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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-10-31
20 E TICAL.
A GRAND OLD POEM.
Who shall judge man from manner?
WHO shnII know him BY his dress2

Who shall judge a man from manner?
Who shall know him by his drcss2
Paupers may be fit for princes,
Princes Ct for something less.
Crumplcd shirt and dirty jacket
May bcClOthc the golden orc
OF the deepest thought and feeling
Satin vests could do no more.
There are springs Of crystal nectar
Ever welling out Of stoue;
There arc purple buds and golden,
Hidden, crushed, and overgrown;
God, who counts by souls, not dresses,
Loves and prospess you and me,
While be values thrones tho highest
But as pebbles in the sea.
Man, appraised above his fellows,
Oft brgGts his fellows then;
Masters, rulers, lords, remember
That your mGanest kinds arc men;
Men, by honor, men by feeling,
Men by thought, and men by fame,
Claiming equal rights TO sunshine
In mans OnnObling name.
There arc foam,embroidered oceans,
There are little weed clad rills;
There are feeble, inch,high saplings,
There arc cedars on the hills.
God who counts by souls, not stations,
Loves and prOspess you and me,
For to him ali famed distinctions
Arc as pebbles in the sea.
ToiIing hands alone are builders
OF nations wealth or fame;
Tilted laziness is pensioncd
Fed and fat,ened on the same;
BY the sweat Of others forchCads
Living only to rejoice,
While the poor mans outraged freedom
VainIy lifteth up its voice.
Truth and justice arc eternal,
Born with lovclinOss and light;
Secret wrongs shall nerer prosper
While there is sunny right;
God, whose world heard voice is singing
Boundlcss love 10 you and me,
Sinks oppression, with its titles,
As the pebbles in the sea,
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-10-31

"A retired govornCss says: II am one
Of those whose lot in life has been to 60 Out
into an unfriendy world at an carly age and
of nearly twenty families in which I madO my
home in the course Of Thirty years, there wcrc
only three that could be designated as happy
families. The source Of trouble was not SO
much tho lack Of love, us the lack Of care to
manifest it." The closing words Of this son
tencC give US tho fruitful source Of family
alienation, Of hcartaehOs inpuraerable, Of sud
faces and gloomy home circles.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-10-31

THE FAMINE IN l'EWsIA.-l.ater accounts
from Persia represent the dcYastutons from
The famine to be more wdcIy.sprcad aud DE-
structivc than ever. At Mcschcd, town Of
l20, 900 inhabitants, so, 900 have persisted,
10000 have fed for their lives, and the feeble
remainder have been carried into captivity by
Afghan bauditti. Meanwhile the Ehah, after
the tushion Of Eastern rulers, has wholly dis.
regarded tho sutlerings Of his cubjcct', aud
ruthlessly left them to the wretchcduess and
death which his own incapacity has brought
upon them. While his people have been dy'
ing hy thousands under pe,t.lencc and tapllnc,
his Royal Majesty has taken bis usual hunt
ing expeditions aud lived us richly aud rCck.
lcssy as ever. \ mob Of several thousand
.tar1ing men and women who assembled be-
fore his palace gates, conducting themselves
in very riotous manner and coupling his
Majesty name with cpprobrious aud disrC.
spcctfuI epthct+, awOkc thht worthy mngis-
tralo to u realizing sonso Of the situaton,-
liz therefore issued an edct that bread
should be sold at a certain fixed price but
Us there was no bread to be bought ut any
price this was rot wholly satisfactory. Alter
this he imprisoned thu Vixier Of the town
and baked the bakers iu their own ovens.-
Aud still his people sys not happy"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-10-31
TO TRAVELLERS.
WINCHESTER AND POTOMAC il;
TIME TABLE. 4.


