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j__T" Address?"Staunton Spectator," Staunton,Augusta County, Va.

Professional Directory.

STRAVERS PHIEEIPS,ATTORNEY AT LAW, .

? Staunton, Virginia,Will practice in all the Courts of Augusta andAlleghany, and in the Circuit Courts of Rock-bridge and Nelson.

Special attention given to collecting.auglO?ly j .?_-

Hfll- M. McAEEISTER,wy Attorney at Law,Warm Springs, Virginia.

Will practice in all the Courts of the counties otAugusta and Alleghany, and as a partner withthe distinguished Villiam H. Ternll in Bathcounty. Prompt attention given to the collec-tion of claims exceeding $10 each or $20. in theaggregate. Attention given to business in anycounty in the State if specially employed.

july27?l2m

DR. A. M. HENKEE, Staunton, Va.,(Formerly of New Market, Va.,)

Respectfully offers his services to the public, in

all the branches of the Medical Profession?spe-cial attention paid to Surgery.

May be found at his office at all hours, unlessprofessionally engaged.

All calls promptly attended to, both day andnight, in the country as well as in the town.

Office?on Bruce's corner, up stairs. Entranceon Augusta street, 3 doors from corner.

June 29 35tsT~AW_"fOTICE.? The undersigned have re-_A sumed their former association in the prac-

,tice of the Law. Address: Sheffey & Bumgard--er, Staunton, Va. -HUGH W. SHEFFEY,

foneß-3m JAMES BUMGARDNER. Jr.

DENTISTRY _ fQSs.». H. Henkel, D. D. S. SSHr

ioapectfully informs the public that he is nowlocated in Staunton, and is prepared to operateon the natural teeth according to the latest stylesrecognized by the profession. Artificial teethinserted on Gold, Silver, or Vulcanite Plates ?

All operations guaranteed to give satisfaction.ear- Anajsthetics administered when desired.

Office on corner of Main and Augusta streets, upstairs. Entrance on Augusta street.

dee.?ly* _

KOFESSIOXAI- CARD.? In additionto the courts of common pleas of Augusta

county, I will hereafterattendthe courts ofRock-bridge, Highland, Bath and Rockingham. Myoffice is on the east side of the Court-Housesquare, second of the brick row in approachingfrom the court buildings, Staunton.

oct6?lvr JOHN B. WAIIS,Attorney at Law.

WM. CHAPMAN, D. I>. S., IASTATJNTON, VA.

Office, at his old stand, South side ot Main St.With fifteen years' experiencein his profession,feels warranted in sa. ing that all operations are.one in the most skillful manner and warrantedto compete with any done in the cities or else-where. Teeth mounted on gold, silver and vul-canite. Nitrous Oxide, Gas and Chloroform ad-ministered when desired. sepa?ly

A R. ARTHUR, D. D. __, (office one door/%_. from corner of Beverly and New streets,

Staunton, Va.Artificial Teeth mounted on Gold, _^S^_

Silver, Platina, and Vulcanite. TheflPfesfeg,greatest improvement yet introduced VnSpESrinto Dental Science is conceded to be.he Vulcanite process; it being four times lighterthan gold, and much cheaper, embracing superi-or cleanliness, nicer adaptation,and many otheradvantages. All the various operations of Den-tal Surgery performed with strict reference topermanency. March 20?tf

JOHN ECHOLS, B. H. CATLETT,Monroe county. Lexington.

H. M. bell, Staunton.ECHOES, BELL A CATEETT,

ATTORNEYS AT LAW,Staunton, Va.,

Will practice in the State and Federal Courts atStaunton, and in the Circuit and County Courts(.-Rockbridge, Rockingham and Alleghany.?_they will also attend to special business in any

\u25a0part of Va. and West Virginia. [Sept 12?tf

Motels.HOTEE,

F. SCHEFFER, Proprietor.Has been remodelled, repainted and furnished

with entirely new furniture and beds, and ranksnow among the first class hotels ofthe country.

A fine Livery Stable, Bar and Billiard Roomare attached.

j__f* Omnibus free.

BALLARD HOTEL, )

Richmond, Va., March 10. IThis Elegant Establishment is open

to the accommodation of the public. Thebuilding is one of the

FINEST IN THE CITY,and for Style, Convenience and Beauty of Ar-rangement, is acknowledged to be superior.

ITS FURNITUREis new and complete, and for cleanliness, it isproverbial.

The subscriber, after more than twenty years'experience in the business, thinks he risks noth-ing in saying that this Hotel shall, in every res-PeC _QUAL TO ANY IN THE SOUTH,and asks the patronage of his friends and the.public generally.W JOHN P. BALLARD,.march V t?_\ Proprietor.

Fruit & Ornamental Trees.

STAUNTON NURSERIES:Staunton, Augusta County, Va.

TANNEHILL & WHEAT, Proprietors.We have now growing in our Nurseries

500,000 Fruit Trees of varieties that have beentested as suited to oursoil andclimate. We haveApple, Peach, Pear, Cherry, Apricot, Quince, fc,

Grape Vines, Small Fruits. 3rc,and we hope to be able to fiil satisfactorily allorders that may be sent to us.

Our apple are two and three years oldfrom thegraft, and our peach one year old from the bud-each $20.00 per 100.

N. B.?Send in j__r orders at once. Send fordescriptive Catalogue, containing account of va-rieties and prices.junelo?ly

Clothing..»i

Ci LOTH IXC.. HATS, Boots A Shoes.I 1 would respectfully invite the attention of

my friends and the public to the fact that I keepconstantly on hand a good stock of CLOTHING,HATS, BOOTS & SHOES, and gents' furnish-ing goods generally, which I will sell on reason-able terms.

Give me a call, and I will endeavor to please,both as to quality and price of goods.

