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The correspondent of the Hour in his last letter gives an interesting but depressing pie ture of the agricultural condition in Italy. Over 29, ,OOO, 900 acres of the fairest land in that once famous agricultural region are waste and almost sterile for want of cultiva- tion. The Italian landowners, the vast ma iority of whom are nobles, utterly neglect their ancestral domains. They spend fabu- lous sums upon costly furniture, town palaces, rare antiques, beautiful pictures and statuary, but not one hra upon the land which might, with but slight exertion, quadruple their in- comes. The Italian peasant is not lazy, but he suffers both from the wicked indifference of the landowner and his own lack of knowl
 edge or skill. The tools he uses antiqua- ted and the same with which his grandfather titled the soil. His lord will not hear of mod ern improvements either in machinery or methods of agriculture. Some are even proud of their waste land and will neither lease nor sell. There is hardly an Italian peasant who knows of America but envies its freedom, it's richness and it's educational liberty. Able bodied, willing men are wandering through out the country houseless, landless and almost starving. Could the idle peas antry be employed Italy would in five years export wheat rather than buy it.
 new era is vaguely shadowed forth by the efforts of few liberal deputies in the Parlia- ment to procure the taxing of titles and the remission of taxes on cultivated lands and the. compelling of the waste land and preserves beyond 8 certain prescribed acre age about each domain to be thoroughly used, either as vineyards or grain and grass fields. Should these progressive ideas be put into effect Italy will soon again take rank among the agricultural countries of the
Morning journal and courier., 1880-11-12

The official census of South Carolina the first southern State whose returns have been made public is far from bearing out the the ory that the negroes are likely to die out. The whites have gained 101, ,404, or B per cent, in the decade, and the negroes 1SS, 421. or 45. 31 per cent.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-11-12
Boys and Cigarettes.

Physicians and moralists alike are pained
 by the spectacle, growing more common
 every day, of pale faced lads ranging in age
 from sixteen to twenty years, who puff
 ing their little lives away in cigarette smok-
 ing Day and nights they throng the streets,
 where the peculiarly offensive odor generated
 by cigarettes made of cheap paper and bad
 tobacco renders their smoking as obnoxious
 to othe as it is hurtful to themselves Every
 evening before the theatres they raise cloud
 of foul smoke that is equally injurious to their own rickety constitutions and to the nos
 es of their victims. Doubtless, also, they car their pernicious habit into their homes-
 when they are able to do so without risk of
 the spanking that they deserve-thus still do- ing harm to themselves and making other
 people uncomfortable.
 The cheap cigarette is a modern invention,
 and peculiarly vicious one. Twenty years
 ago when all the cigarettes came from Cuba,
 and were wrapped in rice-paper smoking
 them did no great harm. Moreover, being made of Honradez, or some brand of equally strong tobacco, only boy of stout stomach could smoke more than two or three at a time. But to meet the boyish demand cig- arettes sold nowadays both cheap and weak. They are made of mild often bad to- bacco and for the most part they are wrapped in ordinary white paper. Itico- paper wrappings necessarily increase the cost, and the boy who wishes to prove by the or u6d1 O1 SIl1OkS IudI uS IS d DOy dnd not a man, much prefers the article that he can get the most of for his money. Moreover, the boy does not know the difference appar- ent to the sight between rice-paper and dinary paper; any more than he knows that while rice-paper burns away with scarcely any smoke at all common paper burns with a foul smoke that cuts like saw into the chest and throat. So he spends his pocket money on cheap cigarettes and makes every body around him uncomfortable while he smokes himself away into untimely grave.
 Of course the boys do not mean to sin against themselves and their neighbors. They do not realize what bad smell their nasty little cigarettes make; and they are very far from knowing what serious injury the smoke from them infiicts upon their throats and bronical tubes and lungs. They smoke in innocency, knowing not what they do, but most earnestly believing that their smoking makes men of them. Down in the depths of their heart most of them thave no sincere affection for smoking and in the depths of their stomachs they not unfrequent- ly entertain feeling of positive aversion to- ward it. But they hang on to their pestilent habit with persistency that in better cause would be worthy of all praise stifing the dictates of conscience and asserting bad mastery over the rebellions of the flesh. And if reasoned with they answer in the words of dear John Leech's bad boy ''But what is a fellow to dc. when all the men of his own age smoke ?''
Morning journal and courier., 1880-11-12

The people are anxiously waiting to see the big knaves in the Chinese letter villainy ex- posed. The little knaves are not very inter esting.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-11-12
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The secret societies of the Yale Freshmen have at last been abolished. Few except their members will regret their death.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-11-12
To Advertisers.
 Geo. F. Rowel1 & Co.'S Select List of Local Nevyspa pers.

