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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-06-30
POE TICAL.
THERE'S AN OCEAN ABOVE US:

There's ocean above us, so calm in i:s flow,
That no sound from its depths breaks the sllence
below
All the objects that fill it in grandeur appear,
Poured forth from the. hand of Omnipotence there.
l gaze on it's wonders with awe stricken eyes,
In the path of its waves where eternity lies,
And borne from the grossness OF earth, see
The glory and Pomp of that boundless exPanse.
Far away on the verge of that beautiful blue,
Where the sun, sinking low, disappears from the
view,
There are clouds sailing round, dressed.in purple
and gold
More splendid than courtsor than monarchs Of old.
A nd again in the morning what dazzling array
Heralds on in his brightnessrthe sovereign of day,
AS he duly goes forth on his mission OF love,
Shedding down light and heat from that ocean
above.
He is waiting his blessings to regions unknown;
And the planets are sailing with Joy round his
throne,
All illumined and warmed by splendor go bright,
And filling their sails from that ocean of light.
And at m idnight what ships encrcle the sky,
Blazing out in the mid Gs of the blue sea on high.
With their glories kept burning as onward they
bound
o'er the deep waves that cover the tracklcss pro-
found.
Their the moon calmly sails in her noiselcss careers
And the PIcades see k for their lost one so dear;
A nd Arctarus all bright with his canvas on fire,
Ri des aoit in his spendor still higher and higher.
All subli me they recedc a II majestic advance,
A legion of worlds in that boundcss exPanse.
Sailing backwards or forwards like ships. as theygo
On the fathonlless depths of our waters below.
There's ocean above us there's Pilot that steers
His mil lions of orbs in their intricate sphereS;
And creation is teemng with worlds that are new,
Meant to sail on that of immensity too.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-06-30
A Voice from New York.

The Greenpoint TVatchman, the organ of
the Democracy of Suffolk county New York,
which lies Immediately in the vicinity of the
great CITY, thus alludes to the passage of the
ereenback resolutions by the New York House
of Assembly:
ga strong pressure by the representatives
of the bondholders was made to prevent the
introduction, and still stronger effort to
defeat the adoption, of this resolution, and
its passage under such circumstances is a
memorable triumph of the popular sentiment
over a powerful conspiracy of money and
talent The people of New York accept and
endorse the Pendletonian plan of financial
relief And even the Glamour of Governor
Seymours eloquence was exerted in vain to
overcome this settled purpose of the masses
to throw off the shackles which bind them.
'.In view of the adoption of this explicit
declaration by the Democratic Representatives
in the Assembly, who did indsputably repre-
sent the will of their constituents, who can
doubt that, whatever its delegation may do,
the Democracy of New York will heartily
support the gallant young statesman of the
West
"The real feeling. even of the State Con-
vention at which Governor Seymour made
his remarkable speech, was crystalized into a
song improvised by prominent gentleman
of Syracuse, aud sung at a private gathering
Of delegates in the evening amid great
applause, few lines of which are all that
we can remember at this time, but are enough
to show the spirit of the meeting, and to give
what should be the key note of the campaign
in this as we'll as in all the other States:
'We'rc coming to the ballot box
We're coming from everywhere,
For when come to pay our tax
The rich don't pay their share!
Wen meet you. Mr. Bondho!der,
Well meet you on The spot,
Where we'll stop your cutting coupons
From our little house and lot!
Wen meet You at the ballot box,
And there we'll let you know
That can't stand ycur standing army,
Nor your colored mans Buro!"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-06-30

a REMARKABLE STATEMExT.-In the
trial of Gen. Cole for the murder of Hiscock
at Albany, on the ground of adultery with
his Coles wife, the counsel for the accused,
made the singular statement that ''within the
last two hundred years no man has been pun
ished by any court of justice, either in this
country or in England, for shooting the Sc
ducer of his wife, his daughter or his sister,
when that motive, and that alone, has promp-
the fatal blow" This demonstrates the in.
fuence of precedent in important questions.
Parties who desire to do anything out of the
usual order of things console themselves with
the reflection that this is not the first time it
has been done," and in this manner the un-
warranted deeds of some one else are made
the excuse for still more unwarrantable action
on the part of others.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-06-30
RATES OF ADVERTISING.
FIELD AND FIRESIDE.
The Use of Moles.

