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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-05-06
For the SPECTATOR.
Fl0rida-Dr. VIM. Brown.

MIR. EDITOR:=I had a desire to see a
friend, who is suffering with weak lungs,
try Florida. He writes me:
81 would not think of going to Florida
or Georgia before September or October. l
am not encouraged in the idea either by the
recent experience of DR.. Thomas Pollard
of Richmond, who went to Florida in Jan
uary, and was brought home corpse, hav-
ing died of dystentery. 1t appears that in
attempting to escape cold weather, we risk
malarial diseases. Such has been the ex-
perience of several of my friends and ac-
quaintanees.
We had a letter from our venerable
friend, the Rev. DIR. VIM. Brown, from the
west coast of Florida. His home is near
Clearwater Harbor, Hillsborough county
His letter is dated: ''Bayview, April 9th,
1884" He says:
81 wish it were in my power to give a
full and satisfactory answer to your long
and interesting letter. But I am obliged
to Tabor with my hands, working that
which is good, and this to an old man of
70, and so long unused to it, leaves no time
for writing beyond what is indispensable
If I were to reply fully to all the questions
propounded by friends, it would keep me
busily employed, day and night.
The climate of Florida in winter is deli
cious, and wonderfully suited to invalids
generally, especially to those who have
bronchial or pulmonary troubles. The
summers, I am told, are pleasant
nights almost always cool. This county is
proverbial for it's healthfulness of climate.
My health, and that of my family, has
been remarkably good, and all seem much
pleased with their new home. 1t grieved
me much to leave Virginia in my old age,
but I seemed to be shut up to it, as the
only way of making living. My orange
grove is large, and the trees in full bearing.
The crop of last year was sold for 5000 on
the trees, and that of this year Is quite as
promising expect to be at Union Theo-
logical Seminary in May and the meeting of
the General Assembly at Vicksburg, but
shall hardly be in the Valley.
A. A. Robinson, Commissioner of Flori-
da, Tallahassee, as the representative of
the Florida Board of immigration, pub
fishes pamphlet, map, sc. 1t is a great
fund of information"
Mr.. Editor, it is because of compunc-
tions of conscience of having taxed my
venerable friend, in behalf of an invalid
friend, referred to in the first part of this
communication, that prompts me to pub
lish it, with the hope that it may cause
others to spare him, and then the gratifica-
tion to his many friends to hear so pleas
ant an account of him and his, and the en-
couragement afforded to others, of a man
of 73 expatriating himself, severing so
many and such tender ties, and setting the
example of energy, industry, hopefulness,
deserves to be put before the public
OCCASIONAL.
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VS. weak as a babe with Its tears.
Stock and Poultry.

Sheep.-FOr those sheep which have the
sconrs use little linseed meal with the
| feed.
Guinea hens.-Guinea hens keep hawks
away. They are noisy birds. Worse than
piano next door. They give warning to
other fowls.
Foaols.-If you wish to raise good manv
| fowls you must keep them in separate
small flocks. Large numbers do not -four
ish well together.
Milk for Poultry.-Do not forget that
wheE you have an Overplus of milk it is
good for hens. They will pay back in
eggs.
Svine.-Do not forget that swine require
green food as other animals. If you do not
wish to turn them loose feed it to them in
the pen. That which they got in ordinary
''swill' is sometimes not enough.
Butter.-In treating butter after it comes
from the churn, many people, say the
Pennsylvania Farmer, ruin it entirely by
working it until it is salvey. Long churn-
ing produces the same trouble, completely
''breaking the grain" of the butter.
Sick Hogs.-Give hogs charcoal for indi-
gestion; not too much, as it may produce
scours. Salt should not be given in too
large quantities, but it should be given nev-
ertheless. Wood ashes are good for worms,
as the salt also is.
| Chicken Cholera.-An exchange says:
The homeopathic remedy, nux vomica, is
now recommended as remedy for cholera
in fowls. 1t is given in the form of pellets,
or very small quantity dropped into the
feed.'
| Cracked Heels.-HOrses' feet need espe-
cial care during the wet weather of spring.
Dry their feet and legs before putting them
in the stable. If they are allowed to stand
with muddy feet and fetlocks, cracked heels
will be the result.
Treatment of'G Curb.--The treatment ola
curb should be as follows: First bathe the
leg with cold water, and then bind it in
| thick cloths, stepped in cold water and kept
| wet, until the inflammation and lameness
have disappeared. Then the part is to be
blistered, and the blistering repeated two
or three times. Rest Is requisite during
the treatment.
Feed for Young Chickens.-Yo Young chick
ems may be fed with almost anything that
is given to older fowls, but it must be made
fine, to suit the weak digestion of the
chicks. Coarse oat meal, corn meal and
bran wetted, crushed boiled potatoes and
meal mixed are all good, but not sloppy
food should be given.
1urkeys.-In keeping and rearing turkeys
for the market it is always good policy to
secure the very largest breeds that may be
had more especially if rearing for the early
holiday market, says correspondent ofthe
| Country Gentleman. The largest turkeys
at that time command the highest prices.
and the slightly greater cost Of food in rais-
ing and fattening is not observed in the lar
ger amount of profit. The bronze turkey
is large, magnificent bird, but naturally
wild and wandering. greatly prefer the
Narragansett Cor silver grays as Familiarity
KNOWN. They are as large, have less offal,
neat, compact bodies, low on the ground,
are light feeders, in habit more domestic,
are hardy and easily reared. Turkeys will
not bear as close breeding as common fowls.
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GOODBYE.

