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Letter from Florida,

| with the very name of Florida there il
associated balmy breezes, shady bowers
and groves of oranges, and in short every
thing we do not possess in winter. To get
your readers to understand what thew
might expect to find after one reaches the
cotton belt, | should ask them to reverse
nearly every thing-to turn winter into
summer, but what they would turn sum-
mer into | do not propose to say. The
South puts on her gayest aspect in winter.
Hotels either lie idle with lone watch
man or go through course of repairs and
adornment for the winter campaign.
Merchants only expect to pay the rent
out OF their revenues, and steamboats, Law
up from the last of May to September.
The railroads after the spring exodus ioin
the general tOrpor and reduce their trains
one half Of the number. Steamboating at
the North has been superseded bv the
more reliable and ever ready rail but
South it must ever remain a convenient
form OF transportation and pleasure; for
what northern visitor could not hail with
delight the idea of steamboat excursion
on the stOried st. Johns river on Christ
mas day That river from time immemo-
rial has been flowing up hill; for Florida.
which is in the shape of boot to have
river flowing from the toe up the insten
while all Of its neighbors run towards the
equator, is a standing paradox to all un-
initiated geographical minds. But that
makes no difference to the crocodile. who
II he could he counted as an inhabitant
would make up for those whom | have
alluded to above as gone in the northern
exodus, There isa class that stays with the
CROCODILE, somewhat similar in color and
seem to be his peer for enduring the heat.
and to him we are indebted to-day for the
boasted and ever increasing products Of
our most tropical State, Before writing
this article | sought and interviewed DR..
ChGs, ], Wentworth, a statistician who like
North Cardinals geologist at the Tnterna-
tional Cotton Exposition, gave me more
cold facts and figures than | could digest
without going through a spell of the
Florida fever; and strange, doctor like.
claimed this to be the healthiest State and
positively the dryest atmosphere of any
State in the Union. said, why DR.. you
throw me over at the base l have never
50 understood these things Well, he said.
he was born in Philadelphia, and had been
here near eight years, and over the State
many times in all directions, and had
found out many facts that the people did
not know. He took out of package OF
papers of which be had any number, and
for the causes he read the death rate as
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which he always took before retiring and
had done so with great regularity for up
wards of thirty years.
About the middle of the night the old
hOusekeeper called Charlie up in great
haste and terror. DIR. Johns was very sick
and had asked her to call DIR. Holmes as
soon as possible. Charlie went into his
bedroom and found him tossing around
and groaning at great rate. He felt now
he had an attack of the disease mentioned
by Charlie and besought him to do what
he could speedily.
Charlie made an examination, looked
grave and shook his head.
" Bad, is it DIR. Holmes?' asked Johns,
family; :" tell me the worst, sir?"
1T is a bad case, DIR. Johns" said
Charlie. 81 can only do one thing, and
that is costly one. can give you pre-
scription, but it will cost you twenty
pounds. l am obliged to ask that for it
as obtained it under peculiar circumstan.
ces. [ have seen it used with very good
results
Twenty pOunds?" asked the cid doctor
eagerly. " All right; l will give it. sir
What is the prescription? Here is the
money"
Charlie wrote on slip of paper. folded
it up, and handed it to the doctor. He
received it eagerly, opened it with tremb.
ling hands, and by the light of the bed
room lamp, read:
Don't get the wrong pig by the ear.
DIR. CHARLES HORTON"
With one bound the doctor was out OF
bed, but DR.. Holmes" had vanished.
Charlie" said DR.. Johns, next day, " ]
am getting old; you must come and take
nay practice. Your twenty pounds will
help to give you a start"
The doctor says he never got the
wrong pig but once
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TWO LOVERS.
BY GEORGE ELIOT.


Two lovers by a moss-grown spring
They leaned soft cheeks together there,
Mingled the dark and sunny hair,
And heard the wooing thrushes sing.
o. budding time!
o. loves biest prime
Two welded from the portal stept-
The bells made happy carollings.
The air was soft as tanning wings.
While petals on the pathway slept.
o, ,pureeyed bride
o, tenderpride
Two faces DER a cradle bent
Two hands above the head were locked;
These pressed each other while they rocked;
Those watched a life that love had sent
o, solem hour
O. hidden power!
Two parents by the evening fire
The red light fell about their knees
On heads that rose by slow degrees.
Like buds upon the lily spire.
o. patient life
o. tender strife!
The two still sat together there.
The red light shone about their knees;
But all the heads, by slow degrees,
Had gone and left that lonely pair
o, voyage fast
o, vanished past
The red light shone upon the floor,
And made the space between them wide.
They drew their chairs up side by side
Their pale cheeks Joined, and said " Once more
O. memories
o, past that is!
Smyrna times., 1881-12-14