An advertiser who spends upwards of S, 900 year, and who invested less than S350 of it in this List, writes Your Select Local List paid better last year than all the other advertising dfd.'' It is not q Cooperative List.
 It is not 8 Cheap List.
 It is an Honest List.
 The catalogue states exactly what the papers are. When the of paper is printed in full face type it is in every instance the best. When printed in capitals it is the only paper in the place. The list gives the population of every town and the crcuR- tion of every paper.
 The rates charged for advertising are barely one fifth the publishers schedule The price for single States ranges S2 to $80 The price for inch month in the entire list $625 The regular rates of the papers for the space and time ESQ., IA. The list includes 952 newspapers of which 187 issued daily and 765 weekly They located in 788 different cities and towns of which 26 State Capi tals 363 places of 5000 population and 468 Coun ty Seats: For copy of List and other information, address GEO. P. HOWELL & CO.,,
 10 Spruce St., New York.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-11-12

Mayor Bulkeley was presented with beautiful ebony gold-headed cane by his young friends, the Mayors guard, Wednes- day night, at the residence of General Will liam F. BuIkeley The presentation was made by c. W. Stiles, captain of the com pany
Morning journal and courier., 1880-11-12

The Meridian (Miss) Mercury says that there is not southern gentleman but must needs regret that he is committed to the re- suit of the Presidential election by partici- pating in it, and advises that they withdraw from Federal politics, and from all parties, and concentrate all of their patriotism upon their own States, and make State government affairs their chief concern. It also suggests that, as the ''southern brigadiers" in Con- gress have been the most offensive things to the truly loyal sentiment of the country, they should withdraw and keep away. It would be a good thingif some of the southern brigadiers" would take this advice.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-11-12

The State department is in constant re- ceipt of letters from naturalized citizens who are natives of Germany making inquiry in re- gard to their status should they return to Germany. The department has just prepared a circular which will hereafter be sent in re-
 ply to all such letters. The most important part of this circular is as follows: When a case arises involving person of German birth, not guilty of the commission of a crime under German law prior to the act of emigration or desertion from the ranks who has become naturalized in the United States, and who may revisit Germany peaceably and in the evident character of abiding American citizen, maintaining his acquired citizenship and evincing manifest intent to return to the United States and enjoy here the rights and perform the lawful obligations of an American citizen, the protection ex- tended by this Government through it's repre- sentatives abroad is almost always efficacious. If, therefore, one revisits Germany in good faith as an American citizen, providing him. self with the full evidence of his acquired nationality, which is furnished by his citizen papers or authenticated copies thereof, and 8
Morning journal and courier., 1880-11-12

week ago last Sunday one of the Me bod ist ministers at Norwich announced from his pulpit that one of his parishioners named Wheeler had died that morning of black diphtheria, and spoke very eloquently of the deceased and his character as Christian and citizen. He was reported to have been buried the same night. He is resurrected now and Tuesday was at work as well as ever, apparently.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-11-12

HISTORY OF POLITICAL PARTIES and of the
 E Federal Government from colonial times to the present date Entirely in design, comprehen- sive exhaustive, with beautifully co1ored maps and diagrams. Contains all the platforms of polti- cal parties The most valuable publication of the age. Non-partisan. Should be in every household, school and library. Issued in book form at S5 and a wall chart at 5. Agents wanted everywhere at
Morning journal and courier., 1880-11-12
AM OUNCE OF PREVENTION.

'sNIy dear what makes you always yawn ?' The wife exclaimed, her temper gone.
 ''Is home so dull and dreary?" Not so, my love, he said, 'not so; But man and wife are one, you know,
 And when I'm alone I'm weary.'
Morning journal and courier., 1880-11-12
Now is the Time

Now is the Time YWNO subscribe for Scribner's Monthly Magazine, u also St Nicholas Monthly for Boys and Girls. The new volumes commence with November number. New Publications received daily. Full sets Seaside Library constantly hand We have received Q few large photographs of Mary Anderson, also few more copies of Good Night and Good Morning Ea- sells and Photographic Frames in variety. Stationery Goods of all kinds.
 For sale by THE DOWNES NEWS CO.,. n6 S51 Chapel Street. Exchange
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gournal alo Courier.
EDITED AND PUBLISHED BY HARRINGTON & CO.
Friday Morning, Nov. 1a, 1880.

