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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-02-02
Only A Grain of Sand.

A man who had for years carried an old and
cherished watch about him, one day called
on its maker, and told him that it was no
longer useful, for it would not keep time cor
rectly.
''Let me examine it" said the maker aud,
taking a powerful glass, he looked carefully
and steadily into the works, till he spied just
one little grain of sand. AZ have it," said
he, II can get over your difficulty"
About this moment, by some wonderful
but unseen power, the little grain, suspecting
what was coming, exclaimed "Lst me alonel
am but small thing, aud take up SO little
room, cannot possibly iujure the watch
Twenty or thirty of US might do harm, but
cannot so leave me alone"
The matchmaker replied: "You must como
out, for you spoil my work, and all the more
SO that you are so small, and but few people
can see you"
Thus it is with US, whether children or
elders-one lie, one lust, one feeling of pride,
vanity, or disobedience, may be such little
one that noue but ourselves know of it; yet
God, who sees all things, knows it, and that
one sin, however little it may appear, will
spoil all our best efforts in his service.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-02-02

JOHN II. SURRATT TO WRITE A Book
The Washington correspondent of the Boston
Herald says:
"Surratt is now in South America, but will
return IRE within month. learn from
one of his friends that he has prepared full
and explicit statement O. tha conspiracy
which resulted in the death of President
Lincoln. In this he denies all knowledge of
any assassination plot, but confesses freely
that Booth and himself and others were in a
plot to abduct Mr.. Lincoln. He declares
that assassination was never spoken of to him,
and was not agreed on by Booth and Payne
until the night it took place. He further in
sists on the entire innocence of his mother:
maintains that every effort was made to keep
the abduction plot from her knowledge, and
says she was simply the victim of unfortu-
nate circumstances and the Vaccinations of
the witness Weichman, whose evidence, it
will be remembered, caused Mrs, Surratts
conviction. Surratt proposes to tell the good,
bad and Indifferent, and make oath to it,
He feels, it is said, that it will be so impair
tial and straightforward that it will be be-
lieved."
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-02-02
Water Drinkers Eloouence.

Not in the simpering still does the Eternal
prepare the precious essence of life; not over
the smoky fires, choked with poisonous gases,
and surrounded with the stencil of sickening
odors, doth our Father prepare the pure
draught. But in the green glade and CLASSY
dell, where the deer wanders and the cIild
loves to play; down in the deepest valleys
where the fountains murmur, and high upon
the mountain top where the naked granite
glitters like gold in the sun; where the tempest
broods, and the storm, clouds break in thunder
and far away out on the wide, wild sea, where
the hurricane howls music and big waves roar
the chorus sweeping the march from Cod
There He brews that beverage of life: health
giving water; and everywhere it is thing of
beauty-gleaming in the dewdrop, singing in
the summer rain, shining in the ice gem,
spreading golden veil over the setting sun,
or white gauze around the midnight moon,
sporting in the cataract, sleeping in the glacier,
dancing in the hail shower, folding its bright
snowy curtains softly about the wintry world,
and weaving the many colored Iris, that seraph
zone of the ky.,-It-is ever beautiful, that
blessed ife>water.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-02-02

THE S1BERT IRON AND STEEL COMPANY
of Augusta county, Va, with capital of half
million dollars, has been formed. Stock
all taken. Contracts for large amount of
woodland have been signed, and the whole
thing is bona tide transaction. Mr.. Sibert
deserves great deal of credit for his energy
and perseverance in securing so large an
amount of capital to be used and invested in
his own county, where he strikes his first
blow for revolutionizing the railroad interests
of America. While he had great many
offers in Maryland and Pennsy lvania to put
up very extensive works, together with all
the capital he wanted, he refused all for the
good old State of Virginia.-Richmond Dis
MATCH
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-02-02

RESPECT FOR PARENTs.-"A beautiful
traitef character, and lovely ssaissssam Of the
Spanish peasantry appear in their love for
parents. They yield to them obedience, res
Pect, veneration, and love, after they are aged,
and the children are men and women grown.
The married children delight to have their
parents to direct and govern them as in
childhood, and these children even quarrel
among themselves to get and keep possession
of their aged parents. This trait of charac-
ter is said to mark asAsws4 ountry, where the
past, the ancient, is held in honor; while
progress has no such reverence for old age.
Would that we had a little more Spain in
young America, if it is Spanish to honor ones
father or mother"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-02-02