ChoLERA.-There is cholera now ra-
ging in Arabia. This pestilence always
starts in the East, and travels rapidly
westward. 1t is the only disease that
has ever assumed an epidemic form in St.
Michaels; and, ordinarily, when it strikes
in this country it visits st. Micheals
Probably by next summer, or, at farthest.
the succeeding season, this dire pestilence,
now desOlating Arabia, will have crossed
the Atlantic, and the sections of country
that have known it will know it again.
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But to more practical things.

But to more practical things. Since the
war the cultivation of Sea Island cotton
has been found to be practicable all over
this peninsula, and that variety brings the
highest price. The coffee tree has been
successfully tried, coming into bearing at
years OF age. Cocoanuts and pineapples
have met similar success. A variety of
rice known as upland rice, brought from
China, is meeting general success, making
from 10 to 20 bushels per acre at $1,25.
Another introduction from China is the
PeantOO that seems to live and flourish,
and takes the place of peach in taste
and Apricot In color, having a similar
seed free but in shape more like pear.
comes very early. Sugar cane is going to
be largely cultivated. As for oranges
| every northern man down here has oran-
ges on the brain. The trouble is they all
want them at once; as they require seven
to ten years to come into bearing, many
gave them up. But many fine orchards
are found further up the St. John at Pu-
GAINESVILLE. hear of two acres in oranges
netting five thousand dollars in its best
bearing condition, Parties who are old
residenters and acquainted with the bust
ness, can he hired to raise orange orchards
for gentlemen living North. l do not
think that orange suckers need to be
afraid of future supplies-it will be more
before it is less. The business of raising
early vegetables for northern markets in
northern and western cities has been
success, and has increased from two hun
dred and fifty crates in 1867, to nine hun
dred and eighty-seven thousand in 1880.
For eight years past they have had
better air rail lines to Louisville, Cincin-
natl and Chicago than the steamship line
to New York. $135 per car to Chicago is
cheap for that distance guaranteed time.
1t has been quite warm and favorable this
winter and vines are looking forward and
will soon be in blossom. Our picking is
over in three weeks, but here they bear
over two months, and it Is said they keep
their size to the last picking Cucumbers,
peas, radishes, Early Yorks and onions
from Bermuda seed follow closely after
the strawberry. The following do not
prosper so as to pay in Florida falling
quite below the northern standard and in
some cases die out: apples, peaches, grapes,
raspberries, gooseberries, currants, wheat,
timothy and clover. Irish potatoes by
getting northern seed every year come
early, being planted at New Years. If
they are planted from the same seed they
would soon become watery and worthless.
The above rule does not work for tobacco.
Virginia seed cannot be planted to make a
crop because the sun seems to dry the sap
and it is worthless, but seed from Havana
makes desirable wrapper" if you un-
derstand the term. do not regard it as
being anything like as good as Hlinoise or
Smyrna times., 1881-12-14

The moderate enlargement of the Ma.
tional banking system reported by Con-
troller Knox, is sign of the healthy con-
dition of business, During the past year
eighty-six new banks have been establish
ed, and twenty-six old ones have discon-
tinued operations, making a net increase
of sixty-six. The number of banks now
in existence is greater than at any time
since the system was established in 1868
Smyrna times., 1881-12-14

The plans for the building of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Hospital in Brooklyn, NY,
have been adopted The hospital is to
cost between 100000 and $5OO,OOO. Mr..
George 1. Seney has given $24O, 900 of the
amount.
Smyrna times., 1881-12-14

The Ring Theatre, in Vienna, took fire
Thursday night while performance was
in progress and was totally destroyed. It
is supposed that over three hundred per-
sons perished in the flames.
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A Germantown lady, on being asked to
subscribe for fashion publication, in
order to keep up with the styles, replied,
with some spirit DO you take me for a
heather. 1 go to church."
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John b. Cough says he is always ner-
vous when going on the stage and seldom
RECEIVERS until the entertainment is over.
Ballet girls are much the same way.
They never recover until the curtain falls.
Smyrna times., 1881-12-14

