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RICHARD MAXTZY, Editor and Proprietor. BATES OF SUBSCRIPT. OH. The subscription price of the Bfectatob Is »2.00 -V YEAR, STRICTLY IN ADVANCE. jar-When payments are mot made strictly in advance Three Dollars will be charged. OW Any one sending us five new subscribers and $10, will receive a copy of the paper for one year, gratis. PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY. ss ♦—♦ :— -p, F. WATKAX, M. D., D. D. 8., Formerly of the Faculty of the Baltimore Col lege of Dental Surgery.) Dental Office. No. 15 N. Augusta Street. Staunton, Va. SPECIALTY:— Correcting irregularities of the natural teeth; restoring decayed parts of the teeth with porcelain and gold; making ar titlcial teeth upon Gold Alloy Cast Plates. Gas Administered. marll-tf. MEADE F. WHITE. A. C. QOEDON. WHITE * BOKDON, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, STAUNTON, VA. Courts.—Augusta, and adjoining counties, Federal Court at Harrisonburg, Court of Ap. peals of Virginia, at Staunton. feb2l-tf >LJ (*. MKIsfXEK, __.. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Staunton, Va Office in Stout Building, Court-house Alley DRS. A. M. A H. H. HENKEIs. ____ PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS, Having entered into co-partnership, tender their proleMional services to the public. Spe cial attention given to Surgery and diseases ol the Eye and Ear. They may be consulted at all hours at tne offlte heretolore occupied by A. M. Henkel, M. D., No. 15, West Frederick Street. febls CA. RICHARDSON, . ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Staunton, Va. Special attention given to the collection of olaims, and prompt returns made. Coubtb—Augusta and Rockingham. Office—No. i Itvn Building. oct7 WM. A. HUDSON. WM. PATRICE. HI I.SOX A PATRICK. ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, STAUNTON, VA., Will practice lv the Courts of Augusta and adjoining counties. special attention paid to collections. febl2-tf I. __ T____i:_ H. ST. OEO. TUCKEB, Lexington, . _ Staunton, Va. TIiCKEB em 't'.CKEH, ATTORNE V S-AT-LA W, BTAUNTON, VA„ Will p_m.;c _■ s_iu -c irts of Augusta and the adjoining to. __an. __soin the Court of Ap peals of Virginia, and will attend regularly the Circuit Court* of Rockbridge. au22-tf N. K. TKOUT. W. E. OBAIO. TROUT etc (ItAIO, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, Staunton, Va. 'We have entered into Partnership as Lawyers, occupying the old Offices of the Senior member. The Junior member will aid in con ducting the old business. 4a- Particular attention given to collections. Jels-tf H. M. MATHEWS. A_i.X. F. MATHEWS. MATHKH'S * MATHEWS, . _ _TOR:. EYS-AT-LAW, Lewisburg. West Va., practice regularly In tha Courts of Greenbrier, Monroe, Pocahontas and Nicholas counties, W. Va., the Court of Appeals, and the Federal Courts for the District of W. Va. 49-Particular attention paid to Collections nd to special cases anywhere in their State, may 17—ly GEORGE SI. HARRISON, ATTORNEY-AT-LA W, Staunton, Va., will practice la all the Courts holden lv Au gusta county, and in the Circuit Courts of the adjoining counties. 49-Strict attention given to the collection of Claims. Office—No. 10 Lawyer's Bow, Court-house Alley. oo 31—tf THOMAS It. RANSON, ATTORNEY-AT-LA W, STAUNTON. VA. .Hers his professional services In the County And Circuit Courts of Augusta, and In the Hits- ' tings Court and the Court of Appeals held in -taunton. Will also prosecute claims else where through legal correspondents in this and either States. may 30—ly. i3RESTON A lIAVLOII, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Ana Solicitor in Chancery, Staunton, Va., practices in all tho Courts of Augusta and ad loinlng counties. _ Office —The same iormerly occupied by nls •ather, Col. Geo. Baylor, dec'd, on Augusta st., . . poslte the Court-house. no 21 I.TI. M. McAIsIsISTER, W ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Warm Springs, Va. *Joui*ts —Alleghany, Bath and Highland, Va., uU Pc cahontas, West Virginia. *__-~ p ecial attentiou given lo collection of eluims a. id proceeds promptly accounted for. dec 23—if DR. JAi, VE9 JOHNSTON, DENTIST, Main btkekt, .Staunton, Va. in fick:-Ov er Turner _ Harman's Grocery tore. dec 21—tf 'l. U. __1) _K. WM. 1. NEIsSON. EI,I>KK etc Nl's-sSOs-, ATIVRNEVS-AT-LAW, , -nd Heal Estate Agents, mtt y 5 Staunton, Va. TAILORING. _ ♦ ♦ ♦ J A.. HUTCHE.Or., . JIEiMHA.Vf TAII.OR, 109 E. main St., Staunton. Ta. I desire to call the attention of my friends and the public to the fact that I have Just re ceived a most beautiiul line of— ORE-.*. GOODS FOR FALL AND WINTER WEAR. I am prepared to furnish Gentlemen's suits, of the very best materials, made up iv the latest styles and in the most workmanlike manner, at low prices, and satisfaction guaranteed. I .Isofceepa lull line ot Gents' .'urnl-bluff «oml_ ._- Give me a call before making your purchases. Respectfu.ly, sictU-ti J. A. HUTCHESON. • > il. tIRAVi:.. jr__e_liio__a.ble Tailor-, A'o. 103 E. Main St., Up Stairs, opposite the Staunton Opera House. Is prepared to give the same satisfaction In all work as In former times. Special Attention Paid to Cuttlnr.. Work done outside of shop. Cutting and re pairing done in best manner and on short no tice. OW TERMS CASH. -» au_7-tf TITERCHANT TAILORING HE A DQUAB TEES, ML. F. MoNAMA-EfcA, No. 10 New St., STAUNTON, VA. My Merchant Tailoring Establishment has )Bst been filled up with a new and fine assort ment of Salting., Cloth*, Cnnlmeres, Ac, FOR FALL AND WINTER, of the latest styles and best manufacture. OW Perfect fits guaranteed and orders prompt ly executed. Call and examine goods and prices. Jy2-tf BASE «fc SPRINKLE, FASHIONABLE TAILORS, New St., next door to Mrs. Scherer's Millinery -tore, and 3 doors from Loeb's Corner, Staunton, Virginia. Ail work In our line executed with neatness »nd dispatch. Special attention paid to out ing repairing and cleansing. augs—tf MARBLE WORKS. — I ♦ —•—. T ALLEY MARBLE WORH.S, STAUNTON, VA. To the People of Augusta and the Valley coun ties : Keep your money at Home is to prosper, Send it away is to become impoverished. , Everything is at very ,1. low prices, and lan sell ./ < %f ing Monuments, Head fr.'l A fi. and Foot Stones, as low Kl_f ..X I toT casll as any loca l or Jl. -. iflj I'lf-a I [\ traveling agent, or any if"' :1 1/A_l l_ Marble dealer in the Uni «.