Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1853-05-31
EASTER DAY.

Here is the manner in which Easter Day is de-
clded for eaclr year: The tradition goes that the
resurrection of Lord took place little after the
Eerna Equinox and followed n full moon Now as
IL Is tHonght that the equinox comes annually the
[lst OF March, the day after the equinox when fun
moon occurs is observed, and Easter is fixed at the
Sunday which succeeds this day 1t follows that
Easter cannot arrive sooner than the 22d of March,
LOT the earliest date for the full moon of March is the
list II 1t fell on the 2Oth it would no longer be the
Pasctlal moon of the equinox From the s,tmc date
inc latest possible for the celebration of Easter is tho
Z3h OF April In this case it would be necessary, that
me Iull moon after the equinox should fall on Sum
day April 18th, and the festival would take place the
sunday atter-that is the 25lh The fete OF Easter
has been celebrated the 22d of March in 1898 IDEA
l6l and 1873 and will he in 22S5 celebrated April
10Th, IN 1866 1874, and will Ee in 1886 1919 2O3S
2l9o &c From 22d March to 25th APRIL the two
datcs included, there are - DAYS Easier may thus
occupy thlrty-hve different places
TRANSACTION OF THE Ron HrLps-A recent writer
gives some Interesting pai tcllnrs upon this subject:
In twelve years about five hundred million dnI
lars were raised by the house for different powers by
way of loan or subsidy, which were distributed in
ne''riy the following Proportions-For ENGLAND two
hundred mlilonsi for Austria, fiflv millions; for
Prussia. for millions; fer France eighty uilIions.
Tor Ma les, fifty millions; for Russia twenty-fye
millions: for several German c urts four p,lions.
Tor Brazil twelve Millions exclusive various other
large sums. The remarkable success of the Roths-
chlds setting aside the great opportunities which
they have enjoyed from favorable circumstances NAV
DC attributed to their strict adherence TO two f. n
mental raxims. The first If these in Cnmplia, co
"th the diving injunctions of the founder of the house
Is the conducting all their Onerations entirely IN ~
M m Every proposition of magnitude Tade 10 ono
Of them Is submitted 10 .Iois-ar,tions nj all
No project is adorted until Thus fully disc,,ssod and
It is then cxetu cd b. unite cfors: second prin-
Cpe is, not TO aim nj cXOrbant rOitS TO set def
ME UNITS u every operation and so far human
prudence and foresight do 10 render il indeDen
dent arc dental influ noes In tIcmmt MS liesone
OF tie main secrets Of their strength"
AN AETEsIAN WELL FOR FREDERICK-Thc Board of
Aldermen and Common Council of Frederick Mary
lhnd have determined to adopt plan suggested by
Mr. Saunders, the practical Engineer and GcoloeiN-
who has surveyed the Mountain for the purpose of
fixing upon some p' int at which nix an artesinn
WELL for the purpose ofobtanng more bountif1l sun
ply of water for the of the citizens of the town.
The Citizen saws:
Mr. Saunders is confident that by boring IN tho
depth OF $50 feet additional supply of from 2l6 m
Z3z gallons OF water to the minute can be obtained
The bore will be Is inches in diameter and the time
consumed in procuring the water will be 60 days NJ
ter its commencement at an estimated cost of SIoait
81 500 The wOrkmen will commence o,erations in
the course of a few weeks.
A RATTLEsEAKE REvIvAL.-The Syracuse 1NsY-)
Star is accountable for the following: ~
in the State of Ohio there resided n family con-
slstlng Of an old man by the Of Beaver and bis
three sons, all of whom hard nets who i,d ~
ten laughed to the advice and ertreaifes OF n
Pous though very eccentric minister who resided II,
the same town. II happened one Of The bows 5raa
bltten by rattlesnake, and expected 10 die
when the minister was sent for in great hasta. On
his arrival he found the young man very reTIife5t
and anxious to be prayed with. The minister ciIed
on the family knceled down and prayed In this wise:
-, Lord, we thank thee for ratuesnakes; ne thank
thee because rattlesnake has bit Jim We pfav
thee TO send rattlesnake to bite John; send one to
bite Bill send one to bite Sam and, q Lord send
the biggest kind Of rattlesnake bite the Old nan
for nothing hut rattesnakes will ever bring the Re-
yer family to repentance"
CUhE HoE TooTIAcHE-We know nothing Of do
safety or efficacy of the EOllowngrecipe for toothacbs
which we find to be imputed to practitioners in an
Eastern paper: -
Cum copal when dissolved in chIoroESVn farYoa
an excellent compound for suFing the holes Of de-
cayed teeth have used It frequently and the ben