Our readers will remember that for doz-
en- years we have eombatted the foolish idea
that got into the heads of many persons, even
editors of agricultural Journals, aud some OF
the best writers, that the mole lived upon veg
etables, and was, IN consequence, very de-
structive animal in gardens, etc. We tried
to convince them to the contrary. but they
would persisteutly stick to their belief and
attempt even to offer proof by showing pota-
toes that had been planted in hot beds, let
tuce, DC, where the moles had been running,
half eaten up by them. At least thero was
the halEeaten potato and the whole>eatea let
tuce plant, and what did it if not the moles 2
If such people would set an inviting mouse
trap they would soon discover the destroyer
Moles may injurc hills of corn or any young
plant by passing through it and lifting it un,
in search of their principal food, the eartl
worm, which is to be found more abuudantly
there than elsewhere on account of the mois-
ture about the roots, but that is all-they
live upon animal food alone, and commences
seeking it as soon in the spring as the frost
is out of the ground and the earth worms
make their appearance. The following iuter-
estiDg and careful experiments rnadc at Zu-
rich, by Swiss named Weber, distinguished
naturalist, ought to settle the question. The
result of his experiments was laid before tho
Board of Agriculture of his canon, and is in
brief as follows Mr.. Weber had carefully
examined the stomachs of fifteen moies,
caught in different localities, but failed to
discover therein the slightest vestige of plants
or roots whereas they were filed by the re-
mains of ascaris or earth worms. Mr.. Weber,
not satisfied by this fact, shut up several
moles in box containing sods ef earth, on
which fresh grass was growing, and n smaller
case Of grub or earth worms In nine days
two moles devoured three hundred and forty
one white worms, one hundred and ninety
three earth worms, twenty five caterPillars.
and n mouse, skin and bones, which had been
enclosed while alive in the box. Mr. Weber
next gave them raw meat, cut up i'll small
slices mixed with vegetables. The moles
eat the meat and left the plants. lie next
gave them nothing but vegetables in twen-
ty-lour hours two moles died of starvation.
Another naturalist calculated that two moles
destroyed twenty thousand white worms i'll IL
single year. Evidently farmers ought to en-
deavor to multiply moles rather than kill
them Germantorn Telegraph.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-06-30

To EXTRACT ESSENCES FROM FLOWERS
Procure a quantity of the petals of any
flowers which have an agreeable fragrance
card thin layers of cotton, which dip into tho
finest florence or Lucca oil; sprinkle small
quantity of fine salt on the flowers, aud lay a
layer of cotton and one ofhowers alternately,
until an earthen vessel or wide -mouthed glass
bottle is full. Tie the top close with blnd
der, then lay the vessel in a south aspect to
the heat of the sun, and in fifteen days, when
uncovered, a fragrant oil may be squeezed
away from the whole mass, quite equal to the
high Iy valued otto of roses.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-06-30

a TRAP FOR ANTs.-As the season is now
at hand for ants, housewives and others who
are troubled with them may probably use tho
following trap to advantage:
Procure large sponge, wash it we'll, aud
press it dry, which will leave the cells quito
open then sprinkle over it some fine white
sugar, and place it near where the ants arc
troublesome. They will soon collect upon
the sponge and take up their abode in tho
cells. 1t is only necessary to dip the sporgu
in scnldiug water, which will wash them out
dead. Put on more sugar and set the trap
for new haul This process will soon clear
the house Of every AIT.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-06-30

How TO CURE A CoLD.-The moment
person is satied he has taken cold, let him
do three things: First, eat nothing second,
20 to bed, cover up in warm room; third,
drink as much cold water as you eau and ia
three cases out Of four, he will be well in
thirty-six hours. To neglect cold Tor forty
eight hours after the cough commences. is to
place himself beyond cure, until the cold has
run its course, of abouta fortnight. Warmth
keeps the pores of the skin open, and relieves
it Of the surplus which oppresses it, while
abstinence cuts off the supply Of material for
phlegm which would otherwise be coughed
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-06-30