E. HAGEMAN,juneS?ly New St., oppo. Va. Hotel.

Agricultural Implements.

ATTENTION, FARMERS.? Wo 'nowoffer you the best Wheat Drill in the mar-

ket?the celebrated Seymour Drill. It is thebest and most durable drill ever offered to thepublic, with the addition of Guano Attachment.Plaster' and all other Fertilizers can be depos-ited in the ground with the seed, and by remo-ving the tubes the Fertilizers can be sown broad-cast.

We also have on hand agood-supply of WheatFans, Cider Mills, Cutting Boies, &_., whichwe will sell low for cash. »

SPITLER & UTLEY,July 27 near R. R. Depot.

THE BEST DRILL.-We areprepared tooffer to the farmers of this and adjoining

counties the best drill ever introduced in thismarket. It is manufactured atHagerstown, Md.and warranted to give satisfaction or no sale.

Call and examine it beforepurchasing.July 26.1869. P. B. HOGE & BRO.

BICKFORD __ HUFFMAN DRILL.Prom its first introduction this Drill took

the first rank. The certificates published of thesuperiority of other modern drills, to the drillmade by Bid-ford & Huffman years ago, are hightestimonials to its value.

Messrs. B. & H. have spared no pains in per-fecting this drill?bringing to their aid all thatmany years' experience have suggested?makingevery year important alterations, until now theyoffer, for this year,The Continuous Grain Distributor.as the very best Drill yet produced. They havesecured the use ofthe BEST GUM SPRINGyet invented, which will be attached to Drills ifdesired.I have sold in this county alone about two

hundred drills, and every one being fully war-ranted, not one has been returned. Can this besaid of any other Drill in the market?

july2o GEO. E. PRICE, Agent.

THE EAST AND BEST?B nekeyeCider Mills.? Those in want of a Cider

Mill should examine this Millbefore purchasingI consider it decidedly the best mill I have everseen, combining in an unequalled degree and ina manner peculiar to itself the power of grind-ing as well as crushing the apples. The rollersare adjustable, and the beam and screw of iron,are of the strongest description. Call early asmy supply is limited. GEO. E. PRICE,

Sole agent of Manufacturers.July 20th.

SPITLER A UTLEY,DEALERS IN

Agricultural Implements, MachineryFARMING AND GARDEN TOOLS,

HARDWARE, WOODENWARE, FERTIL-IZERS, FIELD SEEDS, <J C.,

are now receiving and opening a large and wellselected assortment of Goods at their warehouse,

NearRail Road Depot, Staunton, Va.Their agricultural implements consist in part of

Reapers and Mowers, Threshing Machines,Hay, Straw and Fodder Cutters, Corn

Shelters, Hay and Grain Rakes, HayForks, Cider Mills, Drills, Corn

Planters, Cultivators, Plowsand Harrows, Farm Bells,

Grindstones, &c.Their large and well selected stock of Hardwareis new and direct from manufacturers and im-porters, which they are offering at prices whichcannot fail to please, embraces, in part.

Nails, Horse Shoes, Shovels and Spades, GrainScoops, Hoes, Mattocks and Picks, Forks, Gar-den Rakes, Locks, Bolts, and Hinges, and Build-ing Material of every description, CarpenterTools, &c., &c.

Also a fine assortment of CUTLERY, such asknives and forks, pocket knives, pruning andbudding knives.

They also have cooking stoves, and a fine as-sortment of iron and steel.

They have woodenware of every description,such as buckets, tubs, water kegs, field cans,churns, &c.

The public are invited to give them a call, andsee their goods, as they are guaranteed in everyrespect, and are offered at very low prices, asthey were bought for cash and can be sold low.They are determined to build up a trade and allwho are in want of goods in their line ?especiallyparties who are building, cannot do better in theState than to buy of

SPITLER & UTLEY,Near R. R. Depot, Staunton, Vamar9? tf

T~ HE BEST~WHE AT ___*___We call the special attention of every farmer

that may be in want ofa Wheat Fan to theMorning Star Fan,

manufactured at Charlottesville. It is the bestand most substantial Fan ever offered on thismarket. Call and examine it at our store.ju29 P. B. HOGE & BRO."41ITE have in store and for sale cheap, a com-fj plete stock ofGroceries, Tobaccos, Cotton Domestics, Yarn,

and in fact, all acticles desiredby farmers, whichwill be exchanged for all kinds of country pro-duce. McCLURE & BUMGARDNER.

Foundries.

NOTICE.?Having increased my facilitiesfor the manufacture of heavy castings, I

desire to call the attention of Iron Masters toPlayer's Patent HOT BLAST STOVES, forBlast Furnaces, which are giving such generalsatisfaction in all the Iron producing districts,both in this country and Europe; also to West-man's Patent ROASTING KILN, for calciningIron Ores. I have secured the exclusive rightsof both these great improvements in theSouthernStates.

lam still manufacturing mill and other ma-chinery, both heavy and light, of the very bestmaterial and workmanship and at short notice.

lam still making the best Livingston Plowsever put up in the State. A large lot made forthe Fall trade.

Particular attention paid to repairing all kindsof old machinery.

Agents for Judson's Patent Governors forSteam Engines, the best Governors in the mar-ket.

_a__. From this time forward my terms are cashor its equivalent, and will not be departed fromunder any circumstances, as it is impossible forme to conduct my business on the credit system.

au24-3m W. A. BURKE.

BURKES IRON WORKS,Staunton, Va.

