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■Mttttttton-Spectator. PUBLISHED EVERY TDESDAY MORNING, BY __. MAUZY & CO. BATES OF SUBSCBIPTIOR. The sub sexiption price of the Spectator la «S.OO A. YE__._Et,> STRICTLY lIV ___-V__-.CE. MW When payments are not made striotly in dvance Three Dollars will be charged. •*-_" Any one sending us five new subscribers and Jio, will receive a copy of the paper for one year, gratis. PROFESSIONAL DIBECTOET. • »—♦—♦ XT" BALDWIN, -_N. HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN, Office __ Res., first door West Opera House. Oot 28—3 m* CA. RICHARD SOW. • ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Staunton, Va. Special attention given to the collection of claims, and prompt returns made. Office—No. 2 Law Building. octT DR7C. £. HABTJU-, __JITH'r,M» successor to Dr. Chapman, ofllco<S_!__. 115 E. Main St., residence 208 Main St., may be found at all hours, and is prepared to insert Teeth from one to a complete set, upon the purest material, and in the best possible man ner: also to extract, fill and regulate teeth, and perform all dental operations. Having an ex perience of ten_>• ears, he feels confident of giv ing satisfaction. All work warranted. Remem ber the place—Dr. -batman's old stand, sep23-3m Staunton, Va. SAMUEL S. SMELTZER, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, STAUNTON, VA. OFFICE at 108 Augusta Street. nov2fi-ly WM. A. HUDSON. WM. PATBICK HUDSON de PATRICK, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, STAUNTON, VA., Will practioe in the Courts of Augusta and ad joining counties. Special attention paid to collections. ___-tt J. E. GUY. B. _. _ AKKISH. GUY A PARRISH, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, Staunton, Va. Office in Sullivan Building 2nd floor, Augus a Street. deo_-tf J. R. TU-_L__. H. ST. GEO. TUCKEB, Lexington, v_. Staunton, Va. TUCKER A TUCKER, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, Staunton, Va., Will prai tice In the Courts of Augusta and the adjoining- counties. Also in the Court of Ap peals of Virginia,and will attend regularly the Circuit Courts of Rockbridge. au_J-tf N. K. TBOUT. W. __ CRAIG. rpROUT * CRAM., J. ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, Staunton, Va. JWe have entered Into Partnership as Lawyers, occupying the old Offloes of the Senior , mem ber. The Junior member will aid ln con ducting the old business. MW Particular attention given to collections. _<315- tf AM. BDBSKLE, M. IK, . PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Staunton, Va., Respectfully tenders his professional services to the public, and may be consulted at his ofllee at all hours. 4_rSpeoi_l attention given to Surgery. Office—ln his new building on Frederick St., between Augusta and Water streets. feb *-ly H. M. MATHEWS. ALEX. P. MATHEWS. MATHEWS & MATHEWS, ..TTOKNEYS-AT-LAW, Lewishurg. West Va., Eractlce regularly ln the Courts of Greenbrier, lonroe, Pocahontas and Nicholas counties, W. Va,., the Court of Appeals, and the Federal Courts for the District of W. Va. 4_____icul__r attention paid to Collections nd to special cases anywhere In their State. may 17—ly ri E»K.E M. HARRISON, \JT ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Staunton, Va., will practice in all the Courts holden in Au gusta county, and in the Circuit Courts of the adjoining counties. MW Strict attention given to the collection of Claims. Office—No. 10 Lawyer's Bow, Court-house Alley. oo 31—tf s ■ PHOMAS I>. RANSON. X ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Staunton, Va. offers his professional services in the County ond Circuit Courts of Augnsta, and in the Hus tings Court and the Court of Appeals held in Staunton. Will also prosecute claims else where through legai correspondents in this and other States. may 30—ly. MEADE F. WHITE, ATTORNEY- AT-LAW, Staunton, Va., „ill practice In the Courts of Augusta, Rock ingham and Highland. Refers, by permission, to the Law Faculty of the University of Virginia. Office on Court-house Alley. feb B—ly. PRESTON A BAYLOR. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, And Solicitor in Chancery, Staunton, Va., firactlces ln all the Courts of Augusta and ad oining counties. Office—The same formerly occupied by his father, Col. Geo. Baylor, dec'd. on Augusta st., opposite the Court-house. no 21 WM. M. MCALLISTER, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Warm Springs, Va. Courts—Alleghany, Bath and Highland, Va., nd Pocahontas. West Virginia. A3-Speclal attention given to collection of claims and proceeds promptly accounted for. dec-l-tf DR. JAMES JOHNSTON, DENTIST, Main Street, Staunton, Va. Office :-Over Turner A Harman's Grocery Btore. dec 21—tf T. C. ELDER. WM. J. NELSON. ELDER A NELSON, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, and Beat Estate Agents, mays Staunton. Va. TAILOBim ♦ _ • J A.. HUTCHESOW, . MERCHANT TAILOR, 109 E. Main St., Stannton, Vs. I call the attention of the public to my stock of fine Cloths, Cassimeres, Worsted Goods, Vest ings. Trimmings, Ac. Mv stock consists ofthe very best Foreign and Domestic Fabrics, and I will sell _Jiem at low prices for cash, and I will guarantee satisfaction a. to workmanship and style. I also keep a full line of Gents' Fur nishing Goods, such as Underwear, Shirts, Drawers, suspenders, __c. All I ask is a trial, feeling assured that I can please. MW Give me a call. Respectfully, octl_-tf J. A. HUTCHESON. TIfEBCHANT TAILORING HEADQUARTERS, 3__. E. Mo_V__.__:-_.R-_., No. 7 New St.. (Cowan's Old Stand,). STAUNTON, VA. My Merchant Tailoring Establishment has lust been fitted up with a new and fine assort ment of Suitings, Clotbs, Cassimeres, Ac, of the latest styles and best manufacture. MW Perfect fits guaranteed and orders prompt ly executed Call and examine goods and prices. jy2-tf "P B. GRAVES, Fashionable Tailor, No. 103 E. Main St., Up Stairs, opposite W. L. Olivier's Book Store, is prepared to give the same satisfaction ln al work as in former times. Special Attention Paid to Cutting. Work done outside of shop. Cutting and re pairing done in best manner and on short no tice. MW TERMS CASH. -» au27-tf BARE A SPRINKLE, FASHIONABLE TAILORS, New St., next door to Mrs. Scherer's Millinery Store, and 3 doors from Loeb's Corner, Staunton, Virginia. Ail work in our line executed with neatness and dispatch. Special attention paid to cut ting repairing and cleansing. augs—tf LIQUORS, .TINES, Ac. •—♦— .- . ---. ■ Carefully selected for tne- Um-aMJ dlcinal use from the beet distilleries in Virginia, Ma- MMIES! ,JlanJ, "HiLni:. l-lll!.. I No. 11 Main St. Imported and Domestic FINE Comprising tbe most cele brated.brands known to the WINES! world -Ro.HiLL,._.. No. 11 Main St. MadebyS.Fuguet&Sons, whose house was establlsh llLXE ed in 1818 at Havana, Cuba. Also a full stock made to _*!