TRAINS Go,So SOvTm.
Leave Elarper's Ferry at I 90. A NJ, ard ! 20P NJ.
Leave Shenandoah nj O6, A NJ and ] ?6P NJ.
Leave Keycs' Switch att 70, a NJ and % PM.
Leave HAlltoEn at 80, A NlRnd IS NJ.
Leave Charlestownst7 80. a NJ and igP NJ.
Leave Camcruu's al $ II, 4 NJ and OD NJ.
Leave Summit Point Nt 30, A NJ and2 IN.
Leave Vaudeville at $ 81, A VI and e5P NJ.
Leave OpeQuon Bridge at o., NJ, 22s NJ.
Leave Stcphen1on's al 81, A NJ and So 2 NJ,
Arrive at Winchester at ~. NJ, o. Pm.
Leave Winchester at 10 81 A NJ and O5 ? NJ.
Arrive al StraSburg al % \ NJ and !! II, PM.
TaA,ws GolSO NOa1M.
Leave strsoburg at S IS a NJ and is lO.PM:
Arrive at " Wiuchcsteru ut 50 a NJ and %, NJ.
Leave Winchester at 10 81 A NJ aud . SUP n:
Leave stephenSOns q ut 10 81 A NJ and " PM.
Leave opeuuon Bridge al 10 - A NJ and 90 7 Nj
Leave WadCsville at 1916 a N and 81 n.
Leave Summit Point 10 So A NJ and 81 III.
Leave Cameron at II GA NJ and l2P NJ.
Leave ChnrleEtuwn at II 81 A NJ aud 3! 7. ~.
Leave na!ltowu at II 80 A NJ aud ! 81 ? NJ:
Leave Keyes' Switc at II 81 A NJ and 3 " NJ.
Leave Shenandoah at II 10 A. NJ and 629 N.
Arrive at Elarper'S Ferry II 50 NJ and o 80 NJ
A. II. WOOD, Agent, tEHrper's Ferry.
JOHN L. WILSON,
June 20, ISL. Master OF Transportation.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-10-31

Whenever SEQ man anxious tcw git
into tho middle oy itO that don't belong tcw
him, | am alwuz anxious tow haV him, for I
know ho iz SurO to be tie vast whipt man in
the party.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-10-31

-aAow much did ho leave |" inquired 1
gentleman Of wug on learning Of tho death
Of wealthy citizen. Everything" re,
spouded the wlg; he didu't take d dollar will
him.D
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-10-31
PERSONAL.

NOAH WALKER L co,
The Go ebrated G others Of Ba timore
Announce tho introduction Of a plAa Of ordering
CLOTHING AND UNDERWEAR BY
LETTER,
To which they call .pCciaI attention. They will
seuL on application their improved and accurate
RULES FOR Sci r. iiEAS URE0fENT,
and full line Of sampCs from their immenIc stock
of Cloths, CaLslneres, Coatings, ShirtinG", &c,
thus enabling parties in any part OF tue country 10
order their Clothing and Shirts direc. rom 'nen'
with the certainty Of receiving garmenwOi Oh
Tic Very --latest Stse
And liost Perfect Fit
st,siu.ble. Goods ordered will be sent BY Express
In any mart OF the country. AZ Is well known
throuthout tho Southern Stutes they have Ior Forty
three Ycars excelled in all dcpatmeateo oi tne's
bmEiurss. which IL substantial guarantee As to 'he
character Of the Goods they will send OUT large
and we'll assorted stock Of
READY.MADE CLOTHING
,lways on hand, togc,hsF with full line of
FURNISHING GOODS
including all tho latest novelties In design, and
AT POPULAR PRICES
When Gcod6 arc cent per ExPre's G. o. O.. there
will Lc no collection charge on amounsloi Sg1aad
oysr. RuleS for self. measurement, Samples Of
C;oois and Price List free on application IGe ~.
tsntIou OF tho Trade 10 invited ~ our WnoieIae
department, which 10 always kept up tothe hiN"ess
'@'uA'SN NOAH WALKER & CO.,
,.,.,,r,c,, and Dealers In Mems and IlOyS
Claiming and Furnishing Goods, either
1O5 and lG7 Baltimore Street,
BALTIMORE, MD.
AptIll.lstl.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-10-31
Tricks Of JugglerR.

