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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-03-23
Female Friendship.

Woman are the priestesses of predestlnstion,
and it is a wonderful advantage to man in
any pursuit or advocation to secure an adviser
in sensible woman.
DisraeIi says "the society of charming wo.
man refnes the taste, quickens the perception,
and gives grace and fexbility to the intel
lect, although woman who likes ambitious
men must be no ordinary character" In
woman there is at once subtle delcacy of
tact, plain soundness of judgment which are
rarely combined to equal degree in man.
a woman, if she be really friend, will
have sensitive regard for her admirers
character, honor and repute. Better and
iairer, of course are such friendships where
disparities of circumstances put the idea Of
love. out of the question.
Middle life has rarely this advantage !;
youth and old age have. We may have te-
male friendships with those much older and
those much younger than ourselves. Molier's
old housekeeper was great help to his geni-
us, and Montague's philosophy takes both a
gentler and loftier character of wisdom from
the date in wheh he finds in Marie de Gour-
ney an adopted daughter, certainly beloved
by me- says the Horace of essayists, with
more than parental love, and involved in my
solitude or retirement as one of the best parts
Of my being" Female friendship, indeed,
is to the man the bulwark, sweetner' orna-
ment of his existence. To his mental culture
it is invaluable wi thout it all his knowledge
of books will never give him knowledge of
the world.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-03-23
Torture in Russia.

NJ. Emile Andreoli, who took part in the
last Polish insurrection, and on his capture by
the Russians was sentenced TO twelve years
Imprisonment in Siberia, has just publishedin
the Reuue MOderHe the first part of his prison
reccllections. II was told, /" he remarks, "that
O. two or these occasions an electric battery
h ID been nude use of by the Russian police
to loosen the tongues OF the prisoners who
refused to answer the questions put to them,
which shows that the Russian gOvernmeutss is
one of progress and knows how to turn the
discoveries of science to account. After all,
this was not more cruel than the torture of the
herring. | knew several who underwent the
latter. and they told me that nothing could
compare with the sufferings they endured.-
They were confined in n we'll warmed apart-
ment, salted herrings with bread and water
for the first few days being their only food.
IF they refused to answer the questions of tho
examining commissioners the bread was hrst
of all withdrawn, and then the water, where
upon the torture of intense thirst commenced,
depriving the sufferer of all moral strength,
and even making him abandon the resolution
which he had formed to die. Very rarely did
any one remain mute when brought before
the commissioners second time. The sit
tings were usually held at nightin splendidly
lighted apartment with refreshments of all
kinds temptingly displayed on the side tables
The president would usually be most gracious.
by. and by he would say, I'VE will, ifyou like,
ask you to have something to drink with us
The fever and the yetigo caused the prisoners
to lose their reasons aud they generally yield
ed. Hunger would not have brought about
the same result as thirst, which lOoseus the
tongue even far more readily than drunken-
ness"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-03-23
MISCELLANEO Gus.
Damascus the Eternal.

Damascus dates back anterior to the days
of Abraham and is the oldest city in the
world. 1t was founded by Uz, the grandson
of Noah.
"The earliest history of Damascus is shroud-
ed in the hoary mists of antiquity" Leave
the matters written of in the first eleven chap
tiers of the Old Testament out, and no record
ed event has occurred in the whole to show
but Damascus was in existence to receive it.
Go buck as far as you will into the vague past,
there was always Damascus. In the writ
ings of every country for more than four
thousand years, its name has been mentioned
and its praise sung. To Damascus years are
only moments; decades, only feetting trifcs
of time. She treasures time not by days aud
mogths, but by empires she has seen rise and
prosper, and crumble to ruin. She is IL type
of Immortality. She saw the foundation of
Baalbec, and Thebes, and Ephesus laid she
saw them grow into mighty cities and amaze
the world with their grandeur, and she has
lived to see them desoae, deserted and given
to the owls and bats. She saw the Israelitsh
empire exalted, and she saw it annihilated.-
She saw Greece rise and flourish for two
thousand years, and die. In her old age she
saw Rome built; she saw it overshadow the
world with its power, and she saw it perish.
Tho few hundred years of Genoes Venetian
might and sp!endor, were to grave old Damas-
Gus, only n scintilation hardly worth remcm-
beriDg. Damascus has seen all that has oc
Cured on earth and still lives. She has look
ed upon the dry bones of thousand empires,
and she will live to see the tombs of thous-
and more before she dies. Though another
claims the name, old Damascus, is by right,
tho g. FtCrnol ritv -
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-03-23
RATES OF ADVERTISING
Fbe Demon of Intemperanoe.