_■.■• ATSCI order by Epstem, Lewyn _ LflU£-_-W 1 Co., New York. RO. HILL. J_., No. 11 Main St. I Of a very Hne vlntage.pro nounced by J udges to be su perior to any they have seen since or before the war. RO. HILL, JR., No. 11 Main St. Q From adulteration are all it H the Liquors sold by me. I _rm m-% m-m Tl ■ H have purchased a United I 111 111 II ■ States Hydrometer and test II If II I I I H tbo strength of every pack | X WII I f R as_ as soon as received, and I II IJ I J a Xl will not sell any adultera -1 iMmJMJ > ■ ted liquor. H RO. HILL, Jr.. i uI9 No. 11 Main St. _.__ A WEEK in your own town, and no eapi- Xl-h tal risked Give the business a trial with ©-U out expense. The best opportunity 'ever offered for those willing to work. You should try nothing else until you see what you can do at the business we offer. No room to expla n here. You can devote all your time or only your spare time to the business, and make great pay for every hour that you work. Women make as much as men. Send for special pri vate terms _nd particulars, which we mail free. |5 Outfit free. Don't complain of hard times While you have such ch £^°£ L EiT _TCO.. j e iO-iy Portla-d, Mains. Staunton VOL. 57. DRUGS AND MEDICINES. XJSE THAYER'S LIVER POWDERS. They are the Finest Liver Regulator known, and only cost 25 cts. a box. Sold by all drug gists. Are you troubled with Constipation T One box will cure you. Are you troubled with Sick Headache? Try Thayer's Liver Powders. One box will cure you. Are you troubled with pain near the region of the heart, pain darting into the shoulders? These pains are caused by the Liver. One box 01 Thayer's Liver Powders will cure you. Only 25 cents. Are yoi_troubled with a dull, heavy pain all through the head and ln the leaders of the neck. cannot bear to_turn the head, think it neural gia? Thayer's Liver Powders will cure you. Are you troubled with loss of appetite, feel sick, feel hungry but cannot relish food, have a coated tongue, bad taste in the morning, feel cold and chilly, loss of energy, dull aud dor mant or drowsy, sometimes cold feet, giddiness or vertigo, or a yellow. Jaundice {appearance, or troubled with fever and ague and nervous or dyspeptic Indications ? Thayer's Liver Pow ders will cure you by their action on the liver. Some people may have a cough with the above symptoms. All ofthe above symptoms and many more arise from a diseased or torpid liver. It ls not possible that everybody should have all of these symptoms, but you may have one or many.— Just give Thayer's Liver Powder one trial and use them according to directions and tell your friends about them. Sold by all druggists.— 23 cents per box. USE THAYER'S BALM FOB ALL FAIN. THE GKEAT EXTEMAt _ lUTEBHAI REMEDY FOR __._L.I_ _PA.IIV. This is one of the Finest Liniments known, as thousands can testify. For Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Toothache Ear ache, Lumbago or Lame Back, Pleurisy or Pneumonia, Frosted Feet, and all Excruciating Pain, no matter where located. Apply accord ing to directions without rubbing, and you will have relief in from one to five minutes. Not five minutes need any one suffer with pain of any kind, but go to your drug store and get a bottle of Thayer's Balm for Pain and give it a trial. Price 25 and SO cents per bottle. Sold by all druggists. —aa USE TII-kYER'S CONSUMPTION CCJEE. This is the finest preparation that has ever been put before the public. It never fails to give satisfaction in Consumption or Coughs, or Bronchial Affections of any kind. CHECK Tl___T COUGH ! Usually three or four doses checks the worst cough. ln Consumption, it is the cough that strains the Lungsand breaks the Tuburcles, thus keep ing up the irritation. THE imijill-ll I Ml I CUKE, Being Healing, Nourishing, Paleating, Stimu lating and Soothing, Relief and a speedy Cnre must follow. Give it a Trial, all who suffer. LIVER. There are some Coughs that arise from the Liver or Stomach; if so, and you have symp toms ofthe Liver, use Thayer's Liver Powdere with the Consumption Cure and you will never regret the Investment. Price, 25 and 50 cents and 51 per bottle. Sold by all druggists. J. THAYER, Proprietor, 161 N. St.* S. W., Washington, D. C. THOMSEN A MUTH, WM. H. BROWN & BRO., and CANBY, GILPIN __ CO., Agents, BALTIMORE, Md. GEO. W. MAY A COJ._—__ WAYT A BRO., J ru 6_ lsts - Staunton, Va. MW And all live Druggists. novl-ly WAUSWORTH, MABTI-EZ A lO.Y --HAK'S PREPARED P __.II.T, far economy, beauty or finish, desira bility. Is tbe cheapest, and beat Faint offered. GEO. W. MAY _ CO., octg Sole Agents. • pi EO. W. M__.Y «Sfc CO. sell the Jones' Ventilated Truss and Abdomin al Supporter. This trues ls nickel plated and will never wear out. and is acknowledged to be tha best In the market. Send for circulars. c_tß PRESCRIPTIONS accurately compounded and store opened at all hours of the night and day. oetß GEO. W. MAY _ CO. DR. RAI)CI.IFFE'N Ms____ KKAIS «>»' GIH.DEH WOSDEB. Literally demol ishes pain. GEO. W. MAY _ CO.. Sole A«reuts. PAK.TS. _ m * OLD ——— We manufacture Old Iron-side Faint IKON-SIDE ! from the Purest, '"" "' toughest andhard- P» -r VT mi est ES& Superior A I N 1 I iron ores. '«iJ.b is not a patent paint, Patented. but tne ponderous machinery, by rnaerMe_._l- Proees.. -htoh thisgradeof crude state, is crushed and redu ced to impalpable powder as fine as Hour, is patented. It ls really a rain ! er, 1 paint—being Slow per cent, pure 3 iron £J_— unsub jected _y or lany oujer faq3,ess by which ife dura bility would be af fected. It effectu ally resist- all at mospheric chang es, which prove so destructive to oth er mineral paints (socalled.) Itforms a coating impervi ous to moisture, whether applied to metas, ©optj, brick, or stone. Owing to its toughness and _ta_£<pity, it does not crack, chalk, or peel off. As a Rooting Pal itand for Damp W_llz. i jlias NO EQUAL. We say this from an experience of fourteen years. It literal ly becomes, from its nature, a part of the material upon which It ls laid, effectually cementing and thor oughly stopping all leaks, whether from broken seams or holes in the roof. It forms a coating that withstands expansion or contrac tion from heat or cold. By the proper application of thjs Paint, and at comparatively small cost, we Uaye repaired old roofs, condemned as unworthy of further repairs, and extended their usefulness for years. By theproduction of this Paint, we have more than DOUBLED the value of tin for rootling purposes, MW Estimates carefully and prompt ly made on application. All work warranted and satisfaction given, . For Tin Roofs, Damp Walls and Shingleßooft, and for