Thegober Christian editors Orthe New York
0Lsrrer arc responsible for the following ::
We think Hermann and Heller are jugSlers,
but whit eau they do to compare with tho
Chinese trickstersy A traveller at Kiusai
was cntert4ncd by the NiccrOy, tho Amir
Ku,tai, and this was one Of the amnscmeDts !:
THAT same night juggIer appeared, who
was one of the great Khan's slaves, and tho
Amir said to hiu, Come and show US some of
your wondersp Upon this he took wooden
ball with seven holes in it, through which
long thongs were passed and, laying hold Of
one Of these, slung it into the air. ltweut so
high that We lost sight Of it altogether. Ut
was tho hottest season Of the year, and We
we're outside in the middle Of tho Palace
coulN. There now remained only short cud
of thong in tho conjurer's hand, aLd he de.
sired Quo Of the boys who assstcd him to lay
hold Of it and mount. lie did so. climbing
by the thong, and we lost sight OF him. Tho
c0ujnrcr then called TO him three times, but
getting no answer, he suutched up q knife, as
i in u great rage, laid hold Of the thong, and
disappeared III his turn Ry.and,by he threw
down one of the boys hands, then foot, then
tho other hand and the other foot, then the
trunk, and, lust Of ALL the head lastly, ho
came down himself, putting and blowing, aud
with his clothes all bloody kissed the ground
before the Amir, and said something to him
in Chinese. The Amir gave some order in
reply, and our friend then took tho Iad's limbs,
laid them together in their places, and gave a
kick, when, presto there was tho boy, who
60. up aud stood before US +! All this aston.
ished me beyond measure"
A CHICAGO lEREMlADE.-Mr. W. D..
Isancker has brought from Chicago to New
York curious memorial Of the great fire.
Among tho ruins Of tho Western News Com
pany's establishment, where au immense stock
Of periodicals and books was reduced to ashes,
there was found single leaf Of quarto bible,
chSrred around the edges. 1t contained tho
FIRST chapter Of the Lamentations Of Jeremiah,
which opens with tho words: "Ilow doth tho
city sit solitary that was full Of pOoplel How
is she become as widow! she that was great
among the nations and princess among tho
provinces, how is she become tributary =
shC wcepeth sore in tho night, aud hor tears
arc on her checks; among oil her lovers she
hath mono to comfort hcr." And that was Tho
only fragment Of literature saved from The
News COmpany's great depot.
Men Ov little authority arc like men Ov
little strength-alwus anxious tow lift sum.
thing.
TRaro IL two kind ov men that | don't karc
to meet when l an in CRATE hurry mer
that l owe, and men that want to owe me.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-10-31

BALTIMORE u OHIO h. r. COMPANY.
SCHEDULE Of Passenger Trains arriving and do
y parting at tho IIarpcrs Ferry Station:
TRAINS BOUND EAST:
bFFARTs.
MjI T,niD. 100 P NJ
e., lire $50 A NJ
Esnress Train, 663PM
TRAINS BOUND WEST,
u.uT,,jr 70 O6 p NJ
r., jrs $50 NJ
ESn,s"s rrAIs. II IS P NJ
Office open at all houra for trains Through Tickets
'''' ~ - A. B. WOOD Agent.
Harpcr'G Ferry, juno 20, 1871.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-10-31

Men Ov little authority arc like men OV
little strength-alwus anxious tow lift sum-
thing.
TRaro IL two kind Ov men that l don't karO
to meet when I an in CRATE hurry; men
that l owe, and men that want to owe me.
The Portland daily press., 1871-07-26
Paper Making i'm the Olden Time.