WM. A. BURKE, Proprietor,NOTlCE?Persons having Threshing Machines,Reapers. Mowers, Drills, &c, needing repairs-can nave them done in the very best style andworkmanship, at Burkes Iron Works at shortnotice. I keep constantly on hand repairs for allthe leading machines in the country at manufac-turer's prices. I have a supply of sections forthe following machines:

Buckeye Reaper and Mower,McCormick " " "

WoodUnion

also all the repairs forPitts and Sweepstakes' Threshing Machines,

andBickford and Huffman's Grain and Guano Drill.

Terms Cash. W. A- BURKE.£_W I am still putting up the best LIVINGS-

TON PLOWS made in the State-June 16-tf WM. A. BURKE.

Geo. E. Price.

PITT'S THRESHERS. ? I am nowtaking orders, for the ensuing season, for

.his celebrated Machine. They will be fur-nished here, in complete order, at the lowestfactory prices. I shall keep constantly onhand a complete stock of " repairs " for them,

b,_old«_.T for, cash. p

SINGER'S SEWING MACHINES.-Call and see a sample. EoEpßicE)

marlG Agent for Manufacturers.

P-

LOWS AND CASTINGS.? I keep con-stantly on hand all sizes of the original

"Bradley Plow," also, all the Castings from theoriginal patterns. .

The attention paid to durability in the manu-facture of these Plows and Castings is well worthconsideration by the

HORSE SHOES-?3O kegs just received__

BEST TEA.?Those who wish the "firstchop" can procure it fa

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W?INDOW~-_LASS.? A complete asscsr.ment, of all sizes, constantly on hand, at

the latest market price for cash.feb GEO. E. PRICE.

WAGON GREASE.? I have a good arti-cle at a low iirice.

GEO. E. PRICE.

BLACK ALPACA? the best makes at re-ducedprices. J. A. PIPER & SON.

HOUSEKEEPERS!HOUSEKEEPERS!

Men Women and Children !

Men Women and Children !

READ READ !

"Cooling to Scalds and Burns,""Soothing to all painful wounds, Ac.""Healing to all Sores, Ulcers, &c."

WAR'S _M_il SAMIs the most extraordinary salve ever known.?Its power of Soothing and Healing for all Cuts,Burns, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Chapped Handsand Skin, for Sore Nipples, for Piles, &c, &c,is without a parallel. One person says of it, "Iwould not be without a Box in my house if itcost $5.00."

All Druggists in STAUNTON sell it.

"COSTAR'S"Standard Preparations

ARE HIS

BEAITIFIER!THE

Bitter-Sweet and Orange Blossoms.One Bottle, $I.oo?Three for $2.00.

HIS"Costar's" Bat, Roach, __.., Exterminators.' Costar's" Bed Bug Exterminators."Costar's" (only pure) Insect Powder.

"Only Infallible Remedies known.""18 years established in New York.""!!! Beware !! !of spurious imitations.""All Druggists in STAUNTON sell them."

Address"COSTAR," 13 Howard St., N. V.,

Sold in Staunton by Eichelberger__ Fultz.

ap6?ly

(t>« The circulation of the "Spectator"is about as great as the combined circula-tion of both the other papers published inthis place, and has as many subscribers inthis county alone as are contained in thewhole list of either of the other papers.

JPoetry.~___-Sb_«__*\ ~ ~~

BY W. C. CAPERS.

Three thousand years have rolled awayUpon the tide of time;

Since Masonry began her march,Of noble deeds sublime.

And tho' the angry storms of warHave swept the earth with fire,

Her temple stands unscathed, unhart,With sunlight on its spire.

Old Empires, long the praise of men,Have faded from tha earth ;

Kings with their thrones, have pass'd awaySince Masonry had birth.The sceptered monarch in his prideHas long since met his doom.And nought is left of his domainsBut solitude and gloom.

Proud Egypt, with its wondrous arts?

Her mj steries of old,Has slept beneath the tide of time,

As swift his current roll'd,And Greece, with all her ancient wealth,

Of genius and of fame,Scarce heeds amid the nations now,

The honor of a name.The glittering towers of Troy, to which

The foes of Priam came,To meet a welcome tor their deeds

From lips of Spartan dame,Have long since toppled from their base

And moulder'd to decay ;The glory of that mighty race,

With them has passed away.Amid the ravages that swept

The cities of the plain?'Mid crumbling of imperial thrones?

The fall of tower and fane;Fair Masonry has still survived

Tho nations' horrid doom;A beacon 'mid the night of years,

To gild the clouds of gloom.Thro' every age, stern bigotry

Has sought to crush her form;But, unsubdued, she bravely metThe tempest and the storm.The clouds of persecution fled,

Before her steady ray,As shades of deepest night before

The orient orb of day.From oriental climes she came,

To bless the Western world ;And rear her temple 'neath the flag

That liberty unfurled.Fair Freedom welcomed to our shores

This maid of heavenly binth;While thousands of our humble poor

Now own her generous worth.Ten thousand widows in their weeds,

Have blest her advent here;And many a homeless orphan's heart,

Has owned her tender care.Full many a frail and erring son,

To dissipation given,Has heard her warning voice and turned

His wayward thoughts to Heaven.Long may her beauteous temple stand,

To light this darkened sphere ;To gild the gloom of error's night,

And dry the falling tear.And when the filial winds of time,

Shall sweep this reeling ball,Oh, may its glittering spires be

Tho hist on earth to fall.

Drugs & Medicines.

XANTHINERESTORATIVE will pre-vent the Hair from falling out and will

make it grow. Sold by F. H- LINK,aug3l?tf Druggist.

WINE OJF PEPSIN-HiglTly-steemsd inDyspepsia and to promote digestion, can

be had at LINK'S Drug store.

HAG. AN'J. Magnolia Balm for eradica-ting Tan, Sunburn, Freckles, Pimples, &c.

at LINK'S Drug store.ED AND GREEN ANIEINE or FU-

CHINE for coloring, atau3l?tf LINK'S Drugstore.