all purposes where a Fire Proof Paint ls desired. It never erases, chalks or peels off—has been in use for fourteen years, and ln every instance given entire satisfaction. All kinds of roofing made water tight by this paint. Shingle roofs coated wl th this paints will nev er decay. The iron ore becomes crystalized, and presents a STONE SURFACE in every re spect (except weight)the sameas slate. Makes them FIRE PROOF. Always presents a clean and neat appearance. The only pajnt in the world that will stand atmospheric changes, without deteriorating. The only paint i» the world that gives thor ough protection to metaiic roofs. It has stood the test for 14 years. One million square feet of tin painted with this paint, in Virginia, during the past 18 months. All in want of this class of work will do well to call upon us, and read testimonials Irom the best men and corporations in this State, also from every State in the Union. The OLD 1 ROLSf-SIDE PAINT can be found, only at our store. We _o_trol the State, for Its sale, and __r_;__ OI»r own oui. n to apply it. GEO- W. MAY A CO., No. 8, _. Augusta St., Staunton, Va. VVholesai.e apd Rut^U Org-.rti. It. L. Sa-ehborph, Agent. je3 GO TO TYBEE'B Drug Store to get a Plug of Good Tobacco. | leplS MW He keeps tbe heat brands. DRUGS AM) MEDICINES. TUTT'S FELLS are extracted from Vegetable products, combining in them the Mandrake or May Apple, which to recognize- by physicians aa a substitute for calomel, possessing all the virtues of that minaral, without its bad after-effects. AS AN ANTI-BiLIOUS MEDICINE they ere incomparable. They -_mi_ate the TORPID UVTEB, invigorate tho __RVOUS SYSTEM, and give tone to the DIGESTIVE ORQAN3,orea_i_gper_ feet digestion and thorough ____il_tk_ of faod. They exeirt a-powerf-linfluenee on thi K-D-JEYS and DIVER, and tias, thus vitali-ing the ti-»u_-of the t__y and causing a healthy condition- of th.3 __stexn. AS AN AHTI-MALARIAL REMEDY They have no equal; and as a result act as a preventive and cure for Bilions.Re mitten t, Intermittent, Typhoid Fevers, and Fever and Ague. Upon the healthy action ofthe Stomach, depends, almost wholly, the health of the human race. DYSPEPSIA IS THE BANE ofthe present generation. It is for tha Cure of this disease and its attendants, BICE-HEADACHE, _n_BYO-BHESB, DES PONDENCY, CONSTIPATION, PILES, &_, that TUTFS PILLS have gained such a wide spread reputa tion. No Remedy has ever been discov ered that acta so speedily and gently on the digestive organs giving them tone and vigor to assimilate food. This being accomplished, of course the NERVOUS SYSTEM IS BRACED, TH?. DRAIN IS NOURISHED, . AD THE BODY ROBUST. __________B composed ofthe juices of pls.nt3 extracted by powerful chemical agen cies, and prepared in a concentrated form, they are guaranteed free from. any thing that can injure the most del icate person. A noted chemist who has analyzed them, says «' ______ IS KOBE VIRTUE IN ONE OF TUTT'S PUM, THAN CAN BE FOUND IN A PINT OF ANT OTEEB." We therefore say to tho nf-icteil Try this Remedy fairly, it will not harm you, you have nothing to lose, but wiil surely gain a Vigo rous Body, Pure Blood, Strona_ Noi'vos and a Cheerful Mind. Principal Office, 35 "flurry St., N. Y. PRICE 25 CENTS. Sold by Druggists throughout the world. TUTT'S HAIE DYE. Gray Hair on Whiskers changed to a Glossy Black by n single application of this Dye. It im parts n Natural Color, acts Instantaneously, and is a3 Harmless as spring water. Sold by .Druggists, or sent by express on recoipt ot" $t. Office 35 Murray St., New York* ,«_«V«_-_H^_«%___«_M«_« r OLD AND REUABIEVf SDb.", Saxfoed's Lrraa. In__o_.ato:_S Jis a Standard Family Esmsdy for ! iliseases of tho Liver, Stomach *__._ Bowels.—lt is Purely *«£&» '__% —It never _<$$_ h| __g_\\ ._____. ____. IJa'T. ' o * \\ o° ,<■, . a .g 1 5 L^n^3___i IH pj t^ l6 public,;! R W***for mor- thaw §5 y.ajra,; j unprecedented regalia,]! /* SEND FOR CIRCULAR.]! ■ Ti Hi SANFORDp MiDi| NEW YOHKL CITYi I { AN- DBCGGI3T IVILL TILL YOU ITS KEPIUTIOS. ] j __««««««----_----«<3__«««_%»%«««V ___S_/*\A_N.£>VS_/VSA/VS4_NJk_VA_>_sVVA/*VI rou sre & man of busluess, vcal-cncd by the -train of your d_,_l__i, avoid __!_m__uii__ aud t__o ia wwrass! If yo_ are s man of I -tiers, _ _. ____i j yef four roWalfilit work, to restore"brain h-rve r.n_t W nai . YKS* %WTfl§ If yon are yoong and suffering from any Indiscretion or dissipation; If yon are married or siuprle. old or f young, suffering from poor health or -ai__.U-__.Jn_, §m on a bed of -_c__ncss, rely on B . wrqLgs: iniO-reryoaai-, wherever yon are, whenever yoc feci ttat your system needs cleansing, toning or __ pli'molating, v.l__iout intoxicating,taka SI Bayc yva dysptptckt, kidney or %tnnaJV\\iaiplaivt t Qlas fea_e of the *fcm.. _.. bytrel*, vlotkl, Bw 1 or nersesf ' Yon will be cured if yon nea If you are nimply weak and low spirited, try it I ISayit, Insist unonit. Your druggist keeps it. ft jnay save y onr life. It liassaved li_ii_r_ds. Cnrei. thc-sve_t-t,__.ti_adbest. Ast children. Tbe Hip 1 _ —>' £_?__-, Liver aad S__m.ii _por„r toallotlMn. ltf,i_mt&l, Alk-rocs'-l ____ LC.il LS I—_!u— to-lr.__._i_ tVSi 6_" -__]_b.m, .is «f ■■lE— opium, —bare- ur y„-'tics',' '' _^______B All above sild by dr»..-ts. Hc;> Bi__ |ir>, Co., Ho.-h-sl_r,'J*. V? f\____-s_>__' __>A/T>*/v__>_/"_A_'>i/T aprl-ly ' DX- GEO. 8. WALSEB, so well and favorably known in Augusta and counties, Is associated with 6EO.W. M__.fT §p CQ, in their drug business on Augusta street, oppo site the Augusta National Bank, and will be glad to see his many friends at hjs new place of business. octß ©OD NEWS FOR THE BALD. GEO. W. MAY* CO. are agents for CABBOLINE, Nature's Noblest Remedy, will positively prod uce a growth of Jiajr on a bal_l head. WE ofTer to famil and contractors, and all who wish to paint, PUKE _-E__l> -VIVO OIL At BOTTOM FIGURES. octß G, W. MAY & cp. XTEKTION FAT ALLEW- A_«T--FA T. (Jet riff ot your corpulenoy —no possible danger from its use. Send for circulars to GEO. W. MAY A CO. piEO. W. MAX A CO., Agents for the Buffalo Lithia Water, lost from th ring ootß | STAUNTON, VA., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1879. # __ POETRY. IS THI VISEYABD. "Go work to-day ln my vineyard."—Mat, 21-28. "Work!" 