The dry goods establishment of E. P
Kidder & Co., at Grand Rapids, Mich,
was raided by burglars and $4,000 worth
of furs taken, the best quality only being
selected by the thieves. I
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A company is forming in Philadelphia
to make glucose from cassava, tubeT
which grows luxuriantly in the southern
part of the United States.
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Margaret Gassaway, of Philadelphia, g
member of the Society OF Friends, died
last week, in the 106th year of her age.
She was a native of Maryland.
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Nobody enjoys the incest surroundings if in
bad health. There are miserablepe about
to-day to whom a bottle Of Parker Ginger
Tonic would bring more solid comfort than all
the medicine they have ever tried.-Netes.
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DECIDING To REMOVE THEIR HATs.-
The Jewish congregation Bnai Jeshurum,
worshipping in synagogue on Washing
ton street, Newark, \. j., held a meeting
on WednesdCy night and adopted reso-
luton abolishing as custom of the syna-
gogue the wearing of hats during servi-
ces. Hereafter the hat is to be removed
at the door, after the fashion of Christians,
and the head will remain uncovered dur
ing the entire service The matter has
caused a commotion among orthodox
Jews in Newark, the custom of wearing
the hat during religious service being of
long standing with the Jewish race.
Smyrna times., 1881-12-14

H. E. Carpenter, Esq, Henderson. N, T.,
cured of Psoriasis or Leprosy, of twenty years
standing, by the CuticurA Resolvent internally
and Cuticura and Cuticura Soap externally
The most wonderful case on record.
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A HAND WORTH MORE THAN Two LEGS.
Il jury in Judge Peirce's court, Phila-
delphia, Wednesday, rendered verdict
for $4,000 against the Union line as DANA
ges for the loss of hand sustained by a
woman who was passenger in bob-tail
car on that road which was struck by a
locomotive while crossing Washington
avenue. In strong contrast to this is a
verdict for $4,000 given in the same court
few days ago in favor of boy six years
old who had both legs cut off just below
the hip by a car of the Lombard and
South streets lime.
Smyrna times., 1881-12-14

John Taylor, the successor of Bringham
Young as head of the Mormon Church.
has taken unto himself another wife. The
dispath announcing the fact does not
crafty curiosity by giving the numeral
rank of this last accession to Taylor's
household, and only describes her as a
wealthy widow. The Mormon "Presi,
dent appears to stand in more dread OF
the United States statute against polyga-
my than did his predecessors, for he did
not venture to have the ceremony per-
formed in Salt Lake City, but went off to
country town where he could enjoy the
exclusive company of the Saints
Smyrna times., 1881-12-14

CATARRH- head and voice, easy
breathing, sweet breath, perfect smell, taste
conditions brought about in Catarrh by the use
Of Sanford's Radical Cure One bottle Radical.
Cure, one box Catarrhal Solvent and one Im-
proved Inhaler, in one package, for 81.
Death to rats and vermin, Parsons Exter-
minator.
Smyrna times., 1881-12-14