We say 1T for an hour or for years;
We say it smilingly. say it choked with tears
We say it coldly say it with kiss;
And yet we have no other word than this
Goodbye.
We have no dearer word for our hearts friend,
For him who is journeying to the worlds far
end,
And scars our soul with going; thus we say.
And unto him who steps but DER the way
Goodbye.
Alike to to those we love and those we hate.
We say no more in parting. At life's gate,
To him who is passing out beyond Earth's
sight,
We cry, as to the wanderer for night
Goodnight.
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THE OLD HOME.

| I'm thinking tonight of the old, old home
The home of the dear, dear past;
| OF friends that are scattered the wide world
| OF pleasures too perfect to last.
| The curtain of mem'ry is widely Withdrawn
| And broadly the vista is SEEN
| Theafarm- -hoase, the locust grove, low garden
wall
| With close-ciinging mantle of green
Thebarn, with its slow-brooding wings. stretch
ing wide,
The floor where the threshers would meet;
| The sheds for the cattle, the mountains of hay,
The bins full of bright. golden wheat.
The well-sweep that never refused or withheld
Refreshments for man or for beast;
And, stretching away to the rim of the hill,
The observation-disclosures rich feast.
0. long, long ago, in the beautiful past
A light-hearted hand gathered there,
Six sturdy-limbed brothers, with muscles OF
steel,
And sisters. a handful and fair.
Peace. plenty, and pleasure, abode with them
there,
Their childhood a blessed delight;
No Summer eer blossoms so brightly as then,
No Winter sun ever SO bright.
o. land that love! o, home that know!
Though miles In the distance away,
Thou art not so utterly lost to my heart.
As those dear companions to day.
think of thee always as something my own,
But left in the distance awhile;
And always find thee in that dreamy past
A-light with fond memory's smile
No frown ever greets me-my beautiful home
Unmarked by the mildew of change;
But they-my companions-are lost to me
quite,
Their hearts and their faces estranged.
Yet. stay! there are some that are mine ever.
more,
Their memory is bright as the sun;
Their glad eyes :look out from the old harry
past,
Though they with all earth-work are done.
Two sleep in the land of my love and their
birth;
Another-a soldier and brave
Was buried afar, on the field where he fell,
And God only knoweth his grave.
Another went home, In tn Autumn of life
life full of heartache at best;
Afar among strangers, they left her to sleep
God gave to the weary one. rest.
The others-ah. me! tits wide-scattered band!
No time can the distance decrease;
No hand binds the threads that are loosened,
alas
TIL life and its warfare shall cease.
For something far sadder than distance or
death
Hath crept the divided between,
And nevermore now can the chasm be crossed.
Till death shall have shrcnded the scene. ...-
Yet, far in the distance, hill-folded alone,
a dream of q dream unto me,
The home that loved in the life that is done,
bright. haunting memory will be;
And sometimes sit In the cleaning, at eve,
And think of the long-perished years,
Till my heart that is strong for the battle Of
life.
Grows weak as a babe with Its tears.
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Coed versus Bad Cooking.