BEAUTIFUL AND TRUE.-In a late article
in Frazier's Magazine, this brief but beautiful
and true passage occurs: Education does
not commence with the Alphabet-it begins
with mothers love; with fathers smile
OF appreciation, or sign of reproof; with
SISTERS gentle forbearance with handful of
flowers In a green and dainty meadow; with
birds nest admired, but not touched with
creeping ants; of an almost imperceptible
comet; with pleasant walks in shady lanes :;
and with thoughts directed in sweet and kind
ly tones and words to nature; to acts of be-
nevolenee; to deeds of virtue, and to the
source of all good-God himself"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-02-02
ExrRAoRp1NARY P1sroL PRAor1cE.-

EXTRAORDINARY PISTOL PRAcT1cE.-
Captain John Travis gave another exhibition
of pistol shooting at his gallery in Chicago
recently, in which he excelled any of his pro-
vious performances, by series Of hazardous
feats requiring the most sonsummate skill on
his part, and extraordinary daring in the gen.
tleman who assisted in them. Mr.. John Ro-
yer, of Texas, held cap on his head, aud
Travis fred a pistol bullet through il, from
the distance of twelve PAGES. The feat was
repeated twice, the ball going each time with
in a inch of the Uranium of the venturesome
holder. The same gentleman also held be-
tween his fingers a small lemon, and after
wards business card about an inch and
half square, and through each Captain Travis
put bullet, at the same distance, with one
eff the regular gallery pistols. Few people
would care to run such n risk as Mr.. Rover
did, and fewer still could successfully initiate
Captain Travis wonderful skill.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-02-02

A BEAUTIFUL ILLUsTRATIoN.-Iti is said
of the Icelanders that they serupulously OBJ
serve the usage of reading the scriptures every
morning, the whole family joining in the
singing and prayers. When the Icelander
awakes, he salutes no person until he has sa-
luted his God. He usually hastens to the
door, adores the author of nature and proVi-
dence. and then steps back, saying to his
family, aGod grant you a good day" What
a beautiful illustration is this of the Christian
obligations on the part of householder to re-
cognize and Worship God.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-02-02

WHoop1Na CoUeH.-Ad ecoction of chest
nut leaves (castanca visca) is said to be a
sovereign remedy for whooping cough
Steep three or four drachms of the leaves in
boiling water, and give it either hot or cold,
with or without sugar. Carbonate of lime
should be put in saucers about the room in
which there is a sufferer from this disease
1t prevents infection.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-02-02

fare you skillful mechanic 2" ayes,
Sir" "What can you make ?" "Oh, almost
anything in my line" "Can you make a
devil !" Certainly, just put up your foot,
and will split it in three seconds. never
saw chap in my life that required less altera-
ton"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-02-02

FATAL ACCIDENTAL Cherry Run on
the 18th inst, Calvin Jamison, an employee
tempting to cross the track was run over by
an Eastern bound freight train, the whole
train passing over him, cutting off one leg
entirely, crushing the foot of the other leg,
and injuring him otherwise, of which lDJu-
ries he died on Tuesday. the 18th instant
Berkeley Union.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-02-02

A NEW GAME.-Well, we don't know that
it is SO very new, but it is in these parts, we
believe, and SO we give description of it for
the benefit Of all concerned. We find it in
Tennessee paper:
ely Owe learn from our exchange
es, that new game of chance has recently
been introduced in this country, called "Ay
loo" 1t is less Objectionable than host
games of chance in this, that there is no
chance of cheating. Lest some Of our read-
ers may not understand the game, and won-
der what it is, we will state for their benefit
that it is very simple and easily learned. It
may be played by any reasonble number Of
persons. The players namea are vs4stten
near together, and small lump 80 I'd,
on each. Then commences the eagei
nsnt of waiting for fly to llghES
he doesso the name Of the play
sugar hls to treat an Toah
very high-toned game, but
fun.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-02-02

A young lady took her younger brother,
a little boy of three or four years old, to the
church. The preacher was an earnest man.
and spoke very loud. During the sermon she
saw the little fellow in tears, and asked him
what was the matter with him. He sobbed
out "That man is hollering at me"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-02-02