C. Edwards Lester, in Harpers Magazlne,S
describes Genius, in its walks through the
gardens of Armida, as haunted forever and
forever by the enchantress Rum. he himself
had trod the enchanted ground, but had
awakened from the spell when pressing the
very verge of ruin, aad after seeing half OF
his friends drawn down in the maelstormz-
Himself redeemed, he wished to save afriend
of his, the sculptor Elliot, His persuasions
failed to win him. Yet he was saved and un-
expectedIy. Mr.. Lester called in April last
to see him and talk with him about the artof
coloring marble through the entire mass
The sculptor listened, but Immediately chang
ed the subject. The following colloquy took
place:
My dear l., 1 don't want to talk art
to-day want to speak of something great
deal bigger than that l must stop drinkipg.
l have thought it over, You know all about
the business. 1 want to take the pledge.
Can't you give it tome as afriends twill
be better So"
"I can, my dear fellow"
"Wel, then, come up to the bar, aud write
it out here while take my last drink. Mind
l., write it strong"
wrote it. He came to the table. and
slowly taking the pen aud holding 1t while
as he turned on me, in deep, earnest gaze,
said:
"Friend l., Mis is big thing. Think
of giving this up at my time of life ] Now in
my old age And yet it must be DONE"
He deliberately signed his name.
Now" he continued, "you witness it, put
your name here, right under mine Now
make a duplicate of this" which We both
signed.
Putting his copy carefully in his memo-
randum book, and buttOniug up his coat, no
drew deep breath, aud as large, generous
tears rolled, one by one, down on his breast,
he said:
sits done. Now L, stand by me, and
it will all be WELL"
So the sculptor Elliot began new life
His work at the easel was resumed, and SUI
perior portraits dropped with facility aud ra-
pidity from his hands. Such rejuvenated
existence invites all brain workers who have
been enthralled by the Demon Rum, to life
of abstinence. 1t will cool the blood, steady
TIE hand, clear the brain, lift up aud hallow
the life.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-03-23

a PRoDIGoUs MAN.-The largest man on
record was Miles Darden, native Of North
Carolina, who was born in that State in 1898,
and who. died in Tennessee in 1857. BE
was seven feet and six inches high, and in
1855, weighed 81 pounds. At his death he
weighed a little over LOCO pounds. In 1889
his coat was buttoned around three men, each
of whom weighing over 200 pounds, walked
together in it across the square at Lexington:
In 1850 it required thirteen and half yards
of cloth, one yard wide, to make him a coat.
Until 1853 he was active and lively, and able
to labor but from that time was compelled
to stay at homesor be hauled about in two
horse wagon His coffin was eight feet long,
thirty-five inches deep. thirty-two inches
across the breast, eighteen across the hesc and
fourteen across the feet. Itrequired twenty-
four yards of black velvet to cover the sides
and lid of the coffin. Miles Darden was
twice married. and Ifschiidren are very large,
though it is probable that none of them will
ever reach half the weight of their father.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-03-23

CUcUHBERs-It does not seem to be very
generally known, says an exchange. that the
Cucumber is one of the most useful vegetables
we have. and can be dressed in a greater
variety of palatabIe ways than any other than
the tomato. 1t is better than squash, and
more delicate than the ggplant, prepared in
the same manner; can be stewcd, fried, or
stuffed. and above al, can be parboiled, mashed
mn in batter and fried as fritters. more pleasant
and easily prepared than any other vegetable
or fruit. When a cucumber becomes just TOO
old to be used raw or for picking, it is then
at its best for cooking-and may be used for
that purpose even until the seeds become hard.
a raw cucumber is for most persons au indi-
gestible abomination, however much they may
admire its flavor and odor.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-03-23
POLITICAL.
[For the Spirit of Jeaerson.l
R E NJ OR S E.
by WILLIE s. HIeetxs.