The folly of strikes is made
strongly apparent by statement in the Chica-
90 Tribune of the history of one which oc-
CURED in that city last year. That paper says: ::
"Thirteen months ago some five thousand
mechanics and others of Chicago, resolved
that they would reduce their hours of labor
one fifth, and for eight hours require the same
wages that were given for ten hours labor.
They struck, and on the 1st of May, 1867,
paraded the streets with music and banners.
The majority of these men remained out OF
work for one month. others for two months,
when they returned to the old wages, and
worked at the old hours. Hundreds of them
never obtained work at any price or hours,
and had to go elsewhere where they were not
known. That strike cost these people half
million of dollars in loss of wages; that is,
they received that sum less than what they
would have received had they worked on
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-06-30

\ day or two since, the "Reverend" James
W. Hunnicutt, made his way to the CUSTOM
house, and commenced a furious onslaught
on the Guinea Pigs" who are so snugly
cnsconced within its walls He first approach
ed the register in bankruptcy, and said in the
most deliberate manner, Judge Bond, can l
see you, sir Z"
Judge Bond-"Certainly, sir"
Hunnicutt-"I wish to see you in priva te.
l want private conversation with you"
Judge BOnd-"Walk into my back office"
Hunncutt and Mr.. Bond walked into the
private Office OF the latter and were seated
IIunnicutt very exciJcdly said, Judge Bond,
by Cd. you have treated me intamOus!y,
and | intend to expose your villanies to Con-
gress. Instead of giving me the patronage
of your Office you have given it to that ID
paper in Alexandria, the State Journal, and
have taken $4,000 out Of my pocket. You
have taken the bread out of the mouths of
my wife and children. You are trying to
break my paper down, and [ believe you will
all be glad when I am compelled to stop it. :"
Mr.. Bond looked at him in utter amaze
ment. His first idea was that Hunnicutt had
suddenly became insane, but he soon saw what
the matter was. He got up, and pointed to
the door, SAID, I'D d-n you, get out OF
here get out of here forthwith"
Hunncutt very calmly turned in his chair,
put his foot on the table, and said Il don't
mean to 90 out of here until 1 get ready"
An explanation followed, and Hunnicutt
commenced aughingin maudlin kind of way.
He had expended his fury on Bond, and then
let out on Underwood. lie denounced him as
an ungratetul cur, who had profted by his
valor and now that nothing more was to be
made out of him, had ''gone back" on him
He denounced not only Underwood, but all
the Radicals in the city. He said after he had
built up the party by his labor and persever-
ance, others had gotten the offices, and he was
left to starve for anything any of them would
do for him Having unburdencd himself he
left for his of1icc-RjchmOnd Enquirer.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-06-30

MURDER WILL OUT.-A correspondent
of the Baltimore Sun, writing from Wash
ington under date Of June 18th, gives the
following:
Some of the transactions of General Butler
while in command at New Orleans, are being
exhumed, and depositions taken in the case
of Kerney VS.. Butler, copy of which has
been received here by the Butler invests
eating committee. In May, 1862. when Con-
tederate money was current in New Orleans,
by permission of General Butler, his brother
Colonel Butler, agreed to purchase large
amount of naval stores from Kerney, payable
in Confederate money The next day General
Butler. issued a proclamation prohibiting the
circulation of Confederate money, which at
once declined to nominal value. Col. Butler
soon after demanded delivery of the naval
stories and offered Confederate money
kerney declined, whereupon General Butler
arrested him, and threatened to send him to
Fort jackson and confne him with ball and
chain if he did not deliver up the goods
Kerney made delivery and now sues for
$4,000.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-06-30
To be Rich and to be Married.