At this time Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
and Delaware had forty paper mills; yet in
IT'S, just before the war, paper was very
scarce, and in 1776 the Massachusetts House
of Representatives appointed suitable persons
in each town to receive rags, and desired the
people to be very saving of everything that
could be used for paper, and men were ex.
cused from service in the armx who were
needed for paper making The mill of Wat.
son, and Ledyard at Hartford, supplied most
of the paper used in the Continental army.
When the army entered Philadelphia ia IT'S,
it was with the utmost difficulty that paper
tor cartridges was procured, and it was only
after long search that any could be found.
The searchers discovered at last in the garres
of house in which Benjamin Franknn hau
previously had his printing office a0out tWeh-
ty.fiye hundred copies of Key. GllDert len
ants sermon on defensive war, winch had
been printed by Franklin. These were all
taken and at once sent to the army head
Quarters. where they were used to wrap the
cartridges which won the battle of Monmouth.
In 1871, David Buel, postmaster at TROY. N.
Y, published an excellent homily on the saw
ing of rags, which seems to have had a very
good effect. He explained, among other mat
tiers, that the poor, by saving of rags, would
De aDle In this manner to amply reward the
thrift or their servants. 1t was even at that
time calculated that economy of this KIND
would prevent yearly expenditure In ioreign
countries of $4,000, in order TO supply the
American mills,
The Portland daily press., 1871-07-26

The hay crop is short from one hat to one
quarter in many parts of the country. The
unparalleled drouth of last yesr favored
worms, and in many meadows the grass-roots
were entirely eaten up. May was a dry
month, and the summer rains came too late
to save the hay crop. The fall feed very like
ly will be good. Make the most of it. The
richer meadows will yield crop of rowen. In
many places this is considered nearly worth
less. We know it to be excellent feed for
calves, sheep, and milch cows. A few tons of
rowen will help the winter store.
Oat and wheat straws are an excellent ele-
ment in cut feed. If coru-meal or oi-cake
is used, straw is a good substitute for
hay. Then it is not yet too late to grow
turnips. We raised large crop on rich
land last fall, sown as late as September 1st.
They have two and half months to grow.
They need no cultivation and no topping.
You have only to pull them as wanted, and
feed whole to sheep or cattle. No food is
more highly relished, and when given out one
feed day, they are great help in winter ing
stock When there is danger OF their being
frozen into the ground, they can be gathered
and stored, tops and roots together, in heaps,
under open sheds, or in the barn cellar. They
can be kept several weeks without damage
Then a prime element in carrying cattle
through the winter well is to have the cattle
come to the barn in high condition when
winter begins. If you have not feed enough
in the pastures to do this, IL will be better to
reduce the stock. We want also good, warn
quarters, perfectly dry, and safe from all cur
rents of arr. Pine boards are good substi-
tute for hay. A ton of hay may be saved to
each COW or OK by warm stable.
The Portland daily press., 1871-07-26
Proposals for Altering and Repair
ing the Lighthouse Tender
sslriS.''
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE T-HOUsE BOARD.


Washington City, June %, 1871.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
twenty eighth day Of July next, for altering and
thoroughly repairing the Lght-House Tender
"Iris," (now at Portland, Maine, where
she may be examined at any time,) according
to the printed, detailed specifications, and plan OF
the vessel which will form part OF the contract,
copies of which may be obtained upon application to
the Lighthouse Board, and at the offices OF the
Lght-H -Honse Inspectors at Boston and Portland and
also at tue Custom Houses at Portsmouth, N. H.,
and Ellsworth, Maine.
Bidders are required to state Tin submitting their
bids) the time within which they will contract tor
the entire and satisfactory completion of the work
according to the terms of the specifications in case
OF acceptance and to be guaranteed by satisfactory
security.
For full details, see printed specifications, plan,
and the form of bid and guarantee required. The
right reserved to reject any bid, all bids, for
reasons other than the price that may be named.
All bids must be carefully sealed and endorsed
Proposals lor Altering and Repairing Lighthouse
Tender "Iris," and then be placed another envel-
ope and addressed, for delivery in person. or be sent
through the mail gre paid to the chairman OF the
je27eod4w w. B. SHUBkICK, Chairman.
The Portland daily press., 1871-07-26