'tis the Master.a voice! Oo forth at his command; With powerful, earnest heart rejoice. To lend a helping hand. The vineyard He hath blessed To-day requires thy care; Christian! hast thou His name confessed. Go, nnd thy life-work there! Work in the morning light, Life's golden season prize; The clust'rlng buds and fruitage bright .Shall cheer thy waiting eyes. He who appoints thy place Will send His sun and shower; The needed blessings of His grace To crown each passing honr. Work when advancing day Its genial warmth shall pour; The Savior's presence by the way Will failing strength restore. Beneath the moon-tide beam He'll give thee sweet repose. And lead thee to the living stream Whence heavenly comfort flows. Work till the day's decline, With steadfast heart and trne; The present time alone ls thine, -. And there ls much to do. A harvest rich and rare • The future will nnfold. Oh! labor on and thon shalt share Its wealth of bliss untold. Work in the evening time: Tbe close of day how bright, When cheered by faith and hope sublime! "At eve it shall be light;" With heavenly vision clear, Even at the setting sun Tbe Master's voice shall greet thine ear, His precious word, "Well done." ■ _» • FANNY FORKESTKB'S BIBD. [When a daughter was born to Mrs. Judson, the far-famed Fannie Forrester, at Maulmain, where she resided with her husband, a mis sionary of the cross, she penned the following exquisite poem :—[ Ere last year's moon had left the sky, A birdling songht my Indfan nest, And folded, oh! so lovingly. Her tiny wings upon my breast. From morn till evetalng's purple tinge, In winsome helplessness she lies, Two rose leaves with a silken lringe Shut softly on her starry eyes. There's not in Ind a lovller bird; Broad earth owns not a happier nest- On, God, thou hast a fountain stirred. Whose waters never more shall rest! This beautiful mysterious thing, This seeming visitant from heaven, This bird, with immortal wing, To me, to me, Thy hand has given. The pulse first caught Its tl_y stroke. The blood Its crimson hue, from mine; This life, which I dared Invoke, Henceforth Is parallel with Thine. A silent awe ls in my room— I tremble with delicious fear; The future with its light and gloom. Thine and eternity are here. Doubts, hopes, in eager tumult rise; Hear, oh, my God! one earnest prayer, Room for my bird In Paradise, And give her angel plumage there. NELL'S RUSE. "Mr. Asher, Mr. Cole, Mr. Cole, my old friend Tod Asher. And now gentle men, that I have broken the ice, you will please excuse me for a few minutes, as I see I am wanted." And the speaker, Harry Johnson, who was a general favorite, turned smiling ly away, and crossed the ball room to where a group of ladies stood gayly beckoning bim with their fans. "Happy to make your acquaintance, Mr. Cole," murmured Mr. Asher, in a low musical tone. "The pleasure is mutual, I assure you," politely replied the gentleman addressed "besides, it is an odd conceit of mine, hut you seem to me like an old friend. Your face is strangely familiar." "Indeed no; I think we have never met before. lam a stranger in this part of the country. But come if you do not intend to join the dancers, let us go to the piazza where we can watch them and bave a quiet chat." "Agreed. Dancing is a bore and a ci gar is a better companion than a lady. Do you smoke?" And as they seated themselves, Cole produced a cigar, and offered one to his companion. The latter hesitated a moment, as if uncertain whether to accept or decline the invitation, then replied : "Thank you I do not smoke at present. My physician fofbids it. I am in rather delicate health." "So j should judge; you lopk any thing but strong, and your complexion looks as pale as a girls." "Indeed!" and the speaker's voice sounded rather contemptuous. "Do you know that I consider that rather a com pliment?" "Umph! Our opinions differ some what on that subject, my friend. Now I don't believe that women are so much like ange.'s as some people make them out to be," replied Cole. The handsome, girlish face of the list ener, flushed, and he ejciftlfjigd Jn as tonishment: "You cannot have a mother and sister Mr. Cole or you would not possess such an opinion." "Sisters, no—a mother, yes—in Heav en. She was an angel on earth, Mr. Asher, if ever there was one, but tbe girls to-day are not like her. They are but butterflies and care for nothing but flirtations and fashions." "| hope and believe that you are mis taken, sir. Perhaps you liava not sought for anything deeper than 'what a flirta tion will reveal, and if so, how can you blame the ladies for playing the Boland to your Oliver?" "Well every one to his liking, of course the world is made up of opposites. But, I freely confess that I look upon the ladies as merely pleasant amusement for an idle hour—nothing more. Why, man, all they want is flattery. But at pre sent I haye no time to waste on them, for I have got pay hands full subjugat ing the proudest beauty of them all— naughty, lovely Nell A.herton. I wish you could see her." His listener smiled oddly, but replied with eagerness: "I wish J could. Can't you point her out to me?" "Oh, she's not here to-night; she is off on a week's visit to some relative. If she were present, I should not be here, you may be sure. No, indeed! Pretty Nell accepts no luke-warm attentions, I can tell you; she would chain me \o her side the whole evening. But then she's fond of jne, tliere _ no mistake about that." "You thfeV* so 2!' and Tod Asher's lip curled. "Think! Why, my dear boy, I'm sure of it. I'd like to see the girl who coijld withstand me— ha, ha! Y{by, she can not bear .0 have me ptfl of her J tell you, Asher." ' "Well, and that surely must be pleas ant. I cannot imagine anything more agreeable than to be wit|i thos? V(e love." "Ha, ha, ha}" lathed fcJole jn great amusement ; if but J don't love her you see. I have made a wager that I can bring her to my arms, and I will do it, too. I'm sure of my game; but as for love, pshaw!'—l don't believe in it." "But, perhaps, she does," replied As her, meaningly. "Well, what of that? Girls have no hearts to break, or if they have, a new silk dress will speedily cure tbe worst case of heartache ever known." But in my case, I don't know but what I shall marry Nell." "She loves me and I should be rather frond of such a handsome wife; besides suppose I should be bitterly envied by tbe village gallants for carrying off the prize." "But I should not marry her for love, mind you, but out of consideration for her father's money bags—ha, h__!" "Really, your ideas are peculiar, Mr. Cole, and I should like to converse fur ther with you upon the subject, but just at present tbat is impossible, as Harry and I have an engagement which he seems to bave forgotten; so I must re mind him, and therefore bid.you good night." And, bowing, he entered the parlor, and shortly after his late companion saw him issue therefrom arm in arm with Harry Johnson, and together tbey went quickly out of sight. "Ob, Harry, cousin Harry. I shall certainly die, I know I shall, It was too ridiculous!" cried an unmistably girlish voice. And again a clear rippling laugh burst from the lips of the one who was so late ly introduced as Tod Asher. "Don't Nell, for goodness sake! If you predict such dreadful things, I'll never again consent to aid you in any more of your harum-scarum freaks. But by all that is laughable how Cole will be cut up when he discovers tbe identity of my old friend Asher!" And the young man joined in the girl's infectious mirth. "And to think," cried Nell still laugh ing, "ofthe miserable creature's boast ing to my very face that he would bring Nell Atherton to his arms! Ugh! I could have boxed bis ears then and there, and the only thing that restrain ed me was the knowledge that he would make a fuss and then everybody would have recognized me." "I'm very glad you didn't, Nell; you would have spoiled our denonment.