It is often said that girls wish to be rich and to
be married, as if it were an accusation against
them. But why should not girls wish to be
rich ard to be married? Is there anything
wrong-is there anything censurable-is
there anything to be condemned in either of
these wishes?
The world is full of good and pleasant
things; have not girls, as we'll as men, right
to desire to possess and enjoy them Must
blood flow slow and sluggish because it is in
womans veins? Shall her pulses never leap
with the thrills of an ambition, which is es-
teemed honorable in man?
And why should not girls desire to be mar
ried Marriage is an institution possessing
both human and divine sanction, which it
would be quite impossible to uphold without
the co operation of young women. Then
have they no right to take an interest in it,
and, in fact to look upon it as opening to
them, as it does, their most important sphere
of action ?
There is a difference of opinion as to wheth-
er women should be talors, or doctors, or
lawyers, or even voters but no doubt was ev-
er entertained about their qualifications to be-
come wives. 1t is ridiculous to speak, as if
it were to their disparagement, of the high
appreciation which they instinctively place
upon the most important relation which ma
ture has ordained for them. The poet tells
us that
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-06-30
> General Mcclellan is said to have writ

General Mcclellan is said to have writ
ten to his friends that he does not want, and
will not accept, the Democratic nomination
for the Presidency. He adds, however, that
he wishes statesman for the Office and that
if such candidate is presented by the Dem
ocratic Convention to meet in New York next
month, he will come home from Europe and
take the stump for him, Nobody who knows
how dearly the Boys in Blue love Little
Mac can fail to appreciate the immense value
of that promise.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-06-30

CLARIFYING WATER.-Two grains of al.
um to pint Of water that is not fit to drink,
renders it perfectly clear and pure, and the
taste Of alum will not be perceived. a little
pulverized alum thrown into pail of water
and allowed to stand for fifteen or twenty
minutes will precpitate al! the impurities,
and leave it perfectly clear.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-06-30

"A hen has the capacity of laying six
hundred eggs-aud no more. Usually they
lay a few the first year from three hundred
and twenty to three hundred and seventy in
the next three years and the rest from tho
fifth to the 9th year inclusive. The true
economy, therefore. it will be seen, is not to
keep hens after their fourth year.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-06-30

In setting hens, first test the eggs to SEQ
whether they are fertiized and sound in this
manner: Place the end of your tongue to
the large end of the egg. If it is all right,
perceptible warmth will be observed. If
cold, like the small end, reject it; it will
never hatch
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-06-30

EXCELLENT RoLLs.-Warm one ounce OF
butter in half pint of milk put to It
spoonful and half of yeast, and a little salt.
Put two pounds of -four into pan, and mix
in the above. Let it rise an hour, knead 1t
WE'LL make it into seven rolls, and bake 1t IN
a quick oYen.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-06-30

GINGER BEER-Take one pint Of molas-
ses and two spoonstuIl Of ginger, put into
pail to be half filed with boiling water; Ieav-
ing room for one pin: of yeast, which must
not be put in till lukewarm. Place it on
the warm hearth for the night, and bottle it
in the morning.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-06-30

y PRoPHEcY.-Writing to one ofhis "two
papers, both daily" on the close of the ''im-
parchment trial,' Col. Forney, clerk of the
"high court" made this prophecy:
'Should the Senate of the United States
fail to convict Andrew johnson on the ac-
cusatons of the House, not an electoral vote,
with the exception of the vote of West Vir-
ginia, Missouri and Tennessee will be given to
General Grant in the South eastern States
next November"
So Stevens, prophesied: That "if the
President was not convicted, the Radical cans
didatc would carry but two Northern States
Massachusetts and Vermont"
IT'S the sunset of life gives HIM mystical lore,
As coming events cast their shadows beio.e.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-06-30
- The report that Bro

The report that Brownlow was dying
proves incorrect He is said to be in better
health than usual and seems determined to
verify the prophecy of the old woman in
Tennessee, who being informed that Brown
low was again convalescent, exclaimed, 81
rally do believe that that man means to go to
h-lI alive"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-06-30

If farmer in Wisconsin plants a row
of trees along the road, he is exempt from
working on the road whoever hurts one Of
these little ones is fined So.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-06-30

AN ALARMING THEoRY--From the an
nual recurrence of rains. meteoric showers
and the explosion of steam boilers in various
parts of the country, Prof. Loomis suggests
a very uncomfortable theory in regard to the
safety of the earth itself He thinks it is
not impossible that sufficient steam might be
generated in the burning centre of the world
to blow the whole globe to pieces A vol
oanic eruption under the sea, or near it, like
that OF Vesuvius now in progress may at any
moment convort the earth into huge steam
boiler, by letting the water in upon the CEN
tral fires, to be followed, for aught we know,
by an explosion that shall rend it apart.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-06-30