laid me down in a forest of pines
And pressed my brow to the cold damp sod,
And in anguish of heart cried aloud,
Oh, mother come out of your mould ring shroud
And help me have faith in God.
My burden is grlevOus and presses me down.
This cross too heavy for me to bear,
NV joy and giadness forever have fled,
They sleep in the graves of my sAintcd dead.
And my soul is nigh filed with despair.
All seems bleak, and barren, and cold,
There's not flower to cheer my way;
The friends of my summer froIn me have fled,
The accursed wine in my cup was red,
And it ohecured my SUMS Last ray.
Is there no hope left, are the tolls so strong
That never again may burst my chainj
Must still live cumbrous blot,
Stunned by my friends, by her forgot;
Must l suffer this anguish and pain
Never again, by the grace of God,
VIII! taste the damning BOWL
Never again will bear the sting,
To be summed by a loathesome thing,
And to risk the loss of my soul
Camoron's Depot, Jeff. Co., March s, 1869.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-03-23

PITIFUL PIECE oF SpITE-Dctator Grant,
has sent G eneral Hancock, to Dakota Territory,
to get him out of the way. 1t is a reward
for allowing his name to be mentioned in the
list Of candidates for President, in opposition
to Grant. a Phil4del phia paper suggests
the propricty Of running Hancock for Cover
nor Of Pennsylvania
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-03-23
"PR1SrERs CAN READ ANYTHINe-"-

"PR1NrERs CAN READ ANYTHINe--
This remark is often made by correspondents
and advertisers as an excuse for half spelling
words, abbreviatiDg technicalties, and nd slov-
euly. unreadable writing generally: lnele Is
no doubt that printers are better dec'Pneese 1 &c
of bad manuscript than any other class OF
persons-but when, for instance, a nelcnnh' ,,l
writes that he has received hve bts;' zen iDs.
~. :. ;s somewhat difficult to tell whether
tLs merchant really means boots, biscuits or
bnttsrnuts G : chalk, cheese or ohurns; cloves,
clocks or clans.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-03-23

"A negro robbcr, by the name of Ma
thaniel Crawford, who had resided on the
widow Dundorc's place, about three miles
snd a-halr Southwest of Iarrisonburg, was
killed on Thursday morning, 4th instant,
between and O'Clock, By Samuel G.. Bow
man, son of Shem Bowman, of the same
neighborhood.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-03-23
CHARLESTOWN,
DEFERRED ARTICLES,

BuMMER.-We copy the following from
the Wa0er!y Magazine, and would suggest
that it would be an appropriate epitaph for
cold hummer" when his spirit takes its
flight to dog-heaven. He is a sagacious and
knowing canine, as our butchers and hotel
keepers cun testify:
ga more miserable object than dog with.
out home, we cannot imagine. The home
less dog-not the dog lost-but the dog al
ways homeless, is Of uncertain origin, sort of
combination ofall breeds. lie is always lean,
lame, ugly and hungry. His life is made up
of hits and kicks. He is kicked by the man
he follows in the hope Of at last obtaining a
home, and is battered over the head by the
butcher from whom he attempts to steal his
dinner 1t is said that every dog has his day,
but the day of the homeless cur must have
been an unusually bad one or else it has not
yet come. We often meet him, covered
with scars, instead of hair, sneaking, whining,
and perfectly conscious of his own worthless
ness. lie is robber by profession, aud
steals to live. He is the special adherence
Of dogs that have homes. They brow, beat
and abuse him, because they know that he
has not the pluck Or strength to resist. Like
poor humanity, the canine has no sympathy
with the unfortunate Of his race. lie is ia
ken by the dog catchcrs. because there is no
one to muzzie him. The dollar or two is
never paid for his release, aud lie at last ends
his useless and unhappy lie by city ordinance"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-03-23