-! __s*_=___JL _£ ted States. Don't believe %j}C?C___p — j/ anything to the contrary **__aPO"C_____s. till you come and see. . ■CS___3___>» J. C. MARQUIS. v ; ~ t also call attention to my Catalogue f.~S.—- ,of the Wonderful White Bronie Mon«____. l s and Head Stones. an_7-tf L /VERY STABLES. m__FU A_ ° TUB BEST THE STATE ' ,__!F__b_ Al»k' EB,€AN HOTEL s__§S__l_____. Tslvi ,j y Stables. »• TTTHiTfrNBITRW s-____S!-t_!_!. Having refitted my stables * nd t a . dd „ ed S£H*_ ber of fine horses and vehicl *J stock ' I am prepared to accommoda te the summer travel In the most elegant, and i_andßome Bt y' e at reasonable prices. ~ *»• Hunting, Fishing and Plet. « ure Parties generally will be supplied with n 7 "ill OI vehicle desired, at low prices. I Respectfully invite my former ."ustomers and the public generally to give me a call. Satisfaction guaranteed. _.__ m-ylS.t.f _~ T. T HORNBl T RG-_ Staunton, Va., Januajy 15, lS^ MY brother, D. C. GRAHAM, will have an Interest In my Grocety and Produce bils ini ss, t„ d ,te from .lan. Ist. and tbe firm name Will he I. E. GRAHAM s_ BBOTHKK Janl6 " J. E. GRAHAM. gStamttoti f&& Spectator. VOL. 60. CJ-.OTHING. TT AJEtCJ-E LOT OF SPBING AND BUMMEB OLOTHIHGI AT GREATLY REDUCED 111! Having more stock than I wish to carry, I will from this day offer my large stock of SPRING AND SUMMER CLOTHING At Reduced Prices. Jl good many will be sold for COST AND LESS. T __s__Vl_ Ms A IKE LINE OF &(__. and will GIVE BARGAINS! , to those who want . fl HI M MO! CALL A.T ONCE. JSW NO TROUBLE TO SHOW GOODS. "Bd All Goodii Guaranteed as Represented. JNO. W. ALBY, Je!2 Old Stand, No. 81 New Street. mi: m mm ffITHII HALL. OPERA HOUSE BUILDING, STAUNTON, VA. THE ONLY (MM Sills ON M.A.IN STREET. JAMES A. AEMENTROTJT, with an experience of JO years in the Clothing Business, has the management of OUR AEW ESTABLISHMENT, and j. ould be pleased to see his friends and cus tomers before buying CLOTHING! AND Furnishing Goods ELSEWHERE. i CJ_-«_HQ. _»■. WILL BE ADDED Throughout the Sea_on. WE MANUFACTURE Itl II Mil IN PHILADELPHIA, which enables us to offer Special Inducements. OW GIVE ME A CALL, AND DON'T FORGET THE PLACE. JAMES A. ARME.IBdI'T, Jes Manager for LOEB BROS. ATTENTION! GENTLEMEN!! OW TA.lt33 NOTICE that In con sequence of the present partnership existing between— HILB & RUTHERFORD, which will expire October Ist, we will Bell our present stock AT COST, STRICTLY CASH. THE STOCK IN QUALITY, QUANTITY, AND MAKE-UP CANNOT BE BEATEN. All.Goods In the house Warranted Sound. Damaged Stock. We will sell at this rate from this day utnil September Ist next. 1 TERMS STBICTLY CASHT aw Our friends may examine every stock of Clothing In the City, and In looking over our stock they will be convinced we have stated nothing but facts. Call early, for your own benefit. HILB & RUTHERFORD, Nos. 11 and 16 New Street, augl STAUNTON, VA. GROCERIES, &c. •— ♦ —. GA KRETT G. GOOCH. CHARLES E. HOO_ HENRY HUTCHINSON. GOOCH, HOGE & CO., WHOLESALE GBOCEBS AND Commission Mercliants, DEALERS IN Flour, Grain, Seeds, Tobacco A Segai-a, STAUNTON, VA. We sell only to dealers, whom we respectfully solicit to give us a trial order. Our prices we promise to make compare favorably with Bal timore and Richmond. septl9-tf J. A. HAMRICK. J. A . FAU+EB. J A.. HAMRICK «_; CO., , DEALERS IN GROCERIES AND PRODUCE* Make a Specialty of Leather and Shoe Findings Headquarters for Harness Leather. Highest Casta Price paid for leblß.'B3-ly SLAUGHTERED HIDES. BARGAIN! Any person wishing to secure a BARGAIN in TWO GOOD SECOND-HAND PLANING MACHINES, can do so by calling on or addressing the un dersigned. Will sell both, or separately, as may be desired. For particulars address— LAMBERT BROW., Je2B-2t P. O. Box 99. Waynesboro', va. DRUGS AND MEDICINES. BIY BAB'S* vsxiflro DR. FAHRNEY'S TEETHIE SYRUP. IT has never failed to give the most perfect satis faction. Thousands ot" mothers are using it all through the land, and all are pleased with its charm ing effects. It Maintains the Baby's Health by Keeping it free from Colic and Diarkhcea. Do not stupefy your Baby with Opium or Morphia Mix tures, but use Ur. Kahrney's Teetiaing: Syrup, which is always safe and reliable. It soothes and quiets the Child, Relieves pAiNand Inflammation and gives Sweet, Natural Sleep to Babes and Rest to Mothers. All Druggists and Mbdicins Dealers Sell it. TY/ENTY-FIYE CEKTS A BOTTLE. Prepared By _d_r. _d_ j=. so_lt, HAGERSTOWN. MD. aprlO '83-ly A Word to our Headers. WHEN you read of a medicine that will cure all diseases, beware of lt, for every scientific physician on earth knows how falla cious such statementsare. But when you read of a medicine compounded by a regular physi cian and surgeon of high standing that claims to cure only a certain disease, and furnishes high proof that it does this, you cai safely try lt, and with ihe assurance that It will cure you. DR. V. R. STONE, late physician and surgeon of the U. S. A., has placed before the public a preparation called APEPSIA. Which no doubt is the greatest scientific prep aration yet discovered for the cure of dyspep sia in all its lorms, aud refers to thousands of ladies and gentlemen of the highest respecta bility that have been cured of cases pronounced Incurable by the best physicians in the coun try. The following references should be suffi cient to convince the most sceptical;— Mr. Albert Howard, of the Howard Watch and t_oc _ Co., 114Tremontstreet,Boston; Prof. S. Kronberg, 13 Noyes Place, Boston; Dr. Sa muel W. Adams, P. O. Box 164.3, New York city ; Mr. U. A. Clark, firm Clark Bros. & Co., Phila delphia, Pa., case of twenty years' standing; Matthew Robinson, 203 North 21st s_reet, Phil adelphia, case of dyspeptic vertigo; William Gallogber, Record office, Philadelphia; Frank C. Sminft, business manager Reading Iron Works. Reading, Pa.; Moses Thompson, Thur low, Pa., P. & W. B. R. R.: Miss Kate S. Vil lard, Seminole, S. C; Capt. Geo, M. Weymouth, Savannah. Ga.; Clarence S. Connerat. Savan nah, Ga. They furnish the best of references Irom every State In the Union wben required. Write them at 219 Levant street, Philadelphia, Pa. For sale by BERKELEY, ALLEN <_ CO., Druggists, Staunton, v a. julyll '82-ly* Price 75 cents per bottle after Jan. 1,1883. Various Causes?