No. 400 State Street, Courier Building.
 B. CARRINGToN. EDWARD T. cARRINaroN. JOHN B. oARRINGroN, JR
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Halls Bitters.

Halls Bitters.
 MT is now twenty-nine years since commenced the preparation of this article. Their truly val uable medicinal properties, in connected with the stomach and system, their exquisite taste as cordial and agreeable effect tenic readily acknowledged by all who have used them. In fact, Halls Btters stand unrivaled, and their eminence over all newly started and much advertised Bttters will be striking to any one, after fair trial and com parison. We should be pleased to show them
 ap24 E. E HALL. 250 Chapel Street.
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DR. G. F. PETERSON. DENTIST.

nso New Haven, Conn
 For Sale Very Low, &=A A NICE brick block house, 3-story and Eisd basement, in perfect order; nearly new all Esn modern nicely and centrally located clear ncuLnbranee. Would exchange. Address
 o26 eodH BOX 2S1, New Haven P. o.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-11-12

passport from the Department of State, he may be assured of all proper professionally this Government and it's representatives, but this department cannot guarantee any one against the possible molestation which might ensue should his status be questioned and re- quire justification.
Morning journal and courier., 1880-11-12

One thing which has added to the compla- cency and peace of mind of MT. Hayes is pointed out by the Boston Rerald. ''When MT. Hayes announced, D it says, ''in his letter of acceptance, that he should not be candi date for second term, and afterward stuck to it in manner to convince the people of his honesty, he laid the foundation for that equable frame of mind which has made him such an exasperating personality to the politi- clans of his party. What did it concern Pres ident Hayes, for example, that Senator Conk- ling has been in a state of chronic rage with him for the whole of his term He has noth- ing to ask or expect of Senator Conkling-no second term plan to be interfered with, no friends to reward or enemies to punish He even left the selection of his successor to the people, and was as much gratifed over the nomination of General Garfield though he had pushed personal favorite for the sue cession. He has had, also, the satisfaction of seeing the party bosses compelled to fall back upon the substantial successes the high char acter and prosperous course of his admins tration, as the strongest ground for their ap- peal to the people for new lease of power. No wonder he is serene. Call it temperament tai optimism, or the result of a single-minded discharge of duty, the result is equally hap py. There are evidently advantages in sin gle presidential term which have not been enough considered. General Garfield may wisely take note of them"
Morning journal and courier., 1880-11-12

EnlS department cannOG guarantee any one against the possible molestation which might ensue should his status be questioned and re- quire justification.
 Georgia, ''the Empire State of the South, '' seems to be in healthy condition Cover nor Colquitt's recent message to the Legisla- ture announces that she has nearly $1 ,OOO,- 900 surplus cash in the treasury to begin with, so that the S1OO, 1000 in 4 per cents still
 outstanding can be called in and $10O, GOO in
 State bonds issued under an act of 1856. and
 soon coming due, can be redeemed, instead of
 replaced with bonds drawing lower rate of
 interest Georgia's credit ranks with the
 best. Better yet, her schools, often referred to, improve both in the character of the teaching and the attendance. The graduates of the North Georgia College alone taught 5000 children, last fall, and whereas there were but 42,914 white and 6,664 colored pupils in the schools in 1871 there are now 145, GOO white and 5000 colored pupils, though this is but total attendance of 224, 900 in school pop ulation of 433, Al. A liquor tax has added over $30,O0O to the school moneys since 1879 The State has 50 gold mills, with nearly 800 stamps, in operation, and there are other mineral deposits which have attracted north ern capital. The Legislature is urged to take up the geological survey again. that outsiders may have reliable information on these unde- veloped sources of wealth
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-10-06
LAND! LAND! LAND!