BOG4_ S ___________ TONIC? Try it ifyou are suffering with General Debility,

Lo.s of Appetite, Dyspepsia, Liver Complaint,Diarrhoea, and Dysentery. Dr. Eichelberger'sword for it, that it will do you good.

For sale by EICHELBERGER & FULTZ,who are sole agents for it in Augusta county.

june29

NEW DRUG ___R-f.?back the S. M. Woodward interest in my

old establishment, hereafter the business will beconducted by EICHELBERGER & FULTZ.As we will always keep a full assortment of

PURE AND FRESH DRUGS,We will endeavor to give satisfaction to" all.

marlG H. S. EICHELBERGER.

AVER'S celebrated Hair Vigor, Hall's Chev-alier, Woods' and Allen's hair restorers,

Rives and Sterling's Ambrosia, with numerousother preparationsfor restoring, beautifying andcleansing the hair, for sale at

EICHELBERGER & FULTZ'Smarl6. Drug store.

Brushes, Combs, Ac?A large assort-ment of hair, tooth, nail, paint, varnish

graining, Fitch's white wash, and all other brush-es kept constantly on hand, at

EICHELBERGER & FULTZ'SmarlC. Drug store.

Non-Explosive Coal Oil.? A genuinearticle of non-explosive coal oil, lamps,

lamp shades, chimneys. &c, atEICHELbEGER & FULTZ'S,marl6. Drug store._

rcRESH ARCTIC SODA WATER," at

EICHELBERGER & FULTZ'S.

Matrimonial Advances.The Rev. Dr. Busbnell, in his new boo.:,

"The Reform --gainst Nature," writes on thissubject as follows:

There is one matter where a genuine refornvwould accomplish more for women, as I verilybelieve, and take them out of the corner thatnow pinches them a great deal more, certainly,tbau to give them the right of suffrage and ofcivil office; having also the further advantagethat it would give them open way to the properwoman's life for which they are better made,instead of taking them off intoquasi battles with.men for points of precedence, and prerogativesof government which do not belong Jo themand never can. 1speak here of a reform thattakes off or somehow loosens the embargo onwomen, as respects advances toward marriage.The assumption now is that women must befirst lassoed and taken, courted long and skilful-ly then, and almost to the death before they canventure an approving look. If they cannot beconquered then, they must not be had, and theymust take this ground themselves. On oneside there must be a close fence ofprudery, hardas possible to be got over; and on the other, theman who will try must go to it bravely, which,alas for his modesty, is likely to be quite im-possible. Full three quarters of the men whoget stuck in their bachelor life and are nevermarried, are, iv fact, the most in-born adorersof women, such as never in their livescan mus-ter courage, for any advance, just because theshrine they look upon has too much divinity init for their mortalapproach. Of course it willnot do for unmarried women to put themselvesin a way of being suitors to men. That kindof suitorship would even be an offence, andraise a tense ofrepulsion ; nobody would recom-mend to women that they get over their mod-esty, but the almost cholic stringency of what jare called good manners in this matter might be |relaxed, without real impropriety, and with ,great advantage. The present iron-clad mod- 'esty, which is simply ridiculous in either party,might be so far mitigated as to let feeling feelits way and carry on its own courtship, requir-ing no restriction save the restriction of wordsand formal advances, and allowing nature tointerpret and work out her problem, hamperedby no unnatural coyisbness. Women cannotbe forward and bold, but they are now a greatway further off than they need be.

The Pivot Action Brace.*-?-??\u25a0 ? ??

THE PIVOT-ACTION RRACE, ORCHEST EXPANDER,

Patented October 10, 1865, by B. J. Greely.Re-issue, June 8, 1869.

Asuperior Suspender for Skirts or Pants? Anunequalled Brace for the Shoulders.

COMFORT AND CONVENIENCE.I; As a Suspender for Men and Boys, it is the

most comfortable and convenient Brace made,fastening to the pants at one point directly undereach arm, with a metallic button-hole or loop.?There is no strain on the pants when sitting,stooping, or in any other position. No otherBrace combines the Brace and Suspet.der socompletely and conveniently as the Pi vot-Ac-tion Brace.

2. As a Skirt Supporter for Ladies and Misses,it is indispensable for health and comfort. Itsupports the skirts from the shoulders, and thusrelieves the hips ofan unpleasant and oppressiveburden, so prolific of weariness and disease. Ev-er, lady, young or old, should have a pair.J HEALTH.

3. As a Brace, it keeps the shoulders drawnback, expands the chest, prevents stooping oftheshoulders, compression of the lungs, curvatureof the spine, and consumption. To persons ofsedentary habits, and lo the young of both sexesattending school, it is invaluable as a health andlifepreserver.

CHEAPNESS.4. It combines the Brace and Suspender, at on-

ly about the price of a common Suspender. Noother Brace can be had so cheap.

RETAIL PRICES.Boys' and Misses' 75 cents and $1.00.Ladies'and Gents' $1.00, 1.25, 1.50.

FOR SALE BYS. MANDELBAUM.

Clotheir, and Gents' Furnishing Goods Dealer,under Virginia Hotel, Staunton, Va.

auglO?tf How to get Married.A new mode of getting spliced, and at the I

same timeavoiding the ticklishbusiness of 'pop-ping the question," has been discovered. Wethink it will exactly suit the cases of some wholong to enter the "holy bonds," yet who areforbidden by extreme modesty. The plan ori-ginated as follows:A short time since at a wedding in SouthCarolina a young lawyer moved that one manin the company should be selected as President;that this President should be duly sworn tokeep entirely secret all the communicationstbatshould be forwarded to him in his official de-partment that night; that each unmarried gen-tleman or lady should write his or her name ona piece of paper, and under it place the nameof the person they wished to marry, then handit to the President for inspection, and if anyl*d .and gentleman bad reciprocally chosen eachoth.,, tho President was to inform each of theresult and those who had not been reciprocal intheir choice were to be kept entirely secret.?After the appointment of the President, com-municationswere accordingly handed up to theChair, and it was found that twelve youngladiesand gentlemen had reciprocal choices and elvenofthe twelve matches were solemnized.