— Advancing years, care, sickuess, disap pointment, and hereditary predisposi tion—all operate to turn the hair gray, and either of them inclines it to shed prematurely. Ayer's Hair Vigor will restore faded or gray, light or red hair to a rich brown or deep black, as may be desired. It softens and cleanses the scalp, giving it a healthy action. It removes and cures dandruff and humors. By its use falling hair is checked, and a new growth will be produced in all cases where the follicles are not de stroyed or the glauds decayed. Its effects are beautifully shown on brashy, weak, or sickly hair, ou which a few applications will produce the gloss and freshness of youth. Harmless aud sure iv its results, it is incomparable as a dressing, and is especially valued for the soft lustre aud richness of tone it imparts. Ayer's ILvm Vigor is colorless; contains neither oil nor dye; and will not soil or color white cambric; yet it lasts long on the hair, and keeps it fresh and vigorous, imparting an agreeable perfume. For sale by all druggists. feb_7 '83-ly PARKEI?--^"" HAIR BALSAM '"^^Jlaß^^aßHl ßestore.- to dray _I__ir| '. : _JHSi the iouthful Color & I I fiOc._ t sl.MisPo»ACn.".y.Y. | __seels the finest flower extracts in ri.ii_.__s. D . iicate, I v.rjr lifting. No odor like it. Be sure yon get FLO RES- I TON Cologne, signature ol Hrgcox & Co., N. V., on every I label. S5 and 75 cts., at dealers In perfume., a junel3,'B2-ly TpLAfiLEF -i PUMP! ■ buy thej. est. MM BLATCHLEY'S /|| TRIPLE ENAMEL PQRCELAjN-UNED IE SEAMLESS TUBE | s PUMP _____ _■____"** Jlot I;i ' 3'lt'.-* _<_£_______ _____■£__? buying infenor Goods. KJHBr For sale by the best » \\\Wr oUßes "* 0 Trade. C. crbLATCHLE Y.Manuf r, 308 MARKET ST., Phllad'a. Write to me for name of nearest Agent aprlo-6m BOOTS JJ_D SHOES. C. L. WELLER, No. 4 West Main St.. ST-_.TT_.TO_*. V__.. BOOTS, SHOES Slippers, Sandals, Pumps, HATS, CAPS, Etc J A. rull line of BROAD BOTTOM, FLAT HEE. SHOES, for old Ladies and Gents. BOYS'. MISSES', AND CHILDREN'S - SCHOOL SHOES, OW A SPECIALTY of -_» REAL FIRST-CLASS SHOES. Orders Solicited by Mail. OW All Goods warranted as represented. aprl9 M nf! A week made at liome by the lndus ■■ ■II Itrious. Best buslnesß now before the % I Capital not needed. We will JL I M start you. Men, women, boys and H I Xl .iris wanted everywhere to work Tor us. Now Is the time. You can work In spare time, or give your whole time to the business. Nootherbuslnesswlli pay yon near ly as well. No one can fail to make enormous pay, by engaging at once. Costly outfit and terms free. sMoney made fast, easily, and hon orably. Address True <ft Co., Augusta, Maine. feb_o-ly STAUNTON, VA., TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 1883. DRUGS ASD MEDICINES. _ -%> » LYDIA E. PiNKHAiy-'S VEGETABLE COMPOUID. % Is n r,,--,t.ve Cure For nil those Painful <i. .■ ilsilnts and WeakneuC* so common to our best female population. A Hedlllne for Woman. Invented by a Wonian. Prepared by a Wonian. Th. Create! Xedleal D-Ciisery Since tbe Daw. of History. l_Plt revives the drooping spirits, invigorates and harmonizes the organic t unctions, gives elasticity and firmness to the step, restores the natural lustre to the eye, and plant, on the pale cheek of woman the fresh roses of life's spring and early summer time. t_r"Physicians Use It and Prescribe It Freely -^» It removes falntnes., flatulency, destroys all craving for stimulant, and relieves weakness of the stomach. That feeling of bearing down, causing pain, weight and backache, is always: permanently cured hy its use. For tbe cure of Kidney Complaint, of either .el this Compound is> unsmrpassesL IYDIA E. Pl3.__l.__rH BLOOB PI;RIMER will eradicate every veil. 3 of Humors from the Blood, and give tone and strength to the system, of man woman or child. Insist on having it. Both the Compound and Blood Purifier are prepared at 233 and 235 Western Avenue, Lynn, Mass. Price of either, $L Six bottles for $5. Bent by mail In the form of pills, or of loienges, on receipt of price, $1 per box for either. Mrs. Pinkham freely answers all letters of , inquiry. Enclose Set. stamp. Send for pamphlet. No family should be without LTMA E. PINKHAM'S LIVER PILLS. They cure constipation, biliousness, and torpidity of the liver. 25 cents per box. . _-Sold by all Druggists.-®* Ot seps '82-ly Oar watchful Guardian and faithful Pro tector restored to active duty again. Mb. Henry A. Waterman, of the city of Providence, R. 1., for many years the faithful and vigilant night watchman of the Barsto. Stove Company's very extensive establishment, having been confined to his home several weeks by a very distressing illness, on resuming his du ties again avails himself of this early opportu nity for stating briefly a few plain facts. Mr. Waterman says, — " A few months ago I was taken down with a severe sickness, which confined me to the house quite a long time, and much of the time I was so very lame as to be unable to walk, and my left leg, from the hip to the toes, became monstrously swollen, and I suffered extremely from the con stant intense pains produced by so great inflam mation ; Iwas trying the various so-called cures, all the time, and was under the treatment of a physician seven weeks, but getting no substantial relief. At this time an old time friend, a police officer, calif d upon me, and dr.ring our conversa tion informed me of the great benefit which he had obtained by the use of Hunt's Remedy, and urged me to try it, as he considered it a wonder ful medicine. I commenced taking Hunt's Rem edy, having very little faith that it would do much in such a stubborn case as mine, but my doubt was soon dispelled, for before I had taken one bottle I began to get better, the severe pains disappeared, the swollen leg gradually decreased in size, and I was encouraged to continue the use of the Remedy; and the improvement to my health continues, my appetite is good. I have re gained my strength, and I am now performing again my duties as watchman at tbe foundry. Every night I go up and down stairs more than one hundred times, and am in good condition, and feel that my recovery is due to Hunt's Rem edy alone. My severe sickness and terribly swollen leg was caused by the diseased state of my kidneys, and I think that it is a most valuable medicine that will so speedily relieve and cure such a severe case as mine. I therefore most cheerfully recommend Hunt's Remedy to all afflicted with Kidney Diseases, as I know it to be a safe and reliable remedy." " Providence, Dec. 5,1882." Jy4 '82-ly I -isaou- "SJLSfOonaaAaa .oi^r]; J *3T JO o___O H-_C__ V. _ 03TPI PIUOI.:: C_C . j _j3Aa ' __?ss£gon.e_xc&*;_>o_ 3in-.dg sxf; z:z 3. 