-The new apportionment for the Legisla-
ture in Maryland makes the number of men,
bers in the House of Delegates eighty.tw
instead of eighty-six as now
"A dsconsolate youth the other day at
tempted to commit har-kari by eating thir-
teen apple dumplngs, and all from disappoint-
ment and blighted hopes.
during rainstorm in Troy, on Thurs
day, there was a shower of fish about four
inches long. They came down alive, and all
the cats in Troy had splendid feast, besides
many people good breakfast. There Is no
theory for this strange phenomenon.
In some recent discussion societies they
debated strange questions. The last was:
"What is the difference between the Bridge
of Sighs' and the size of a bridge?" The
next is to be: "The difference between a fac
simile and sick family
"A gentleman from Boston on a visit to
his friend in the country, speaking of the
times, observed that his wife had lately ex
pended fifty dollars for habit His friend
replied, "Here, in the country, we don't allow
our wives to get into such habits"
. -"Boy," said an ill-tempered old fellow, to
noisy lad, "what are you hollerin' for when
1 am going by?" "Humphp returned the
boy, "what are you going by for when am
hollerin'?"
"A grumbler who was loud in complaint
because of the degeneracy OF the times, got
this left-handed sympathy: "What you saw
is undoubtedly true; for l remember that,
when was a boy, heard my father saw that.
when he was boy, he heard my grandfather
say the same thing"
YOU'D better look out for your hoss's
feet above here, mister" said ragged boy to
atrayeler. "Wh ~" said the gentleman, ner
Vously pulling up. "Cos there's fork in the
road there" was the candid reply.
They have horse-fies in Arkansas. These
arrangements are not, as the name might
seem to imply, ranked among the sports of
the turf, but are winged monsters, size
smaller than prairie chickens, with nozzles
like well-augurs, capable of boring clean
through an average equine and clinching on
t'other side. As far as heard from, the horses
do not seem to like them, but fly as soon as
the tormentor appears. This accounts for the
name, also for the fact that the farmers ara
obliged to do their plowing by moonlight,
when the insinuating bores are at rest.
The Portland daily press., 1871-07-26

THE FEMALE DICTIoNARY.-In this val
liable work the Specification of a word is given
in feminine sense, as under:
Marriage-The only habit to which women
are constant.
Loyer-Any young man but brother-in-
law.
Clergyman-One alternative of a lover.
Brother-The other alternative.
Honey-moon-A wife's opportunity.
Horrld, Hideous-Terms of admiration
elected by the sight of a lovely face anywhere
but in the looking glass.
Nice, Dear-Expressions of delight at any
thing, from baby to a barrel-organ.
Appette-A monstrous abortion, which Is
,aa-d in the kitchen that it may not exist
during ,.iuner.
VIM r. "he first thing one lady sees In
anothers face. -..
Husband-A person "no "iheo en1eA''
and dresses as his wife dire. - ... .u,,.
Ducks lin ornithology)-A l. ''sseu oriue'
groom, with his giblets under his arm. ,,,.
Brute-A domestic endearment for a..
band.
The Portland daily press., 1871-07-26

