon was
borne eastward for some distance by the current
when the heated air having cooled it commenced
a rapid descent, landing on the commons east of
the Hydraulic, near Gary's flax mill, about half
mile from the starting point.


While approaching the earth with consider
able force the balloon came in contact with a
willow tree, when the Professor, releasing his
hold of the trapeZe, took refuge in the branches
and broke his fall by seizing hold of limb
which gave way, and be fell to the ground, end
ing his perilous journey without serious injury,
though his ankle was slightly sprained by the
concussion. The ascension was witnessed by
hundreds of people, who were thrilled with the
spectacle of the daring aeronaut dangling in the
air and performing astonishing acrobatic feats
while the flames threatened to consume the
frail bark which bore him along. 1t was, alto
gether, the most exciting exhibition of the kind
ever witnessed here. The balloon was dragged
for some distance after the Professor landed,
and was gathered up considerably damaged by
fire and torn by coming in contact with the tree
in its decentralization Journal 22d.
Year: 1871

A Bride of Two Months BrutalIy Butchered
An Enraged POpulace Securing the
Country for the Murderer.


Of which is enough to make the blood run cold,
Saturday evening last and has incensed the


THE TRAGEDY.


The tragedy was committed at the farmhouse
of Christian Peter, six miles southwest of Belle
Vile, and the victim was Mrs. Mary Peter, wife
of Mr.. Peter, and daughter of Mr. John Keck,
an aged and highly respected citizen of the
county.


Between three and four o'clock on Saturday
afternoon Mr.. Peter left his house to go to that
OF his tather-in-law for a wagon load of corn.
Subsequent revelations show that not long after
his departure stranger called at the house, and
seeing no one but defenseless woman present,
proffered insults which rather than submit to
the lady chose the less bitter alternative of
death. The heartless intruder commenced q
violent assault on Mrs. Peter, which she re-
sisted with all her strength. How desperate the
struggle was, was sufficiently evident by the
wounds she received, and the slaughter-house
appearance of the room. Though, at the end of
the struggle, the victim of the attempted out
rage lay lifeless, the villain was discounted in
In his base purpose.


DISCOVERY OF THE MURDER.


Mr. Peter returned shortly before sundown,
and was taken by surprise by missing his eusto-
mary greeting on approaching his home. A
loud crack of the whip failed to call his wife 10
the door, and leaving his wagon he raised the
latch, rather perplexed about the silence. Hi
Year: 1871

A New WAY TO COLLECT A Bill
The New York Tribune gives some Of
the particulars in case where IA citizen
having bill against the city for $l0.>
900, tried in vain for some time to col
lect it, He finally received an intimation
from headquarters to make the bill
$4,000. This having been done, the
creditor had no difficulty in collecting
the original amonnt claimed The
large margin went into the hands of the
Ring which runs the city Government
1t is very tempting way to make out
bills They appear all right on the
face are duly certified, the money is
paid over and everything il lovely until
some prying citizen NEEDLES with the
peace OF rammany. Then comes storm,
aud innocence RACES with Indignation
mot that the money has been stolen,
but that the wrong doers have been
found out.
Year: 1871

he would hang him if the rntioos for
that general division were not forth
coming a. certain hour. the Duke re
piled, = Ah did he 20 50 far as that /!
Did he say he would hang you p
" Yes, my kprd F" Well If General
Picton said so, | have 40 doubt he will
keep his word you'd better get up the
rations in time. W hen "a man OF iron
will is thus known to he SO tenacious IN
his adherence to his resolution that,
once declared, it is like decree OF fate
there is no limit To the good or bad
results he may accomplish Such a
will draws men aud thing after il as IA
boat does the drift in lis wake.
Year: 1871

A correspondent of Ld,cs. Of Life, who


claims to have had extended experience, is


decidedly of the opinion that apples


keep far better when put into close boxes
or barrels, and secluded as much as pos
sible from the air. When thus stored, he
says they will come out in the spring full
and plump as when taken from tho tree.
Many varieties, as the Talman Sweet
Spitzenberg, aud those kinds that are nos
considered as long keepers, and shrivel
badly, will do we'll treated in this way.
L have, he continues, found universally,
that they keep better to let them lie with
out picking over. 1t is much better to
pile them into large bin across the eel
lar, say six or seven feet high and four or
FIVE feet wide, and cover them up tight,
than to lay them on shelves. once saw
such bin that man had kept through
the winter. About the first of April he
thought he would open the windows on tho
side of the cellar next to the bin to let in
the air, that they might keep better. i
was at his place, and he called my atten-
ton to the fact. Two windows inst over
the bin were opened about ten days or
two weeks, and the apples exactly opposite
the windows about one-third rottcd for us
much as foot in depth. and the remain
ing part on either side were not rotted ut
all. Another instance A neighbor Of
mine had about five hundred bushels in
pile in cellar. AS they became little
specked he commenced picking them over;
when about half done, got tired, and con-
cluded to let them 90. When marketed
about six weeks after, found that about
one-third of those picked over were not
fit for market, while all but about one
twentieth of the others were good. This
L have seen in numerous Instances. If
you wish to try the experiment, make n
box as tight as carpenter can make it,
and when picking from the orchard, gil it
and nail it fast. Let it lie in the orchard
till it is in danger of freezing; then put it
in the cellar. Put the same quantity OH
shelves for trial. am pretty surc one
experiment will convince.
Year: 1871

One of the surest methods of attaching
by to farm is to let him have some
thing upon it for his own. Give him
small plot of ground to cultivate, allowing
him the proceeds for his own use. Let
him have his steers to break, or his sheep
to care for. The ownership of even u
fruit tree, planted. pruncd and brought Ia
bearing by his own hands. will Inspire
him with an interest that no mere reward
or wages can give. In addition to the cul-
tivation Of taste for farm life which such
taste will cultivate. the practical knowl-
edge gained by the boy will be of the
highest value. Being interested, he will
be more observant, aud will thoroughly
learn whatever is necessary for his success.


Another and equally important adj
vantage will be the occustomng him early
to feel responsibility. Many young men
though well acquainted with all the manu-
al operations of the farm, fail utterly when
entrusted with the management Of au es-
tate, from want Of experience in planning
for themselves. Ii is much better that
responsibility should be gradually assum-
ed than that a young man should he 6rst
thrown upon himself on attaining his ma
ioritv,