— And as Cole really needs taking down, I'm not sure but that it may be a very good lesson for bim. Oh, by-the-by, '< when is the final understanding to take place?" "Next Tuesday night. And now re member, Harry, you are not to be in tbe < room with tbe girls, tbat would make it rather too embarrassing for me. But you can listen in tbe conservatory, and, • after tbe affecting part is over, you can make your appearance asquickly as you choose—the sooner, the better." "All light. Nell, you're a trump. I , wish all tbe girls had your good looks and spirits," said Harry admiringly. "Thanks, cousin mine; and now good night. I'm almost tired to death. I suppose it is from dragging around these clothes all tbe heavy evening. Ugh! i think of having to wear such things all tbe days of one's life." And with a laugh that had little of weariness in it she ran gay.ly up the stairs. "You promised me my answer to night, Nell, darling. What is it? Am I to be the happiest, or the moat misera ble, of men ?" "Well, really, Mr. Cole, you are so impatient; one would almost believe your heart is concerned." , "Alas ! I have no heart. Your bright eyes charmed it from me weeks ago, fair Nell. Why will you torture me thus ?" "I torture you ? Positively you amuse me. The idea of a lady : s having the power to annoy you. How absurd!" And she laughed gayly, apparently quite at her ease; while her suitor, com pletely nonplussed at her odd behavior, gazed at ber wonderjngly, then said, af fectionately > "What has come over you, sweet one ? You were not won't to be so sarcastic. — Do you delight to see the sorrow you In flict on a loving heart?" "Ha, ha, ha! Do you know what that is, Mr. Cole ? I thought you did not believe in love." He started, and gazed rather curious ly, then exclaimed reproachfully: "Row could I be blind to such charms as yours, my peerless Nell ? Come, have done with all this irony, and tell me you' will be my own sweet bride." "Never!" And her clear voice rang out contemp - tuously. "What! you refuse me?" And be sprang angrily to his feet. "I do most decidedly; and more than that, I tell yqu that I despise ytiu, Mr. Cole." "Madame!" cried he, in blank aston ishment. "Yes, sir, I do. I depise a braggart and a coward. A coward you are or you would not talk so lightly of the ladies, and win tbeir hearts but to break them. You are a braggart, because even to a stranger you do not hesitate to boast of your conquests, and venture so far a. tq mention the names of your lady-loves.'' "W.o° tflld you all this?'' gasped the astonished man. "You did, Mr. Cole! I suspected you, for your flattery was so fulsome." "I determined to try your fidelity, and disguising myself in man's attire, I sought tbe ball room with my Cousin Harry, and was hy him introduced to you as Tod Asher. You yourself began conversation on a subject which I had intended to lead you to, and you know the rest." '•"Very well, madam; since you are so well satisfied with your aphievement, which permit me to gay j was at the least, unladylike, I will bid you good even ing." "No, stay a moment," cried Nell, as she threw wide the folding doors, near which, by design on her part, they had stood during the entire conversation, and disclosed to tbe gaze of her discom fited suitor, a smiling circle ofthe fairest young ladies of the village. "Ladies," cried Nell, addressing t_e_., "I promised you a novel kind or enter tainment, and I think you have had it, Hereafter you will know how to value tbe fine speeches of this gentleman." "Sir," and she turned to Cole, who bad all this time stood motionless, as if changed to marble, "you can go; we de" sire your presence here no longer. "Had you been more a man, I should have called upon those who have a right to protect me from your insult; but as it is, I would not trouble them. I can de fend myself. Now go." And she raised her beautiful arm, and pointed toward the door, out of which her abashed suitor was only too glad to escape. The merry peal of laughter which fol lowed him rang in his earn'long after thp house had been left behlhdi "tyeli, Nell,?'laughed Harry, as he joined them, "that unfortunate fellow bas had a lesson he'll hot soon forget." "So much the better, Harry,*', retort ed Nell; "I did not mean that he should forget it. I've taught him better than to make game of the ladies, at least for a time. "And, I'm sure, girls," and she turned appealingly to her friends, "you all join me in rejoicing that a villain has been unmasked," ._ — _ a > .Wise Sayings.— Anger dies soon with a wise arid good man. Too much prosperity makes .b.ols. Experience keeps a d?ar school, §& fools will in no other. fc, riot hi. who gets, bat liiß who enjoys \\. * ! '' Etnploy yo«j time well, if you mean to gain leisure. A man may have a thousand acquaint ances, and not one friend among them. It is better to live on a little, than out live a great deal. By others' fau'ta. wis* men correct their owr. We should take abundant care for the future, but so as to enjoy the present. Spectator. I).vll's Weed or American Jute. Tbere_is a weed growing in great pro fusion in all tbe cnltivated fields of our valley, particularly conspicuous in corn fields after tbe stalks are cot and about tbe corners of fences, wbicb bas been recently discovered possesses a material and marketable value, and wbicb prob ably may become a cultivated staple to add to tbe standard products now grown by our farmers. Tbis weed, wben re cognized, will strike tbe eye as familiar ly as either tbe Jamestown or tbe mul len. When mature, it bas a broad leaf and slender stalk and grows to the height of six feet, and in the fall bears a ribbed pod about the siz. of a hickory nut, filled with black seed. Tbe diameter of the stalk is about half an . inch on the average, nearly its entire length, and wben dry is of light gray. It is covered with a fiber of a light gray color, in which its value consists, as this fiber is what is called "American Jute," corres ponding with flax or hemp, out cf which bagging or