E. w.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-02-22

DEATHs.-At Parnassus in this county on
Saturday morning. the 18th inst, after brief
illness. Mrs. Jane Hedrick, wife of Mr.. VIM.
G. Hedrick, and daughter of Mr.. Samuel Whit
more, died, leaving four children, the youngest
only two years of age. She had been a consist
emit member of the M. e. Church South for
many years.
On Monday of last week, the 18th inst. Mrs.
Sallie Hogsett: widow of the late VIM. D. Hog
sett. died at her residence near Stribling
Springs. aged 50 years. She had been for many
years a. consistent member OF the Union Pres
byterian church. Tu~
Mr.. Dennis Michael. who lived near Mt. Zion
in this county, died suddenly on Friday week,
the 18th inst. in the 49th year of his age He
was taken sick whilst he and his wife were at
his barn feeding some stock, and by the time
his wife, assisted by Mr.. John Rimel, who hap
pened to be passing at the time, succeeded in
getting him to the house, he expired.
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FULTz-In McGaheysvllle. Feo Ilth, Mrs. Har-
riet Fultz, aged about 81 years.
DENNETT.-Near East Point in Rockingham
county, on Monday, Feb. Nth, Mr.. Henry
bennett, aged about q years.
JOHNSoN.-In Staunton. on Feb. 18th, of par
aysis. Mrs Martha s. Johnson, aged 4S years,
wife of Il. F. Johnson.
HUFFMAN.-NGar Staunton on Feb, 18th of
Inflammation of the stomach. Eddie Huff
man, aged year and months.
STACE.-On February 14th, at Fairoaks, South
ten months, son of H. L. and Mary STAGE.
CRIsT.-At his residence, near Greenville Feb
ruary 4th, of consumption, Mr.. John Crist, in
the I'D year OF his age.
CRIsT.-On February 9Th, at his sons residence
near Greenville, Mr.. Henry Crist, at the un-
usual age of vs. years.
st the residence of his mother in Baltimore
Mr. James NJ. McVeigh, aged 80 years, son OF
Hiram and Mary E. McVeigh.
OVERWHELMINGLY sth, near Dale Enterprise.
Rockingham CO., at the residence of David A.
Heatwole, her son. in-law, Mrs. Catharine
Driver, aged 78 years. She was most estima.
Bile person in every way. For more than fifty
years member of the Mennonite Church,
and eminently and intelligentiy pious. Three
of her sons became ministers in that church.
MIsH.-Near Middlebrook, Feb. 18th, little
Wallace warren, son of George and Ella M.
M1sh, aged about 10 months. This dear child
was lent but a little season. to these youthful
parents, and then the Savior took him, and
now he rests securely in His arms,
VindicatOr please copy.
NoRGRovE-At his residence in Lexington,
Va, on the 3lst January, Mr.. Henry Nor
grove, in the G6th year of his age. MIR. Nor
grove was born near Oxford In England, and
had been resident of Lexington for nearly
40 years.
THoMPsON.-Mrs Margaret Thompson, wife of
j. j. Thompson, died at her home, at the
mouth of Buffalo. Rock bridge CO.. on We'd
nesday, 9th inst, of consumption. She was q
sister 81 the late John nn " Hamilton and Col
ten children, all of whom are living
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The NEW BIBLE-QUICK WORK.-The new
version of the New Testament, which has been
SO many years in course of translation, and
which is unquest1onably the most important
literary enterprise this century has seen, is be-
ing waited for with curiosity and anxiety by
hundreds of thousands. 1t is not generally
known that first edition of 100000 copies has
already been manufactured in England, and
100000 copies are said to be already in New York
City, not one of them permitted to be Sold
They are awaiting a telegram from the author
titles in England authorizing their issue. The
first copies can only be had at the extravagant
price of $40 per copy. The Literary Revolution
proposes fully to meet the demands which its
army of friends are making upon it by doing
probably the quickest work in book-making
which has ever yet been accom- plished. Ar
rangements have been fully made to put the
entire book into type inside of "a hours from
the time printed copy of the English edition
can be procured, and within three days at least
10000 copies will be bound ready for delivery
to waiting purchasers, and at least 5 900 copies
will be manufactured every day thereafter, I'M
til the demand is met. 1t will be printed in
large, beautiful type, neatly and strongly
bound in cloth, in volume of about 500 pages,
and sold at the nominal price of 30 cents. A
fine edition in half Russia, gilt top will be sold
for 90 cents and one in full Turkey morocco
gilt edges, for $l.25. OF course, the popular de-
mand will be enormous. Orders will be filed
in the order in which they are received, with
remittance. American Book Exchange, New
York.
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The COlOred VOte-Different views of
Republicans.

The Valley Vrgini1n, in its issue of
the 10Th inst, having maintained that
"Gen. Garfield never expected to be be-
nefited one particle by the vote of the
colored man, nor did any other sensible
Republican," and that really the Re
publicans, SO far from deriving .bene-
fit from the colored vote, are forced to
carry it as an increased burden" Re-
publican correspondent of the Rich
mond Wing, whose communication is
dated Charlottesville Feb. 18th, takes
issue with it, and says -
"But for the colored vote, Hayes
could not have been elected, as the
States of Ohio, South Carolina, Florida,
and Louisiana were secured by this
vote. and the Republicans would have
lost the control Of the United States
Senate several years sooner, and MANY
measures OF public policy, which were
enacted into laws, would have been de.
feated. Resumption of specie payment
might have shared the same fate.
But for this vote, the State of Indiana
would have gone for Hancock, who
would have been elected if he had also
carried the State Of New York, which
our FRIEND. seems to think he could have
carried if no colored vote had been
polled, and yet he asserts our President
elect Ibid not expect to be benefited
one particle by the vote of the colo1ed
man."
But for this vote, the next House of
Representatives would not be controls
ed by the Republicans, as Jorgensen
and Dezendorfin this State, and a num-
Der of Republican members from other
States would have been defeated and,
finally. but for this vote, there would
be no Liberals in this or any other
Southern State, ready to aid Republic
cans in securing their constitutional
rights, and the Bourbons would control
the next United States Senate aud our
dear old State be still under the iron
heel Of despotism that few people have
been subjected to in this age of civiliza-
ton, and with no rays of hope to ami
mate US to shake off the yoke. Can it
be that the threatened bolt of the colored
Republicans in the event straightout
Republican State ticket or an unholy
alliance with our Bourbon enemies ia
forced upon the party by its former lea
ders, induced such unkind statements.
which are without foundation in fact,
in the aforesaid editorial? Is not an
apology due our President elect from
our friend for stating that General Gar.
field never expected to be benefited a
particle by the colored vote" as it is
evidently betrayal of confidence if
Gen, Garfield's views upon this subject
had been contided to him?
In closing this article, the writer De-
slres to call the attention of the public
to the editorial in question which he is
satisfied will justify this criticism in
the opinion of all disinterested men.
JUSTITIA OMNIBUS PoPULIs.n
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MARRIAGES.