1 '3-110 _pp>r_&pu. Paxilstn_s 1? _ ._a_pja'p;^__j.-j---_ r I '-HTTPBT3 OABU -TJ-tt!!. .-> | !_.«». I" -I f 3 uiag-iiT_qiFT_i__-no_j- **!!»*' b A 'OS_!_[o_TP __I__3- SIT S -IJOCSTja __ 3 jk "I tn _ia__q et_ Sur-SGif _q |__ *___ 9KQ <P J jo nOT+ajoas _tnrß3 . o _+ __f)__. ,t . pn_ _;TpT_io_so er, ,? Sun-t^ l3 'VBtSso . _ ?tn..xo-inj 5301- exxri not_o7._2 oj_ _kiss.q .j 1 1 i pua c.aupijj _ .. iO ues-O.ip he .oj. "jj septs '82-ly Health is Wealth! De E. (.. West'.s Nehve and Brain Treat ment, a guaranteed epe-jific for Hysteria, Dizzi ness, Convulsions, Fits, Nervous Headache, Nervous Prostration caused bj the use of alcohol or tobacco, Wakef olness, Mental De pression, Softening of the Brain resulting in in sanity and leading to misery, decay and death, Premature Old Age, Barren ness, Loss of power in either 50... Involuntary Losses and Spermat orrhoea caused by over-exertion of the brain, self abuse or over-indulgence. Each box contains one month's treatment. $1.00 a box, or sis boxes , for £5.00,6ent by mail prepaid on receipt of price. WE GrABAXTEi: SIX _MKK£S To cure any case. With each order received byes for six boxes, accompanied with $5.00, we will ■end the purchaser our. writi en guarantee to re fund the money if the treatment does not effort a cure. Guarantees igsued only by 801. S.IiF.U BItOTHI.Rg, Drugs-.* *•?. RiohmoTirl, *Vt%. dec! 2 '82-ly 2qr paid' " WIHEsTIIQUOBS, &c. -piITVES'T BRANDS OF Augusta County Whiskies. ALSO IMPORTED AND DOMESTIC ~ LIQUORS of all kinds. »a_ At "WHOLESALE and RETAIL. JBTJ RICE & BRADLEY, Masonic Building, 0.U2 '80-tf Staunton, Va. SS*£LL GOODS DELIVERED. CHARLEST WHEAT, DEALER IN Staple and Fancy Groceries, Country J? i"o cluce, &c„ No. 17 East Main Street, _tnuntoii. Va. I wonld respectfully state to the citizens of town and county that I have a nice selection of STAPLE and FANCY GROCERIES which lt will do well to see before purchasing. OW My own FRESH ROASTED COFFEE a specialty. CALL AT THE RIGHT PLACE, where you will always find me. ORDERS from a distance promptly filled. may22-3m CHARLES C. WHEAT. NEW STORE! At which bargains will be sold is to be opened at the OLD AUGUSTA NATIONAL BANK BUILDING. A variety of Groceries and a line of Hardware will be ready for sale In a few days. Call and see them before you buy elsewhere. Jan 2.] GEO. P. BAKER & CO. # ' # TPOEX R Y. JLEOS.A. BY JAMES G. II.AKK. [Competent literary critics have pronounced the following poem unsurpassed by any other production of its class in our language. It is perfect In rhythm, beautiful In figure and ex pression] : — Leona, the hour draws nigh, The hour we've waited so long, For the angel to open a door through the sky That my spirit may break through its prison and try Its voice In au Infinite son?. Just now, as the slumbers oi night Came o'er me with peace-giving breath, Tho curtain, half-lifted, revealed to my sight Those windows which look on the kingdom of llgjit That borders the river of death. And a vi-lou fell solemn and sweet, Bringing gleams of a morning-lit land; I saw the white shore which the pale waters beat, And I heard the low lull as they broke at their feet Who walked on the beautiful strand. And I wondered how spirits could cling To their clay with a struggle, and sigh. When life's purple Autumn is better than Spring, And the soul flies away,like a sparrow, to sing In a climate where leaves never die. Leona, come close to my bed. And lay your dear hand on my brow; The same touch that thrilled me In days that are fled, And raised the lost roses of youth from the dead. Can brighten the brief moment:! now. We have lived from the old world apart, And your trust was too generous and true For their hate to o'erthrow; when the slan derer's dart Was'rankling so deep In my desolate heart I was dearer than ever to you. I thank the Great Father for this, That our love is not lavished in vain; Each germ in the future will blossom to bliss. And the forms that we love and the lips that we kiss Never shrink at the shadow ol pain. By the light of this faith am I taught That mv labor is only begun ; In the strength ol this hope I have struggled and fought With the legions of wrong, tl 1 my armor has caught The gleam of Eternity's sun. Leona, look forth and behold From headland, from hillside and deep, The day-king surrenders his banners of gold. The twilight advances through woodland and wold, And the dews are beginning to weep. The moon's sliver hair lies uncurled Down the broad-breasted mountains away; The sun-set's red glory again shall be furled On the walls of the West, o'ei i.c plains of the world, And shall ilse on a limitless day. Oh! come not In tears to my tomb, Nor plant with frail flowers ths sod; There is rest among roses too t-weet for its gloom; And life where the lilies eternally bloom, In fhe balm .breathing gardens of God. Yet deeply those memories burn Which bind me to .OB und to earth. And I sometimes have thought that my being would yearn Iv the land of the beautiful home to return .. nd s isit the home of Its birth. 'T would even be pleasant to stay And walk by your side to the last; But the lan .-bree_e of heaven 's beginning to p lay— Life-Kha-Jows are meeting Eternity's day, An it its tumult is hushed in the past. Leona. good-bye; should the grief That is gathering now, ever be Too <f.ark for your laith, you will long for relief, Andremember, thejouruey, though lonesome, is brief. O'er lowland and river to me. DRATVING FOR A PRIZE. "But you must admit she is very pretty, Miss Mercy," said her visitor, smiling quiz zically, as she once more endeavored to draw out her hostess upon the party under discussion. ' 'No, I am sorry to say that I cannot see it. 