ropes are made, and the crude article is represented to be worth as much as $8 per ton. With us it grows wild as a wee 4, but if cultivat ed the stalk could be enlarged to four times the present size, and experience might prove it to be a valuable adjunct, when cultivated, to our present pro ducts. From the Scientific American we take the following valuable article on tbe subject :— "Emerson's definition of a weed, as a plant whose uses had not been discov ed, seems to be happily applicable tc the Abutilon avicennce, politely known as "velvet leaf," but called by Jersey farmers "devil's plant." Gray describee it as tall; leaves roundish heart-shaped, taperfointed, and velvety; peduncles shorter than leaf-stalks; corolla yellow; pods 12 to 15, hairy, beaked; annual; abounds in waste places, escaped from gardens. Imperfectly naturalized from India. This thrifty weed bas become a per fect nuisance in New Jersey and Penn sylvania; possibly in other States. It appears to survive almost any amount of hardship and ill treatment, and is heartily hated by farmers and garden ers. Yet, if__recent reports be true, this troublesome plant promises to become one of the great sources of national profit, owing to the superior fiber it has been found to contain. Tbe discovery of this fiber, tbe Philadelphia Record tells, was brought about by a French gentleman, K. Emile Le Franc, who has resided in America for about nine years. He is an authority on fibrous plants, and has written several reports on the subject for the National Agricul tural Department. During the Centen nial he came to reside in Philadelphia, and devoted some of his spare time to an examination of the fibrous plants of New Jersey. The Abutilan avieennaz attracted his attention, and a little investigation brought him to the conclusion that the plant possessed no inconsiderable value. He commenced operating by a secret process of bis own invention, aud found that the bark around the straight stem contained a valuable fibe. With a little more labor this fiber was brought to the condition required by manufacturers, and several, to whom it was shown, pronounced it equal to tbe jute import ed by them from India. M. Le Franc also found that the short fibres could be made into a new tissue which can be employed in the manufacture of a new fabric. This important discovery was not to be allowed to slumber. M. Le Franc reported it the New Jersey Bureau of Statistics of Labor and Industries, and also determined to go into the manufac ture of jute and the raising ofthe "dev il's plant." The Bureau gave its co operation, and issued, under its seal, an offer from M. Le Franc to pay eight dollars per ton for straight jute stalk, not less than 3or 4 feet in height, de livered in Camden. The circular also advised farmers to go into the culti vation of the plant, and gave important information relative to tbe sewing of seed, methods of planting, and other particulars. This circular was the first information which the Jersey agricul turists received of the prize which was contained in their former enemy. The cultivation of the "devil's plant" is to be generally followed in different part- of JSfew Jersey. As the plant is also to be found in Pennsylvania, it is anticipated that Pennsylvania farmers may find it to their profit to devote some attention to it. The discovery is calculated to have an important effect upon the trade of the country. Its ul timate result will undoubtedly be to render the United States independent of the world for a commodity which is now costing our manufacture!- fully $10,000,000 annually. <J_e total impor tations of hemp, flax, ramie, and jute ipto this country are valued at over $30,000,000 a year. The jute alone rep resents one-third of this amount. The supply comes exclusively from India, and tbe letter's trade in it has increased to such an extent that it has become the leading staple of Bengal. In this country jute is used for numberless pur poses, among them for rope and carpet backs. It is also frequently mixed with linen in the manufacture of clothes. England, and in fact the whole of Eu rope, are dependent upor. the _fnd.au plantations for their supply. The tjqw Jersey Bureau is authority for the statement that "extensive jute rope manufacturers of Philadelphia have offered to buy any quantity at the highest jute market price; that the long fiber is equivalent to that of the Calcutta prime jute, and that the man ufacturers admit the superiority of the American variety over the imported-" In the face of this testimony it is not too much to hazard tha opinion that ere many years America will not only sup ply the home demand for the staple, but will also be able to inaugurate an export trade. At least so think those connected with the enterprise. Mcdonald's Fishery.—One cjt the mo3t interesting things at the State Fair, and that Htf_j4tf_ geaeral attention, was _$c£ona_-s Fishway. These Ways will soon be put up on all our streams, and there is a bright promise of excel lent results therefrom. The Richmond Intelligencer gives the following inter esting facts in regard to/, he wo X i which has already be°n c^one; "Since 14,-36,550 shad have been : put in the waters of our State. In .877 1,960,000 of them were put in our James river, and since then, perhaps, as many more have been added. Eighty thous and California salmon, thirty thousand ;of brook trout, and a considerable num ber land locked salmon, black bass, and red perch have also been put in*o tne James river. These fish \yew hatched from eggs obtained ft«_#_ California and elsewhere ia hatcheries which have ibeyu dsiablished at Lexington, Wythe vil>, and on the Rappahannock ..ver. It takes about two years £>* them to. be .. F*_ r S wn a .V **'*» cau-ht, ■ Col. M ? Epaa^i charges the w.»