ODEN BOWIE, GOVERNOR CT MARYLAND.
Though we are careful to exclude politics
from our columns, not germaine either to
the Turf, the Field or the Farm, we cannot
forcgo the pleasure of cOngraulating the peo
pie of Maryland upon their choice Of chief
magistrate and the brotherhood of the turf
upon the selection Of one of their number
for so distinguished position Gov. Bowie's
elevation is but another proof of the old turf
maxim that ''blood will tell;" lie is among
many of his narle and kindred who have held
distinguished positions in State and federal
politics the second of the name and blood
who have filed the scat in the venerable
State House at Annapolis, which never, with
two exceptions, las been filled by other than
the best bred men in the State. Years ago,
in Mexico, under the iron hail which swept
his comrades from his side in the bloody
streets of Monterey, the conspicuous gallantry
of young Bowie secured him place in the
hearts Of the people of Maryland; he has
held it ever since; they have made him their
Governor. What better proof do We want of
the truth of the old turf maxim, Blood will
tel!."- TINT, FGcM ard Farm.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-03-23

A brilliant meteor was seen about eleven
o'clock on Friday night, the 5th inst, in
New York city. Observers state that this me,
teor made its appearance in the south, about
forty-tivc degrees above the horizon, and pass
ing slowly on line parallel with the horizon
towards the northwest, it traverscd about
seventy degrees, and passed out Of sight. 1t
was visible about ten seconds and at one time
it appeared to burst, throwing out brilliant
corruscations.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-03-23

- Every one has heard of the time hon
orcd game of Odd Slcdge" or ''Sevcn Up 2"
But we have new game in Old Virginia,
called Nine Up" 1t takes its name from
the fact that nine men played the first game
aud went up" For the benefit of the curious,
we would say it is a losing game, and it is not
at all popular in this section.
IIDO9stock Herald
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-03-23

A New York paper, (Republican,) pub
lished without comment the following
\ Western man, writing from Washington,
says he is ''saddcned with the conviction that
corruption in high as in low official POSITIONS
in national as in municipal affairs, is the canker
gnawing at the very vitals Of the republic,
and threatening to undermine its institutions" )"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-03-23

About IL o'clock few nights since,
n party made an assault upon bar,room in
Woodstock, and together with pistol shots,
stones, &C.. perfectly demolished every window
in the house, besides generalsmash of bottles,
&c. ON the shelves within.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-03-23

CORNER LoUNGERs.-The mayor of Phil
adclphia. few days ago, issued an order di>
recting the police to arrest all loungers on the
corners on the streets Several ofthe police
men refused to obey the order, and resigned
their positions.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-03-23
Business.

Properly speaking, man lives to work he
does not work to live. He is himself better
than his vocation and if he lets the care OF
that wholly occupy and exhaust him, he sac
rificcs the greater to the less, aud makes the
things which should have been for his wealth
become unto him an occasion of falling
Take the lowest ground, and suppose that
man tolls beyond the limits of legitimate en-
durance in order to amass a fortune or raise
the prospects of a family, what is the tre-
auent results? He units himself for the
use and enjoyment of that fortune, or de-
prives his family of that length of life or lns
tercourse which is needed to protect and IN
fuence it. 1t is great mistake to be busy
overmuch. There are jaded slaves who come
home with no reserve or love for, or even IN
terest in, those who are dear to them. They
are almost strangers in their houses. They
hardly speak to their own wives; they hardly
see their own children. Business is business,
and has no right to encrosch upon the claims
of affection He is worse than a slave who,
not content with working when he ought to
work. robs his dependents of their share of
himself, by spending his whole energy in la
Dor, which leaves none to bear his part in the
burdens of home No man is intended to be
a mere income or wages pump He must
win bread, but he must win love too He
who gives himself no time to play with his
children Injuries them, as well as the man
who neglects to work for their support.
"OR1G1NAL SENTIMENT Here's to the
wheel barrow: For simplicity of construction,
strength, courage, and general moral charac-
ter, it is the superior of the 'velocipede, and
ought to be encouraged. This is voluntary
tribute to modest worth and unobtrusiye gen.
tleness of character Finally, we exclaim
Put the wheel-barrow in our'n.
Hogan CO., Ga=ette.'
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-03-23

- The Valley Virginian newspaper estab>
lishment will be sold at public sale on Satur-
day, the 9th day of March. 1t is said to
have large circulation, and good run OF bus
incss. The Virgtntam has been sprightly
journal.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-03-23
: On Thursday. March 4th, the sta

On Thursday. March 4th, the state Off
GERS chosen at the October election in West
Virginia, entered on the discharge of their
duties. On that day the new Governor, Wm.
Il. Stevenson, was inaugurated, as we'll as
State Auditor Borgess., State Treasurer Ma
cauley and Secretary of State, Pipes.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-03-23