The subscriber will sell his Orange
Grove and Lemon Grove together with
his nursery, and 800 acres adjoining, all
being in Voiusia county. Florida, aud To-
Gated between Orange City and Enter
PRISE; two miles and half from Enter
prise and one mile from Lake Monroe
and st. Johns river. 1t is high pine land
and as good orange land as any pine land
in VOlusia county. There are sixty bear
ing orange and fifty bearing lemon trees,
$50 orange trees in grove not bearing
10000 nursery trees, Of all ages; 1000 of
them budded with the finest varieties of
oranges, lemons, lines and shaddocks;
also a collection OF valuable tropical
plants: n fine fame building, just being
completed, which has seven rooms besides
kitchen, verandas, halls, etc. There are
three beautiful clear water .alxes on the
land, well stocked with trout and perch /;
would be splendid lakes to stock with
carp. There is a pond of muck which is
valuable as fe tilizing material for the
other lands. 1t is as healthy location as
any in South Florida not excepting ST.
Augustine. From the upper story of the
building one can overlook Count De-
Barry,s estate and See the sun glisten on
Lake Monroe. There is q good chance for
colony to buy land with orange trees
enough to set it all out. Address or call
on A. ROSSITER,,,
l25 Enterprise, volusia County, Fla.
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State OF the Weather
AT DeLAND,
For the week ending Sunday, Octber 3, 1850:
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MASTER OF CEREMONIES.
Col. ]. D. Rrnnme


COMMITTEE ON ENTERTAINMENT.
Col. Codrington, DR.. Nj. n. Voorhis
A. FL. Stockton. J. Jordan.
COMMITTEE ON DECORATION.
Miss AIDA Hinkle, Miss i. Stockton,
MISS Laura Dean, Miss Lula Lamb,
MISS +. Branch, Miss Prudie Dean,
Miss Mary Marsh, Mr.. w. B. Moon.
MI. Y. A. Dreka, Mr.. P. S. Bennett,
NJ Geo. Fudger, Mr.. J. A. DaCosta.
COMMITTEE ON TABLE.
Mrs. Codripgton, Mrs. j. B. Jordan.
Mrs. L. Fudger. Mrs. H. A. Stockton,
MRS. Or. Voorhis, Mrs. j. G. Owen,
Mr.. ). j. Banta, DIR. Bracey,
Capt. Alexander, Judge Lowrie.
Mr.. 3. +. tinicaI Mr.. G. Z. Wilcox.
COMMITTEE ON MUSIC.
Prof. j. A. B. Hull, Prof. Cheney.
Mr.. Geo. Fudger, DR.. Voorhis.
Mrs. WORMS, Mrs. J. B. Jordan
Mrs. II. 3. Austin, Mr. J. A. DaCosta
MARSHAL.
John W. Cannon.
By ORDER.
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( OCTOBER 6.

and those wishing to secure seed should
apply early. He also offers southern
rye which is good winter forage. His
stock OF seeds are laid in with a view to
supply the market gardeners at wholesale
prlce with good reliable seeds, adapted
to the growth of this State. He is also
agent for the celebrated Stockbridge
Manures, which for farm crops, vegeta-
ton, and orange trees has no superior.
We advise all who want goods in his
line to give him a call.
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The Entertainment.

There will be a grand picnic dinner
gwen at DeLand on Friday, October Is,
IN honor OF Gov. Bloxham and other
distinguished public gentlemen. Let
everybody come and have a good time.
The following is the programme for the
day:
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New Double Store

During the ten years since our establishment
of our house we have developed the music
trade of the South to a degree, but as yet we
have only begun. We see, not many years
ahead, business of a million a year, and to
take care of this enormous trade we have
provided our present mammoth ware-rooms
Fall trade 1880 will be immense. We are ready
for it. For months our senior partner has
been at the North contracting with Piano and
Organ manufacturers for instruments. He has
concluded most advantageous contracts and
the Pianos and Organs are Coming, coming,'
100000 more, by every steamer. New sales,
New Prices, New Terms, New stock, New
Store, New Departure.
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DIED.