A MINUTE PuDDINa.- oyer the
fire one teacup of sweet milk for every guest /;
let it come to boil, and stir in one egg, one
tablespoonful of -four wet with a little milk !;
stir it well, let it cook few minutes oil
common teacups with butter and pour the
pudding into them when cool turn the cup
into saucer, the pudding will slip out nice
ly; serve with sweetened cream. This is a
quick and cheap desert.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-02-02

On the supposition that an astroIogist
of Indianapolis has read the stars Alright. the
world is to be desolated this year by plague.
IL is to start in Russia in silks from Egypt
and Turkey, will spread over Europe and
America, and will spot the people like leo
pard." The statistics of the anticipated NOR
taIity are not given, but it is announced that
there will not be enough left to give the dead
a Christian burial.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-02-02

Who wrote the most-Dickens, Warren,
or Bulwer? Warren wrote "Now and Then"
Bulwer wrote "Night and Morning." Dickens
wrote "All the Year Round"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-02-02

A CONTRAST.
My fife il like some scattered wreck
Dashed by the waves upon the shore,
The broken masts the rifted deck,
Tell of a struggle that is Ger;
Yet from these remnants of the storm
Tn mariner his raft will form,
Again to tempt the faIthless sea,
But hope rebnilds no raft for me;
For life and hope are conferred all In you,
s'Si je te perd. Je suis perdu.''
II.
My life is like the bIighted oak
That lifts its scar and withered form,
Scathed by the lightning's sudden stroke,
Sternly to meet the coming storm;
Yet round that sapless trunk entwine
The curing tendrils of the vine,
And life and freshness there impart
Not to the passion blighted heart;
My life, my future rests with you,
ISL je tie perd. Je suis perdu.''
My life is like a desert rock
In the mid ocean lone and drear,
Worn by the wild waves ceaseless shock
That round its base their surges rear;
Yet there the moss still will cling,
Some flower will find q cleft to spring,
And breathe cen there n sweet perfume:
For me lifc's flower no more will bloom,
Life would be sweet if spent with you,
ISL je tie perd. Je suis perdu."
NON APPRECIE.
II P. NJ, December 3lst., 1868.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-02-02

"A shirt made with the magnetic needle
and the thread Of passions discourse. win
be exhibited at the Worlds Fair in New York.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-02-02

= The most tender hearted man ever heard
Of was shoemaker, who always shut his eyes
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-02-02
MISCELLANEOUS.
A Spat and a Quarrel.

Nine Years Of Far Betpeen Husband and
Wife.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-02-02
POLITICAL.
IFor the Spirit of Jeferson,l
TO MISS Be-.

("My life is like summer rose. "-WIldt.)
A CONTRAST.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-05-01

The TROUBLE AMONG THE New YORK
NEWSPAPER MEN.-The correspondent of
the Philadelphia Ledger writes from New
York on Wednesday as follows:
Meanwhile Mr.. Dana, the Sun editor,
against whom Young has commenced pro-
ceedings for libel damages $l0O,O0O], is
understood to be certifying himself with
corroboratory evidence of the truth Of all
tina. he has published. He is in CORE
spcndence With Judge Chase, Senator Cam
sron, aid other prominent public men, on
the subject, and is said TO have received by
telegraph this afternoon, from at least one
of them, assurance that important letters
are st his service whenever they are called
for. MIR. Young, it may be added, was still
ascharRiDg his duties as managing editor
in the Tribune office up to late hour this
afternoon"
A Philadelphia dispatch says:
"Tne Young Dana libel creates much in
terest here among the friends of Mr.. Young.
Senator Cameron and his son Dom Came
ron have written letters, similar to that of
Attorney General Brewster, denying Dana's
allegations, and pronouncing them false.
Young and Stockton have instructed their
counsel, Attorney. General Brewster, to
bring suits for libel against the Philadel-
phis Press and Bulletin for reprinting the
Sun story"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-05-01