_] P al pf fish to. capture by improper means a«<_ «. improper times, and to th.? a_-ilon of dams which the t_),i_ cannot surmount. He proposes to restore the fish by providing for their free circulation up the whole length 0* the streams by means of over °J: c SPS" and b y the work of artificial propagation and distribution of flsh. ' ,^ a and value of this work or the Fish Commissioner will at once be admited by all. If it be true that he i 9 a b ® n * factor to his race "who makesi two blades of grass grow whsi. Qfte grew before," surely the wan' who fills our rivers with such delightful food as salmon, shad, trout, herring, _fee, where there were none before, ought to be encouraged and praised. His expenses are small, and his requi sitions from the government in order to advance and enlarge bis work are light. We have no doubt that tbe Legislature will foster this enterprise, which bids fair to do much good to the people of the State." What is Trouble! A company of Southern ladies were, one day, assembled in a lady's parlor, when the conversation chanced to turn on the subject of earthly affliction. Each one had her story of peculiar trial and bereavement to I elate, except one pale, sad looking woman, whose lustre less eye and dejected air showed that she was a prey to tbe deepest melan- Bholly. Suddenly arousing herself, she said in a hollow voice: "Not one of you know what trouble is." "Will you please, Mrs. Grey," said the kind voice of a lady who well knew her story, "tell the ladies what you call trouble?" "I will, if you desire it," she replied, "for I have seen it. My parents pos sessed a competence, and my girlhood was surrounded by all the comforts of life. I seldom knew an ungratified wish, and was always gay and light hearted. I married at the age of nine teeji, one tbat I loved more than all the world besides. Our home was re tired, but the sunlight never fell on a lovelier one, or a- happier household. Years rolled on peacefully. Five chil - dren sat around our table, and a little curly head still nestled in my bosom. One night, about sundown, one of those black storms came on, which are so common to our Southern clime. For many hours tbe rain soured down in cessantly. Morning dawned and still the elements raged. The whole Savan nah seemed afloat. The little stream near our dwelling became a raging tor rent. Before we were aware of it, our house was entirely surrounded by water. I managed, with my babe, to reach aa elevated spot, on which a few wide-spreading trees were standing, whose dense foliage afforded some little protection, while my husband and sons strove to save what they could of our property. At last a fearful surge swept away my husband, and be never rose again. Ladies—no one ever loved a husband more, but tbat was not trouble. "Presently my sons saw their danger, and the struggle for life became the only consideration. They were as brave, loviDg boys as ever blessed a mother's heart, and I watched their efforts to es cape, with such agony as only mothers can feel. They were so far off I could not speak to them, but I could see them closing nearer to each other aa their lit tle island grew smaller and smaller. "The sullen river raged around the huge trees; dead branches, upturned trunks, wrecks of houses, drowning cat tle, masses of rubbish all went floating past us. My boys waved their bands to me and then pointed upward. I knew it was a farewell signal, and you, moth ers, can imagine my anguish. I saw them all perish, and yet—that was not trouble. "I hugged my babe close to my heart, and when the water rose to my feet, I climbed into the low branches of the tree, and so kept retiring before it, till an All-powerful hand staid the waves, that they should come no further. I was saved. All my wordly possessions swept away; all my earthly hopes blighted—yet that was not trouble. "My baby was all I had left on earth. I labored night and day to support him and myself and sought to train him in the right way; but as he grew older, evil companions won him away from home. He ceased to care for his moth er's counsels; he would sneer at her entreaties and agonizing prayers. He left my humble roof that he might be unrestrained in the pursuit of evil, and at last, when heated by wine one night he took the life of a fellow-being and ended his own upon the soaffbld. My Heav enly Father bad filled my cup of sorrow before, bow it ran over. This was trou ble, ladies, such as I hope Hia mercy will save you from ever experiencing." _ There was not a dry eye among her listeners, and tbe warmest sympathy was expressed for the bereaved mother, Whose sad history had taught them ft useful lesson. Advice to a Young Han. And the if, remember, my son, you have to work. Whether you handle a pick or a pen, a wheelbarrow or a set of books, digging ditches or editing a pa per, ringing an auction bell or writing funny things, you must work. If you will look around you, son, you will see that the men who are most able to live the rest of their days without work are the men who work the hardest. Don't be afraid of killing yourself with over work, son. It is beyond your power to do that. Men can not work so hard as that on the sunny side of thirty. They die sometimes, but it's because they quit work at six p. m. and don't get home until two a. m. It's the interval that kills, my son. The work gives you an appetite for your meals, it lends solid ity to your slumber, it gives you a per fect and grateful appreciation of a holi day. There are young men who do not work, my son; young men who make a living by sucking the end of a cane ; whose entire mental development is in sufficient to tell them which side of a postage stamp to lick; young men who can tie a necktie in eleven different knots and never lay a wrinkle in it, and then would get into a West Hill street car to go to Chicago; who can spend more money in a day than you can earn in a month, son, and who will go to the sheriff's to buy a postal card, and apply at the office of the street commissioner for a marriage license. But the world is not proud of them, son, It does not know their names, even; it simply speaks of them as old so-and-so's boys. Nobody likes them, nobody hates them; the great busy world doesn't even know they are there, and at the great day of the resurrection, if they do oat appear at the sound of the trumpet—and they certainly will not unless somebody tells them what it is for and what to do—l don't think Gabriel will miss them or notice their absence, and they will not be sent for, or waited for, or disturbed. Things will go on just as well without them. So find out whatyou want to bs and to do, son, and take off yom coat and make a dust in the world. The busier you are the less deviltry you will be apt to get into, the sweeter will be your sleep, ihe brighter and happiei youi. hoi-days, and the better satisfied wM the world be with yea.— llawheye, __ .—- #_, ♦ —— The Greats.-.' as Teachers.—Wo man is the greatest of all teachers. She mo_.l_i the character of the rising gen eration, Far greater is her mission tha_ that ofthe sculptor, for she chisel _,«___■ er »'.imi and breathes upon ttw intellect the elevating J aapiratioiv.. of her own soul; far sweater than that c tbe painter, for _£,$ brings oat .-{bright er tbe most commanding e_celle_c-2-.. The _asks of nature and of _~ *$a_i please the eye and gratifj ■ the sense., but wben the earth shall mci with fervent heat they shall pass av_a. with the things of time. But tbe labors of the true woman in developing th higher capacities of the soul will out live time and find Ita full consumma tion in the realj_s.pt' bliss. __. —: < ■» » "How intoxicating the moon is to Bight." remarked a lady the other even ing. "Yes," replied her companion "that ia because the moon is full." Staunton Spectator. W. 