'Handsome is that handsome does,' aud for my part I fail to understand why a young woman, if she is a widow, should be running around all over the country getting up concerts and theatrical performances, fleecing people out of their money and mak ing herself generally ridiculous, if she has a mother and a home to stay at. Why doesn't she settle down and take in sewing, or teach school like a respectable person, instead of flitting about from place to place making herself a laughing stock and a nui sance generally?" and Miss Mercy's black eyes snapped indignantly as she down her soft, dark hair with her plump little hands, and settled herself in her chair with a decisive movement, as though to put au end _t once and forever, to the dis cussion. Miss Mercy Proctor, though naturally the cheeriest and brightest of women, and one not addicted to making ill-natured speeches, had been so unusually tried dur ing the past few months that ber sweet temper had become sadly ruffled, and she only needed the match applied in the shape of praise to her rival tomake her break out into a sudden flame of bitterness and cen sure; for Miss Mercy loved John Lockwood, and had loved him for yeai _, and on his re turn from the West he had treated her with such gentleness and apparent devo tion that her tender heart had fluttered with expectation, and she almost felt sure she was loved in return. But then the widow, the brilliant Mrs. Hazleton, had appeared upon the scene, drawing him from his alle giance to her and diverting his attentions until she grew weary and heartsick, and al most despaired of ever winning him back. No wonder the little weman failed to dis cover beauty in the gay and dashing widow, for whoever knew a fellow-creature to ap pear to advantage in the eyes of an oppo nent. Still, there was a good deal to be said af ter all on the other side, for Mrs. Hazle ton, though indisputably gay, was far from being frivolous, while her beauty, in spite of Miss Mercy's opinion, was certainly of a high order. Married at the age of eighteen and widowed at twenty, she was now at the age of twenty-four, a still young and charm ing woman. Fair and winsome, she made friends wherever she went, supporting her self by giving music and dancing lessons, with occasionally a concert or an amateur dramatic performance thrown in. And John Lockwood ? John was a hand some careleES fellow, not worth half the laurels with which he was usually crowned. Some ten years before he had left his na tive village and gone West to seek his for tune—had been fairly successful, not so much from energy or application to busi ness as from sheer good luck, which some how or other always seemed to follow him. But six months ago he had returned from his journyings|; returned to find everything changed. "Everything but Miss Mercy,'' as he remarked half fondly, to that patient little woman, his sweetheart of former days, and she had blushed and smiied down into her heart, thinking that that at least was unchanged. ■John had come back to get him a wife, he laughingly announced on his arrival, and many a maid had smiled up into his eyes, and many a heart had quickened at his ad vance, for John was thoughtless and dis tributed bis attentions with remarkable evenness until the advent of the widow. But now all was changed, and Mrs. Hazle ton, with her blue eyes, golden hair and infantile ways, had apparently taken pos session of him. It had been an unusually lively winter, for Mrs. Hazleton's dancing school had been well patronized by both old and young, and the Tuesday and Thurs day night "sociables," as she termed the thro wing open of her doors to the general public of those two evenings eaoh weeK, between the hours of 9 and 11, had insured the success and popularity of her school— for the public is always fond of dancing if some one else will only pay the fiddler. Miss Mercy was a regular attendant, not so much because she was fond of dancing as because John was sure to be there, and he was invariably attentive and kind. Not more so to her than to the sprightly little instructress, who laughed and chatted gay ly and seemed to take his attentions quite as a matter of course. But sometimes he would invite Miss Mercy to dance, and then request her to sit in some quiet corner instead and talk to him, and the blushes would mount to her checks and her heart would throb with delight, which would suddenly deepen to p_fii when lie would leave her afterward and walk off with the widow hanging foundly on his arm.- Ah, John, capricious John ! Do you not know there is cruelty in such kindness? St. Valentine'sday was approaching and it was known that the young man was to start for his Western home the day following. The little village was in a constant state of half-subdued excitement, for Mr. and Mrs. Turner, old friends of John's father, were to have a large party on that night in or der to give the young fellow a good send off, and no end of conjectures arose as to wheth er it might not be a wedding after all. No body was prepared to say that a trousseau was actually in course of preparation, al though it was hinted that Mrs. Eazleton was having a lovely new dress made, pur chased the proceeds of her last quar ter's salary. It was understood he was to bring the widow to the party, however, and the older women thought ruefully of the long five-mile drive. What a chance for bim to propose to her on the way, even if he hadn't done so already. The long-looked-for night at length ar rived, and at an early hour the great old house was ablaze with light from garret to cellar, while the merry tinkle of sleigh-bells without announced the arrival of the first of the guests, for in good old-fashioned towns, and with old-fashioned couutry peo ple, parties assemble as soon after supper, or early candle-light as convenient. Miss Mercy, an especial friend and favorite of the hostess, came in time to assist the ar rangements of the table, making herself useful in such a variety of ways, but in so quiet and unobstrusive a manner, that Mrs. Turner, who at this crisis was in a highly nervous and distraught state, declared she could "never have got along without her— never." The little woman looked unusual ly pretty in her black silk dress, with a bunch of straw-colored chrysanthemums at her throat and another in her glossy black hair. Mrs. Hazleton and .Tohn were the last to arrive, the former flushed and radiant from the long drive in the frosty evening air, and looking like an old-fashioned picture just stepped out of its frame, in her pale blue silk dress cut square in the neck, her fair hair done high on top of her head in a mass of bewildering curls, and her plump white arms but partially concealed by a fall of filmy lace. John was in high spirits, escorting her out to supper, and afterward returning to the parlor for Miss Mercy. Ho finished the evening with old Mrs. sitting by her side and waiting upon her with ready good humor. After supper "the mirth and ran grew fast and furious," and John be came the target for many a lively sally. "Why don't you get married, John, my boy f" asked jolly Captain McAllister, giv ing him a sly poke in the ribs ; "I thought you'd come home for a wife." "That is exactly what I should like to know, captain." echoed a lady standing near. "I have come to the conclusion Mr. Lockwood is an unmitigated swindle. He made us believe we should dance at his weddiug, but has never given us a chance.' "What's the matter, John? AVon't the party or parties, whichever it is (for on my soul T can't make out), have you—or are you in a strait betwixt the two ? Can't you make up your mind which one you want?'' The young man laughed good-naturedly as he replied: "I expect you've hit tho nail on the head this time, captain. I fear I am somewhat in the position of the party who originated the lines beginning: "How happy I conld be with either. Wei c t'other dear charmer away—" The captain roared vociferously: "Bless my heart, is that the case? And so you can't decide! Why, hang it, man, if I were you I think I'd find a way out of it, even if I had to draw cuts,'" "The very thing,'* exclaimed a chorus of voices. "Draw cuts, John—do draw cuts, it will be such fun, and see shall be—the old love or the new." The young man raised his eyes with im perturbable coolness as he replied in his usual careless tone: "If the ladies have no objections I'm sure I have none." "And will you abide by the decision and really marry whichever falls to your lot?" "Unquestionably, if she will have me." The two ladies were sought for and found; one in the library, the other in the dancing room. "Oh, Mrs. Hazleton, Miss Mercy," the young ladies exclaimed as they led them fcack to the room where a little crowd had collected, "Mr. Lockwood is going to draw cuts for a wife, and the choice lies between you two. Oh' won't it be fun ?" "Pun for the one who gets him," said the widow, laughing lightly. While Miss Mercy exclaimed, impetuously: "Draw cuts —John Lockwood draw cuts for a wife—how dare he do it?" "I think it would be pretty, perhaps, to have the ladies draw," said Captain McAl lister, searching in his pocketbook for a slip of paper to cut into slips; "then they couldn't accuse Lockwood of unfairness or partiality. What do you say, John; have you auy objections?" • Not the least in the world," said the young man, unconcernedly—"any way to suit-yourselves." The slips were cut and the captain ar ranged them in his hand. One long one marked "prize," and the others short and blanks. ' Now, ladies," said the captain, "are you ready?" Miss Mercy had a severe struggle with her heart before she could bring herself to consent. Mrs. Hazelton had not thought of refusing, and why should she hold back ? Must she resign John now, at once, forever, or should she make one last effort to retain him? Her cheeks burned with excitement, and her hand trembled so she could scarcely put it oue. "Ready," said the captain once again, smiling benignly at the two ladies as their hands were simultaneously extended. The crowd held their breath while the choice was being made, then—"Miss Mercy has got it! Miss Mercy has got it!" was shouted on all sides. Mrs Hazleton turned away with height ened color. "What nonsense," she ex claimed, leading the way from the room. "Surely, Mr. Lockwood will not be expect ed to abide by the terms of such an adven ture." Miss Mercy sank in a chair near by, una ble to stand and hardly daring to raise her eyes. Had she, indeed, won him, and was it really true ? or was it only an idle jest and a cruel oue at that'? Her heart beat wildly, and she took no notice that the par ty was breaking up and the people going home. When she arose she found herself alone in the parlor and John, with a quiet smile on his handsome face, was advancing to ward her. She tried to pass him, but he stopped her, and taking her burning face between his hands, raised it slowly till her eyes met his. For a moment he studied the quivering face, then whispered softly, in a low, calm voice: "Be readj; to-morrow, NO. 41. dear, at 10 o'clock—'' and the next instant he was gone—gone to tuck the widow snugly in the sleigh preparatory to their homeward drive. Little Miss Mercy.passed the night in a state of feverish excitement, weeping and laughing hysterically at intervals. "Was John really in earnest in what he said, or was it but a continuation of an idle jest?" He had called her dear, and his whisper was fond, nay, almost tender. "Did he mean it seriously and could it be that he loved her ? or was he bent on making a martyr of himself to a mistaken sense of honor? If such was the case, she would "never marry him—no, never," even though her heart-string snapped in giving him up at last. When morniug broke she was already up, putting the house in order and packing her trunk _n case anything should happen. She dressed herself with care in a soft? dark cashmere dress that might answer for a traveling dress, and after gathering a fresh cluster of her favorite chrysanthe mums, sented herself in the shadow of the window ty watch the passers-by. She wouldn't a_ silly enough to dress up in flowers in the morning unless—. But then one never knows what may happen. It lacked a quarter to 10 o'clock when the jingling of sleigh-bells arrested her atten tion, and leaning forward she caught a glimpse- of a lively procession approaching the house, headed by John and the clergy man, the Rev. Lemuel Sykes. Her heart leaped to her throat and she wanted to run away, but just then the voice of Mrs. Tur ner was heard exclaiming: "We've come to the wedding—but whore is the bride?" Her friend found her, but she refused to appear; so John himself came for her. "Not wanting to back out at this late hour," he cried, extending his arms and drawiDg her to him. "Ah, little woman, I should be heart-broken, indeed." She looked into his face incredulously. "But, do you love me, John ?" she whis pered. "Always and forever, darling." "Why then didyo-j hazard your chance of happiness so recklessly?" she asked. "It might have gone the other way." "It might, indeed," said the young man, penitently, in which case I fear I should have been constrained to cry, "C4od help me for my folly." And so it came about that the wedding really did come off, and John really made his word good by carrying back to his West ern home his old sweetheart and It was hinted that there was a lively scene between him and the widow the night of the party; but as the former never mentioned it, and the latter was not a woman to wear her heart on her sleeve, the facts were nev er fully