NEW YORK, April 30.-Money steady at
per cent. Sterling, lO9A Gold lS44. j'20's,
~, l22. North Carolina 6's, 81; new, G'G
Virginia 6s, ex-coupons, 80; new, 90. Ten
nessee Us, eX. coupons, 69l5.
Flour-Low grades 5@l0c. better. Wheat
Spring l@2c. better. Corn l@42c. better. Mess
pork, S3i l2A. Lard-Steam, lS@lS'ac. Cot
ton, 2ShQ2oAc. Turpen time weak Mt 47c. Rosin
firm: strained, 80 so. Freights dull.
Erentng.-Cottor steady; sales of 1000 bales
at 2sA@2S&c. Flour-Supertne, So 40lI$5 so !;
common 10 fair extra southern, S6 350S6.S
Wheat and corn closed dull, with Moons adj
vance lost. Pork, $Sl.l2H@$3l. IS Whiskey
frmer, and held at 94c. Sugar q shade better.
Other groceries quiet. Turpentine heavy at
49a4oI6c. Rosin steady. Freights declining.
Money easy ut 6(D7 per cent Sterling, l09S.
Gold. l34E. Governments dull eos, '62,
l2lA.
BALTIMORE, April 3o.-Markets generally
unchanged.
Virginia 6's, old, inscribed, 6o2l bid. North
Carolina 6's, eX coupons, 81 bid.
LOUISVILLE, April 5o.-Mess pork, 1915.
shoulders, 1896; clear sides, l7G@l7Ec.
CIScIYyAT1, April 30.-Whislssy quiet at 9oc.
Mess pork, $780, 5. Bacon-Shoulders, l3c. !;
clear sides, 1G5s. .. ..- .
ST. Louis, April 3o.-Whiskey heavy at SIC.
Pork very dull at s3l0s3l 80. Shoulders, IS nc
sides, lie. Lard heavy.
NEW ORLEANS, April 30.-Cotton in better
demand sales, 2.400 bales; middlings, ESQ
2sAc. Gold, 1919. New York sight, &c.
premium. Sugar dull common, l0c. prime,
l3hc. Molasses nominal; fermenIing, 5o865c.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-05-01

The PACIFIC RAILROAD HUMBUG.-
The Baltimore Sun has received copies Of
the last report-as late as March 9Th
made by O Government director Of the
Union Pacific railroad. It is that OF Mr..
Chancey H. Snow, of Washington, a civil
engineer, and formerly connected with the
Baltimore, Wilmington and Philadelphia
railroad, and who assisted in making the
early surveys for the great bridge Of that
company across the Susquehanna. MIR.
Snow went over the line of the Union Pa
cifc railroad sinoe January last, making q
practical examination Of it, and his report
sufficiently confirms all the allegations
which have been made heretofore of it's
incomplete and badly constructed con-
dition, showing hurried, unsubstantial,
unsafe, and unlawful laying of track, with
out proper grades, bsllasting, entertainments,
bridges, &c., besides frightening out Of the
line with the view of drawing, at the rate
fixed per mile, more bonds from the
Government than the straighter route
would afford. 1t is fact which no one
doubts, and Mr.. Snow believes no one de-
mics, that the persons who have had the su-
perintendence and management Of the con-
struction Of the Union Pacific railroad are
the persons who have been and are the
contractors for its construction. The (" Gre
dit Mobilier" does the work and receives
the money. And what is the Credit Mo-
bilier? To uee the forcible language OF
Charles Francis Adams, Jr., in an article
in the North american Revie,o for January
1869: -'~.t9 - A2
"It is but another name for the Pacific
railroad ring The members of it are IN
Congress they are trustees for the bond
holders they are directors, they are stock.
holders, they are contractors; in Washing
ton they vote the subsidies, in New York
they receive them, upon the plains they
expend them, end in the Credit MobilieS
they divide them. Ever-shifting charac-
tiers, they are ever ubiquitous; they re.
ceive money into one hand as compensation,
and pay it into the other as contractor,
Humanity speaking, the whole thing seems
to be species of thimblerig, with this diff
ference from the ordinary arrangement,
that whereas commonly the little Joker
is never found under the thimble which
may be turned up, in this case he ie sure
to be found, turn up which thimble you
may. Under one name or another ring
Of 8 few persons is struck at whatever
point the Union Pacific is approached. AS
stockholders they own the road, as mort
gsgees they have a lien upon 1t, as direc-
tors they contract for its construction, and
as members of the Credit Mobilier' they
build it," - IL, -. s
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-05-01