By our Agricultural Editor.
To. be able to cook well is an important,
we will not say, an essential qualification,
for any young lady. For all, at least who
expect or desire at any time to become the
mistress of family. The day has come
when even the daughters of the rich think
it not beneath their dignity to learn how to
make good bread and pastry, to roast or
bake joint, or cook a potato. And truly
there is much moro involved in the latter
clause than many would suppose. To cook
even SO simple thing as a potato exactly
right, just done enough and not too done,
mealy and savory, is grand accomplish
ment, and worth far more when the happi-
ness Of a family is involved, than to be able
to play the finest air on the pia no-forte or
sing the sweetest song that ever stirred NOR
tai heart. And yet we by no means despise
music either But of the two, good cook
or good musician, we do not hesitate to
say that the first is far more important &C
cessory to the we'll ing of family than
may attain to excellence in music, but it
calls for an exercise Of talent little short of
genius to make an accomplished cook, or if
this is a solicism, then let us say, compe-
tent cook. There is not only economy, but
grace and religion in good cooking. Let,
then, all young men beware when about to
enter the field of matrimony, and if they
have not ample revenues, let them see to it
that the girl they are about to wed be one
that knows how to cook well. This should
be the case even though it is intended to
employ cook. Better undertake to board
at hotel than to have poor cook in the
kitchen. For let it be distinctly under
stood that good and wholesome meal de.
pends upon good cooking, and not upon
cost. An expert cook will manipulate an
excellent dinner out of very plain material,
but the most costly viands are spoiled in
the hands of botch. Badly cooked food
is sheer waste not only of money, but of
nerve, muscle, and soul power. The hun
cry stomach cannot recuperate on what it
cannot digest, and it is a fact that very
much of the food that is eaten is never di
gested, but passes through the system
slightly changed. The wife that is capable
at cooking may defy all rivals in the affec-
tions of her husband. The art and science
of cooking ought to be taught in every fe-
male school. Music and French are, of
course, important in course Of respectable
female education, but good cooking and
physiology are all important sciences to the
maintenance and success of happy homes.
And yet, where is the school, go far or near,
that includes either of the latter in it's cur
riculum? Every female should possess at
least one good treatize on cookery, and
should take frequent lessons under an ex-
pert.-Inder-Appeal.
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For the SPECTATOR.
Christians, MOffetts, Trimbles. &c.

Robert, John, and William Christian are
among the earliest settlers we can and any
history of at the earliest day this part of
the Valley was settled. They gave name
to Christians Creek and Christie Fort at
the mouth of Hawks Creek, that runs
through the Churchman farm. Thew came
by the way of Williamsburg; may have left
Mary, their only sister, there; made their
selec ion OF home here; and, as we sup
pose, went back for her. She married
John Moffett, who we know nothing of:
suppose he must have been of their party of
immigrants. She had the seuen children
named IN these extracts from the county
records. He left for an examination of the
North Carolina region, as tradition says,
and never came back. Waiting seven
years, after acting, as you see, as admins
tratrlx OF his estate, and her brothers made
guardians of her children, she married
John Trimble, late emigrant from Penn
sylyanla; moved with him, as we believe,
to the Glossbrenner farm, mile or so
above the mouth of Jennings's Branch.
Her only child, James, IA to Is years DID,,
when the Indians made raid and killed
John, her husband. She escaped through
the tall weeds and concealed herself in the
cliffs on the bank of the creek They
burned their cabin, carried off her son
James and his playmate and companion,
Adam, Guinea negro of same age and
her daughter Catharine, mother of Capt.
John M. and Judge Ben. Estelle, and quite
number of other persons; and her son,
Col. George Moffett, of the Revolution,
made up a company, pursued, and in Ty-
CARTS Valley, where they stopped to hunt,
had the prisoner women to wash and mend
their clothes, came upon them, killed the
Indians guarding them, and rescued the
captives without the loss of one.
Mary Christian was the ancestor of the
Moffetts, Cochrans, some of the Trimbles,
McDowells, McCues, Carsons, of Burke
county, N. c., and many, many others, and
yet to their shame, be it said, much of the
early history Of her family is lost.
Mary Moffett's bond, as administrative of
John Moffett, decd, Cher husband,) with
Robert and VIM. Christian cher brothers)
as securities, dated 18th May, 1749. $500.
James Trimble's bond as Surveyor, Book
1, page 382, 1851.
Mary and Robert Moffett, orphans of
guardian, with John and VIM. Christian
November 10th, 1859.
Catharine and VIM. and Hannah Moffett,
orphans of John Moffett, decd, guardians,
John Christian, November 10Th, 1852.
George and John Moffett, orphans of
John Moffett, decd; VIM. Christian, guar
dian.
John Trimble gave bond as guardian of
Hannah Moffett, orphan of John Moffett,
decd, March 18th, 1858.
These scraps, Mr.. Editor, are all we can
gather of the early history of three families |
that made an impress on their times
Christians, Moffetts, and Trimbles.
OLD MORTALITY.
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Ii any Dealer Informs