DIED.
september Is, 1850, at ST. Nicholas. Fla. Mrs.
Hannah s. Stowe, formerly of Providence, r.
l., aged 60 years.
, 1880-12-15

not aspire to greatn esq Don't study art be-
cause it will pay, and don't ask for pay because
you study art. Art will make. you all wiser
aud happier, and is worth paying for. This
advice is better than money" In the latter
part Of the letter, nv. Ruskin, though gro.
~tesquely savage. after his favourits mannerism
of the moment, is at least rational. But In the
earlier part he is both irrational, and, a.
we think, impious too. Who ever heard of
dogs, long,tongued or otherwise, hiring them
selves ont ? And why is it worse to take mo-
ney. if a maR finds it aeedful to do so, for de-
llvering a lecture. than for writing in the Nine
teeath Century? fGeorge Stephenson is an
enemy of mankind 70, discovering The locomo-
tive, what shall We call Providence for giving
US George Stephenson 7 Mr.. Ruskin should
cultivate sobriety Of mind.
, 1880-12-15

had agreed to surrender Dulcigno to the
of this news from the spot, where 'negotia-
course. The Turkish newspapers in Con.
stantinople quote the Albanian League and
the Kurdish League as associations planned
by the Sultan, and bearing testimony to
his foresight and his firmness. 1t is by no
means impossible. nevertheless, that the
so adroitly played off against Europe may
end in Albanian independence.
, 1880-12-15

Sir Bartle Frere was entertained by his
friends at a public banquet on Saturday at
Wlllis's Rooms, Sir @. Temple taking the
chair, and pouring out a flood of eulogy
upon the guest of the evening. We have
quoted some sentences from his speech
elsewhere. from which it appears that Sir
Bartle Frere possesses not only all the
virtues, but all the qualities which make
up the true hero. Sir Bartle, in his speech
Of acknowledgement, thanked everybody,
declared that his principle was to maintain
order and security, irrespective OF party
considerations-he should ave added, or
any other considerations-and warmly
eulogised the Cape COlonists, who were, he
said, descendants of Englishmen and OF
those who resisted Alva, and of the French
Huguenots. and eliminated by a patriotism
as pure, q humanity as wide, and a cour-
age as heroic'' as those of our forefathers
who maintained the liberties of England.
mat description, though glowing, needs a
little further definition. The Purltans
maintained the liberties of Englishmen,
out they also governed Irishmen. 1t is IN
the second capacity. perhaps. that Sir
hartle Frere thinks the Cape Colonists so
hke them. Sir Bartle had the grace to
q that the success of the Cape policy
Is not yet perceptible, and the i'll grace to
say self. government was forced upon the
cape. Well, the Colonists have only to
state formally their eagerness to resign 1t,
1nd her Majesty's Government will be re.
''eVed of . great difficulty,
, 1880-12-15

South Austria was visited on Tuesday, the
9th Nov. with q severe earthquake, which was
felt from Vienna to Trieste, and as far east
ward az Serajevo. It's greatest violence was,
however, expended on AgsEn, the capital of
Croatia, where TIRES shocks occurred at inter
walls, the second of which lasted an hour. The
third shock destroyed part of the cathedral,
and shook the remainder, brought down two
chu robes, three palaces, and the prison, and
damaged every private house, so that the pas
sage Of vehicles is forbidden, lest the houses
should come down. The shocks required on
Thursday, compelling the people to camp in
the streets, and the damage, excluding the
cathedral, is estimated at 930o,00O. Agram
is not considered within the Earthquake belt"
Mr.. Joseph Thomas, the young African ex.
plorer who, at the early age of twenty-five,
was called upon to head the expedition to
Lake TanganJika, in consequence of the death
of Mr.. Keith Johnston soon after the start
from Zanzibar. described his expedition on
Monday night, at a very interesting meeting of
the Geographical Society. lie had the good
fortune to conduct a party OF $50 men to Tan
gan yika and back to the Indian Ocean without
losiog a sin gle man after the death of his chief,
and the still better fortune to verify the pre-
diction Of Stanley, made in 1876, that the lake
Tanganyika would soon again overflow its bar,
and ill the old channel of the Lukuga long
left dr., with its waters. Mr.. Thomson dis
covered that this event had actually happened,
and that the Lukuga once more drains the
Tangauyika lake into the Lualaba, Or, as j is
now often called, the Livingstone. Lieutenant
Cameron saw the lake, in 1874, before the IL
YER had risen near to the height of the bar,
Mr.. Stanley saw it, in 1876, when a ris" Of
three feet would have brought it back into is
old channel, while Mr., Thomson apparently
has seen it filing its own channel, and flowing
with a full, rapid stream.