'm*aHomtm,mmamtmoto»tMmotmo»mmt»ommomMmmmm^i^Mm^m^ ■ITB Of AD.__T____._l. Ad v_rtis__l_wts win b« inserted at the rat. of 11.00 per square of eight line* or leu. for tha first insertion, and 60 cents for each subseanent Insertion. MW A liberal d 1 scon nt wIU be made on __v.r- tlsements published for 3,6, or U months. MW Special Notices will be Inserted at dou ble the advertising rates. MW Obltuyies. Announcements of Candidates for office, ana all communications of a personal or private character, will be charged for as ad vertisements, Address—"Staunton Spectator. SUntoa, V*. NO. 9. I BEYERIE OF THE DAY. ' BY D. ELGAILN-KD WILLIAMSON. The days are growing less; The hours draw close together, i Like souls that dread the stress Of Lire's antnmnal weather. I Someleaves are turning brown, And others red and yellow; The apples, fallen down. Make earth look ripe and mellow. I hear the startling whir Of partridge and of pheasant. In field and wood, where were I The wheat and vine so pleasant. I hear the squirrel cut. Behind the leafy visors, Tbe hull-less hickory-nut, ■With eager, sharp incisors. And there I see, below. The dark and sullen river, Whose waves, in sluggish flow. Beneath the cold winds shiver; Since, as the river runs, It hath no warm emotion, For shine not stars, or suns, To light it to the ocean And Summer's blossoms fall- Just when their bloom's completes.— The queenly rose and all, Tbat to our hearts are sweetest. No marvel now, to me, How brief the days are growing- How sullen to the sea The starless stream is flowing; Or how the blossoms mil— Or the frost comes hither; Or why on earth at all. The beautiful should wither; For Nature, llke-our lives, Hath also silent sorrow; To-day its glory thrives. To droop and die to-morrow. But men, who live aright, The arm of heaven will strengthen; Their days can have no night, But shall forever lengthen. . m . "WKITE THEX A LETTER TO-31-HT." Don't go to the theatre, concert or ball, But stay in your room to-night; Deny yourself to the friends that call. And a good long letter write— Write to the sad old folks at home. Who sit when the day is done. With folded hands and downcast eyes, And think ofthe absent one. Don't selfishly scribble, "Excuse my haste, I've scarcely the time to write," Lest their breeding thoughts go wandering back To many a by-gone night— When they lost their needed sleep and rest And every breath was a prayer— That God would leave their delicate babe To their tender love and care. Don't let them feel that you've no more need Of their love or counsel wise; For the heart grows strongly sensitive When age has dimmed the eye- It might be well to let them believe You never forget them quite; That you deem it a pleasure wlieo Caraway, Long letters home to write. Don't think that the young and giddy friends Who make your pastime gay. Have half the anxious thought for you That the old folks have to-day. The duty of writing do not put off; Let sleep or pleasure wait, Lest the letter for which they looked and longed Be a day or an hour too late. For the sad old folks at home, With locks fast turning white, Are longing to hear from the absent one- Write them a letter to-night. HOUSEHOLD RECIPES. Pound Cake.—Rub to a cream one pound of fresh butter and one pound of powdered sugar, then add one dozen eggs—one at a time,—one grated nut meg, one wine-glassful of brandy, then work in lightly one pound sifted flour, and bake in a moderate oven. Fbtjit Cake.—Take 2 pounds of brown sugar and one pound and 2 oz. of fresh butter, work to a cream, and 18 eggs—one at a time,—when this is worked to a cream, then add 3 pounds raisins, 3 pounds of currants, _■ pound of citron, one teaspoonful of ground cloves, one of cinnamon, one of ginger, one of allspice, and one gill of brandy—mix well and add one and a half pounds of flour. Bake very slow. Bon Buns.—Mix four oz. of sugar, with | of a pound ot flour, mix with this £ pint of table beer, _ pint of milk, and | pound of melted butter. Roll out, cut the buns, and bake in a hot oven. Cream Pie.—Take one quart of rich cream, boil it with one pound of sugar, then add while hot 3 well beaten eggs, and one tahlespoonful of essence of lem on or vanilla. Fill in the plates and bake in a very hot oven. Pobk Pie.—Take thin sliced pork, lay in layers in pie plate; add to each plate 2 well beaten eggs, salt and pep per. Bake slow. Almond .Pudding.— Blanch half a pound of almonds, beat them to a pow der, add a little rose water, one gill of cream, a little beaten biscuit, add _ pound white sugar, 10 well beaten eggs", oz. of flour. Bake 40 minutes in a slow oven. Omulet.—Take one of flour, add milk enough to make a batter, then add 9 eggs—fry brown on both sides, then sprinkle on them grated hame and nut meg and serve hot. Onion Sauce.—Boil onions very ten der, put them in a sauce pan, mash them, and season with butter, pepper and salt, and thicken with a litle flour and cream. Sweet Sauce for Venison.—Put into your sauce pan a tumbler full of jelly, (currant jelly is best) add a little sugar, a little butter, and a gill of wine, let it simmer until melted. Essence of Nutmeg.—This is made by dissolving one ounce of Essential oil in a pintiof rectified spirits. It is ex pensive, but an excellent flavoring ex it • : — mi 9 — Raising Calves.—After the calf is a couple of weeks old it is well to let it have a "bundle of sweet English hay within reach, where it can nibble at leisure. A healthy calf will early learn to eat hay and chew tbe cud. A box with a little oat meal or wheat bran may also be nailed on the side of the pen, where the calf will soon learn to go and lap when hungry. Old hay is better than grass or rowen, if milk given is v.. w and rich. If it is all skimmed the 'other feed may be a little more loosen-, ing. But to succeed in the highest de gree, one who is raising calves must feed them himself, morning and night, and notice the very indications of indi gestion. There are plenty of signs by which an observing person will know at a glance whether hi- animals are in perfect health or not. Some farmers give their calves porridge and hay tea, and where milk ia scarce this is a good practice, the same caution being used to see that the bowels are kept in a healthy state. Yet, when milk is plenty, we ask nothing better, even though most of the cream is removed. It is quite important that calves be tied in stalls or otherwise while drinking, and for a ! while afterward, to prevent them from getting into tbe practice of sucking eaoh other, which is very bad.