You that he has for sale a dentifrice iden-
tical with or containing ingredients equal
ling OF superior in efficacy to those of So
zODONT, discredit the statement and in
sist upon having that alone. By doing so,
you will secure dentifrice par excellence
the best in the market, containing botanic
elements of rare preservative influence up
on the teeth, and one which will endow
them with most becoming whiteness. An
other desirable feature Of this staple toilet
is that it imparts fragrance to the breath.
Sold by druggists.
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INVITED TO TAKE A DRINK.-Mr. Nc
Kenzie said: "To-day was in the country,
and while in the train, got into conversa-
tion with an agreeable young man, who
turned out to be commercial traveller
His views were not the same as mine, eth
er on religion or temperance, so that we had
plenty of ground to go over in our talk.
When we left the train together, l was
struck with the earnest way in which he
pressed me to have drink; it was as though
it was point of honor with him to get me
to dishonor my principles. Let us always
be the aggressors, and in every place speak
up boldly for Christ our Saviour and His
wonderful salvation.'
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INDICATIONS OF SPRING.
BY K. s. l..


Sweet sounds of rural labor
In fields at early morn;
Blossoms and buds unfolding.
OF every hue and form.
All earth from slumber waking.
Thrilled with a new delight;
A whisper in the breezes
or coming days more bright.
A warbling from the branches
That makes the pulses leap;
The flash Of streamlets rushing
From hill and mountain Steep.
The sunlight's fitful brightness,
The gentle fall of rain
These are the signs that tell
The Spring is come again.
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Just as expected, Mahone's methods
have been potential with his black cohorts,
and by their support he remains boss of his
party, and will carry with him to the Ma
tional Republican Convention a delegation,
which, if admitted, will vote just as he may
direct, and as a unit.-AlerGndr5a Gazette
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Prohibition has already closed over four
hundred saloons in the State of Kansas,
more than one-half of the number which
were there two years ago.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-05-06

In the London Temperance Hospital over
IA 0oQ patients have been treated, and it
has not been necessary to use alcohol once.
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curtains. And want to tell you, mother,
that I am sorry made such a fuss last
night. 1t acas ridiculous, as you said, and
I'm ashamed of myself. And beg your
pardon for speaking to you as did. too.
We'll both forget ali about it, said
Mrs. Baker; ssand now'-as John came in
with the water-'I want to hold a consul
tation about Miss Starr. 1t was only right
that we should do what we can tohelp her.
What do you say to subsc iption to buy
her another COW, John l should thina
we could raise enough to buy her mixer
quite as good as the Queen
Just the thingr' exclaimed John
sYou have such clear head, Sarah! I'll
put my name down for three dollars.
Sand | will carry the subscription paper
around, said Madge. 'I'm a first-class
beggar, you knowH'
The news that Mrs. Baker had underta-
ken to restore to Miss Starr her means of
livelihood flew about the village like wild
tre, and a handsome sum was soon raised
for the old lady, whose gratitude to her
former enemy was very touching. She
could not say enough in Mrs. Bakers
praise.
The first step is always the hardest. Mrs.
Baker found it not at all difficult to keep
onin the new path into which she had
stepped. There were, very naturally,
times when she forgot her new resolution;
FbGt the thought of Miss Tilly's remark
about her religion was always sufficient to
begin again.
GLOW good of you, Mrs. Baker, to take
up the cause of that poor Miss START" said
Tilly Marsh, one day, when she met her
neighbor in the village street
cit was only my duty said Mrs. Baker.
q was the proper person to see her, you
know, since I am on the relief committee.
When Miss Tilly went home she said to
her mother that she felt sure they had done
Mrs. Baker injustice in thinking her vain,
glorious and selfish.
"Perhaps we did," said Mrs. Marsh. 81
don't understand her lately. She isn't at
all as she used to be. Something has
changed her.. I wish l knew what it
was''
But she never knew.
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nR. JAMES JOHNSTON,
~ K N FL ST,
MAIN STREET, STAUNTON, VA.
OFFICE E:-Over Turner & Harman's Grocery
tore. dec 2l-tf
t. c. ELDER. VIM. ]. NELSON.
EILDER tE NELSON,
u ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
and Real Estate Agents,
may STAUNTON, VA.
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- Three hundred. and sixty-fve times each
year every mothers son of US has strug-
gle getting into his shirt.
ashirt is worth getting into, if is strong
and well made, sure not to rip Of tear,'
perfect fitting, then there is some compen-
sation for spending SO much of our exist
ence in such struggle. You may wrestle
with the DIAMOND, but with its everlasting
stay-attachment and reinforced bosom, you
will come out head first every time, covered
with glory and with the best shirt in the land.
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yNTM. M. McALLISTER,
w ATTORNEY-AT-LAW W
WARN SPRINGS, VA.
CourJs-Alleghany, Bath and Highland, Va,
nd Pocahontas, West Virginia.
NS-Special attention given to collection OF
dec Diff
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Her fetters are broken