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Greeley gives the following advice to jiltedwomen who contemplate bringing suit forbreach of promise. A deserted damsel insteadof bringing her action may say : "Go wretchedman; be happy if yon can ; hut when you jointhat gay and festive throng, and other eyesthan mine look love to yours, remember thatyour own perfidious vows the lying utterance ofyour serpent tongue, the empoisoned honey ofyour perjured lips ; that moon, that walk, thatdeclarationsweet; the kiss that first you offer-ed?dream of these until the perjured brain nolonger think and madness kindly comes to yourrelief, &c, &c, _tc !" What man ofthe leastsusceptibility wouid not rather pay moderatedamages than receive a blasting, nine times

i withering curse like this?'

Wagons..»-,? ??. ?

H. S. KELLER. G. W. FALL. A. D. MILLER.

KELLER, FALL & CO., would respect-fully inform the citizens of Augusta and

surrounding counties, that they are now puttingup the celebrated SEAMLESS THIMBLESKEIN WAGONS. These wagons will wearlonger and run lighter, than any wagons madein this country. Our wagons are put up of thebest material and in workmanlike manner. Wehave good experienced Blacksmiths and are pre-pared to do all kinds of work in that line at snortnotice. Those in want of wagons will do well toconsult us before they supply themselves. Shopat Trinity Point Mills. Address

KELLER, FALL & CO.,ap6?6m* Churchville, Va

Tailoring.?, .???.

TAILORING ! TAILORING ! !?Theco-partnership heretofore existing between

Graves & Sprinkle has been mutually dissolvedand the business will hereafter be conducted byP. B. Graves alone.

He has reduced his prices for cash, and will doall kinds of work pertaining to the tailoring busi-ness, in the very best manner, and at figures solow that no one will fail to be satisfied. He hasremoved his shop to the room formerly occupiedby Dr. B. B. Donaghe an office, and invitesall his friends and the public generally to givehim a call.

July 30. P- B. GRAVES

Tobacco...«.?. _

C. T. COCHRAN. J. E. GUY.

OLD FIRM REVIVED !C. T. COCHRAN & CO.,

Wholesale and Retail Dealers inTOBACCO, SNUFF AND CIGARS,

at the old stand, on New street, would respect-fully announce to their friends and the publicgenerally that they are receiving and will keepconstantly on hand a well selected stock of

Chewing and Smoking Tobacco, and Cigars,ranging from the choicest to the cheapest grades.

Also Snuff, Pipes, Stems, Matches, &c.Staunton, Oct. 27th, 1868.

STAUNTON, VA., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1869.To the Ministers, Elders, Deacons, and all

the Members in the Churches of the Lex-ington Presbytery.The Presbytery of Lexington, at its last

meeting directed the Committee of DomesticMissions to prepare a circular to the Churchesunder its care, setting forth : 1. The natureand extent of the Missionary fields in ourbounds. 2. The amount of funds required forthe work. 3. Together with some estimate ofthe sum which each congregation may be ex-pected to give in order to secure the amount.

In compliance with this order we send youthese statements, and express the hope that allthe people in every congregation may be madeacquainted with them.

1. Of the 40 Churches now in connectionwith the Presbytery, 18 either have or are ableto have Pastors to labor their whole time, andminister every Sabbath to the same congrega-tion. Some of these Pastors, however, supple-ment their support by other means than theministry of the word.

2. There are 8 others, grouped in pairs, (ormay be) and thus have each haif the time ofa minister, and preaching every alternate Sab-bath, without receiving aid from tho Presby-tery.

3. There are 14 others, which cannot eitheralone or by forming unions, sustain a settledministry withoutaid. These with some fieldsin which we have no organized churches, con-stitute our missionary ground.

4. We have never, even with the aid of theDomestic Missionary fund, supplied all of theseat one time. At present we have for this workan evangelist, Rev. T. D. Bell, who isexpectedto supply all the vacant and feeble churches,and missionary fields not otherwise providedfor, so far as he can, and three missionaries,Messrs. R. Scott, W. T. Price and J. H. H.Winfree, who together supply 10 churches andhave about 13 preaching places.

5. There are consequently four feeblej churches, and a number of important stations,

! which we ought to occupy, unprovided for, cx-i cept by occasional supplies or the labors of theevangelist which however cannot be whollygiven to these.

6. Mr. Scott supplies the five inRandolph and Barbour counties, West Va.,and has a very large and important field, whichought to be divided at once, into at least two,and ultimately into more. These churches payMr. Scott $500 per annum, and he receives inaddition $200 from our committee.

Mr. Winfree supplies two churches (fourplaces of preaching) in the borders of Bathand Highland counties, which pay him $500per annum, and he receives #250 from thecommittee.

Mr. Price supplies three churches (fourplaces of preaching) in Highland county, fromwhich he receives $300, and the committeepayhim $100. He employs a part of his time inteaching. It is expected that he will soon re-move from this field, but another minister willat once take his place.

The salary of the evangelist is $1000, so thatthe aggregate amount for the ensuing year(commencing Sept. 1, 1869), if we continueour present arrangements will be $1,550.?There will be a deficit from the present year ofabout $200. We have, also, applications to aidin church building from Stony Run Church,Bath county, for $100, and from Belington,Barbour county, for $250, which ought to begranted, and which will make a total for theensuing year of $2,100.