In a recently published volume, entitled
"Wonderlul Escapes" we find the following
curious story, said to be historically true:
Coelius Secundus Curion, Jealous Luther
an of the sixteenth century, having dared to
give the lie in open church to a Jacobin who
had heaped on him the most odious calum-
nies from the pulpit, was Immediately arrest
ed by order of the inquisitor of Turin. He
was dragged from prison to prison, but he at
last made his escape so cleverly that his enc
mics could only account for it by accusing
him of maxim. In order to exculpate hipse
from an accusation extremely dangerous al
that time, he published an account of his es
cape in little Latin dialogue, entitled "Pro
bus" from which we select the following pas
sage:
new prison." says Curion, "with my feet fss.
tened to enormous pieces of wood, when, by
| nothing less than sudden inspiration from
Heaven, was urged to supplicate the young
man in charge of me to release me from al
least one of my fetters. The other, as
pointed out to him, would be quite heavy
enough to insure my safe sustody. As he
was merciful, and bore no malice against me
he at length suffered himself to be persuaded
and set one of my feet at liberty. He had nc
sooner lett me than set to work to carry out
plan had already formed for my escape.
tore my shirt into shreds, and taking off my
stocking and slipper, stuffed them with these
rags until had made a very fair model of q
leg and foot. But though the form and con
tour of the flesh were there, you had only tC
touch the new limb to find that it was la
mentally deficient in bone. What was to be
done? I looked about everywhere, until al
last my eye lighted on a stick hidden away
under settle. seized it eagerly and soon
fashioned bones for my leg; and then, hiding
my real limb under my cloak, sat calmly
awaiting the success of my ruse. After a
time the young man came in to pay me his
usual visit and to ask me how 1 did. i
should feel BETTER sald, pornttns ..y
dummy, III you would kindly tasten this leg
to the letter and let me give the other rest
He consented, and chained up my false limb
with all imaginable care"
The rest is soon told. The prisoner waited
until nightfall, and as soon as he heard his
attendants snoring, quietly passed company
with bis fettered leg, undressed it, clothed
himself again, and softly stole out OF his cell
which no one had taken the trouble to faster
on the outside. Even then his difficulties
were not at an end; but he al length fount
means to scale the outer walls OF his prison
and to regain his liberty.
The Portland daily press., 1871-07-26

THE New SPIRIT-FoRCE.-The London
Daily Telegraph thinks that if the new feats
of the metropolitan spirits become common,
the difficulties of London locomotion will be
quickly solved. We need have no disputes
about bad cabs, narrow omnibuses, under
ground rails, overground trsmways, or even
travelling balloons, if it be true that Mrs.
Guppy, described by her friends as zone of
the biggest women in London" can be carried
through the air from Highbury to Lambs
Conduit street in the course of a few min
utes. This remarkable event took place on
the Sd of June, 1871; eight witnesses, not
counting the transported lady and the two
mediums, testifying to it; and those eight in
clude Mr.. Henry Morris, described as MAN
chester merchant OF high standing" Mr.. Ed
wards, B. A. of Cambridge, and other la
dies and gentlemen who sign their names and
addresses to the statement
The story is. simple. A dark sednce took
place at the lodgings OF the two mediums. A
spirit voice exclaimed that "Mrs. Guppy,"
would be brought; heavy body was "heard"
to descend on the table; light was struck,
and there was Mrs. Guppy large as life, but
without her shoes, and apparently in trancel
On coming to-, she "trembled all over"-nat-
urally enough, as, though a medium, she Is
probably unaccustomed to travelling rapidly
Though the air; and standing on a table with
ten gentlemen sitting round her, some of
them strangers, is trying position. This oc-
Cured at ten minutes past eight, precisely
She was escorted home in a cab, and her
friend, Miss Neyland, declared that she had
been sitting with Mrs. Guppy arranging
household accounts, when the lady suddenly
disappeared. In corroboration of this little
fact it must be mentioned that when Mrs.
-rrJa-----a.a-~-. <ls-t~bla in Lambs
Conduit street, she had an account book In
her hand, aud the ink was still wet on the
word "onlons," the very last words addressed
to her by her friend. 1t should also be stated
that when Miss Neyland missed her friend,
she searched for her upstairs, downstairs
and in my lady's chamber" and then, as in
duty bound, went and told Mr.. Guppy. He
was playing billiards and gally replied, "No
doubt the spirits have carried her of, but they
will take care of her." Even when supper
came, and there was no Mrs. Guppy, this bold
man was not cast down. He asked the spir-
its, was she safe? they raped out "Yes," and
so he went to bed-a model husband even
under circumstances calculated TO test mari
tai confidence to the extreme. But he was
partially used to it. Some time before he had
an experience as astounding. Mr.. Hearne, a
medium, dropped in" one evening-not in
the commonplace way, but through walls and
cellIngs, in spite OF fastened windows and
locked doors, That, too, happened at twenty
minutes past ten-the visitor appearing to the
lady as "a black bundle descending from the
celllng;" while the husband, less favored, sim
ply finds him on the floor of his little break