known. However it was, she con soled herself afterward by marrying a young physician, and it is to be hoped tbat under his skillful hand the wound was thoroughly and effectually healed. Memorial Address by Rev. J. W. Rosebro. Memorial services in honor of the Con federate dead were observed at Lewisburg, Greenbrier county, W. Va., on Tuesday, the 12th of .Tune, on which occasion the memorial address was delivered by Rev. J. W. Rosebro, Pastor of the Presbyterian church of. that town. This address we publish not only because, from personal considerations, it will be read with much interest by the many friends of its author in this county, but because of its intrinsic merits as a composition, and the patriotic spirit and Christian charity with which it is imbued, and the tender emotions its sen timents excite in all generous bosoms. The following is the address—read and judge it for yourselves : ADDRESS BY REV. .1. W. ROSEIIRO. Ladies and Gentlemen: We come to-day to offer our affectionate tribute of remem brance to those who lost their lives in the war for Southern independence. This duty is not unmixed with sadness, for we re member not only that these men died, but also that the cause for which they died failed. Tbe different names by which this day is designated iv the North and in the South seem to remind us of this fact. They call it "Decoration Day" there, as though they met to decorate with laurel crowns the victors. We call it "Memorial Day," as we come to put the cypress wreaths of mourning on the graves of our dead. . We observe this day and perform this duty not to keep alive the bitter animosi ties of the strife, nor to stir up sectional hatred, but to perpetuate the memory of their heroism. And the daughters of our fair Southern land will not forget to strew with Uowers and to moisten with their tears the graves of the Confederate dead. They were men worthy of such grateful and loving remembrance. The glory of their gallant struggle is beginning to be appreciated in the world. No loftier pa triotism or more heroic courage has ever been displayed than by these Southern troops—whether following their grand lead er, Lee, in the army of Northern Virginia, or sweeping with victorious power through the valley of the Shenandoah under Stone wall Jackson, or dashing with impetuous daring under Ashby and Stuart and Hamp ton, or shouting victory 'mid the smoke of Shiloh under Albert Sidney Johnston. Though victors on many glorious battle fields, though led by leaders whose names are immortal, though encouraged and ani mated by noble women throughout the South, the cause for which they struggled was doomed to fail. They were borne down by overwhelming numbers and inex haustible means. The overwhelming odds and means of that Government to which the supplies of the world were open, were for four long years resisted by them. At last —poorly armed, blockaded by land and sea, their ranks thinned by hunger and death —they were*compelled to yield. We mention this not to boast, but to do justice to the dead. When the records are given by the hand of an impartial historian, the unselfish devotion to duty, the exalted he roism, the patient endurance of that army, will give the Southern soldier one o.f the most glorious passages in the history of the world. They were worthy to have died at Thermopylae with Leonidas, to have charged with the Light Brigade at Balaklava, to have stormed the bridge at Lodi under the "Little Corporal," to have shared in the glory of Dunbar under Oliver, to have died in the defence of Holland under the Prince of Orange. Immortal dead ! Many of you sleep in unknown graves. No marble shaft is erect ed to your memory, no tender hand of lov ing kindred closed your eyelids. You died in the glory of battle, "your country's flag your funeral pall, your valor for your shield." O'er you no pitying tears were shed But those with which, in tender love, Kind Heaven bedews the unburled dead. But your glory is immortal, and your mem ory is fresh and green in the hearts of your countrymen. It is now eighteen years since the flag of the Southern cause was furled and laid away, and the broken remnant of the army stacked their arms, accepted the issue of battle, and turned sadly to their homes. Ah, that was a bitter day? One gal lant soldier of the old Stonewall Brigade, who had followed with unswerving devo tion the fortunes of war to that day, at Appomattox sat down and wept like a child when they told him "Lee had surrendered." The bitterness of defeat unmanned the sol dier whose heart never quailed before the foe. Well might they weep. Wheresoever they turned their eyes, they beheld the smoking ruins of beautiful cities, disman tled homes, and a land trampled by the iron heel of war.« With broken fortunes, what was before them but a hopeless fu ture? Then the bitter consciousness that these priceless treasures of blood had been poured out in vain—"all for naught, all for naught"—is re-echoed on every side. But these men who were heroes in battle BATES OF IDTEBTIS__6. _____ . Advertisements will be Inserted at the nte or {1.00 per square of eight lines or lesa, for tbf first Insertion, and SO cents for each subsequent insertion. aw A liberal discount will be made on ad vertlsemenU published for 3,6, or 12 month!. OW Special Notices will be Inserted at double the advertising rates, OW Obituaries, Announcements of Candl" dates for ofllce, and all communications 61 a personal or private character, will be charged for as advertisements. Address—"SUnnton Spectator," Btin_to»,T_. i were no less heroes iD peace. The patient endurance of wrong and humiliation dur ing the first few years after the straggle is a part of the unwritten history of their heroism which calls for our admiration. The soldiers on each side were the first to lay aside animosities, to regard each other as foeman worthy of their steel, and to strive to clasp hands across the bloody chasm rent between the sections by the earthquake shock of war. The time is coming when the valor of Southern and Northern trCtops shall be held as a common heritage by the whole coun try; when Lee and Jackson and Albert Sidney Johnston shallbe as much the pride and glory of the American people as the stainless leaders on the other side; when the unselfish patriotism of Jefferson Davis, and the devotion and generous heart of Abraham Lincoln, shall be prized alike. The glorious names and deeds of that