7. We append an estimate as fair as we areable to make of what we think may be expected from each church to supply the amount,viz: Lexington, $300; Bethel, $110; RockySpring $20 ; New Monmouth, $100 ; Cook'sCreek, $50; Waynesboro, $45; Mt. Caruiel,$80; Mossy Creek, $110; Oxford, $25; LochWillow. $40; T_vgart's Valley, including Bev-erly or Leading Creek. $30 : Mingo Flats, $25 ;Bethesda, $40; Tim berridge, $40 ; Staunton,$200; New Providence, $230; Tinkling Spring,$135; LTnion, $45 : Harrisonburg. $75; Au-gu.la. $75 ; Central Union, $15 ; Pisgah, $10;Goshen, $5 ; Lebanon, $30 ; Hebron, $75 ;Mt, Horeb, $50 ; Warm Springs, $20 ; WindyCove, $25; Collierstown, $40; Fairfield, $20;Siienieriah. $20; Ben Salem, $15 ; New Beth-any. $10 : S-_7Run. $10; Massanutton. $10;Phillippi, $10 ; and Kerr's Creek, $5. Total,$2,155.

8. If we divide the field now occupied byMr. Scott, and furnish aid to Pendleton andMat.. anutton, which we purpose doing as soonas the men for them can be found, it will in-crease the aggregate amount about 20 or 25per cent, and of course in the same proportionthe estimated quota of each church.

Brethren it is a great and pressing work.?We have never done our duty in regard to it.Arc we not able to do all that it is now pro-posed to do in the next year? and can we becontent to do less?

The Presbytery has recommended that col-lections be taken up for this object in thismonth (Sept.), but it is not necessary that thewhole amount required be paid so soon. Itwill be all needed during the year ending Sep-tember, 1870.

W. T. RICHARDSON,Chairman of Com. of Dom. Missions.

His Birthday.'Twas night, and such a night as earth ne'er

saw before. Murky clouds veiled the fair faceof the heavens, and gave to pitchy darkness astill deeperdye. The moon had fled ; the starshad closed their eyes, for deeds were doingwhich they dare not look upon. For a timethe pure streams became stagnant and ceasedto flow ; the mountains trembled; the forestdroppedits leaves; the flowers lost their fra-grance and withered; ail nature became deso-late ; the serpents hissed; harpies screamed,and satyrs reveled beneath Upas; domesticbeasts crept near to the abode of man; thelion relinquished his half-eaten prey ; the tigerran howling to his lair, and even the .hyenaquitted his repast of dead men's bones. Manalone of all earth's creatures slept, but slept asif the boding, of some half-known calamity satbrooding over his mind. Aspiring youth wouldmutter of blasted hopes, long cherished;young, fair, and gifted maidens would start,and trembling, weep their injured innocence.?Mothers, too, would half awake and press thetrembling nurslings to their breasts, and breatheto heaven another prayer for their protection.On such a night hell yawned and gave to eartha Tattler. \u25a0

2 N*E 1.Cold winter is at &__?-. Vegetation D Kd,

the beauties of the landscape have faded & theearth now appears in sad li. A. Old Boreascomes & sings a mournful LEG over thegraves of the flowers, and *** seem to glistenfrom a frosty firmament. The freezing blastpierces as with a f the _\u25a0 ckd bosom of want,while the tears of P T are congealed at theirrespective fountains. All U who Rin E Z cir-cumstances, & who R not cursed with M Tpockets, ought now to X M N into the condi:tion of those around U _.

go forward with NRG _ mitigate the distress of the needy?without waiting for N E uncertain X P DN C?& thereby merit the honor which the XLNC of such an act B stows. The poor R 2B found in every 9, of the country & (3 T?&the multitude of miserable beggars who evenN V the scanty comfort of the hovL, is with-out a ||. M ??' ?»then, the earliest opportu-nity ot paying that debt of chariT which U 02 a fellow creature in distress, B4 the B_W~ ofdeath puts a . 2 your Xistence.

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The northern papers publish detailedaccountsof how ""Prof." Jenkins, made a trip over Nia-gara Falls last Monday, mounted on a veloci-pede on a tight rope. The feat was witnessedby several thousand spectators, and the pity isthat the success of this poor fool will pat it in-to the heads of other fools to follow his exam-ple and compete with him for tbe prize of no-toriety.

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The literature of the day?Chinese tails.Be honest, just, and fear not.

Mr. Peabody and his Good Deeds.The disposition exhibited towards the South

J.y the greatest of living Americans is an ex-ample which puts to shame the unfriendly andvindictivespirit of so many of his countrymen.Had the rulers of the republic in their policyof reconstruction, been actuated by motives assingularly free from unselfishness and prejudiceas those which govern the life and conduct ofMr. George Peabody, the Southern Stateswould long ere this have recovered from theirprostration; and the people of the South, in-stead of being harassed by military despots,despoiled by plundering adventurers, and ca-lumniated by a partisan press, would to-day bebound to us by stronger ties of fraternity thanever before, and happy in the enjoyment ofpeace, contentment and liberty.

Not the least admirable characteristic of Mr.Peabody's benefactions, is their uniform adap-tation to the want which he proposes to meet,or the purpose which be desires to consum-mate. His remarkable appreciation of the ed-ucational needs of the South is grandly illus-trated in his bestowal of a magnificent fund fortheir relief. Rising above every sectional con-sideration which might be supposed in somedegree to affect the citizen of Northern birthand anti-slavery sentiments, he wholly ignoresthe past relations of the two sections, adoptsthe citizens of the broad republic as brothersof the same political family, and lavishes hisgenerosity where most of all it may avail in do-ing good, and lead most effectually to a resto-ration of amity and prosperity.