WINE-RHoDEs,-Feb.I srd by Rev. Frederick
Cline Mr. BENJAMIN Wine and Miss Mary s.
Rhodes both Of Rockingham.
SHIPE-LONG.-Feb. 9th, by Rev. ]. L. Shipley.
MI. Isaac VIM. Shipe and Miss Eliza C. Long,
all OF Rockingham.
ANDEs-FoRD.-Feb. 5th. by Rev. NJ. B. E.
Kline. Mr.. VIM. Andes and Miss Sallie c.
Ford. all OF Rockingham co.
LETT-HARRIs.-February 10th, by Rev.
d: Il. Smith, Mr.. B-njamin f. Hayslett of
Missouri. and Miss Josephine Harris, OF Rock
bridge.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 18th near Gil
more's Mill. Rock bridge. by Rev. A. McClel-
land. Mr.. Robert E. Jenkins and Miss Maggie
E. Eagle.
MooRE-LoGAN.-Atth the same time. and place
by the same, Mr.. Ernest o. Moore, son OF A. j.
Moore, Of Pocahontas CO., West Va, and Miss
S, Lizzie M; Logan, of Highland CO., Va:
the 10th inst. by Rev. Mr.. Holmes, assisted
by Rev. s. 8. Lambreth, Mr.. c. w. Shuff, OF
staunton, and Miss Florence Wood. daughter
of Capt. James Wood. Of Danville Va.
4ANCEY-HANGER.-In Waynesboro', Feb. 16.
at the residence of the brides mother, by the
Rev. g. B; Stricken, Thos. ]. Yancey and
co.
HAYs-BRANn--on February eth. at the resi-
Midway, by Rev. A. H. Hamilton, MIR. James
VIM. Hays to Miss Sallie E. Brand, all of Au-
NJ CCLURE-FosTEa-In the chapel of the Staun-
ton Female Seminary, on the evening Of Feb.
18th, by Rev. ]. I. Miller, Mr.. John W. Nc
Clure to Miss Valeria ]. Foster, daughter Of
the late David NJ. Foster. all of Staunton.
DINKLE-GooDwIN.-On February 9th, at the
residence of J. T. Goodwin. Augusta county,
by Rev. I. N. Campbell. James II. Dinkle, of
Fremont county, Colorado. and Miss j. Kate
Goodwin. of Augusta co.
MooREL,BERkELEY- Wednesday, Feb. 9th.
at Christ's Church, episcopal, Cnarlottes-
Vile. by Rev. DR.. ]. s. Hanckel, Alex. B.
Moore. OF Loudoun county, to Lucy b. daugh-
ter OF Maj VIM. N. Berkeley, of Albemarle
county, formerly of Loudoun.
WATTS-BURNLEY.-At Glover Hill"s Abe
marie county, the residence of ]. H. burnley,
ESQ.,. on the 18th inst, by Rev. G. E. Watts.
Lucian G. Watts to Jennie B., second daugh-
ter of James II. Burnley, ESQ.
SUTTON-BEvERAGE.-Feb 10th, at the resi-
dence of Geo. sutton, in this county, by the
Rev. z. s NJ. See. Mr.: Sherman G. sutton. Of
Pocahontas CO., w. Va, and Miss Jennie E.
Beverage. Of Highland CO., Va. ISensible
young man, he chose "a beverage that cheers,
but not inebriates."1
MAULE-HEIsKELL.-Int the Protestant Epis-
copal church OF the Holy Trinity in Phila-
dephia. by Rev. DR.. Thomas x. Conrad, as
sisted by Rev: Drs w. Nelson Mcvtckar and
Jas. Ashton, Mr. w. H. Maule son of Mr..
Henry Maule of2Sl7 Walnut street, and Miss
Mary Myers Heiskeil of 2l51 Spruce street,
daughter of the late Jas. F. Heiskell, and
granddaughter of Mr.. Colston Heskell.