strife belong to the whole country, and none shall be branded with the epithet of traitor. As we remember our dead, we do not! forget that they, too, suffered. The drapery of death was hung on.many homes. Many eyes were dim with team for their dead, and many households were des olate for those who went out but would never return. Our hearts have been touched as the unknowu graves of Confederate dead in Northern cemeteries have been decked with flowers. Our hearts were melted by the generous overflow of benefactions to our suffering cities by pestilence. Such acts of re-union, too, as that between the Fifth Regiment of the Stonewall Brigade and the Twenty-Eighth New York Volunteers show that the day. of peace has dawned, and that sectional bitterness is dying out. The smoke of the conflict has risen enough to let us see that defeat was not an unmixed evil to us. The appeal to anna was perhaps necessary to settle what could not be settled otherwise. To use the image of another: Two dark and angry clouds arise in opposite parts of the heavens and seem to threaten ill to the earth as they roll toward each other with the flashing and thunder of heaven's atillery, like two mighty armies. They meet—but the issue is a fruitful shower to bless the earth. So are some of the results of this conflict. We begin to feel that this land is our country, while we cherish as deep a love as ever for our own Southern land. This had come sooner had politicians manifested the same magnanimity toward the conquered that the soldiers did when they sheathed their swords. They did not triumph over us with the insolence of Victory, but were ready to welcome their quondam foes to equal rights with them. Each side could love their own section and sing their own songs, yet meet in friendship on common ground, as seen by the following incident which occurred in the Spring of 1863: "The sun had dropped Into the distant West, The cannons cc ised to roar, which tells of rest. Best from the shedding of a nation's blood, , Rest to lay their comrades 'neath the sod. ".was early spring, and calm and still tbe night, The moon had risen, casting softest light; On either side the stream the armies lay. Waiting for morn, then to renew the fray. So near together a sound was heard by all. Each could hear the other's sentry call. The bivouac fires burned brightly on each hill, And save the tramp of pickets all was still. Tbe Rappahannock silently flows on Between the hills so fair to look upon, Whose dancing waters, tinged with silver light, ,Vle in their beauty with tbe starry night. But, list! from Northern hill there steal along The softest strains of music aud of song. The '.Starry Banner,' our nation's glorious air, Which tell to all of gallant flag 'still there.' Then 'Hall Columbia' a thousand voices sing With all their soul, which makes the hill-tops ring. From fire to fire, from tent to tent, there flew The wekonie words, lads sang the 'Boys lv Blue.' And well they sang. Each heart was filled with joy, From first in rank to little drummer boy ; Then loud huzzas, and wildest cheers were given, Which seemed to cleave the air and reach to heaven. The lusty cheering reached the Southern ear. Men who courted danger, knew no fear, Whilst talking of their scanty evening meal, And each did grasp his trusty blade of steel. Those very strains of music which of yore Did raise the blood, are felt by them no more. How changed. What now they scorn abd taunt aud jeer. Was once to them as sacred. Just as dear; And wheu the faintest echo seemed to die, The last huzza been wafted to the sky, The boys in blue had lain them down to rest. With gun and bayonet closely hugged to breast, There came Irom Southern hill with gentle swell The air of 'Dixie,' whlcb was loved so well By every one who wore the coal of grey. And still revered and cherished to this day. In 'Dixie land' they swore to live and die, That was their watchword, that their battle cry. Then rose ou high the wild Confederate yell. Resounding over every bill and dell- Cheer after cheer went up that starry night From men as brave as ever saw the light. Now all is still. Each side had played Its part. How simple songs will fire a soldier's heart! But, hark ! Across the Rappahannock stream there floats Another air; bat, ah! how sweet the notes— Not those which lash men's passions Into foam. But richest gem of song—'twas 'Home, Sweet Home!' Played by the band, wlicih reached the very soul, And down the veteran's cheeks the tear-di><£^_ stole. y Men who would march to cannon's mouth Wept like children, from both the Nortii and South; / Beneath those well-worn coats of grtey and blue, ' Were generou?. tender hearts, both brave and true, The sentry stopped and rested on his gun. And back to home his thoughts did swiftly run. Thinking of loving wire and children there. With no one left to guide tham. none to care; Stilpling lads not strong enough to bear The weight of sabre, or the knapsack wear. Tried to stop with foolish, boyish pride The starting tear ; as well try stop the tide Of ceaseless, rolling ocean, just as well, As Btop those tears which fast and faster fell. Then, lo! by mutual sympathy there rose A shout, tremendous, forgetting they were foetj A simultaneous shout, which came from every voice, And seemed to make the very heavens rejoice. Sweet music's power! one chord doth make us wild, But change the strain we weep as little child ; Touch yet another, men charge the battery gun, And by those martial strains—a victory's won; It matters not from whence, how far you roam, No heart so cold that does not love sweet home." We stand now on the threshold of a new era, in which the South is destined to play an important part. Richly favored as she is in climate and natural resources and min eral wealth, who can tell what her devel opment may be during the next decade ? We cannot live in the Past. We cherish the memory of those who died; we sigh for a cause that was lost, but the Future beckons us. It is a future bright with promise, luminous with hope. God speed the day when in national affairs there shall be no North, no South, but one great coun try, eDjoying the blessedness of that people whose God is the Lord! tJ_"Nothing so simple and perfect for coloring as the Diamond Dyes. For carpet rags, better and cheaper than any other dye stuffs. . * s "Board wanted," as the young lady said when she came to _ mad-puddle in the side walk.