It may be that his entire disconnection withthe politics of the day, and his long residencein England, where he has been a relatively dis-passionatespectator of American affairs, havesomething to do with tbe peculiar magnanimi-ity of his charitable deeds. We prefer, how-ever, to attribute it rather to the native good-ness of his heart and comprehensiveness of hisjudgment, by which he is enabled to feel sotenderly for the distresses of his countrymenand deal so wisely in aiding their mitigation.

Hence it is that he has watchedwith so muchinterest the progress of Washington College,under the presidency of Robert E. Lee, andhas recently availedhimself of an opportunityto manifest his sympathy with the institutionby the liberal appropriation of $60,000 for theendowmeut of a much needed professorship.

This is an act for which not only the trusteesand faculty of Washington College will everhold the name of Mr. Peabody in affectionateremembrance, but which entitles the munificentdonor to the lasting gratitude of the friends ofeducationeverywhere.

It is virtually an indorsement of the institu-tion, of which its managers may wellbe proud ;it is a high personal tribute to the worth andability of its eminent president, which shouldforever put to silence the craven spirit of de-traction and resentful prejudices of section. Itis an act, indeed, which, were it the last in hislife of a similar character, would crown withpermanent fame the useful three score years ofthis great-hearted American.

It is much to be regretted that Mr. Pea-body's health is still precarious. It would trulygild with more than sunset radiance the closingyears of his life, cauld he be spared to witness,throughout the South, the practical fruitswhich, under the stimulus of his good deeds,must sooner or later be produced. Yet, theknowledge of their coming certainly is doubt-less a satisfaction to his reflection., of which noeartbjy contingency can divi st him and he mayrest assured that wheu the record of his acts iswritten up, he will be credited with a pre-emi-nent part in the restoration of the South, anda virtuous patriotism which the sordid section-alism of the North should hasten to emulate.

St. Louis Republican.P. R between Covington and White

Sulphur.A correspondent of the Baltimore Gazette

furnishes the following account of the portionofthe Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad betweenCovington and the White Sulphur Springs:

The road between Covington and the WhiteSulphur Springs, at present 23 miles long, butwhich will be reduced to 22 miles when thetemporary track is dispensed with, is ofthe mostsubstantial character, and for the distance, isthe heaviest work in the United States. Cutsand fills of from 50 to SO feet constantly succeedeach other, while there are some cuts of 100feet deep, one of 140 feet and one of K.O feet.

There are two temporary tracks. One is limiles long, around Mud or Red Hill Tunnel.?This is without any extraordinary grades, andis to be abandoned early in the winter, as soonas the main track is finished. The caving of therock in the tunnel, which was pierced before thewar, has made the work difficult and dangerous. !The arch is prepared by section ~ each ofwhichis revetted with heavy masonry, and thenthoroughly packed on top. The work naturallyprogresses slowly, but under the careful super-intendence ofColonel Rives, it progres.es sure-ly.

The other temporary track, near Jerry's Run,is 2} miles long. It winds for a long distancealong the side of a steep hill, and at times, asyou look down on the wild and ragged valleybelow, you feel as ifyou were being transportedthrough the realm ofanother sphere, and thatyou were gazing upon a picture which formedno part of the world you were, at the time, in-habiting. The trestle work on this track is1,400 feet long. Although of the most sub-stantial character, and as safe as possible, as itis just wide enough for the track, and as yousee no sign of it beneath you, you have all theexperiences of a sail through mid-air, exceptthe absence of that gentle and perfect motion,which no worker in metals, since the days ofTubal Cain, has ever been able to rival.

The maximum grade on the temporary trackgoing West is 290 feet and going East 195 feet.Wonderful as it seems to be to see the steamengine creeping along these rugged hill sides,with the daring almost ofthe chamois hunter,it must not be forgotten that the maximumgrade worked on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-road, over the track rouud Kingwood Tunnel,was 520 feet to the mile.

The maximum and ruling grade on the maintrack going West is 60 feet to the mile and go-ing East but 30 feet to the mile.

There are no curves of less than 1,000 feetradius on the track and very few approachingthat limit. On the temporary track the short-est radius ofany curve is 477 feet.

There are seven tunnels. Johnson's Tunnel,200 feet loDg, single track ; Red Hill or MudTunnel, 640 feet long; Moore'sTunnel, 400 feetlong ; Lake's Tunnel, 800 feet long ; Kelly'sTunnel, 600 feet long; Lewis' Tunnel, 3,900feet long; Alleghany Tunnel, 4,760 feet lone.These latter have all a double track. Mud Hilland Lewis' Tunnels are still unfinished. Thetotal length of these tunnels is 11,300 feet, or2J miles.

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The road bed, compact and solid, is composedof rock and shale, the best material in the coun-try. It is thoroughly ballasted, and is laid withiron rails, 28 feet lor_g, weighing 60 pounds tothe yard. The cast-iron chairs, each end ofeach of which rests upon a cross-tie, are 22inches long, and give a solidity to the trackwhich adds to its endurance and to the comfortofpassengers.

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Fanny Fern says: "If one-half of the girlsknew the previous lives of the men they marry,the list of old maids would be wonderfully in-creased." Whereupon the Boston Fast asks:"If the men knew what their future lives wereto be, wouldn't it increase the list of old maidsstill further?"

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Two boys while searching for muscles in theShenandoah River, just below Berry's ferry afew days ago, came across a beautifully engrav-ed silver box, which containeda gold watch, 19solid gold and 7 diamond rings. The whole isvaiued by competent judges at about £1,400dollars.

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Just as the man cannot see through the glass] on which he breathes, sin darkens the windowsj of his soul.

Number XLII.Across the River.BY LUCY LAKOOM.

When for me the silent oarParts tho Silent River,

And I stand upon the shoreOfthe strange Forever,

Shall I miss the loved and known .Shall I vainly geek mine own ?