HOTEL THIEF MISUNDERSTANDING
LARcENIEs.-On Tuesday q modest, middle
aged woman, whose name is Mary G. Mil
Ter, was arrested on the charge of being
hotel thief. She confessed the crimes and
implicated Mr.. Lynch, a iegeller under the
New York Hotel; Reyes & Judd, firm
doing business OF No. 600 Broadway, and
one Cipgman, No. &C Nassau street, as re-
ceivers of the stolen property, which
amounted to $4,000 or $4,000. These lat
ter parties were arrested yesterday, and
were held without bail.
The robberies were peTpetrated in the
daytime. Diamonds, valuable jewelry,
gold watches, and the costliest grades Of
feminine apparel, such as camel hair
shawls and the finest fabrics of rare and
expensive laces, comprised the catalogue OF
missing property. Hotel guests, the VIC
tins of the robberies, were amazed at the
sudden and mysterious disappearance Of
their yaluables. Hotel proprietors, the re-
putation Of whose houses was being dam
aged by the frightful frequency of these
extended populations, were IN wild maze
Of bewilderment. Detectives confessed
themselves sadly perplexed. Persons
deemed in the slightest degree suspicious
stopping at the hotels, the hotel attaches
and servants and private servants and
visitors have been under the most careful
and unrelaxing espionage. And yet the
robberies continued with no clue to their
perpetrator. The late robberies to which
We have referred began several months
ago. First in the list Of victims, as will be
remembered, was Assistant District Attor-
ney Hu,chipgs. Shortly after New Years's
his rooms at the Everett House were en-
tered during the day time, during the tenn
porary absence of his wife, and valuable
cluster diamond pin and other jewelry
stolen of the value Of $2,645. Shortly
afterwards the rooms of Mrs. A. B. Salter
ct the Coleman, were entered, and cora
necklace and diamond pin and earrings and
other articles of the aggregate value o.
IS, 900 stolen. Mrs. Sherman, stopping al
the Fifth Avenue Hotel, close on the heels
OF the last robbery, had two camel-hai,
shawls valued at $500 each stolen from he,
rooms. A lady at the Albemarle was
robbed of $4,000 worth of jewelry, and
another lady at the Union Place Hotel wa:
victimized to nearly the same amount. Al
stated above, the robberies in each case
we're perpetrated in the day time, revealing
alike most marvellous shrewdness and
daring in their exeoution.-Neao YORK
Herald, 29h. ~ q
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-05-01

The total eclipse Of the sun on the 7th
of August next is the only one that will be
visible in North America during the pre-
sent century. The centre Of the line Of
totality will pass through Springfield, Ill,
aud near Des Moines, Iowa. Both Of these
stations, as well ss many others, Will be
occupied by coast surveying parties. Con-
gress has appropriated s5, 200 to defray the
expense of observations. Professor VIM
lcck, director Of Harvard Observatory, is
making arrangements for viewing the
eclipse and noting Its features at Shelby
vile, KY. The observation will last be-
tween two and three minutes.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-05-01

GENERAL LEE IN A. NEW MOVEMENT
The action of General Lee, as President of
Washington College, Va, in taking up the
movement for practical and technical edu-
cation in this country is likely to make as
great an impression upon our old fogy
schools and colleges as he did in military
tactics upon our old foey commanders in
the palmy days Of the rebellion. He pro-
poses to place Washington College in the
front rank of the march of modern ideas by
adding practical instruction in agriculture,
mechanics, engineering, and chemistry, to
its present list Of studies. If he succeeds
in doing 80, the old fashioned institutions,
where the arts of words and of choppipg
logic, with a smattering Of the dead lam
guages, only are taught, will soon be left in
the lurch by the new system. The old
schools must admit the new ideas of the age
or 60 UNDERLINED York Herald.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-05-01

Story OF RICHMOND MILK Man.
Among the names sent in to the Senate by
General Grant for consulstes was that of
Frank Chenowitb, for Canton, China. Che
nowith was born in Virginia. Went to
Missouri; published an abolition paper
q while, and had TO flee to escape the law ;
joined the army in 1861 i; was on Grants
and Sherman's staff; ruined his health ;
got school superitendency in Massachu-
sets; q milder climate was necessary he
returned to Richmond, Va, and, " first
family" of that Old Dominion as he was,
KEEP, himself and family afloat by serving
milk to the people of the city. In this his
wife bravely assisted him.-Erchange.