The residence of DR.. Thomas 8. Page.
in Clarke county. near the sOpequon, was
burned, on Saturday a week. The FIRE, it is
understood, was communicated to the roof
from foul chimney which vas being burned
out.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-03-23

= Dir. Trotter has entered into satisfactory
arrangement with the Rail road Company, and
withdrawn his stage line, from Strasburg to-
Harrisonburg.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-03-23

On Thursday week, the residence OF
Michael McKabe in Berkeley county, was en-
tirely destroyed by fire.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1869-03-23
HAITIMoRE CARDS.
slanos g. ia "a O -.
COLD MEDAL FOR 1867
Has Just been awarded to

For the Best Pianos now made over Baltimore
Philadelphia and New York Pianos ny the
MARYLAND INSTITUTE.
-. ,yn Nv.RrRooM No. I NORTH LIBERTY
r. near Baltimore street, BALTIMORE, MD.
c,T,EFF,S PIANOS have all the latest imPLnve-
= mcnts, including the AGRAFFE TREBLE,
Ivory Fronts, and The Improved French Action
f,IIv warranted for FIUe Years, with the privilege
of exchange within II months If not entirely salts
second hand Pianos and Parlor Organs always
on hand, from $50 to $50.
Referees VINO have our Pianos in use;-
Gen r. E, Lee, Lexington, Eir? inia Cen
Rott Ransom. Wilmington, NC John Burns
DR.. L. C. CordelI. Warren Eby: John b. Packet
Chari,stowu Th0s NJ Isbell of Jefferson county
L. b. Burns of Clar kc county. Mrs. Schwartswcl-
der, Mozart Musical Association of winchester
TERMS LIBERAL. call solicited
Anil II. 1860. d. Oct. ..
The Hickman courier., 1869-04-10
How Farmers waste Time.

Mr.. Harrison. in one of his papers
called @Walks and talks on the farm, .
which have been running for more than
a year in the American Agriculturalists,
has the following capital hit at the waste
of time by farmers:
at is we'll known fact that dogs wag
their tails, and philosopher once COM
puted the amount Of power in the aggre-
gate, lost to the world by this useless hab-
it. and found that it was sufficient to turn
half the grist mills in Europe. If he
should figure up ali the power we lose on
the farm in year for the want of little
thought, he would probably tell US that
it would be sufficient to dig in week or
two, all the gold in California, and make
us all rich. But joking apart, if other
manufacturers lost as much time and
power as some farmers do they would
soon be ruined. We lose time in every
-Eay. We take load to the city and
Eeome back empty, and then 60 empty to
The city to bring a load. We lose time
In scraping dirt on to a road, to raise it a
few inches above the water, while half the
labor in ditching would take the water
three feet below the road. We lose a
great deal of time by being in hurry.
We have no time to oil the harness: to
keep carriages clean, the nuts tight; to
drive a hoop on barrel or pail when
it gets loose; to put up tools and imple-
ments; to plant fruit trees, or take care
of them. We never have time to attend
to the many little things on the farm, and
we loose more by neglecting them, than
wc-poss1ofe can earn by steady work.
have known a farmer to go into the
woods, all alone, to chop, and leave stout
hired man at home to attend to the stock.
The Hickman courier., 1869-04-10

IN England man can not be married
after IL o'clock in the day unless he pro-
cures a special license at a cost of $3.50.
The law making this requirement was
passed in 1884, and its object was to
break up the then almost universal pre-
vailing system of clandestine marriages.
The penalty imposed upon a clergyman
officiating at such marriage in violation
of the act is transportation for fourteen
years.
The Hickman courier., 1869-04-10

A woman with child entered a pho
tographic gallery, the other day, and pre-
vious to placing it for picture, the wo-
man subjected the young one to a vigo-
rous spanking. The artist interfered,
when he was informed by the woman that
she was only trying to get up fine col
or 10 the child's face, in order that it
might be represented in the picture with
blooming cheeks. She was somewhat
surprised to learn that the matter of col
or in photograph was quite an after
consideration; that the machine to take
colors just as they stood was not yet in
vented.