Mid the crowds that come to meetSpirits sin-forgiven?Listening to the echoing feetDown the streets of heaven?

Shall I know a footstep nearThat I listen, wait for here?Then will one approach the brink

With a hand extended,One whose thoughts X love to thinkEre the veil wa. rended,

Saying, "Welcome ! we have died,And again are side by side."Saving, 'T will go with thee.

That thou be not lonely,To you hilh of mystery ?

I have waited onlyUntil now to climb "with the.Yonder hilU of mystery."Can the bonds that make iv hereKnow ourselves immortalDrop away, like foliage sear,At life's inner portal?What is holiest below-Must forever live and glow.I shall love the angels well,

After I have found themIn the mansions where they dwell,With the glory round them,Rut at first, without surprise,Let me look in human eye-.'Step by step our feet must goUp the holy mountains ;Drop by drop within us flow

Life's unfailing fountain.Angels sing with crowns that burn ;We shall have a soug to learn.He who on our earthly pathBids us help each other?Who his Well Beloved hath.Made our Elder Brother-Will but clasp the chain of loveCloser when we meat above.Therefore dread I not to goO'er the Silent River.Death, thy hastening oar I know;Bear me, thou Life-giver,Through the waters, to the shoreWhere mine own have gone before !

Tiie Lord s Prayer.? How many millionsand millions of times has that prayer been pre-ferred by Christians ofall demoninations I Sowide, indeed, is the sound thereof gone forththat daily, and almost without intermission!from the ends of the earth, and afar off* uponthe sea, it is ascending to heaven like incenseand a pure offering. Nor needs it the gift ofprophecy to foretell, that, though "heaven andearth shall pass away," these wordsofourbless-ed Lord "shall not pass away," till every peti-tion in it has been answered-till the kingdomof (rod shall come, and His will be done onearth as it is in heaven.?Montgomery,Goodand Evil.?We are born to trouble ?

and we may depend upon it whilst we live inthis world we shall have it, though with inter-missions ; that is, in whatever state we are, weshall find a mixtureof good and evil; and there-fore the true way to contentment is to knowhow to receive these certain vicissitudes of life,?the returns of good and evil,?so as neitherto be exaltedby the one, by theother, but to bear ourselves toward everythingwhich happens with such ease and indifferenceof mind, as to hazard as little as may be ?

Sterne.A vine that is left to ramble till it grows allover the tree-top is not half so much a vine asone that is cut back skillfully, and laid in fairproportion., on the trellis, and tied there. Anda man that has his own way, and rambles justas his affections choose to go, is not halfso much_ man as one whom God has tenderly prunedand cut back, and laid, tied in. In the case ofthe man, as in that ofthe vine, the one that iswisely checked and trained becomes more fruit-ful, and the fruit becomes better.Pray for Your Pastors.?Ho has no rightto hnd fault with his spiritual pastors who hasnever helped them with the prayers which theChurch, knowing their peculiar dangers, hasprovided and enjoined for their assistance andsupport. How often does the Apostle Paulcrave the like benefit from those to whom heministered ! and surely tbe "earthen vc_els"which bear the treasure of the Gospel now, areinasmuch need ofthe prayer.. of the faithfulas he was. ?Bishop Coaee."Enjoyment of communion with God's peo-

!____ *Ending up ofour soul, in the bundleof life, for every one hath life in him. DoctorTaylor, the martyr, rejoiced that he ever cameinto prison, because he came to have acquaint-ance with that angel ofCod, as he calls himJohn Bradford. If the society of one sweetheavenly-spirited man, be enough to make _

prison cheerful, what a blessing then is the en-joyment of communion with many !"'

Each true Christian is a night traveler; hislife, his walk ; Christ his way; heaven his home.His walk painful, his way perfect, his homepleasing. I will not loiter lest I come short ofhome ; I will not wander lest I come wide ofhome ; but be contented to travel hard and besure I walk right. So shall my safe way findits end at home, and my painful walk make myhome welcome.? Warwick.

Live in the Sight op God.?This is whatheaven will be ?the eternal presence ofGod.?Do nothing you will not like God to see. Saynothing you would not like him to hear. Writenothing you would not like him to read. Goto no place where you would not like God tosay, "Show it me." Never spend your timein such a way you would not like God to say,"What art thou doing?"

Young man, never speak lightly of a ladywith whom you are intimate. The world looksupon you as her friend, as one who will defendher good at all times, and never allow it to bespoken disrespectfully of; and if you connecther name with idle jest, it is the "unkindestcut of all," and injures her more than the sameremark would from another.

Beware of Evil Thoughts?They havedone great mischief in tbe world. Bad thoughtscome first, had words follow, and bad deedsfinish the progress. Watch against them, striveagainst them, pray against them. Theypreparethe way for the enemy of souls.

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Tbe fireside is a school ofinfinite importance ;it is important because it is universal, and be-cause the education it bestows, being woven inwith the woofof childhood, gives form and col*or to the whole texture of lite.

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Were it given to the organic eye to see intothe minds of others, we should judge a manmuch more surely from what he dreams thanfrom what he thinks; there is will in thethought, there is none in the dream.

When we sec two young lovers kneeling atthe altar, the heart's wish is, that they may re-semble the married in heaven, who, accordingso Swedenborgs vision, always melt into oneangel. t#)

Write your name in kindness, love and mercyon the hearts of those you come in contactwith, and you will never be forgotten.

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The body is the shell of the soul, and thedress the husk of the body, but the husk oftentells what the kernel ia.

We should not ibrget that life is a flower,which is bo sooDcr fully blown iban it Leginstowither.

Mercy is the fairest letter in Jehovah's Lame,and love is the noblest attribute of bis n&tttrt.

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