- Fruit trees are more truly ornamental
than the most fanciful shrubs.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-06-30
Marriage, if rightly understood,
Is to the virtuous and the good,
Daradise balnTp

OF course, wealth and marriage, both hon>
orable in themselves, are to be sought only
by honorable means. Honesty, industry and
economy produce wealth. a woman who un-
derstands, thoroughly and in detail, all house,
hold duties. and who manages all her house,
hold affairs judiciously. contributes greatly to
her husbands prosperity and her own.
So the possession of all the virtues, and all
the accom- plishments. is the fist and surest
step towards acquiring the possession of a
good husband.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-06-30
To the Farmers, Millers and Others
IN TIE
COUNTIES orJEFFERSoN SCLARKE.

HAVING associated ourselves in business Tor the
IL purposes of the above Card we will Day for
Wheat. Flour, Corn and all othc, kinds of Producs
the highcSt market prices in Cash. or will receive
and forward on Commission, making sales and re-
turns in the shortest time
STARRY & LOCK
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-06-30

q. JIG Ribs IVuE R. LANGuoS.
HOUGH, RIDENOUR & LANGDON,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS
SALE CT
GRAIN.FLOUR.S SEEDS. PORK. BACON
LARD, CoTTON. TO BACCo, kiCE
LEATIIER, WOOL, FEATHERS,
ROSIN. TAR. .TUEPENIlNE,
GINSENG. BUTT TER, EGGS,
&c. sc.
NO. l2A SOUTH EUTAW STREET,
IoPpusITE E o. h- = pEP"T-l
LTiM0RE.
~ ORDERS for all kinds "t M'rci"mdi=c Salt
Fish Plaster. q uaun. aud tn" various Fertilizers
and Farming. Implements, promptly hiI"d.
REFER Il " & Els:
GIoPxt<s, HAsSpES & KEMP. Baltimore.
C4SGY, GILPIS & Co,
RRooxs. FAHS"s oCK Co.,
PE~SIMAS S BRO
DAxIEL hIrLLcR Pres Nat Exc Bank Baltimore
u W. BUvruS, Esq. Lynchbmrg. Va
NJ. GREESw' X SoS, New Orleans
Sroy & BERKLEv, Lowell, Ohio.
DAVIS, EoPER & CO., PctCrsburg, Va.
f. H. MILLsR, Alexandria, Va.
august 20. 1867.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-10-23
w. F. BROWN,
Sheriff Black Hawk Co.

A busy man is locomotive, and
life track. Every night he drives
into "the house" and stops. Every
morning he is fired up anew, and
away he goes switching off in one d.
rection and then another. In this
rotine of business he forgets that the
physical orgaization is of the most
delicate kind. If a hard iron loco
motive needs constant care, and to
be well oiled up and rubbed offevery
day, how much more necessary is ii
that all men and women should use
Plantation Bitters, which are nc
plus ultra of every thing which is nec-
essary to keep the system in perfect
tone of health.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-10-23

The canvass Is fast drawing to- n
close and as little time 10 left for
work it behooves the Republican
party to he up and doing. The reg
istry of votes is we fear not receiv-
ing that attic ton that ii demands
The law having never been I'm effect
Before and newcomers constantly
moving into the several townships,
it is feared that their names will not
all be on the list.
We may loose many votes in
Black Hawk couatN by too much
confidence. We have been informed
this week by citizen in an adioin-
ing township that there are many
newcomers in his neighborhood
who are Republicans but who have
not taken the trouble to see that
their names are properly registered
and will not of their own accord
In that way we may loose many
votes. While the Democrats have
teet canvassing every township III
the county thu Rep blians have
been inactive. This should not be.
Black Hawk County must Poll
swelve hundred majority this year
for Grant, and will without doubt If
due effort is made. The time for
speeches has passed, and even If it
had not, attention TO the registry OF
voters is worth n dozen mass meet
ings to secure votes for CIR mt.
BY reference to notice elsewhere 1T
will be seen that the board of regis
tration of this township meets next
the 27th for the purpose OF
receiving and correcting the registry
list. If there are any whose names
are not on the list let them be hunt
ed up. We trust that the commit
tee i'm other townships will at
tend to this matter promptly.