BY WADE WdIffLE
Her fetters are broken,
Fair nature ope's the doorway of her heart;
Imprisoned now, Thousand fairies part
Their snowy wings. and on the orchard boughs
In bridal vestments whisper sweetest VOWS,
So softly spoken
That am'rous echoes from the loit'ring birds
Do sweet the hours with honey-laden words.
In mazy dingles
Where sun-flecked shade VS. overlap the MOSES.
From ferny deeps the slender crane's- bill tosses
Its purple disc, and DER the violets bending,
The dews reflect the blue ey ed glances blend
ing; - su
In pairs and singles
The bees roam lazily amid their shrines
And dip sweet draughts from deep-celled col
umbines.
The breezes linger
Mid odorous aisles where blossoms ra in their
kisses;
Morn blesses noon, and noon, oerflown with
blisses,
Fills evenings urn with nectar for the revels
OF merry elves o'er downy slopes and levels;
With dext'rous finger
The sunlight tips the brakes new woven kirtle;
And gllds the lashes of the mild-eyed myrtle.
The brook, subduing
The revelry that marked its lips unsealing,
Sings nova melody of deeper feeling,
AS offs love, it's PASSIONS tide oerreaching.
Guerdons the heart with truer, hoIier teaching;
So fond its wooing.
The leaves bend down from birchen twigs to
listen.
And with it's tender tones their own loves
christen.
o welcome hours
That wake the heart Of nature from its numb
ness
That lave her lips with balm to heal the dumb
ness
That rescue bring TO stay our hopes detection,
And votive choirs to hail Faiths resurrection
tender flowers!
What hallowing emotions do ye wake not!
What heart like yours we're loveless. tho it
spake nOti
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Where sun-flecked shadows overlap the mosses,
From ferny deeps the slender cranes bill tosses
Its purple disc, and. DER the violets bending,
The dews reflect the blue eyed glances blend
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VIM. PATRICK.

VIM A. HUDSON VIM. PATRICK.
HUDSON IL PATRICK,
III ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
STAUNToN, VA,
Will practice in the Courts of Augusta and
adjoining counties. Special attention paid to
collections. febl2-tf
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In pairs and singles
The bees roam lazily amid their shrines
And dip sweet draughts from deep-celled col
umbineS.
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1t was a pithy, and we fancy =
oughly correct answer which W.
a poor law officer in LSS
spoke to him of th:SS
made in the tre,oSs
cast Londc-
then
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~ A. RICHARDSON,
I ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
STAUNToN. VA.
Special attention given to the collection OF
claims. and prompt returns made.
CoURTs-Augusta and Rockingham.
OrFICE-No 2 Law Building. ocH
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THOMAS ID. HANSON,
ATTORNEY
STAUNToN. VA.
offers his professional services in the County
and Circuit Courts of Augusta, and in the Hus-
tings Court and the Court of Appeals held in
Staunton. Will also prosecute claims else
where through legal correspondents in this and
other States. may 30-ly
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s5s,
p O ET r. Y i.
BY WADE WHIPPLE.


MAY.
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T. r. TUCErf Il. ST. GEO. TUCKER,
Lexington, Va, Staunton, Va.
i RNEYS-AT-LAW,

Will pras tioo "a ;eaes L lrts of Augusta and the
adjoining ccuns,ae. ALSO in the Court of APP
peals of Virginia, and will attend regularly the
Circuit Courts of Rockbridge. au22-u